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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 .
The 1996–97 NBA season was the Timberwolves' 8th season in the National Basketball Association. [1] In the 1996 NBA draft, the Timberwolves selected shooting guard Ray Allen from the University of Connecticut with the fifth overall pick, but soon traded him to the Milwaukee Bucks in exchange for top draft pick point guard Stephon Marbury out of Georgia Tech University.
The 1996–97 NBA season was the Warriors' 51st season in the National Basketball Association, and 35th in the San Francisco Bay Area. [1] The Warriors had the eleventh overall pick in the 1996 NBA draft , and selected Todd Fuller out of North Carolina State University .
A number of players from the 1996–97 roster have either died prematurely, or ended up in unfortunate circumstances; these players are: Center Stanley Roberts (banned from the NBA for drug use in 1999). Guard Malik Sealy (died in an automobile accident in 2000 at age 30). Center Kevin Duckworth (died of heart failure in 2008 at age 44).
The 1996–97 NBA season was the Hawks' 48th season in the National Basketball Association, and 29th season in Atlanta. [1] During this season, Hawks owner Ted Turner was the then-vice chairman of Time Warner after acquiring Turner Broadcasting System .
The 1996–97 NBA season was the 51st season for the Boston Celtics in the National Basketball Association. [1] Celebrating its 50th anniversary as one of the NBA's original franchises, the Celtics selected Antoine Walker from the University of Kentucky with the sixth overall pick in the 1996 NBA draft .
The 1996–97 NBA season was the 76ers 48th season in the National Basketball Association, and 34th season in Philadelphia. [1] This season is most memorable when the 76ers won the Draft Lottery, [ 2 ] [ 3 ] and selected point guard Allen Iverson out of Georgetown University with the first overall pick in the 1996 NBA draft .
November 2, 1996 Cleveland: L 96–98 (OT) US Airways Arena: 1–1 3 November 6, 1996 San Antonio: W 96–86: US Airways Arena: 2–1 4 November 8, 1996 Charlotte: L 87–102: US Airways Arena: 2–2 5 November 9, 1996 @ Indiana: L 100–103 (OT) Market Square Arena: 2–3 6 November 12, 1996 Detroit: L 79–92: US Airways Arena: 2–4 7 ...