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Charlotte Hornets 48 - 34 | |
| National Basketball Association Central Division: 4th place | ||
| Charlotte, NC |
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| Season Info | ||||||||||||
| Stats | Team | CR | TR | Opponent | CR | TR | Margin | CR | TR | |||
| Points: | 99.3 | 11 | 18 | 96.9 | 2 | 6 | 2.3 | 6 | 12 | |||
| O.Rebounds: | 14.6 | 9 | 13 | 13.6 | 6 | 12 | 0.9 | 7 | 10 | |||
| D.Rebounds: | 30.7 | 10 | 23 | 32.5 | 14 | 23 | -1.9 | 12 | 23 | |||
| Rebounds: | 45.2 | 9 | 19 | 46.1 | 9 | 16 | -0.9 | 10 | 20 | |||
| Assists: | 19.9 | 13 | 26 | 21.2 | 4 | 8 | -1.3 | 12 | 25 | |||
| Steals: | 9.3 | 1 | 3 | 7.2 | 1 | 1 | 2.1 | 1 | 1 | |||
| Blocks: | 3.7 | 13 | 25 | 4.4 | 7 | 14 | -0.7 | 13 | 26 | |||
| Turnovers: | 11.7 | 1 | 1 | 14.8 | 3 | 6 | -3.1 | 1 | 1 | |||
| Fouls: | 19.2 | 3 | 6 | 22.1 | 4 | 6 | -2.9 | 2 | 3 | |||
| FG% | .428 | 11 | 21 | .438 | 6 | 16 | -.010 | 10 | 21 | |||
| FT% | .734 | 13 | 23 | .753 | 13 | 28 | -.019 | 13 | 24 | |||
| 3PT% | .274 | 16 | 31 | .291 | 1 | 1 | -.018 | 11 | 20 | |||
| Points Per Shot | 1.14 | 10 | 18 | 1.13 | 7 | 13 | 0.01 | 8 | 16 | |||
| Adjusted FG% | .454 | 15 | 28 | .471 | 6 | 15 | -.017 | 11 | 23 |
| Coaching Staff | |||||||||||
| Position | Name | Age | SCUR | SPOT | CINS | CSHT | CHND | CPSD | CPRD | Salary | Years |
| General Manager: | Gene Littles | 54 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | $637,344 | 4 |
| Roster | ||||||||
| # | Name | Pos | Age | Height | Weight | Exp | College | Hometown |
| 52 | Dikembe Mutombo | C | 30 | 7-2 | 250 | 5 | Georgetown | |
| 53 | Rony Seikaly | C | 32 | 6-11 | 253 | 8 | Syracuse | |
| 40 | Jerome Williams | C | 24 | 6-9 | 213 | 0 | Georgetown | |
| 42 | Jason Caffey | C | 24 | 6-8 | 259 | 1 | Alabama | |
| 54 | Tom Gugliotta | PF | 27 | 6-10 | 235 | 4 | North Carolina State | Huntington Station, NY |
| 23 | Michael Jordan | SF | 34 | 6-6 | 211 | 12 | North Carolina | |
| 34 | Kevin Gamble | SF | 31 | 6-6 | 227 | 9 | Iowa | |
| 24 | Wu Qinglong | SF | 31 | 6-3 | 203 | 4 | Dalian, Liaoning | |
| 33 | Tracy Murray | SG | 25 | 6-7 | 232 | 4 | UCLA | |
| 6 | Chris Carr | SG | 23 | 6-5 | 221 | 1 | So. Illinois | |
| 25 | Alphonso Ford | PG | 25 | 6-2 | 195 | 2 | Mississippi Valley State | |
| 13 | Dee Brown | PG | 28 | 6-1 | 181 | 6 | Jacksonville | |
| 12 | Michael Adams | PG | 34 | 5-11 | 189 | 11 | Boston College | |
| Attributes | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| # | Name | Pos | Age | Ht | Wt | Cur | Fut | Ins | Jps | Fts | 3ps | Hnd | Pas | Orb | Drb | Psd | Prd | Stl | Blk | Qkn | Jmp | Str | Sta | |||
| 52 | Dikembe Mutombo | C | 30 | 7-2 | 250 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |||||
| 53 | Rony Seikaly | C | 32 | 6-11 | 253 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |||||
| 40 | Jerome Williams | C | 24 | 6-9 | 213 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |||||
| 42 | Jason Caffey | C | 24 | 6-8 | 259 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |||||
| 54 | Tom Gugliotta | PF | 27 | 6-10 | 235 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |||||
| 23 | Michael Jordan | SF | 34 | 6-6 | 211 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |||||
| 34 | Kevin Gamble | SF | 31 | 6-6 | 227 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |||||
| 24 | Wu Qinglong | SF | 31 | 6-3 | 203 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |||||
| 33 | Tracy Murray | SG | 25 | 6-7 | 232 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |||||
| 6 | Chris Carr | SG | 23 | 6-5 | 221 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |||||
| 25 | Alphonso Ford | PG | 25 | 6-2 | 195 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |||||
| 13 | Dee Brown | PG | 28 | 6-1 | 181 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |||||
| 12 | Michael Adams | PG | 34 | 5-11 | 189 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |||||
| Potentials | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| # | Name | Pos | Age | Ht | Wt | Cur | Fut | Ins | Jps | Fts | 3ps | Hnd | Pas | Orb | Drb | Psd | Prd | Stl | Blk | |||
| 52 | Dikembe Mutombo | C | 30 | 7-2 | 250 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |||||
| 53 | Rony Seikaly | C | 32 | 6-11 | 253 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |||||
| 40 | Jerome Williams | C | 24 | 6-9 | 213 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |||||
| 42 | Jason Caffey | C | 24 | 6-8 | 259 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |||||
| 54 | Tom Gugliotta | PF | 27 | 6-10 | 235 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |||||
| 23 | Michael Jordan | SF | 34 | 6-6 | 211 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |||||
| 34 | Kevin Gamble | SF | 31 | 6-6 | 227 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |||||
| 24 | Wu Qinglong | SF | 31 | 6-3 | 203 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |||||
| 33 | Tracy Murray | SG | 25 | 6-7 | 232 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |||||
| 6 | Chris Carr | SG | 23 | 6-5 | 221 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |||||
| 25 | Alphonso Ford | PG | 25 | 6-2 | 195 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |||||
| 13 | Dee Brown | PG | 28 | 6-1 | 181 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |||||
| 12 | Michael Adams | PG | 34 | 5-11 | 189 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |||||
| Unavailable Players | |||||||
| Player | Reason | Length | |||||
| Dikembe Mutombo | Torn ACL | 116 days | |||||
| Season Stats | ||||||||||||||
| Name | Pos | G | GS | Min | Pts | ORb | Reb | Ast | Stl | Blk | TO | PF | +/- | |
| Dikembe Mutombo | C | 16 | 16 | 36.2 | 11.8 | 3.8 | 13.4 | 2.1 | 2.0 | 3.5 | 1.8 | 2.4 | 9.2 | |
| Rony Seikaly | C | 81 | 81 | 30.7 | 11.1 | 3.0 | 9.3 | 1.8 | 0.5 | 1.0 | 1.8 | 2.7 | -1.3 | |
| Jerome Williams | C | 82 | 38 | 20.5 | 6.2 | 1.9 | 5.4 | 0.7 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 0.9 | 2.1 | -1.2 | |
| Jason Caffey | C | 67 | 0 | 12.9 | 3.5 | 1.2 | 3.1 | 0.6 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.8 | 1.6 | -1.0 | |
| Tom Gugliotta | PF | 82 | 82 | 33.0 | 17.7 | 2.6 | 8.6 | 3.6 | 1.4 | 0.6 | 2.2 | 3.0 | 3.0 | |
| Michael Jordan | SF | 82 | 82 | 38.4 | 26.1 | 2.5 | 7.6 | 5.1 | 2.5 | 0.6 | 1.3 | 0.9 | 3.6 | |
| Kevin Gamble | SF | 75 | 0 | 12.9 | 4.5 | 0.5 | 1.8 | 0.9 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 0.3 | 0.9 | 0.2 | |
| Wu Qinglong | SF | 79 | 0 | 10.6 | 3.7 | 0.2 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 0.6 | 1.4 | -1.1 | |
| Tracy Murray | SG | 82 | 82 | 31.2 | 8.9 | 1.5 | 4.2 | 1.4 | 0.5 | 0.3 | 1.4 | 2.3 | 1.3 | |
| Chris Carr | SG | 27 | 0 | 4.1 | 1.4 | 0.2 | 0.7 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.4 | -0.2 | |
| Alphonso Ford | PG | 11 | 0 | 1.5 | 0.6 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.1 | -0.5 | |
| Dee Brown | PG | 82 | 36 | 17.3 | 6.6 | 0.5 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 0.6 | 0.1 | 1.0 | 1.7 | 0.0 | |
| Michael Adams | PG | 81 | 81 | 29.7 | 12.7 | 0.8 | 3.0 | 3.3 | 2.1 | 0.1 | 1.4 | 2.0 | -0.9 | |
| Season Shooting | |||||||||||||||||
| Name | Pos | Fgm | Fga | Pct | Ftm | Fta | Pct | IFgm | IFga | Pct | JSm | JSa | Pct | 3pm | 3pa | Pct | |
| Dikembe Mutombo | C | 75 | 157 | .478 | 38 | 57 | .667 | 62 | 106 | .585 | 13 | 51 | .255 | 0 | 0 | .000 | |
| Rony Seikaly | C | 359 | 773 | .464 | 183 | 260 | .704 | 286 | 537 | .533 | 73 | 235 | .311 | 0 | 1 | .000 | |
| Jerome Williams | C | 194 | 363 | .534 | 122 | 177 | .689 | 172 | 276 | .623 | 22 | 84 | .262 | 0 | 3 | .000 | |
| Jason Caffey | C | 83 | 174 | .477 | 67 | 103 | .650 | 71 | 127 | .559 | 12 | 45 | .267 | 0 | 2 | .000 | |
| Tom Gugliotta | PF | 544 | 1207 | .451 | 307 | 425 | .722 | 369 | 657 | .562 | 122 | 361 | .338 | 53 | 189 | .280 | |
| Michael Jordan | SF | 823 | 1808 | .455 | 453 | 598 | .758 | 504 | 817 | .617 | 276 | 798 | .346 | 43 | 193 | .223 | |
| Kevin Gamble | SF | 130 | 344 | .378 | 58 | 69 | .841 | 53 | 80 | .663 | 58 | 181 | .320 | 19 | 83 | .229 | |
| Wu Qinglong | SF | 107 | 274 | .391 | 23 | 48 | .479 | 24 | 28 | .857 | 27 | 97 | .278 | 56 | 149 | .376 | |
| Tracy Murray | SG | 271 | 739 | .367 | 108 | 134 | .806 | 104 | 157 | .662 | 88 | 280 | .314 | 79 | 302 | .262 | |
| Chris Carr | SG | 14 | 31 | .452 | 8 | 10 | .800 | 8 | 13 | .615 | 4 | 12 | .333 | 2 | 6 | .333 | |
| Alphonso Ford | PG | 3 | 7 | .429 | 1 | 2 | .500 | 3 | 3 | 1.000 | 0 | 4 | .000 | 0 | 0 | .000 | |
| Dee Brown | PG | 188 | 473 | .397 | 142 | 178 | .798 | 94 | 143 | .657 | 70 | 209 | .335 | 24 | 121 | .198 | |
| Michael Adams | PG | 399 | 1171 | .341 | 96 | 116 | .828 | 60 | 100 | .600 | 206 | 638 | .323 | 133 | 433 | .307 |
| Season Efficiency | ||||||||||||||
| Name | Pos | TS% | AstR | ToR | Usg | ORR | DRR | RR | PER | VA | EWA | O Eff | D Eff | |
| Dikembe Mutombo | C | .516 | 13.5 | 11.9 | 15.6 | 11.5 | 28.6 | 20.1 | 22.2 | 99.9 | 3.3 | 106.7 | 93.8 | |
| Rony Seikaly | C | .507 | 12.4 | 12.1 | 17.6 | 9.1 | 22.6 | 15.4 | 16.3 | 210.9 | 7.0 | 100.8 | 102.1 | |
| Jerome Williams | C | .578 | 9.9 | 13.2 | 13.0 | 9.5 | 18.4 | 13.8 | 14.2 | 89.6 | 3.0 | 98.3 | 101.5 | |
| Jason Caffey | C | .530 | 13.0 | 17.5 | 13.6 | 9.3 | 16.1 | 12.5 | 10.7 | 1.1 | 0.0 | 99.1 | 104.0 | |
| Tom Gugliotta | PF | .519 | 15.8 | 9.5 | 25.1 | 8.2 | 20.0 | 13.9 | 22.4 | 437.9 | 14.6 | 105.2 | 100.2 | |
| Michael Jordan | SF | .517 | 16.2 | 4.2 | 30.0 | 6.8 | 14.4 | 10.5 | 29.9 | 910.2 | 30.3 | 105.7 | 101.1 | |
| Kevin Gamble | SF | .449 | 14.0 | 5.6 | 17.7 | 3.6 | 11.2 | 7.3 | 12.4 | 27.1 | 0.9 | 98.2 | 98.1 | |
| Wu Qinglong | SF | .495 | 18.3 | 10.6 | 17.7 | 2.3 | 7.5 | 4.8 | 10.4 | -0.7 | 0.0 | 96.3 | 101.4 | |
| Tracy Murray | SG | .456 | 11.5 | 10.9 | 15.1 | 5.0 | 9.3 | 7.1 | 8.5 | -76.9 | -2.6 | 104.1 | 101.3 | |
| Chris Carr | SG | .543 | 15.6 | 6.7 | 14.8 | 5.1 | 12.4 | 8.9 | 15.1 | 7.6 | 0.3 | 100.5 | 103.9 | |
| Alphonso Ford | PG | .500 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 20.0 | 14.3 | 7.7 | 11.1 | 13.9 | 0.7 | 0.0 | 56.5 | 90.0 | |
| Dee Brown | PG | .492 | 16.8 | 10.6 | 19.3 | 2.7 | 6.5 | 4.6 | 12.2 | 26.4 | 0.9 | 99.5 | 100.2 | |
| Michael Adams | PG | .421 | 16.7 | 7.0 | 24.1 | 2.5 | 8.3 | 5.2 | 13.9 | 103.3 | 3.4 | 100.9 | 101.8 |
| Career Stats | |||||||||||||
| Name | Pos | G | GS | Min | Pts | Orb | Reb | Ast | Stl | Blk | TOs | PFs | |
| Dikembe Mutombo | C | 425 | 425 | 36.9 | 11.7 | 3.8 | 13.1 | 2.5 | 0.8 | 4.5 | 2.0 | 2.3 | |
| Rony Seikaly | C | 733 | 570 | 30.0 | 10.7 | 2.6 | 8.4 | 1.6 | 0.5 | 1.1 | 1.7 | 2.9 | |
| Jerome Williams | C | 82 | 38 | 20.5 | 6.2 | 1.9 | 5.4 | 0.7 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 0.9 | 2.1 | |
| Jason Caffey | C | 149 | 0 | 16.7 | 4.3 | 1.3 | 3.4 | 0.8 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 1.0 | 2.1 | |
| Tom Gugliotta | PF | 396 | 155 | 27.2 | 12.8 | 2.1 | 7.3 | 2.7 | 1.4 | 0.5 | 1.7 | 2.2 | |
| Michael Jordan | SF | 1001 | 1001 | 37.5 | 30.5 | 2.0 | 8.1 | 6.3 | 2.9 | 0.8 | 2.1 | 1.3 | |
| Kevin Gamble | SF | 745 | 118 | 18.5 | 7.9 | 0.6 | 2.2 | 1.2 | 0.6 | 0.1 | 1.0 | 1.2 | |
| Wu Qinglong | SF | 196 | 0 | 9.3 | 2.8 | 0.2 | 0.8 | 0.7 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.5 | 1.2 | |
| Tracy Murray | SG | 407 | 334 | 26.4 | 8.6 | 1.2 | 3.7 | 1.2 | 0.5 | 0.2 | 1.3 | 2.0 | |
| Chris Carr | SG | 109 | 0 | 10.2 | 3.7 | 0.3 | 1.4 | 0.6 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.5 | 1.0 | |
| Alphonso Ford | PG | 104 | 0 | 18.5 | 4.0 | 0.2 | 0.8 | 1.5 | 0.4 | 0.0 | 1.1 | 1.2 | |
| Dee Brown | PG | 457 | 133 | 15.0 | 5.6 | 0.4 | 1.5 | 1.4 | 0.7 | 0.1 | 0.8 | 1.2 | |
| Michael Adams | PG | 933 | 616 | 28.2 | 11.4 | 0.9 | 3.2 | 4.8 | 1.8 | 0.1 | 1.6 | 1.7 | |
| Career Shooting | |||||||||||
| Name | Pos | FGM | FGA | Pct | FTM | FTA | Pct | 3PM | 3PA | Pct | |
| Dikembe Mutombo | C | 2046 | 3861 | .530 | 882 | 1288 | .685 | 0 | 2 | .000 | |
| Rony Seikaly | C | 3114 | 6333 | .492 | 1615 | 2376 | .680 | 0 | 10 | .000 | |
| Jerome Williams | C | 194 | 363 | .534 | 122 | 177 | .689 | 0 | 3 | .000 | |
| Jason Caffey | C | 256 | 518 | .494 | 131 | 206 | .636 | 1 | 5 | .200 | |
| Tom Gugliotta | PF | 1901 | 4121 | .461 | 1047 | 1427 | .734 | 203 | 667 | .304 | |
| Michael Jordan | SF | 11308 | 20555 | .550 | 7598 | 9588 | .792 | 303 | 1294 | .234 | |
| Kevin Gamble | SF | 2227 | 5131 | .434 | 1044 | 1308 | .798 | 422 | 1406 | .300 | |
| Wu Qinglong | SF | 203 | 548 | .370 | 33 | 69 | .478 | 107 | 307 | .349 | |
| Tracy Murray | SG | 1264 | 3392 | .373 | 487 | 592 | .823 | 494 | 1521 | .325 | |
| Chris Carr | SG | 144 | 346 | .416 | 75 | 94 | .798 | 36 | 97 | .371 | |
| Alphonso Ford | PG | 175 | 496 | .353 | 70 | 106 | .660 | 0 | 3 | .000 | |
| Dee Brown | PG | 871 | 2305 | .378 | 614 | 747 | .822 | 210 | 768 | .273 | |
| Michael Adams | PG | 4007 | 10853 | .369 | 1257 | 1476 | .852 | 1403 | 4540 | .309 |
| Career Efficiency | ||||||||||||||
| Name | Pos | TS% | AstR | ToR | Usg | ORR | DRR | RR | PER | VA | EWA | O Eff | D Eff | |
| Dikembe Mutombo | C | .562 | 16.5 | 13.7 | 14.5 | 11.2 | 25.9 | 18.7 | 21.0 | 2444.2 | 81.5 | 106.1 | 101.8 | |
| Rony Seikaly | C | .532 | 12.0 | 12.5 | 16.3 | 9.0 | 20.8 | 14.8 | 15.1 | 1385.2 | 46.2 | 105.7 | 102.8 | |
| Jerome Williams | C | .578 | 9.9 | 13.2 | 13.0 | 9.5 | 18.4 | 13.8 | 14.2 | 89.6 | 3.0 | 98.3 | 101.5 | |
| Jason Caffey | C | .529 | 12.9 | 16.7 | 12.9 | 8.4 | 14.1 | 11.3 | 9.5 | -61.3 | -2.0 | 100.3 | 102.2 | |
| Tom Gugliotta | PF | .532 | 16.7 | 10.1 | 21.0 | 8.6 | 20.0 | 14.4 | 20.4 | 1425.9 | 47.5 | 108.9 | 100.4 | |
| Michael Jordan | SF | .616 | 19.0 | 6.4 | 30.3 | 6.1 | 16.6 | 11.6 | 35.7 | 14151.0 | 471.7 | 111.4 | 99.2 | |
| Kevin Gamble | SF | .519 | 12.1 | 9.7 | 19.3 | 3.5 | 9.0 | 6.3 | 13.5 | 626.7 | 20.9 | 101.6 | 104.9 | |
| Wu Qinglong | SF | .472 | 17.8 | 11.2 | 16.1 | 2.3 | 6.9 | 4.5 | 8.5 | -59.6 | -2.0 | 94.6 | 100.5 | |
| Tracy Murray | SG | .480 | 10.4 | 11.1 | 16.2 | 4.9 | 9.9 | 7.4 | 9.6 | -151.7 | -5.1 | 101.9 | 104.4 | |
| Chris Carr | SG | .517 | 13.6 | 11.3 | 17.2 | 4.0 | 11.3 | 7.8 | 11.2 | 11.5 | 0.4 | 95.7 | 103.6 | |
| Alphonso Ford | PG | .387 | 19.1 | 14.0 | 14.8 | 1.1 | 3.6 | 2.2 | 4.3 | -201.9 | -6.7 | 89.8 | 104.7 | |
| Dee Brown | PG | .487 | 17.9 | 10.5 | 18.7 | 3.0 | 7.6 | 5.3 | 12.4 | 142.9 | 4.8 | 98.3 | 102.3 | |
| Michael Adams | PG | .464 | 25.5 | 8.7 | 22.2 | 3.2 | 9.1 | 6.1 | 15.8 | 1963.4 | 65.4 | 101.7 | 106.0 |
| Contract | |||||||||
| Name | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | |
| Dikembe Mutombo | $7,050,000 | $8,100,000 | $9,150,000 | $10,200,000 | $11,250,000 | $12,300,000 | $0 | $0 | |
| Rony Seikaly | $3,600,000 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | |
| Jerome Williams | $441,291 | $489,833 | $547,200 | $608,981 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | |
| Jason Caffey | $443,583 | $495,534 | $551,482 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | |
| Tom Gugliotta | $5,000,000 | $5,250,000 | $5,500,000 | $5,750,000 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | |
| Michael Jordan | $9,744,000 | $11,088,000 | $12,432,000 | $13,776,000 | $15,120,000 | $0 | $0 | $0 | |
| Kevin Gamble | $768,384 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | |
| Wu Qinglong | $366,600 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | |
| Tracy Murray | $366,600 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | |
| Chris Carr | $266,400 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | |
| Alphonso Ford | $335,400 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | |
| Dee Brown | $444,600 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | |
| Michael Adams | $618,800 | $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 | $29,445,658 | $25,423,367 | $28,180,682 | $30,334,981 | $26,370,000 | $12,300,000 | $0 | $0 |
| Draft Picks | |||
| Season | Rnd | Team | |
| 1997 | 1 | Hornets | |
| 1997 | 2 | Hornets | |
| 1998 | 1 | Hornets | |
| 1998 | 2 | Hornets | |
| 1999 | 2 | Hornets | |
| Season Schedule | |||||||
| Date | Opponent | Result | Score | Record | Attendance | Type | |
| 10/15/96 | Surge | W | 108-75 | 1-0 | 18,129 | Preseason | |
| 10/17/96 | at Warriors | L | 96-107 | 1-1 | 14,756 | Preseason | |
| 10/18/96 | Nuggets | W | 77-65 | 2-1 | 14,000 | Preseason | |
| 10/23/96 | at Mavericks | W | 111-85 | 3-1 | 17,770 | Preseason | |
| 10/25/96 | Suns | L | 91-115 | 3-2 | 12,519 | Preseason | |
| 10/27/96 | at Suns | L | 85-86 | 3-3 | 17,071 | Preseason | |
| 10/30/96 | at Bucks | L | 92-106 | 0-1 | 12,613 | Regular Season | |
| 10/31/96 | Bullets | W | 103-91 | 1-1 | 12,748 | Regular Season | |
| 11/02/96 | at Mavericks | W | 96-87 | 2-1 | 17,770 | Regular Season | |
| 11/04/96 | Magic | W | 118-77 | 3-1 | 16,195 | Regular Season | |
| 11/05/96 | Cavaliers | W | 93-70 | 4-1 | 12,648 | Regular Season | |
| 11/07/96 | Bucks | W | 88-70 | 5-1 | 18,180 | Regular Season | |
| 11/09/96 | Nuggets | W | 89-66 | 6-1 | 15,792 | Regular Season | |
| 11/10/96 | Spurs | W | 105-95 | 7-1 | 16,301 | Regular Season | |
| 11/13/96 | at Hawks | W | 111-99 | 8-1 | 14,655 | Regular Season | |
| 11/14/96 | Lakers | W | 105-82 | 9-1 | 13,376 | Regular Season | |
| 11/16/96 | at Knicks | L | 90-119 | 9-2 | 19,434 | Regular Season | |
| 11/18/96 | Pistons | L | 86-97 | 9-3 | 13,960 | Regular Season | |
| 11/20/96 | Trail Blazers | W | 95-69 | 10-3 | 13,524 | Regular Season | |
| 11/22/96 | at Surge | W | 103-91 | 11-3 | 14,339 | Regular Season | |
| 11/23/96 | at Pacers | L | 82-92 | 11-4 | 16,530 | Regular Season | |
| 11/26/96 | at Celtics | W | 95-84 | 12-4 | 19,156 | Regular Season | |
| 11/27/96 | at Bucks | L | 91-104 | 12-5 | 11,519 | Regular Season | |
| 11/30/96 | at Pacers | L | 94-105 | 12-6 | 16,530 | Regular Season | |
| 12/01/96 | at Nuggets | W | 107-105 | 13-6 | 14,310 | Regular Season | |
| 12/03/96 | Pistons | W | 116-106 | 14-6 | 15,356 | Regular Season | |
| 12/05/96 | at Timberwolves | W | 96-87 | 15-6 | 17,256 | Regular Season | |
| 12/07/96 | at Jazz | W | 94-93 | 16-6 | 17,277 | Regular Season | |
| 12/09/96 | at Bulls | L | 69-97 | 16-7 | 20,917 | Regular Season | |
| 12/11/96 | Timberwolves | W | 101-88 | 17-7 | 17,226 | Regular Season | |
| 12/13/96 | at Cavaliers | L | 106-108 | 17-8 | 19,344 | Regular Season | |
| 12/15/96 | Nets | W | 104-95 | 18-8 | 13,831 | Regular Season | |
| 12/16/96 | at 76ers | W | 94-90 | 19-8 | 19,312 | Regular Season | |
| 12/19/96 | at Magic | W | 98-90 | 20-8 | 15,059 | Regular Season | |
| 12/20/96 | Raptors | W | 110-95 | 21-8 | 15,812 | Regular Season | |
| 12/23/96 | at Bullets | L | 89-101 | 21-9 | 12,277 | Regular Season | |
| 12/24/96 | Hawks | W | 94-65 | 22-9 | 12,006 | Regular Season | |
| 12/28/96 | at Enterprise | L | 98-99 | 22-10 | 17,383 | Regular Season | |
| 12/29/96 | Stallions | W | 109-104 | 23-10 | 15,837 | Regular Season | |
| 12/31/96 | Nets | W | 91-87 | 24-10 | 15,899 | Regular Season | |
| 01/04/97 | Bullets | W | 100-97 | 25-10 | 16,061 | Regular Season | |
| 01/05/97 | Knicks | L | 106-117 | 25-11 | 16,165 | Regular Season | |
| 01/08/97 | Pacers | L | 87-107 | 25-12 | 19,577 | Regular Season | |
| 01/09/97 | at Hawks | L | 94-95 | 25-13 | 11,095 | Regular Season | |
| 01/13/97 | Mavericks | L | 90-100 | 25-14 | 16,211 | Regular Season | |
| 01/14/97 | at Stallions | W | 99-89 | 26-14 | 11,594 | Regular Season | |
| 01/18/97 | at Raptors | L | 122-130 | 26-15 | 13,392 | Regular Season | |
| 01/19/97 | at Light | L | 83-99 | 26-16 | 10,152 | Regular Season | |
| 01/23/97 | Jazz | L | 85-90 | 26-17 | 17,325 | Regular Season | |
| 01/24/97 | Kings | L | 66-89 | 26-18 | 15,011 | Regular Season | |
| 01/26/97 | Warriors | W | 110-93 | 27-18 | 20,039 | Regular Season | |
| 01/27/97 | Pacers | L | 100-103 | 27-19 | 20,584 | Regular Season | |
| 01/30/97 | Bulls | L | 102-106 | 27-20 | 20,636 | Regular Season | |
| 01/31/97 | at Nets | L | 99-107 | 27-21 | 14,767 | Regular Season | |
| 02/03/97 | at Rockets | W | 124-107 | 28-21 | 16,285 | Regular Season | |
| 02/05/97 | at Jazz | L | 96-114 | 28-22 | 15,647 | Regular Season | |
| 02/06/97 | at Suns | W | 92-83 | 29-22 | 17,071 | Regular Season | |
| 02/12/97 | at Raptors | L | 110-119 | 29-23 | 13,623 | Regular Season | |
| 02/13/97 | Rockets | W | 117-110 | 30-23 | 14,322 | Regular Season | |
| 02/17/97 | Hawks | W | 109-84 | 31-23 | 15,654 | Regular Season | |
| 02/18/97 | at Trail Blazers | L | 81-93 | 31-24 | 12,378 | Regular Season | |
| 02/22/97 | Cavaliers | W | 114-110 | 32-24 | 16,072 | Regular Season | |
| 02/23/97 | at Celtics | L | 98-133 | 32-25 | 19,156 | Regular Season | |
| 02/26/97 | Supersonics | L | 109-126 | 32-26 | 18,328 | Regular Season | |
| 02/27/97 | 76ers | W | 96-78 | 33-26 | 13,136 | Regular Season | |
| 03/01/97 | Bulls | W | 106-88 | 34-26 | 21,754 | Regular Season | |
| 03/02/97 | Surge | W | 98-85 | 35-26 | 18,416 | Regular Season | |
| 03/04/97 | at 76ers | W | 103-92 | 36-26 | 13,889 | Regular Season | |
| 03/06/97 | Jazz | W | 117-115 | 37-26 | 15,022 | Regular Season | |
| 03/07/97 | Heat | W | 114-98 | 38-26 | 11,291 | Regular Season | |
| 03/11/97 | Spirits | L | 84-111 | 38-27 | 20,993 | Regular Season | |
| 03/12/97 | at Spirits | W | 107-85 | 39-27 | 17,944 | Regular Season | |
| 03/16/97 | at Pistons | L | 96-130 | 39-28 | 16,462 | Regular Season | |
| 03/17/97 | Bucks | W | 107-99 | 40-28 | 15,806 | Regular Season | |
| 03/20/97 | Heat | W | 124-90 | 41-28 | 11,762 | Regular Season | |
| 03/21/97 | at Kings | W | 121-111 | 42-28 | 15,481 | Regular Season | |
| 03/23/97 | Light | W | 94-85 | 43-28 | 15,184 | Regular Season | |
| 03/26/97 | at Heat | L | 95-104 | 43-29 | 15,294 | Regular Season | |
| 03/27/97 | Enterprise | L | 81-82 | 43-30 | 18,306 | Regular Season | |
| 03/31/97 | at Lakers | W | 90-88 | 44-30 | 17,214 | Regular Season | |
| 04/01/97 | at Supersonics | W | 125-119 | 45-30 | 17,072 | Regular Season | |
| 04/04/97 | at Bulls | L | 90-101 | 45-31 | 20,917 | Regular Season | |
| 04/05/97 | Suns | W | 114-103 | 46-31 | 18,567 | Regular Season | |
| 04/08/97 | at Spurs | W | 104-87 | 47-31 | 11,793 | Regular Season | |
| 04/09/97 | Celtics | L | 90-101 | 47-32 | 24,012 | Regular Season | |
| 04/12/97 | at Cavaliers | W | 100-91 | 48-32 | 16,299 | Regular Season | |
| 04/14/97 | at Pistons | L | 87-96 | 48-33 | 18,950 | Regular Season | |
| 04/17/97 | at Warriors | L | 93-95 | 48-34 | 15,025 | Regular Season | |
| 04/19/97 | at Celtics | L | 99-135 | 0-1 | 19,156 | Playoffs | |
| 04/20/97 | at Celtics | L | 87-121 | 0-2 | 19,156 | Playoffs | |
| 04/22/97 | Celtics | L | 112-121 | 0-3 | 20,123 | Playoffs | |
| 04/23/97 | Celtics | L | 103-116 | 0-4 | 21,510 | Playoffs | |