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class="infobox-header" style="background: #E0E7EF">Local media</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Television</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/KXTX-TV" title="KXTX-TV">KXTX-TV</a><br /><a href="/wiki/Bally_Sports_Southwest" class="mw-redirect" title="Bally Sports Southwest">Fox Sports Southwest</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Radio</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/WBAP_(AM)" title="WBAP (AM)">WBAP</a></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-below noprint" style="border-top:#bbb solid 1px"><table style="width:100%"><tbody><tr> <td style="width:50%; text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/1995%E2%80%9396_Dallas_Mavericks_season" title="1995–96 Dallas Mavericks season">< 1995–96 </a></td> <td style="width:50%; text-align:right;"><a href="/wiki/1997%E2%80%9398_Dallas_Mavericks_season" title="1997–98 Dallas Mavericks season">1997–98 ></a></td> </tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table> <p>The <b><a href="/wiki/1996%E2%80%9397_NBA_season" title="1996–97 NBA season">1996–97 NBA season</a></b> was the Mavericks' 17th season in the <a href="/wiki/National_Basketball_Association" title="National Basketball Association">National Basketball Association</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The Mavericks had the ninth overall pick in the <a href="/wiki/1996_NBA_draft" title="1996 NBA draft">1996 NBA draft</a>, and selected <a href="/wiki/Samaki_Walker" title="Samaki Walker">Samaki Walker</a> from the <a href="/wiki/University_of_Louisville" title="University of Louisville">University of Louisville</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In the off-season, the team signed free agents <a href="/wiki/Chris_Gatling" title="Chris Gatling">Chris Gatling</a>,<sup id="cite_ref-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <a href="/wiki/Oliver_Miller" title="Oliver Miller">Oliver Miller</a>,<sup id="cite_ref-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-10" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and former Mavs guard <a href="/wiki/Derek_Harper" title="Derek Harper">Derek Harper</a>,<sup id="cite_ref-11" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-12" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-13" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and acquired <a href="/wiki/Eric_Montross" title="Eric Montross">Eric Montross</a> from the <a href="/wiki/1995%E2%80%9396_Boston_Celtics_season" title="1995–96 Boston Celtics season">Boston Celtics</a>,<sup id="cite_ref-14" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-15" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-16" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and signed undrafted rookie guard <a href="/wiki/Erick_Strickland" title="Erick Strickland">Erick Strickland</a>. Under new head coach <a href="/wiki/Jim_Cleamons" title="Jim Cleamons">Jim Cleamons</a>,<sup id="cite_ref-17" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-18" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-18"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>18<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> the Mavericks struggles continued with a 4–10 start in November. With the team not showing any improvement, they traded All-Star guard <a href="/wiki/Jason_Kidd" title="Jason Kidd">Jason Kidd</a> to the <a href="/wiki/1996%E2%80%9397_Phoenix_Suns_season" title="1996–97 Phoenix Suns season">Phoenix Suns</a> in exchange for second-year star <a href="/wiki/Michael_Finley" title="Michael Finley">Michael Finley</a>, <a href="/wiki/Sam_Cassell" title="Sam Cassell">Sam Cassell</a> and <a href="/wiki/A.C._Green" class="mw-redirect" title="A.C. Green">A.C. Green</a> in late December.<sup id="cite_ref-19" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-19"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>19<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-20" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-20"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>20<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-21" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-21"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>21<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-22" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-22"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>22<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-23" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-23"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>23<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The Mavericks continued to struggle as they held a 16–28 record at the All-Star break.<sup id="cite_ref-24" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-24"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>24<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Gatling played a sixth man role, averaging 19.1 points and 7.9 rebounds per game off the bench during the first half of the season, and was selected for the <a href="/wiki/1997_NBA_All-Star_Game" title="1997 NBA All-Star Game">1997 NBA All-Star Game</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-25" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-25"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>25<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-26" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-26"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>26<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-27" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-27"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>27<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-roster_28-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-roster-28"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>28<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-29" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-29"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>29<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> At midseason, he was traded along with Cassell, Montross, <a href="/wiki/Jim_Jackson_(basketball)" title="Jim Jackson (basketball)">Jim Jackson</a> and <a href="/wiki/George_McCloud" title="George McCloud">George McCloud</a> to the <a href="/wiki/1996%E2%80%9397_New_Jersey_Nets_season" title="1996–97 New Jersey Nets season">New Jersey Nets</a> in exchange for <a href="/wiki/Shawn_Bradley" title="Shawn Bradley">Shawn Bradley</a>, <a href="/wiki/Robert_Pack_(basketball)" title="Robert Pack (basketball)">Robert Pack</a>, <a href="/wiki/Khalid_Reeves" title="Khalid Reeves">Khalid Reeves</a> and second-year forward <a href="/wiki/Ed_O%27Bannon" title="Ed O'Bannon">Ed O'Bannon</a>,<sup id="cite_ref-30" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-30"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>30<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-31" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-31"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>31<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-32" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-32"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>32<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-33" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-33"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>33<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> while <a href="/wiki/Jamal_Mashburn" title="Jamal Mashburn">Jamal Mashburn</a> was dealt to the <a href="/wiki/1996%E2%80%9397_Miami_Heat_season" title="1996–97 Miami Heat season">Miami Heat</a> in exchange for second-year guard <a href="/wiki/Sasha_Danilovic" class="mw-redirect" title="Sasha Danilovic">Sasha Danilovic</a>, second-year forward <a href="/wiki/Kurt_Thomas_(basketball)" title="Kurt Thomas (basketball)">Kurt Thomas</a>, and rookie forward <a href="/wiki/Martin_Muursepp" class="mw-redirect" title="Martin Muursepp">Martin Muursepp</a>,<sup id="cite_ref-34" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-34"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>34<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-35" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-35"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>35<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-36" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-36"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>36<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-37" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-37"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>37<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and Miller was released to free agency, and re-signed as a free agent with his former team, the <a href="/wiki/1996%E2%80%9397_Toronto_Raptors_season" title="1996–97 Toronto Raptors season">Toronto Raptors</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-38" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-38"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>38<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-39" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-39"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>39<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In February, former <a href="/wiki/Milwaukee_Bucks" title="Milwaukee Bucks">Milwaukee Bucks</a> and <a href="/wiki/Golden_State_Warriors" title="Golden State Warriors">Golden State Warriors</a> coach <a href="/wiki/Don_Nelson" title="Don Nelson">Don Nelson</a> became the team's General Manager.<sup id="cite_ref-40" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-40"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>40<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-41" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-41"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>41<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-42" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-42"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>42<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The Mavericks suffered an 11-game losing streak between March and April, and lost 16 of their final 18 games, finishing fourth in the Midwest Division with a 24–58 record.<sup id="cite_ref-results_43-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-results-43"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>43<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>For the players who were acquired in trades during the season, Finley averaged 15.6 points per game in 56 games with the Mavericks, while Bradley averaged 14.6 points, 8.7 rebounds and 2.7 blocks per game in 32 games, Pack contributed 11.5 points, 6.4 assists and 1.8 steals per game in 20 games, and Green contributed 7.9 points and 9.1 rebounds per game in 56 games. In addition, for the players who spent the entire season with the Mavericks this season, Harper provided with 10.0 points and 4.3 assists per game, and Strickland contributed 10.6 points per game in only just 28 games.<sup id="cite_ref-roster_28-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-roster-28"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>28<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Following the season, Harper and O'Bannon were both traded to the <a href="/wiki/1997%E2%80%9398_Orlando_Magic_season" title="1997–98 Orlando Magic season">Orlando Magic</a>, who released O'Bannon to free agency,<sup id="cite_ref-44" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-44"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>44<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-45" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-45"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>45<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-46" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-46"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>46<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-47" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-47"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>47<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and Danilovic was released after just two seasons in the NBA. </p><p>On April 6, 1997, the Mavericks only scored just two points in the third quarter in an 87–80 road loss to the <a href="/wiki/1996%E2%80%9397_Los_Angeles_Lakers_season" title="1996–97 Los Angeles Lakers season">Los Angeles Lakers</a>. It was the fewest points scored in a quarter of a game in NBA history.<sup id="cite_ref-48" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-48"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>48<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-49" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-49"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>49<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-50" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-50"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>50<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-51" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-51"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>51<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Offseason">Offseason</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1996%E2%80%9397_Dallas_Mavericks_season&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Offseason"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Draft_picks">Draft picks</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1996%E2%80%9397_Dallas_Mavericks_season&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Draft picks"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1236090951">.mw-parser-output .hatnote{font-style:italic}.mw-parser-output div.hatnote{padding-left:1.6em;margin-bottom:0.5em}.mw-parser-output .hatnote i{font-style:normal}.mw-parser-output .hatnote+link+.hatnote{margin-top:-0.5em}@media print{body.ns-0 .mw-parser-output .hatnote{display:none!important}}</style><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/1996_NBA_draft" title="1996 NBA draft">1996 NBA draft</a></div> <table class="wikitable sortable sortable"> <tbody><tr> <th style="background:#191970; color:#048234" width="10%">Round </th> <th style="background:#191970; color:#048234" width="10%">Pick </th> <th style="background:#191970; color:#048234" width="20%">Player </th> <th style="background:#191970; color:#048234" width="15%">Position </th> <th style="background:#191970; color:#048234" width="15%">Nationality </th> <th style="background:#191970; color:#048234" width="20%">College </th></tr> <tr style="text-align: center"> <td>1</td> <td>9</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Samaki_Walker" title="Samaki Walker">Samaki Walker</a></td> <td>PF</td> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5d/Flag_of_the_United_States_%2823px%29.png/23px-Flag_of_the_United_States_%2823px%29.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="13" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5d/Flag_of_the_United_States_%2823px%29.png/35px-Flag_of_the_United_States_%2823px%29.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5d/Flag_of_the_United_States_%2823px%29.png/46px-Flag_of_the_United_States_%2823px%29.png 2x" data-file-width="69" data-file-height="39" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/United_States" title="United States">United States</a></td> <td>Louisville </td></tr> <tr style="text-align: center"> <td>2</td> <td>34</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Shawn_Harvey_(basketball)" title="Shawn Harvey (basketball)">Shawn Harvey</a></td> <td>G</td> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5d/Flag_of_the_United_States_%2823px%29.png/23px-Flag_of_the_United_States_%2823px%29.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="13" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5d/Flag_of_the_United_States_%2823px%29.png/35px-Flag_of_the_United_States_%2823px%29.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5d/Flag_of_the_United_States_%2823px%29.png/46px-Flag_of_the_United_States_%2823px%29.png 2x" data-file-width="69" data-file-height="39" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/United_States" title="United States">United States</a></td> <td>West Virginia State University </td></tr> <tr style="text-align: center"> <td>2</td> <td>56</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Darnell_Robinson" title="Darnell Robinson">Darnell Robinson</a></td> <td>F</td> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5d/Flag_of_the_United_States_%2823px%29.png/23px-Flag_of_the_United_States_%2823px%29.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="13" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5d/Flag_of_the_United_States_%2823px%29.png/35px-Flag_of_the_United_States_%2823px%29.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5d/Flag_of_the_United_States_%2823px%29.png/46px-Flag_of_the_United_States_%2823px%29.png 2x" data-file-width="69" data-file-height="39" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/United_States" title="United States">United States</a></td> <td>Arkansas </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Roster">Roster</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1996%E2%80%9397_Dallas_Mavericks_season&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Roster"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="toccolours" style=""> <caption style="background-color:#191970; color:#FFFFFF; text-align: center;"><b>1996–97 Dallas Mavericks roster</b> </caption> <tbody><tr style="text-align: center;"> <th scope="colgroup" style="background-color: #048234; color: #FFFFFF;">Players </th> <th scope="col" style="background-color: #048234; color: #FFFFFF;">Coaches </th></tr> <tr> <td style="vertical-align: top;"> <table class="sortable" style="margin: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tbody><tr> <th scope="col"><abbr title="Position">Pos.</abbr> </th> <th scope="col" data-sort-type="number"><abbr title="Number">No.</abbr> </th> <th scope="col">Name </th> <th scope="col">Height </th> <th scope="col">Weight </th> <th scope="col" data-sort-type="isoDate">DOB </th> <th scope="col">From </th></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:center;"><span data-sort-value="6.0 !"><a href="/wiki/Center_(basketball)" title="Center (basketball)">C</a></span> </td> <td style="text-align:center;"><span data-sort-value="7001440000000000000♠">44</span> </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/Shawn_Bradley" title="Shawn Bradley">Bradley, Shawn</a> </td> <td style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap;"><span data-sort-value="7000228600000000000♠"></span>7 ft 6 in (2.29 m) </td> <td style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap;">235 lb (107 kg) </td> <td style="text-align:center;">1972–03–22 </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/Brigham_Young_University" title="Brigham Young University">BYU</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:center;"><span data-sort-value="1.5 !"><a href="/wiki/Guard_(basketball)" class="mw-redirect" title="Guard (basketball)">G</a></span> </td> <td style="text-align:center;"><span data-sort-value="7000500000000000000♠">5</span> </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/Sasha_Danilovic" class="mw-redirect" title="Sasha Danilovic">Danilovic, Sasha</a> </td> <td style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap;"><span data-sort-value="7000195580000000000♠"></span>6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) </td> <td style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap;">200 lb (91 kg) </td> <td style="text-align:center;">1970–02–26 </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/Serbia" title="Serbia">Serbia</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:center;"><span data-sort-value="6.0 !"><a href="/wiki/Center_(basketball)" title="Center (basketball)">C</a></span> </td> <td style="text-align:center;"><span data-sort-value="7001500000000000000♠">50</span> </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/Greg_Dreiling" title="Greg Dreiling">Dreiling, Greg</a> </td> <td style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap;"><span data-sort-value="7000215899999999999♠"></span>7 ft 1 in (2.16 m) </td> <td style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap;">250 lb (113 kg) </td> <td style="text-align:center;">1962–11–07 </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/University_of_Kansas" title="University of Kansas">Kansas</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:center;"><span data-sort-value="4.0 !"><a href="/wiki/Forward_(basketball)" class="mw-redirect" title="Forward (basketball)">F</a></span> </td> <td style="text-align:center;"><span data-sort-value="7000400000000000000♠">4</span> </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/Michael_Finley" title="Michael Finley">Finley, Michael</a> </td> <td style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap;"><span data-sort-value="7000200659999999999♠"></span>6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) </td> <td style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap;">215 lb (98 kg) </td> <td style="text-align:center;">1973–03–06 </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/University_of_Wisconsin%E2%80%93Madison" title="University of Wisconsin–Madison">Wisconsin</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:center;"><span data-sort-value="4.0 !"><a href="/wiki/Forward_(basketball)" class="mw-redirect" title="Forward (basketball)">F</a></span> </td> <td style="text-align:center;"><span data-sort-value="7001450000000000000♠">45</span> </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/A.C._Green" class="mw-redirect" title="A.C. Green">Green, A.C.</a> </td> <td style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap;"><span data-sort-value="7000205740000000000♠"></span>6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) </td> <td style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap;">220 lb (100 kg) </td> <td style="text-align:center;">1963–10–04 </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/Oregon_State_University" title="Oregon State University">Oregon State</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:center;"><span data-sort-value="1.5 !"><a href="/wiki/Guard_(basketball)" class="mw-redirect" title="Guard (basketball)">G</a></span> </td> <td style="text-align:center;"><span data-sort-value="7001120000000000000♠">12</span> </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/Derek_Harper" title="Derek Harper">Harper, Derek</a> </td> <td style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap;"><span data-sort-value="7000193040000000000♠"></span>6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) </td> <td style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap;">185 lb (84 kg) </td> <td style="text-align:center;">1961–10–13 </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/University_of_Illinois_at_Urbana%E2%80%93Champaign" class="mw-redirect" title="University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign">Illinois</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:center;"><span data-sort-value="6.0 !"><a href="/wiki/Center_(basketball)" title="Center (basketball)">C</a></span> </td> <td style="text-align:center;"><span data-sort-value="7001330000000000000♠">33</span> </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/Stacey_King" title="Stacey King">King, Stacey</a> </td> <td style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap;"><span data-sort-value="7000210820000000000♠"></span>6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) </td> <td style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap;">230 lb (104 kg) </td> <td style="text-align:center;">1967–01–29 </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/University_of_Oklahoma" title="University of Oklahoma">Oklahoma</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:center;"><span data-sort-value="4.0 !"><a href="/wiki/Forward_(basketball)" class="mw-redirect" title="Forward (basketball)">F</a></span> </td> <td style="text-align:center;"><span data-sort-value="7001130000000000000♠">13</span> </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/Martin_Muursepp" class="mw-redirect" title="Martin Muursepp">Muursepp, Martin</a> </td> <td style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap;"><span data-sort-value="7000205740000000000♠"></span>6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) </td> <td style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap;">235 lb (107 kg) </td> <td style="text-align:center;">1974–09–26 </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/Estonia" title="Estonia">Estonia</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:center;"><span data-sort-value="4.0 !"><a href="/wiki/Forward_(basketball)" class="mw-redirect" title="Forward (basketball)">F</a></span> </td> <td style="text-align:center;"><span data-sort-value="7001310000000000000♠">31</span> </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/Ed_O%27Bannon" title="Ed O'Bannon">O'Bannon, Ed</a> </td> <td style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap;"><span data-sort-value="7000203200000000000♠"></span>6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) </td> <td style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap;">222 lb (101 kg) </td> <td style="text-align:center;">1972–08–14 </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/University_of_California,_Los_Angeles" title="University of California, Los Angeles">UCLA</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:center;"><span data-sort-value="1.5 !"><a href="/wiki/Guard_(basketball)" class="mw-redirect" title="Guard (basketball)">G</a></span> </td> <td style="text-align:center;"><span data-sort-value="7001140000000000000♠">14</span> </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/Robert_Pack_(basketball)" title="Robert Pack (basketball)">Pack, Robert</a> </td> <td style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap;"><span data-sort-value="7000187960000000000♠"></span>6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) </td> <td style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap;">180 lb (82 kg) </td> <td style="text-align:center;">1969–02–03 </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/University_of_Southern_California" title="University of Southern California">USC</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:center;"><span data-sort-value="1.5 !"><a href="/wiki/Guard_(basketball)" class="mw-redirect" title="Guard (basketball)">G</a></span> </td> <td style="text-align:center;"><span data-sort-value="7000600000000000000♠">6</span> </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/Khalid_Reeves" title="Khalid Reeves">Reeves, Khalid</a> </td> <td style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap;"><span data-sort-value="7000190500000000000♠"></span>6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) </td> <td style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap;">199 lb (90 kg) </td> <td style="text-align:center;">1972–07–15 </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/University_of_Arizona" title="University of Arizona">Arizona</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:center;"><span data-sort-value="1.5 !"><a href="/wiki/Guard_(basketball)" class="mw-redirect" title="Guard (basketball)">G</a></span> </td> <td style="text-align:center;"><span data-sort-value="7001200000000000000♠">20</span> </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/Erick_Strickland" title="Erick Strickland">Strickland, Erick</a> </td> <td style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap;"><span data-sort-value="7000190500000000000♠"></span>6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) </td> <td style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap;">210 lb (95 kg) </td> <td style="text-align:center;">1973–11–25 </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/University_of_Nebraska%E2%80%93Lincoln" title="University of Nebraska–Lincoln">Nebraska</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:center;"><span data-sort-value="5.5 !"><a href="/wiki/Forward-center" title="Forward-center">F/C</a></span> </td> <td style="text-align:center;"><span data-sort-value="7001400000000000000♠">40</span> </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/Kurt_Thomas_(basketball)" title="Kurt Thomas (basketball)">Thomas, Kurt</a> <span typeof="mw:File"><span title="Injured"><img alt="Injured" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/03/Cruz_Roja.svg/8px-Cruz_Roja.svg.png" decoding="async" width="8" height="8" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/03/Cruz_Roja.svg/12px-Cruz_Roja.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/03/Cruz_Roja.svg/16px-Cruz_Roja.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="62" data-file-height="62" /></span></span> (IN) </td> <td style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap;"><span data-sort-value="7000205740000000000♠"></span>6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) </td> <td style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap;">230 lb (104 kg) </td> <td style="text-align:center;">1972–10–04 </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/Texas_Christian_University" title="Texas Christian University">TCU</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:center;"><span data-sort-value="4.0 !"><a href="/wiki/Forward_(basketball)" class="mw-redirect" title="Forward (basketball)">F</a></span> </td> <td style="text-align:center;"><span data-sort-value="7001520000000000000♠">52</span> </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/Samaki_Walker" title="Samaki Walker">Walker, Samaki</a> <span typeof="mw:File"><span title="Injured"><img alt="Injured" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/03/Cruz_Roja.svg/8px-Cruz_Roja.svg.png" decoding="async" width="8" height="8" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/03/Cruz_Roja.svg/12px-Cruz_Roja.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/03/Cruz_Roja.svg/16px-Cruz_Roja.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="62" data-file-height="62" /></span></span> </td> <td style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap;"><span data-sort-value="7000205740000000000♠"></span>6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) </td> <td style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap;">240 lb (109 kg) </td> <td style="text-align:center;">1976–02–25 </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/University_of_Louisville" title="University of Louisville">Louisville</a> </td></tr> </tbody></table> </td> <td style="vertical-align:top;"> <dl><dt>Head coach</dt></dl> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Jim_Cleamons" title="Jim Cleamons">Jim Cleamons</a></li></ul> <dl><dt>Assistant coach(es)</dt></dl> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Butch_Beard" title="Butch Beard">Butch Beard</a></li> <li>Jack Nolan</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Charlie_Parker_(basketball)" title="Charlie Parker (basketball)">Charlie Parker</a></li> <li>Bob Salmi</li> <li>Lanny Van Eman</li></ul> <hr /> <dl><dt>Legend</dt></dl> <div><ul><li><b>(DP)</b> Unsigned draft pick</li><li><b>(FA)</b> Free agent</li><li><b>(S)</b> Suspended</li><li><b>(IN)</b> Inactive</li><li><span typeof="mw:File"><span title="Injured"><img alt="Injured" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/03/Cruz_Roja.svg/8px-Cruz_Roja.svg.png" decoding="async" width="8" height="8" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/03/Cruz_Roja.svg/12px-Cruz_Roja.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/03/Cruz_Roja.svg/16px-Cruz_Roja.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="62" data-file-height="62" /></span></span> Injured</li></ul></div> <hr /> <p><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.basketball-reference.com/teams/DAL/1997.html">Roster</a> <br /> Last transaction: April 15, 1997 </p> </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Roster_Notes">Roster Notes</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1996%E2%80%9397_Dallas_Mavericks_season&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Roster Notes"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li>Center <a href="/wiki/Shawn_Bradley" title="Shawn Bradley">Shawn Bradley</a> holds both American and German citizenship.</li> <li>Power forward <a href="/wiki/Kurt_Thomas_(basketball)" title="Kurt Thomas (basketball)">Kurt Thomas</a> was acquired from the <a href="/wiki/Miami_Heat" title="Miami Heat">Miami Heat</a> at midseason, but did not play with the Mavericks this season due to an ankle injury.<sup id="cite_ref-52" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-52"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>52<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-53" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-53"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>53<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Regular_season">Regular season</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1996%E2%80%9397_Dallas_Mavericks_season&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: Regular 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width="7.5%"><abbr title="Games behind"> GB </abbr> </th></tr> <tr> <th>1 </th> <td style="text-align:left;"><b>c</b>-<a href="/wiki/1996%E2%80%9397_Utah_Jazz_season" title="1996–97 Utah Jazz season">Utah Jazz</a></td> <td>64</td> <td>18</td> <td>.780</td> <td>– </td></tr> <tr> <th>2 </th> <td style="text-align:left;"><b>y</b>-<a href="/wiki/1996%E2%80%9397_Seattle_SuperSonics_season" title="1996–97 Seattle SuperSonics season">Seattle SuperSonics</a></td> <td>57</td> <td>25</td> <td>.695</td> <td>7 </td></tr> <tr> <th>3 </th> <td style="text-align:left;"><b>x</b>-<a href="/wiki/1996%E2%80%9397_Houston_Rockets_season" title="1996–97 Houston Rockets season">Houston Rockets</a></td> <td>57</td> <td>25</td> <td>.695</td> <td>7 </td></tr> <tr> <th>4 </th> <td style="text-align:left;"><b>x</b>-<a href="/wiki/1996%E2%80%9397_Los_Angeles_Lakers_season" title="1996–97 Los Angeles Lakers season">Los Angeles Lakers</a></td> <td>56</td> <td>26</td> <td>.683</td> <td>8 </td></tr> <tr> <th>5 </th> <td style="text-align:left;"><b>x</b>-<a href="/wiki/1996%E2%80%9397_Portland_Trail_Blazers_season" title="1996–97 Portland Trail Blazers season">Portland Trail Blazers</a></td> <td>49</td> <td>33</td> <td>.598</td> <td>15 </td></tr> <tr> <th>6 </th> <td style="text-align:left;"><b>x</b>-<a href="/wiki/1996%E2%80%9397_Minnesota_Timberwolves_season" title="1996–97 Minnesota Timberwolves season">Minnesota Timberwolves</a></td> <td>40</td> <td>42</td> <td>.488</td> <td>24 </td></tr> <tr> <th>7 </th> <td style="text-align:left;"><b>x</b>-<a href="/wiki/1996%E2%80%9397_Phoenix_Suns_season" title="1996–97 Phoenix Suns season">Phoenix Suns</a></td> <td>40</td> <td>42</td> <td>.488</td> <td>24 </td></tr> <tr> <th>8 </th> <td style="text-align:left;"><b>x</b>-<a href="/wiki/1996%E2%80%9397_Los_Angeles_Clippers_season" title="1996–97 Los Angeles Clippers season">Los Angeles Clippers</a></td> <td>36</td> <td>46</td> <td>.439</td> <td>28 </td></tr> <tr style="background-color:#cccccc"> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <th>9 </th> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/1996%E2%80%9397_Sacramento_Kings_season" title="1996–97 Sacramento Kings season">Sacramento Kings</a></td> <td>34</td> <td>48</td> <td>.415</td> <td>30 </td></tr> <tr> <th>10 </th> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/1996%E2%80%9397_Golden_State_Warriors_season" title="1996–97 Golden State Warriors season">Golden State Warriors</a></td> <td>30</td> <td>52</td> <td>.366</td> <td>34 </td></tr> <tr style="background-color:#CCFFCC"> <th>11 </th> <td style="text-align:left;"><a class="mw-selflink selflink">Dallas Mavericks</a></td> <td>24</td> <td>58</td> <td>.293</td> <td>40 </td></tr> <tr> <th>12 </th> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/1996%E2%80%9397_Denver_Nuggets_season" title="1996–97 Denver Nuggets season">Denver Nuggets</a></td> <td>21</td> <td>61</td> <td>.256</td> <td>43 </td></tr> <tr> <th>13 </th> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/1996%E2%80%9397_San_Antonio_Spurs_season" title="1996–97 San Antonio Spurs season">San Antonio Spurs</a></td> <td>20</td> <td>62</td> <td>.244</td> <td>44 </td></tr> <tr> <th>14 </th> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/1996%E2%80%9397_Vancouver_Grizzlies_season" title="1996–97 Vancouver Grizzlies season">Vancouver Grizzlies</a></td> <td>14</td> <td>68</td> <td>.171</td> <td>50 </td></tr></tbody></table> <dl><dd><b>z</b> - clinched division title</dd> <dd><b>y</b> - clinched division title</dd> <dd><b>x</b> - clinched playoff spot</dd></dl> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Record_vs._opponents">Record vs. opponents</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1996%E2%80%9397_Dallas_Mavericks_season&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: Record vs. opponents"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable" style="font-size:90%; text-align:center;"> <tbody><tr> <th colspan="30">1996-97 NBA Records </th></tr> <tr> <th width="100">Team </th> <th style="background:#FF0000;color:#FFFFFF;width=35">ATL </th> <th style="background:#006400;color:#FFFFFF;width=35">BOS </th> <th style="background:#008080;color:#800080;width=35">CHA </th> <th style="background:#FF0000;color:#000000;width=35">CHI </th> <th style="background:#000000;color:#5787DC;width=35">CLE </th> <th style="background:#00008B;color:#008000;width=35">DAL </th> <th style="background:#141A44;color:#BC2224;width=35">DEN </th> <th style="background:#0C7674;color:#BB222C;width=35">DET </th> <th style="background:#0000FF;color:#FFD700;width=35">GSW </th> <th style="background:#002366;color:#FF0000;width=35">HOU </th> <th style="background:#000080;color:#FFD700;width=35">IND </th> <th style="background:#F9160D;color:#1A2E8B;width=35">LAC </th> <th style="background:#800080;color:#FFD700;width=35">LAL </th> <th style="background:#000000;color:#8B0000;width=35">MIA </th> <th style="background:#00471B;color:#5C378A;width=35">MIL </th> <th style="background:#044D80;color:#000000;width=35">MIN </th> <th style="background:#DC143C;color:#0000CD;width=35">NJN </th> <th style="background:#0000FF;color:#FF8C00;width=35">NYK </th> <th style="background:#0000FF;color:#000000;width=35">ORL </th> <th style="background:#FF0000;color:#0000FF;width=35">PHI </th> <th style="background:#800080;color:#FF4500;width=35">PHO </th> <th style="background:#000000;color:#FF0000;width=35">POR </th> <th style="background:#6846A8;color:#FFFFFF;width=35">SAC </th> <th style="background:#000000;color:#C0C0C0;width=35">SAS </th> <th style="background:#005831;color:#992634;width=35">SEA </th> <th style="background:#7436BF;color:#BE0F34;width=35">TOR </th> <th style="background:#644A9C;color:#149BC7;width=35">UTA </th> <th style="background:#0CB2AC;color:#000000;width=35">VAN </th> <th style="background:#DC143C;color:#0000CD;width=35">WAS </th></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/1996%E2%80%9397_Atlanta_Hawks_season" title="1996–97 Atlanta Hawks season">Atlanta</a> </td> <td>—</td> <td>3–1</td> <td>1–3</td> <td>1–3</td> <td>3–1</td> <td>2–0</td> <td>1–1</td> <td>1–3</td> <td>2–0</td> <td>1–1</td> <td>3–1</td> <td>2–0</td> <td>1–1</td> <td>1–2</td> <td>4–0</td> <td>2–0</td> <td>3–1</td> <td>1–3</td> <td>3–1</td> <td>4–0</td> <td>1–1</td> <td>2–0</td> <td>2–0</td> <td>2–0</td> <td>1–1</td> <td>4–0</td> <td>1–1</td> <td>2–0</td> <td>2–1 </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/1996%E2%80%9397_Boston_Celtics_season" title="1996–97 Boston Celtics season">Boston</a> </td> <td>1–3</td> <td>—</td> <td>0–4</td> <td>0–4</td> <td>1–2</td> <td>1–1</td> <td>1–1</td> <td>0–4</td> <td>1–1</td> <td>0–2</td> <td>1–2</td> <td>0–2</td> <td>1–1</td> <td>0–4</td> <td>1–3</td> <td>0–2</td> <td>0–4</td> <td>0–4</td> <td>0–4</td> <td>1–3</td> <td>1–1</td> <td>1–1</td> <td>0–2</td> <td>1–1</td> <td>0–2</td> <td>3–1</td> <td>0–2</td> <td>0–2</td> <td>0–4 </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/1996%E2%80%9397_Charlotte_Hornets_season" title="1996–97 Charlotte Hornets season">Charlotte</a> </td> <td>3–1</td> <td>4–0</td> <td>—</td> <td>0–4</td> <td>3–1</td> <td>1–1</td> <td>2–0</td> <td>2–2</td> <td>2–0</td> <td>2–0</td> <td>2–2</td> <td>1–1</td> <td>1–1</td> <td>1–2</td> <td>2–2</td> <td>2–0</td> <td>4–0</td> <td>3–1</td> <td>1–2</td> <td>4–0</td> <td>1–1</td> <td>0–2</td> <td>2–0</td> <td>2–0</td> <td>2–0</td> <td>2–2</td> <td>0–2</td> <td>2–0</td> <td>3–1 </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/1996%E2%80%9397_Chicago_Bulls_season" title="1996–97 Chicago Bulls season">Chicago</a> </td> <td>3–1</td> <td>4–0</td> <td>4–0</td> <td>—</td> <td>3–1</td> <td>2–0</td> <td>2–0</td> <td>3–1</td> <td>2–0</td> <td>1–1</td> <td>4–0</td> <td>2–0</td> <td>1–1</td> <td>2–2</td> <td>4–0</td> <td>2–0</td> <td>3–1</td> <td>2–2</td> <td>3–0</td> <td>4–0</td> <td>2–0</td> <td>2–0</td> <td>2–0</td> <td>2–0</td> <td>2–0</td> <td>3–1</td> <td>1–1</td> <td>2–0</td> <td>2–1 </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/1996%E2%80%9397_Cleveland_Cavaliers_season" title="1996–97 Cleveland Cavaliers season">Cleveland</a> </td> <td>1–3</td> <td>2–1</td> <td>1–3</td> <td>1–3</td> <td>—</td> <td>2–0</td> <td>1–1</td> <td>2–2</td> <td>1–1</td> <td>0–2</td> <td>3–1</td> <td>2–0</td> <td>1–1</td> <td>0–4</td> <td>2–2</td> <td>2–0</td> <td>4–0</td> <td>1–3</td> <td>2–2</td> <td>3–0</td> <td>1–1</td> <td>1–1</td> <td>2–0</td> <td>0–2</td> <td>0–2</td> <td>3–1</td> <td>1–1</td> <td>2–0</td> <td>1–3 </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:left;">Dallas </td> <td>0–2</td> <td>1–1</td> <td>1–1</td> <td>0–2</td> <td>0–2</td> <td>—</td> <td>3–1</td> <td>0–2</td> <td>0–4</td> <td>0–4</td> <td>1–1</td> <td>2–2</td> <td>0–4</td> <td>0–2</td> <td>0–2</td> <td>1–3</td> <td>1–1</td> <td>1–1</td> <td>1–1</td> <td>2–0</td> <td>1–3</td> <td>1–3</td> <td>2–2</td> <td>1–3</td> <td>1–3</td> <td>0–2</td> <td>1–3</td> <td>3–1</td> <td>0–2 </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/1996%E2%80%9397_Denver_Nuggets_season" title="1996–97 Denver Nuggets season">Denver</a> </td> <td>1–1</td> <td>1–1</td> <td>0–2</td> <td>0–2</td> <td>1–1</td> <td>1–3</td> <td>—</td> <td>0–2</td> <td>1–3</td> <td>1–3</td> <td>0–2</td> <td>1–3</td> <td>0–4</td> <td>0–2</td> <td>1–1</td> <td>0–4</td> <td>1–1</td> <td>0–2</td> <td>0–2</td> <td>1–1</td> <td>2–2</td> <td>0–4</td> <td>2–2</td> <td>2–2</td> <td>0–4</td> <td>1–1</td> <td>0–4</td> <td>3–1</td> <td>1–1 </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/1996%E2%80%9397_Detroit_Pistons_season" title="1996–97 Detroit Pistons season">Detroit</a> </td> <td>3–1</td> <td>4–0</td> <td>2–2</td> <td>1–3</td> <td>2–2</td> <td>2–0</td> <td>2–0</td> <td>—</td> <td>2–0</td> <td>1–1</td> <td>3–1</td> <td>2–0</td> <td>1–1</td> <td>0–4</td> <td>3–1</td> <td>2–0</td> <td>4–0</td> <td>1–2</td> <td>2–2</td> <td>2–1</td> <td>0–2</td> <td>1–1</td> <td>1–1</td> <td>2–0</td> <td>1–1</td> <td>3–1</td> <td>1–1</td> <td>2–0</td> <td>4–0 </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/1996%E2%80%9397_Golden_State_Warriors_season" title="1996–97 Golden State Warriors season">Golden State</a> </td> <td>0–2</td> <td>1–1</td> <td>0–2</td> <td>0–2</td> <td>1–1</td> <td>4–0</td> <td>3–1</td> <td>0–2</td> <td>—</td> <td>0–4</td> <td>1–1</td> <td>1–3</td> <td>0–4</td> <td>0–2</td> <td>1–1</td> <td>1–3</td> <td>2–0</td> <td>0–2</td> <td>1–1</td> <td>2–0</td> <td>0–4</td> <td>2–2</td> <td>1–3</td> <td>4–0</td> <td>0–4</td> <td>2–0</td> <td>0–4</td> <td>3–1</td> <td>0–2 </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/1996%E2%80%9397_Houston_Rockets_season" title="1996–97 Houston Rockets season">Houston</a> </td> <td>1–1</td> <td>2–0</td> <td>0–2</td> <td>1–1</td> <td>2–0</td> <td>4–0</td> <td>3–1</td> <td>1–1</td> <td>4–0</td> <td>—</td> <td>1–1</td> <td>3–1</td> <td>3–1</td> <td>0–2</td> <td>1–1</td> <td>4–0</td> <td>2–0</td> <td>1–1</td> <td>0–2</td> <td>2–0</td> <td>2–2</td> <td>2–2</td> <td>4–0</td> <td>3–1</td> <td>3–1</td> <td>1–1</td> <td>2–2</td> <td>3–1</td> <td>2–0 </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/1996%E2%80%9397_Indiana_Pacers_season" title="1996–97 Indiana Pacers season">Indiana</a> </td> <td>1–3</td> <td>2–1</td> <td>2–2</td> <td>0–4</td> <td>1–3</td> <td>1–1</td> <td>2–0</td> <td>1–3</td> <td>1–1</td> <td>1–1</td> <td>—</td> <td>2–0</td> <td>1–1</td> <td>1–3</td> <td>2–2</td> <td>2–0</td> <td>2–2</td> <td>1–3</td> <td>1–3</td> <td>3–0</td> <td>1–1</td> <td>1–1</td> <td>1–1</td> <td>1–1</td> <td>1–1</td> <td>4–0</td> <td>0–2</td> <td>2–0</td> <td>1–3 </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/1996%E2%80%9397_Los_Angeles_Clippers_season" title="1996–97 Los Angeles Clippers season">L.A. Clippers</a> </td> <td>0–2</td> <td>2–0</td> <td>1–1</td> <td>0–2</td> <td>0–2</td> <td>2–2</td> <td>3–1</td> <td>0–2</td> <td>3–1</td> <td>1–3</td> <td>0–2</td> <td>—</td> <td>2–2</td> <td>0–2</td> <td>2–0</td> <td>1–3</td> <td>1–1</td> <td>0–2</td> <td>1–1</td> <td>1–1</td> <td>2–2</td> <td>0–4</td> <td>2–2</td> <td>4–0</td> <td>1–3</td> <td>2–0</td> <td>1–3</td> <td>4–0</td> <td>0–2 </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/1996%E2%80%9397_Los_Angeles_Lakers_season" title="1996–97 Los Angeles Lakers season">L.A. Lakers</a> </td> <td>1–1</td> <td>1–1</td> <td>1–1</td> <td>1–1</td> <td>1–1</td> <td>4–0</td> <td>4–0</td> <td>1–1</td> <td>4–0</td> <td>1–3</td> <td>1–1</td> <td>2–2</td> <td>—</td> <td>1–1</td> <td>2–0</td> <td>3–1</td> <td>2–0</td> <td>1–1</td> <td>1–1</td> <td>2–0</td> <td>4–0</td> <td>1–3</td> <td>4–0</td> <td>2–2</td> <td>3–1</td> <td>1–1</td> <td>1–3</td> <td>4–0</td> <td>2–0 </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/1996%E2%80%9397_Miami_Heat_season" title="1996–97 Miami Heat season">Miami</a> </td> <td>2–1</td> <td>4–0</td> <td>2–1</td> <td>2–2</td> <td>4–0</td> <td>2–0</td> <td>2–0</td> <td>4–0</td> <td>2–0</td> <td>2–0</td> <td>3–1</td> <td>2–0</td> <td>1–1</td> <td>—</td> <td>4–0</td> <td>1–1</td> <td>3–1</td> <td>1–3</td> <td>2–2</td> <td>3–1</td> <td>2–0</td> <td>1–1</td> <td>2–0</td> <td>2–0</td> <td>0–2</td> <td>3–1</td> <td>0–2</td> <td>2–0</td> <td>3–1 </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/1996%E2%80%9397_Milwaukee_Bucks_season" title="1996–97 Milwaukee Bucks season">Milwaukee</a> </td> <td>0–4</td> <td>3–1</td> <td>2–2</td> <td>0–4</td> <td>2–2</td> <td>2–0</td> <td>1–1</td> <td>1–3</td> <td>1–1</td> <td>1–1</td> <td>2–2</td> <td>0–2</td> <td>0–2</td> <td>0–4</td> <td>—</td> <td>0–2</td> <td>2–1</td> <td>1–2</td> <td>2–2</td> <td>3–1</td> <td>1–1</td> <td>0–2</td> <td>0–2</td> <td>1–1</td> <td>1–1</td> <td>3–1</td> <td>1–1</td> <td>2–0</td> <td>1–3 </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/1996%E2%80%9397_Minnesota_Timberwolves_season" title="1996–97 Minnesota Timberwolves season">Minnesota</a> </td> <td>0–2</td> <td>2–0</td> <td>0–2</td> <td>0–2</td> <td>0–2</td> <td>3–1</td> <td>4–0</td> <td>0–2</td> <td>3–1</td> <td>0–4</td> <td>0–2</td> <td>3–1</td> <td>1–3</td> <td>1–1</td> <td>2–0</td> <td>—</td> <td>2–0</td> <td>1–1</td> <td>1–1</td> <td>1–1</td> <td>3–1</td> <td>2–2</td> <td>0–4</td> <td>4–0</td> <td>0–4</td> <td>1–1</td> <td>1–3</td> <td>4–0</td> <td>1–1 </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/1996%E2%80%9397_New_Jersey_Nets_season" title="1996–97 New Jersey Nets season">New Jersey</a> </td> <td>1–3</td> <td>4–0</td> <td>0–4</td> <td>1–3</td> <td>0–4</td> <td>1–1</td> <td>1–1</td> <td>0–4</td> <td>0–2</td> <td>0–2</td> <td>2–2</td> <td>1–1</td> <td>0–2</td> <td>1–3</td> <td>1–2</td> <td>0–2</td> <td>—</td> <td>2–2</td> <td>1–3</td> <td>2–2</td> <td>1–1</td> <td>0–2</td> <td>1–1</td> <td>2–0</td> <td>1–1</td> <td>0–3</td> <td>0–2</td> <td>2–0</td> <td>1–3 </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/1996%E2%80%9397_New_York_Knicks_season" title="1996–97 New York Knicks season">New York</a> </td> <td>3–1</td> <td>4–0</td> <td>1–3</td> <td>2–2</td> <td>3–1</td> <td>1–1</td> <td>2–0</td> <td>2–1</td> <td>2–0</td> <td>1–1</td> <td>3–1</td> <td>2–0</td> <td>1–1</td> <td>3–1</td> <td>2–1</td> <td>1–1</td> <td>2–2</td> <td>—</td> <td>3–1</td> <td>3–2</td> <td>1–1</td> <td>1–1</td> <td>2–0</td> <td>2–0</td> <td>0–2</td> <td>3–0</td> <td>1–1</td> <td>2–0</td> <td>4–0 </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/1996%E2%80%9397_Orlando_Magic_season" title="1996–97 Orlando Magic season">Orlando</a> </td> <td>1–3</td> <td>4–0</td> <td>2–1</td> <td>0–3</td> <td>2–2</td> <td>1–1</td> <td>2–0</td> <td>2–2</td> <td>1–1</td> <td>2–0</td> <td>3–1</td> <td>1–1</td> <td>1–1</td> <td>2–2</td> <td>2–2</td> <td>1–1</td> <td>3–1</td> <td>1–3</td> <td>—</td> <td>2–2</td> <td>1–1</td> <td>2–0</td> <td>1–1</td> <td>1–1</td> <td>1–1</td> <td>4–0</td> <td>0–2</td> <td>1–1</td> <td>1–3 </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/1996%E2%80%9397_Philadelphia_76ers_season" title="1996–97 Philadelphia 76ers season">Philadelphia</a> </td> <td>0–4</td> <td>3–1</td> <td>0–4</td> <td>0–4</td> <td>0–3</td> <td>0–2</td> <td>1–1</td> <td>1–2</td> <td>0–2</td> <td>0–2</td> <td>0–3</td> <td>1–1</td> <td>0–2</td> <td>1–3</td> <td>1–3</td> <td>1–1</td> <td>2–2</td> <td>2–3</td> <td>2–2</td> <td>—</td> <td>1–1</td> <td>1–1</td> <td>0–2</td> <td>1–1</td> <td>0–2</td> <td>1–3</td> <td>0–2</td> <td>2–0</td> <td>1–3 </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/1996%E2%80%9397_Phoenix_Suns_season" title="1996–97 Phoenix Suns season">Phoenix</a> </td> <td>1–1</td> <td>1–1</td> <td>1–1</td> <td>0–2</td> <td>1–1</td> <td>3–1</td> <td>2–2</td> <td>2–0</td> <td>4–0</td> <td>2–2</td> <td>1–1</td> <td>2–2</td> <td>0–4</td> <td>0–2</td> <td>1–1</td> <td>1–3</td> <td>1–1</td> <td>1–1</td> <td>1–1</td> <td>1–1</td> <td>—</td> <td>1–3</td> <td>4–0</td> <td>3–1</td> <td>2–2</td> <td>0–2</td> <td>1–3</td> <td>2–2</td> <td>1–1 </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/1996%E2%80%9397_Portland_Trail_Blazers_season" title="1996–97 Portland Trail Blazers season">Portland</a> </td> <td>0–2</td> <td>1–1</td> <td>2–0</td> <td>0–2</td> <td>1–1</td> <td>3–1</td> <td>4–0</td> <td>1–1</td> <td>2–2</td> <td>2–2</td> <td>1–1</td> <td>4–0</td> <td>3–1</td> <td>1–1</td> <td>2–0</td> <td>2–2</td> <td>2–0</td> <td>1–1</td> <td>0–2</td> <td>1–1</td> <td>3–1</td> <td>—</td> <td>2–2</td> <td>4–0</td> <td>1–3</td> <td>0–2</td> <td>2–2</td> <td>4–0</td> <td>0–2 </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/1996%E2%80%9397_Sacramento_Kings_season" title="1996–97 Sacramento Kings season">Sacramento</a> </td> <td>0–2</td> <td>2–0</td> <td>0–2</td> <td>0–2</td> <td>0–2</td> <td>2–2</td> <td>2–2</td> <td>1–1</td> <td>3–1</td> <td>0–4</td> <td>1–1</td> <td>2–2</td> <td>0–4</td> <td>0–2</td> <td>2–0</td> <td>4–0</td> <td>1–1</td> <td>0–2</td> <td>1–1</td> <td>2–0</td> <td>0–4</td> <td>2–2</td> <td>—</td> <td>3–1</td> <td>1–3</td> <td>1–1</td> <td>0–4</td> <td>4–0</td> <td>0–2 </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/1996%E2%80%9397_San_Antonio_Spurs_season" title="1996–97 San Antonio Spurs season">San Antonio</a> </td> <td>0–2</td> <td>1–1</td> <td>0–2</td> <td>0–2</td> <td>2–0</td> <td>3–1</td> <td>2–2</td> <td>0–2</td> <td>0–4</td> <td>1–3</td> <td>1–1</td> <td>0–4</td> <td>2–2</td> <td>0–2</td> <td>1–1</td> <td>0–4</td> <td>0–2</td> <td>0–2</td> <td>1–1</td> <td>1–1</td> <td>1–3</td> <td>0–4</td> <td>1–3</td> <td>—</td> <td>0–4</td> <td>1–1</td> <td>1–3</td> <td>1–3</td> <td>0–2 </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/1996%E2%80%9397_Seattle_SuperSonics_season" title="1996–97 Seattle SuperSonics season">Seattle</a> </td> <td>1–1</td> <td>2–0</td> <td>0–2</td> <td>0–2</td> <td>2–0</td> <td>3–1</td> <td>4–0</td> <td>1–1</td> <td>4–0</td> <td>1–3</td> <td>1–1</td> <td>3–1</td> <td>1–3</td> <td>2–0</td> <td>1–1</td> <td>4–0</td> <td>1–1</td> <td>2–0</td> <td>1–1</td> <td>2–0</td> <td>2–2</td> <td>3–1</td> <td>3–1</td> <td>4–0</td> <td>—</td> <td>2–0</td> <td>1–3</td> <td>4–0</td> <td>2–0 </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/1996%E2%80%9397_Toronto_Raptors_season" title="1996–97 Toronto Raptors season">Toronto</a> </td> <td>0–4</td> <td>1–3</td> <td>2–2</td> <td>1–3</td> <td>1–3</td> <td>2–0</td> <td>1–1</td> <td>1–3</td> <td>0–2</td> <td>1–1</td> <td>0–4</td> <td>0–2</td> <td>1–1</td> <td>1–3</td> <td>1–3</td> <td>1–1</td> <td>3–0</td> <td>0–3</td> <td>0–4</td> <td>3–1</td> <td>2–0</td> <td>2–0</td> <td>1–1</td> <td>1–1</td> <td>0–2</td> <td>—</td> <td>1–1</td> <td>1–1</td> <td>2–2 </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/1996%E2%80%9397_Utah_Jazz_season" title="1996–97 Utah Jazz season">Utah</a> </td> <td>1–1</td> <td>2–0</td> <td>2–0</td> <td>1–1</td> <td>1–1</td> <td>3–1</td> <td>4–0</td> <td>1–1</td> <td>4–0</td> <td>2–2</td> <td>2–0</td> <td>3–1</td> <td>3–1</td> <td>2–0</td> <td>1–1</td> <td>3–1</td> <td>2–0</td> <td>1–1</td> <td>2–0</td> <td>2–0</td> <td>3–1</td> <td>2–2</td> <td>4–0</td> <td>3–1</td> <td>3–1</td> <td>1–1</td> <td>—</td> <td>4–0</td> <td>2–0 </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/1996%E2%80%9397_Vancouver_Grizzlies_season" title="1996–97 Vancouver Grizzlies season">Vancouver</a> </td> <td>0–2</td> <td>2–0</td> <td>0–2</td> <td>0–2</td> <td>0–2</td> <td>1–3</td> <td>1–3</td> <td>0–2</td> <td>1–3</td> <td>1–3</td> <td>0–2</td> <td>0–4</td> <td>0–4</td> <td>0–2</td> <td>0–2</td> <td>0–4</td> <td>0–2</td> <td>0–2</td> <td>1–1</td> <td>0–2</td> <td>2–2</td> <td>0–4</td> <td>0–4</td> <td>3–1</td> <td>0–4</td> <td>1–1</td> <td>0–4</td> <td>—</td> <td>1–1 </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/1996%E2%80%9397_Washington_Bullets_season" title="1996–97 Washington Bullets season">Washington</a> </td> <td>1–2</td> <td>4–0</td> <td>1–3</td> <td>1–2</td> <td>3–1</td> <td>2–0</td> <td>1–1</td> <td>0–4</td> <td>2–0</td> <td>0–2</td> <td>3–1</td> <td>2–0</td> <td>0–2</td> <td>1–3</td> <td>3–1</td> <td>1–1</td> <td>3–1</td> <td>0–4</td> <td>3–1</td> <td>3–1</td> <td>1–1</td> <td>2–0</td> <td>2–0</td> <td>2–0</td> <td>0–2</td> <td>2–2</td> <td>0–2</td> <td>1–1</td> <td>— </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Game_log">Game log</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1996%E2%80%9397_Dallas_Mavericks_season&action=edit&section=8" title="Edit section: Game log"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table style="border: 1px solid #a2a9b1; background-color: #f8f9fa; padding: 5px; font-size: 95%; width:90%; clear:both; margin:1.5em auto; text-align:center;"> <tbody><tr> <th style="background-color: #191970; color: white">1996–97 game log<br />Total: 24–58 (Home: 0–0; Road: 0–0) </th></tr> <tr> <td><div class="mw-collapsible mw-collapsed" style="padding: 4px; text-align: center; font-size: 95%; background-color: #048234; color: white; background: inherit; border: 1px solid #a2a9b1;"> <div style="line-height: 1.6em; font-weight: bold; background-color: #ccf; background-color: #048234; color: white"><div style="margin: 0 4em">November: 0–0 (home: 0–0; road: 0–0)</div></div> <div class="mw-collapsible-content" style="font-size: 100%; text-align:center;"> <table class="wikitable" style="width:100%; text-align:center;"> <tbody><tr> <th>Game</th> <th>Date</th> <th>Team</th> <th>Score</th> <th>High points</th> <th>High rebounds</th> <th>High assists</th> <th>Location<br />Attendance</th> <th>Record </th></tr></tbody></table></div></div> </td></tr> <tr> <td><div class="mw-collapsible mw-collapsed" style="padding: 4px; text-align: center; font-size: 95%; background-color: #048234; color: white; background: inherit; border: 1px solid #a2a9b1;"> <div style="line-height: 1.6em; font-weight: bold; background-color: #ccf; background-color: #048234; color: white"><div style="margin: 0 4em">December: 0–0 (home: 0–0; road: 0–0)</div></div> <div class="mw-collapsible-content" style="font-size: 100%; text-align:center;"> <table class="wikitable" style="width:100%; text-align:center;"> <tbody><tr> <th>Game</th> <th>Date</th> <th>Team</th> <th>Score</th> <th>High points</th> <th>High rebounds</th> <th>High assists</th> <th>Location<br />Attendance</th> <th>Record </th></tr></tbody></table></div></div> </td></tr> <tr> <td><div class="mw-collapsible mw-collapsed" style="padding: 4px; text-align: center; font-size: 95%; background-color: #048234; color: white; background: inherit; border: 1px solid #a2a9b1;"> <div style="line-height: 1.6em; font-weight: bold; background-color: #ccf; background-color: #048234; color: white"><div style="margin: 0 4em">January: 0–0 (home: 0–0; road: 0–0)</div></div> <div class="mw-collapsible-content" style="font-size: 100%; text-align:center;"> <table class="wikitable" style="width:100%; text-align:center;"> <tbody><tr> <th>Game</th> <th>Date</th> <th>Team</th> <th>Score</th> <th>High points</th> <th>High rebounds</th> <th>High assists</th> <th>Location<br />Attendance</th> <th>Record </th></tr></tbody></table></div></div> </td></tr> <tr> <td><div class="mw-collapsible mw-collapsed" style="padding: 4px; text-align: center; font-size: 95%; background-color: #048234; color: white; background: inherit; border: 1px solid #a2a9b1;"> <div style="line-height: 1.6em; font-weight: bold; background-color: #ccf; background-color: #048234; color: white"><div style="margin: 0 4em">February: 0–0 (home: 0–0; road: 0–0)</div></div> <div class="mw-collapsible-content" style="font-size: 100%; text-align:center;"> <table class="wikitable" style="width:100%; text-align:center;"> <tbody><tr> <th>Game</th> <th>Date</th> <th>Team</th> <th>Score</th> <th>High points</th> <th>High rebounds</th> <th>High assists</th> <th>Location<br />Attendance</th> <th>Record </th></tr></tbody></table></div></div> </td></tr> <tr> <td><div class="mw-collapsible mw-collapsed" style="padding: 4px; text-align: center; font-size: 95%; background-color: #048234; color: white; background: inherit; border: 1px solid #a2a9b1;"> <div style="line-height: 1.6em; font-weight: bold; background-color: #ccf; background-color: #048234; color: white"><div style="margin: 0 4em">March: 0–0 (home: 0–0; road: 0–0)</div></div> <div class="mw-collapsible-content" style="font-size: 100%; text-align:center;"> <table class="wikitable" style="width:100%; text-align:center;"> <tbody><tr> <th>Game</th> <th>Date</th> <th>Team</th> <th>Score</th> <th>High points</th> <th>High rebounds</th> <th>High assists</th> <th>Location<br />Attendance</th> <th>Record </th></tr></tbody></table></div></div> </td></tr> <tr> <td><div class="mw-collapsible mw-collapsed" style="padding: 4px; text-align: center; font-size: 95%; background-color: #048234; color: white; background: inherit; border: 1px solid #a2a9b1;"> <div style="line-height: 1.6em; font-weight: bold; background-color: #ccf; background-color: #048234; color: white"><div style="margin: 0 4em">April: 0–0 (home: 0–0; road: 0–0)</div></div> <div class="mw-collapsible-content" style="font-size: 100%; text-align:center;"> <table class="wikitable" style="width:100%; text-align:center;"> <tbody><tr> <th>Game</th> <th>Date</th> <th>Team</th> <th>Score</th> <th>High points</th> <th>High rebounds</th> <th>High assists</th> <th>Location<br />Attendance</th> <th>Record </th></tr></tbody></table></div></div> </td></tr> <tr> <th colspan="2"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.basketball-reference.com/teams/DAL/1997_games.html">1996–97 schedule</a> </th></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Player_statistics">Player statistics</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1996%E2%80%9397_Dallas_Mavericks_season&action=edit&section=9" title="Edit section: Player statistics"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Ragular_season">Ragular season</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1996%E2%80%9397_Dallas_Mavericks_season&action=edit&section=10" title="Edit section: Ragular season"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable sortable" style="font-size: 95%; text-align:right;"> <tbody><tr> <th style="background:#002855; color:#FFFFFF; border-top:#00843D 3px solid; border-bottom:#00843D 3px solid;">Player </th> <th style="background:#002855; color:#FFFFFF; border-top:#00843D 3px solid; border-bottom:#00843D 3px solid;"><abbr title="Position"> POS </abbr> </th> <th style="background:#002855; color:#FFFFFF; border-top:#00843D 3px solid; border-bottom:#00843D 3px solid;"><abbr title="Games played"> GP </abbr> </th> <th style="background:#002855; color:#FFFFFF; border-top:#00843D 3px solid; border-bottom:#00843D 3px solid;"><abbr title="Games starter"> GS </abbr> </th> <th style="background:#002855; color:#FFFFFF; border-top:#00843D 3px solid; border-bottom:#00843D 3px solid;"><abbr title="Minutes played"> MP </abbr> </th> <th style="background:#002855; color:#FFFFFF; border-top:#00843D 3px solid; border-bottom:#00843D 3px solid;"><abbr title="Rebounds"> REB </abbr> </th> <th style="background:#002855; color:#FFFFFF; border-top:#00843D 3px solid; border-bottom:#00843D 3px solid;"><abbr title="Assists"> AST </abbr> </th> <th style="background:#002855; color:#FFFFFF; border-top:#00843D 3px solid; border-bottom:#00843D 3px solid;"><abbr title="Steals"> STL </abbr> </th> <th style="background:#002855; color:#FFFFFF; border-top:#00843D 3px solid; border-bottom:#00843D 3px solid;"><abbr title="Blocks"> BLK </abbr> </th> <th style="background:#002855; color:#FFFFFF; border-top:#00843D 3px solid; border-bottom:#00843D 3px solid;"><abbr title="Points"> PTS </abbr> </th> <th style="background:#002855; color:#FFFFFF; border-top:#00843D 3px solid; border-bottom:#00843D 3px solid;"><abbr title="Minutes per game"> MPG </abbr> </th> <th style="background:#002855; color:#FFFFFF; border-top:#00843D 3px solid; border-bottom:#00843D 3px solid;"><abbr title="Rebounds per game"> RPG </abbr> </th> <th style="background:#002855; color:#FFFFFF; border-top:#00843D 3px solid; border-bottom:#00843D 3px solid;"><abbr title="Assists per game"> APG </abbr> </th> <th style="background:#002855; color:#FFFFFF; border-top:#00843D 3px solid; border-bottom:#00843D 3px solid;"><abbr title="Steals per game"> SPG </abbr> </th> <th style="background:#002855; color:#FFFFFF; border-top:#00843D 3px solid; border-bottom:#00843D 3px solid;"><abbr title="Blocks per game"> BPG </abbr> </th> <th style="background:#002855; color:#FFFFFF; border-top:#00843D 3px solid; border-bottom:#00843D 3px solid;"><abbr title="Points per game"> PPG </abbr> </th></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:left;"><span data-sort-value="Harper, Derek"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/Derek_Harper" title="Derek Harper">Derek Harper</a></span></span></span></td> <td style="text-align:center;">PG </td> <td style="background:#00843D; color:#FFFFFF;"><b>75</b></td> <td>29</td> <td style="background:#00843D; color:#FFFFFF;"><b>2,210</b></td> <td>137</td> <td style="background:#00843D; color:#FFFFFF;"><b>321</b></td> <td style="background:#00843D; color:#FFFFFF;"><b>92</b></td> <td>12</td> <td>753</td> <td>29.5</td> <td>1.8</td> <td>4.3</td> <td>1.2</td> <td>.2</td> <td>10.0 </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:left;"><span data-sort-value="Green, A.C."><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/A.C._Green" class="mw-redirect" title="A.C. Green">A.C. Green</a></span></span></span><sup>†</sup></td> <td style="text-align:center;">PF </td> <td>56</td> <td style="background:#00843D; color:#FFFFFF;"><b>54</b></td> <td>1,944</td> <td style="background:#00843D; color:#FFFFFF;"><b>518</b></td> <td>52</td> <td>52</td> <td>15</td> <td>444</td> <td>34.7</td> <td style="background:#00843D; color:#FFFFFF;"><b>9.3</b></td> <td>.9</td> <td>.9</td> <td>.3</td> <td>7.9 </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:left;"><span data-sort-value="Finley, Michael"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/Michael_Finley" title="Michael Finley">Michael Finley</a></span></span></span><sup>†</sup></td> <td style="text-align:center;">SF </td> <td>56</td> <td>36</td> <td>1,994</td> <td>252</td> <td>156</td> <td>50</td> <td>20</td> <td style="background:#00843D; color:#FFFFFF;"><b>897</b></td> <td>35.6</td> <td>4.5</td> <td>2.8</td> <td>.9</td> <td>.4</td> <td>16.0 </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:left;"><span data-sort-value="Montross, Eric"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/Eric_Montross" title="Eric Montross">Eric Montross</a></span></span></span><sup>†</sup></td> <td style="text-align:center;">C </td> <td>47</td> <td>46</td> <td>984</td> <td>236</td> <td>32</td> <td>9</td> <td>34</td> <td>182</td> <td>20.9</td> <td>5.0</td> <td>.7</td> <td>.2</td> <td>.7</td> <td>3.9 </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:left;"><span data-sort-value="Jackson, Jim"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/Jim_Jackson_(basketball)" title="Jim Jackson (basketball)">Jim Jackson</a></span></span></span><sup>†</sup></td> <td style="text-align:center;">SG </td> <td>46</td> <td>46</td> <td>1,676</td> <td>227</td> <td>156</td> <td>57</td> <td>15</td> <td>714</td> <td style="background:#00843D; color:#FFFFFF;"><b>36.4</b></td> <td>4.9</td> <td>3.4</td> <td>1.2</td> <td>.3</td> <td>15.5 </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:left;"><span data-sort-value="Gatling, Chris"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/Chris_Gatling" title="Chris Gatling">Chris Gatling</a></span></span></span><sup>†</sup></td> <td style="text-align:center;">PF </td> <td>44</td> <td>1</td> <td>1,191</td> <td>348</td> <td>25</td> <td>35</td> <td>31</td> <td>840</td> <td>27.1</td> <td>7.9</td> <td>.6</td> <td>.8</td> <td>.7</td> <td style="background:#00843D; color:#FFFFFF;"><b>19.1</b> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:left;"><span data-sort-value="Walker, Samaki"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/Samaki_Walker" title="Samaki Walker">Samaki Walker</a></span></span></span></td> <td style="text-align:center;">PF </td> <td>43</td> <td>12</td> <td>602</td> <td>147</td> <td>17</td> <td>15</td> <td>22</td> <td>214</td> <td>14.0</td> <td>3.4</td> <td>.4</td> <td>.3</td> <td>.5</td> <td>5.0 </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:left;"><span data-sort-value="Miller, Oliver"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/Oliver_Miller" title="Oliver Miller">Oliver Miller</a></span></span></span><sup>†</sup></td> <td style="text-align:center;">C </td> <td>42</td> <td>0</td> <td>836</td> <td>233</td> <td>58</td> <td>34</td> <td>50</td> <td>180</td> <td>19.9</td> <td>5.5</td> <td>1.4</td> <td>.8</td> <td>1.2</td> <td>4.3 </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:left;"><span data-sort-value="McCloud, George"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/George_McCloud" title="George McCloud">George McCloud</a></span></span></span><sup>†</sup></td> <td style="text-align:center;">SF </td> <td>41</td> <td>26</td> <td>1,207</td> <td>143</td> <td>92</td> <td>52</td> <td>8</td> <td>563</td> <td>29.4</td> <td>3.5</td> <td>2.2</td> <td>1.3</td> <td>.2</td> <td>13.7 </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:left;"><span data-sort-value="Dreiling, Greg"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/Greg_Dreiling" title="Greg Dreiling">Greg Dreiling</a></span></span></span></td> <td style="text-align:center;">C </td> <td>40</td> <td>3</td> <td>389</td> <td>76</td> <td>11</td> <td>8</td> <td>7</td> <td>80</td> <td>9.7</td> <td>1.9</td> <td>.3</td> <td>.2</td> <td>.2</td> <td>2.0 </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:left;"><span data-sort-value="Mashburn, Jamal"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/Jamal_Mashburn" title="Jamal Mashburn">Jamal Mashburn</a></span></span></span><sup>†</sup></td> <td style="text-align:center;">SF </td> <td>37</td> <td>21</td> <td>975</td> <td>115</td> <td>93</td> <td>35</td> <td>5</td> <td>394</td> <td>26.4</td> <td>3.1</td> <td>2.5</td> <td>.9</td> <td>.1</td> <td>10.6 </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:left;"><span data-sort-value="Bradley, Shawn"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/Shawn_Bradley" title="Shawn Bradley">Shawn Bradley</a></span></span></span><sup>†</sup></td> <td style="text-align:center;">C </td> <td>33</td> <td>32</td> <td>1,060</td> <td>286</td> <td>32</td> <td>17</td> <td style="background:#00843D; color:#FFFFFF;"><b>88</b></td> <td>482</td> <td>32.1</td> <td>8.7</td> <td>1.0</td> <td>.5</td> <td style="background:#00843D; color:#FFFFFF;"><b>2.7</b></td> <td>14.6 </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:left;"><span data-sort-value="Müürsepp, Martin"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/Martin_M%C3%BC%C3%BCrsepp" title="Martin Müürsepp">Martin Müürsepp</a></span></span></span><sup>†</sup></td> <td style="text-align:center;">PF </td> <td>32</td> <td>0</td> <td>321</td> <td>62</td> <td>17</td> <td>12</td> <td>10</td> <td>139</td> <td>10.0</td> <td>1.9</td> <td>.5</td> <td>.4</td> <td>.3</td> <td>4.3 </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:left;"><span data-sort-value="Strickland, Erick"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/Erick_Strickland" title="Erick Strickland">Erick Strickland</a></span></span></span></td> <td style="text-align:center;">SG </td> <td>28</td> <td>15</td> <td>759</td> <td>90</td> <td>68</td> <td>27</td> <td>5</td> <td>297</td> <td>27.1</td> <td>3.2</td> <td>2.4</td> <td>1.0</td> <td>.2</td> <td>10.6 </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:left;"><span data-sort-value="Kidd, Jason"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/Jason_Kidd" title="Jason Kidd">Jason Kidd</a></span></span></span><sup>†</sup></td> <td style="text-align:center;">PG </td> <td>22</td> <td>22</td> <td>791</td> <td>90</td> <td>200</td> <td>45</td> <td>8</td> <td>217</td> <td>36.0</td> <td>4.1</td> <td style="background:#00843D; color:#FFFFFF;"><b>9.1</b></td> <td style="background:#00843D; color:#FFFFFF;"><b>2.0</b></td> <td>.4</td> <td>9.9 </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:left;"><span data-sort-value="Pack, Robert"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/Robert_Pack_(basketball)" title="Robert Pack (basketball)">Robert Pack</a></span></span></span><sup>†</sup></td> <td style="text-align:center;">PG </td> <td>20</td> <td>11</td> <td>597</td> <td>60</td> <td>127</td> <td>35</td> <td>3</td> <td>229</td> <td>29.9</td> <td>3.0</td> <td>6.4</td> <td>1.8</td> <td>.2</td> <td>11.5 </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:left;"><span data-sort-value="Meyer, Loren"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/Loren_Meyer" title="Loren Meyer">Loren Meyer</a></span></span></span><sup>†</sup></td> <td style="text-align:center;">PF </td> <td>19</td> <td>16</td> <td>259</td> <td>49</td> <td>7</td> <td>6</td> <td>3</td> <td>78</td> <td>13.6</td> <td>2.6</td> <td>.4</td> <td>.3</td> <td>.2</td> <td>4.1 </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:left;"><span data-sort-value="O'Bannon, Ed"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/Ed_O%27Bannon" title="Ed O'Bannon">Ed O'Bannon</a></span></span></span><sup>†</sup></td> <td style="text-align:center;">SF </td> <td>19</td> <td>0</td> <td>175</td> <td>36</td> <td>11</td> <td>5</td> <td>2</td> <td>46</td> <td>9.2</td> <td>1.9</td> <td>.6</td> <td>.3</td> <td>.1</td> <td>2.4 </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:left;"><span data-sort-value="Dumas, Tony"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/Tony_Dumas" title="Tony Dumas">Tony Dumas</a></span></span></span><sup>†</sup></td> <td style="text-align:center;">SG </td> <td>18</td> <td>0</td> <td>227</td> <td>14</td> <td>22</td> <td>10</td> <td>1</td> <td>72</td> <td>12.6</td> <td>.8</td> <td>1.2</td> <td>.6</td> <td>.1</td> <td>4.0 </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:left;"><span data-sort-value="Cassell, Sam"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/Sam_Cassell" title="Sam Cassell">Sam Cassell</a></span></span></span><sup>†</sup></td> <td style="text-align:center;">PG </td> <td>16</td> <td>13</td> <td>398</td> <td>50</td> <td>57</td> <td>17</td> <td>6</td> <td>197</td> <td>24.9</td> <td>3.1</td> <td>3.6</td> <td>1.1</td> <td>.4</td> <td>12.3 </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:left;"><span data-sort-value="Reeves, Khalid"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/Khalid_Reeves" title="Khalid Reeves">Khalid Reeves</a></span></span></span><sup>†</sup></td> <td style="text-align:center;">PG </td> <td>13</td> <td>12</td> <td>384</td> <td>31</td> <td>56</td> <td>11</td> <td>2</td> <td>102</td> <td>29.5</td> <td>2.4</td> <td>4.3</td> <td>.8</td> <td>.2</td> <td>7.8 </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:left;"><span data-sort-value="Danilović, Predrag"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/Predrag_Danilovi%C4%87" title="Predrag Danilović">Predrag Danilović</a></span></span></span><sup>†</sup></td> <td style="text-align:center;">SG </td> <td>13</td> <td>9</td> <td>438</td> <td>34</td> <td>25</td> <td>15</td> <td>1</td> <td>216</td> <td>33.7</td> <td>2.6</td> <td>1.9</td> <td>1.2</td> <td>.1</td> <td>16.6 </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:left;"><span data-sort-value="Roberts, Fred"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/Fred_Roberts" title="Fred Roberts">Fred Roberts</a></span></span></span></td> <td style="text-align:center;">PF </td> <td>12</td> <td>0</td> <td>40</td> <td>10</td> <td>0</td> <td>0</td> <td>1</td> <td>22</td> <td>3.3</td> <td>.8</td> <td>.0</td> <td>.0</td> <td>.1</td> <td>1.8 </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:left;"><span data-sort-value="Watson, Jamie"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/Jamie_Watson_(basketball)" title="Jamie Watson (basketball)">Jamie Watson</a></span></span></span><sup>†</sup></td> <td style="text-align:center;">SF </td> <td>10</td> <td>6</td> <td>211</td> <td>29</td> <td>23</td> <td>11</td> <td>2</td> <td>45</td> <td>21.1</td> <td>2.9</td> <td>2.3</td> <td>1.1</td> <td>.2</td> <td>4.5 </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:left;"><span data-sort-value="Smith, Stevin"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/Stevin_Smith" title="Stevin Smith">Stevin Smith</a></span></span></span></td> <td style="text-align:center;">SG </td> <td>8</td> <td>0</td> <td>60</td> <td>10</td> <td>4</td> <td>1</td> <td>0</td> <td>14</td> <td>7.5</td> <td>1.3</td> <td>.5</td> <td>.1</td> <td>.0</td> <td>1.8 </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:left;"><span data-sort-value="King, Stacey"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/Stacey_King" title="Stacey King">Stacey King</a></span></span></span><sup>†</sup></td> <td style="text-align:center;">C </td> <td>6</td> <td>0</td> <td>70</td> <td>18</td> <td>0</td> <td>2</td> <td>0</td> <td>12</td> <td>11.7</td> <td>3.0</td> <td>.0</td> <td>.3</td> <td>.0</td> <td>2.0 </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:left;"><span data-sort-value="Sasser, Jason"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/Jason_Sasser" title="Jason Sasser">Jason Sasser</a></span></span></span><sup>†</sup></td> <td style="text-align:center;">SF </td> <td>2</td> <td>0</td> <td>7</td> <td>1</td> <td>1</td> <td>1</td> <td>0</td> <td>2</td> <td>3.5</td> <td>.5</td> <td>.5</td> <td>.5</td> <td>.0</td> <td>1.0 </td></tr></tbody></table> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1126788409">.mw-parser-output .plainlist ol,.mw-parser-output .plainlist 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