Mark Jackson averaged the most assists per game in 1996-97, with 11.4 per game.

Interpreted as:

1997 most apg with a minimum of 57.4 games played per 82 team games by a player

	NAME	APG	SEASON	TM	GP	MPG	PPG	RPG	SPG	BPG	FGM	FGA	FG%	3PM	3PA	3P%	FTM	FTA	FT%	TS%	OREB	DREB	TPG	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	PF	+/-
1	Mark Jackson M. Jackson	11.4	1996-97	TOT	82	37.2	9.9	4.8	1.2	0.1	3.5	8.3	42.6	0.8	2.2	37.1	2.0	2.6	78.9	52.5	1.1	3.7	3.3	3,054	812	395	935	97	12	274	161	-65
2	John Stockton J. Stockton	10.5	1996-97	UTA	82	35.3	14.4	2.8	2.0	0.2	5.1	9.3	54.8	0.9	2.2	42.2	3.4	4.0	84.6	65.6	0.5	2.2	3.0	2,896	1,183	228	860	166	15	248	194	+658
3	Kevin Johnson K. Johnson	9.3	1996-97	PHX	70	38.0	20.1	3.6	1.5	0.2	6.3	12.7	49.6	1.3	2.9	44.1	6.3	7.4	85.2	63.1	0.8	2.8	3.1	2,658	1,410	253	653	102	12	217	141	+145
4	Rod Strickland R. Strickland	8.9	1996-97	WAS	82	36.5	17.2	4.1	1.7	0.2	6.3	13.5	46.6	0.2	0.9	16.9	4.5	6.1	73.8	53.3	1.2	2.9	3.3	2,997	1,410	335	727	143	14	270	166	+78
5	Damon Stoudamire D. Stoudamire	8.8	1996-97	TOR	81	40.9	20.2	4.1	1.5	0.2	7.0	17.4	40.1	2.2	6.1	35.5	4.1	5.0	82.3	51.6	1.1	3.0	3.6	3,311	1,634	330	709	123	13	288	162	-213
6	Tim Hardaway T. Hardaway	8.6	1996-97	MIA	81	38.7	20.3	3.4	1.9	0.1	7.1	17.1	41.5	2.5	7.3	34.4	3.6	4.5	79.9	53.2	0.6	2.8	2.8	3,136	1,644	277	695	151	9	230	165	+535
7	Nick Van Exel N. Van Exel	8.5	1996-97	LAL	79	37.2	15.3	2.9	0.9	0.1	5.5	13.6	40.2	2.2	5.9	37.8	2.1	2.5	82.5	51.8	0.6	2.3	2.7	2,937	1,206	226	672	75	10	212	110	+256
8	Stephon Marbury S. Marbury	7.8	1996-97	MIN	67	34.7	15.8	2.7	1.0	0.3	5.3	13.0	40.8	1.5	4.3	35.4	3.7	5.0	72.7	51.9	0.8	1.9	3.1	2,324	1,057	184	522	67	19	210	159	-157
9	Allen Iverson A. Iverson	7.5	1996-97	PHI	76	40.1	23.5	4.1	2.1	0.3	8.2	19.8	41.6	2.0	6.0	34.1	5.0	7.2	70.2	51.3	1.5	2.6	4.4	3,045	1,787	312	567	157	24	337	233	-439
10	Grant Hill G. Hill	7.3	1996-97	DET	80	39.3	21.4	9.0	1.8	0.6	7.8	15.7	49.6	0.1	0.4	30.3	5.6	7.9	71.1	55.6	1.5	7.5	3.2	3,147	1,710	721	583	144	48	259	186	+413
11	David Wesley D. Wesley	7.3	1996-97	BOS	74	40.4	16.8	3.6	2.2	0.2	6.2	13.2	46.8	1.4	3.9	36.0	3.0	3.9	78.1	56.3	0.9	2.7	2.9	2,991	1,240	264	537	162	13	211	221	-407
12	Muggsy Bogues M. Bogues	7.2	1996-97	CHA	65	28.9	8.0	2.2	1.3	0.0	3.1	6.8	46.0	0.9	2.2	41.7	0.8	1.0	84.4	55.4	0.4	1.8	1.7	1,880	522	141	469	82	2	108	114	+192
13	Kenny Anderson K. Anderson	7.1	1996-97	POR	82	37.6	17.5	4.4	2.0	0.2	5.9	13.9	42.7	1.6	4.5	36.1	4.1	5.3	76.8	54.0	1.1	3.3	2.4	3,081	1,436	363	584	162	15	193	222	+342
14	Gary Payton G. Payton	7.1	1996-97	SEA	82	39.2	21.8	4.6	2.4	0.2	8.6	18.1	47.6	1.5	4.6	31.3	3.1	4.3	71.5	54.5	1.3	3.3	2.6	3,213	1,785	378	583	197	13	215	208	+624
15	Avery Johnson A. Johnson	6.8	1996-97	SAS	76	32.5	10.5	1.9	1.3	0.2	4.3	9.0	47.7	0.1	0.3	23.1	1.8	2.7	69.0	51.7	0.4	1.5	1.9	2,472	800	147	513	96	15	146	158	-377
16	Latrell Sprewell L. Sprewell	6.3	1996-97	GSW	80	41.9	24.2	4.6	1.7	0.6	8.1	18.1	44.9	1.8	5.2	35.4	6.2	7.3	84.3	57.0	0.7	3.9	4.0	3,353	1,938	366	507	132	45	322	153	-215
17	Terrell Brandon T. Brandon	6.3	1996-97	CLE	78	36.8	19.5	3.9	1.8	0.4	7.4	16.8	43.8	1.3	3.5	37.3	3.4	3.8	90.2	52.6	0.6	3.2	2.3	2,868	1,519	301	490	138	30	178	177	+128
18	Greg Anthony G. Anthony	6.3	1996-97	VAN	65	28.7	9.5	2.8	2.0	0.1	3.1	7.8	39.3	1.4	3.7	37.0	2.0	2.7	73.0	52.6	0.4	2.4	2.0	1,863	616	184	407	129	4	129	122	-315
19	Chris Childs C. Childs	6.1	1996-97	NYK	65	31.9	9.3	2.9	1.2	0.2	3.2	7.8	41.4	1.1	2.8	38.7	1.7	2.3	75.8	52.6	0.3	2.6	2.8	2,076	605	191	398	78	11	180	213	+163
20	Mookie Blaylock M. Blaylock	5.9	1996-97	ATL	78	39.2	17.4	5.3	2.7	0.3	6.4	14.9	43.2	2.8	7.7	36.6	1.7	2.2	75.3	54.8	1.5	3.8	2.4	3,056	1,354	413	463	212	20	185	141	+585
21	Clyde Drexler C. Drexler	5.7	1996-97	HOU	62	36.6	18.0	6.0	1.9	0.6	6.4	14.5	44.2	1.9	5.4	35.5	3.2	4.3	75.0	54.8	1.9	4.1	2.5	2,271	1,114	373	354	119	36	156	151	+365
22	Scottie Pippen S. Pippen	5.7	1996-97	CHI	82	37.7	20.2	6.5	1.9	0.5	7.9	16.7	47.4	1.9	5.2	36.8	2.5	3.5	70.1	55.4	2.0	4.5	2.6	3,095	1,656	531	467	154	45	214	213	+807
23	Anthony Mason A. Mason	5.7	1996-97	CHA	73	43.1	16.2	11.4	1.0	0.5	5.9	11.3	52.5	0.0	0.0	33.3	4.4	5.9	74.5	58.5	2.5	8.8	2.3	3,143	1,186	829	414	76	33	165	202	+118
24	Anfernee Hardaway A. Hardaway	5.6	1996-97	ORL	59	37.6	20.5	4.5	1.6	0.6	7.1	15.9	44.7	1.4	4.5	31.8	4.8	5.8	82.0	55.4	1.4	3.1	2.5	2,221	1,210	263	332	93	35	145	123	+198
25	Sherman Douglas S. Douglas	5.4	1996-97	MIL	79	29.3	9.7	2.4	1.0	0.1	3.9	7.7	50.2	0.5	1.4	33.3	1.4	2.2	66.7	55.7	0.7	1.7	1.9	2,316	764	193	427	78	10	153	191	-121