Glen Rice had the highest three-point percentage in 1996-97, at 47.0 percent.

Interpreted as:

most 3p% with a minimum of 82 3-point field-goals made per 82 team games by a player in 1997

	NAME	3P%	SEASON	TM	GP	MPG	PPG	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	FGM	FGA	FG%	3PM	3PA	FTM	FTA	FT%	TS%	OREB	DREB	TPG	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	PF	+/-
1	Glen Rice G. Rice	47.0	1996-97	CHA	79	42.6	26.8	4.0	2.0	0.9	0.3	9.1	19.2	47.7	2.6	5.6	5.9	6.8	86.7	60.5	0.8	3.2	2.2	3,362	2,115	318	160	72	26	177	190	+176
2	Steve Kerr S. Kerr	46.4	1996-97	CHI	82	22.7	8.1	1.6	2.1	0.8	0.0	3.0	5.7	53.3	1.3	2.9	0.7	0.8	80.6	66.7	0.4	1.2	0.5	1,861	662	130	175	67	3	43	98	+397
3	Kevin Johnson K. Johnson	44.1	1996-97	PHX	70	38.0	20.1	3.6	9.3	1.5	0.2	6.3	12.7	49.6	1.3	2.9	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	Joe Dumars J. Dumars	43.2	1996-97	DET	79	37.0	14.7	2.4	4.0	0.7	0.0	4.9	11.1	44.0	2.1	4.9	2.8	3.2	86.7	58.6	0.5	1.9	1.6	2,923	1,158	191	318	57	1	128	97	+321
5	Mitch Richmond M. Richmond	42.8	1996-97	SAC	81	38.6	25.9	3.9	4.2	1.5	0.3	8.9	19.5	45.4	2.5	5.9	5.6	6.6	86.1	57.8	0.7	3.2	2.9	3,125	2,095	319	338	118	24	237	211	-109
6	Reggie Miller R. Miller	42.7	1996-97	IND	81	36.6	21.6	3.5	3.4	0.9	0.3	6.8	15.4	44.4	2.8	6.6	5.2	5.9	88.0	60.3	0.7	2.9	2.0	2,966	1,751	286	273	75	25	166	172	+99
7	Dell Curry D. Curry	42.6	1996-97	CHA	68	30.6	14.8	3.1	1.7	0.9	0.2	5.6	12.3	45.9	1.9	4.4	1.7	2.1	80.3	56.1	0.6	2.5	1.4	2,078	1,008	211	118	60	14	93	147	+55
8	Terry Mills T. Mills	42.2	1996-97	DET	79	25.3	10.8	4.8	1.3	0.4	0.3	3.9	8.9	44.4	2.2	5.3	0.7	0.9	82.9	58.5	0.9	3.9	1.1	1,997	857	377	99	35	27	85	161	+472
9	Mario Elie M. Elie	42.0	1996-97	HOU	78	34.4	11.7	3.0	4.0	1.2	0.2	3.7	7.5	49.7	1.5	3.7	2.7	3.0	89.6	66.2	0.8	2.2	1.7	2,687	909	235	310	92	12	135	200	+343
10	Voshon Lenard V. Lenard	41.4	1996-97	MIA	73	28.9	12.3	3.0	2.2	0.7	0.2	4.3	9.4	45.9	2.5	6.1	1.2	1.4	81.9	61.4	0.5	2.5	1.5	2,111	897	217	161	50	18	109	168	+332
11	Wesley Person W. Person	41.3	1996-97	PHX	80	29.1	13.5	3.7	1.5	1.1	0.3	5.1	11.3	45.3	2.1	5.2	1.1	1.4	79.8	56.7	0.9	2.8	1.0	2,326	1,080	292	123	86	20	76	102	+84
12	Chris Mullin C. Mullin	41.1	1996-97	GSW	79	34.6	14.5	4.0	4.1	1.6	0.4	5.5	10.0	55.3	1.1	2.6	2.3	2.7	86.4	64.5	0.9	3.1	2.4	2,733	1,143	317	322	130	33	192	155	-270
13	Bryon Russell B. Russell	40.9	1996-97	UTA	81	31.2	10.8	4.1	1.5	1.6	0.3	3.7	7.7	47.9	1.3	3.3	2.1	3.0	70.1	60.0	1.0	3.1	1.2	2,525	873	331	123	129	27	94	237	+682
14	Matt Maloney M. Maloney	40.4	1996-97	HOU	82	29.1	9.4	2.0	3.7	1.0	0.0	3.3	7.5	44.1	1.9	4.6	0.9	1.1	76.3	58.5	0.2	1.7	1.5	2,386	767	160	303	82	1	122	125	+326
15	Hersey Hawkins H. Hawkins	40.3	1996-97	SEA	82	33.6	13.9	3.9	3.0	1.9	0.1	4.5	9.7	46.4	1.7	4.3	3.1	3.6	87.5	61.6	1.1	2.8	1.6	2,755	1,139	320	250	159	12	130	146	+540
16	Danny Ferry D. Ferry	40.1	1996-97	CLE	82	32.1	10.6	4.1	1.8	0.7	0.4	4.2	9.7	42.9	1.4	3.5	0.9	1.1	85.1	52.3	1.0	3.1	1.1	2,633	870	337	151	56	32	94	245	+144
17	Walt Williams W. Williams	40.0	1996-97	TOR	73	36.3	16.4	5.0	2.7	1.3	0.8	5.7	13.5	42.7	2.4	6.0	2.5	3.3	76.5	55.1	1.4	3.6	2.4	2,647	1,199	367	197	97	62	174	282	-51
18	Brooks Thompson B. Thompson	39.8	1996-97	TOT	67	15.7	6.6	1.4	2.7	0.8	0.0	2.4	6.1	39.9	1.4	3.6	0.4	0.6	63.2	52.6	0.3	1.2	1.3	1,055	445	96	180	55	2	87	126	-112
19	Mark Price M. Price	39.6	1996-97	GSW	70	26.8	11.3	2.6	4.9	1.0	0.0	3.8	8.4	44.7	1.6	4.0	2.2	2.4	90.6	59.7	0.5	2.0	2.3	1,876	793	179	342	67	3	161	100	-111
20	Sam Perkins S. Perkins	39.5	1996-97	SEA	81	24.4	11.0	3.7	1.3	0.9	0.6	3.6	8.2	43.9	1.5	3.8	2.3	2.8	81.7	58.4	0.9	2.8	1.0	1,976	889	300	103	69	49	77	134	+391
21	Dennis Scott D. Scott	39.4	1996-97	ORL	66	32.8	12.5	3.1	2.1	1.1	0.3	4.5	11.3	39.8	2.2	5.7	1.2	1.5	79.2	51.9	0.6	2.5	1.2	2,166	823	203	139	74	19	81	138	+110
22	Bobby Phills B. Phills	39.4	1996-97	CLE	69	34.4	12.6	3.6	3.4	1.6	0.3	4.8	11.1	42.8	1.2	3.1	1.8	2.5	71.8	51.4	0.9	2.6	2.0	2,375	866	245	233	113	21	135	174	+111
23	Ray Allen R. Allen	39.3	1996-97	MIL	82	30.9	13.4	4.0	2.6	0.9	0.1	4.8	11.1	43.0	1.4	3.6	2.5	3.0	82.3	54.1	1.2	2.8	1.8	2,532	1,102	326	210	75	10	149	218	-60
24	Chris Mills C. Mills	39.1	1996-97	CLE	80	39.6	13.4	6.2	2.5	1.1	0.5	5.1	11.2	45.3	1.1	2.8	2.2	2.6	84.2	54.4	1.5	4.7	1.5	3,167	1,072	497	198	86	41	120	222	+219
25	Eddie Jones E. Jones	39.1	1996-97	LAL	80	37.5	17.2	4.1	3.4	2.4	0.6	5.9	13.5	43.8	1.9	4.9	3.5	4.2	81.9	55.9	1.1	3.0	2.1	2,998	1,374	326	270	189	49	169	226	+263