1996β97 Charlotte Hornets season | |
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Head coach | Dave Cowens |
General manager | Bob Bass |
Owner(s) | George Shinn |
Arena | Charlotte Coliseum |
Results | |
Record | 54–28 (.659) |
Place | Division: 4th (
Central) Conference: 6th ( Eastern) |
Playoff finish |
First round (lost to Knicks 0β3) |
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com | |
Local media | |
Television | |
Radio | WBT |
The 1996β97 NBA season was the 9th season for the Charlotte Hornets in the National Basketball Association. [1] For the first time since the 1990β91 season, Larry Johnson was not on the team's opening day roster. The Hornets had the 13th overall pick in the 1996 NBA draft, and selected high school basketball star Kobe Bryant, [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] but soon traded him to the Los Angeles Lakers in exchange for Vlade Divac, [7] [8] [9] [10] [11] acquired Anthony Mason from the New York Knicks, [12] [13] [14] [15] and signed free agent Tony Smith during the off-season. [16] The team also hired former Boston Celtics star Dave Cowens as their new head coach. [17] [18] [19]
Under Cowens, and with the addition of Divac and Mason, the new-look Hornets played better than expected. After an 8β9 start to the season, the Hornets won 21 of their next 31 games, holding a 29β19 record at the All-Star break. [20] At midseason, the team signed free agent and former All-Star forward Tom Chambers in January, [21] [22] [23] then traded Scott Burrell to the Golden State Warriors in exchange for Donald Royal, and dealt second-year guard Anthony Goldwire, and second-year center George Zidek to the Denver Nuggets in exchange for Ricky Pierce in February. [24] [25] [26] [27] However, Chambers was released to free agency after 12 games. The Hornets posted a nine-game winning streak in April, and finished fourth in the Central Division with a franchise best record at 54β28, making it back to the playoffs after a one-year absence. [28]
Glen Rice had the best season of his career, finishing third in the league in scoring with a career-high of 26.8 points per game, while leading the Hornets with 207 three-point field goals, and shooting .470 in three-point percentage; he earned All-NBA Second Team honors, and finished in fifth place in Most Valuable Player voting. [29] [30] [31] Rice was also selected for the 1997 NBA All-Star Game, [32] [33] where he set several scoring records and was selected the game's MVP. [34] [35] [36] [37] [38] In addition, Mason averaged 16.2 points, 11.4 rebounds and 5.7 assists per game, and earned All-NBA Third Team and NBA All-Defensive Second Team honors, while Divac and Matt Geiger both provided the best center combo in the league, as Divac averaged 12.6 points, 9.0 rebounds, 1.3 steals and 2.2 blocks per game, and Geiger provided the team with 8.9 points and 5.3 rebounds per game, but only played just 49 games due to a back injury. [39] [40] Sixth man Dell Curry contributed 14.8 points per game off the bench, while Muggsy Bogues provided with 8.0 points, 7.2 assists and 1.3 steals per game, and Smith contributed 5.0 points per game. [41] Curry also finished tied in fifth place in Sixth Man of the Year voting, [42] [30] [31] and Cowens finished in second place in Coach of the Year voting. [43] [44] [45] [30]
However, in the Eastern Conference First Round of the playoffs, the Hornets were swept by the New York Knicks in three straight games. [46] [47] [48] [49] The Hornets led the NBA in home-game attendance for the eighth, and final time during their history in Charlotte. They also had the best three-point percentage in NBA history, shooting 42.8% from beyond the arch. [50] Following the season, Pierce re-signed as a free agent with his former team, the Milwaukee Bucks during the next season, [51] [52] [53] [54] and Smith and Royal were both released to free agency.
In the 1996 NBA draft, the Hornets selected Kobe Bryant with the 13th overall pick. Before he was chosen by the Hornets, the 17-year-old Bryant had made a lasting impression on then- Lakers general manager Jerry West, who immediately foresaw potential in Bryant's basketball ability during pre-draft workouts. West even went on to state that Bryant's workouts were some of the best he had seen. Immediately after the draft, Dave Cowens expressed that the Hornets had no use for him. Fifteen days later, West traded his starting center, Vlade Divac to the Hornets for the young Kobe Bryant. [55]
Round | Pick | Player | Position | Nationality | School |
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1 | 13 | Kobe Bryant | SG | ![]() |
Lower Merion HS |
1 | 16 | Tony Delk | SG/PG | ![]() |
Kentucky |
2 | 44 | Malik Rose | PF | ![]() |
Drexel |
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W | L | PCT | GB | Home | Road | Div | |
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y- Chicago Bulls | 69 | 13 | .841 | β | 39β2 | 30β11 | 24β4 |
x- Atlanta Hawks | 56 | 26 | .683 | 13 | 36β5 | 20β21 | 17β11 |
x- Detroit Pistons | 54 | 28 | .659 | 15 | 30β11 | 24β17 | 17β11 |
x- Charlotte Hornets | 54 | 28 | .659 | 15 | 30β11 | 24β17 | 14β14 |
Cleveland Cavaliers | 42 | 40 | .512 | 27 | 25β16 | 17β24 | 13β15 |
Indiana Pacers | 39 | 43 | .476 | 30 | 21β20 | 18β23 | 11β17 |
Milwaukee Bucks | 33 | 49 | .402 | 36 | 20β21 | 13β28 | 10β18 |
Toronto Raptors | 30 | 52 | .366 | 39 | 18β23 | 12β29 | 6β22 |
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Team | W | L | PCT | GB | |
1 | z- Chicago Bulls | 69 | 13 | .841 | β |
2 | y- Miami Heat | 61 | 21 | .744 | 8 |
3 | x- New York Knicks | 57 | 25 | .695 | 12 |
4 | x- Atlanta Hawks | 56 | 26 | .683 | 13 |
5 | x- Detroit Pistons | 54 | 28 | .659 | 15 |
6 | x- Charlotte Hornets | 54 | 28 | .659 | 15 |
7 | x- Orlando Magic | 45 | 37 | .549 | 24 |
8 | x- Washington Bullets | 44 | 38 | .537 | 25 |
9 | Cleveland Cavaliers | 42 | 40 | .512 | 27 |
10 | Indiana Pacers | 39 | 43 | .476 | 30 |
11 | Milwaukee Bucks | 33 | 49 | .402 | 36 |
12 | Toronto Raptors | 30 | 52 | .366 | 39 |
13 | New Jersey Nets | 26 | 56 | .317 | 43 |
14 | Philadelphia 76ers | 22 | 60 | .268 | 47 |
15 | Boston Celtics | 15 | 67 | .183 | 54 |
1996-97 NBA Records | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Team | ATL | BOS | CHA | CHI | CLE | DAL | DEN | DET | GSW | HOU | IND | LAC | LAL | MIA | MIL | MIN | NJN | NYK | ORL | PHI | PHO | POR | SAC | SAS | SEA | TOR | UTA | VAN | WAS |
Atlanta | β | 3β1 | 1β3 | 1β3 | 3β1 | 2β0 | 1β1 | 1β3 | 2β0 | 1β1 | 3β1 | 2β0 | 1β1 | 1β2 | 4β0 | 2β0 | 3β1 | 1β3 | 3β1 | 4β0 | 1β1 | 2β0 | 2β0 | 2β0 | 1β1 | 4β0 | 1β1 | 2β0 | 2β1 |
Boston | 1β3 | β | 0β4 | 0β4 | 1β2 | 1β1 | 1β1 | 0β4 | 1β1 | 0β2 | 1β2 | 0β2 | 1β1 | 0β4 | 1β3 | 0β2 | 0β4 | 0β4 | 0β4 | 1β3 | 1β1 | 1β1 | 0β2 | 1β1 | 0β2 | 3β1 | 0β2 | 0β2 | 0β4 |
Charlotte | 3β1 | 4β0 | β | 0β4 | 3β1 | 1β1 | 2β0 | 2β2 | 2β0 | 2β0 | 2β2 | 1β1 | 1β1 | 1β2 | 2β2 | 2β0 | 4β0 | 3β1 | 1β2 | 4β0 | 1β1 | 0β2 | 2β0 | 2β0 | 2β0 | 2β2 | 0β2 | 2β0 | 3β1 |
Chicago | 3β1 | 4β0 | 4β0 | β | 3β1 | 2β0 | 2β0 | 3β1 | 2β0 | 1β1 | 4β0 | 2β0 | 1β1 | 2β2 | 4β0 | 2β0 | 3β1 | 2β2 | 3β0 | 4β0 | 2β0 | 2β0 | 2β0 | 2β0 | 2β0 | 3β1 | 1β1 | 2β0 | 2β1 |
Cleveland | 1β3 | 2β1 | 1β3 | 1β3 | β | 2β0 | 1β1 | 2β2 | 1β1 | 0β2 | 3β1 | 2β0 | 1β1 | 0β4 | 2β2 | 2β0 | 4β0 | 1β3 | 2β2 | 3β0 | 1β1 | 1β1 | 2β0 | 0β2 | 0β2 | 3β1 | 1β1 | 2β0 | 1β3 |
Dallas | 0β2 | 1β1 | 1β1 | 0β2 | 0β2 | β | 3β1 | 0β2 | 0β4 | 0β4 | 1β1 | 2β2 | 0β4 | 0β2 | 0β2 | 1β3 | 1β1 | 1β1 | 1β1 | 2β0 | 1β3 | 1β3 | 2β2 | 1β3 | 1β3 | 0β2 | 1β3 | 3β1 | 0β2 |
Denver | 1β1 | 1β1 | 0β2 | 0β2 | 1β1 | 1β3 | β | 0β2 | 1β3 | 1β3 | 0β2 | 1β3 | 0β4 | 0β2 | 1β1 | 0β4 | 1β1 | 0β2 | 0β2 | 1β1 | 2β2 | 0β4 | 2β2 | 2β2 | 0β4 | 1β1 | 0β4 | 3β1 | 1β1 |
Detroit | 3β1 | 4β0 | 2β2 | 1β3 | 2β2 | 2β0 | 2β0 | β | 2β0 | 1β1 | 3β1 | 2β0 | 1β1 | 0β4 | 3β1 | 2β0 | 4β0 | 1β2 | 2β2 | 2β1 | 0β2 | 1β1 | 1β1 | 2β0 | 1β1 | 3β1 | 1β1 | 2β0 | 4β0 |
Golden State | 0β2 | 1β1 | 0β2 | 0β2 | 1β1 | 4β0 | 3β1 | 0β2 | β | 0β4 | 1β1 | 1β3 | 0β4 | 0β2 | 1β1 | 1β3 | 2β0 | 0β2 | 1β1 | 2β0 | 0β4 | 2β2 | 1β3 | 4β0 | 0β4 | 2β0 | 0β4 | 3β1 | 0β2 |
Houston | 1β1 | 2β0 | 0β2 | 1β1 | 2β0 | 4β0 | 3β1 | 1β1 | 4β0 | β | 1β1 | 3β1 | 3β1 | 0β2 | 1β1 | 4β0 | 2β0 | 1β1 | 0β2 | 2β0 | 2β2 | 2β2 | 4β0 | 3β1 | 3β1 | 1β1 | 2β2 | 3β1 | 2β0 |
Indiana | 1β3 | 2β1 | 2β2 | 0β4 | 1β3 | 1β1 | 2β0 | 1β3 | 1β1 | 1β1 | β | 2β0 | 1β1 | 1β3 | 2β2 | 2β0 | 2β2 | 1β3 | 1β3 | 3β0 | 1β1 | 1β1 | 1β1 | 1β1 | 1β1 | 4β0 | 0β2 | 2β0 | 1β3 |
L.A. Clippers | 0β2 | 2β0 | 1β1 | 0β2 | 0β2 | 2β2 | 3β1 | 0β2 | 3β1 | 1β3 | 0β2 | β | 2β2 | 0β2 | 2β0 | 1β3 | 1β1 | 0β2 | 1β1 | 1β1 | 2β2 | 0β4 | 2β2 | 4β0 | 1β3 | 2β0 | 1β3 | 4β0 | 0β2 |
L.A. Lakers | 1β1 | 1β1 | 1β1 | 1β1 | 1β1 | 4β0 | 4β0 | 1β1 | 4β0 | 1β3 | 1β1 | 2β2 | β | 1β1 | 2β0 | 3β1 | 2β0 | 1β1 | 1β1 | 2β0 | 4β0 | 1β3 | 4β0 | 2β2 | 3β1 | 1β1 | 1β3 | 4β0 | 2β0 |
Miami | 2β1 | 4β0 | 2β1 | 2β2 | 4β0 | 2β0 | 2β0 | 4β0 | 2β0 | 2β0 | 3β1 | 2β0 | 1β1 | β | 4β0 | 1β1 | 3β1 | 1β3 | 2β2 | 3β1 | 2β0 | 1β1 | 2β0 | 2β0 | 0β2 | 3β1 | 0β2 | 2β0 | 3β1 |
Milwaukee | 0β4 | 3β1 | 2β2 | 0β4 | 2β2 | 2β0 | 1β1 | 1β3 | 1β1 | 1β1 | 2β2 | 0β2 | 0β2 | 0β4 | β | 0β2 | 2β1 | 1β2 | 2β2 | 3β1 | 1β1 | 0β2 | 0β2 | 1β1 | 1β1 | 3β1 | 1β1 | 2β0 | 1β3 |
Minnesota | 0β2 | 2β0 | 0β2 | 0β2 | 0β2 | 3β1 | 4β0 | 0β2 | 3β1 | 0β4 | 0β2 | 3β1 | 1β3 | 1β1 | 2β0 | β | 2β0 | 1β1 | 1β1 | 1β1 | 3β1 | 2β2 | 0β4 | 4β0 | 0β4 | 1β1 | 1β3 | 4β0 | 1β1 |
New Jersey | 1β3 | 4β0 | 0β4 | 1β3 | 0β4 | 1β1 | 1β1 | 0β4 | 0β2 | 0β2 | 2β2 | 1β1 | 0β2 | 1β3 | 1β2 | 0β2 | β | 2β2 | 1β3 | 2β2 | 1β1 | 0β2 | 1β1 | 2β0 | 1β1 | 0β3 | 0β2 | 2β0 | 1β3 |
New York | 3β1 | 4β0 | 1β3 | 2β2 | 3β1 | 1β1 | 2β0 | 2β1 | 2β0 | 1β1 | 3β1 | 2β0 | 1β1 | 3β1 | 2β1 | 1β1 | 2β2 | β | 3β1 | 3β2 | 1β1 | 1β1 | 2β0 | 2β0 | 0β2 | 3β0 | 1β1 | 2β0 | 4β0 |
Orlando | 1β3 | 4β0 | 2β1 | 0β3 | 2β2 | 1β1 | 2β0 | 2β2 | 1β1 | 2β0 | 3β1 | 1β1 | 1β1 | 2β2 | 2β2 | 1β1 | 3β1 | 1β3 | β | 2β2 | 1β1 | 2β0 | 1β1 | 1β1 | 1β1 | 4β0 | 0β2 | 1β1 | 1β3 |
Philadelphia | 0β4 | 3β1 | 0β4 | 0β4 | 0β3 | 0β2 | 1β1 | 1β2 | 0β2 | 0β2 | 0β3 | 1β1 | 0β2 | 1β3 | 1β3 | 1β1 | 2β2 | 2β3 | 2β2 | β | 1β1 | 1β1 | 0β2 | 1β1 | 0β2 | 1β3 | 0β2 | 2β0 | 1β3 |
Phoenix | 1β1 | 1β1 | 1β1 | 0β2 | 1β1 | 3β1 | 2β2 | 2β0 | 4β0 | 2β2 | 1β1 | 2β2 | 0β4 | 0β2 | 1β1 | 1β3 | 1β1 | 1β1 | 1β1 | 1β1 | β | 1β3 | 4β0 | 3β1 | 2β2 | 0β2 | 1β3 | 2β2 | 1β1 |
Portland | 0β2 | 1β1 | 2β0 | 0β2 | 1β1 | 3β1 | 4β0 | 1β1 | 2β2 | 2β2 | 1β1 | 4β0 | 3β1 | 1β1 | 2β0 | 2β2 | 2β0 | 1β1 | 0β2 | 1β1 | 3β1 | β | 2β2 | 4β0 | 1β3 | 0β2 | 2β2 | 4β0 | 0β2 |
Sacramento | 0β2 | 2β0 | 0β2 | 0β2 | 0β2 | 2β2 | 2β2 | 1β1 | 3β1 | 0β4 | 1β1 | 2β2 | 0β4 | 0β2 | 2β0 | 4β0 | 1β1 | 0β2 | 1β1 | 2β0 | 0β4 | 2β2 | β | 3β1 | 1β3 | 1β1 | 0β4 | 4β0 | 0β2 |
San Antonio | 0β2 | 1β1 | 0β2 | 0β2 | 2β0 | 3β1 | 2β2 | 0β2 | 0β4 | 1β3 | 1β1 | 0β4 | 2β2 | 0β2 | 1β1 | 0β4 | 0β2 | 0β2 | 1β1 | 1β1 | 1β3 | 0β4 | 1β3 | β | 0β4 | 1β1 | 1β3 | 1β3 | 0β2 |
Seattle | 1β1 | 2β0 | 0β2 | 0β2 | 2β0 | 3β1 | 4β0 | 1β1 | 4β0 | 1β3 | 1β1 | 3β1 | 1β3 | 2β0 | 1β1 | 4β0 | 1β1 | 2β0 | 1β1 | 2β0 | 2β2 | 3β1 | 3β1 | 4β0 | β | 2β0 | 1β3 | 4β0 | 2β0 |
Toronto | 0β4 | 1β3 | 2β2 | 1β3 | 1β3 | 2β0 | 1β1 | 1β3 | 0β2 | 1β1 | 0β4 | 0β2 | 1β1 | 1β3 | 1β3 | 1β1 | 3β0 | 0β3 | 0β4 | 3β1 | 2β0 | 2β0 | 1β1 | 1β1 | 0β2 | β | 1β1 | 1β1 | 2β2 |
Utah | 1β1 | 2β0 | 2β0 | 1β1 | 1β1 | 3β1 | 4β0 | 1β1 | 4β0 | 2β2 | 2β0 | 3β1 | 3β1 | 2β0 | 1β1 | 3β1 | 2β0 | 1β1 | 2β0 | 2β0 | 3β1 | 2β2 | 4β0 | 3β1 | 3β1 | 1β1 | β | 4β0 | 2β0 |
Vancouver | 0β2 | 2β0 | 0β2 | 0β2 | 0β2 | 1β3 | 1β3 | 0β2 | 1β3 | 1β3 | 0β2 | 0β4 | 0β4 | 0β2 | 0β2 | 0β4 | 0β2 | 0β2 | 1β1 | 0β2 | 2β2 | 0β4 | 0β4 | 3β1 | 0β4 | 1β1 | 0β4 | β | 1β1 |
Washington | 1β2 | 4β0 | 1β3 | 1β2 | 3β1 | 2β0 | 1β1 | 0β4 | 2β0 | 0β2 | 3β1 | 2β0 | 0β2 | 1β3 | 3β1 | 1β1 | 3β1 | 0β4 | 3β1 | 3β1 | 1β1 | 2β0 | 2β0 | 2β0 | 0β2 | 2β2 | 0β2 | 1β1 | β |
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November: 8β6 (home: 5β2; road: 3β4)
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December: 8β7 (home: 3β2; road: 5β5)
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January: 10β6 (home: 5β2; road: 5β4)
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February: 10β3 (home: 6β1; road: 4β2)
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March: 9β4 (home: 6β3; road: 3β1)
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April: 9β2 (home: 5β1; road: 4β1)
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1996β97 schedule |
1997 playoff game log | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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First Round: 0β3 (home: 0β1; road: 0β2)
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1997 schedule |
GP | Games played | GS | Games started | MPG | Minutes per game |
FG% | Field-goal percentage | 3P% | 3-point field-goal percentage | FT% | Free-throw percentage |
RPG | Rebounds per game | APG | Assists per game | SPG | Steals per game |
BPG | Blocks per game | PPG | Points per game |
Player | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3FG% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
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Rafael Addison | 41 | 3 | 8.7 | .402 | .400 | .786 | 1.1 | 0.8 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 3.1 |
Muggsy Bogues | 65 | 65 | 28.9 | .460 | .417 | .844 | 2.2 | 7.2 | 1.3 | 0.0 | 8.0 |
Scott Burrell | 28 | 2 | 17.2 | .344 | .345 | .792 | 2.8 | 1.4 | 0.5 | 0.4 | 5.4 |
Tom Chambers | 12 | 5 | 6.9 | .226 | .667 | .750 | 1.2 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 1.6 |
Dell Curry | 68 | 20 | 30.6 | .459 | .426 | .803 | 3.1 | 1.7 | 0.9 | 0.2 | 14.8 |
Tony Delk | 61 | 1 | 14.2 | .465 | .464 | .824 | 1.6 | 1.6 | 0.6 | 0.1 | 5.4 |
Vlade Divac | 81 | 80 | 35.1 | .494 | .234 | .683 | 9.0 | 3.7 | 1.3 | 2.2 | 12.6 |
Jamie Feick | 3 | 0 | 3.3 | .500 | 1.000 | .000 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.3 | 1.7 |
Matt Geiger | 49 | 13 | 21.3 | .489 | .300 | .701 | 5.3 | 0.8 | 0.4 | 0.6 | 8.9 |
Anthony Goldwire | 33 | 9 | 17.5 | .403 | .439 | .750 | 1.2 | 2.8 | 0.6 | 0.0 | 5.8 |
Eric Leckner | 1 | 0 | 11.0 | .000 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ||
Anthony Mason | 73 | 73 | 43.1 | .525 | .333 | .745 | 11.4 | 5.7 | 1.0 | 0.5 | 16.2 |
Ricky Pierce | 27 | 17 | 24.1 | .502 | .536 | .889 | 2.5 | 1.8 | 0.5 | 0.1 | 12.0 |
Glen Rice | 79 | 78 | 42.6 | .477 | .470 | .867 | 4.0 | 2.0 | 0.9 | 0.3 | 26.8 |
Malik Rose | 54 | 1 | 9.7 | .477 | .000 | .613 | 3.0 | 0.6 | 0.5 | 0.3 | 3.0 |
Donald Royal | 25 | 2 | 12.8 | .525 | .800 | 2.3 | 0.4 | 0.5 | 0.1 | 2.8 | |
Tony Smith | 69 | 39 | 18.7 | .409 | .323 | .644 | 1.4 | 2.2 | 0.7 | 0.3 | 5.0 |
George Zidek | 36 | 2 | 8.0 | .388 | .000 | .781 | 1.8 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 2.5 |
Player | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3FG% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
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Muggsy Bogues | 2 | 2 | 29.0 | .579 | .857 | 1.000 | 1.5 | 2.5 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 16.0 |
Dell Curry | 3 | 1 | 16.7 | .294 | .250 | 1.000 | 0.3 | 1.7 | 1.3 | 0.0 | 4.7 |
Tony Delk | 3 | 1 | 28.3 | .419 | .385 | 3.3 | 2.0 | 0.7 | 0.0 | 10.3 | |
Vlade Divac | 3 | 3 | 38.7 | .457 | .000 | .800 | 8.7 | 3.3 | 1.0 | 2.0 | 18.0 |
Matt Geiger | 3 | 0 | 10.3 | .667 | 1.000 | 2.7 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 0.3 | 2.0 | |
Anthony Mason | 3 | 3 | 43.7 | .421 | .538 | 12.0 | 3.0 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 13.0 | |
Ricky Pierce | 3 | 2 | 29.0 | .458 | .143 | 2.7 | 1.3 | 0.7 | 0.0 | 7.7 | |
Glen Rice | 3 | 3 | 45.7 | .491 | .375 | .913 | 3.7 | 3.7 | 1.3 | 0.3 | 27.7 |
Malik Rose | 2 | 0 | 6.0 | .500 | 2.5 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.0 | ||
Donald Royal | 1 | 0 | 4.0 | .000 | 2.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ||
Tony Smith | 2 | 0 | 4.5 | .000 | .000 | .500 | 0.5 | 1.0 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.5 |
Released Michael Adams.
Traded Kobe Bryant to the Los Angeles Lakers for Vlade Divac.
Released Robert Parish.
Traded Larry Johnson to the New York Knicks for Brad Lohaus and Anthony Mason.
Signed Bob McCann as a free agent.
October 19, 1996
Signed Tony Smith as a free agent.
Waived Brad Lohaus.
Signed Jamie Feick to the first of two 10-day contracts.
Signed Eric Leckner to a 10-day contract.
Signed Tom Chambers to a contract for the rest of the season.
Traded Scott Burrell to the Golden State Warriors for Donald Royal.
Traded Anthony Goldwire and George Zidek to the Denver Nuggets for Ricky Pierce.
Waived Tom Chambers.
Player Transactions Citation: [56]
1996β97 Charlotte Hornets season | |
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Head coach | Dave Cowens |
General manager | Bob Bass |
Owner(s) | George Shinn |
Arena | Charlotte Coliseum |
Results | |
Record | 54–28 (.659) |
Place | Division: 4th (
Central) Conference: 6th ( Eastern) |
Playoff finish |
First round (lost to Knicks 0β3) |
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com | |
Local media | |
Television | |
Radio | WBT |
The 1996β97 NBA season was the 9th season for the Charlotte Hornets in the National Basketball Association. [1] For the first time since the 1990β91 season, Larry Johnson was not on the team's opening day roster. The Hornets had the 13th overall pick in the 1996 NBA draft, and selected high school basketball star Kobe Bryant, [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] but soon traded him to the Los Angeles Lakers in exchange for Vlade Divac, [7] [8] [9] [10] [11] acquired Anthony Mason from the New York Knicks, [12] [13] [14] [15] and signed free agent Tony Smith during the off-season. [16] The team also hired former Boston Celtics star Dave Cowens as their new head coach. [17] [18] [19]
Under Cowens, and with the addition of Divac and Mason, the new-look Hornets played better than expected. After an 8β9 start to the season, the Hornets won 21 of their next 31 games, holding a 29β19 record at the All-Star break. [20] At midseason, the team signed free agent and former All-Star forward Tom Chambers in January, [21] [22] [23] then traded Scott Burrell to the Golden State Warriors in exchange for Donald Royal, and dealt second-year guard Anthony Goldwire, and second-year center George Zidek to the Denver Nuggets in exchange for Ricky Pierce in February. [24] [25] [26] [27] However, Chambers was released to free agency after 12 games. The Hornets posted a nine-game winning streak in April, and finished fourth in the Central Division with a franchise best record at 54β28, making it back to the playoffs after a one-year absence. [28]
Glen Rice had the best season of his career, finishing third in the league in scoring with a career-high of 26.8 points per game, while leading the Hornets with 207 three-point field goals, and shooting .470 in three-point percentage; he earned All-NBA Second Team honors, and finished in fifth place in Most Valuable Player voting. [29] [30] [31] Rice was also selected for the 1997 NBA All-Star Game, [32] [33] where he set several scoring records and was selected the game's MVP. [34] [35] [36] [37] [38] In addition, Mason averaged 16.2 points, 11.4 rebounds and 5.7 assists per game, and earned All-NBA Third Team and NBA All-Defensive Second Team honors, while Divac and Matt Geiger both provided the best center combo in the league, as Divac averaged 12.6 points, 9.0 rebounds, 1.3 steals and 2.2 blocks per game, and Geiger provided the team with 8.9 points and 5.3 rebounds per game, but only played just 49 games due to a back injury. [39] [40] Sixth man Dell Curry contributed 14.8 points per game off the bench, while Muggsy Bogues provided with 8.0 points, 7.2 assists and 1.3 steals per game, and Smith contributed 5.0 points per game. [41] Curry also finished tied in fifth place in Sixth Man of the Year voting, [42] [30] [31] and Cowens finished in second place in Coach of the Year voting. [43] [44] [45] [30]
However, in the Eastern Conference First Round of the playoffs, the Hornets were swept by the New York Knicks in three straight games. [46] [47] [48] [49] The Hornets led the NBA in home-game attendance for the eighth, and final time during their history in Charlotte. They also had the best three-point percentage in NBA history, shooting 42.8% from beyond the arch. [50] Following the season, Pierce re-signed as a free agent with his former team, the Milwaukee Bucks during the next season, [51] [52] [53] [54] and Smith and Royal were both released to free agency.
In the 1996 NBA draft, the Hornets selected Kobe Bryant with the 13th overall pick. Before he was chosen by the Hornets, the 17-year-old Bryant had made a lasting impression on then- Lakers general manager Jerry West, who immediately foresaw potential in Bryant's basketball ability during pre-draft workouts. West even went on to state that Bryant's workouts were some of the best he had seen. Immediately after the draft, Dave Cowens expressed that the Hornets had no use for him. Fifteen days later, West traded his starting center, Vlade Divac to the Hornets for the young Kobe Bryant. [55]
Round | Pick | Player | Position | Nationality | School |
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1 | 13 | Kobe Bryant | SG | ![]() |
Lower Merion HS |
1 | 16 | Tony Delk | SG/PG | ![]() |
Kentucky |
2 | 44 | Malik Rose | PF | ![]() |
Drexel |
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W | L | PCT | GB | Home | Road | Div | |
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y- Chicago Bulls | 69 | 13 | .841 | β | 39β2 | 30β11 | 24β4 |
x- Atlanta Hawks | 56 | 26 | .683 | 13 | 36β5 | 20β21 | 17β11 |
x- Detroit Pistons | 54 | 28 | .659 | 15 | 30β11 | 24β17 | 17β11 |
x- Charlotte Hornets | 54 | 28 | .659 | 15 | 30β11 | 24β17 | 14β14 |
Cleveland Cavaliers | 42 | 40 | .512 | 27 | 25β16 | 17β24 | 13β15 |
Indiana Pacers | 39 | 43 | .476 | 30 | 21β20 | 18β23 | 11β17 |
Milwaukee Bucks | 33 | 49 | .402 | 36 | 20β21 | 13β28 | 10β18 |
Toronto Raptors | 30 | 52 | .366 | 39 | 18β23 | 12β29 | 6β22 |
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Team | W | L | PCT | GB | |
1 | z- Chicago Bulls | 69 | 13 | .841 | β |
2 | y- Miami Heat | 61 | 21 | .744 | 8 |
3 | x- New York Knicks | 57 | 25 | .695 | 12 |
4 | x- Atlanta Hawks | 56 | 26 | .683 | 13 |
5 | x- Detroit Pistons | 54 | 28 | .659 | 15 |
6 | x- Charlotte Hornets | 54 | 28 | .659 | 15 |
7 | x- Orlando Magic | 45 | 37 | .549 | 24 |
8 | x- Washington Bullets | 44 | 38 | .537 | 25 |
9 | Cleveland Cavaliers | 42 | 40 | .512 | 27 |
10 | Indiana Pacers | 39 | 43 | .476 | 30 |
11 | Milwaukee Bucks | 33 | 49 | .402 | 36 |
12 | Toronto Raptors | 30 | 52 | .366 | 39 |
13 | New Jersey Nets | 26 | 56 | .317 | 43 |
14 | Philadelphia 76ers | 22 | 60 | .268 | 47 |
15 | Boston Celtics | 15 | 67 | .183 | 54 |
1996-97 NBA Records | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Team | ATL | BOS | CHA | CHI | CLE | DAL | DEN | DET | GSW | HOU | IND | LAC | LAL | MIA | MIL | MIN | NJN | NYK | ORL | PHI | PHO | POR | SAC | SAS | SEA | TOR | UTA | VAN | WAS |
Atlanta | β | 3β1 | 1β3 | 1β3 | 3β1 | 2β0 | 1β1 | 1β3 | 2β0 | 1β1 | 3β1 | 2β0 | 1β1 | 1β2 | 4β0 | 2β0 | 3β1 | 1β3 | 3β1 | 4β0 | 1β1 | 2β0 | 2β0 | 2β0 | 1β1 | 4β0 | 1β1 | 2β0 | 2β1 |
Boston | 1β3 | β | 0β4 | 0β4 | 1β2 | 1β1 | 1β1 | 0β4 | 1β1 | 0β2 | 1β2 | 0β2 | 1β1 | 0β4 | 1β3 | 0β2 | 0β4 | 0β4 | 0β4 | 1β3 | 1β1 | 1β1 | 0β2 | 1β1 | 0β2 | 3β1 | 0β2 | 0β2 | 0β4 |
Charlotte | 3β1 | 4β0 | β | 0β4 | 3β1 | 1β1 | 2β0 | 2β2 | 2β0 | 2β0 | 2β2 | 1β1 | 1β1 | 1β2 | 2β2 | 2β0 | 4β0 | 3β1 | 1β2 | 4β0 | 1β1 | 0β2 | 2β0 | 2β0 | 2β0 | 2β2 | 0β2 | 2β0 | 3β1 |
Chicago | 3β1 | 4β0 | 4β0 | β | 3β1 | 2β0 | 2β0 | 3β1 | 2β0 | 1β1 | 4β0 | 2β0 | 1β1 | 2β2 | 4β0 | 2β0 | 3β1 | 2β2 | 3β0 | 4β0 | 2β0 | 2β0 | 2β0 | 2β0 | 2β0 | 3β1 | 1β1 | 2β0 | 2β1 |
Cleveland | 1β3 | 2β1 | 1β3 | 1β3 | β | 2β0 | 1β1 | 2β2 | 1β1 | 0β2 | 3β1 | 2β0 | 1β1 | 0β4 | 2β2 | 2β0 | 4β0 | 1β3 | 2β2 | 3β0 | 1β1 | 1β1 | 2β0 | 0β2 | 0β2 | 3β1 | 1β1 | 2β0 | 1β3 |
Dallas | 0β2 | 1β1 | 1β1 | 0β2 | 0β2 | β | 3β1 | 0β2 | 0β4 | 0β4 | 1β1 | 2β2 | 0β4 | 0β2 | 0β2 | 1β3 | 1β1 | 1β1 | 1β1 | 2β0 | 1β3 | 1β3 | 2β2 | 1β3 | 1β3 | 0β2 | 1β3 | 3β1 | 0β2 |
Denver | 1β1 | 1β1 | 0β2 | 0β2 | 1β1 | 1β3 | β | 0β2 | 1β3 | 1β3 | 0β2 | 1β3 | 0β4 | 0β2 | 1β1 | 0β4 | 1β1 | 0β2 | 0β2 | 1β1 | 2β2 | 0β4 | 2β2 | 2β2 | 0β4 | 1β1 | 0β4 | 3β1 | 1β1 |
Detroit | 3β1 | 4β0 | 2β2 | 1β3 | 2β2 | 2β0 | 2β0 | β | 2β0 | 1β1 | 3β1 | 2β0 | 1β1 | 0β4 | 3β1 | 2β0 | 4β0 | 1β2 | 2β2 | 2β1 | 0β2 | 1β1 | 1β1 | 2β0 | 1β1 | 3β1 | 1β1 | 2β0 | 4β0 |
Golden State | 0β2 | 1β1 | 0β2 | 0β2 | 1β1 | 4β0 | 3β1 | 0β2 | β | 0β4 | 1β1 | 1β3 | 0β4 | 0β2 | 1β1 | 1β3 | 2β0 | 0β2 | 1β1 | 2β0 | 0β4 | 2β2 | 1β3 | 4β0 | 0β4 | 2β0 | 0β4 | 3β1 | 0β2 |
Houston | 1β1 | 2β0 | 0β2 | 1β1 | 2β0 | 4β0 | 3β1 | 1β1 | 4β0 | β | 1β1 | 3β1 | 3β1 | 0β2 | 1β1 | 4β0 | 2β0 | 1β1 | 0β2 | 2β0 | 2β2 | 2β2 | 4β0 | 3β1 | 3β1 | 1β1 | 2β2 | 3β1 | 2β0 |
Indiana | 1β3 | 2β1 | 2β2 | 0β4 | 1β3 | 1β1 | 2β0 | 1β3 | 1β1 | 1β1 | β | 2β0 | 1β1 | 1β3 | 2β2 | 2β0 | 2β2 | 1β3 | 1β3 | 3β0 | 1β1 | 1β1 | 1β1 | 1β1 | 1β1 | 4β0 | 0β2 | 2β0 | 1β3 |
L.A. Clippers | 0β2 | 2β0 | 1β1 | 0β2 | 0β2 | 2β2 | 3β1 | 0β2 | 3β1 | 1β3 | 0β2 | β | 2β2 | 0β2 | 2β0 | 1β3 | 1β1 | 0β2 | 1β1 | 1β1 | 2β2 | 0β4 | 2β2 | 4β0 | 1β3 | 2β0 | 1β3 | 4β0 | 0β2 |
L.A. Lakers | 1β1 | 1β1 | 1β1 | 1β1 | 1β1 | 4β0 | 4β0 | 1β1 | 4β0 | 1β3 | 1β1 | 2β2 | β | 1β1 | 2β0 | 3β1 | 2β0 | 1β1 | 1β1 | 2β0 | 4β0 | 1β3 | 4β0 | 2β2 | 3β1 | 1β1 | 1β3 | 4β0 | 2β0 |
Miami | 2β1 | 4β0 | 2β1 | 2β2 | 4β0 | 2β0 | 2β0 | 4β0 | 2β0 | 2β0 | 3β1 | 2β0 | 1β1 | β | 4β0 | 1β1 | 3β1 | 1β3 | 2β2 | 3β1 | 2β0 | 1β1 | 2β0 | 2β0 | 0β2 | 3β1 | 0β2 | 2β0 | 3β1 |
Milwaukee | 0β4 | 3β1 | 2β2 | 0β4 | 2β2 | 2β0 | 1β1 | 1β3 | 1β1 | 1β1 | 2β2 | 0β2 | 0β2 | 0β4 | β | 0β2 | 2β1 | 1β2 | 2β2 | 3β1 | 1β1 | 0β2 | 0β2 | 1β1 | 1β1 | 3β1 | 1β1 | 2β0 | 1β3 |
Minnesota | 0β2 | 2β0 | 0β2 | 0β2 | 0β2 | 3β1 | 4β0 | 0β2 | 3β1 | 0β4 | 0β2 | 3β1 | 1β3 | 1β1 | 2β0 | β | 2β0 | 1β1 | 1β1 | 1β1 | 3β1 | 2β2 | 0β4 | 4β0 | 0β4 | 1β1 | 1β3 | 4β0 | 1β1 |
New Jersey | 1β3 | 4β0 | 0β4 | 1β3 | 0β4 | 1β1 | 1β1 | 0β4 | 0β2 | 0β2 | 2β2 | 1β1 | 0β2 | 1β3 | 1β2 | 0β2 | β | 2β2 | 1β3 | 2β2 | 1β1 | 0β2 | 1β1 | 2β0 | 1β1 | 0β3 | 0β2 | 2β0 | 1β3 |
New York | 3β1 | 4β0 | 1β3 | 2β2 | 3β1 | 1β1 | 2β0 | 2β1 | 2β0 | 1β1 | 3β1 | 2β0 | 1β1 | 3β1 | 2β1 | 1β1 | 2β2 | β | 3β1 | 3β2 | 1β1 | 1β1 | 2β0 | 2β0 | 0β2 | 3β0 | 1β1 | 2β0 | 4β0 |
Orlando | 1β3 | 4β0 | 2β1 | 0β3 | 2β2 | 1β1 | 2β0 | 2β2 | 1β1 | 2β0 | 3β1 | 1β1 | 1β1 | 2β2 | 2β2 | 1β1 | 3β1 | 1β3 | β | 2β2 | 1β1 | 2β0 | 1β1 | 1β1 | 1β1 | 4β0 | 0β2 | 1β1 | 1β3 |
Philadelphia | 0β4 | 3β1 | 0β4 | 0β4 | 0β3 | 0β2 | 1β1 | 1β2 | 0β2 | 0β2 | 0β3 | 1β1 | 0β2 | 1β3 | 1β3 | 1β1 | 2β2 | 2β3 | 2β2 | β | 1β1 | 1β1 | 0β2 | 1β1 | 0β2 | 1β3 | 0β2 | 2β0 | 1β3 |
Phoenix | 1β1 | 1β1 | 1β1 | 0β2 | 1β1 | 3β1 | 2β2 | 2β0 | 4β0 | 2β2 | 1β1 | 2β2 | 0β4 | 0β2 | 1β1 | 1β3 | 1β1 | 1β1 | 1β1 | 1β1 | β | 1β3 | 4β0 | 3β1 | 2β2 | 0β2 | 1β3 | 2β2 | 1β1 |
Portland | 0β2 | 1β1 | 2β0 | 0β2 | 1β1 | 3β1 | 4β0 | 1β1 | 2β2 | 2β2 | 1β1 | 4β0 | 3β1 | 1β1 | 2β0 | 2β2 | 2β0 | 1β1 | 0β2 | 1β1 | 3β1 | β | 2β2 | 4β0 | 1β3 | 0β2 | 2β2 | 4β0 | 0β2 |
Sacramento | 0β2 | 2β0 | 0β2 | 0β2 | 0β2 | 2β2 | 2β2 | 1β1 | 3β1 | 0β4 | 1β1 | 2β2 | 0β4 | 0β2 | 2β0 | 4β0 | 1β1 | 0β2 | 1β1 | 2β0 | 0β4 | 2β2 | β | 3β1 | 1β3 | 1β1 | 0β4 | 4β0 | 0β2 |
San Antonio | 0β2 | 1β1 | 0β2 | 0β2 | 2β0 | 3β1 | 2β2 | 0β2 | 0β4 | 1β3 | 1β1 | 0β4 | 2β2 | 0β2 | 1β1 | 0β4 | 0β2 | 0β2 | 1β1 | 1β1 | 1β3 | 0β4 | 1β3 | β | 0β4 | 1β1 | 1β3 | 1β3 | 0β2 |
Seattle | 1β1 | 2β0 | 0β2 | 0β2 | 2β0 | 3β1 | 4β0 | 1β1 | 4β0 | 1β3 | 1β1 | 3β1 | 1β3 | 2β0 | 1β1 | 4β0 | 1β1 | 2β0 | 1β1 | 2β0 | 2β2 | 3β1 | 3β1 | 4β0 | β | 2β0 | 1β3 | 4β0 | 2β0 |
Toronto | 0β4 | 1β3 | 2β2 | 1β3 | 1β3 | 2β0 | 1β1 | 1β3 | 0β2 | 1β1 | 0β4 | 0β2 | 1β1 | 1β3 | 1β3 | 1β1 | 3β0 | 0β3 | 0β4 | 3β1 | 2β0 | 2β0 | 1β1 | 1β1 | 0β2 | β | 1β1 | 1β1 | 2β2 |
Utah | 1β1 | 2β0 | 2β0 | 1β1 | 1β1 | 3β1 | 4β0 | 1β1 | 4β0 | 2β2 | 2β0 | 3β1 | 3β1 | 2β0 | 1β1 | 3β1 | 2β0 | 1β1 | 2β0 | 2β0 | 3β1 | 2β2 | 4β0 | 3β1 | 3β1 | 1β1 | β | 4β0 | 2β0 |
Vancouver | 0β2 | 2β0 | 0β2 | 0β2 | 0β2 | 1β3 | 1β3 | 0β2 | 1β3 | 1β3 | 0β2 | 0β4 | 0β4 | 0β2 | 0β2 | 0β4 | 0β2 | 0β2 | 1β1 | 0β2 | 2β2 | 0β4 | 0β4 | 3β1 | 0β4 | 1β1 | 0β4 | β | 1β1 |
Washington | 1β2 | 4β0 | 1β3 | 1β2 | 3β1 | 2β0 | 1β1 | 0β4 | 2β0 | 0β2 | 3β1 | 2β0 | 0β2 | 1β3 | 3β1 | 1β1 | 3β1 | 0β4 | 3β1 | 3β1 | 1β1 | 2β0 | 2β0 | 2β0 | 0β2 | 2β2 | 0β2 | 1β1 | β |
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November: 8β6 (home: 5β2; road: 3β4)
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December: 8β7 (home: 3β2; road: 5β5)
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January: 10β6 (home: 5β2; road: 5β4)
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February: 10β3 (home: 6β1; road: 4β2)
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March: 9β4 (home: 6β3; road: 3β1)
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April: 9β2 (home: 5β1; road: 4β1)
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1996β97 schedule |
1997 playoff game log | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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First Round: 0β3 (home: 0β1; road: 0β2)
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1997 schedule |
GP | Games played | GS | Games started | MPG | Minutes per game |
FG% | Field-goal percentage | 3P% | 3-point field-goal percentage | FT% | Free-throw percentage |
RPG | Rebounds per game | APG | Assists per game | SPG | Steals per game |
BPG | Blocks per game | PPG | Points per game |
Player | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3FG% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
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Rafael Addison | 41 | 3 | 8.7 | .402 | .400 | .786 | 1.1 | 0.8 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 3.1 |
Muggsy Bogues | 65 | 65 | 28.9 | .460 | .417 | .844 | 2.2 | 7.2 | 1.3 | 0.0 | 8.0 |
Scott Burrell | 28 | 2 | 17.2 | .344 | .345 | .792 | 2.8 | 1.4 | 0.5 | 0.4 | 5.4 |
Tom Chambers | 12 | 5 | 6.9 | .226 | .667 | .750 | 1.2 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 1.6 |
Dell Curry | 68 | 20 | 30.6 | .459 | .426 | .803 | 3.1 | 1.7 | 0.9 | 0.2 | 14.8 |
Tony Delk | 61 | 1 | 14.2 | .465 | .464 | .824 | 1.6 | 1.6 | 0.6 | 0.1 | 5.4 |
Vlade Divac | 81 | 80 | 35.1 | .494 | .234 | .683 | 9.0 | 3.7 | 1.3 | 2.2 | 12.6 |
Jamie Feick | 3 | 0 | 3.3 | .500 | 1.000 | .000 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.3 | 1.7 |
Matt Geiger | 49 | 13 | 21.3 | .489 | .300 | .701 | 5.3 | 0.8 | 0.4 | 0.6 | 8.9 |
Anthony Goldwire | 33 | 9 | 17.5 | .403 | .439 | .750 | 1.2 | 2.8 | 0.6 | 0.0 | 5.8 |
Eric Leckner | 1 | 0 | 11.0 | .000 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ||
Anthony Mason | 73 | 73 | 43.1 | .525 | .333 | .745 | 11.4 | 5.7 | 1.0 | 0.5 | 16.2 |
Ricky Pierce | 27 | 17 | 24.1 | .502 | .536 | .889 | 2.5 | 1.8 | 0.5 | 0.1 | 12.0 |
Glen Rice | 79 | 78 | 42.6 | .477 | .470 | .867 | 4.0 | 2.0 | 0.9 | 0.3 | 26.8 |
Malik Rose | 54 | 1 | 9.7 | .477 | .000 | .613 | 3.0 | 0.6 | 0.5 | 0.3 | 3.0 |
Donald Royal | 25 | 2 | 12.8 | .525 | .800 | 2.3 | 0.4 | 0.5 | 0.1 | 2.8 | |
Tony Smith | 69 | 39 | 18.7 | .409 | .323 | .644 | 1.4 | 2.2 | 0.7 | 0.3 | 5.0 |
George Zidek | 36 | 2 | 8.0 | .388 | .000 | .781 | 1.8 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 2.5 |
Player | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3FG% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
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Muggsy Bogues | 2 | 2 | 29.0 | .579 | .857 | 1.000 | 1.5 | 2.5 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 16.0 |
Dell Curry | 3 | 1 | 16.7 | .294 | .250 | 1.000 | 0.3 | 1.7 | 1.3 | 0.0 | 4.7 |
Tony Delk | 3 | 1 | 28.3 | .419 | .385 | 3.3 | 2.0 | 0.7 | 0.0 | 10.3 | |
Vlade Divac | 3 | 3 | 38.7 | .457 | .000 | .800 | 8.7 | 3.3 | 1.0 | 2.0 | 18.0 |
Matt Geiger | 3 | 0 | 10.3 | .667 | 1.000 | 2.7 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 0.3 | 2.0 | |
Anthony Mason | 3 | 3 | 43.7 | .421 | .538 | 12.0 | 3.0 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 13.0 | |
Ricky Pierce | 3 | 2 | 29.0 | .458 | .143 | 2.7 | 1.3 | 0.7 | 0.0 | 7.7 | |
Glen Rice | 3 | 3 | 45.7 | .491 | .375 | .913 | 3.7 | 3.7 | 1.3 | 0.3 | 27.7 |
Malik Rose | 2 | 0 | 6.0 | .500 | 2.5 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.0 | ||
Donald Royal | 1 | 0 | 4.0 | .000 | 2.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ||
Tony Smith | 2 | 0 | 4.5 | .000 | .000 | .500 | 0.5 | 1.0 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.5 |
Released Michael Adams.
Traded Kobe Bryant to the Los Angeles Lakers for Vlade Divac.
Released Robert Parish.
Traded Larry Johnson to the New York Knicks for Brad Lohaus and Anthony Mason.
Signed Bob McCann as a free agent.
October 19, 1996
Signed Tony Smith as a free agent.
Waived Brad Lohaus.
Signed Jamie Feick to the first of two 10-day contracts.
Signed Eric Leckner to a 10-day contract.
Signed Tom Chambers to a contract for the rest of the season.
Traded Scott Burrell to the Golden State Warriors for Donald Royal.
Traded Anthony Goldwire and George Zidek to the Denver Nuggets for Ricky Pierce.
Waived Tom Chambers.
Player Transactions Citation: [56]