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1996–97 Detroit Pistons season

March 10, 2023

The 1996–97 NBA season was the Pistons' 49th season in the National Basketball Association, and 40th season in the city of Detroit.[1] During the off-season, the Pistons acquired Stacey Augmon and Grant Long from the Atlanta Hawks,[2][3][4] and re-signed free agent and former "Bad Boy" Rick Mahorn, who was a member of the 1989 championship team that defeated the Los Angeles Lakers in the Finals.[5][6] The team also signed three-point specialist Kenny Smith, who won two championships with the Houston Rockets, but was released to free agency in November after nine games.[7][8][9] The Pistons got off to a fast start winning ten of their first eleven games on their way to a 20–4 start,[10] and later holding a 34–12 record at the All-Star break.[11]

1996–97 Detroit Pistons season
Head coachDoug Collins
General managerRick Sund
Owner(s)Bill Davidson
ArenaThe Palace of Auburn Hills
Results
Record54–28 (.659)
PlaceDivision: 3rd (Central)
Conference: 5th (Eastern)
Playoff finishFirst Round
(Lost to Hawks 2–3)
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com
Local media
TelevisionWKBD-TV
PASS Sports
RadioWDFN

At mid-season, the team traded Augmon to the Portland Trail Blazers in exchange for Aaron McKie.[12][13][14] Despite their successful start, the Pistons struggled a bit down the stretch posting a 20–16 record for the remainder of the season, losing six of their final nine games. The Pistons finished third in the Central Division with a 54–28 record, which was their first 50-win season since 1991 and would be their last until 2002.[15]

Grant Hill averaged 21.4 points, 9.0 rebounds, 7.3 assists and 1.8 steals per game, while being named to the All-NBA First Team, and finishing in third place in Most Valuable Player behind Karl Malone and Michael Jordan,[16][17][18] while Joe Dumars averaged 14.7 points and 4.0 assists per game. Hill, Dumars and head coach Doug Collins represented the Eastern Conference during the 1997 NBA All-Star Game; it was also Dumars' sixth and final All-Star appearance.[19][20][21][22] In addition, Lindsey Hunter showed improvement averaging 14.2 points and 1.6 steals per game, while Otis Thorpe provided the team with 13.1 points and 7.9 rebounds per game, and sixth man Terry Mills contributed 10.8 points and 4.3 rebounds per game off the bench, and led the team with 175 three-point field goals. Second-year center Theo Ratliff averaged 5.8 points and 1.5 blocks per game, and Long provided with 5.0 points and 3.4 rebounds per game.[23]

In the Eastern Conference First Round of the playoffs, the Pistons took a 2–1 series lead over the Atlanta Hawks,[24][25][26] but lost the next two games, thus losing the series in five games.[27][28][29][30] Following the season, Thorpe was traded to the Vancouver Grizzlies after feuding with Collins,[31][32][33] while Mills signed as a free agent with the Miami Heat,[34][35][36] and Michael Curry signed with the Milwaukee Bucks.[37][38]

For the season, the Pistons revealed a new primary logo of a flaming horse head,[39] and changed their uniforms replacing blue with teal to their color scheme.[40][41] The new primary logo and uniforms both remained in use until 2001.

Draft picks

Main article: 1996 NBA Draft
Round Pick Player Position Nationality College
1 26 Jerome Williams PF   United States Georgetown

Roster

1996–97 Detroit Pistons roster
Players Coaches
Pos. No. Name Height Weight DOB (YYYY-MM-DD) From
G 3 Childress, Randolph   6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 188 lb (85 kg) 1972–09–21 Wake Forest
G 12 Curry, Michael 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 210 lb (95 kg) 1968–08–22 Georgia Southern
G 4 Dumars, Joe (C) 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 1963–05–24 McNeese State
G 9 Green, Litterial 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1970–03–07 Georgia
F 33 Hill, Grant (C) 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 225 lb (102 kg) 1972–10–05 Duke
G 1 Hunter, Lindsey 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 170 lb (77 kg) 1970–12–03 Jackson State
F 43 Long, Grant 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 225 lb (102 kg) 1966–03–12 Eastern Michigan
C 44 Mahorn, Rick 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 240 lb (109 kg) 1958–09–21 Hampton
G 23 McKie, Aaron 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 209 lb (95 kg) 1972–10–02 Temple
F 6 Mills, Terry 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 230 lb (104 kg) 1967–12–21 Michigan
C 42 Ratliff, Theo 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 225 lb (102 kg) 1973–04–17 Wyoming
F 52 Reid, Don 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 250 lb (113 kg) 1973–12–30 Georgetown
C 50 Thorpe, Otis 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 225 lb (102 kg) 1962–08–05 Providence
F 13 Williams, Jerome 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 206 lb (93 kg) 1973–05–10 Georgetown
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (DP) Unsigned draft pick
  • (FA) Free agent
  • (S) Suspended
  •   Injured

Roster
Last transaction: February 18, 1997

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
1996–97 NBA East standings
# 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

Record vs. opponents

1996-97 NBA Records
Team ATL BOS CHA CHI CLE DAL DEN DET GSW HOU IND LAC LAL MIA MIL MIN NJN NYK ORL PHI PHO POR SAC SAS SEA TOR UTA VAN WAS
Atlanta — 3–1 1–3 1–3 3–1 2–0 1–1 1–3 2–0 1–1 3–1 2–0 1–1 1–2 4–0 2–0 3–1 1–3 3–1 4–0 1–1 2–0 2–0 2–0 1–1 4–0 1–1 2–0 2–1
Boston 1–3 — 0–4 0–4 1–2 1–1 1–1 0–4 1–1 0–2 1–2 0–2 1–1 0–4 1–3 0–2 0–4 0–4 0–4 1–3 1–1 1–1 0–2 1–1 0–2 3–1 0–2 0–2 0–4
Charlotte 3–1 4–0 — 0–4 3–1 1–1 2–0 2–2 2–0 2–0 2–2 1–1 1–1 1–2 2–2 2–0 4–0 3–1 1–2 4–0 1–1 0–2 2–0 2–0 2–0 2–2 0–2 2–0 3–1
Chicago 3–1 4–0 4–0 — 3–1 2–0 2–0 3–1 2–0 1–1 4–0 2–0 1–1 2–2 4–0 2–0 3–1 2–2 3–0 4–0 2–0 2–0 2–0 2–0 2–0 3–1 1–1 2–0 2–1
Cleveland 1–3 2–1 1–3 1–3 — 2–0 1–1 2–2 1–1 0–2 3–1 2–0 1–1 0–4 2–2 2–0 4–0 1–3 2–2 3–0 1–1 1–1 2–0 0–2 0–2 3–1 1–1 2–0 1–3
Dallas 0–2 1–1 1–1 0–2 0–2 — 3–1 0–2 0–4 0–4 1–1 2–2 0–4 0–2 0–2 1–3 1–1 1–1 1–1 2–0 1–3 1–3 2–2 1–3 1–3 0–2 1–3 3–1 0–2
Denver 1–1 1–1 0–2 0–2 1–1 1–3 — 0–2 1–3 1–3 0–2 1–3 0–4 0–2 1–1 0–4 1–1 0–2 0–2 1–1 2–2 0–4 2–2 2–2 0–4 1–1 0–4 3–1 1–1
Detroit 3–1 4–0 2–2 1–3 2–2 2–0 2–0 — 2–0 1–1 3–1 2–0 1–1 0–4 3–1 2–0 4–0 1–2 2–2 2–1 0–2 1–1 1–1 2–0 1–1 3–1 1–1 2–0 4–0
Golden State 0–2 1–1 0–2 0–2 1–1 4–0 3–1 0–2 — 0–4 1–1 1–3 0–4 0–2 1–1 1–3 2–0 0–2 1–1 2–0 0–4 2–2 1–3 4–0 0–4 2–0 0–4 3–1 0–2
Houston 1–1 2–0 0–2 1–1 2–0 4–0 3–1 1–1 4–0 — 1–1 3–1 3–1 0–2 1–1 4–0 2–0 1–1 0–2 2–0 2–2 2–2 4–0 3–1 3–1 1–1 2–2 3–1 2–0
Indiana 1–3 2–1 2–2 0–4 1–3 1–1 2–0 1–3 1–1 1–1 — 2–0 1–1 1–3 2–2 2–0 2–2 1–3 1–3 3–0 1–1 1–1 1–1 1–1 1–1 4–0 0–2 2–0 1–3
L.A. Clippers 0–2 2–0 1–1 0–2 0–2 2–2 3–1 0–2 3–1 1–3 0–2 — 2–2 0–2 2–0 1–3 1–1 0–2 1–1 1–1 2–2 0–4 2–2 4–0 1–3 2–0 1–3 4–0 0–2
L.A. Lakers 1–1 1–1 1–1 1–1 1–1 4–0 4–0 1–1 4–0 1–3 1–1 2–2 — 1–1 2–0 3–1 2–0 1–1 1–1 2–0 4–0 1–3 4–0 2–2 3–1 1–1 1–3 4–0 2–0
Miami 2–1 4–0 2–1 2–2 4–0 2–0 2–0 4–0 2–0 2–0 3–1 2–0 1–1 — 4–0 1–1 3–1 1–3 2–2 3–1 2–0 1–1 2–0 2–0 0–2 3–1 0–2 2–0 3–1
Milwaukee 0–4 3–1 2–2 0–4 2–2 2–0 1–1 1–3 1–1 1–1 2–2 0–2 0–2 0–4 — 0–2 2–1 1–2 2–2 3–1 1–1 0–2 0–2 1–1 1–1 3–1 1–1 2–0 1–3
Minnesota 0–2 2–0 0–2 0–2 0–2 3–1 4–0 0–2 3–1 0–4 0–2 3–1 1–3 1–1 2–0 — 2–0 1–1 1–1 1–1 3–1 2–2 0–4 4–0 0–4 1–1 1–3 4–0 1–1
New Jersey 1–3 4–0 0–4 1–3 0–4 1–1 1–1 0–4 0–2 0–2 2–2 1–1 0–2 1–3 1–2 0–2 — 2–2 1–3 2–2 1–1 0–2 1–1 2–0 1–1 0–3 0–2 2–0 1–3
New York 3–1 4–0 1–3 2–2 3–1 1–1 2–0 2–1 2–0 1–1 3–1 2–0 1–1 3–1 2–1 1–1 2–2 — 3–1 3–2 1–1 1–1 2–0 2–0 0–2 3–0 1–1 2–0 4–0
Orlando 1–3 4–0 2–1 0–3 2–2 1–1 2–0 2–2 1–1 2–0 3–1 1–1 1–1 2–2 2–2 1–1 3–1 1–3 — 2–2 1–1 2–0 1–1 1–1 1–1 4–0 0–2 1–1 1–3
Philadelphia 0–4 3–1 0–4 0–4 0–3 0–2 1–1 1–2 0–2 0–2 0–3 1–1 0–2 1–3 1–3 1–1 2–2 2–3 2–2 — 1–1 1–1 0–2 1–1 0–2 1–3 0–2 2–0 1–3
Phoenix 1–1 1–1 1–1 0–2 1–1 3–1 2–2 2–0 4–0 2–2 1–1 2–2 0–4 0–2 1–1 1–3 1–1 1–1 1–1 1–1 — 1–3 4–0 3–1 2–2 0–2 1–3 2–2 1–1
Portland 0–2 1–1 2–0 0–2 1–1 3–1 4–0 1–1 2–2 2–2 1–1 4–0 3–1 1–1 2–0 2–2 2–0 1–1 0–2 1–1 3–1 — 2–2 4–0 1–3 0–2 2–2 4–0 0–2
Sacramento 0–2 2–0 0–2 0–2 0–2 2–2 2–2 1–1 3–1 0–4 1–1 2–2 0–4 0–2 2–0 4–0 1–1 0–2 1–1 2–0 0–4 2–2 — 3–1 1–3 1–1 0–4 4–0 0–2
San Antonio 0–2 1–1 0–2 0–2 2–0 3–1 2–2 0–2 0–4 1–3 1–1 0–4 2–2 0–2 1–1 0–4 0–2 0–2 1–1 1–1 1–3 0–4 1–3 — 0–4 1–1 1–3 1–3 0–2
Seattle 1–1 2–0 0–2 0–2 2–0 3–1 4–0 1–1 4–0 1–3 1–1 3–1 1–3 2–0 1–1 4–0 1–1 2–0 1–1 2–0 2–2 3–1 3–1 4–0 — 2–0 1–3 4–0 2–0
Toronto 0–4 1–3 2–2 1–3 1–3 2–0 1–1 1–3 0–2 1–1 0–4 0–2 1–1 1–3 1–3 1–1 3–0 0–3 0–4 3–1 2–0 2–0 1–1 1–1 0–2 — 1–1 1–1 2–2
Utah 1–1 2–0 2–0 1–1 1–1 3–1 4–0 1–1 4–0 2–2 2–0 3–1 3–1 2–0 1–1 3–1 2–0 1–1 2–0 2–0 3–1 2–2 4–0 3–1 3–1 1–1 — 4–0 2–0
Vancouver 0–2 2–0 0–2 0–2 0–2 1–3 1–3 0–2 1–3 1–3 0–2 0–4 0–4 0–2 0–2 0–4 0–2 0–2 1–1 0–2 2–2 0–4 0–4 3–1 0–4 1–1 0–4 — 1–1
Washington 1–2 4–0 1–3 1–2 3–1 2–0 1–1 0–4 2–0 0–2 3–1 2–0 0–2 1–3 3–1 1–1 3–1 0–4 3–1 3–1 1–1 2–0 2–0 2–0 0–2 2–2 0–2 1–1 —

Game log

Playoffs

1997 playoff game log
First Round: 2–3 (home: 1–1; road: 1–2)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Series
1 April 25 @ Atlanta L 75–89 Grant Hill (20) Grant Hill (14) Grant Hill (7) Omni Coliseum
15,795 		0–1
2 April 27 @ Atlanta W 93–80 Grant Hill (25) Otis Thorpe (8) Grant Hill (3) Omni Coliseum
16,378 		1–1
3 April 29 Atlanta W 99–91 Lindsey Hunter (26) Terry Mills (7) Grant Hill (8) The Palace of Auburn Hills
20,059 		2–1
4 May 2 Atlanta L 82–94 Grant Hill (28) Terry Mills (10) three players tied (3) The Palace of Auburn Hills
21,454 		2–2
5 May 4 @ Atlanta L 79–84 Grant Hill (21) Lindsey Hunter (9) Grant Hill (6) Omni Coliseum
16,378 		2–3
1997 schedule

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

Regular season

Player GP GS MPG FG% 3FG% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
Stacey Augmon 20 3 14.6 .403 — .683 2.5 0.8 0.5 0.5 4.5
Randolph Childress 4 0 7.5 .400 .667 — 0.3 0.5 0.5 0.0 2.5
Michael Curry 81 2 15.0 .448 .299 .898 1.5 0.5 0.4 0.1 3.9
Joe Dumars 79 79 37.0 .440 .432 .867 2.4 4.0 0.7 0.0 14.7
Litterial Green 45 0 6.9 .469 .000 .638 0.5 0.9 0.4 0.0 2.0
Grant Hill 80 80 39.3 .496 .303 .711 9.0 7.3 1.8 0.6 21.4
Lindsey Hunter 82 76 36.9 .404 .355 .778 2.8 1.9 1.6 0.3 14.2
Grant Long 65 24 17.9 .447 .362 .750 3.4 0.6 0.7 0.1 5.0
Rick Mahorn 22 7 9.9 .370 .000 .727 2.4 0.3 0.2 0.1 2.5
Aaron McKie 42 3 20.2 .464 .375 .836 3.0 1.8 1.0 0.2 6.3
Terry Mills 79 5 25.3 .444 .422 .829 4.8 1.3 0.4 0.3 10.8
Theo Ratliff 76 38 17.0 .531 — .698 3.4 0.2 0.4 1.5 5.8
Don Reid 47 14 9.8 .482 .000 .750 2.1 0.3 0.3 0.3 2.8
Kenny Smith 9 0 7.1 .400 .500 1.000 0.6 1.1 0.1 0.0 2.6
Otis Thorpe 79 79 33.7 .532 .000 .653 7.9 1.7 0.7 0.2 13.1
Jerome Williams 33 0 5.4 .392 — .529 1.5 0.2 0.4 0.0 1.5

Playoffs

Player GP GS MPG FG% 3FG% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
Grant Hill 5 5 40.6 .437 — .718 6.8 5.4 0.8 1.0 23.6
Lindsey Hunter 5 5 40.2 .439 .414 .714 3.6 1.2 1.2 0.2 15.0
Joe Dumars 5 5 42.8 .361 .261 .950 1.8 2.0 1.0 0.0 13.8
Terry Mills 5 4 39.2 .436 .346 .500 7.0 1.4 1.2 0.0 11.8
Otis Thorpe 5 5 30.4 .512 — .778 6.4 0.8 0.4 0.0 9.8
Grant Long 5 0 17.2 .444 .000 .818 2.2 0.6 0.8 0.0 5.0
Jerome Williams 1 0 5.0 1.000 — — 3.0 0.0 1.0 0.0 4.0
Don Reid 1 0 3.0 — — 1.000 1.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 4.0
Aaron McKie 5 0 19.4 .350 .200 — 2.0 2.0 1.2 0.4 3.0
Theo Ratliff 3 0 6.0 .750 — .500 1.3 0.3 0.3 1.3 2.7
Michael Curry 2 0 3.5 .500 — .000 0.5 0.0 0.0 0.0 1.0
Rick Mahorn 2 1 9.0 .000 — — 0.5 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0

Player Statistics Citation:[23]

Awards and records

Transactions

Player Transactions Citation:[42]

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See also

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The 1996 97 NBA season was the Pistons 49th season in the National Basketball Association and 40th season in the city of Detroit 1 During the off season the Pistons acquired Stacey Augmon and Grant Long from the Atlanta Hawks 2 3 4 and re signed free agent and former Bad Boy Rick Mahorn who was a member of the 1989 championship team that defeated the Los Angeles Lakers in the Finals 5 6 The team also signed three point specialist Kenny Smith who won two championships with the Houston Rockets but was released to free agency in November after nine games 7 8 9 The Pistons got off to a fast start winning ten of their first eleven games on their way to a 20 4 start 10 and later holding a 34 12 record at the All Star break 11 1996 97 Detroit Pistons seasonHead coachDoug CollinsGeneral managerRick SundOwner s Bill DavidsonArenaThe Palace of Auburn HillsResultsRecord54 28 659 PlaceDivision 3rd Central Conference 5th Eastern Playoff finishFirst Round Lost to Hawks 2 3 Stats at Basketball Reference comLocal mediaTelevisionWKBD TVPASS SportsRadioWDFN lt 1995 96 1997 98 gt At mid season the team traded Augmon to the Portland Trail Blazers in exchange for Aaron McKie 12 13 14 Despite their successful start the Pistons struggled a bit down the stretch posting a 20 16 record for the remainder of the season losing six of their final nine games The Pistons finished third in the Central Division with a 54 28 record which was their first 50 win season since 1991 and would be their last until 2002 15 Grant Hill averaged 21 4 points 9 0 rebounds 7 3 assists and 1 8 steals per game while being named to the All NBA First Team and finishing in third place in Most Valuable Player behind Karl Malone and Michael Jordan 16 17 18 while Joe Dumars averaged 14 7 points and 4 0 assists per game Hill Dumars and head coach Doug Collins represented the Eastern Conference during the 1997 NBA All Star Game it was also Dumars sixth and final All Star appearance 19 20 21 22 In addition Lindsey Hunter showed improvement averaging 14 2 points and 1 6 steals per game while Otis Thorpe provided the team with 13 1 points and 7 9 rebounds per game and sixth man Terry Mills contributed 10 8 points and 4 3 rebounds per game off the bench and led the team with 175 three point field goals Second year center Theo Ratliff averaged 5 8 points and 1 5 blocks per game and Long provided with 5 0 points and 3 4 rebounds per game 23 In the Eastern Conference First Round of the playoffs the Pistons took a 2 1 series lead over the Atlanta Hawks 24 25 26 but lost the next two games thus losing the series in five games 27 28 29 30 Following the season Thorpe was traded to the Vancouver Grizzlies after feuding with Collins 31 32 33 while Mills signed as a free agent with the Miami Heat 34 35 36 and Michael Curry signed with the Milwaukee Bucks 37 38 For the season the Pistons revealed a new primary logo of a flaming horse head 39 and changed their uniforms replacing blue with teal to their color scheme 40 41 The new primary logo and uniforms both remained in use until 2001 Contents 1 Draft picks 2 Roster 3 Regular season 3 1 Season standings 3 2 Record vs opponents 3 3 Game log 4 Playoffs 5 Player statistics 5 1 Regular season 5 2 Playoffs 6 Awards and records 7 Transactions 8 References 9 See alsoDraft picks EditMain article 1996 NBA Draft Round Pick Player Position Nationality College1 26 Jerome Williams PF United States GeorgetownRoster Edit1996 97 Detroit Pistons roster Players CoachesPos No Name Height Weight DOB YYYY MM DD FromG 3 Childress Randolph 6 ft 2 in 1 88 m 188 lb 85 kg 1972 09 21 Wake ForestG 12 Curry Michael 6 ft 5 in 1 96 m 210 lb 95 kg 1968 08 22 Georgia SouthernG 4 Dumars Joe C 6 ft 3 in 1 91 m 190 lb 86 kg 1963 05 24 McNeese StateG 9 Green Litterial 6 ft 1 in 1 85 m 185 lb 84 kg 1970 03 07 GeorgiaF 33 Hill Grant C 6 ft 8 in 2 03 m 225 lb 102 kg 1972 10 05 DukeG 1 Hunter Lindsey 6 ft 2 in 1 88 m 170 lb 77 kg 1970 12 03 Jackson StateF 43 Long Grant 6 ft 8 in 2 03 m 225 lb 102 kg 1966 03 12 Eastern MichiganC 44 Mahorn Rick 6 ft 10 in 2 08 m 240 lb 109 kg 1958 09 21 HamptonG 23 McKie Aaron 6 ft 5 in 1 96 m 209 lb 95 kg 1972 10 02 TempleF 6 Mills Terry 6 ft 10 in 2 08 m 230 lb 104 kg 1967 12 21 MichiganC 42 Ratliff Theo 6 ft 10 in 2 08 m 225 lb 102 kg 1973 04 17 WyomingF 52 Reid Don 6 ft 8 in 2 03 m 250 lb 113 kg 1973 12 30 GeorgetownC 50 Thorpe Otis 6 ft 9 in 2 06 m 225 lb 102 kg 1962 08 05 ProvidenceF 13 Williams Jerome 6 ft 9 in 2 06 m 206 lb 93 kg 1973 05 10 Georgetown Head coachDoug CollinsAssistant coach es Johnny Bach Alvin Gentry John Hammond Brian James Mike Abdenour trainer Legend C Team captain DP Unsigned draft pick FA Free agent S Suspended Injured Roster Last transaction February 18 1997Regular season EditSeason standings Edit Central Division vte W L PCT GB Home Road Divy Chicago Bulls 69 13 841 39 2 30 11 24 4x Atlanta Hawks 56 26 683 13 36 5 20 21 17 11x Detroit Pistons 54 28 659 15 30 11 24 17 17 11x Charlotte Hornets 54 28 659 15 30 11 24 17 14 14Cleveland Cavaliers 42 40 512 27 25 16 17 24 13 15Indiana Pacers 39 43 476 30 21 20 18 23 11 17Milwaukee Bucks 33 49 402 36 20 21 13 28 10 18Toronto Raptors 30 52 366 39 18 23 12 29 6 221996 97 NBA East standings Eastern Conference vteTeam W L PCT GB1 z Chicago Bulls 69 13 841 2 y Miami Heat 61 21 744 83 x New York Knicks 57 25 695 124 x Atlanta Hawks 56 26 683 135 x Detroit Pistons 54 28 659 156 x Charlotte Hornets 54 28 659 157 x Orlando Magic 45 37 549 248 x Washington Bullets 44 38 537 259 Cleveland Cavaliers 42 40 512 2710 Indiana Pacers 39 43 476 3011 Milwaukee Bucks 33 49 402 3612 Toronto Raptors 30 52 366 3913 New Jersey Nets 26 56 317 4314 Philadelphia 76ers 22 60 268 4715 Boston Celtics 15 67 183 54z clinched division title y clinched division title x clinched playoff spotRecord vs opponents Edit 1996 97 NBA RecordsTeam ATL BOS CHA CHI CLE DAL DEN DET GSW HOU IND LAC LAL MIA MIL MIN NJN NYK ORL PHI PHO POR SAC SAS SEA TOR UTA VAN WASAtlanta 3 1 1 3 1 3 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3 2 2 1 3 1 3 2 0 1 1 1 3 0 2 1 1 0 4 0 2 1 1 1 3 1 3 1 1 3 0 0 3 0 4 3 1 2 0 2 0 1 1 1 1 0 2 1 1 1 1 2 2Utah 1 1 2 0 2 0 1 1 1 1 3 1 4 0 1 1 4 0 2 2 2 0 3 1 3 1 2 0 1 1 3 1 2 0 1 1 2 0 2 0 3 1 2 2 4 0 3 1 3 1 1 1 4 0 2 0Vancouver 0 2 2 0 0 2 0 2 0 2 1 3 1 3 0 2 1 3 1 3 0 2 0 4 0 4 0 2 0 2 0 4 0 2 0 2 1 1 0 2 2 2 0 4 0 4 3 1 0 4 1 1 0 4 1 1Washington 1 2 4 0 1 3 1 2 3 1 2 0 1 1 0 4 2 0 0 2 3 1 2 0 0 2 1 3 3 1 1 1 3 1 0 4 3 1 3 1 1 1 2 0 2 0 2 0 0 2 2 2 0 2 1 1 Game log Edit The template below Empty section is being considered for deletion See templates for discussion to help reach a consensus This section is empty You can help by adding to it January 2011 Playoffs Edit1997 playoff game logFirst Round 2 3 home 1 1 road 1 2 Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists LocationAttendance Series1 April 25 Atlanta L 75 89 Grant Hill 20 Grant Hill 14 Grant Hill 7 Omni Coliseum15 795 0 12 April 27 Atlanta W 93 80 Grant Hill 25 Otis Thorpe 8 Grant Hill 3 Omni Coliseum16 378 1 13 April 29 Atlanta W 99 91 Lindsey Hunter 26 Terry Mills 7 Grant Hill 8 The Palace of Auburn Hills20 059 2 14 May 2 Atlanta L 82 94 Grant Hill 28 Terry Mills 10 three players tied 3 The Palace of Auburn Hills21 454 2 25 May 4 Atlanta L 79 84 Grant Hill 21 Lindsey Hunter 9 Grant Hill 6 Omni Coliseum16 378 2 31997 schedulePlayer statistics EditLegend 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 gameRegular season Edit Player GP GS MPG FG 3FG FT RPG APG SPG BPG PPGStacey Augmon 20 3 14 6 403 683 2 5 0 8 0 5 0 5 4 5Randolph Childress 4 0 7 5 400 667 0 3 0 5 0 5 0 0 2 5Michael Curry 81 2 15 0 448 299 898 1 5 0 5 0 4 0 1 3 9Joe Dumars 79 79 37 0 440 432 867 2 4 4 0 0 7 0 0 14 7Litterial Green 45 0 6 9 469 000 638 0 5 0 9 0 4 0 0 2 0Grant Hill 80 80 39 3 496 303 711 9 0 7 3 1 8 0 6 21 4Lindsey Hunter 82 76 36 9 404 355 778 2 8 1 9 1 6 0 3 14 2Grant Long 65 24 17 9 447 362 750 3 4 0 6 0 7 0 1 5 0Rick Mahorn 22 7 9 9 370 000 727 2 4 0 3 0 2 0 1 2 5Aaron McKie 42 3 20 2 464 375 836 3 0 1 8 1 0 0 2 6 3Terry Mills 79 5 25 3 444 422 829 4 8 1 3 0 4 0 3 10 8Theo Ratliff 76 38 17 0 531 698 3 4 0 2 0 4 1 5 5 8Don Reid 47 14 9 8 482 000 750 2 1 0 3 0 3 0 3 2 8Kenny Smith 9 0 7 1 400 500 1 000 0 6 1 1 0 1 0 0 2 6Otis Thorpe 79 79 33 7 532 000 653 7 9 1 7 0 7 0 2 13 1Jerome Williams 33 0 5 4 392 529 1 5 0 2 0 4 0 0 1 5Playoffs Edit Player GP GS MPG FG 3FG FT RPG APG SPG BPG PPGGrant Hill 5 5 40 6 437 718 6 8 5 4 0 8 1 0 23 6Lindsey Hunter 5 5 40 2 439 414 714 3 6 1 2 1 2 0 2 15 0Joe Dumars 5 5 42 8 361 261 950 1 8 2 0 1 0 0 0 13 8Terry Mills 5 4 39 2 436 346 500 7 0 1 4 1 2 0 0 11 8Otis Thorpe 5 5 30 4 512 778 6 4 0 8 0 4 0 0 9 8Grant Long 5 0 17 2 444 000 818 2 2 0 6 0 8 0 0 5 0Jerome Williams 1 0 5 0 1 000 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 4 0Don Reid 1 0 3 0 1 000 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0Aaron McKie 5 0 19 4 350 200 2 0 2 0 1 2 0 4 3 0Theo Ratliff 3 0 6 0 750 500 1 3 0 3 0 3 1 3 2 7Michael Curry 2 0 3 5 500 000 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0Rick Mahorn 2 1 9 0 000 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0Player Statistics Citation 23 Awards and records EditGrant Hill All NBA First TeamTransactions EditJuly 15 1996 Signed Michael Curry Released Mark West and Lou Roe July 15 1996 Traded a 1997 2nd Round Draft Pick which became Alain Digbeu two 1999 1st Round Draft Picks Cal Bowdler and Dion Glover and one 1999 2nd Round Draft Pick Lari Ketner to the Atlanta Hawks for Stacey Augmon and Grant Long August 5 1996 Signed Rick Mahorn August 30 1996 Signed Litterial Green September 17 1996 Signed Kenny Smith November 23 1996 Waived Kenny Smith January 24 1997 Acquired Randolph Childress Reggie Jordan and Aaron McKie from the Portland Trail Blazers for Stacey Augmon February 18 1997 Waived Reggie JordanPlayer Transactions Citation 42 References Edit 1996 97 Detroit Pistons Pistons Trade for Augmon Long Sign Curry Reid Associated Press July 15 1996 Retrieved July 31 2021 Hawks Sign Mutombo Deal Augmon Long United Press International July 15 1996 Retrieved December 27 2022 Hawks Get Big with Mutombo Los Angeles Times Associated Press July 16 1996 Retrieved September 23 2022 Citadel Coach Suspended for Season Los Angeles Times Staff and Wire Reports August 6 1996 Retrieved December 15 2022 Myslenski Skip November 8 1996 Pistons New Look Beyond Cosmetic Chicago Tribune Retrieved June 19 2021 Pistons Get a Bargain in Smith The New York Times September 18 1996 Retrieved January 18 2022 Thompson Jack September 18 1996 Stockton Agrees on Deal Pistons Land Kenny Smith Chicago Tribune Retrieved January 30 2023 Pistons Release Kenny Smith Los Angeles Times Associated Press November 24 1996 Retrieved July 10 2022 Detroit Pistons at Indiana Pacers Box Score December 20 1996 Basketball Reference Retrieved June 29 2022 NBA Games Played on February 6 1997 Basketball Reference Retrieved July 19 2022 Blazers Obtain Augmon The New York Times Associated Press January 25 1997 Retrieved September 17 2022 Winters Out in Vancouver Augmon Traded to Portland Los Angeles Times Associated Press January 25 1997 Retrieved July 3 2021 Basketball Briefs Deseret News January 25 1997 Retrieved December 12 2022 1996 97 Detroit Pistons Schedule and Results Basketball Reference Retrieved June 21 2021 Facer Dirk May 1 1997 It s MVP Malone Deseret News Retrieved February 1 2023 Kawakami Tim May 19 1997 MVP Malone the Standout Jazz Forward Known as Mailman Edges Jordan in the Voting to Earn Stamp of Greatness Los Angeles Times Retrieved September 24 2022 1996 97 NBA Awards Voting Basketball Reference Retrieved June 17 2021 Heisler Mark February 7 1997 Cruise Control Los Angeles Times Retrieved December 15 2022 Mourning Latest All Star Casualty Dumars on Team Chicago Tribune Tribune News Services February 7 1997 Retrieved January 28 2023 Fry Darrell February 8 1997 On to the Next Stage Tampa Bay Times Retrieved December 28 2022 1997 NBA All Star Game East 132 West 120 Basketball Reference Retrieved October 13 2021 a b 1996 97 Detroit Pistons Roster and Stats Basketball Reference Retrieved June 21 2021 Atkins Harry April 29 1997 Pistons Soar Past Hawks 99 91 The Washington Post Retrieved January 18 2022 Hunter Pistons Defeat Atlanta The Oklahoman April 30 1997 Retrieved October 5 2022 Houston Moves On Orlando Stays Alive Deseret News Associated Press April 30 1997 Retrieved February 24 2023 Hawks 84 Pistons 79 The Washington Post Associated Press May 4 1997 Retrieved May 30 2022 Hawks Earn Date with Bulls The New York Times Associated Press May 5 1997 Retrieved October 13 2021 Smith Sam May 5 1997 Hawks 84 Pistons 79 Chicago Tribune Retrieved November 25 2022 1997 NBA Eastern Conference First Round Pistons vs Hawks Basketball Reference Retrieved February 4 2023 Gardner Kris August 7 1997 Pistons Deal Thorpe to Vancouver The Houston Roundball Review Retrieved December 5 2022 Grizzlies Obtain Pistons Thorpe The New York Times Associated Press August 8 1997 Retrieved January 1 2022 Thorpe Sent to Grizzlies Tampa Bay Times August 8 1997 Retrieved September 17 2022 Heat Signs Terry Mills The New York Times Associated Press August 21 1997 Retrieved January 18 2022 Thompson Jack August 21 1997 Miami Signs Mills Trent in Trouble Chicago Tribune Retrieved January 4 2023 Russo Michael August 21 1997 Heat Signs Forward Mills Sun Sentinel Retrieved October 7 2022 Sports People The Spokesman Review Wire Services July 31 1997 Retrieved December 27 2022 Myslenski Skip December 6 1997 A Whole New Deal for Bucks Chicago Tribune Retrieved July 11 2022 Detroit Pistons Logo Chris Creamer s Sports Logos Page SportsLogos Net Retrieved July 7 2021 Detroit Pistons Uniform Chris Creamer s Sports Logos Page SportsLogos Net Retrieved July 7 2021 Detroit Pistons Uniform Chris Creamer s Sports Logos Page SportsLogos Net Retrieved July 7 2021 1996 97 Detroit Pistons Transactions Basketball Reference Retrieved December 27 2021 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