DOUNOBALL NBA Archive
1996-97 Dallas Mavericks
24–58 · #24 in the league · Missed playoffs
Season snapshotDAL
Dallas Mavericks went 24–58 in the regular season, good for the #24 record in the league, and finished as missed playoffs.
League rank
#24
Net rating
-7.1
Home floor
Reunion Arena
Roster
27 players
Record
24–58
29.3% win rate
League rank
#24
Regular season
Net rating
-7.1
SRS -6.5
Finish
Missed playoffs
Did not reach the playoffs.
The squad
Season roster
| Player | Pos | No. | GP | GS | PPG | RPG | APG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A.C. Green | F-C | 45 | 56 | 54 | 7.9 | 9.3 | 0.9 |
| Eric Montross | C | 00 | 47 | 46 | 3.9 | 5.0 | 0.7 |
| Jim Jackson | G | 24 | 46 | 46 | 15.5 | 4.9 | 3.4 |
| Michael Finley | G-F | 4 | 56 | 36 | 16.0 | 4.5 | 2.8 |
| Shawn Bradley | C | 44 | 33 | 32 | 14.6 | 8.7 | 1.0 |
| Derek Harper | G | 12 | 75 | 29 | 10.0 | 1.8 | 4.3 |
| George McCloud | G-F | 21 | 41 | 26 | 13.7 | 3.5 | 2.2 |
| Jason Kidd | G | 5 | 22 | 22 | 9.9 | 4.1 | 9.1 |
| Jamal Mashburn | F | 32 | 37 | 21 | 10.6 | 3.1 | 2.5 |
| Loren Meyer | C | 40 | 19 | 16 | 4.1 | 2.6 | 0.4 |
| Erick Strickland | G | 20 | 28 | 15 | 10.6 | 3.2 | 2.4 |
| Sam Cassell | G | 10 | 16 | 13 | 12.3 | 3.1 | 3.6 |
| Samaki Walker | F | 52 | 43 | 12 | 5.0 | 3.4 | 0.4 |
| Khalid Reeves | G | 6 | 13 | 12 | 7.8 | 2.4 | 4.3 |
| Robert Pack | G | 14 | 20 | 11 | 11.4 | 3.0 | 6.3 |
| Sasha Danilović | G | 5 | 13 | 9 | 16.6 | 2.6 | 1.9 |
| Jamie Watson | F | 3 | 10 | 6 | 4.5 | 2.9 | 2.3 |
| Greg Dreiling | C | 50 | 40 | 3 | 2.0 | 1.9 | 0.3 |
| Chris Gatling | F-C | 25 | 44 | 1 | 19.1 | 7.9 | 0.6 |
| Oliver Miller | C | 2 | 42 | 0 | 4.3 | 5.5 | 1.4 |
| Martin Müürsepp | F | 13 | 32 | 0 | 4.3 | 1.9 | 0.5 |
| Ed O'Bannon | F | 31 | 19 | 0 | 2.4 | 1.9 | 0.6 |
| Tony Dumas | G | 7 | 18 | 0 | 4.0 | 0.8 | 1.2 |
| Fred Roberts | F-C | 44 | 12 | 0 | 1.8 | 0.8 | 0.0 |
| Stevin Smith | G | 1 | 8 | 0 | 1.8 | 1.3 | 0.5 |
| Stacey King | F-C | 33 | 6 | 0 | 2.0 | 3.0 | 0.0 |
| Jason Sasser | F | 33 | 2 | 0 | 1.0 | 0.5 | 0.5 |
Team stats
Season profile
101.1
ORtg
108.2
DRtg
89.0
Pace
-6.5
SRS
-6.3
MOV
50.9%
TS%
46.9%
eFG%
27.1
Avg age
Sideline
Coaching staff
Jim Cleamons
head_coach
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Missed playoffs
Did not reach the playoffs.
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Reunion Arena
15,102 average attendance
Then and now
Dallas Mavericks
DAL
27 players