The Denver Nuggets ranked last in the league with a total of 503 steals during the Regular Season. They played 82 games (21 wins and 61 losses) where they recorded an average of 6.1 steals per game.

Fewest Total Steals

503 steals
Denver Nuggets

Ranking of the Teams with the Fewest Total Steals

1996-97 Regular Season

		Steals
Rk	Team	Total	Per Game	Gms
1.	Denver Nuggets	503	6.1	82
2.	Indiana Pacers	585	7.1	82
3.	Sacramento Kings	588	7.2	82
4.	Charlotte Hornets	597	7.3	82
5.	Golden State Warriors	611	7.5	82
6.	Minnesota Timberwolves	618	7.5	82
7.	New York Knicks	629	7.7	82
8.	Detroit Pistons	632	7.7	82
	Milwaukee Bucks	632	7.7	82
10.	Portland Trail Blazers	640	7.8	82

Rk	Team	Total	Per Game	Gms
11.	San Antonio Spurs	646	7.9	82
12.	Miami Heat	650	7.9	82
13.	Dallas Mavericks	654	8.0	82
14.	Cleveland Cavaliers	655	8.0	82
15.	Vancouver Grizzlies	657	8.0	82
16.	Phoenix Suns	664	8.1	82
17.	New Jersey Nets	677	8.3	82
18.	Philadelphia 76ers	683	8.3	82
19.	Houston Rockets	685	8.4	82
20.	Orlando Magic	694	8.5	82

Rk	Team	Total	Per Game	Gms
21.	Atlanta Hawks	701	8.5	82
22.	Washington Bullets	712	8.7	82
23.	Chicago Bulls	716	8.7	82
24.	Toronto Raptors	722	8.8	82
25.	Los Angeles Clippers	733	8.9	82
26.	Los Angeles Lakers	740	9.0	82
27.	Utah Jazz	748	9.1	82
28.	Boston Celtics	810	9.9	82
29.	Seattle Supersonics	904	11.0	82

= NBA Champion

Abbreviations:
Gms = Games /