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Cleveland Cavaliers 30 - 52 | |
| National Basketball Association Central Division: 7th place | ||
| Cleveland, OH |
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| Season Info | ||||||||||||
| Stats | Team | CR | TR | Opponent | CR | TR | Margin | CR | TR | |||
| Points: | 96.5 | 13 | 25 | 100.5 | 6 | 14 | -4.0 | 11 | 24 | |||
| O.Rebounds: | 14.7 | 8 | 11 | 14.1 | 7 | 14 | 0.6 | 9 | 13 | |||
| D.Rebounds: | 28.9 | 14 | 29 | 31.8 | 11 | 16 | -2.9 | 14 | 27 | |||
| Rebounds: | 43.7 | 12 | 26 | 45.9 | 6 | 13 | -2.3 | 11 | 22 | |||
| Assists: | 23.0 | 6 | 11 | 20.5 | 1 | 1 | 2.6 | 3 | 5 | |||
| Steals: | 8.0 | 6 | 15 | 7.6 | 5 | 5 | 0.4 | 4 | 11 | |||
| Blocks: | 4.0 | 9 | 20 | 4.0 | 5 | 6 | 0.0 | 8 | 16 | |||
| Turnovers: | 12.8 | 4 | 4 | 13.4 | 9 | 21 | -0.7 | 3 | 8 | |||
| Fouls: | 22.5 | 15 | 27 | 17.1 | 16 | 31 | 5.4 | 16 | 31 | |||
| FG% | .421 | 14 | 26 | .445 | 9 | 21 | -.024 | 12 | 25 | |||
| FT% | .749 | 9 | 14 | .758 | 14 | 30 | -.009 | 12 | 23 | |||
| 3PT% | .328 | 6 | 9 | .320 | 8 | 19 | .008 | 7 | 12 | |||
| Points Per Shot | 1.08 | 14 | 26 | 1.21 | 14 | 29 | -0.13 | 14 | 28 | |||
| Adjusted FG% | .471 | 9 | 15 | .483 | 10 | 23 | -.012 | 9 | 20 |
| Coaching Staff | |||||||||||
| Position | Name | Age | SCUR | SPOT | CINS | CSHT | CHND | CPSD | CPRD | Salary | Years |
| General Manager: | P.J. Carlesimo | 48 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | $1,020,843 | 5 |
| Roster | ||||||||
| # | Name | Pos | Age | Height | Weight | Exp | College | Hometown |
| 53 | Carlos Rogers | C | 26 | 6-11 | 231 | 2 | Tennessee St. | |
| 41 | Erick Dampier | C | 21 | 6-11 | 273 | 0 | Mississippi State | Jackson, MS |
| 50 | John Coker | PF | 25 | 7-0 | 274 | 1 | Boise State | |
| 52 | Roy Tarpley | PF | 32 | 6-11 | 270 | 10 | Michigan | |
| 51 | Amal McCaskill | PF | 23 | 6-11 | 239 | 0 | Marquette | |
| 18 | Ed O'Bannon | PF | 24 | 6-8 | 229 | 1 | UCLA | |
| 4 | Rick Fox | SF | 27 | 6-7 | 238 | 5 | North Carolina | |
| 22 | Eric Piatkowski | SF | 26 | 6-7 | 219 | 2 | Nebraska | |
| 3 | Chris Morris | SG | 31 | 6-8 | 246 | 8 | Auburn | |
| 27 | Hersey Hawkins | SG | 30 | 6-3 | 204 | 8 | Bradley | |
| 15 | Anthony Goldwire | SG | 25 | 6-1 | 179 | 2 | Houston | West Palm Beach, FL |
| 12 | Bobby Hurley | PG | 25 | 6-0 | 173 | 3 | Duke | |
| 34 | Spud Webb | PG | 33 | 5-7 | 170 | 11 | North Carolina 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 | |||
| 53 | Carlos Rogers | C | 26 | 6-11 | 231 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |||||
| 41 | Erick Dampier | C | 21 | 6-11 | 273 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |||||
| 50 | John Coker | PF | 25 | 7-0 | 274 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |||||
| 52 | Roy Tarpley | PF | 32 | 6-11 | 270 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |||||
| 51 | Amal McCaskill | PF | 23 | 6-11 | 239 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |||||
| 18 | Ed O'Bannon | PF | 24 | 6-8 | 229 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |||||
| 4 | Rick Fox | SF | 27 | 6-7 | 238 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |||||
| 22 | Eric Piatkowski | SF | 26 | 6-7 | 219 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |||||
| 3 | Chris Morris | SG | 31 | 6-8 | 246 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |||||
| 27 | Hersey Hawkins | SG | 30 | 6-3 | 204 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |||||
| 15 | Anthony Goldwire | SG | 25 | 6-1 | 179 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |||||
| 12 | Bobby Hurley | PG | 25 | 6-0 | 173 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |||||
| 34 | Spud Webb | PG | 33 | 5-7 | 170 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |||||
| Potentials | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| # | Name | Pos | Age | Ht | Wt | Cur | Fut | Ins | Jps | Fts | 3ps | Hnd | Pas | Orb | Drb | Psd | Prd | Stl | Blk | |||
| 53 | Carlos Rogers | C | 26 | 6-11 | 231 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |||||
| 41 | Erick Dampier | C | 21 | 6-11 | 273 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |||||
| 50 | John Coker | PF | 25 | 7-0 | 274 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |||||
| 52 | Roy Tarpley | PF | 32 | 6-11 | 270 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |||||
| 51 | Amal McCaskill | PF | 23 | 6-11 | 239 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |||||
| 18 | Ed O'Bannon | PF | 24 | 6-8 | 229 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |||||
| 4 | Rick Fox | SF | 27 | 6-7 | 238 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |||||
| 22 | Eric Piatkowski | SF | 26 | 6-7 | 219 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |||||
| 3 | Chris Morris | SG | 31 | 6-8 | 246 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |||||
| 27 | Hersey Hawkins | SG | 30 | 6-3 | 204 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |||||
| 15 | Anthony Goldwire | SG | 25 | 6-1 | 179 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |||||
| 12 | Bobby Hurley | PG | 25 | 6-0 | 173 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |||||
| 34 | Spud Webb | PG | 33 | 5-7 | 170 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |||||
| Unavailable Players | |||||||
| Player | Reason | Length | |||||
| Season Stats | ||||||||||||||
| Name | Pos | G | GS | Min | Pts | ORb | Reb | Ast | Stl | Blk | TO | PF | +/- | |
| Carlos Rogers | C | 70 | 0 | 16.1 | 5.1 | 1.1 | 3.4 | 0.6 | 0.3 | 0.6 | 0.9 | 1.3 | -0.1 | |
| Erick Dampier | C | 82 | 82 | 29.3 | 7.8 | 3.1 | 8.3 | 1.4 | 0.4 | 1.0 | 1.4 | 2.4 | -4.6 | |
| John Coker | PF | 20 | 0 | 3.4 | 0.7 | 0.1 | 0.4 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 0.0 | |
| Roy Tarpley | PF | 69 | 50 | 27.4 | 11.0 | 3.5 | 10.0 | 1.4 | 0.9 | 1.4 | 1.5 | 3.0 | 0.2 | |
| Amal McCaskill | PF | 10 | 0 | 2.0 | 0.8 | 0.1 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.3 | -0.2 | |
| Ed O'Bannon | PF | 82 | 0 | 18.2 | 3.9 | 1.3 | 3.3 | 0.7 | 0.5 | 0.1 | 0.8 | 2.8 | -3.1 | |
| Rick Fox | SF | 82 | 0 | 20.7 | 7.6 | 1.1 | 3.2 | 1.6 | 0.9 | 0.2 | 1.1 | 2.5 | -0.5 | |
| Eric Piatkowski | SF | 82 | 82 | 27.6 | 15.7 | 1.5 | 3.6 | 1.6 | 0.8 | 0.1 | 1.5 | 2.3 | -3.7 | |
| Chris Morris | SG | 82 | 32 | 18.3 | 6.9 | 1.7 | 4.7 | 1.0 | 0.8 | 0.5 | 0.8 | 1.6 | -1.2 | |
| Hersey Hawkins | SG | 82 | 82 | 36.4 | 24.6 | 1.1 | 4.7 | 2.5 | 1.4 | 0.2 | 2.2 | 2.7 | -3.1 | |
| Anthony Goldwire | SG | 47 | 0 | 8.5 | 3.1 | 0.2 | 0.6 | 0.7 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.4 | 0.8 | 0.4 | |
| Bobby Hurley | PG | 82 | 82 | 27.0 | 6.7 | 0.6 | 2.0 | 7.7 | 0.7 | 0.0 | 1.4 | 2.3 | -2.2 | |
| Spud Webb | PG | 81 | 0 | 20.8 | 7.6 | 0.4 | 2.1 | 4.3 | 1.4 | 0.1 | 1.3 | 1.8 | -1.7 | |
| Season Shooting | |||||||||||||||||
| Name | Pos | Fgm | Fga | Pct | Ftm | Fta | Pct | IFgm | IFga | Pct | JSm | JSa | Pct | 3pm | 3pa | Pct | |
| Carlos Rogers | C | 145 | 307 | .472 | 62 | 110 | .564 | 115 | 187 | .615 | 27 | 94 | .287 | 3 | 26 | .115 | |
| Erick Dampier | C | 272 | 526 | .517 | 96 | 139 | .691 | 240 | 373 | .643 | 32 | 151 | .212 | 0 | 2 | .000 | |
| John Coker | PF | 4 | 12 | .333 | 5 | 6 | .833 | 3 | 7 | .429 | 1 | 5 | .200 | 0 | 0 | .000 | |
| Roy Tarpley | PF | 319 | 798 | .400 | 121 | 160 | .756 | 206 | 461 | .447 | 113 | 337 | .335 | 0 | 0 | .000 | |
| Amal McCaskill | PF | 2 | 4 | .500 | 4 | 4 | 1.000 | 1 | 2 | .500 | 1 | 2 | .500 | 0 | 0 | .000 | |
| Ed O'Bannon | PF | 131 | 357 | .367 | 49 | 70 | .700 | 93 | 181 | .514 | 27 | 128 | .211 | 11 | 48 | .229 | |
| Rick Fox | SF | 228 | 546 | .418 | 100 | 140 | .714 | 107 | 157 | .682 | 55 | 187 | .294 | 66 | 202 | .327 | |
| Eric Piatkowski | SF | 496 | 1163 | .426 | 150 | 191 | .785 | 183 | 276 | .663 | 169 | 423 | .400 | 144 | 464 | .310 | |
| Chris Morris | SG | 231 | 557 | .415 | 36 | 53 | .679 | 94 | 143 | .657 | 68 | 187 | .364 | 69 | 227 | .304 | |
| Hersey Hawkins | SG | 766 | 1745 | .439 | 171 | 193 | .886 | 179 | 251 | .713 | 271 | 682 | .397 | 316 | 812 | .389 | |
| Anthony Goldwire | SG | 51 | 125 | .408 | 17 | 24 | .708 | 11 | 16 | .688 | 12 | 35 | .343 | 28 | 74 | .378 | |
| Bobby Hurley | PG | 185 | 475 | .389 | 153 | 201 | .761 | 107 | 186 | .575 | 48 | 178 | .270 | 30 | 111 | .270 | |
| Spud Webb | PG | 243 | 684 | .355 | 68 | 87 | .782 | 53 | 89 | .596 | 125 | 327 | .382 | 65 | 268 | .243 |
| Season Efficiency | ||||||||||||||
| Name | Pos | TS% | AstR | ToR | Usg | ORR | DRR | RR | PER | VA | EWA | O Eff | D Eff | |
| Carlos Rogers | C | .501 | 9.8 | 13.0 | 15.9 | 7.1 | 15.9 | 11.3 | 12.4 | 30.9 | 1.0 | 102.4 | 103.2 | |
| Erick Dampier | C | .545 | 14.3 | 14.3 | 12.9 | 11.0 | 20.1 | 15.4 | 14.4 | 137.3 | 4.6 | 102.0 | 110.1 | |
| John Coker | PF | .400 | 0.0 | 21.1 | 11.4 | 3.8 | 10.7 | 7.3 | 5.2 | -6.4 | -0.2 | 97.7 | 103.3 | |
| Roy Tarpley | PF | .438 | 9.3 | 9.5 | 22.1 | 12.8 | 26.6 | 19.4 | 17.7 | 176.4 | 5.9 | 106.2 | 105.2 | |
| Amal McCaskill | PF | .667 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 12.0 | 6.7 | 20.0 | 12.0 | 15.9 | 1.3 | 0.0 | 120.0 | 115.2 | |
| Ed O'Bannon | PF | .415 | 11.5 | 13.0 | 13.3 | 7.4 | 12.3 | 9.7 | 6.2 | -117.6 | -3.9 | 100.2 | 109.2 | |
| Rick Fox | SF | .512 | 16.3 | 10.5 | 18.2 | 5.3 | 11.6 | 8.3 | 13.8 | 84.2 | 2.8 | 101.8 | 103.2 | |
| Eric Piatkowski | SF | .516 | 8.9 | 8.0 | 26.0 | 5.7 | 8.6 | 7.1 | 17.5 | 235.5 | 7.8 | 102.5 | 109.5 | |
| Chris Morris | SG | .490 | 11.8 | 8.5 | 18.6 | 9.6 | 17.5 | 13.5 | 17.2 | 149.9 | 5.0 | 99.2 | 103.4 | |
| Hersey Hawkins | SG | .552 | 9.4 | 8.3 | 29.1 | 3.0 | 11.3 | 7.0 | 21.7 | 497.0 | 16.6 | 103.6 | 107.5 | |
| Anthony Goldwire | SG | .544 | 16.5 | 11.2 | 17.4 | 2.9 | 4.0 | 3.4 | 11.1 | 3.5 | 0.1 | 98.7 | 97.3 | |
| Bobby Hurley | PG | .490 | 48.1 | 8.8 | 16.7 | 2.3 | 5.8 | 4.0 | 15.3 | 141.7 | 4.7 | 103.8 | 107.5 | |
| Spud Webb | PG | .429 | 29.4 | 9.1 | 23.4 | 1.9 | 9.3 | 5.4 | 15.3 | 106.9 | 3.6 | 100.9 | 105.7 |
| Career Stats | |||||||||||||
| Name | Pos | G | GS | Min | Pts | Orb | Reb | Ast | Stl | Blk | TOs | PFs | |
| Carlos Rogers | C | 170 | 2 | 13.0 | 4.0 | 1.0 | 2.9 | 0.5 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 0.6 | 0.9 | |
| Erick Dampier | C | 82 | 82 | 29.3 | 7.8 | 3.1 | 8.3 | 1.4 | 0.4 | 1.0 | 1.4 | 2.4 | |
| John Coker | PF | 26 | 0 | 3.3 | 0.7 | 0.1 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.3 | |
| Roy Tarpley | PF | 864 | 790 | 29.0 | 13.9 | 3.4 | 10.4 | 1.4 | 1.1 | 1.4 | 1.6 | 3.1 | |
| Amal McCaskill | PF | 10 | 0 | 2.0 | 0.8 | 0.1 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.3 | |
| Ed O'Bannon | PF | 164 | 0 | 18.9 | 4.5 | 1.2 | 3.0 | 0.8 | 0.5 | 0.2 | 0.8 | 2.6 | |
| Rick Fox | SF | 465 | 84 | 21.6 | 7.9 | 1.1 | 3.5 | 1.6 | 1.1 | 0.2 | 1.1 | 2.2 | |
| Eric Piatkowski | SF | 246 | 246 | 27.9 | 15.1 | 1.4 | 3.2 | 1.6 | 0.6 | 0.2 | 1.4 | 2.0 | |
| Chris Morris | SG | 721 | 589 | 28.9 | 13.3 | 2.7 | 6.6 | 2.0 | 1.5 | 0.8 | 1.5 | 2.4 | |
| Hersey Hawkins | SG | 697 | 697 | 34.9 | 20.7 | 0.9 | 4.0 | 3.1 | 1.4 | 0.2 | 2.3 | 2.6 | |
| Anthony Goldwire | SG | 211 | 0 | 14.1 | 4.0 | 0.4 | 1.2 | 1.4 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.9 | 1.4 | |
| Bobby Hurley | PG | 317 | 174 | 25.0 | 6.2 | 0.4 | 1.8 | 4.9 | 0.6 | 0.1 | 1.3 | 2.3 | |
| Spud Webb | PG | 929 | 558 | 23.7 | 9.6 | 0.6 | 2.8 | 5.3 | 1.7 | 0.1 | 1.6 | 2.1 | |
| Career Shooting | |||||||||||
| Name | Pos | FGM | FGA | Pct | FTM | FTA | Pct | 3PM | 3PA | Pct | |
| Carlos Rogers | C | 272 | 596 | .456 | 127 | 218 | .583 | 7 | 54 | .130 | |
| Erick Dampier | C | 272 | 526 | .517 | 96 | 139 | .691 | 0 | 2 | .000 | |
| John Coker | PF | 6 | 17 | .353 | 6 | 8 | .750 | 0 | 0 | .000 | |
| Roy Tarpley | PF | 4826 | 10344 | .467 | 2314 | 3106 | .745 | 1 | 12 | .083 | |
| Amal McCaskill | PF | 2 | 4 | .500 | 4 | 4 | 1.000 | 0 | 0 | .000 | |
| Ed O'Bannon | PF | 306 | 811 | .377 | 99 | 141 | .702 | 25 | 115 | .217 | |
| Rick Fox | SF | 1332 | 3220 | .414 | 669 | 869 | .770 | 362 | 1095 | .331 | |
| Eric Piatkowski | SF | 1394 | 3274 | .426 | 444 | 533 | .833 | 476 | 1335 | .357 | |
| Chris Morris | SG | 3702 | 8639 | .429 | 1391 | 1895 | .734 | 796 | 2511 | .317 | |
| Hersey Hawkins | SG | 5202 | 11441 | .455 | 2516 | 2844 | .885 | 1531 | 4087 | .375 | |
| Anthony Goldwire | SG | 294 | 890 | .330 | 125 | 170 | .735 | 137 | 465 | .295 | |
| Bobby Hurley | PG | 707 | 2032 | .348 | 469 | 600 | .782 | 93 | 419 | .222 | |
| Spud Webb | PG | 3150 | 8068 | .390 | 1696 | 2126 | .798 | 879 | 2930 | .300 |
| Career Efficiency | ||||||||||||||
| Name | Pos | TS% | AstR | ToR | Usg | ORR | DRR | RR | PER | VA | EWA | O Eff | D Eff | |
| Carlos Rogers | C | .490 | 10.0 | 11.3 | 15.5 | 8.0 | 16.2 | 12.0 | 13.4 | 81.9 | 2.7 | 100.4 | 105.5 | |
| Erick Dampier | C | .545 | 14.3 | 14.3 | 12.9 | 11.0 | 20.1 | 15.4 | 14.4 | 137.3 | 4.6 | 102.0 | 110.1 | |
| John Coker | PF | .429 | 0.0 | 16.0 | 0.0 | 4.3 | 13.5 | 9.1 | 0.0 | -6.9 | -0.2 | 94.4 | 105.2 | |
| Roy Tarpley | PF | .511 | 8.5 | 9.7 | 21.8 | 12.1 | 26.3 | 19.0 | 20.9 | 3800.7 | 126.7 | 102.1 | 104.1 | |
| Amal McCaskill | PF | .667 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 6.7 | 20.0 | 12.0 | 0.0 | 1.3 | 0.0 | 120.0 | 115.2 | |
| Ed O'Bannon | PF | .422 | 11.3 | 11.9 | 14.2 | 6.6 | 10.8 | 8.6 | 6.7 | -219.4 | -7.3 | 96.5 | 106.1 | |
| Rick Fox | SF | .513 | 15.0 | 10.6 | 17.4 | 5.5 | 12.2 | 8.7 | 13.9 | 510.6 | 17.0 | 101.7 | 104.8 | |
| Eric Piatkowski | SF | .528 | 9.3 | 8.0 | 24.3 | 5.2 | 7.2 | 6.2 | 17.3 | 692.4 | 23.1 | 102.6 | 105.8 | |
| Chris Morris | SG | .506 | 12.0 | 9.0 | 21.5 | 9.5 | 15.0 | 12.2 | 18.9 | 2535.2 | 84.5 | 100.7 | 107.5 | |
| Hersey Hawkins | SG | .569 | 13.0 | 9.7 | 25.0 | 3.0 | 9.7 | 6.4 | 19.7 | 3339.7 | 111.3 | 107.4 | 104.3 | |
| Anthony Goldwire | SG | .440 | 20.5 | 13.1 | 17.0 | 3.1 | 5.7 | 4.4 | 6.9 | -179.5 | -6.0 | 98.3 | 100.8 | |
| Bobby Hurley | PG | .430 | 36.2 | 9.8 | 17.1 | 1.6 | 6.2 | 3.9 | 10.5 | -64.8 | -2.2 | 98.8 | 106.8 | |
| Spud Webb | PG | .493 | 32.1 | 9.5 | 22.3 | 2.6 | 10.1 | 6.3 | 18.1 | 2332.7 | 77.8 | 104.5 | 102.0 |
| Contract | |||||||||
| Name | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | |
| Carlos Rogers | $940,713 | $1,046,923 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | |
| Erick Dampier | $719,124 | $798,228 | $891,714 | $992,392 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | |
| John Coker | $266,400 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | |
| Roy Tarpley | $5,556,687 | $6,323,126 | $7,089,566 | $7,856,005 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | |
| Amal McCaskill | $197,600 | $288,600 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | |
| Ed O'Bannon | $918,644 | $1,026,233 | $1,142,098 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | |
| Rick Fox | $403,000 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | |
| Eric Piatkowski | $707,855 | $787,774 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | |
| Chris Morris | $6,750,000 | $7,312,500 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | |
| Hersey Hawkins | $5,000,000 | $5,800,000 | $6,600,000 | $7,400,000 | $8,200,000 | $9,000,000 | $0 | $0 | |
| Anthony Goldwire | $335,400 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | |
| Bobby Hurley | $1,237,806 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | |
| Spud Webb | $2,891,087 | $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 | $25,924,316 | $23,383,384 | $15,723,378 | $16,248,397 | $8,200,000 | $9,000,000 | $0 | $0 |
| Draft Picks | |||
| Season | Rnd | Team | |
| 1997 | 1 | Cavaliers | |
| 1997 | 2 | Cavaliers | |
| 1998 | 1 | Cavaliers | |
| 1998 | 2 | Cavaliers | |
| 1999 | 1 | Cavaliers | |
| 1999 | 2 | Cavaliers | |
| Season Schedule | |||||||
| Date | Opponent | Result | Score | Record | Attendance | Type | |
| 10/15/96 | Nuggets | L | 101-124 | 0-1 | 12,509 | Preseason | |
| 10/16/96 | at Bulls | L | 75-117 | 0-2 | 17,845 | Preseason | |
| 10/18/96 | Hawks | W | 88-81 | 1-2 | 14,119 | Preseason | |
| 10/22/96 | Suns | L | 94-104 | 1-3 | 15,829 | Preseason | |
| 10/24/96 | at Supersonics | L | 100-121 | 1-4 | 12,701 | Preseason | |
| 10/27/96 | at Knicks | L | 104-124 | 1-5 | 19,434 | Preseason | |
| 10/29/96 | at Warriors | L | 115-120 | 0-1 | 11,308 | Regular Season | |
| 10/30/96 | at Spurs | L | 91-101 | 0-2 | 9,279 | Regular Season | |
| 11/03/96 | at Pistons | L | 98-99 | 0-3 | 12,848 | Regular Season | |
| 11/05/96 | at Hornets | L | 70-93 | 0-4 | 12,648 | Regular Season | |
| 11/09/96 | at Lakers | W | 99-84 | 1-4 | 17,214 | Regular Season | |
| 11/10/96 | at Bullets | L | 86-97 | 1-5 | 9,183 | Regular Season | |
| 11/13/96 | at Timberwolves | L | 77-100 | 1-6 | 12,508 | Regular Season | |
| 11/14/96 | Pacers | L | 102-122 | 1-7 | 13,204 | Regular Season | |
| 11/18/96 | Timberwolves | L | 88-90 | 1-8 | 17,506 | Regular Season | |
| 11/19/96 | at Spirits | L | 70-88 | 1-9 | 13,975 | Regular Season | |
| 11/21/96 | Warriors | L | 120-131 | 1-10 | 14,678 | Regular Season | |
| 11/22/96 | at Light | L | 68-83 | 1-11 | 8,945 | Regular Season | |
| 11/27/96 | at Jazz | W | 117-109 | 2-11 | 11,979 | Regular Season | |
| 11/28/96 | at Bulls | L | 89-106 | 2-12 | 19,042 | Regular Season | |
| 11/30/96 | at Surge | L | 101-134 | 2-13 | 12,640 | Regular Season | |
| 12/02/96 | Hawks | L | 82-84 | 2-14 | 12,488 | Regular Season | |
| 12/03/96 | Celtics | W | 137-135 | 3-14 | 13,888 | Regular Season | |
| 12/06/96 | Jazz | L | 113-116 | 3-15 | 11,670 | Regular Season | |
| 12/07/96 | at Pacers | L | 81-113 | 3-16 | 16,530 | Regular Season | |
| 12/10/96 | at Mavericks | L | 83-86 | 3-17 | 12,674 | Regular Season | |
| 12/11/96 | Trail Blazers | W | 98-86 | 4-17 | 13,066 | Regular Season | |
| 12/13/96 | Hornets | W | 108-106 | 5-17 | 19,344 | Regular Season | |
| 12/15/96 | Knicks | W | 98-89 | 6-17 | 19,432 | Regular Season | |
| 12/17/96 | at Nuggets | W | 118-108 | 7-17 | 12,495 | Regular Season | |
| 12/19/96 | Heat | W | 122-115 | 8-17 | 14,092 | Regular Season | |
| 12/21/96 | 76ers | W | 113-97 | 9-17 | 12,553 | Regular Season | |
| 12/22/96 | Supersonics | L | 119-127 | 9-18 | 14,144 | Regular Season | |
| 12/26/96 | at Raptors | L | 108-112 | 9-19 | 10,517 | Regular Season | |
| 12/27/96 | Nets | W | 109-92 | 10-19 | 11,197 | Regular Season | |
| 12/29/96 | at Pacers | W | 85-78 | 11-19 | 16,530 | Regular Season | |
| 12/31/96 | Spirits | L | 90-93 | 11-20 | 17,922 | Regular Season | |
| 01/02/97 | at Heat | W | 122-101 | 12-20 | 16,382 | Regular Season | |
| 01/03/97 | Hawks | W | 114-100 | 13-20 | 14,204 | Regular Season | |
| 01/05/97 | Pistons | L | 104-123 | 13-21 | 13,482 | Regular Season | |
| 01/06/97 | Bulls | W | 102-79 | 14-21 | 17,093 | Regular Season | |
| 01/08/97 | Rockets | L | 90-97 | 14-22 | 14,177 | Regular Season | |
| 01/10/97 | Pacers | L | 74-84 | 14-23 | 16,898 | Regular Season | |
| 01/14/97 | at Bucks | L | 68-93 | 14-24 | 8,514 | Regular Season | |
| 01/16/97 | at 76ers | W | 104-96 | 15-24 | 13,715 | Regular Season | |
| 01/17/97 | at Supersonics | L | 110-112 | 15-25 | 12,489 | Regular Season | |
| 01/21/97 | at Pistons | L | 99-111 | 15-26 | 16,852 | Regular Season | |
| 01/22/97 | at Hawks | W | 100-93 | 16-26 | 9,541 | Regular Season | |
| 01/24/97 | Magic | L | 106-108 | 16-27 | 14,948 | Regular Season | |
| 01/26/97 | at Enterprise | L | 75-98 | 16-28 | 16,091 | Regular Season | |
| 01/28/97 | at Trail Blazers | L | 106-108 | 16-29 | 9,517 | Regular Season | |
| 01/30/97 | Stallions | W | 102-78 | 17-29 | 10,977 | Regular Season | |
| 02/01/97 | Spurs | W | 105-96 | 18-29 | 13,726 | Regular Season | |
| 02/02/97 | Bulls | L | 98-102 | 18-30 | 17,043 | Regular Season | |
| 02/04/97 | at Bucks | L | 82-125 | 18-31 | 9,714 | Regular Season | |
| 02/06/97 | Jazz | L | 97-115 | 18-32 | 13,345 | Regular Season | |
| 02/11/97 | at Bullets | L | 85-101 | 18-33 | 12,206 | Regular Season | |
| 02/13/97 | Lakers | W | 113-75 | 19-33 | 9,224 | Regular Season | |
| 02/15/97 | at Rockets | W | 121-92 | 20-33 | 16,285 | Regular Season | |
| 02/17/97 | Nuggets | W | 100-89 | 21-33 | 13,458 | Regular Season | |
| 02/18/97 | Raptors | W | 96-82 | 22-33 | 14,322 | Regular Season | |
| 02/22/97 | at Hornets | L | 110-114 | 22-34 | 16,072 | Regular Season | |
| 02/23/97 | at Heat | L | 88-99 | 22-35 | 15,922 | Regular Season | |
| 02/27/97 | Suns | L | 81-90 | 22-36 | 11,600 | Regular Season | |
| 02/28/97 | Bullets | W | 84-70 | 23-36 | 12,517 | Regular Season | |
| 03/04/97 | at Celtics | L | 102-129 | 23-37 | 19,156 | Regular Season | |
| 03/08/97 | at Knicks | L | 115-119 | 23-38 | 19,434 | Regular Season | |
| 03/10/97 | at Stallions | L | 79-107 | 23-39 | 6,405 | Regular Season | |
| 03/12/97 | Light | W | 97-86 | 24-39 | 10,382 | Regular Season | |
| 03/14/97 | at Hawks | L | 81-85 | 24-40 | 7,394 | Regular Season | |
| 03/15/97 | at Kings | W | 101-93 | 25-40 | 15,864 | Regular Season | |
| 03/18/97 | at Magic | L | 91-102 | 25-41 | 12,019 | Regular Season | |
| 03/19/97 | at Magic | L | 76-102 | 25-42 | 13,627 | Regular Season | |
| 03/21/97 | Pistons | L | 82-92 | 25-43 | 12,490 | Regular Season | |
| 03/24/97 | at Bulls | L | 99-124 | 25-44 | 20,484 | Regular Season | |
| 03/25/97 | Kings | W | 102-83 | 26-44 | 10,104 | Regular Season | |
| 03/27/97 | Raptors | W | 97-92 | 27-44 | 8,396 | Regular Season | |
| 03/29/97 | 76ers | W | 90-83 | 28-44 | 11,456 | Regular Season | |
| 03/31/97 | Bucks | L | 88-105 | 28-45 | 13,182 | Regular Season | |
| 04/02/97 | Mavericks | L | 84-92 | 28-46 | 13,755 | Regular Season | |
| 04/03/97 | Enterprise | L | 80-88 | 28-47 | 12,149 | Regular Season | |
| 04/06/97 | Knicks | L | 84-115 | 28-48 | 16,003 | Regular Season | |
| 04/07/97 | Surge | L | 96-131 | 28-49 | 13,415 | Regular Season | |
| 04/11/97 | at Suns | L | 84-93 | 28-50 | 17,071 | Regular Season | |
| 04/12/97 | Hornets | L | 91-100 | 28-51 | 16,299 | Regular Season | |
| 04/14/97 | at Jazz | L | 88-100 | 28-52 | 11,125 | Regular Season | |
| 04/16/97 | at Nets | W | 105-91 | 29-52 | 8,170 | Regular Season | |
| 04/17/97 | Bucks | W | 107-103 | 30-52 | 14,870 | Regular Season | |