1996-97

Top Teams

Champion: Chicago Bulls

Runner-up: Utah Jazz

Best Offense: Chicago Bulls: 112.4 ORating

Best Defense: Miami Heat: 99.8 DRating

Best Net: Chicago Bulls: +11.7 NetRating

Awards

MVP: Karl Malone

Finals MVP: Michael Jordan

Defensive Player of the Year: Dikembe Mutombo

Sixth Man of the Year: John Starks

Most Improved Player: Ike Austin

Rookie of the Year: Allen Iverson

Historical Context

Relative ORating: 1.03

Relative Pace: 0.91

Relative TS%: 1.02

Relative FG%: 1.00

Relative FT%: 0.98

Relative 3-Point Attempt Rate: 1.13

Relative Free Throw Attempt Rate: 0.98

ALL-NBA 1ST TEAM

PLAYER	GP	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	TOV	STL	BLK	PF	FG%	eFG%	TS%	OWS	DWS	WIN_SHARES	WIN_SHARES_48	O-RAPM	D-RAPM	RAPM	THREE_YR_RAPM	FIVE_YR_RAPM	O_RATING	D_RATING	NET_RATING	NET_ON_OFF
Tim Hardaway	81.0	38.8	20.3	3.4	8.6	2.8	1.9	0.1	2.0	.415	.489	53.2	9.2	4.7	13.9	.212	2.24	1.88	4.11	4.23	4.23	108.4	99.8	8.6	20.57
Grant Hill	80.0	39.3	21.4	9.0	7.3	3.2	1.8	0.6	2.3	.496	.500	55.6	9.8	5.9	15.7	.239	1.12	1.30	2.42	2.59	2.59	110.4	104.1	6.3	3.18
Karl Malone	82.0	36.6	27.4	9.9	4.5	2.8	1.4	0.6	2.6	.550	.550	60.0	12.4	4.9	17.2	.276	2.56	0.44	3.00	3.21	3.21	116.0	103.1	12.9	22.68
Hakeem Olajuwon	78.0	36.6	23.2	9.2	3.0	3.6	1.5	2.2	3.2	.510	.512	55.8	4.0	5.6	9.6	.161	0.58	1.31	1.90	2.22	2.22	109.2	103.8	5.4	7.49
Michael Jordan	82.0	37.9	29.6	5.9	4.3	2.0	1.7	0.5	1.9	.486	.516	56.7	13.9	4.8	18.7	.289	3.09	1.23	4.32	4.68	4.68	116.4	101.5	14.9	10.06

ALL-NBA 2ND TEAM

PLAYER	GP	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	TOV	STL	BLK	PF	FG%	eFG%	TS%	OWS	DWS	WIN_SHARES	WIN_SHARES_48	O-RAPM	D-RAPM	RAPM	THREE_YR_RAPM	FIVE_YR_RAPM	O_RATING	D_RATING	NET_RATING	NET_ON_OFF
Patrick Ewing	78.0	37.0	22.4	10.7	2.0	3.4	0.9	2.4	3.2	.488	.489	54.8	3.3	6.6	9.9	.165	0.43	2.98	3.41	3.43	3.43	104.5	99.3	5.3	6.21
Gary Payton	82.0	39.2	21.8	4.6	7.1	2.6	2.4	0.2	2.5	.476	.517	54.5	9.2	4.7	13.9	.208	1.14	0.84	1.98	3.02	3.02	110.9	101.6	9.3	14.64
Scottie Pippen	82.0	37.7	20.2	6.5	5.7	2.6	1.9	0.5	2.6	.474	.531	55.4	8.5	5.1	13.6	.210	3.06	1.06	4.11	4.66	4.66	116.5	101.6	14.8	9.86
Glen Rice	79.0	42.5	26.8	4.0	2.0	2.2	0.9	0.3	2.4	.477	.546	60.5	10.0	1.1	11.0	.158	1.62	-0.89	0.73	0.74	0.74	110.9	108.7	2.3	4.37
Mitch Richmond	81.0	38.5	25.9	3.9	4.2	2.9	1.5	0.3	2.6	.454	.519	57.8	9.2	1.6	10.9	.171	1.12	-1.24	-0.12	0.47	0.47	106.8	107.8	-1.0	136.77

ALL-NBA 3RD TEAM

PLAYER	GP	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	TOV	STL	BLK	PF	FG%	eFG%	TS%	OWS	DWS	WIN_SHARES	WIN_SHARES_48	O-RAPM	D-RAPM	RAPM	THREE_YR_RAPM	FIVE_YR_RAPM	O_RATING	D_RATING	NET_RATING	NET_ON_OFF
Vin Baker	78.0	40.5	21.0	10.3	2.7	3.1	1.0	1.4	3.5	.505	.511	55.3	5.4	3.2	8.5	.130	0.93	-0.19	0.74	0.72	0.72	106.5	108.8	-2.3	0.0
Anfernee Hardaway	59.0	37.7	20.5	4.5	5.6	2.5	1.6	0.6	2.1	.447	.493	55.4	6.2	2.1	8.4	.181	0.67	0.26	0.93	2.45	2.45	107.1	103.8	3.3	13.24
Anthony Mason	73.0	43.0	16.2	11.4	5.7	2.3	1.0	0.5	2.8	.525	.525	58.5	8.6	3.2	11.8	.180	0.30	0.27	0.57	0.60	0.60	110.0	107.6	2.5	4.37
Shaquille O'Neal	51.0	38.1	26.2	12.5	3.1	2.9	0.9	2.9	3.5	.557	.557	55.6	4.5	3.8	8.3	.205	1.15	1.74	2.89	2.92	2.92	110.7	102.9	7.8	7.01
John Stockton	82.0	35.3	14.4	2.8	10.5	3.0	2.0	0.2	2.4	.547	.598	65.6	11.6	3.4	14.9	.247	2.23	1.42	3.65	3.73	3.73	114.5	102.7	11.8	15.77