The Utah Jazz ranked first in the league with an average of 26.8 assists per game during the Regular Season. They played 82 games (64 wins and 18 losses) where they recorded a total of 2,199 assists.

Most Assists Per Game

26.8 assists
Utah Jazz

Ranking of the Teams with the Most Assists Per Game

1996-97 Regular Season

		Assists
Rk	Team	Per Game	Total	Gms
1.	Utah Jazz	26.8	2,199	82
2.	Chicago Bulls	26.1	2,142	82
3.	Phoenix Suns	25.2	2,067	82
4.	Charlotte Hornets	24.6	2,021	82
5.	Houston Rockets	24.5	2,013	82
6.	Seattle Supersonics	23.5	1,931	82
7.	Washington Bullets	23.4	1,921	82
8.	Denver Nuggets	23.0	1,889	82
9.	Minnesota Timberwolves	22.9	1,874	82
10.	Vancouver Grizzlies	22.7	1,862	82

Rk	Team	Per Game	Total	Gms
11.	Los Angeles Lakers	22.5	1,845	82
12.	Golden State Warriors	22.2	1,822	82
13.	New York Knicks	22.1	1,809	82
14.	Sacramento Kings	21.9	1,799	82
15.	Boston Celtics	21.9	1,792	82
16.	Indiana Pacers	21.3	1,750	82
17.	Miami Heat	21.2	1,735	82
18.	New Jersey Nets	21.0	1,726	82
19.	Cleveland Cavaliers	20.9	1,714	82
	Toronto Raptors	20.9	1,714	82

Rk	Team	Per Game	Total	Gms
21.	Portland Trail Blazers	20.9	1,710	82
22.	Philadelphia 76ers	20.7	1,695	82
23.	Orlando Magic	20.6	1,689	82
24.	Dallas Mavericks	20.3	1,663	82
25.	Los Angeles Clippers	20.3	1,662	82
26.	San Antonio Spurs	20.3	1,661	82
27.	Milwaukee Bucks	19.6	1,610	82
28.	Atlanta Hawks	19.0	1,557	82
29.	Detroit Pistons	19.0	1,554	82

= NBA Champion

Abbreviations:
Gms = Games /