DOUNOBALL NBA Archive
1996-97 Washington Bullets
44–38 · #13 in the league · First Round
Season snapshotWSB
Washington Bullets went 44–38 in the regular season, good for the #13 record in the league, and finished as first round.
League rank
#13
Net rating
+1.7
Home floor
US Airways Arena
Roster
15 players
Record
44–38
53.7% win rate
League rank
#13
Playoff team
Net rating
+1.7
SRS +1.8
Finish
First Round
Reached the First Round.
The squad
Season roster
| Player | Pos | No. | GP | GS | PPG | RPG | APG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Juwan Howard | F-C | 5 | 82 | 82 | 19.1 | 8.0 | 3.8 |
| Rod Strickland | G | 1 | 82 | 81 | 17.2 | 4.1 | 8.9 |
| Calbert Cheaney | G-F | 40 | 79 | 79 | 10.6 | 3.4 | 1.4 |
| Chris Webber | F-C | 4 | 72 | 72 | 20.1 | 10.3 | 4.6 |
| Gheorghe Mureșan | C | 77 | 73 | 69 | 10.6 | 6.6 | 0.4 |
| Harvey Grant | F | 44 | 78 | 25 | 4.1 | 3.3 | 0.9 |
| Tracy Murray | F | 35 | 82 | 1 | 10.0 | 3.1 | 1.0 |
| Chris Whitney | G | 12 | 82 | 1 | 5.2 | 1.3 | 2.2 |
| Jaren Jackson | G-F | 32 | 75 | 0 | 5.0 | 1.8 | 0.9 |
| Ben Wallace | F-C | 30 | 34 | 0 | 1.1 | 1.7 | 0.1 |
| Ashraf Amaya | F | 50 | 31 | 0 | 1.3 | 1.7 | 0.1 |
| Lorenzo Williams | F-C | 43 | 19 | 0 | 2.4 | 3.6 | 0.2 |
| Tim Legler | G | 23 | 15 | 0 | 2.9 | 1.4 | 0.5 |
| Matt Fish | C | 22 | 5 | 0 | 0.4 | 1.0 | 0.0 |
| Gaylon Nickerson | G | 15 | 1 | 0 | 2.0 | 1.0 | 0.0 |
Team stats
Season profile
106.6
ORtg
104.9
DRtg
92.4
Pace
+1.8
SRS
+1.6
MOV
54.0%
TS%
50.5%
eFG%
25.9
Avg age
Sideline
Coaching staff
Bernie Bickerstaff
head_coach
Jim Lynam
head_coach
Bob Staak (Interim)
head_coach
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First Round
Reached the First Round.
View playoffsHome floor
US Airways Arena
17,681 average attendance
Then and now
Washington Bullets
WSB · Now: Washington Wizards
15 players