1996–97 Milwaukee Bucks season

1996–97 Milwaukee Bucks season
Ray Allen's rookie season
Head coach	Chris Ford
General manager	Mike Dunleavy
Owner(s)	Herb Kohl
Arena	Bradley Center
Results
Record	33–49 (.402)
Place	Division: 7th (Central) Conference: 11th (Eastern)
Playoff finish	DNQ
Stats @ Basketball-Reference.com

The 1996-97 NBA season was the Bucks' 29th season in the NBA.^[1] In the 1996 NBA Draft, the Bucks selected Stephon Marbury with their fourth pick, but soon traded him to the Minnesota Timberwolves for Ray Allen. Under new head coach Chris Ford, the Bucks appeared to be on their way, breaking out of the gate with a 15-11 start. However, they couldn't maintain that momentum and missed the playoffs again by finishing seventh in the Central Division with a 33-49 record. Following the season, Vin Baker was traded to the Seattle SuperSonics in an offseason three team trade.

Draft picks

Round	Pick	Player	Position	Nationality	College
1	4	Stephon Marbury	PG	United States	Georgia Tech
2	33	Moochie Norris	PG	United States	West Florida
2	53	Jeff Nordgaard	SF	United States	Wisconsin-Green Bay

Roster

Milwaukee Bucks roster
Players	Coaches
Pos. No. Name Height Weight DOB (YYYY–MM–DD) From SG 34 Allen, Ray 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Connecticut PF 42 Baker, Vin 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 232 lb (105 kg) Hartford SF 52 Brown, Chucky 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 214 lb (97 kg) North Carolina State PG 20 Douglas, Sherman 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Syracuse PF 55 Earl, Acie 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 240 lb (109 kg) Iowa PF 10 Gilliam, Armen 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 230 lb (104 kg) UNLV C 28 Lang, Andrew 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 245 lb (111 kg) Arkansas SG 21 Martin, Cuonzo 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 213 lb (97 kg) Purdue SG 22 Newman, Johnny 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Richmond PG 5 Perry, Elliot 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 150 lb (68 kg) Memphis SF 13 Robinson, Glenn 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 240 lb (109 kg) Purdue C 23 Wolf, Joe 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 230 lb (104 kg) North Carolina PF 7 Wood, David 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 227 lb (103 kg) Nevada	Head coach Chris Ford Legend (C) Team captain (DP) Unsigned draft pick (FA) Free agent (S) Suspended Injured Roster

Regular season

Season standings

Central Division	W	L	PCT	GB	Home	Road	Div
y-Chicago Bulls	69	13	.841	–	39–2	30–11	24–4
x-Atlanta Hawks	56	26	.683	13	36–5	20–21	17–11
x-Detroit Pistons	54	28	.659	15	30–11	24–17	17–11
x-Charlotte Hornets	54	28	.659	15	30–11	24–17	14–14
Cleveland Cavaliers	42	40	.512	27	25–16	17–24	13–15
Indiana Pacers	39	43	.476	30	21–20	18–23	11–17
Milwaukee Bucks	33	49	.402	36	20–21	13–28	10–18
Toronto Raptors	30	52	.366	39	18–23	12–29	6–22

#	Eastern Conference
	Team	W	L	PCT	GB
1	z-Chicago Bulls	69	13	.841	–
2	y-Miami Heat	61	21	.744	8
3	x-New York Knicks	57	25	.695	12
4	x-Atlanta Hawks	56	26	.683	13
5	x-Detroit Pistons	54	28	.659	15
6	x-Charlotte Hornets	54	28	.659	15
7	x-Orlando Magic	45	37	.549	24
8	x-Washington Bullets	44	38	.537	25
9	Cleveland Cavaliers	42	40	.512	27
10	Indiana Pacers	39	43	.476	30
11	Milwaukee Bucks	33	49	.402	36
12	Toronto Raptors	30	52	.366	39
13	New Jersey Nets	26	56	.317	43
14	Philadelphia 76ers	22	60	.268	47
15	Boston Celtics	15	67	.183	54

z - clinched division title

y - clinched division title

x - clinched playoff spot

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
Ray Allen
Vin Baker
Chucky Brown
Jimmy Carruth
Sherman Douglas
Acie Earl
Armen Gilliam
Darrin Hancock
Andrew Lang
Cuonzo Martin
Johnny Newman
Elliot Perry
Shawn Respert
Glenn Robinson
Keith Tower
Joe Wolf
David Wood

Awards and records

• Vin Baker, All-NBA Third Team
• Ray Allen, NBA All-Rookie Team 2nd Team

Transactions

• June 26, 1996: Traded Stephon Marbury to the Minnesota Timberwolves for Ray Allen and a 1998 1st Round draft pick.
• August 6, 1996: Signed Armen Gilliam as a free agent.
• September 3, 1996: Signed Joe Wolf as a free agent.
• August 6, 1996: Traded Marty Conlon and a 1999 1st Round draft pick to the Phoenix Suns for Elliot Perry.
• October 3, 1996: Signed Darrin Hancock as a free agent.
• October 3, 1996: Signed Stacey King as a free agent.
• October 3, 1996: Signed Keith Tower as a free agent.
• October 3, 1996: Signed David Wood as a free agent.
• November 27, 1996: Waived Keith Tower.
• December 4, 1996: Traded Darrin Hancock and a 1997 2nd Round draft pick to the Phoenix Suns for Chucky Brown. The 2nd Round draft pick traded to Phoenix was conditional and was not exercised.^[2]
• February 20, 1997: Traded Shawn Respert to the Toronto Raptors for Acie Earl.
• February 21, 1997: Signed Cuonzo Martin to the first of two 10-day contracts.
• March 13, 1997: Signed Jimmy Carruth to the first of two 10-day contracts.
• March 30, 1997: Waived Jimmy Carruth.

References

1. 1996-97 Milwaukee Bucks
2. Suns Trade Brown to Bucks for Hancock, Draft Pick

See also

• 1996-97 NBA season