Clyde Drexler led the NBA in Steals in 1996-97 with 10.
That is 1 more steals than second-place Mookie Blaylock.
| Rk | Player | Team | Date | Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Clyde Drexler | HOU | 1996-11-01 | 10 |
| 2 | Mookie Blaylock | ATL | 1997-02-17 | 9 |
| 3 | Doug Christie | TOR | 1997-02-25 | 9 |
| 4 | Mookie Blaylock | ATL | 1997-04-09 | 8 |
| 5 | Malik Sealy | LAC | 1997-03-30 | 8 |
| 6 | Doug Christie | TOR | 1997-01-29 | 8 |
| 7 | Eddie Jones | LAL | 1996-11-26 | 8 |
| 8 | Doug Christie | TOR | 1997-04-02 | 8 |
| 9 | Eddie Jones | LAL | 1996-12-29 | 7 |
| 10 | Greg Anthony | VAN | 1997-01-30 | 7 |
| 11 | Dee Brown | BOS | 1997-01-22 | 7 |
| 12 | Michael Smith | SAC | 1997-01-11 | 7 |
| 13 | Chris Mullin | GSW | 1997-02-19 | 7 |
| 14 | Doug Christie | TOR | 1997-02-28 | 7 |
| 15 | Bobby Phills | CLE | 1997-02-01 | 7 |