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Phoenix Suns 46 - 36 | |
| National Basketball Association Pacific Division: 4th place | ||
| Phoenix, AZ |
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| Season Info | ||||||||||||
| Stats | Team | CR | TR | Opponent | CR | TR | Margin | CR | TR | |||
| Points: | 103.9 | 4 | 9 | 102.6 | 11 | 21 | 1.3 | 7 | 15 | |||
| O.Rebounds: | 16.3 | 1 | 2 | 13.1 | 3 | 6 | 3.2 | 1 | 3 | |||
| D.Rebounds: | 33.9 | 4 | 8 | 32.7 | 11 | 25 | 1.2 | 6 | 11 | |||
| Rebounds: | 50.3 | 1 | 2 | 45.8 | 7 | 12 | 4.4 | 3 | 7 | |||
| Assists: | 25.3 | 2 | 4 | 22.9 | 15 | 29 | 2.4 | 3 | 8 | |||
| Steals: | 7.7 | 13 | 23 | 8.0 | 8 | 17 | -0.3 | 12 | 20 | |||
| Blocks: | 4.1 | 11 | 19 | 4.3 | 7 | 13 | -0.2 | 9 | 18 | |||
| Turnovers: | 13.1 | 3 | 9 | 13.2 | 14 | 23 | -0.1 | 7 | 14 | |||
| Fouls: | 17.7 | 1 | 3 | 18.8 | 15 | 28 | -1.1 | 5 | 12 | |||
| FG% | .438 | 7 | 16 | .446 | 13 | 23 | -.008 | 11 | 19 | |||
| FT% | .748 | 6 | 15 | .732 | 2 | 4 | .016 | 5 | 11 | |||
| 3PT% | .317 | 6 | 14 | .296 | 1 | 2 | .021 | 3 | 7 | |||
| Points Per Shot | 1.08 | 13 | 27 | 1.11 | 6 | 7 | -0.03 | 11 | 23 | |||
| Adjusted FG% | .469 | 8 | 17 | .478 | 11 | 17 | -.009 | 11 | 19 |
| Coaching Staff | |||||||||||
| Position | Name | Age | SCUR | SPOT | CINS | CSHT | CHND | CPSD | CPRD | Salary | Years |
| General Manager: | Alvin Gentry | 42 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | $1,449,532 | 5 |
| Roster | ||||||||
| # | Name | Pos | Age | Height | Weight | Exp | College | Hometown |
| 40 | Arvydas Sabonis | C | 32 | 7-3 | 304 | 10 | Kaunas | |
| 43 | Stojan Vrankovic | C | 33 | 7-2 | 300 | 6 | None | |
| 51 | Brad Sellers | C | 34 | 7-0 | 255 | 9 | Ohio State | |
| 54 | Gary Trent | C | 22 | 6-8 | 252 | 1 | Ohio | |
| 55 | Matt Bullard | PF | 30 | 6-10 | 257 | 6 | Iowa | |
| 44 | Cliff Robinson | PF | 37 | 6-9 | 239 | 17 | USC | |
| 28 | Terry Catledge | SF | 33 | 6-8 | 243 | 10 | South Alabama | |
| 7 | Clyde Drexler | SF | 35 | 6-7 | 229 | 13 | Houston | |
| 13 | Benji Wilson | SG | 30 | 6-8 | 233 | 8 | Illinois | Chicago, IL |
| 21 | Wesley Person | SG | 26 | 6-6 | 212 | 2 | Auburn | |
| 42 | Magic Johnson | PG | 37 | 6-9 | 224 | 17 | Michigan State | |
| 23 | Dave Johnson | PG | 26 | 6-7 | 217 | 4 | Syracuse | |
| 15 | Randy Brown | PG | 29 | 6-3 | 199 | 5 | New Mexico 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 | |||
| 40 | Arvydas Sabonis | C | 32 | 7-3 | 304 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |||||
| 43 | Stojan Vrankovic | C | 33 | 7-2 | 300 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |||||
| 51 | Brad Sellers | C | 34 | 7-0 | 255 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |||||
| 54 | Gary Trent | C | 22 | 6-8 | 252 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |||||
| 55 | Matt Bullard | PF | 30 | 6-10 | 257 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |||||
| 44 | Cliff Robinson | PF | 37 | 6-9 | 239 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |||||
| 28 | Terry Catledge | SF | 33 | 6-8 | 243 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |||||
| 7 | Clyde Drexler | SF | 35 | 6-7 | 229 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |||||
| 13 | Benji Wilson | SG | 30 | 6-8 | 233 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |||||
| 21 | Wesley Person | SG | 26 | 6-6 | 212 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |||||
| 42 | Magic Johnson | PG | 37 | 6-9 | 224 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |||||
| 23 | Dave Johnson | PG | 26 | 6-7 | 217 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |||||
| 15 | Randy Brown | PG | 29 | 6-3 | 199 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |||||
| Potentials | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| # | Name | Pos | Age | Ht | Wt | Cur | Fut | Ins | Jps | Fts | 3ps | Hnd | Pas | Orb | Drb | Psd | Prd | Stl | Blk | |||
| 40 | Arvydas Sabonis | C | 32 | 7-3 | 304 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |||||
| 43 | Stojan Vrankovic | C | 33 | 7-2 | 300 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |||||
| 51 | Brad Sellers | C | 34 | 7-0 | 255 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |||||
| 54 | Gary Trent | C | 22 | 6-8 | 252 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |||||
| 55 | Matt Bullard | PF | 30 | 6-10 | 257 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |||||
| 44 | Cliff Robinson | PF | 37 | 6-9 | 239 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |||||
| 28 | Terry Catledge | SF | 33 | 6-8 | 243 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |||||
| 7 | Clyde Drexler | SF | 35 | 6-7 | 229 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |||||
| 13 | Benji Wilson | SG | 30 | 6-8 | 233 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |||||
| 21 | Wesley Person | SG | 26 | 6-6 | 212 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |||||
| 42 | Magic Johnson | PG | 37 | 6-9 | 224 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |||||
| 23 | Dave Johnson | PG | 26 | 6-7 | 217 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |||||
| 15 | Randy Brown | PG | 29 | 6-3 | 199 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |||||
| Unavailable Players | |||||||
| Player | Reason | Length | |||||
| Season Stats | ||||||||||||||
| Name | Pos | G | GS | Min | Pts | ORb | Reb | Ast | Stl | Blk | TO | PF | +/- | |
| Arvydas Sabonis | C | 79 | 79 | 33.3 | 28.2 | 3.2 | 12.5 | 3.8 | 0.7 | 1.3 | 1.3 | 3.4 | 4.5 | |
| Stojan Vrankovic | C | 82 | 3 | 14.6 | 4.1 | 1.2 | 3.8 | 0.5 | 0.1 | 0.8 | 1.1 | 1.3 | -2.9 | |
| Brad Sellers | C | 3 | 0 | 1.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -1.0 | |
| Gary Trent | C | 32 | 0 | 4.0 | 1.2 | 0.3 | 0.8 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.5 | -1.2 | |
| Matt Bullard | PF | 82 | 0 | 25.6 | 8.1 | 1.4 | 4.8 | 1.2 | 0.6 | 0.3 | 1.2 | 2.0 | 0.4 | |
| Cliff Robinson | PF | 82 | 82 | 23.3 | 7.3 | 1.9 | 5.6 | 1.4 | 0.4 | 0.7 | 1.2 | 2.0 | 1.1 | |
| Terry Catledge | SF | 81 | 20 | 16.6 | 5.1 | 1.6 | 3.2 | 1.0 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 1.1 | 1.5 | -2.5 | |
| Clyde Drexler | SF | 62 | 62 | 37.1 | 21.0 | 3.7 | 8.0 | 6.2 | 1.6 | 0.4 | 2.4 | 2.3 | 5.0 | |
| Benji Wilson | SG | 82 | 15 | 24.6 | 8.2 | 1.1 | 4.1 | 2.3 | 1.0 | 0.2 | 1.4 | 0.5 | -0.2 | |
| Wesley Person | SG | 67 | 67 | 35.0 | 14.2 | 1.5 | 5.1 | 1.9 | 0.9 | 0.1 | 1.6 | 1.1 | 1.3 | |
| Magic Johnson | PG | 61 | 61 | 28.3 | 11.1 | 1.6 | 4.6 | 8.7 | 0.9 | 0.1 | 1.7 | 1.8 | 1.3 | |
| Dave Johnson | PG | 40 | 0 | 3.2 | 1.1 | 0.1 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.3 | -0.5 | |
| Randy Brown | PG | 82 | 21 | 23.7 | 7.1 | 0.8 | 2.6 | 2.5 | 1.9 | 0.2 | 1.4 | 2.9 | 1.4 | |
| Season Shooting | |||||||||||||||||
| Name | Pos | Fgm | Fga | Pct | Ftm | Fta | Pct | IFgm | IFga | Pct | JSm | JSa | Pct | 3pm | 3pa | Pct | |
| Arvydas Sabonis | C | 938 | 1938 | .484 | 196 | 246 | .797 | 422 | 700 | .603 | 363 | 823 | .441 | 153 | 415 | .369 | |
| Stojan Vrankovic | C | 144 | 293 | .491 | 51 | 72 | .708 | 91 | 148 | .615 | 53 | 142 | .373 | 0 | 3 | .000 | |
| Brad Sellers | C | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | .000 | |
| Gary Trent | C | 16 | 39 | .410 | 7 | 10 | .700 | 12 | 18 | .667 | 4 | 21 | .190 | 0 | 0 | .000 | |
| Matt Bullard | PF | 274 | 615 | .446 | 59 | 80 | .738 | 120 | 187 | .642 | 93 | 238 | .391 | 61 | 190 | .321 | |
| Cliff Robinson | PF | 257 | 634 | .405 | 87 | 114 | .763 | 163 | 348 | .468 | 94 | 285 | .330 | 0 | 1 | .000 | |
| Terry Catledge | SF | 160 | 381 | .420 | 96 | 137 | .701 | 116 | 193 | .601 | 44 | 187 | .235 | 0 | 1 | .000 | |
| Clyde Drexler | SF | 523 | 1134 | .461 | 227 | 288 | .788 | 314 | 488 | .643 | 180 | 544 | .331 | 29 | 102 | .284 | |
| Benji Wilson | SG | 268 | 664 | .404 | 109 | 149 | .732 | 117 | 160 | .731 | 124 | 380 | .326 | 27 | 124 | .218 | |
| Wesley Person | SG | 363 | 876 | .414 | 82 | 104 | .788 | 114 | 167 | .683 | 106 | 300 | .353 | 143 | 409 | .350 | |
| Magic Johnson | PG | 265 | 687 | .386 | 75 | 106 | .708 | 95 | 138 | .688 | 97 | 260 | .373 | 73 | 289 | .253 | |
| Dave Johnson | PG | 14 | 40 | .350 | 13 | 22 | .591 | 10 | 16 | .625 | 3 | 22 | .136 | 1 | 2 | .500 | |
| Randy Brown | PG | 224 | 566 | .396 | 137 | 195 | .703 | 124 | 218 | .569 | 100 | 347 | .288 | 0 | 1 | .000 |
| Season Efficiency | ||||||||||||||
| Name | Pos | TS% | AstR | ToR | Usg | ORR | DRR | RR | PER | VA | EWA | O Eff | D Eff | |
| Arvydas Sabonis | C | .543 | 12.2 | 4.3 | 33.4 | 9.3 | 29.4 | 19.0 | 33.0 | 878.7 | 29.3 | 108.7 | 101.5 | |
| Stojan Vrankovic | C | .523 | 9.2 | 20.0 | 14.0 | 8.3 | 17.1 | 12.8 | 11.4 | 14.2 | 0.5 | 91.4 | 102.2 | |
| Brad Sellers | C | .000 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -0.8 | 0.0 | 85.7 | 128.6 | |
| Gary Trent | C | .465 | 12.7 | 9.1 | 15.5 | 8.1 | 16.2 | 11.8 | 10.9 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 91.8 | 110.5 | |
| Matt Bullard | PF | .514 | 12.0 | 11.7 | 14.6 | 5.5 | 13.5 | 9.4 | 11.3 | -5.3 | -0.2 | 104.1 | 103.0 | |
| Cliff Robinson | PF | .439 | 12.4 | 11.1 | 16.7 | 7.7 | 16.2 | 11.9 | 11.4 | -3.5 | -0.1 | 101.7 | 100.0 | |
| Terry Catledge | SF | .472 | 12.7 | 14.4 | 16.1 | 9.0 | 9.3 | 9.1 | 9.8 | -13.6 | -0.5 | 94.3 | 101.2 | |
| Clyde Drexler | SF | .516 | 21.4 | 8.2 | 26.0 | 10.0 | 12.2 | 11.1 | 23.8 | 455.5 | 15.2 | 108.4 | 101.4 | |
| Benji Wilson | SG | .460 | 18.1 | 11.3 | 17.6 | 4.6 | 12.3 | 8.4 | 12.7 | 67.5 | 2.3 | 99.4 | 100.6 | |
| Wesley Person | SG | .516 | 11.2 | 9.0 | 17.8 | 4.2 | 10.7 | 7.3 | 13.4 | 100.3 | 3.3 | 105.4 | 103.5 | |
| Magic Johnson | PG | .462 | 38.8 | 7.5 | 22.8 | 5.3 | 11.2 | 8.2 | 19.8 | 226.0 | 7.5 | 106.2 | 104.6 | |
| Dave Johnson | PG | .420 | 3.5 | 8.8 | 17.0 | 3.3 | 6.3 | 4.8 | 6.4 | -8.7 | -0.3 | 97.6 | 110.5 | |
| Randy Brown | PG | .448 | 21.0 | 11.6 | 16.7 | 3.2 | 8.3 | 5.7 | 11.4 | 11.2 | 0.4 | 102.0 | 97.9 |
| Career Stats | |||||||||||||
| Name | Pos | G | GS | Min | Pts | Orb | Reb | Ast | Stl | Blk | TOs | PFs | |
| Arvydas Sabonis | C | 843 | 843 | 33.9 | 27.6 | 3.3 | 12.6 | 5.5 | 0.8 | 1.2 | 1.6 | 3.0 | |
| Stojan Vrankovic | C | 508 | 40 | 16.3 | 3.8 | 1.2 | 4.3 | 0.6 | 0.2 | 1.2 | 1.0 | 1.4 | |
| Brad Sellers | C | 542 | 17 | 16.9 | 3.4 | 1.0 | 3.0 | 0.7 | 0.2 | 0.4 | 0.7 | 1.8 | |
| Gary Trent | C | 114 | 0 | 10.3 | 3.4 | 0.8 | 2.1 | 0.6 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.6 | 1.0 | |
| Matt Bullard | PF | 545 | 72 | 24.8 | 8.2 | 1.5 | 4.6 | 1.2 | 0.6 | 0.3 | 1.1 | 1.7 | |
| Cliff Robinson | PF | 1417 | 1270 | 30.2 | 14.7 | 2.4 | 8.0 | 2.1 | 1.0 | 1.1 | 1.7 | 2.4 | |
| Terry Catledge | SF | 728 | 125 | 16.0 | 5.6 | 1.4 | 3.2 | 0.9 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 0.8 | 1.3 | |
| Clyde Drexler | SF | 1079 | 1079 | 36.9 | 24.4 | 3.0 | 7.2 | 5.2 | 1.9 | 0.6 | 2.7 | 2.6 | |
| Benji Wilson | SG | 738 | 136 | 21.8 | 6.3 | 1.0 | 3.4 | 2.1 | 1.0 | 0.2 | 1.2 | 0.7 | |
| Wesley Person | SG | 231 | 182 | 32.4 | 12.3 | 1.2 | 4.6 | 2.2 | 0.7 | 0.2 | 1.4 | 1.1 | |
| Magic Johnson | PG | 1363 | 1363 | 35.8 | 19.5 | 2.4 | 7.6 | 10.4 | 1.7 | 0.3 | 2.7 | 2.1 | |
| Dave Johnson | PG | 94 | 0 | 2.5 | 0.6 | 0.1 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.2 | |
| Randy Brown | PG | 453 | 29 | 18.0 | 5.7 | 0.6 | 2.0 | 1.8 | 1.4 | 0.2 | 1.2 | 1.8 | |
| Career Shooting | |||||||||||
| Name | Pos | FGM | FGA | Pct | FTM | FTA | Pct | 3PM | 3PA | Pct | |
| Arvydas Sabonis | C | 9622 | 18941 | .508 | 2177 | 2556 | .852 | 1866 | 4349 | .429 | |
| Stojan Vrankovic | C | 817 | 1748 | .467 | 298 | 503 | .592 | 0 | 5 | .000 | |
| Brad Sellers | C | 771 | 1908 | .404 | 325 | 419 | .776 | 0 | 3 | .000 | |
| Gary Trent | C | 160 | 354 | .452 | 68 | 92 | .739 | 0 | 3 | .000 | |
| Matt Bullard | PF | 1763 | 4022 | .438 | 421 | 529 | .796 | 514 | 1346 | .382 | |
| Cliff Robinson | PF | 8162 | 18270 | .447 | 4467 | 6314 | .707 | 0 | 28 | .000 | |
| Terry Catledge | SF | 1570 | 3419 | .459 | 961 | 1496 | .642 | 0 | 16 | .000 | |
| Clyde Drexler | SF | 10133 | 19640 | .516 | 5503 | 7066 | .779 | 569 | 2093 | .272 | |
| Benji Wilson | SG | 1878 | 4792 | .392 | 683 | 919 | .743 | 200 | 900 | .222 | |
| Wesley Person | SG | 1100 | 2483 | .443 | 221 | 279 | .792 | 414 | 1098 | .377 | |
| Magic Johnson | PG | 9101 | 17863 | .509 | 7512 | 8960 | .838 | 839 | 2969 | .283 | |
| Dave Johnson | PG | 21 | 58 | .362 | 18 | 30 | .600 | 1 | 2 | .500 | |
| Randy Brown | PG | 1004 | 2402 | .418 | 560 | 857 | .653 | 0 | 18 | .000 |
| Career Efficiency | ||||||||||||||
| Name | Pos | TS% | AstR | ToR | Usg | ORR | DRR | RR | PER | VA | EWA | O Eff | D Eff | |
| Arvydas Sabonis | C | .580 | 17.9 | 5.2 | 31.1 | 10.2 | 29.2 | 19.7 | 33.6 | 9837.0 | 327.9 | 114.7 | 102.5 | |
| Stojan Vrankovic | C | .491 | 11.8 | 17.5 | 12.0 | 7.6 | 19.1 | 13.5 | 11.0 | 46.9 | 1.6 | 97.4 | 101.8 | |
| Brad Sellers | C | .446 | 13.4 | 14.1 | 11.8 | 6.5 | 12.6 | 9.5 | 7.1 | -524.2 | -17.5 | 94.0 | 107.7 | |
| Gary Trent | C | .492 | 12.0 | 12.6 | 15.7 | 8.0 | 13.2 | 10.6 | 10.7 | 3.2 | 0.1 | 100.9 | 99.1 | |
| Matt Bullard | PF | .524 | 12.0 | 10.8 | 14.8 | 6.3 | 13.4 | 9.8 | 12.3 | 195.3 | 6.5 | 105.3 | 106.0 | |
| Cliff Robinson | PF | .494 | 11.3 | 9.0 | 23.0 | 8.4 | 20.7 | 14.4 | 19.0 | 4948.5 | 165.0 | 103.4 | 102.2 | |
| Terry Catledge | SF | .503 | 12.0 | 11.3 | 16.8 | 9.0 | 12.1 | 10.6 | 12.7 | 351.3 | 11.7 | 99.3 | 100.4 | |
| Clyde Drexler | SF | .579 | 18.1 | 9.3 | 27.0 | 8.7 | 12.0 | 10.3 | 26.0 | 9223.5 | 307.5 | 110.9 | 102.5 | |
| Benji Wilson | SG | .446 | 20.2 | 11.3 | 16.1 | 4.6 | 12.0 | 8.2 | 11.3 | 189.9 | 6.3 | 97.7 | 104.5 | |
| Wesley Person | SG | .544 | 14.8 | 9.3 | 16.0 | 3.9 | 11.1 | 7.5 | 13.5 | 335.3 | 11.2 | 108.6 | 104.5 | |
| Magic Johnson | PG | .609 | 35.7 | 9.4 | 23.8 | 7.8 | 15.6 | 11.8 | 27.9 | 12292.0 | 409.7 | 115.0 | 105.2 | |
| Dave Johnson | PG | .423 | 6.7 | 14.4 | 14.2 | 5.2 | 6.9 | 6.1 | 7.6 | -19.2 | -0.6 | 92.8 | 112.4 | |
| Randy Brown | PG | .462 | 19.9 | 13.1 | 17.1 | 3.4 | 8.1 | 5.7 | 11.4 | 53.7 | 1.8 | 102.0 | 100.7 |
| Contract | |||||||||
| Name | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | |
| Arvydas Sabonis | $6,650,000 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | |
| Stojan Vrankovic | $444,600 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | |
| Brad Sellers | $598,000 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | |
| Gary Trent | $462,004 | $516,112 | $574,383 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | |
| Matt Bullard | $444,600 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | |
| Cliff Robinson | $2,000,000 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | |
| Terry Catledge | $618,800 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | |
| Clyde Drexler | $9,450,000 | $10,675,000 | $11,900,000 | $13,125,000 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | |
| Benji Wilson | $520,000 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | |
| Wesley Person | $463,016 | $515,292 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | |
| Magic Johnson | $9,310,000 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | |
| Dave Johnson | $366,600 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | |
| Randy Brown | $403,000 | $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 | $31,730,620 | $11,706,404 | $12,474,383 | $13,125,000 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Draft Picks | |||
| Season | Rnd | Team | |
| 1997 | 1 | Suns | |
| 1997 | 2 | Suns | |
| 1998 | 2 | Suns | |
| 1999 | 1 | Suns | |
| 1999 | 2 | Suns | |
| Season Schedule | |||||||
| Date | Opponent | Result | Score | Record | Attendance | Type | |
| 10/15/96 | Nets | W | 113-81 | 1-0 | 16,019 | Preseason | |
| 10/21/96 | Enterprise | W | 93-83 | 2-0 | 17,071 | Preseason | |
| 10/22/96 | at Cavaliers | W | 104-94 | 3-0 | 15,829 | Preseason | |
| 10/24/96 | at Lakers | W | 124-104 | 4-0 | 17,214 | Preseason | |
| 10/25/96 | at Hornets | W | 115-91 | 5-0 | 12,519 | Preseason | |
| 10/27/96 | Hornets | W | 86-85 | 6-0 | 17,071 | Preseason | |
| 10/29/96 | at Kings | L | 98-105 | 0-1 | 15,850 | Regular Season | |
| 10/30/96 | at Jazz | L | 70-120 | 0-2 | 13,100 | Regular Season | |
| 11/01/96 | at Warriors | L | 100-120 | 0-3 | 11,938 | Regular Season | |
| 11/03/96 | at Kings | L | 88-97 | 0-4 | 17,315 | Regular Season | |
| 11/04/96 | Warriors | W | 136-130 | 1-4 | 17,071 | Regular Season | |
| 11/08/96 | Jazz | L | 116-119 | 1-5 | 17,071 | Regular Season | |
| 11/09/96 | at Bullets | W | 105-101 | 2-5 | 9,215 | Regular Season | |
| 11/12/96 | Magic | W | 123-96 | 3-5 | 16,223 | Regular Season | |
| 11/14/96 | Nets | W | 130-107 | 4-5 | 17,071 | Regular Season | |
| 11/18/96 | Hawks | W | 87-75 | 5-5 | 17,071 | Regular Season | |
| 11/22/96 | at Lakers | W | 101-86 | 6-5 | 17,214 | Regular Season | |
| 11/23/96 | Kings | W | 113-93 | 7-5 | 17,071 | Regular Season | |
| 11/26/96 | at Heat | L | 72-111 | 7-6 | 13,977 | Regular Season | |
| 11/27/96 | Heat | W | 106-79 | 8-6 | 16,369 | Regular Season | |
| 12/01/96 | Timberwolves | W | 103-87 | 9-6 | 17,071 | Regular Season | |
| 12/03/96 | at Surge | L | 100-101 | 9-7 | 10,422 | Regular Season | |
| 12/04/96 | Stallions | W | 120-116 | 10-7 | 17,071 | Regular Season | |
| 12/08/96 | at Enterprise | L | 98-100 | 10-8 | 16,927 | Regular Season | |
| 12/09/96 | Celtics | W | 125-111 | 11-8 | 17,071 | Regular Season | |
| 12/13/96 | at Nuggets | L | 97-102 | 11-9 | 13,554 | Regular Season | |
| 12/14/96 | Warriors | L | 106-114 | 11-10 | 17,071 | Regular Season | |
| 12/17/96 | Trail Blazers | W | 114-95 | 12-10 | 17,071 | Regular Season | |
| 12/19/96 | at Pacers | W | 118-105 | 13-10 | 16,530 | Regular Season | |
| 12/20/96 | at Spurs | W | 101-99 | 14-10 | 9,072 | Regular Season | |
| 12/23/96 | at Nuggets | L | 89-96 | 14-11 | 11,437 | Regular Season | |
| 12/24/96 | at Spirits | L | 77-104 | 14-12 | 12,488 | Regular Season | |
| 12/27/96 | at Mavericks | W | 104-101 | 15-12 | 17,770 | Regular Season | |
| 12/28/96 | at Warriors | L | 70-118 | 15-13 | 13,869 | Regular Season | |
| 12/31/96 | Bullets | W | 113-111 | 16-13 | 17,071 | Regular Season | |
| 01/02/97 | Enterprise | W | 93-80 | 17-13 | 17,071 | Regular Season | |
| 01/05/97 | Supersonics | L | 85-111 | 17-14 | 17,071 | Regular Season | |
| 01/06/97 | at Nets | W | 96-87 | 18-14 | 10,912 | Regular Season | |
| 01/10/97 | at Bulls | L | 111-114 | 18-15 | 19,217 | Regular Season | |
| 01/11/97 | at Supersonics | L | 99-120 | 18-16 | 13,694 | Regular Season | |
| 01/15/97 | 76ers | W | 101-80 | 19-16 | 14,358 | Regular Season | |
| 01/16/97 | Raptors | L | 91-98 | 19-17 | 17,071 | Regular Season | |
| 01/19/97 | Bucks | W | 119-118 | 20-17 | 17,071 | Regular Season | |
| 01/22/97 | at Light | W | 108-97 | 21-17 | 6,496 | Regular Season | |
| 01/23/97 | at Raptors | W | 118-116 | 22-17 | 9,805 | Regular Season | |
| 01/27/97 | Lakers | W | 128-92 | 23-17 | 16,072 | Regular Season | |
| 01/29/97 | Trail Blazers | W | 108-105 | 24-17 | 17,071 | Regular Season | |
| 01/30/97 | at Rockets | L | 92-118 | 24-18 | 16,285 | Regular Season | |
| 02/02/97 | at Celtics | L | 104-124 | 24-19 | 19,156 | Regular Season | |
| 02/03/97 | Knicks | L | 102-117 | 24-20 | 17,071 | Regular Season | |
| 02/05/97 | Pistons | L | 78-84 | 24-21 | 17,071 | Regular Season | |
| 02/06/97 | Hornets | L | 83-92 | 24-22 | 17,071 | Regular Season | |
| 02/11/97 | Surge | W | 111-101 | 25-22 | 17,071 | Regular Season | |
| 02/12/97 | at 76ers | L | 104-108 | 25-23 | 9,667 | Regular Season | |
| 02/14/97 | Kings | L | 92-112 | 25-24 | 17,071 | Regular Season | |
| 02/16/97 | at Pistons | L | 85-100 | 25-25 | 16,945 | Regular Season | |
| 02/18/97 | Pacers | W | 95-79 | 26-25 | 17,071 | Regular Season | |
| 02/20/97 | at Timberwolves | L | 88-89 | 26-26 | 12,535 | Regular Season | |
| 02/22/97 | Mavericks | W | 91-82 | 27-26 | 17,071 | Regular Season | |
| 02/23/97 | at Magic | L | 91-119 | 27-27 | 11,725 | Regular Season | |
| 02/26/97 | Mavericks | L | 105-112 | 27-28 | 17,071 | Regular Season | |
| 02/27/97 | at Cavaliers | W | 90-81 | 28-28 | 11,600 | Regular Season | |
| 03/02/97 | at Stallions | L | 84-110 | 28-29 | 6,596 | Regular Season | |
| 03/03/97 | at Trail Blazers | W | 108-91 | 29-29 | 8,329 | Regular Season | |
| 03/05/97 | at Hawks | W | 103-88 | 30-29 | 8,869 | Regular Season | |
| 03/08/97 | Rockets | L | 114-123 | 30-30 | 17,071 | Regular Season | |
| 03/09/97 | at Knicks | L | 109-120 | 30-31 | 19,434 | Regular Season | |
| 03/11/97 | at Light | W | 96-84 | 31-31 | 7,635 | Regular Season | |
| 03/13/97 | at Bucks | L | 101-106 | 31-32 | 9,970 | Regular Season | |
| 03/15/97 | at Enterprise | L | 89-97 | 31-33 | 15,618 | Regular Season | |
| 03/16/97 | at Trail Blazers | W | 119-99 | 32-33 | 7,397 | Regular Season | |
| 03/20/97 | Bulls | W | 122-107 | 33-33 | 17,071 | Regular Season | |
| 03/21/97 | Enterprise | W | 107-98 | 34-33 | 17,071 | Regular Season | |
| 03/24/97 | at Lakers | W | 116-95 | 35-33 | 13,615 | Regular Season | |
| 03/25/97 | at Supersonics | W | 128-110 | 36-33 | 14,476 | Regular Season | |
| 03/28/97 | Spurs | W | 109-90 | 37-33 | 17,071 | Regular Season | |
| 03/29/97 | Surge | W | 126-108 | 38-33 | 17,071 | Regular Season | |
| 03/31/97 | Light | W | 111-108 | 39-33 | 17,071 | Regular Season | |
| 04/02/97 | Supersonics | L | 114-122 | 39-34 | 17,071 | Regular Season | |
| 04/04/97 | Nuggets | W | 121-114 | 40-34 | 17,071 | Regular Season | |
| 04/05/97 | at Hornets | L | 103-114 | 40-35 | 18,567 | Regular Season | |
| 04/07/97 | at Rockets | W | 134-123 | 41-35 | 16,285 | Regular Season | |
| 04/09/97 | Lakers | W | 126-84 | 42-35 | 17,071 | Regular Season | |
| 04/11/97 | Cavaliers | W | 93-84 | 43-35 | 17,071 | Regular Season | |
| 04/12/97 | at Timberwolves | L | 111-127 | 43-36 | 12,462 | Regular Season | |
| 04/14/97 | Stallions | W | 104-83 | 44-36 | 17,071 | Regular Season | |
| 04/16/97 | Spirits | W | 107-94 | 45-36 | 17,071 | Regular Season | |
| 04/17/97 | Light | W | 115-96 | 46-36 | 14,429 | Regular Season | |
| 04/19/97 | at Supersonics | W | 114-111 | 1-0 | 17,072 | Playoffs | |
| 04/20/97 | at Supersonics | W | 137-125 | 2-0 | 17,072 | Playoffs | |
| 04/22/97 | Supersonics | W | 126-113 | 3-0 | 17,071 | Playoffs | |
| 04/23/97 | Supersonics | L | 98-114 | 3-1 | 17,071 | Playoffs | |
| 04/25/97 | at Supersonics | L | 113-121 | 3-2 | 17,072 | Playoffs | |
| 04/27/97 | Supersonics | L | 120-125 | 3-3 | 17,071 | Playoffs | |
| 04/29/97 | at Supersonics | L | 100-115 | 3-4 | 17,072 | Playoffs | |