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

Most Total Steals

904 steals
Seattle Supersonics

Ranking of the Teams with the Most Total Steals

1996-97 Regular Season

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

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

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

= NBA Champion

Abbreviations:
Gms = Games /