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1996–97 Milwaukee Bucks season
NBA professional basketball team season
NBA professional basketball team season
Wisconsin Sports Network (Jim Paschke, Jon McGlocklin)
The 1996–97 Milwaukee Bucks season was the 29th season for the Milwaukee Bucks in the National Basketball Association. The Bucks received the fourth overall pick in the 1996 NBA draft, and selected point guard Stephon Marbury out of Georgia Tech University, but soon traded him to the Minnesota Timberwolves in exchange for rookie shooting guard, and top draft pick Ray Allen from the University of Connecticut. During the off-season, the team signed free agent Armen Gilliam, acquired Andrew Lang from the Timberwolves, acquired Elliot Perry from the Phoenix Suns, and hired Chris Ford as their new head coach.
Under Ford, and with the new trio of Allen, Vin Baker and Glenn Robinson, the Bucks got off to a 15–11 start to the regular season, but soon struggled and fell under .500 in winning percentage, holding a 21–26 record at the All-Star break. At mid-season, the team traded second-year guard Shawn Respert to the Toronto Raptors in exchange for Acie Earl. The Bucks posted an 8-game losing streak between February and March, and finished in seventh place in the Central Division with a 33–49 record, missing the NBA playoffs for the sixth consecutive year.
Baker averaged 21.0 points, 10.3 rebounds and 1.4 blocks per game, and was named to the All-NBA Third Team, while Robinson averaged 21.1 points, 6.3 rebounds and 1.3 steals per game, and Allen provided the team with 13.4 points per game, led them with 117 three-point field goals, and was named to the NBA All-Rookie Second Team. In addition, Sherman Douglas provided with 9.7 points and 5.4 assists per game, while off the bench, Johnny Newman contributed 8.7 points per game, Gilliam averaged 8.6 points and 6.2 rebounds per game, Perry contributed 6.9 points, 3.0 assists and 1.2 steals per game, and Lang, the team's starting center, averaged 5.3 points and rebounds per game each, but only played 52 games due to an Achilles injury.
During the NBA All-Star weekend at the Gund Arena in Cleveland, Ohio, Baker was selected for the 1997 NBA All-Star Game, as a member of the Eastern Conference All-Star team, while Allen was selected for the NBA Rookie Game, as a member of the Eastern Conference Rookie team, and also participated in the NBA Slam Dunk Contest. The Bucks finished 22nd in the NBA in home-game attendance, with an attendance of 634,999 at the Bradley Center during the regular season.
Following the season, Baker was traded to the Seattle SuperSonics in an off-season three-team trade, and after four seasons with the Bucks, while Newman was dealt to the Denver Nuggets, Douglas, who was involved in a trade with the Cleveland Cavaliers, signed as a free agent with the New Jersey Nets, and Earl was released to free agency.
Draft picks
Main article: 1996 NBA draft
| Round | Pick | Player | Position | Nationality | College |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | Stephon Marbury | PG | Georgia Tech | |
| 2 | 33 | Moochie Norris | PG | West Florida | |
| 2 | 53 | Jeff Nordgaard | SF | Wisconsin-Green Bay |
Roster
- Chris Ford
- Jim Todd
- Dick Versace
- Mike Woodson
Regular season
Season standings
:z - clinched division title :y - clinched division title :x - clinched playoff spot
Game log
|-style="background:#bbffbb;" | 1 || November 1, 1996 || @ Philadelphia | W 111–103 |Vin Baker (25) | | | CoreStates Center 20,444 | 1–0 |-style="background:#bbffbb;" | 2 || November 2, 1996 || Boston | W 124–102 |Johnny Newman, Glenn Robinson (21) | | | Bradley Center 17,275 | 2–0 |-style="background:#bbffbb;" | 3 || November 6, 1996 || Vancouver | W 105–89 |Ray Allen, Vin Baker (20) |Vin Baker (11) |Sherman Douglas (8) | Bradley Center 13,689 | 3–0 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 4 || November 8, 1996 || @ Miami | L 89—101 |Vin Baker (27) | | | Miami Arena 15,200 | 3–1 |- style="background:#bbffbb;" | 5 || November 9, 1996 || @ Charlotte | W 100—98 |Vin Baker (28) | | | Charlotte Coliseum 24,042 | 4–1 |-style="background:#bbffbb;" | 6 || November 12, 1996 || Phoenix | W 99–89 |Vin Baker (32) | | | Bradley Center 13,565 | 5–1 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 7 || November 14, 1996 || @ Golden State | L 86—95 |Vin Baker (32) | | | San Jose Arena 14,414 | 5–2 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 8 || November 15, 1996 || @ Sacramento | L 99—103 |Glenn Robinson (29) | | | ARCO Arena 17,317 | 5–3 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 9 || November 17, 1996 || @ L. A. Clippers | L 94—102 |Glenn Robinson (31) |Armen Gilliam (13) | | Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena 7,311 | 5–4 |-style="background:#bbffbb;" | 10 || November 19, 1996 || Dallas | W 100–97 |Armen Gilliam (27) | | | Bradley Center 13,225 | 6–4 |-style="background:#fcc;" | 11 || November 21, 1996 || Atlanta | L 65–73 | | | | Bradley Center 14,698 | 6–5 |-style="background:#fcc;" | 12 || November 23, 1996 || Washington | L 90–95 | | | | Bradley Center 16,508 | 6–6 |-style="background:#bbffbb;" | 13 || November 25, 1996 || @ Orlando | W 100–88 | | | | Orlando Arena 16,808 | 7–6 |-style="background:#bbffbb;" | 14 || November 27, 1996 || Cleveland | W 92–75 | | | | Bradley Center 14,189 | 8–6 |-style="background:#fcc;" | 15 || November 30, 1996 || Charlotte | L 87–94 | | | | Bradley Center 16,327 | 8–7 |-style="background:#fcc;" | 16 || December 3, 1996 || Chicago | L 104–107 | | | | Bradley Center 18,717 | 8–8 |-style="background:#bbffbb;" | 17 || December 7, 1996 || @ Washington | W 126–118 |Glenn Robinson (44) |Vin Baker (13) | | US Airways Arena 18,756 | 9–8 |-style="background:#bbffbb;" | 18 || December 8, 1996 || Boston | W 100–87 | | | | Bradley Center 13,350 | 10–8 |-style="background:#fcc;" | 19 || December 10, 1996 || Detroit | L 85–93 | | | | Bradley Center 13,202 | 10–9 |-style="background:#bbffbb;" | 20 || December 12, 1996 || Seattle | W 100–97 |Glenn Robinson (32) | | | Bradley Center 16,355 | 11–9 |-style="background:#bbffbb;" | 21 || December 14, 1996 || New Jersey | W 101–91 |Vin Baker, Glenn Robinson (27) | | | Bradley Center 16,689 | 12–9 |-style="background:#bbffbb;" | 22 || December 16, 1996 || @ Boston | W 107–91 | | | | Fleet Center 15,030 | 13–9 |-style="background:#fcc;" | 23 || December 18, 1996 || L. A. Lakers | W 107–91 | | | | Bradley Center 16,829 | 13–10
Player statistics
| Player | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3FG% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 82 | 81 | 30.9 | .430 | .393 | .823 | 4.0 | 2.6 | 0.9 | 0.1 | 13.4 | |
| 78 | 78 | 40.5 | .505 | .278 | .687 | 10.3 | 2.7 | 1.0 | 1.4 | 21.0 | |
| 60 | 1 | 11.2 | .508 | .167 | .661 | 2.2 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 2.8 | |
| 4 | 0 | 5.3 | .667 | .000 | 1.000 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.5 | 1.3 | |
| 79 | 79 | 29.3 | .502 | .333 | .667 | 2.4 | 5.4 | 1.0 | 0.1 | 9.7 | |
| 9 | 0 | 4.8 | .348 | .000 | .714 | 1.2 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 2.9 | |
| 80 | 25 | 25.6 | .471 | .000 | .768 | 6.2 | 0.7 | 0.8 | 0.5 | 8.6 | |
| 9 | 0 | 4.3 | .333 | .000 | .000 | 0.6 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.4 | |
| 52 | 52 | 23.0 | .464 | .000 | .721 | 5.3 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.9 | 5.3 | |
| 3 | 0 | 4.3 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | |
| 82 | 4 | 25.1 | .450 | .347 | .765 | 2.3 | 1.4 | 0.9 | 0.2 | 8.7 | |
| 82 | 3 | 19.5 | .474 | .358 | .745 | 1.5 | 3.0 | 1.2 | 0.0 | 6.9 | |
| 14 | 0 | 5.9 | .316 | .111 | 1.000 | 0.5 | 0.6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.4 | |
| 80 | 79 | 38.9 | .465 | .350 | .791 | 6.3 | 3.1 | 1.3 | 0.9 | 21.1 | |
| 5 | 1 | 14.4 | .375 | .000 | .125 | 1.8 | 0.2 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 1.4 | |
| 56 | 7 | 9.4 | .449 | .143 | .737 | 2.0 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 1.7 | |
| 46 | 0 | 5.2 | .526 | .333 | .667 | 0.6 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 1.2 |
Awards and records
- Vin Baker, All-NBA Third Team
- Ray Allen, NBA All-Rookie Team 2nd Team
Transactions
Trades
| February 20, [1997](1996-97-nba-season) | To **Milwaukee Bucks**---- | To **Toronto Raptors**---- |
|---|
Free agents
| David Wood | October 3, 1996 | Dallas Mavericks |
|---|
Player Transactions Citation:
References
References
- [https://www.basketball-reference.com/teams/MIL/1997.html 1996-97 Milwaukee Bucks]
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