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Detroit Pistons 45 - 37 | |
| National Basketball Association Central Division: 6th place | ||
| Detroit, MI |
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| Season Info | ||||||||||||
| Stats | Team | CR | TR | Opponent | CR | TR | Margin | CR | TR | |||
| Points: | 102.4 | 7 | 12 | 100.3 | 5 | 13 | 2.2 | 7 | 13 | |||
| O.Rebounds: | 13.9 | 11 | 18 | 14.6 | 13 | 23 | -0.7 | 11 | 21 | |||
| D.Rebounds: | 32.7 | 6 | 13 | 31.7 | 9 | 14 | 1.0 | 6 | 12 | |||
| Rebounds: | 46.6 | 7 | 13 | 46.3 | 10 | 17 | 0.3 | 8 | 15 | |||
| Assists: | 22.7 | 8 | 14 | 22.0 | 7 | 14 | 0.7 | 7 | 13 | |||
| Steals: | 7.7 | 9 | 20 | 8.6 | 13 | 27 | -0.9 | 13 | 27 | |||
| Blocks: | 4.9 | 4 | 10 | 4.3 | 6 | 12 | 0.6 | 4 | 10 | |||
| Turnovers: | 14.3 | 13 | 24 | 13.8 | 6 | 15 | 0.5 | 10 | 21 | |||
| Fouls: | 20.0 | 6 | 11 | 20.2 | 11 | 20 | -0.2 | 10 | 15 | |||
| FG% | .441 | 7 | 12 | .431 | 5 | 12 | .010 | 6 | 11 | |||
| FT% | .752 | 8 | 11 | .748 | 10 | 23 | .005 | 8 | 16 | |||
| 3PT% | .347 | 5 | 7 | .332 | 12 | 27 | .015 | 5 | 10 | |||
| Points Per Shot | 1.16 | 8 | 14 | 1.12 | 6 | 12 | 0.03 | 6 | 12 | |||
| Adjusted FG% | .488 | 4 | 8 | .468 | 5 | 13 | .019 | 4 | 9 |
| Coaching Staff | |||||||||||
| Position | Name | Age | SCUR | SPOT | CINS | CSHT | CHND | CPSD | CPRD | Salary | Years |
| General Manager: | Larry Brown | 56 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | $940,244 | 3 |
| Roster | ||||||||
| # | Name | Pos | Age | Height | Weight | Exp | College | Hometown |
| 34 | Ralph Sampson | C | 36 | 7-4 | 254 | 13 | Virginia | |
| 33 | Marcus Camby | C | 23 | 6-11 | 230 | 0 | Massachusetts | Hartford, CT |
| 50 | Ervin Johnson | C | 29 | 6-11 | 255 | 3 | New Orleans | |
| 44 | P.J. Brown | PF | 27 | 6-11 | 253 | 4 | Louisiana Tech | Detroit, MI |
| 45 | Kurt Thomas | PF | 24 | 6-9 | 241 | 1 | Texas Christian | Dallas, TX |
| 55 | Josh Grant | SF | 29 | 6-10 | 246 | 3 | Utah | |
| 20 | Dan Majerle | SF | 31 | 6-6 | 231 | 8 | Central Michigan | |
| 8 | Paul Thompson | SF | 36 | 6-6 | 234 | 13 | Tulane | |
| 31 | Steve Smith | SG | 28 | 6-8 | 227 | 5 | Michigan State | |
| 32 | Erick Strickland | SG | 23 | 6-3 | 210 | 0 | Nebraska | |
| 10 | Corey Beck | SG | 26 | 6-2 | 192 | 0 | Arkansas | |
| 11 | Jalen Rose | PG | 24 | 6-8 | 230 | 2 | Michigan | |
| 13 | Lindsey Hunter | PG | 26 | 6-2 | 198 | 3 | Jackson State | |
| Attributes | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| # | Name | Pos | Age | Ht | Wt | Cur | Fut | Ins | Jps | Fts | 3ps | Hnd | Pas | Orb | Drb | Psd | Prd | Stl | Blk | Qkn | Jmp | Str | Sta | |||
| 34 | Ralph Sampson | C | 36 | 7-4 | 254 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |||||
| 33 | Marcus Camby | C | 23 | 6-11 | 230 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |||||
| 50 | Ervin Johnson | C | 29 | 6-11 | 255 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |||||
| 44 | P.J. Brown | PF | 27 | 6-11 | 253 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |||||
| 45 | Kurt Thomas | PF | 24 | 6-9 | 241 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |||||
| 55 | Josh Grant | SF | 29 | 6-10 | 246 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |||||
| 20 | Dan Majerle | SF | 31 | 6-6 | 231 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |||||
| 8 | Paul Thompson | SF | 36 | 6-6 | 234 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |||||
| 31 | Steve Smith | SG | 28 | 6-8 | 227 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |||||
| 32 | Erick Strickland | SG | 23 | 6-3 | 210 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |||||
| 10 | Corey Beck | SG | 26 | 6-2 | 192 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |||||
| 11 | Jalen Rose | PG | 24 | 6-8 | 230 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |||||
| 13 | Lindsey Hunter | PG | 26 | 6-2 | 198 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |||||
| Potentials | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| # | Name | Pos | Age | Ht | Wt | Cur | Fut | Ins | Jps | Fts | 3ps | Hnd | Pas | Orb | Drb | Psd | Prd | Stl | Blk | |||
| 34 | Ralph Sampson | C | 36 | 7-4 | 254 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |||||
| 33 | Marcus Camby | C | 23 | 6-11 | 230 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |||||
| 50 | Ervin Johnson | C | 29 | 6-11 | 255 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |||||
| 44 | P.J. Brown | PF | 27 | 6-11 | 253 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |||||
| 45 | Kurt Thomas | PF | 24 | 6-9 | 241 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |||||
| 55 | Josh Grant | SF | 29 | 6-10 | 246 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |||||
| 20 | Dan Majerle | SF | 31 | 6-6 | 231 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |||||
| 8 | Paul Thompson | SF | 36 | 6-6 | 234 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |||||
| 31 | Steve Smith | SG | 28 | 6-8 | 227 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |||||
| 32 | Erick Strickland | SG | 23 | 6-3 | 210 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |||||
| 10 | Corey Beck | SG | 26 | 6-2 | 192 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |||||
| 11 | Jalen Rose | PG | 24 | 6-8 | 230 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |||||
| 13 | Lindsey Hunter | PG | 26 | 6-2 | 198 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |||||
| Unavailable Players | |||||||
| Player | Reason | Length | |||||
| Season Stats | ||||||||||||||
| Name | Pos | G | GS | Min | Pts | ORb | Reb | Ast | Stl | Blk | TO | PF | +/- | |
| Ralph Sampson | C | 82 | 82 | 24.7 | 8.9 | 1.9 | 6.6 | 1.6 | 0.5 | 1.0 | 1.2 | 1.7 | 2.2 | |
| Marcus Camby | C | 71 | 0 | 24.8 | 6.6 | 1.9 | 5.6 | 1.8 | 0.6 | 1.8 | 1.5 | 2.2 | -0.5 | |
| Ervin Johnson | C | 26 | 0 | 3.9 | 1.0 | 0.4 | 1.3 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.8 | |
| P.J. Brown | PF | 82 | 82 | 25.3 | 6.7 | 2.4 | 8.0 | 1.7 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 1.2 | 2.2 | 1.6 | |
| Kurt Thomas | PF | 82 | 0 | 23.4 | 6.8 | 1.6 | 6.6 | 1.3 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 1.3 | 2.9 | 1.0 | |
| Josh Grant | SF | 15 | 0 | 2.1 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 0.7 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 0.3 | |
| Dan Majerle | SF | 81 | 81 | 38.3 | 15.3 | 2.2 | 6.4 | 3.6 | 2.0 | 0.4 | 1.9 | 1.1 | 1.9 | |
| Paul Thompson | SF | 82 | 1 | 9.7 | 2.8 | 0.6 | 1.8 | 0.8 | 0.5 | 0.1 | 0.4 | 1.7 | 0.3 | |
| Steve Smith | SG | 82 | 82 | 35.8 | 22.4 | 1.7 | 4.4 | 3.9 | 0.6 | 0.1 | 2.2 | 3.0 | 1.5 | |
| Erick Strickland | SG | 74 | 0 | 13.8 | 6.7 | 0.3 | 1.6 | 1.0 | 0.5 | 0.1 | 0.8 | 1.4 | 0.8 | |
| Corey Beck | SG | 24 | 0 | 2.6 | 0.6 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.0 | |
| Jalen Rose | PG | 73 | 73 | 35.9 | 23.1 | 1.0 | 5.1 | 6.2 | 0.9 | 0.3 | 3.2 | 2.9 | 2.4 | |
| Lindsey Hunter | PG | 82 | 9 | 15.5 | 6.8 | 0.4 | 1.5 | 1.8 | 1.2 | 0.1 | 1.0 | 1.4 | 0.0 | |
| Season Shooting | |||||||||||||||||
| Name | Pos | Fgm | Fga | Pct | Ftm | Fta | Pct | IFgm | IFga | Pct | JSm | JSa | Pct | 3pm | 3pa | Pct | |
| Ralph Sampson | C | 326 | 718 | .454 | 62 | 130 | .477 | 185 | 359 | .515 | 123 | 297 | .414 | 18 | 62 | .290 | |
| Marcus Camby | C | 190 | 445 | .427 | 92 | 136 | .676 | 154 | 297 | .519 | 36 | 148 | .243 | 0 | 0 | .000 | |
| Ervin Johnson | C | 8 | 16 | .500 | 10 | 12 | .833 | 5 | 8 | .625 | 3 | 8 | .375 | 0 | 0 | .000 | |
| P.J. Brown | PF | 222 | 483 | .460 | 105 | 139 | .755 | 162 | 272 | .596 | 60 | 209 | .287 | 0 | 2 | .000 | |
| Kurt Thomas | PF | 221 | 478 | .462 | 116 | 149 | .779 | 157 | 289 | .543 | 64 | 189 | .339 | 0 | 0 | .000 | |
| Josh Grant | SF | 2 | 12 | .167 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 1 | 2 | .500 | 0 | 4 | .000 | 1 | 6 | .167 | |
| Dan Majerle | SF | 467 | 1195 | .391 | 89 | 124 | .718 | 119 | 199 | .598 | 133 | 433 | .307 | 215 | 563 | .382 | |
| Paul Thompson | SF | 98 | 256 | .383 | 32 | 40 | .800 | 28 | 54 | .519 | 70 | 199 | .352 | 0 | 3 | .000 | |
| Steve Smith | SG | 678 | 1420 | .477 | 312 | 402 | .776 | 354 | 553 | .640 | 155 | 403 | .385 | 169 | 464 | .364 | |
| Erick Strickland | SG | 172 | 431 | .399 | 96 | 108 | .889 | 64 | 101 | .634 | 52 | 146 | .356 | 56 | 184 | .304 | |
| Corey Beck | SG | 7 | 16 | .438 | 1 | 2 | .500 | 4 | 7 | .571 | 3 | 9 | .333 | 0 | 0 | .000 | |
| Jalen Rose | PG | 612 | 1257 | .487 | 325 | 407 | .799 | 346 | 505 | .685 | 128 | 320 | .400 | 138 | 432 | .319 | |
| Lindsey Hunter | PG | 195 | 530 | .368 | 81 | 107 | .757 | 40 | 80 | .500 | 70 | 200 | .350 | 85 | 250 | .340 |
| Season Efficiency | ||||||||||||||
| Name | Pos | TS% | AstR | ToR | Usg | ORR | DRR | RR | PER | VA | EWA | O Eff | D Eff | |
| Ralph Sampson | C | .472 | 13.1 | 10.0 | 18.1 | 8.0 | 19.4 | 13.7 | 15.2 | 138.8 | 4.6 | 103.6 | 99.5 | |
| Marcus Camby | C | .467 | 17.2 | 14.5 | 14.8 | 8.3 | 14.9 | 11.7 | 13.1 | 65.2 | 2.2 | 104.2 | 105.0 | |
| Ervin Johnson | C | .619 | 12.5 | 21.9 | 11.6 | 12.6 | 18.3 | 15.9 | 17.5 | 10.6 | 0.4 | 103.4 | 95.6 | |
| P.J. Brown | PF | .504 | 18.0 | 12.6 | 13.3 | 9.8 | 22.6 | 16.2 | 13.6 | 64.4 | 2.1 | 104.6 | 102.2 | |
| Kurt Thomas | PF | .513 | 14.1 | 13.7 | 14.2 | 7.4 | 21.9 | 14.9 | 13.2 | 49.7 | 1.7 | 104.7 | 101.8 | |
| Josh Grant | SF | .167 | 20.0 | 20.0 | 22.3 | 20.7 | 21.7 | 21.2 | 8.6 | -0.9 | 0.0 | 90.9 | 90.2 | |
| Dan Majerle | SF | .495 | 17.2 | 9.1 | 19.3 | 6.1 | 11.3 | 8.7 | 16.4 | 273.8 | 9.1 | 106.6 | 103.8 | |
| Paul Thompson | SF | .416 | 16.9 | 9.4 | 16.6 | 6.2 | 12.0 | 9.1 | 9.6 | -10.1 | -0.3 | 95.3 | 94.5 | |
| Steve Smith | SG | .575 | 15.4 | 8.6 | 25.6 | 5.2 | 7.7 | 6.4 | 21.2 | 470.3 | 15.7 | 106.7 | 104.0 | |
| Erick Strickland | SG | .518 | 12.5 | 10.0 | 22.2 | 2.3 | 9.2 | 5.8 | 14.6 | 62.9 | 2.1 | 97.8 | 96.8 | |
| Corey Beck | SG | .471 | 0.0 | 29.2 | 15.1 | 4.2 | 3.9 | 4.0 | -1.7 | -11.5 | -0.4 | 101.8 | 102.8 | |
| Jalen Rose | PG | .588 | 21.2 | 11.0 | 27.7 | 3.1 | 11.7 | 7.5 | 23.6 | 494.9 | 16.5 | 107.3 | 103.5 | |
| Lindsey Hunter | PG | .482 | 18.1 | 9.8 | 22.1 | 2.7 | 7.1 | 4.9 | 15.2 | 79.3 | 2.6 | 97.8 | 98.7 |
| Career Stats | |||||||||||||
| Name | Pos | G | GS | Min | Pts | Orb | Reb | Ast | Stl | Blk | TOs | PFs | |
| Ralph Sampson | C | 1109 | 1109 | 33.0 | 19.5 | 2.9 | 10.2 | 2.4 | 0.8 | 2.3 | 1.8 | 2.5 | |
| Marcus Camby | C | 71 | 0 | 24.8 | 6.6 | 1.9 | 5.6 | 1.8 | 0.6 | 1.8 | 1.5 | 2.2 | |
| Ervin Johnson | C | 216 | 42 | 17.6 | 3.6 | 1.6 | 5.5 | 0.8 | 0.3 | 1.3 | 0.9 | 1.8 | |
| P.J. Brown | PF | 393 | 278 | 25.3 | 6.9 | 2.3 | 7.4 | 1.4 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 1.3 | 2.1 | |
| Kurt Thomas | PF | 164 | 20 | 22.4 | 6.6 | 1.6 | 6.2 | 1.2 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 1.1 | 2.7 | |
| Josh Grant | SF | 68 | 0 | 2.3 | 0.5 | 0.2 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.2 | |
| Dan Majerle | SF | 723 | 559 | 33.7 | 14.2 | 1.8 | 5.7 | 3.0 | 1.9 | 0.3 | 1.5 | 1.4 | |
| Paul Thompson | SF | 1028 | 123 | 16.3 | 5.9 | 1.0 | 3.0 | 1.1 | 1.0 | 0.3 | 0.8 | 2.5 | |
| Steve Smith | SG | 470 | 470 | 36.1 | 22.4 | 1.6 | 4.1 | 3.7 | 0.7 | 0.2 | 2.2 | 2.7 | |
| Erick Strickland | SG | 74 | 0 | 13.8 | 6.7 | 0.3 | 1.6 | 1.0 | 0.5 | 0.1 | 0.8 | 1.4 | |
| Corey Beck | SG | 24 | 0 | 2.6 | 0.6 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.3 | 0.3 | |
| Jalen Rose | PG | 237 | 237 | 30.1 | 16.6 | 0.9 | 4.4 | 4.7 | 0.7 | 0.2 | 2.2 | 2.4 | |
| Lindsey Hunter | PG | 328 | 209 | 26.8 | 9.5 | 0.6 | 2.5 | 2.9 | 1.6 | 0.1 | 1.6 | 2.5 | |
| Career Shooting | |||||||||||
| Name | Pos | FGM | FGA | Pct | FTM | FTA | Pct | 3PM | 3PA | Pct | |
| Ralph Sampson | C | 9245 | 18233 | .507 | 2721 | 4272 | .637 | 466 | 1554 | .300 | |
| Marcus Camby | C | 190 | 445 | .427 | 92 | 136 | .676 | 0 | 0 | .000 | |
| Ervin Johnson | C | 324 | 821 | .395 | 129 | 204 | .632 | 1 | 5 | .200 | |
| P.J. Brown | PF | 1113 | 2476 | .450 | 502 | 646 | .777 | 0 | 10 | .000 | |
| Kurt Thomas | PF | 416 | 918 | .453 | 247 | 316 | .782 | 0 | 1 | .000 | |
| Josh Grant | SF | 14 | 41 | .341 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 7 | 18 | .389 | |
| Dan Majerle | SF | 3900 | 8931 | .437 | 997 | 1359 | .734 | 1488 | 3973 | .375 | |
| Paul Thompson | SF | 2524 | 6172 | .409 | 997 | 1298 | .768 | 27 | 194 | .139 | |
| Steve Smith | SG | 3895 | 8513 | .458 | 1909 | 2357 | .810 | 850 | 2506 | .339 | |
| Erick Strickland | SG | 172 | 431 | .399 | 96 | 108 | .889 | 56 | 184 | .304 | |
| Corey Beck | SG | 7 | 16 | .438 | 1 | 2 | .500 | 0 | 0 | .000 | |
| Jalen Rose | PG | 1410 | 2929 | .481 | 781 | 968 | .807 | 327 | 968 | .338 | |
| Lindsey Hunter | PG | 1143 | 3135 | .365 | 346 | 451 | .767 | 487 | 1489 | .327 |
| Career Efficiency | ||||||||||||||
| Name | Pos | TS% | AstR | ToR | Usg | ORR | DRR | RR | PER | VA | EWA | O Eff | D Eff | |
| Ralph Sampson | C | .539 | 10.7 | 8.2 | 24.8 | 9.5 | 22.6 | 16.3 | 23.6 | 7113.1 | 237.1 | 108.3 | 101.6 | |
| Marcus Camby | C | .467 | 17.2 | 14.5 | 14.8 | 8.3 | 14.9 | 11.7 | 13.1 | 65.2 | 2.2 | 104.2 | 105.0 | |
| Ervin Johnson | C | .427 | 13.7 | 15.5 | 12.5 | 9.6 | 23.2 | 16.4 | 11.7 | 59.5 | 2.0 | 99.5 | 103.0 | |
| P.J. Brown | PF | .494 | 14.3 | 13.1 | 14.0 | 9.5 | 21.4 | 15.5 | 12.9 | 229.6 | 7.7 | 100.8 | 104.4 | |
| Kurt Thomas | PF | .511 | 13.3 | 13.0 | 14.2 | 8.0 | 21.6 | 14.9 | 13.3 | 119.7 | 4.0 | 102.3 | 103.6 | |
| Josh Grant | SF | .439 | 12.1 | 17.2 | 13.7 | 8.3 | 12.0 | 10.0 | 8.5 | -9.3 | -0.3 | 104.2 | 94.9 | |
| Dan Majerle | SF | .540 | 17.1 | 8.6 | 18.6 | 5.8 | 12.3 | 9.1 | 17.6 | 2587.5 | 86.3 | 109.8 | 98.6 | |
| Paul Thompson | SF | .450 | 13.1 | 9.9 | 19.3 | 6.5 | 12.6 | 9.5 | 12.5 | 502.6 | 16.8 | 97.3 | 99.4 | |
| Steve Smith | SG | .552 | 14.2 | 8.4 | 27.0 | 4.9 | 7.6 | 6.2 | 20.6 | 2555.4 | 85.2 | 102.8 | 105.5 | |
| Erick Strickland | SG | .518 | 12.5 | 10.0 | 22.2 | 2.3 | 9.2 | 5.8 | 14.6 | 62.9 | 2.1 | 97.8 | 96.8 | |
| Corey Beck | SG | .471 | 0.0 | 29.2 | 0.0 | 4.2 | 3.9 | 4.0 | 0.0 | -11.5 | -0.4 | 101.8 | 102.8 | |
| Jalen Rose | PG | .585 | 22.1 | 10.6 | 23.9 | 3.3 | 12.2 | 7.9 | 21.3 | 1129.2 | 37.6 | 104.1 | 105.2 | |
| Lindsey Hunter | PG | .468 | 19.5 | 10.8 | 19.1 | 2.5 | 7.1 | 4.8 | 11.9 | 113.2 | 3.8 | 100.5 | 104.7 |
| Contract | |||||||||
| Name | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | |
| Ralph Sampson | $7,000,000 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | |
| Marcus Camby | $1,166,049 | $1,294,314 | $1,445,900 | $1,609,147 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | |
| Ervin Johnson | $503,867 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | |
| P.J. Brown | $2,311,920 | $2,681,827 | $3,051,734 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | |
| Kurt Thomas | $617,099 | $689,371 | $767,204 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | |
| Josh Grant | $429,764 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | |
| Dan Majerle | $5,000,000 | $5,000,000 | $5,000,000 | $5,000,000 | $5,000,000 | $0 | $0 | $0 | |
| Paul Thompson | $618,800 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | |
| Steve Smith | $5,875,000 | $6,750,000 | $7,625,000 | $8,500,000 | $9,375,000 | $0 | $0 | $0 | |
| Erick Strickland | $197,600 | $288,600 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | |
| Corey Beck | $266,400 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | |
| Jalen Rose | $808,174 | $899,419 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | |
| Lindsey Hunter | $951,748 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | |
| Cut Salary | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | |
| Unused Exceptions | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | |
| Total Salary | $25,746,421 | $17,603,531 | $17,889,838 | $15,109,147 | $14,375,000 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Draft Picks | |||
| Season | Rnd | Team | |
| 1997 | 1 | Pistons | |
| 1997 | 2 | Pistons | |
| 1998 | 1 | Pistons | |
| 1998 | 2 | Pistons | |
| 1999 | 1 | Pistons | |
| 1999 | 2 | Pistons | |
| Season Schedule | |||||||
| Date | Opponent | Result | Score | Record | Attendance | Type | |
| 10/15/96 | at Bullets | W | 90-87 | 1-0 | 8,980 | Preseason | |
| 10/18/96 | Celtics | W | 131-118 | 2-0 | 18,292 | Preseason | |
| 10/21/96 | at Nuggets | L | 98-110 | 2-1 | 10,846 | Preseason | |
| 10/23/96 | Rockets | W | 116-110 | 3-1 | 16,286 | Preseason | |
| 10/24/96 | at Jazz | L | 95-106 | 3-2 | 13,798 | Preseason | |
| 10/27/96 | Bucks | L | 112-113 | 3-3 | 12,220 | Preseason | |
| 10/29/96 | Knicks | W | 102-92 | 1-0 | 21,434 | Regular Season | |
| 10/30/96 | Kings | L | 91-103 | 1-1 | 17,129 | Regular Season | |
| 11/01/96 | at Lakers | W | 126-118 | 2-1 | 17,214 | Regular Season | |
| 11/03/96 | Cavaliers | W | 99-98 | 3-1 | 12,848 | Regular Season | |
| 11/04/96 | Stallions | L | 90-93 | 3-2 | 17,067 | Regular Season | |
| 11/07/96 | at Surge | L | 97-98 | 3-3 | 14,298 | Regular Season | |
| 11/09/96 | at Mavericks | W | 99-90 | 4-3 | 17,770 | Regular Season | |
| 11/10/96 | at Jazz | L | 103-113 | 4-4 | 11,176 | Regular Season | |
| 11/12/96 | Hawks | W | 104-83 | 5-4 | 14,397 | Regular Season | |
| 11/13/96 | Enterprise | W | 96-86 | 6-4 | 14,322 | Regular Season | |
| 11/17/96 | at Rockets | L | 103-119 | 6-5 | 16,285 | Regular Season | |
| 11/18/96 | at Hornets | W | 97-86 | 7-5 | 13,960 | Regular Season | |
| 11/22/96 | Magic | W | 110-102 | 8-5 | 15,914 | Regular Season | |
| 11/23/96 | Celtics | L | 91-100 | 8-6 | 16,872 | Regular Season | |
| 11/26/96 | at Nets | L | 104-107 | 8-7 | 10,716 | Regular Season | |
| 11/27/96 | at 76ers | W | 99-84 | 9-7 | 17,052 | Regular Season | |
| 11/30/96 | Bucks | W | 117-102 | 10-7 | 17,514 | Regular Season | |
| 12/01/96 | at Bucks | L | 109-124 | 10-8 | 11,952 | Regular Season | |
| 12/03/96 | at Hornets | L | 106-116 | 10-9 | 15,356 | Regular Season | |
| 12/05/96 | Mavericks | W | 120-80 | 11-9 | 19,067 | Regular Season | |
| 12/07/96 | at Spurs | L | 96-99 | 11-10 | 7,389 | Regular Season | |
| 12/08/96 | at Knicks | L | 99-110 | 11-11 | 19,434 | Regular Season | |
| 12/12/96 | at Warriors | W | 126-121 | 12-11 | 13,205 | Regular Season | |
| 12/13/96 | at Bulls | W | 117-109 | 13-11 | 20,917 | Regular Season | |
| 12/16/96 | at Bullets | W | 103-92 | 14-11 | 11,263 | Regular Season | |
| 12/17/96 | at Bulls | L | 76-91 | 14-12 | 20,917 | Regular Season | |
| 12/19/96 | Bullets | L | 99-111 | 14-13 | 16,789 | Regular Season | |
| 12/20/96 | Pacers | L | 65-92 | 14-14 | 14,316 | Regular Season | |
| 12/23/96 | Spurs | W | 112-67 | 15-14 | 12,042 | Regular Season | |
| 12/24/96 | at Raptors | W | 105-97 | 16-14 | 10,828 | Regular Season | |
| 12/27/96 | at Supersonics | L | 72-86 | 16-15 | 17,072 | Regular Season | |
| 12/28/96 | Bulls | L | 98-99 | 16-16 | 21,695 | Regular Season | |
| 12/31/96 | at Hawks | W | 95-85 | 17-16 | 12,112 | Regular Season | |
| 01/02/97 | Jazz | L | 87-95 | 17-17 | 13,574 | Regular Season | |
| 01/04/97 | at Timberwolves | W | 118-99 | 18-17 | 10,659 | Regular Season | |
| 01/05/97 | at Cavaliers | W | 123-104 | 19-17 | 13,482 | Regular Season | |
| 01/08/97 | Raptors | W | 127-118 | 20-17 | 14,915 | Regular Season | |
| 01/09/97 | Rockets | W | 109-94 | 21-17 | 15,677 | Regular Season | |
| 01/11/97 | at Celtics | L | 83-110 | 21-18 | 19,156 | Regular Season | |
| 01/13/97 | Bullets | L | 102-110 | 21-19 | 13,991 | Regular Season | |
| 01/14/97 | at Nuggets | L | 79-103 | 21-20 | 13,436 | Regular Season | |
| 01/18/97 | Warriors | W | 103-86 | 22-20 | 16,367 | Regular Season | |
| 01/20/97 | Bulls | L | 107-115 | 22-21 | 20,991 | Regular Season | |
| 01/21/97 | Cavaliers | W | 111-99 | 23-21 | 16,852 | Regular Season | |
| 01/23/97 | at Knicks | L | 89-109 | 23-22 | 19,434 | Regular Season | |
| 01/25/97 | Pacers | W | 120-113 | 24-22 | 19,937 | Regular Season | |
| 01/27/97 | at Light | L | 75-95 | 24-23 | 6,336 | Regular Season | |
| 01/31/97 | Surge | W | 117-105 | 25-23 | 17,277 | Regular Season | |
| 02/01/97 | at Hawks | W | 114-102 | 26-23 | 10,953 | Regular Season | |
| 02/05/97 | at Suns | W | 84-78 | 27-23 | 17,071 | Regular Season | |
| 02/06/97 | Nuggets | L | 95-106 | 27-24 | 13,657 | Regular Season | |
| 02/11/97 | Trail Blazers | L | 95-98 | 27-25 | 11,541 | Regular Season | |
| 02/15/97 | at Magic | L | 103-118 | 27-26 | 13,875 | Regular Season | |
| 02/16/97 | Suns | W | 100-85 | 28-26 | 16,945 | Regular Season | |
| 02/19/97 | Jazz | L | 93-105 | 28-27 | 18,169 | Regular Season | |
| 02/20/97 | Supersonics | L | 102-105 | 28-28 | 17,475 | Regular Season | |
| 02/22/97 | Nets | W | 114-82 | 29-28 | 12,428 | Regular Season | |
| 02/25/97 | at Stallions | W | 94-87 | 30-28 | 8,896 | Regular Season | |
| 02/26/97 | at Pacers | L | 92-114 | 30-29 | 16,530 | Regular Season | |
| 03/02/97 | at Enterprise | L | 100-117 | 30-30 | 16,951 | Regular Season | |
| 03/03/97 | Magic | W | 113-103 | 31-30 | 13,662 | Regular Season | |
| 03/05/97 | 76ers | W | 122-84 | 32-30 | 12,848 | Regular Season | |
| 03/07/97 | Timberwolves | W | 101-86 | 33-30 | 17,957 | Regular Season | |
| 03/10/97 | at Heat | W | 101-87 | 34-30 | 14,474 | Regular Season | |
| 03/12/97 | at Bucks | L | 114-127 | 34-31 | 11,745 | Regular Season | |
| 03/13/97 | at Pacers | L | 84-110 | 34-32 | 16,530 | Regular Season | |
| 03/16/97 | Hornets | W | 130-96 | 35-32 | 16,462 | Regular Season | |
| 03/18/97 | at Trail Blazers | L | 96-105 | 35-33 | 8,055 | Regular Season | |
| 03/21/97 | at Cavaliers | W | 92-82 | 36-33 | 12,490 | Regular Season | |
| 03/22/97 | 76ers | L | 93-96 | 36-34 | 14,404 | Regular Season | |
| 03/26/97 | Spirits | W | 102-85 | 37-34 | 17,989 | Regular Season | |
| 03/28/97 | Bucks | W | 126-124 | 38-34 | 17,786 | Regular Season | |
| 03/30/97 | Light | W | 113-89 | 39-34 | 12,414 | Regular Season | |
| 04/01/97 | at Jazz | L | 93-127 | 39-35 | 13,132 | Regular Season | |
| 04/04/97 | at Celtics | L | 120-129 | 39-36 | 19,156 | Regular Season | |
| 04/05/97 | Hawks | W | 99-90 | 40-36 | 12,553 | Regular Season | |
| 04/09/97 | at Kings | L | 83-90 | 40-37 | 15,428 | Regular Season | |
| 04/10/97 | at Spirits | W | 105-98 | 41-37 | 12,269 | Regular Season | |
| 04/13/97 | Lakers | W | 123-102 | 42-37 | 10,520 | Regular Season | |
| 04/14/97 | Hornets | W | 96-87 | 43-37 | 18,950 | Regular Season | |
| 04/16/97 | Heat | W | 119-112 | 44-37 | 14,918 | Regular Season | |
| 04/17/97 | at Magic | W | 112-108 | 45-37 | 11,848 | Regular Season | |
| 04/19/97 | at Bulls | L | 92-93 | 0-1 | 20,917 | Playoffs | |
| 04/20/97 | at Bulls | L | 86-97 | 0-2 | 20,917 | Playoffs | |
| 04/22/97 | Bulls | L | 115-116 | 0-3 | 22,076 | Playoffs | |
| 04/23/97 | Bulls | W | 96-79 | 1-3 | 20,081 | Playoffs | |
| 04/25/97 | at Bulls | L | 93-101 | 1-4 | 20,917 | Playoffs | |