highest assists per game for centers in 1997

Vlade Divac had the most assists per game by a center in 1996-97, with 3.7 per game.

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NAMEAPGSEASONTMGPMPGPPGRPGSPGBPGFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTPGMINPTSREBASTSTLBLKTOVPF+/-
1Vlade Divac
V. Divac
3.7
1996-97
81
35.1
12.6
9.0
1.3
2.2
5.2
10.5
49.4
0.1
0.6
23.4
2.2
3.2
68.3
53.3
3.0
6.0
2.4
2,840
1,024
725
301
103
180
193
277
+276
2Hakeem Olajuwon
H. Olajuwon
3.0
1996-97
78
36.6
23.2
9.2
1.5
2.2
9.3
18.3
51.0
0.1
0.2
31.3
4.5
5.7
78.7
55.8
2.2
7.0
3.6
2,852
1,810
716
236
117
173
281
249
+382
3Luc Longley
L. Longley
2.4
1996-97
59
24.9
9.1
5.6
0.4
1.1
3.7
8.2
45.6
0.0
0.0
0.0
1.6
2.0
79.2
49.9
2.1
3.6
1.9
1,472
537
332
141
23
66
111
191
+293
4Olden Polynice
O. Polynice
2.2
1996-97
82
35.3
12.5
9.4
0.6
1.0
5.4
11.8
45.7
0.0
0.1
0.0
1.7
3.1
56.2
47.6
3.3
6.1
2.0
2,893
1,025
772
178
46
80
166
298
-189
5Bryant Reeves
B. Reeves
2.1
1996-97
75
37.0
16.2
8.1
0.4
0.9
6.6
13.7
48.6
0.0
0.1
9.1
2.9
4.1
70.4
52.3
2.3
5.8
2.3
2,777
1,213
610
160
29
67
175
270
-539
6Arvydas Sabonis
A. Sabonis
2.1
1996-97
69
25.5
13.4
7.9
0.9
1.2
4.8
9.5
49.8
0.7
1.9
37.1
3.2
4.2
77.7
59.2
1.7
6.3
2.2
1,762
928
547
146
63
84
151
203
+361
7Patrick Ewing
P. Ewing
2.0
1996-97
78
37.0
22.4
10.7
0.9
2.4
8.4
17.2
48.8
0.0
0.1
22.2
5.6
7.5
75.4
54.8
2.2
8.4
3.4
2,887
1,751
834
156
69
189
269
250
+315
8Otis Thorpe
O. Thorpe
1.7
1996-97
79
33.7
13.1
7.9
0.7
0.2
5.3
10.0
53.2
0.0
0.0
0.0
2.5
3.8
65.3
56.3
2.9
5.0
1.8
2,661
1,036
622
133
59
17
145
298
+282
9Alonzo Mourning
A. Mourning
1.6
1996-97
66
35.2
19.8
9.9
0.8
2.9
7.2
13.4
53.4
0.0
0.1
11.1
5.5
8.6
64.2
57.8
2.9
7.1
3.4
2,320
1,310
656
104
56
189
226
272
+465
10Marcus Camby
M. Camby
1.5
1996-97
63
30.1
14.8
6.3
1.0
2.1
6.0
12.3
48.2
0.0
0.2
14.3
2.9
4.2
69.3
52.3
2.1
4.2
2.1
1,897
935
394
97
66
130
134
214
-37
11Hot Rod Williams
H. Rod Williams
1.5
1996-97
68
31.4
8.0
8.3
1.0
1.3
3.0
6.1
49.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
2.0
2.9
67.2
53.8
2.6
5.6
1.0
2,137
541
562
100
67
88
66
176
+117
12Oliver Miller
O. Miller
1.4
1996-97
TOT
61
18.9
4.8
5.0
0.8
1.0
2.0
3.9
51.7
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.8
1.3
60.8
53.9
1.7
3.3
1.5
1,152
294
306
87
47
63
90
181
-8
13Marty Conlon
M. Conlon
1.4
1996-97
74
21.8
7.8
4.4
0.6
0.2
2.9
6.1
47.1
0.0
0.1
20.0
1.9
2.3
84.2
54.2
1.7
2.6
1.5
1,614
574
323
104
46
18
109
154
-236
14Dikembe Mutombo
D. Mutombo
1.4
1996-97
80
37.2
13.3
11.6
0.6
3.3
4.8
9.0
52.7
0.0
0.0
3.8
5.4
70.5
58.4
3.4
8.3
2.3
2,973
1,066
929
110
49
264
186
249
+432
15Sam Perkins
S. Perkins
1.3
1996-97
81
24.4
11.0
3.7
0.9
0.6
3.6
8.2
43.9
1.5
3.8
39.5
2.3
2.8
81.7
58.4
0.9
2.8
1.0
1,976
889
300
103
69
49
77
134
+391
16Tyrone Hill
T. Hill
1.2
1996-97
74
34.9
12.9
9.9
0.9
0.4
4.8
8.0
60.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
3.3
5.1
63.3
62.6
3.5
6.4
2.0
2,582
955
736
92
63
30
147
268
+243
17Rony Seikaly
R. Seikaly
1.2
1996-97
74
35.3
17.3
9.5
0.7
1.4
6.2
12.3
50.7
0.0
0.0
0.0
4.8
6.8
71.4
56.7
3.7
5.8
2.9
2,615
1,277
701
92
49
107
218
275
-57
18Isaac Austin
I. Austin
1.2
1996-97
82
22.9
9.7
5.8
0.5
0.5
3.9
7.8
50.2
0.0
0.0
0.0
1.8
2.8
66.4
53.6
1.7
4.2
2.0
1,881
792
478
101
45
43
161
244
+116
19Antoine Carr
A. Carr
0.9
1996-97
82
17.8
7.4
2.4
0.3
0.8
3.1
6.4
48.3
0.0
0.0
0.0
1.2
1.5
78.0
52.2
0.7
1.6
0.9
1,460
603
195
74
24
63
75
214
+89
20Ervin Johnson
E. Johnson
0.9
1996-97
82
31.7
7.1
11.1
0.8
2.8
3.0
5.7
52.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
1.2
1.9
61.5
54.3
2.8
8.3
1.4
2,599
582
913
71
65
227
118
288
-314
21Eric Montross
E. Montross
0.8
1996-97
TOT
78
23.4
4.3
6.6
0.3
0.9
2.0
4.5
45.6
0.0
0.0
0.3
0.8
33.9
45.0
2.3
4.3
1.0
1,828
339
518
61
20
73
77
268
-245
22Shawn Bradley
S. Bradley
0.7
1996-97
TOT
73
31.3
13.2
8.4
0.5
3.4
5.6
12.4
44.9
0.0
0.1
0.0
2.0
3.1
65.4
47.8
3.0
5.3
1.8
2,288
961
611
52
40
248
134
237
-243
23Bill Wennington
B. Wennington
0.7
1996-97
61
12.8
4.6
2.1
0.2
0.2
1.9
3.9
49.8
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.7
0.9
83.0
53.8
0.8
1.4
0.5
783
280
129
41
10
11
31
132
+105
24Armen Gilliam
A. Gilliam
0.7
1996-97
80
25.6
8.6
6.2
0.8
0.5
3.1
6.5
47.1
0.0
0.0
2.5
3.2
76.8
54.3
1.7
4.5
1.3
2,050
691
497
53
61
40
105
206
-138
25Scott Williams
S. Williams
0.7
1996-97
62
21.2
5.8
6.4
0.7
0.7
2.6
5.1
50.9
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.6
0.9
69.1
52.9
2.5
3.9
0.8
1,317
362
397
41
44
41
50
206
-122

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