The Season in Brief
The 1996-97 Dallas Mavericks went 24-58. Led by Chris Gatling, Michael Finley and Jamal Mashburn, they posted a -6.47 SRS and missed the playoffs.
Each segment is one player's share of the team's fame - Chris Gatling leads at 19%.
Honors & Awards
Team Leaders
| Points | Chris Gatling | 19.1 |
| Rebounds | A.C. Green | 9.3 |
| Assists | Jason Kidd | 9.1 |
| Steals | Jason Kidd | 2.0 |
| Blocks | Shawn Bradley | 2.7 |
| True Shooting | Chris Gatling | 58.5 |
| 3-Pointers | Michael Finley | 87 |
| Def. Win Shares | A.C. Green | 1.8 |
The Roster, by Fame
Chris GatlingAll-Star2702Michael Finley1403Jamal Mashburn134Jim Jackson135Shawn Bradley136Jason Kidd117George McCloud108Derek Harper89A.C. Green810Robert Pack711Erick Strickland312Oliver Miller313Eric Montross314Sasha Danilovic215Sam Cassell216Samaki Walker217Khalid Reeves118Greg Dreiling119Martin Muursepp120Tony Dumas121Jamie Watson122Loren Meyer123Ed O'Bannon124Stacey King025Stevin Smith★026Fred Roberts027Jason Sasser0
Full Stat Line
Tap a column to re-sort. ★ marks a career year.
| Player | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chris Gatling | 44 | 19.1 | 7.9 | 0.6 | 0.8 | 0.7 | 58.5 | 1 | 1.4 | 27 |
| Michael Finley | 56 | 16.0 | 4.5 | 2.8 | 0.9 | 0.4 | 52.7 | 87 | 1.1 | 14 |
| Jamal Mashburn | 37 | 10.6 | 3.1 | 2.5 | 0.9 | 0.1 | 46.4 | 42 | 0.6 | 13 |
| Jim Jackson | 46 | 15.5 | 4.9 | 3.4 | 1.2 | 0.3 | 53.2 | 46 | 1.1 | 13 |
| Shawn Bradley | 33 | 14.6 | 8.7 | 1.0 | 0.5 | 2.7 | 48.6 | 0 | 1.3 | 13 |
| Jason Kidd | 22 | 9.9 | 4.1 | 9.1 | 2.0 | 0.4 | 46.5 | 21 | 0.7 | 11 |
| George McCloud | 41 | 13.7 | 3.5 | 2.2 | 1.3 | 0.2 | 53.9 | 78 | 1.0 | 10 |
| Derek Harper | 75 | 10.0 | 1.8 | 4.3 | 1.2 | 0.2 | 51.6 | 60 | 1.2 | 8 |
| A.C. Green | 56 | 7.9 | 9.3 | 0.9 | 0.9 | 0.3 | 52.7 | 1 | 1.8 | 8 |
| Robert Pack | 20 | 11.4 | 3.0 | 6.3 | 1.8 | 0.1 | 45.6 | 9 | 0.6 | 7 |
| Erick Strickland | 28 | 10.6 | 3.2 | 2.4 | 1.0 | 0.2 | 51.0 | 28 | 0.5 | 3 |
| Oliver Miller | 42 | 4.3 | 5.5 | 1.4 | 0.8 | 1.2 | 50.8 | 0 | 1.3 | 3 |
| Eric Montross | 47 | 3.9 | 5.0 | 0.7 | 0.2 | 0.7 | 45.1 | 0 | 0.9 | 3 |
| Sasha Danilovic | 13 | 16.6 | 2.6 | 1.9 | 1.2 | 0.1 | 54.2 | 22 | 0.2 | 2 |
| Sam Cassell | 16 | 12.3 | 3.1 | 3.6 | 1.1 | 0.4 | 52.7 | 15 | 0.3 | 2 |
| Samaki Walker | 43 | 5.0 | 3.4 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 0.5 | 48.7 | 0 | 0.7 | 2 |
| Khalid Reeves | 13 | 7.8 | 2.4 | 4.3 | 0.8 | 0.2 | 43.9 | 7 | 0.1 | 1 |
| Greg Dreiling | 40 | 2.0 | 1.9 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 46.6 | 1 | 0.3 | 1 |
| Martin Muursepp | 32 | 4.3 | 1.9 | 0.5 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 49.1 | 3 | 0.3 | 1 |
| Tony Dumas | 18 | 4.0 | 0.8 | 1.2 | 0.6 | 0.1 | 41.3 | 3 | 0.1 | 1 |
| Jamie Watson | 10 | 4.5 | 2.9 | 2.3 | 1.1 | 0.2 | 46.1 | 3 | 0.2 | 1 |
| Loren Meyer | 19 | 4.1 | 2.6 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 46.8 | 1 | 0.2 | 1 |
| Ed O'Bannon | 19 | 2.4 | 1.9 | 0.6 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 29.8 | 1 | 0.2 | 1 |
| Stacey King | 6 | 2.0 | 3.0 | 0.0 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 35.8 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| Stevin Smith★ | 8 | 1.8 | 1.3 | 0.5 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 38.0 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 |
| Fred Roberts | 12 | 1.8 | 0.8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 52.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| Jason Sasser | 2 | 1.0 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 25.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
Roster Profile
- Avg age (minutes-weighted): 27.1
- Youngest: Samaki Walker (20)
- Oldest: Fred Roberts (36)
Rookies & Newcomers
- Erick Strickland - rookie
- Samaki Walker - rookie
- Martin Muursepp - rookie
- Stevin Smith - rookie
- Jason Sasser - rookie
- Chris Gatling - new to the team
- Michael Finley - new to the team
- Shawn Bradley - new to the team
- Derek Harper - new to the team
- A.C. Green - new to the team
- Robert Pack - new to the team
- Oliver Miller - new to the team
- Eric Montross - new to the team
- Sasha Danilovic - new to the team
- Sam Cassell - new to the team
- Khalid Reeves - new to the team
- Greg Dreiling - new to the team
- Jamie Watson - new to the team
- Ed O'Bannon - new to the team
- Stacey King - new to the team
- Fred Roberts - new to the team
Draft Pedigree
- Chris Gatling - pick #16 (1991)
- Michael Finley - pick #21 (1995)
- Jamal Mashburn - pick #4 (1993)
- Jim Jackson - pick #4 (1992)
- Shawn Bradley - pick #2 (1993)
The Playoff Run
Missed the playoffs this season.
Season fame across franchise history
Every season the Dallas Mavericks 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.
1980-812010-112025-26
1 championship season marked above the arc.