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

Most Total Assists

2,199 assists
Utah Jazz

Ranking of the Teams with the Most Total Assists

1996-97 Regular Season

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

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

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

= NBA Champion

Abbreviations:
Gms = Games /