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

The 1996–97 NBA season was the Mavericks' 17th season in the National Basketball Association.[1] The Mavericks had the ninth overall pick in the 1996 NBA draft, and selected Samaki Walker from the University of Louisville.[2][3][4][5] In the off-season, the team signed free agents Chris Gatling,[6][7][8] Oliver Miller,[9][10] and former Mavs guard Derek Harper,[11][12][13] and acquired Eric Montross from the Boston Celtics,[14][15][16] and signed undrafted rookie guard Erick Strickland. Under new head coach Jim Cleamons,[17][18] 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 in exchange for second-year star Michael Finley, Sam Cassell and A.C. Green in late December.[19][20][21][22][23] The Mavericks continued to struggle as they held a 16–28 record at the All-Star break.[24]

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.[25][26][27][28][29] At midseason, he was traded along with Cassell, Montross, Jim Jackson and George McCloud to the New Jersey Nets in exchange for Shawn Bradley, Robert Pack, Khalid Reeves and second-year forward Ed O'Bannon,[30][31][32][33] while Jamal Mashburn was dealt to the Miami Heat in exchange for second-year guard Sasha Danilovic, second-year forward Kurt Thomas, and rookie forward Martin Muursepp,[34][35][36][37] and Miller was released to free agency, and re-signed as a free agent with his former team, the Toronto Raptors.[38][39] In February, former Milwaukee Bucks and Golden State Warriors coach Don Nelson became the team's General Manager.[40][41][42] 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.[43]

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.[28] Following the season, Harper and O'Bannon were both traded to the Orlando Magic, who released O'Bannon to free agency,[44][45][46][47] and Danilovic was released after just two seasons in the NBA.

On April 6, 1997, the Mavericks only scored just two points in the third quarter in an 87–80 road loss to the Los Angeles Lakers. It was the fewest points scored in a quarter of a game in NBA history.[48][49][50][51]

Offseason

Draft picks

Round Pick Player Position Nationality College
19Samaki WalkerPF United StatesLouisville
234Shawn HarveyG United StatesWest Virginia State University
256Darnell RobinsonF United StatesArkansas

Roster

1996–97 Dallas Mavericks roster
Players Coaches
Pos.No.NameHeightWeightDOBFrom
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 USC
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
  • (IN) Inactive
  • 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.[52][53]

Regular season

Season standings

Midwest Division
 W L PCT GB Home Road Div
y-Utah Jazz 6418.780–38–326–1519–5
x-Houston Rockets 5725.695730–1127–1419–5
x-Minnesota Timberwolves 4042.4882425–1615–2616–8
Dallas Mavericks 2458.2934014–2710–319–15
Denver Nuggets 2161.2564312–299–327–17
San Antonio Spurs 2062.2444412–298–338–16
Vancouver Grizzlies 1468.171508–336–356–18
1996–97 NBA West standings
#
Western Conference
Team W L PCT GB
1 c-Utah Jazz6418.780–
2 y-Seattle SuperSonics5725.6957
3 x-Houston Rockets5725.6957
4 x-Los Angeles Lakers5626.6838
5 x-Portland Trail Blazers4933.59815
6 x-Minnesota Timberwolves4042.48824
7 x-Phoenix Suns4042.48824
8 x-Los Angeles Clippers3646.43928
9 Sacramento Kings3448.41530
10 Golden State Warriors3052.36634
11 Dallas Mavericks2458.29340
12 Denver Nuggets2161.25643
13 San Antonio Spurs2062.24444
14 Vancouver Grizzlies1468.17150
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 —3–11–31–33–12–01–11–32–01–13–12–01–11–24–02–03–11–33–14–01–12–02–02–01–14–01–12–02–1
Boston 1–3—0–40–41–21–11–10–41–10–21–20–21–10–41–30–20–40–40–41–31–11–10–21–10–23–10–20–20–4
Charlotte 3–14–0—0–43–11–12–02–22–02–02–21–11–11–22–22–04–03–11–24–01–10–22–02–02–02–20–22–03–1
Chicago 3–14–04–0—3–12–02–03–12–01–14–02–01–12–24–02–03–12–23–04–02–02–02–02–02–03–11–12–02–1
Cleveland 1–32–11–31–3—2–01–12–21–10–23–12–01–10–42–22–04–01–32–23–01–11–12–00–20–23–11–12–01–3
Dallas 0–21–11–10–20–2—3–10–20–40–41–12–20–40–20–21–31–11–11–12–01–31–32–21–31–30–21–33–10–2
Denver 1–11–10–20–21–11–3—0–21–31–30–21–30–40–21–10–41–10–20–21–12–20–42–22–20–41–10–43–11–1
Detroit 3–14–02–21–32–22–02–0—2–01–13–12–01–10–43–12–04–01–22–22–10–21–11–12–01–13–11–12–04–0
Golden State 0–21–10–20–21–14–03–10–2—0–41–11–30–40–21–11–32–00–21–12–00–42–21–34–00–42–00–43–10–2
Houston 1–12–00–21–12–04–03–11–14–0—1–13–13–10–21–14–02–01–10–22–02–22–24–03–13–11–12–23–12–0
Indiana 1–32–12–20–41–31–12–01–31–11–1—2–01–11–32–22–02–21–31–33–01–11–11–11–11–14–00–22–01–3
L.A. Clippers 0–22–01–10–20–22–23–10–23–11–30–2—2–20–22–01–31–10–21–11–12–20–42–24–01–32–01–34–00–2
L.A. Lakers 1–11–11–11–11–14–04–01–14–01–31–12–2—1–12–03–12–01–11–12–04–01–34–02–23–11–11–34–02–0
Miami 2–14–02–12–24–02–02–04–02–02–03–12–01–1—4–01–13–11–32–23–12–01–12–02–00–23–10–22–03–1
Milwaukee 0–43–12–20–42–22–01–11–31–11–12–20–20–20–4—0–22–11–22–23–11–10–20–21–11–13–11–12–01–3
Minnesota 0–22–00–20–20–23–14–00–23–10–40–23–11–31–12–0—2–01–11–11–13–12–20–44–00–41–11–34–01–1
New Jersey 1–34–00–41–30–41–11–10–40–20–22–21–10–21–31–20–2—2–21–32–21–10–21–12–01–10–30–22–01–3
New York 3–14–01–32–23–11–12–02–12–01–13–12–01–13–12–11–12–2—3–13–21–11–12–02–00–23–01–12–04–0
Orlando 1–34–02–10–32–21–12–02–21–12–03–11–11–12–22–21–13–11–3—2–21–12–01–11–11–14–00–21–11–3
Philadelphia 0–43–10–40–40–30–21–11–20–20–20–31–10–21–31–31–12–22–32–2—1–11–10–21–10–21–30–22–01–3
Phoenix 1–11–11–10–21–13–12–22–04–02–21–12–20–40–21–11–31–11–11–11–1—1–34–03–12–20–21–32–21–1
Portland 0–21–12–00–21–13–14–01–12–22–21–14–03–11–12–02–22–01–10–21–13–1—2–24–01–30–22–24–00–2
Sacramento 0–22–00–20–20–22–22–21–13–10–41–12–20–40–22–04–01–10–21–12–00–42–2—3–11–31–10–44–00–2
San Antonio 0–21–10–20–22–03–12–20–20–41–31–10–42–20–21–10–40–20–21–11–11–30–41–3—0–41–11–31–30–2
Seattle 1–12–00–20–22–03–14–01–14–01–31–13–11–32–01–14–01–12–01–12–02–23–13–14–0—2–01–34–02–0
Toronto 0–41–32–21–31–32–01–11–30–21–10–40–21–11–31–31–13–00–30–43–12–02–01–11–10–2—1–11–12–2
Utah 1–12–02–01–11–13–14–01–14–02–22–03–13–12–01–13–12–01–12–02–03–12–24–03–13–11–1—4–02–0
Vancouver 0–22–00–20–20–21–31–30–21–31–30–20–40–40–20–20–40–20–21–10–22–20–40–43–10–41–10–4—1–1
Washington 1–24–01–31–23–12–01–10–42–00–23–12–00–21–33–11–13–10–43–13–11–12–02–02–00–22–20–21–1—

Game log

1996–97 game log
Total: 24–58 (Home: 0–0; Road: 0–0)
November: 0–0 (home: 0–0; road: 0–0)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
December: 0–0 (home: 0–0; road: 0–0)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
January: 0–0 (home: 0–0; road: 0–0)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
February: 0–0 (home: 0–0; road: 0–0)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
March: 0–0 (home: 0–0; road: 0–0)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
April: 0–0 (home: 0–0; road: 0–0)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
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 44127.153.316.770.67.90.60.80.719.1
Sasha Danilovic 13933.742.036.784.22.61.91.20.116.6
Michael Finley 563635.643.238.780.74.52.80.90.416.0
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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Transactions

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