most assists per game 1997

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

Interpreted as:
most assists per game with a minimum of 57.4 games played per 82 team games by a player 1997
NAMEAPGSEASONTMGPMPGPPGRPGSPGBPGFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTPGMINPTSREBASTSTLBLKTOVPF+/-
1Mark 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
2John Stockton
J. Stockton
10.5
1996-97
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
3Kevin Johnson
K. Johnson
9.3
1996-97
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
4Rod Strickland
R. Strickland
8.9
1996-97
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
5Damon Stoudamire
D. Stoudamire
8.8
1996-97
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
6Tim Hardaway
T. Hardaway
8.6
1996-97
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
7Nick Van Exel
N. Van Exel
8.5
1996-97
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
8Stephon Marbury
S. Marbury
7.8
1996-97
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
9Allen Iverson
A. Iverson
7.5
1996-97
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
10Grant Hill
G. Hill
7.3
1996-97
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
11David Wesley
D. Wesley
7.3
1996-97
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
12Muggsy Bogues
M. Bogues
7.2
1996-97
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
13Kenny Anderson
K. Anderson
7.1
1996-97
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
14Gary Payton
G. Payton
7.1
1996-97
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
15Avery Johnson
A. Johnson
6.8
1996-97
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
16Latrell Sprewell
L. Sprewell
6.3
1996-97
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
17Terrell Brandon
T. Brandon
6.3
1996-97
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
18Greg Anthony
G. Anthony
6.3
1996-97
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
19Chris Childs
C. Childs
6.1
1996-97
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
20Mookie Blaylock
M. Blaylock
5.9
1996-97
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
21Clyde Drexler
C. Drexler
5.7
1996-97
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
22Scottie Pippen
S. Pippen
5.7
1996-97
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
23Anthony Mason
A. Mason
5.7
1996-97
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
24Anfernee Hardaway
A. Hardaway
5.6
1996-97
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
25Sherman Douglas
S. Douglas
5.4
1996-97
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

NBA 2025-26 Leaders

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NBA Fantasy 2025-26

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NBA 2025-26 Standings

EasternWLPCTGB
1
45
15
.750
2
41
20
.672
4.5
3
40
22
.645
6.0
4
39
24
.619
7.5
5
35
26
.574
10.5
6
33
28
.541
12.5
7
32
28
.533
13.0
8
33
29
.532
13.0
9
31
31
.500
15.0
10
31
31
.500
15.0
11
26
34
.433
19.0
12
25
37
.403
21.0
13
16
45
.262
29.5
14
15
46
.246
30.5
15
15
46
.246
30.5
WesternWLPCTGB
1
48
15
.762
2
44
17
.721
3.0
3
38
22
.633
8.5
4
39
23
.629
8.5
5
38
24
.613
9.5
6
37
24
.607
10.0
7
35
26
.574
12.0
8
31
30
.508
16.0
9
29
31
.483
17.5
10
29
33
.468
18.5
11
23
37
.383
23.5
12
21
40
.344
26.0
13
19
44
.302
29.0
14
18
43
.295
29.0
15
14
49
.222
34.0

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