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Games: Records / Schedule and Scores
Team Rankings: Points / 3-Pointers / Rebounds / Assists
1996-97 NBA Regular Season: Assists Per Game Leaders
Information about which players led the NBA with more assists per game in the 1996-1997 Regular Season, including leaders, average, totals and games played.
Who averaged the most assists in the 1996-97 NBA Regular Season?
Playing for 2 teams, Mark Jackson led the NBA with an average of 11.4 assists in 82 games.
Note: * NBA minimums for Assists Per Game Leaders this season: 70 games or 400 assists.
Assists Per Game Leaders - TOP 50
1996-97 Regular Season
| Assists | ||||
| Rk | Player
(Team) |
Per Game | Total | Gms |
| 1 | (2 teams) |
11.4 | 935 | 82 |
| 2 | (Jazz) |
10.5 | 860 | 82 |
| 3 | (Suns) |
9.3 | 653 | 70 |
| 4 | (2 teams) |
9.0 | 496 | 55 |
| 5 | (Bullets) |
8.9 | 727 | 82 |
| 6 | (Raptors) |
8.8 | 709 | 81 |
| 7 | (Heat) |
8.6 | 695 | 81 |
| 8 | (Lakers) |
8.5 | 672 | 79 |
| 9 | (2 teams) |
8.4 | 452 | 54 |
| 10 | (Timberwolves) |
7.8 | 522 | 67 |
| Rk | Player
(Team) |
Per Game | Total | Gms |
| 11 | (76ers) |
7.5 | 567 | 76 |
| 12 | (Pistons) |
7.3 | 583 | 80 |
| 13 | (Celtics) |
7.3 | 537 | 74 |
| 14 | (Hornets) |
7.2 | 469 | 65 |
| 15 | (Trail Blazers) |
7.1 | 584 | 82 |
| 16 | (Supersonics) |
7.1 | 583 | 82 |
| 17 | (Spurs) |
6.8 | 513 | 76 |
| 18 | (Warriors) |
6.3 | 507 | 80 |
| 19 | (Cavaliers) |
6.3 | 490 | 78 |
| 20 | (Grizzlies) |
6.3 | 407 | 65 |
| Rk | Player
(Team) |
Per Game | Total | Gms |
| 21 | (Hawks) |
5.9 | 463 | 78 |
| 22 | (Bulls) |
5.7 | 467 | 82 |
| 23 | (Hornets) |
5.7 | 414 | 73 |
| 24 | (Bucks) |
5.4 | 427 | 79 |
| 25 | (Warriors) |
4.9 | 342 | 70 |
| 26 | (Cavaliers) |
4.8 | 390 | 82 |
| 27 | (Bullets) |
4.6 | 331 | 72 |
| 28 | (Jazz) |
4.5 | 368 | 82 |
| 29 | (Jazz) |
4.4 | 361 | 82 |
| 30 | (Bulls) |
4.3 | 352 | 82 |
| Rk | Player
(Team) |
Per Game | Total | Gms |
| 31 | (Mavericks) |
4.3 | 321 | 75 |
| 32 | (Hawks) |
4.2 | 305 | 72 |
| 33 | (Pacers) |
4.2 | 318 | 76 |
| 34 | (Kings) |
4.2 | 338 | 81 |
| 35 | (Magic) |
4.1 | 319 | 77 |
| 36 | (Timberwolves) |
4.1 | 335 | 81 |
| 37 | (Clippers) |
4.1 | 339 | 82 |
| 38 | (Knicks) |
4.1 | 326 | 79 |
| 39 | (Grizzlies) |
4.1 | 329 | 80 |
| 40 | (2 teams) |
4.1 | 316 | 77 |
| Rk | Player
(Team) |
Per Game | Total | Gms |
| 41 | (Warriors) |
4.1 | 322 | 79 |
| 42 | (Pistons) |
4.0 | 318 | 79 |
| 43 | (Nets) |
4.0 | 326 | 82 |
| 44 | (Rockets) |
4.0 | 310 | 78 |
| 45 | (Raptors) |
3.9 | 315 | 81 |
| 46 | (Bullets) |
3.8 | 311 | 82 |
| 47 | (Celtics) |
3.8 | 286 | 76 |
| 48 | (Hornets) |
3.7 | 301 | 81 |
| 49 | (Rockets) |
3.7 | 303 | 82 |
| 50 | (Timberwolves) |
3.6 | 295 | 82 |