DOUNOBALL NBA Archive
1996-97 Phoenix Suns
40–42 · #15 in the league · First Round
Season snapshotPHO
Phoenix Suns went 40–42 in the regular season, good for the #15 record in the league, and finished as first round.
League rank
#15
Net rating
+0.7
Home floor
America West Arena
Roster
23 players
Record
40–42
48.8% win rate
League rank
#15
Playoff team
Net rating
+0.7
SRS +0.2
Finish
First Round
Reached the First Round.
The squad
Season roster
| Player | Pos | No. | GP | GS | PPG | RPG | APG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kevin Johnson | G | 7 | 70 | 70 | 20.1 | 3.6 | 9.3 |
| Hot Rod Williams | F-C | 18 | 68 | 66 | 8.0 | 8.3 | 1.5 |
| Wesley Person | G | 11 | 80 | 42 | 13.5 | 3.6 | 1.5 |
| Rex Chapman | G | 3 | 65 | 33 | 13.8 | 2.8 | 2.8 |
| Cedric Ceballos | F | 1 | 42 | 32 | 15.3 | 6.6 | 1.2 |
| Jason Kidd | G | 32 | 33 | 23 | 11.6 | 4.8 | 9.0 |
| A.C. Green | F-C | 45 | 27 | 19 | 5.7 | 5.1 | 0.6 |
| Mark Bryant | F-C | 2 | 41 | 18 | 9.3 | 5.2 | 1.1 |
| Michael Finley | G-F | 4 | 27 | 18 | 13.0 | 4.4 | 2.5 |
| Danny Manning | F-C | 15 | 77 | 17 | 13.5 | 6.1 | 2.2 |
| Loren Meyer | C | 40 | 35 | 17 | 5.4 | 2.7 | 0.3 |
| Wayman Tisdale | F-C | 23 | 53 | 15 | 6.5 | 2.3 | 0.4 |
| Robert Horry | F | 25 | 32 | 15 | 6.9 | 3.7 | 1.7 |
| Joe Kleine | C | 35 | 23 | 10 | 3.4 | 3.5 | 0.5 |
| Sam Cassell | G | 10 | 22 | 9 | 14.8 | 2.3 | 4.5 |
| Steve Nash | G | 13 | 65 | 2 | 3.3 | 1.0 | 2.1 |
| Horacio Llamas | C | 17 | 20 | 2 | 1.7 | 0.9 | 0.2 |
| Mike Brown | C-F | 45 | 6 | 1 | 2.7 | 4.2 | 0.8 |
| Tony Dumas | G | 27 | 6 | 1 | 2.3 | 0.3 | 0.5 |
| Ben Davis | F | 43 | 20 | 0 | 1.4 | 1.4 | 0.0 |
| Rumeal Robinson | G | 20 | 12 | 0 | 3.0 | 0.6 | 0.7 |
| Chucky Brown | F | 52 | 10 | 0 | 3.4 | 1.6 | 0.4 |
| Dexter Boney | G | 10 | 8 | 0 | 2.4 | 0.8 | 0.0 |
Team stats
Season profile
109.3
ORtg
108.6
DRtg
93.2
Pace
+0.2
SRS
+0.7
MOV
55.2%
TS%
50.8%
eFG%
28.5
Avg age
Sideline
Coaching staff
Cotton Fitzsimmons
head_coach
Danny Ainge
head_coach
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First Round
Reached the First Round.
View playoffsHome floor
America West Arena
19,023 average attendance
Then and now
Phoenix Suns
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23 players