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1996–97 NBA season The 1996–97 NBA season was the 51st season of the National Basketball Association (NBA). The league used this season to celebrate its 50th anniversary, which included the unveiling of the league's list of its 50 greatest players. This particu ...
was the 29th season for the
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in the
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. The Bucks received the fourth overall pick in the
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, and selected point guard
Stephon Marbury Stephon Xavier Marbury (born February 20, 1977) is an American former professional basketball player who was also the head coach for the Beijing Royal Fighters of the Chinese Basketball Association (CBA) from 2019–2023. After his freshman year ...
out of Georgia Tech University, but soon traded him to the
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in exchange for shooting guard, and top draft pick
Ray Allen Walter Ray Allen Jr. (born July 20, 1975) is an American former professional basketball player. Allen played 18 seasons in the National Basketball Association (NBA) and was inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame as a play ...
from the
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. During the off-season, the team signed free agent
Armen Gilliam Armen Louis Gilliam (born Armon Louis Gilliam; May 28, 1964 – July 5, 2011) was an American professional basketball player who played 13 years in the National Basketball Association (NBA) from 1987 to 2000. He also played one season for the P ...
, acquired
Andrew Lang Andrew Lang (31 March 1844 – 20 July 1912) was a Scottish poet, novelist, literary critic, and contributor to the field of anthropology. He is best known as a folkloristics, collector of folklore, folk and fairy tales. The Andrew Lang lectur ...
from the Timberwolves, and acquired
Elliot Perry Elliot Lamonte Perry (born March 28, 1969) is an American former professional basketball player. The point guard from Memphis State University (now the University of Memphis), was selected with the tenth pick of the second round (37th overall) ...
from the
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. Under new head coach
Chris Ford Christopher Joseph Ford (January 11, 1949 – January 17, 2023) was an American professional basketball player and head coach in the National Basketball Association (NBA). Nicknamed "the Mad Bomber", Ford played most of his NBA career on the D ...
, along with the new trio of Allen,
Vin Baker Vinny Lamont Baker (born November 23, 1971) is an American former professional basketball player who played in the National Basketball Association (NBA). He appeared in four consecutive All-Star Games. He currently serves as an assistant coac ...
and
Glenn Robinson Glenn Alan Robinson Jr. (born January 10, 1973) is an American former professional basketball player. Nicknamed "Big Dog" and "the Chosen One", he played in the National Basketball Association (NBA) from 1994 to 2005 for the Milwaukee Bucks, Atl ...
, the Bucks appeared to be on their way breaking out of the gate with a 15–11 start to the regular season. However, they could not maintain that momentum as they slipped under .500, holding a 21–26 record at the All-Star break. At mid-season, the team traded second-year guard
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to the
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in exchange for
Acie Earl Acie Boyd Earl (born June 23, 1970) is an American former professional basketball player, who appeared in four National Basketball Association (NBA) seasons, as a , center. He also played many seasons in Europe. High school/college Born in P ...
. The Bucks lost eight straight games between February and March, missing the
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for the sixth consecutive year, by finishing in seventh place in the Central Division with a 33–49 record. Baker averaged 21.0 points, 10.3 rebounds and 1.4 blocks per game, and was named to the
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, and selected for the
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in
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, while Robinson averaged 21.1 points, 6.3 rebounds and 1.3 steals per game, and Allen provided the team with 13.4 points per game, led them with 117 three-point field goals, and was named to the
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. In addition,
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contributed 9.7 points and 5.4 assists per game, while
Johnny Newman John Sylvester Newman Jr. (born November 28, 1963) is an American former professional basketball player. A 6' 7" and shooting guard/small forward, Newman starred at the University of Richmond, before going on to play in the National Basketball ...
provided with 8.7 points per game off the bench, Gilliam averaged 8.6 points and 6.2 rebounds per game, Perry contributed 6.9 points, 3.0 assists and 1.2 steals per game off the bench, and Lang averaged 5.3 points and rebounds per game each, but only played 52 games due to an Achilles injury. Following the season, Baker was traded to the
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in an off-season three-team trade, while Newman was dealt to the
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, Douglas, who was involved in a trade with the
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, signed as a free agent with the
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, and Earl was released to free agency.


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Roster


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Season standings

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Record vs. opponents


Game log

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Player statistics


Awards and records

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Transactions


Trades


Free agents

Player Transactions Citation:


References


See also

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