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Chicago Bulls 57 - 25 | |
| National Basketball Association Central Division: 1st place | ||
| Chicago, IL |
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| Season Info | ||||||||||||
| Stats | Team | CR | TR | Opponent | CR | TR | Margin | CR | TR | |||
| Points: | 103.5 | 6 | 10 | 99.1 | 4 | 11 | 4.4 | 5 | 9 | |||
| O.Rebounds: | 15.9 | 2 | 3 | 11.9 | 2 | 3 | 4.0 | 2 | 2 | |||
| D.Rebounds: | 33.7 | 5 | 9 | 31.2 | 3 | 6 | 2.5 | 4 | 7 | |||
| Rebounds: | 49.6 | 3 | 5 | 43.0 | 3 | 5 | 6.6 | 3 | 4 | |||
| Assists: | 20.8 | 11 | 22 | 22.6 | 13 | 26 | -1.9 | 14 | 27 | |||
| Steals: | 7.4 | 11 | 25 | 8.0 | 10 | 18 | -0.6 | 10 | 24 | |||
| Blocks: | 3.8 | 12 | 24 | 4.5 | 11 | 21 | -0.8 | 14 | 27 | |||
| Turnovers: | 13.7 | 10 | 17 | 13.1 | 11 | 25 | 0.5 | 11 | 22 | |||
| Fouls: | 17.3 | 1 | 1 | 22.0 | 5 | 8 | -4.7 | 1 | 2 | |||
| FG% | .450 | 4 | 9 | .440 | 7 | 17 | .010 | 5 | 10 | |||
| FT% | .644 | 16 | 32 | .743 | 8 | 17 | -.099 | 16 | 32 | |||
| 3PT% | .325 | 7 | 10 | .335 | 15 | 30 | -.011 | 10 | 18 | |||
| Points Per Shot | 1.16 | 7 | 13 | 1.11 | 2 | 8 | 0.05 | 5 | 10 | |||
| Adjusted FG% | .486 | 5 | 9 | .478 | 7 | 18 | .007 | 7 | 13 |
| Coaching Staff | |||||||||||
| Position | Name | Age | SCUR | SPOT | CINS | CSHT | CHND | CPSD | CPRD | Salary | Years |
| General Manager: | Pat Riley | 52 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | $611,688 | 4 |
| Roster | ||||||||
| # | Name | Pos | Age | Height | Weight | Exp | College | Hometown |
| 32 | Shaquille O'Neal | C | 25 | 7-1 | 304 | 4 | Louisiana State | |
| 51 | Scott Hastings | C | 37 | 6-10 | 271 | 14 | Arkansas | |
| 54 | LaSalle Thompson | C | 36 | 6-10 | 258 | 14 | Texas | |
| 30 | Lou Roe | C | 24 | 6-7 | 228 | 1 | Massachusetts | |
| 42 | Charles Oakley | PF | 33 | 6-9 | 252 | 11 | Virginia Union | |
| 40 | Malik Rose | PF | 22 | 6-7 | 251 | 0 | Drexel | |
| 26 | Terry Dehere | PF | 25 | 6-4 | 195 | 3 | Seton Hall | |
| 25 | Doug Edwards | SF | 26 | 6-7 | 239 | 2 | Florida State | |
| 2 | Larry Johnson | SF | 28 | 6-7 | 235 | 5 | Nevada-Las Vegas | |
| 33 | Derek Smith | SG | 35 | 6-7 | 237 | 14 | Louisville | |
| 20 | Isaiah Rider | SG | 26 | 6-5 | 220 | 3 | Nevada-Las Vegas | |
| 14 | Nate McMillan | PG | 32 | 6-5 | 202 | 10 | North Carolina State | |
| 24 | Charlie Ward | PG | 26 | 6-2 | 194 | 2 | Florida St. | |
| Attributes | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| # | Name | Pos | Age | Ht | Wt | Cur | Fut | Ins | Jps | Fts | 3ps | Hnd | Pas | Orb | Drb | Psd | Prd | Stl | Blk | Qkn | Jmp | Str | Sta | |||
| 32 | Shaquille O'Neal | C | 25 | 7-1 | 304 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |||||
| 51 | Scott Hastings | C | 37 | 6-10 | 271 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |||||
| 54 | LaSalle Thompson | C | 36 | 6-10 | 258 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |||||
| 30 | Lou Roe | C | 24 | 6-7 | 228 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |||||
| 42 | Charles Oakley | PF | 33 | 6-9 | 252 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |||||
| 40 | Malik Rose | PF | 22 | 6-7 | 251 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |||||
| 26 | Terry Dehere | PF | 25 | 6-4 | 195 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |||||
| 25 | Doug Edwards | SF | 26 | 6-7 | 239 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |||||
| 2 | Larry Johnson | SF | 28 | 6-7 | 235 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |||||
| 33 | Derek Smith | SG | 35 | 6-7 | 237 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |||||
| 20 | Isaiah Rider | SG | 26 | 6-5 | 220 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |||||
| 14 | Nate McMillan | PG | 32 | 6-5 | 202 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |||||
| 24 | Charlie Ward | PG | 26 | 6-2 | 194 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |||||
| Potentials | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| # | Name | Pos | Age | Ht | Wt | Cur | Fut | Ins | Jps | Fts | 3ps | Hnd | Pas | Orb | Drb | Psd | Prd | Stl | Blk | |||
| 32 | Shaquille O'Neal | C | 25 | 7-1 | 304 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |||||
| 51 | Scott Hastings | C | 37 | 6-10 | 271 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |||||
| 54 | LaSalle Thompson | C | 36 | 6-10 | 258 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |||||
| 30 | Lou Roe | C | 24 | 6-7 | 228 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |||||
| 42 | Charles Oakley | PF | 33 | 6-9 | 252 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |||||
| 40 | Malik Rose | PF | 22 | 6-7 | 251 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |||||
| 26 | Terry Dehere | PF | 25 | 6-4 | 195 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |||||
| 25 | Doug Edwards | SF | 26 | 6-7 | 239 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |||||
| 2 | Larry Johnson | SF | 28 | 6-7 | 235 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |||||
| 33 | Derek Smith | SG | 35 | 6-7 | 237 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |||||
| 20 | Isaiah Rider | SG | 26 | 6-5 | 220 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |||||
| 14 | Nate McMillan | PG | 32 | 6-5 | 202 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |||||
| 24 | Charlie Ward | PG | 26 | 6-2 | 194 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |||||
| Unavailable Players | |||||||
| Player | Reason | Length | |||||
| Season Stats | ||||||||||||||
| Name | Pos | G | GS | Min | Pts | ORb | Reb | Ast | Stl | Blk | TO | PF | +/- | |
| Shaquille O'Neal | C | 82 | 82 | 37.9 | 33.8 | 3.8 | 15.5 | 3.1 | 0.5 | 2.1 | 2.9 | 1.7 | 6.3 | |
| Scott Hastings | C | 82 | 0 | 10.3 | 2.4 | 0.7 | 1.9 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.6 | 1.3 | -1.7 | |
| LaSalle Thompson | C | 18 | 0 | 1.6 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.5 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.1 | -0.4 | |
| Lou Roe | C | 6 | 0 | 1.3 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.2 | |
| Charles Oakley | PF | 78 | 78 | 28.4 | 5.9 | 2.6 | 8.5 | 1.6 | 0.8 | 0.1 | 1.1 | 1.9 | 1.1 | |
| Malik Rose | PF | 82 | 4 | 20.1 | 4.9 | 1.3 | 3.6 | 1.1 | 0.9 | 0.5 | 1.0 | 2.2 | 2.8 | |
| Terry Dehere | PF | 23 | 0 | 2.1 | 0.7 | 0.0 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.2 | -0.3 | |
| Doug Edwards | SF | 79 | 0 | 10.8 | 2.6 | 0.6 | 1.6 | 0.5 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.7 | 1.3 | -2.0 | |
| Larry Johnson | SF | 82 | 82 | 37.4 | 17.1 | 3.0 | 7.0 | 4.1 | 0.7 | 0.3 | 1.8 | 1.7 | 6.1 | |
| Derek Smith | SG | 82 | 0 | 12.3 | 4.6 | 0.6 | 1.8 | 0.9 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 1.0 | 0.2 | -1.9 | |
| Isaiah Rider | SG | 82 | 82 | 36.4 | 18.0 | 1.6 | 4.1 | 3.4 | 0.9 | 0.1 | 2.0 | 2.8 | 6.5 | |
| Nate McMillan | PG | 82 | 50 | 22.5 | 5.2 | 1.0 | 2.6 | 3.4 | 1.5 | 0.2 | 1.2 | 1.9 | 2.8 | |
| Charlie Ward | PG | 82 | 32 | 25.6 | 9.0 | 0.8 | 3.2 | 2.4 | 1.6 | 0.2 | 1.5 | 2.2 | 1.8 | |
| Season Shooting | |||||||||||||||||
| Name | Pos | Fgm | Fga | Pct | Ftm | Fta | Pct | IFgm | IFga | Pct | JSm | JSa | Pct | 3pm | 3pa | Pct | |
| Shaquille O'Neal | C | 1127 | 1871 | .602 | 520 | 1004 | .518 | 997 | 1423 | .701 | 130 | 447 | .291 | 0 | 1 | .000 | |
| Scott Hastings | C | 70 | 169 | .414 | 58 | 69 | .841 | 37 | 67 | .552 | 33 | 102 | .324 | 0 | 0 | .000 | |
| LaSalle Thompson | C | 1 | 10 | .100 | 2 | 4 | .500 | 1 | 8 | .125 | 0 | 2 | .000 | 0 | 0 | .000 | |
| Lou Roe | C | 0 | 0 | .000 | 2 | 2 | 1.000 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | .000 | |
| Charles Oakley | PF | 192 | 454 | .423 | 70 | 92 | .761 | 117 | 239 | .490 | 70 | 174 | .402 | 5 | 41 | .122 | |
| Malik Rose | PF | 165 | 339 | .487 | 70 | 94 | .745 | 135 | 219 | .616 | 30 | 117 | .256 | 0 | 3 | .000 | |
| Terry Dehere | PF | 6 | 16 | .375 | 4 | 6 | .667 | 4 | 5 | .800 | 2 | 8 | .250 | 0 | 3 | .000 | |
| Doug Edwards | SF | 79 | 211 | .374 | 48 | 72 | .667 | 49 | 83 | .590 | 30 | 125 | .240 | 0 | 3 | .000 | |
| Larry Johnson | SF | 531 | 1434 | .370 | 170 | 222 | .766 | 153 | 263 | .582 | 207 | 645 | .321 | 171 | 526 | .325 | |
| Derek Smith | SG | 138 | 360 | .383 | 93 | 132 | .705 | 59 | 112 | .527 | 69 | 204 | .338 | 10 | 44 | .227 | |
| Isaiah Rider | SG | 548 | 1316 | .416 | 201 | 258 | .779 | 161 | 263 | .612 | 211 | 556 | .379 | 176 | 497 | .354 | |
| Nate McMillan | PG | 159 | 409 | .389 | 49 | 72 | .681 | 56 | 78 | .718 | 42 | 146 | .288 | 61 | 185 | .330 | |
| Charlie Ward | PG | 270 | 716 | .377 | 102 | 130 | .785 | 84 | 149 | .564 | 86 | 259 | .332 | 100 | 308 | .325 |
| Season Efficiency | ||||||||||||||
| Name | Pos | TS% | AstR | ToR | Usg | ORR | DRR | RR | PER | VA | EWA | O Eff | D Eff | |
| Shaquille O'Neal | C | .600 | 9.0 | 8.6 | 34.0 | 10.3 | 32.4 | 21.2 | 38.0 | 1270.8 | 42.4 | 109.6 | 101.3 | |
| Scott Hastings | C | .497 | 8.9 | 17.4 | 12.0 | 7.3 | 11.7 | 9.5 | 7.9 | -34.2 | -1.1 | 89.6 | 98.0 | |
| LaSalle Thompson | C | .167 | 13.3 | 6.7 | 18.5 | 10.0 | 31.8 | 21.4 | -0.7 | -4.9 | -0.2 | 73.2 | 105.6 | |
| Lou Roe | C | 1.000 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 4.4 | 0.0 | 16.7 | 10.0 | 14.1 | 0.4 | 0.0 | 81.8 | 22.2 | |
| Charles Oakley | PF | .466 | 17.5 | 12.6 | 11.3 | 9.1 | 22.7 | 15.6 | 11.9 | 11.9 | 0.4 | 105.3 | 103.1 | |
| Malik Rose | PF | .526 | 16.9 | 14.2 | 11.8 | 7.0 | 11.7 | 9.4 | 11.8 | 7.5 | 0.2 | 105.4 | 98.7 | |
| Terry Dehere | PF | .421 | 8.3 | 12.5 | 18.6 | 2.2 | 12.5 | 7.1 | 6.8 | -3.4 | -0.1 | 92.7 | 101.2 | |
| Doug Edwards | SF | .424 | 12.6 | 16.1 | 14.6 | 5.7 | 10.1 | 7.9 | 5.8 | -59.4 | -2.0 | 89.4 | 98.5 | |
| Larry Johnson | SF | .458 | 16.7 | 7.2 | 23.3 | 8.1 | 11.5 | 9.7 | 16.3 | 263.6 | 8.8 | 109.6 | 101.7 | |
| Derek Smith | SG | .455 | 12.4 | 14.4 | 20.7 | 5.1 | 10.3 | 7.7 | 10.8 | 4.7 | 0.2 | 91.4 | 100.1 | |
| Isaiah Rider | SG | .515 | 14.8 | 8.6 | 22.6 | 4.5 | 7.4 | 5.9 | 15.9 | 241.9 | 8.1 | 110.1 | 101.2 | |
| Nate McMillan | PG | .485 | 34.1 | 12.0 | 13.7 | 4.8 | 7.4 | 6.1 | 13.0 | 55.1 | 1.8 | 106.3 | 99.9 | |
| Charlie Ward | PG | .480 | 18.2 | 10.9 | 18.3 | 3.0 | 10.0 | 6.4 | 13.2 | 67.3 | 2.2 | 104.9 | 101.6 |
| Career Stats | |||||||||||||
| Name | Pos | G | GS | Min | Pts | Orb | Reb | Ast | Stl | Blk | TOs | PFs | |
| Shaquille O'Neal | C | 399 | 399 | 36.8 | 30.2 | 3.6 | 13.6 | 2.9 | 0.6 | 2.9 | 2.6 | 1.9 | |
| Scott Hastings | C | 1024 | 96 | 13.2 | 3.3 | 0.8 | 2.7 | 0.6 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.7 | 1.7 | |
| LaSalle Thompson | C | 1124 | 999 | 28.3 | 7.6 | 2.6 | 8.3 | 1.7 | 1.0 | 1.7 | 1.4 | 2.8 | |
| Lou Roe | C | 23 | 0 | 2.3 | 0.4 | 0.0 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.3 | |
| Charles Oakley | PF | 936 | 936 | 30.7 | 8.2 | 2.8 | 9.2 | 2.2 | 0.8 | 0.3 | 1.5 | 2.2 | |
| Malik Rose | PF | 82 | 4 | 20.1 | 4.9 | 1.3 | 3.6 | 1.1 | 0.9 | 0.5 | 1.0 | 2.2 | |
| Terry Dehere | PF | 124 | 0 | 4.9 | 2.2 | 0.1 | 0.5 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.3 | 0.5 | |
| Doug Edwards | SF | 220 | 74 | 17.4 | 3.7 | 0.9 | 2.5 | 1.1 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 1.1 | 1.5 | |
| Larry Johnson | SF | 490 | 490 | 36.9 | 18.1 | 2.7 | 7.7 | 3.2 | 0.6 | 0.2 | 2.0 | 1.9 | |
| Derek Smith | SG | 1082 | 417 | 20.4 | 9.0 | 1.0 | 3.2 | 1.5 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 1.3 | 0.9 | |
| Isaiah Rider | SG | 319 | 319 | 36.2 | 16.7 | 1.3 | 3.9 | 3.0 | 0.8 | 0.1 | 1.9 | 2.6 | |
| Nate McMillan | PG | 865 | 788 | 29.5 | 9.1 | 1.4 | 4.5 | 6.0 | 1.7 | 0.3 | 1.7 | 2.2 | |
| Charlie Ward | PG | 186 | 32 | 20.9 | 7.8 | 0.5 | 2.5 | 2.0 | 1.4 | 0.1 | 1.2 | 1.7 | |
| Career Shooting | |||||||||||
| Name | Pos | FGM | FGA | Pct | FTM | FTA | Pct | 3PM | 3PA | Pct | |
| Shaquille O'Neal | C | 4938 | 8415 | .587 | 2174 | 4093 | .531 | 0 | 6 | .000 | |
| Scott Hastings | C | 1268 | 2950 | .430 | 808 | 996 | .811 | 1 | 14 | .071 | |
| LaSalle Thompson | C | 3518 | 7912 | .445 | 1520 | 2143 | .709 | 0 | 25 | .000 | |
| Lou Roe | C | 4 | 7 | .571 | 2 | 4 | .500 | 0 | 0 | .000 | |
| Charles Oakley | PF | 3098 | 6734 | .460 | 1320 | 1729 | .763 | 151 | 703 | .215 | |
| Malik Rose | PF | 165 | 339 | .487 | 70 | 94 | .745 | 0 | 3 | .000 | |
| Terry Dehere | PF | 97 | 230 | .422 | 54 | 65 | .831 | 30 | 84 | .357 | |
| Doug Edwards | SF | 328 | 899 | .365 | 167 | 233 | .717 | 0 | 9 | .000 | |
| Larry Johnson | SF | 3368 | 8105 | .416 | 1366 | 1748 | .781 | 746 | 2240 | .333 | |
| Derek Smith | SG | 3755 | 8536 | .440 | 1964 | 2652 | .741 | 223 | 1012 | .220 | |
| Isaiah Rider | SG | 1949 | 4755 | .410 | 755 | 926 | .815 | 669 | 1833 | .365 | |
| Nate McMillan | PG | 2985 | 7234 | .413 | 780 | 1227 | .636 | 1091 | 3234 | .337 | |
| Charlie Ward | PG | 528 | 1305 | .405 | 189 | 233 | .811 | 204 | 567 | .360 |
| Career Efficiency | ||||||||||||||
| Name | Pos | TS% | AstR | ToR | Usg | ORR | DRR | RR | PER | VA | EWA | O Eff | D Eff | |
| Shaquille O'Neal | C | .590 | 9.3 | 8.4 | 32.1 | 10.5 | 28.6 | 19.6 | 35.1 | 5376.4 | 179.2 | 107.5 | 101.7 | |
| Scott Hastings | C | .494 | 12.8 | 14.8 | 12.7 | 6.8 | 15.9 | 11.3 | 9.1 | -303.0 | -10.1 | 96.5 | 102.7 | |
| LaSalle Thompson | C | .483 | 15.2 | 12.7 | 13.7 | 9.5 | 21.7 | 15.4 | 14.3 | 1612.3 | 53.7 | 103.1 | 102.5 | |
| Lou Roe | C | .556 | 8.3 | 16.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 17.6 | 8.3 | 0.0 | -5.2 | -0.2 | 113.1 | 98.8 | |
| Charles Oakley | PF | .512 | 19.0 | 13.1 | 13.3 | 9.8 | 21.9 | 15.8 | 13.4 | 816.4 | 27.2 | 109.3 | 100.6 | |
| Malik Rose | PF | .526 | 16.9 | 14.2 | 11.8 | 7.0 | 11.7 | 9.4 | 11.8 | 7.5 | 0.2 | 105.4 | 98.7 | |
| Terry Dehere | PF | .537 | 15.2 | 10.3 | 20.9 | 2.5 | 9.5 | 6.0 | 14.6 | 31.6 | 1.1 | 102.6 | 97.8 | |
| Doug Edwards | SF | .411 | 16.4 | 16.4 | 14.0 | 5.2 | 10.0 | 7.4 | 5.8 | -270.6 | -9.0 | 89.3 | 108.8 | |
| Larry Johnson | SF | .499 | 13.9 | 8.5 | 23.1 | 7.8 | 14.2 | 11.0 | 17.2 | 1711.7 | 57.1 | 105.7 | 100.3 | |
| Derek Smith | SG | .500 | 12.7 | 10.8 | 21.0 | 5.3 | 10.9 | 8.1 | 13.9 | 1119.6 | 37.3 | 100.0 | 104.3 | |
| Isaiah Rider | SG | .515 | 14.4 | 8.8 | 21.2 | 3.8 | 7.5 | 5.7 | 14.4 | 668.0 | 22.3 | 108.8 | 102.0 | |
| Nate McMillan | PG | .504 | 36.0 | 10.0 | 17.1 | 5.2 | 10.8 | 8.0 | 16.5 | 2075.2 | 69.2 | 108.1 | 102.3 | |
| Charlie Ward | PG | .514 | 19.0 | 10.7 | 17.9 | 2.7 | 10.0 | 6.4 | 14.8 | 217.3 | 7.2 | 105.8 | 100.3 |
| Contract | |||||||||
| Name | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | |
| Shaquille O'Neal | $6,500,000 | $7,637,500 | $8,775,000 | $9,912,500 | $11,050,000 | $12,187,500 | $13,325,000 | $0 | |
| Scott Hastings | $618,800 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | |
| LaSalle Thompson | $618,800 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | |
| Lou Roe | $452,153 | $505,108 | $562,136 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | |
| Charles Oakley | $3,707,613 | $4,219,008 | $4,730,403 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | |
| Malik Rose | $409,019 | $454,011 | $507,184 | $564,447 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | |
| Terry Dehere | $675,077 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | |
| Doug Edwards | $608,242 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | |
| Larry Johnson | $6,960,000 | $7,920,000 | $8,880,000 | $9,840,000 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | |
| Derek Smith | $618,800 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | |
| Isaiah Rider | $1,362,973 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | |
| Nate McMillan | $6,600,000 | $7,400,000 | $8,200,000 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | |
| Charlie Ward | $530,950 | $590,896 | $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 | $29,662,427 | $28,726,523 | $31,654,723 | $20,316,947 | $11,050,000 | $12,187,500 | $13,325,000 | $0 |
| Draft Picks | |||
| Season | Rnd | Team | |
| 1997 | 1 | Bulls | |
| 1997 | 2 | Spirits | |
| 1997 | 2 | Bulls | |
| 1998 | 1 | Bulls | |
| 1998 | 2 | Bulls | |
| 1999 | 1 | Bulls | |
| 1999 | 2 | Bulls | |
| Season Schedule | |||||||
| Date | Opponent | Result | Score | Record | Attendance | Type | |
| 10/15/96 | at Timberwolves | W | 92-80 | 1-0 | 17,698 | Preseason | |
| 10/16/96 | Cavaliers | W | 117-75 | 2-0 | 17,845 | Preseason | |
| 10/19/96 | at Surge | L | 108-109 | 2-1 | 13,627 | Preseason | |
| 10/21/96 | at Pacers | L | 110-113 | 2-2 | 16,530 | Preseason | |
| 10/26/96 | 76ers | W | 96-66 | 3-2 | 18,239 | Preseason | |
| 10/27/96 | Stallions | W | 117-88 | 4-2 | 20,917 | Preseason | |
| 10/29/96 | Nets | W | 102-78 | 1-0 | 20,691 | Regular Season | |
| 10/30/96 | Trail Blazers | W | 119-104 | 2-0 | 20,917 | Regular Season | |
| 11/03/96 | at Heat | W | 128-106 | 3-0 | 16,996 | Regular Season | |
| 11/05/96 | at Bullets | W | 117-105 | 4-0 | 11,887 | Regular Season | |
| 11/07/96 | at Light | W | 103-100 | 5-0 | 8,573 | Regular Season | |
| 11/09/96 | at Spurs | L | 88-111 | 5-1 | 9,665 | Regular Season | |
| 11/11/96 | at Bucks | L | 105-116 | 5-2 | 11,263 | Regular Season | |
| 11/12/96 | 76ers | W | 112-83 | 6-2 | 19,251 | Regular Season | |
| 11/16/96 | Light | W | 111-110 | 7-2 | 20,917 | Regular Season | |
| 11/17/96 | Surge | W | 116-105 | 8-2 | 18,927 | Regular Season | |
| 11/21/96 | Jazz | W | 93-89 | 9-2 | 19,829 | Regular Season | |
| 11/22/96 | at Bucks | W | 109-99 | 10-2 | 11,770 | Regular Season | |
| 11/25/96 | Enterprise | L | 79-99 | 10-3 | 20,917 | Regular Season | |
| 11/27/96 | at Hawks | W | 100-78 | 11-3 | 12,140 | Regular Season | |
| 11/28/96 | Cavaliers | W | 106-89 | 12-3 | 19,042 | Regular Season | |
| 11/30/96 | Heat | W | 121-103 | 13-3 | 20,644 | Regular Season | |
| 12/02/96 | at Magic | W | 116-107 | 14-3 | 15,059 | Regular Season | |
| 12/03/96 | at Raptors | W | 109-97 | 15-3 | 15,263 | Regular Season | |
| 12/06/96 | at Hawks | L | 93-106 | 15-4 | 15,971 | Regular Season | |
| 12/07/96 | Raptors | W | 106-99 | 16-4 | 16,515 | Regular Season | |
| 12/09/96 | Hornets | W | 97-69 | 17-4 | 20,917 | Regular Season | |
| 12/10/96 | Magic | L | 110-119 | 17-5 | 20,917 | Regular Season | |
| 12/13/96 | Pistons | L | 109-117 | 17-6 | 20,917 | Regular Season | |
| 12/14/96 | at Mavericks | L | 83-107 | 17-7 | 17,770 | Regular Season | |
| 12/17/96 | Pistons | W | 91-76 | 18-7 | 20,917 | Regular Season | |
| 12/18/96 | Hawks | W | 88-83 | 19-7 | 20,917 | Regular Season | |
| 12/21/96 | Spirits | L | 112-120 | 19-8 | 20,917 | Regular Season | |
| 12/23/96 | at Knicks | L | 102-117 | 19-9 | 19,434 | Regular Season | |
| 12/24/96 | Magic | W | 104-93 | 20-9 | 19,770 | Regular Season | |
| 12/28/96 | at Pistons | W | 99-98 | 21-9 | 21,695 | Regular Season | |
| 12/29/96 | at Heat | L | 106-111 | 21-10 | 16,996 | Regular Season | |
| 12/31/96 | at Surge | W | 120-109 | 22-10 | 18,272 | Regular Season | |
| 01/02/97 | at Pacers | W | 103-85 | 23-10 | 16,530 | Regular Season | |
| 01/04/97 | Mavericks | W | 94-76 | 24-10 | 20,917 | Regular Season | |
| 01/06/97 | at Cavaliers | L | 79-102 | 24-11 | 17,093 | Regular Season | |
| 01/08/97 | at Jazz | W | 115-112 | 25-11 | 13,212 | Regular Season | |
| 01/10/97 | Suns | W | 114-111 | 26-11 | 19,217 | Regular Season | |
| 01/11/97 | at Bullets | W | 111-103 | 27-11 | 11,751 | Regular Season | |
| 01/14/97 | Pacers | L | 68-88 | 27-12 | 20,917 | Regular Season | |
| 01/15/97 | at Nets | W | 101-85 | 28-12 | 14,629 | Regular Season | |
| 01/19/97 | Celtics | W | 105-94 | 29-12 | 20,917 | Regular Season | |
| 01/20/97 | at Pistons | W | 115-107 | 30-12 | 20,991 | Regular Season | |
| 01/24/97 | Nuggets | L | 76-88 | 30-13 | 20,917 | Regular Season | |
| 01/25/97 | at Nuggets | L | 98-112 | 30-14 | 16,557 | Regular Season | |
| 01/29/97 | Warriors | W | 106-105 | 31-14 | 20,917 | Regular Season | |
| 01/30/97 | at Hornets | W | 106-102 | 32-14 | 20,636 | Regular Season | |
| 02/02/97 | at Cavaliers | W | 102-98 | 33-14 | 17,043 | Regular Season | |
| 02/03/97 | at Pacers | L | 90-113 | 33-15 | 16,530 | Regular Season | |
| 02/05/97 | Bucks | W | 97-95 | 34-15 | 20,917 | Regular Season | |
| 02/06/97 | Pacers | L | 72-94 | 34-16 | 20,917 | Regular Season | |
| 02/11/97 | at Lakers | W | 91-77 | 35-16 | 15,873 | Regular Season | |
| 02/12/97 | Nets | W | 95-94 | 36-16 | 18,435 | Regular Season | |
| 02/15/97 | at Jazz | W | 125-121 | 37-16 | 19,013 | Regular Season | |
| 02/16/97 | at Enterprise | L | 69-96 | 37-17 | 17,383 | Regular Season | |
| 02/20/97 | at Kings | W | 101-95 | 38-17 | 17,311 | Regular Season | |
| 02/22/97 | Knicks | W | 127-115 | 39-17 | 20,917 | Regular Season | |
| 02/24/97 | at Raptors | W | 93-71 | 40-17 | 12,400 | Regular Season | |
| 02/25/97 | Hawks | W | 126-105 | 41-17 | 20,917 | Regular Season | |
| 02/28/97 | at Celtics | W | 121-101 | 42-17 | 19,156 | Regular Season | |
| 03/01/97 | at Hornets | L | 88-106 | 42-18 | 21,754 | Regular Season | |
| 03/04/97 | Lakers | W | 116-91 | 43-18 | 16,901 | Regular Season | |
| 03/05/97 | Bullets | L | 97-106 | 43-19 | 20,917 | Regular Season | |
| 03/09/97 | at Warriors | W | 113-105 | 44-19 | 15,025 | Regular Season | |
| 03/10/97 | Bucks | L | 94-106 | 44-20 | 20,917 | Regular Season | |
| 03/12/97 | at Supersonics | L | 101-111 | 44-21 | 17,072 | Regular Season | |
| 03/14/97 | at Rockets | W | 143-129 | 45-21 | 16,285 | Regular Season | |
| 03/16/97 | Stallions | W | 110-88 | 46-21 | 20,917 | Regular Season | |
| 03/19/97 | Raptors | W | 102-89 | 47-21 | 17,629 | Regular Season | |
| 03/20/97 | at Suns | L | 107-122 | 47-22 | 17,071 | Regular Season | |
| 03/23/97 | at 76ers | W | 118-94 | 48-22 | 10,025 | Regular Season | |
| 03/24/97 | Cavaliers | W | 124-99 | 49-22 | 20,484 | Regular Season | |
| 03/26/97 | at Trail Blazers | W | 88-84 | 50-22 | 11,081 | Regular Season | |
| 03/27/97 | Jazz | W | 98-77 | 51-22 | 20,917 | Regular Season | |
| 03/31/97 | at Stallions | W | 105-84 | 52-22 | 12,034 | Regular Season | |
| 04/03/97 | at Spirits | L | 112-113 | 52-23 | 16,759 | Regular Season | |
| 04/04/97 | Hornets | W | 101-90 | 53-23 | 20,917 | Regular Season | |
| 04/06/97 | Spurs | W | 90-78 | 54-23 | 20,917 | Regular Season | |
| 04/07/97 | Timberwolves | L | 94-99 | 54-24 | 20,917 | Regular Season | |
| 04/11/97 | at Timberwolves | W | 103-94 | 55-24 | 15,705 | Regular Season | |
| 04/12/97 | Rockets | L | 103-108 | 55-25 | 20,686 | Regular Season | |
| 04/15/97 | Supersonics | W | 126-111 | 56-25 | 20,917 | Regular Season | |
| 04/17/97 | Kings | W | 97-93 | 57-25 | 20,917 | Regular Season | |
| 04/19/97 | Pistons | W | 93-92 | 1-0 | 20,917 | Playoffs | |
| 04/20/97 | Pistons | W | 97-86 | 2-0 | 20,917 | Playoffs | |
| 04/22/97 | at Pistons | W | 116-115 | 3-0 | 22,076 | Playoffs | |
| 04/23/97 | at Pistons | L | 79-96 | 3-1 | 20,081 | Playoffs | |
| 04/25/97 | Pistons | W | 101-93 | 4-1 | 20,917 | Playoffs | |
| 05/01/97 | Bucks | L | 102-103 | 0-1 | 20,917 | Playoffs | |
| 05/02/97 | Bucks | W | 118-105 | 1-1 | 20,917 | Playoffs | |
| 05/04/97 | at Bucks | W | 116-99 | 2-1 | 17,463 | Playoffs | |
| 05/05/97 | at Bucks | W | 102-100 | 3-1 | 15,807 | Playoffs | |
| 05/07/97 | Bucks | L | 96-104 | 3-2 | 20,917 | Playoffs | |
| 05/09/97 | at Bucks | L | 69-101 | 3-3 | 14,243 | Playoffs | |
| 05/11/97 | Bucks | W | 102-97 | 4-3 | 20,917 | Playoffs | |
| 05/13/97 | Knicks | W | 111-104 | 1-0 | 20,917 | Playoffs | |
| 05/14/97 | Knicks | W | 120-88 | 2-0 | 20,917 | Playoffs | |
| 05/16/97 | at Knicks | W | 111-94 | 3-0 | 19,434 | Playoffs | |
| 05/17/97 | at Knicks | W | 113-109 | 4-0 | 19,434 | Playoffs | |
| 05/25/97 | Enterprise | W | 98-88 | 1-0 | 20,917 | Playoffs | |
| 05/26/97 | Enterprise | W | 99-85 | 2-0 | 20,917 | Playoffs | |
| 05/28/97 | at Enterprise | L | 102-107 | 2-1 | 17,359 | Playoffs | |
| 05/29/97 | at Enterprise | W | 105-93 | 3-1 | 17,359 | Playoffs | |
| 05/30/97 | at Enterprise | L | 74-118 | 3-2 | 17,431 | Playoffs | |
| 06/01/97 | Enterprise | W | 92-90 | 4-2 | 20,917 | Playoffs | |