The Seattle Supersonics ranked first in the league with an average of 11.0 steals per game during the Regular Season. They played 82 games (57 wins and 25 losses) where they recorded a total of 904 steals.

Most Steals Per Game

11.0 steals
Seattle Supersonics

Ranking of the Teams with the Most Steals Per Game

1996-97 Regular Season

		Steals
Rk	Team	Per Game	Total	Gms
1.	Seattle Supersonics	11.0	904	82
2.	Boston Celtics	9.9	810	82
3.	Utah Jazz	9.1	748	82
4.	Los Angeles Lakers	9.0	740	82
5.	Los Angeles Clippers	8.9	733	82
6.	Toronto Raptors	8.8	722	82
7.	Chicago Bulls	8.7	716	82
8.	Washington Bullets	8.7	712	82
9.	Atlanta Hawks	8.5	701	82
10.	Orlando Magic	8.5	694	82

Rk	Team	Per Game	Total	Gms
11.	Houston Rockets	8.4	685	82
12.	Philadelphia 76ers	8.3	683	82
13.	New Jersey Nets	8.3	677	82
14.	Phoenix Suns	8.1	664	82
15.	Vancouver Grizzlies	8.0	657	82
16.	Cleveland Cavaliers	8.0	655	82
17.	Dallas Mavericks	8.0	654	82
18.	Miami Heat	7.9	650	82
19.	San Antonio Spurs	7.9	646	82
20.	Portland Trail Blazers	7.8	640	82

Rk	Team	Per Game	Total	Gms
21.	Detroit Pistons	7.7	632	82
	Milwaukee Bucks	7.7	632	82
23.	New York Knicks	7.7	629	82
24.	Minnesota Timberwolves	7.5	618	82
25.	Golden State Warriors	7.5	611	82
26.	Charlotte Hornets	7.3	597	82
27.	Sacramento Kings	7.2	588	82
28.	Indiana Pacers	7.1	585	82
29.	Denver Nuggets	6.1	503	82

= NBA Champion

Abbreviations:
Gms = Games /