1996-97 record: 39-43 (sixth in Central)

Per-game Averages

	Points (rank)	FG% (rank)	Rebounds (rank)	Turnovers (rank)
PACERS	95.4 (19)	.456 (14)	41.7 (10)	16.3 (21)
OPPONENTS	94.4 (9)	.440 (7)	39.8 (7)	15.7 (14)

 

Mark Jackson, traded from Denver to Indiana last February, led the NBA in assists in 1996-97, ending John Stockton's nine-year run as league leader. In so doing, Jackson became the sixth player in history to lead the NBA in a statistical category in a season during which he played for more than one team (he's only the second to do so in assists).

NBA Single-Season Leaders Who Played for More Than One Team

		Category	Performance
1996-97	Mark Jackson Nuggets-Pacers	assists	11.4 per game
1996-97	Shawn Bradley Nets-Mavericks	blocked shots	3.40 per game
1987-88	Craig Hodges Bucks-Suns	three-point pct.	.491
1982-83	Micheal Ray Richardson Warriors-Nets	steals	2.84 per game
1977-78	Kevin Porter Pistons-Nets	assists	10.2 per game
1964-65	Wilt Chamberlain Warriors-76ers	field goal pct.	.510
1964-65	Wilt Chamberlain Warriors-76ers	scoring	2,534 points*

*Before 1969-70 the scoring title was based on total points, not average per game