1996–97 Atlanta Hawks season
Hawks finish second in Central Division with 56 wins.
The 1996–97 Atlanta Hawks season was the 48th for the franchise and its 29th in Atlanta. The team signed free agent All-Star center Dikembe Mutombo during the off-season, strengthening its defense. The Hawks finished second in the Central Division with a 56–26 record and earned the fourth seed in the Eastern Conference.
Quick Facts
- Team
- Atlanta Hawks
- End year
- 1997
- Wins
- 56
- Losses
- 26
- Division
- Central
- Division place
- 2
- Coach
- Lenny Wilkens
- Owners
- Ted Turner; Turner Broadcasting System
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Roster
Donnie Boyce, a shooting guard, was let go by the Hawks on March 4, 1997. Small forward Willie Burton was released earlier, on January 7, 1997. Darrin Hancock, also a small forward, had two separate runs with Atlanta that season. He first joined after being cut by Phoenix, which had gotten him from Milwaukee. The Hawks waived him, he signed with San Antonio for a single game, got cut, and then Atlanta brought him back for the rest of the year. Rookie center Priest Lauderdale is a dual citizen of the United States and Bulgaria.
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