1996–97 Dallas Mavericks season

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1996–97 Dallas Mavericks season
Head coachJim Cleamons
General manager
  • Frank Zaccanelli (through February 7, 1997)
  • Don Nelson (after February 7, 1997)
Owner(s)Ross Perot Jr.
ArenaReunion Arena
Results
Record24–58 (.293)
PlaceDivision: 4th (Midwest)
Conference: 11th (Western)
Playoff finishDid not qualify
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com
Local media
TelevisionKXTX-TV
Fox Sports Southwest
RadioWBAP
< 1995–96 1997–98 >

The 1996–97 NBA season was the Mavericks' 17th season in the National Basketball Association.[1] The Mavericks had the ninth pick in the 1996 NBA draft, and selected Samaki Walker out of Louisville.[2] In the off-season, the team signed free agents Chris Gatling and former Mavs guard Derek Harper,[3][4] acquired Eric Montross from the Boston Celtics, and signed undrafted rookie guard Erick Strickland. With new head coach Jim Cleamons, the Mavericks struggles continued with a 4–10 start in November. With the team not showing any improvement, they traded All-Star guard Jason Kidd to the Phoenix Suns for second-year star Michael Finley, Sam Cassell and A.C. Green in late December.[5]

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 1997 NBA All-Star Game.[6][7] At midseason, he was traded along with Cassell, Montross, Jim Jackson and George McCloud to the New Jersey Nets for Shawn Bradley, Robert Pack, Khalid Reeves and second-year forward Ed O'Bannon,[8] while Jamal Mashburn was dealt to the Miami Heat for second-year guard Sasha Danilovic, second-year forward Kurt Thomas, and rookie forward Martin Muursepp.[9] In February, former Golden State Warriors coach Don Nelson became the team's General Manager. The Mavericks suffered an 11-game losing streak between March and April, which included an 87–80 road loss to the Los Angeles Lakers on April 6, where the Mavs scored just two points in the third quarter. It was the fewest points scored in a quarter of a game in NBA history.[10] The Mavericks lost 16 of their final 18 games, finishing fourth in the Midwest Division with a 24–58 record.[11]

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.[6] Following the season, Harper and O'Bannon were both traded to the Orlando Magic, who released O'Bannon to free agency,[12] and Danilovic was released.

Offseason[]

Draft picks[]

Main article: 1996 NBA Draft
Round Pick Player Position Nationality College
1 9 Samaki Walker PF  United States Louisville
2 34 Shawn Harvey G  United States West Virginia State University
2 56 Darnell Robinson F  United States Arkansas

Roster[]

1996–97 Dallas Mavericks roster
Players Coaches
Pos. No. Name Height Weight DOB (YYYY-MM-DD) From
C 44 Bradley, Shawn 7 ft 6 in (2.29 m) 235 lb (107 kg) 1972–03–22 BYU
G 5 Danilovic, Sasha 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 200 lb (91 kg) 1970–02–26 Serbia
C 50 Dreiling, Greg 7 ft 1 in (2.16 m) 250 lb (113 kg) 1962–11–07 Kansas
F 4 Finley, Michael 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 215 lb (98 kg) 1973–03–06 Wisconsin
F 45 Green, A. C. 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 220 lb (100 kg) 1963–10–04 Oregon State
G 12 Harper, Derek 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1961–10–13 Illinois
C 33 King, Stacey 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 230 lb (104 kg) 1967–01–29 Oklahoma
F 13 Muursepp, Martin 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 235 lb (107 kg) 1974–09–26 Estonia
F 31 O'Bannon, Ed 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 222 lb (101 kg) 1972–08–14 UCLA
G 14 Pack, Robert 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 180 lb (82 kg) 1969–02–03 Southern California
G 6 Reeves, Khalid 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 199 lb (90 kg) 1972–07–15 Arizona
G 20 Strickland, Erick 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 210 lb (95 kg) 1973–11–25 Nebraska
F/C 40 Thomas, Kurt Injured (IN) 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 230 lb (104 kg) 1972–10–04 TCU
F 52 Walker, Samaki Injured 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 240 lb (109 kg) 1976–02–25 Louisville
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (DP) Unsigned draft pick
  • (FA) Free agent
  • (S) Suspended
  • (L) On leave from the team
  • Injured Injured

Roster
Last transaction: April 15, 1997

Roster Notes[]

  • Center Shawn Bradley holds both American and German citizenship.
  • Power forward Kurt Thomas was acquired from the Miami Heat at midseason, but did not play with the Mavericks this season due to an ankle injury.

Regular season[]

Season standings[]

Midwest Division
W L PCT GB Home Road Div
y-Utah Jazz 64 18 .780 – 38–3 26–15 19–5
x-Houston Rockets 57 25 .695 7 30–11 27–14 19–5
x-Minnesota Timberwolves 40 42 .488 24 25–16 15–26 16–8
Dallas Mavericks 24 58 .293 40 14–27 10–31 9–15
Denver Nuggets 21 61 .256 43 12–29 9–32 7–17
San Antonio Spurs 20 62 .244 44 12–29 8–33 8–16
Vancouver Grizzlies 14 68 .171 50 8–33 6–35 6–18
1996–97 NBA West standings
# Western Conference
Team W L PCT GB
1 c-Utah Jazz 64 18 .780 –
2 y-Seattle SuperSonics 57 25 .695 7
3 x-Houston Rockets 57 25 .695 7
4 x-Los Angeles Lakers 56 26 .683 8
5 x-Portland Trail Blazers 49 33 .598 15
6 x-Minnesota Timberwolves 40 42 .488 24
7 x-Phoenix Suns 40 42 .488 24
8 x-Los Angeles Clippers 36 46 .439 28
9 Sacramento Kings 34 48 .415 30
10 Golden State Warriors 30 52 .366 34
11 Dallas Mavericks 24 58 .293 40
12 Denver Nuggets 21 61 .256 43
13 San Antonio Spurs 20 62 .244 44
14 Vancouver Grizzlies 14 68 .171 50
z - clinched division title
y - clinched division title
x - clinched playoff spot

Record vs. opponents[]

1996-97 NBA Records
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 — 3–1 1–3 1–3 3–1 2–0 1–1 1–3 2–0 1–1 3–1 2–0 1–1 1–2 4–0 2–0 3–1 1–3 3–1 4–0 1–1 2–0 2–0 2–0 1–1 4–0 1–1 2–0 2–1
Boston 1–3 — 0–4 0–4 1–2 1–1 1–1 0–4 1–1 0–2 1–2 0–2 1–1 0–4 1–3 0–2 0–4 0–4 0–4 1–3 1–1 1–1 0–2 1–1 0–2 3–1 0–2 0–2 0–4
Charlotte 3–1 4–0 — 0–4 3–1 1–1 2–0 2–2 2–0 2–0 2–2 1–1 1–1 1–2 2–2 2–0 4–0 3–1 1–2 4–0 1–1 0–2 2–0 2–0 2–0 2–2 0–2 2–0 3–1
Chicago 3–1 4–0 4–0 — 3–1 2–0 2–0 3–1 2–0 1–1 4–0 2–0 1–1 2–2 4–0 2–0 3–1 2–2 3–0 4–0 2–0 2–0 2–0 2–0 2–0 3–1 1–1 2–0 2–1
Cleveland 1–3 2–1 1–3 1–3 — 2–0 1–1 2–2 1–1 0–2 3–1 2–0 1–1 0–4 2–2 2–0 4–0 1–3 2–2 3–0 1–1 1–1 2–0 0–2 0–2 3–1 1–1 2–0 1–3
Dallas 0–2 1–1 1–1 0–2 0–2 — 3–1 0–2 0–4 0–4 1–1 2–2 0–4 0–2 0–2 1–3 1–1 1–1 1–1 2–0 1–3 1–3 2–2 1–3 1–3 0–2 1–3 3–1 0–2
Denver 1–1 1–1 0–2 0–2 1–1 1–3 — 0–2 1–3 1–3 0–2 1–3 0–4 0–2 1–1 0–4 1–1 0–2 0–2 1–1 2–2 0–4 2–2 2–2 0–4 1–1 0–4 3–1 1–1
Detroit 3–1 4–0 2–2 1–3 2–2 2–0 2–0 — 2–0 1–1 3–1 2–0 1–1 0–4 3–1 2–0 4–0 1–2 2–2 2–1 0–2 1–1 1–1 2–0 1–1 3–1 1–1 2–0 4–0
Golden State 0–2 1–1 0–2 0–2 1–1 4–0 3–1 0–2 — 0–4 1–1 1–3 0–4 0–2 1–1 1–3 2–0 0–2 1–1 2–0 0–4 2–2 1–3 4–0 0–4 2–0 0–4 3–1 0–2
Houston 1–1 2–0 0–2 1–1 2–0 4–0 3–1 1–1 4–0 — 1–1 3–1 3–1 0–2 1–1 4–0 2–0 1–1 0–2 2–0 2–2 2–2 4–0 3–1 3–1 1–1 2–2 3–1 2–0
Indiana 1–3 2–1 2–2 0–4 1–3 1–1 2–0 1–3 1–1 1–1 — 2–0 1–1 1–3 2–2 2–0 2–2 1–3 1–3 3–0 1–1 1–1 1–1 1–1 1–1 4–0 0–2 2–0 1–3
L.A. Clippers 0–2 2–0 1–1 0–2 0–2 2–2 3–1 0–2 3–1 1–3 0–2 — 2–2 0–2 2–0 1–3 1–1 0–2 1–1 1–1 2–2 0–4 2–2 4–0 1–3 2–0 1–3 4–0 0–2
L.A. Lakers 1–1 1–1 1–1 1–1 1–1 4–0 4–0 1–1 4–0 1–3 1–1 2–2 — 1–1 2–0 3–1 2–0 1–1 1–1 2–0 4–0 1–3 4–0 2–2 3–1 1–1 1–3 4–0 2–0
Miami 2–1 4–0 2–1 2–2 4–0 2–0 2–0 4–0 2–0 2–0 3–1 2–0 1–1 — 4–0 1–1 3–1 1–3 2–2 3–1 2–0 1–1 2–0 2–0 0–2 3–1 0–2 2–0 3–1
Milwaukee 0–4 3–1 2–2 0–4 2–2 2–0 1–1 1–3 1–1 1–1 2–2 0–2 0–2 0–4 — 0–2 2–1 1–2 2–2 3–1 1–1 0–2 0–2 1–1 1–1 3–1 1–1 2–0 1–3
Minnesota 0–2 2–0 0–2 0–2 0–2 3–1 4–0 0–2 3–1 0–4 0–2 3–1 1–3 1–1 2–0 — 2–0 1–1 1–1 1–1 3–1 2–2 0–4 4–0 0–4 1–1 1–3 4–0 1–1
New Jersey 1–3 4–0 0–4 1–3 0–4 1–1 1–1 0–4 0–2 0–2 2–2 1–1 0–2 1–3 1–2 0–2 — 2–2 1–3 2–2 1–1 0–2 1–1 2–0 1–1 0–3 0–2 2–0 1–3
New York 3–1 4–0 1–3 2–2 3–1 1–1 2–0 2–1 2–0 1–1 3–1 2–0 1–1 3–1 2–1 1–1 2–2 — 3–1 3–2 1–1 1–1 2–0 2–0 0–2 3–0 1–1 2–0 4–0
Orlando 1–3 4–0 2–1 0–3 2–2 1–1 2–0 2–2 1–1 2–0 3–1 1–1 1–1 2–2 2–2 1–1 3–1 1–3 — 2–2 1–1 2–0 1–1 1–1 1–1 4–0 0–2 1–1 1–3
Philadelphia 0–4 3–1 0–4 0–4 0–3 0–2 1–1 1–2 0–2 0–2 0–3 1–1 0–2 1–3 1–3 1–1 2–2 2–3 2–2 — 1–1 1–1 0–2 1–1 0–2 1–3 0–2 2–0 1–3
Phoenix 1–1 1–1 1–1 0–2 1–1 3–1 2–2 2–0 4–0 2–2 1–1 2–2 0–4 0–2 1–1 1–3 1–1 1–1 1–1 1–1 — 1–3 4–0 3–1 2–2 0–2 1–3 2–2 1–1
Portland 0–2 1–1 2–0 0–2 1–1 3–1 4–0 1–1 2–2 2–2 1–1 4–0 3–1 1–1 2–0 2–2 2–0 1–1 0–2 1–1 3–1 — 2–2 4–0 1–3 0–2 2–2 4–0 0–2
Sacramento 0–2 2–0 0–2 0–2 0–2 2–2 2–2 1–1 3–1 0–4 1–1 2–2 0–4 0–2 2–0 4–0 1–1 0–2 1–1 2–0 0–4 2–2 — 3–1 1–3 1–1 0–4 4–0 0–2
San Antonio 0–2 1–1 0–2 0–2 2–0 3–1 2–2 0–2 0–4 1–3 1–1 0–4 2–2 0–2 1–1 0–4 0–2 0–2 1–1 1–1 1–3 0–4 1–3 — 0–4 1–1 1–3 1–3 0–2
Seattle 1–1 2–0 0–2 0–2 2–0 3–1 4–0 1–1 4–0 1–3 1–1 3–1 1–3 2–0 1–1 4–0 1–1 2–0 1–1 2–0 2–2 3–1 3–1 4–0 — 2–0 1–3 4–0 2–0
Toronto 0–4 1–3 2–2 1–3 1–3 2–0 1–1 1–3 0–2 1–1 0–4 0–2 1–1 1–3 1–3 1–1 3–0 0–3 0–4 3–1 2–0 2–0 1–1 1–1 0–2 — 1–1 1–1 2–2
Utah 1–1 2–0 2–0 1–1 1–1 3–1 4–0 1–1 4–0 2–2 2–0 3–1 3–1 2–0 1–1 3–1 2–0 1–1 2–0 2–0 3–1 2–2 4–0 3–1 3–1 1–1 — 4–0 2–0
Vancouver 0–2 2–0 0–2 0–2 0–2 1–3 1–3 0–2 1–3 1–3 0–2 0–4 0–4 0–2 0–2 0–4 0–2 0–2 1–1 0–2 2–2 0–4 0–4 3–1 0–4 1–1 0–4 — 1–1
Washington 1–2 4–0 1–3 1–2 3–1 2–0 1–1 0–4 2–0 0–2 3–1 2–0 0–2 1–3 3–1 1–1 3–1 0–4 3–1 3–1 1–1 2–0 2–0 2–0 0–2 2–2 0–2 1–1 —

Game log[]

1996–97 game log
Total: 24–58 (Home: 0–0; Road: 0–0)
November: 0–0 (Home: 0–0; Road: 0–0)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
December: 0–0 (Home: 0–0; Road: 0–0)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
January: 0–0 (Home: 0–0; Road: 0–0)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
February: 0–0 (Home: 0–0; Road: 0–0)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
March: 0–0 (Home: 0–0; Road: 0–0)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
April: 0–0 (Home: 0–0; Road: 0–0)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
1996–97 schedule

Player statistics[]

Legend
  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
Chris Gatling 44 1 27.1 53.3 16.7 70.6 7.9 0.6 0.8 0.7 19.1
Sasha Danilovic 13 9 33.7 42.0 36.7 84.2 2.6 1.9 1.2 0.1 16.6
Michael Finley 56 36 35.6 43.2 38.7 80.7 4.5 2.8 0.9 0.4 16.0
Jim Jackson 46 46 36.4 44.2 33.1 78.7 4.9 3.4 1.2 0.3 15.5
Shawn Bradley 33 32 32.1 46.1 0.0 64.2 8.7 1.0 0.5 2.7 14.6
George McCloud 41 26 29.4 42.3 38.0 83.7 3.5 2.2 1.3 0.2 13.7
Sam Cassell 16 13 24.9 42.4 30.6 84.0 3.1 3.6 1.1 0.4 12.3
Robert Pack 20 11 29.9 36.1 23.7 84.9 3.0 6.4 1.8 0.2 11.5
Erick Strickland 28 15 27.1 39.8 30.4 81.3 3.2 2.4 1.0 0.2 10.6
Jamal Mashburn 37 21 26.4 37.2 32.1 64.9 3.1 2.5 0.9 0.1 10.6
Derek Harper 75 29 29.5 44.4 34.1 74.2 1.8 4.3 1.2 0.2 10.0
Jason Kidd 22 22 36.0 36.9 32.3 66.7 4.1 9.1 2.0 0.4 9.9
A.C. Green 56 54 34.7 48.6 5.9 65.1 9.3 0.9 0.9 0.3 7.9
Khalid Reeves 13 12 29.5 38.7 20.0 75.0 2.4 4.3 0.8 0.2 7.8
Samaki Walker 43 12 14.0 44.4 0.0 64.9 3.4 0.4 0.3 0.5 5.0
Jamie Watson 10 6 21.1 42.6 33.3 50.0 2.9 2.3 1.1 0.2 4.5
Oliver Miller 42 0 19.9 49.4 0.0 52.8 5.5 1.4 0.8 1.2 4.3
Martin Muursepp 32 0 10.0 41.9 15.0 67.9 1.9 0.5 0.4 0.3 4.3
Loren Meyer 19 16 13.6 43.6 50.0 75.0 2.6 0.4 0.3 0.2 4.1
Tony Dumas 18 0 12.6 35.1 12.5 65.2 0.8 1.2 0.6 0.1 4.0
Eric Montross 47 46 20.9 46.0 0.0 29.4 5.0 0.7 0.2 0.7 3.9
Ed O'Bannon 19 0 9.2 23.6 10.0 91.7 1.9 0.6 0.3 0.1 2.4
Stacey King 6 0 11.7 40.0 0.0 0.0 3.0 0.0 0.3 0.0 2.0
Greg Dreiling 40 3 9.7 45.9 100.0 40.7 1.9 0.3 0.2 0.2 2.0
Stevin Smith 8 0 7.5 33.3 16.7 100.0 1.3 0.5 0.1 0.0 1.8
Fred Roberts 12 0 3.3 40.0 0.0 71.4 0.8 0.0 0.0 0.1 1.8
Jason Sasser 2 0 3.5 25.0 0.0 0.0 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.0 1.0

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Awards and records[]

Transactions[]

References[]

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  4. ^ "BASKETBALL; Harper Appears Headed To Mavs". New York Times. July 26, 1996. Retrieved July 31, 2021.
  5. ^ "Kidd Is Traded to Suns for Cassell, Finley, Green". Los Angeles Times. December 27, 1996. Retrieved February 28, 2017.
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  7. ^ "1997 NBA All-Star Game: East 132, West 120". Basketball-Reference. Retrieved November 27, 2021.
  8. ^ "Nets and Mavericks Clean House and Start Over". New York Times. February 18, 1997. Retrieved July 3, 2021.
  9. ^ "Heat gets Mavericks' Mashburn for three players". AP News. February 14, 1997. Retrieved July 18, 2021.
  10. ^ "Mavs Score Just 2 Points In a Quarter". New York Times. April 7, 1997. Retrieved February 28, 2017.
  11. ^ "1996–97 Dallas Mavericks Schedule and Results". Basketball-Reference. Retrieved June 28, 2021.
  12. ^ "Mavericks send Harper, O'Bannon to Magic for Scott, cash". AP News. September 25, 1997. Retrieved July 31, 2021.

See also[]

  • 1996-97 NBA season
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