The Season in Brief
The 1996-97 Atlanta Hawks went 56-26. Led by Mookie Blaylock, Dikembe Mutombo and Christian Laettner, they posted a +5.52 SRS and went 4-6 in the playoffs.
Each segment is one player's share of the team's fame - Mookie Blaylock leads at 27%.
Honors & Awards
Team Leaders
| Points | Steve Smith | 20.1 |
| Rebounds | Dikembe Mutombo | 11.6 |
| Assists | Mookie Blaylock | 5.9 |
| Steals | Mookie Blaylock | 2.7 |
| Blocks | Dikembe Mutombo | 3.3 |
| True Shooting | Dikembe Mutombo | 58.4 |
| 3-Pointers | Mookie Blaylock | 221 |
| Def. Win Shares | Dikembe Mutombo | 6.6 |
The Roster, by Fame
Mookie Blaylock★All-Defense 2nd7102Dikembe MutomboDPOYAll-Defense 1stAll-Star6403Christian Laettner★All-Star514Steve Smith265Tyrone Corbin146Eldridge Recasner★77Ivano Newbill★78Jon Barry69Henry James510Alan Henderson311Ken Norman312Willie Burton213Priest Lauderdale114Donnie Boyce★115Anthony Miller116Derrick Alston017Darrin Hancock0
Full Stat Line
Tap a column to re-sort. ★ marks a career year.
| Player | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mookie Blaylock★ | 78 | 17.4 | 5.3 | 5.9 | 2.7 | 0.3 | 54.8 | 221 | 5.6 | 71 |
| Dikembe Mutombo | 80 | 13.3 | 11.6 | 1.4 | 0.6 | 3.3 | 58.4 | 0 | 6.6 | 64 |
| Christian Laettner★ | 82 | 18.1 | 8.8 | 2.7 | 1.2 | 0.8 | 56.2 | 31 | 5.4 | 51 |
| Steve Smith | 72 | 20.1 | 3.3 | 4.2 | 0.9 | 0.3 | 54.8 | 130 | 2.6 | 26 |
| Tyrone Corbin | 70 | 9.5 | 4.2 | 1.8 | 1.3 | 0.1 | 51.4 | 74 | 3.1 | 14 |
| Eldridge Recasner★ | 71 | 5.7 | 1.6 | 1.3 | 0.5 | 0.1 | 53.9 | 58 | 1.3 | 7 |
| Ivano Newbill★ | 72 | 1.4 | 2.8 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 43.9 | 0 | 1.4 | 7 |
| Jon Barry | 58 | 4.9 | 1.7 | 2.0 | 0.9 | 0.1 | 53.5 | 48 | 1.5 | 6 |
| Henry James | 53 | 6.7 | 1.5 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 55.3 | 76 | 0.7 | 5 |
| Alan Henderson | 30 | 6.6 | 3.9 | 0.8 | 0.7 | 0.2 | 51.0 | 0 | 0.9 | 3 |
| Ken Norman | 17 | 3.8 | 2.3 | 0.7 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 32.2 | 6 | 0.3 | 3 |
| Willie Burton | 24 | 6.2 | 1.7 | 0.5 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 50.7 | 13 | 0.4 | 2 |
| Priest Lauderdale | 35 | 3.2 | 1.2 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.3 | 56.0 | 0 | 0.3 | 1 |
| Donnie Boyce★ | 22 | 2.5 | 0.7 | 0.6 | 0.5 | 0.2 | 37.8 | 2 | 0.3 | 1 |
| Anthony Miller | 1 | 0.0 | 7.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 |
| Derrick Alston | 2 | 0.0 | 2.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| Darrin Hancock | 14 | 2.4 | 0.9 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.1 | 52.7 | 0 | 0.2 | 0 |
Roster Profile
- Avg age (minutes-weighted): 28.8
- Youngest: Priest Lauderdale (23)
- Oldest: Tyrone Corbin (34)
Rookies & Newcomers
- Priest Lauderdale - rookie
- Dikembe Mutombo - new to the team
- Tyrone Corbin - new to the team
- Eldridge Recasner - new to the team
- Ivano Newbill - new to the team
- Jon Barry - new to the team
- Henry James - new to the team
- Willie Burton - new to the team
- Anthony Miller - new to the team
- Derrick Alston - new to the team
- Darrin Hancock - new to the team
Draft Pedigree
- Mookie Blaylock - pick #12 (1989)
- Dikembe Mutombo - pick #4 (1991)
- Christian Laettner - pick #3 (1992)
- Steve Smith - pick #5 (1991)
- Tyrone Corbin - pick #35 (1985)
The Playoff Run
4-6 overall
Season fame across franchise history
Every season the Atlanta Hawks fielded a roster, scored by the combined fame of that year's team. Click any season to lock it in the panel, then use its Full season page link.
1949-501957-582025-26
1 championship season marked above the arc.