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The 1996–97 Atlanta Hawks were led by Steve Smith’s scoring and perimeter shooting, while Dikembe Mutombo established the team’s defensive identity through elite rebounding and shot-blocking. Mookie Blaylock orchestrated the offense, contributed efficient outside scoring, and generated turnovers with strong perimeter defense, and Christian Laettner added versatile frontcourt production. The Hawks relied on disciplined defense, balanced scoring, and steady ball movement rather than an up-tempo offensive approach.

Roster

NO. PLAYER NAME POS HT WT DATE OF BIRTH COLLEGE
2 Anthony Miller PF 6-9 225 October 22, 1971 Michigan State
3 Ken Norman SF 6-8 215 September 5, 1964 Illinois
5 Eldridge Recasner SG 6-3 190 December 14, 1967 Washington
8 Steve Smith SG 6-8 200 March 31, 1969 Michigan State
10 Mookie Blaylock PG 6-0 180 March 20, 1967 Midland College, Oklahoma
15 Priest Lauderdale C 7-4 325 August 31, 1973 Central State University
17 Jon Barry SG 6-4 195 July 25, 1969 University of the Pacific, Georgia Tech
24 Donnie Boyce SG 6-5 196 September 2, 1973 Colorado
28 Ivano Newbill PF 6-9 245 December 12, 1970 Georgia Tech
32 Christian Laettner PF 6-11 235 August 17, 1969 Duke
33 Tyrone Corbin SF 6-6 210 December 31, 1962 DePaul
34 Willie Burton SF 6-8 210 May 26, 1968 Minnesota
35 Darrin Hancock SF 6-7 205 November 3, 1971 Kansas
42 Henry James PF 6-8 220 July 29, 1965 South Plains College, St. Mary’s University
44 Alan Henderson PF 6-9 235 December 2, 1972 Indiana
45 Derrick Alston C 6-11 225 August 20, 1972 Duquesne
55 Dikembe Mutombo C 7-2 245 June 25, 1966 Georgetown

Regular Season Per Game

Player Pos Age GP GS MP PTS TRB AST STL BLK TOV FGA FGM FG% 3PA 3PM 3P% FTA FTM FT%
Christian Laettner PF 27 82 82 38.3 18.1 8.8 2.7 1.2 0.8 2.7 13.8 6.7 .486 1.1 0.4 .352 5.4 4.4 .816
Steve Smith SG 27 72 72 39.1 20.1 3.3 4.2 0.9 0.3 2.4 15.9 6.8 .429 5.4 1.8 .335 5.5 4.6 .847
Mookie Blaylock PG 29 78 78 39.2 17.4 5.3 5.9 2.7 0.3 2.4 14.9 6.4 .432 7.7 2.8 .366 2.2 1.7 .753
Dikembe Mutombo C 30 80 80 37.2 13.3 11.6 1.4 0.6 3.3 2.3 9.0 4.8 .527 0.0 0.0 5.4 3.8 .705
Tyrone Corbin SF 34 70 65 32.9 9.5 4.2 1.8 1.3 0.1 1.2 8.6 3.6 .422 3.0 1.1 .356 1.5 1.2 .796
Eldridge Recasner SG 29 71 4 17.0 5.7 1.6 1.3 0.5 0.1 0.9 4.9 2.1 .423 2.0 0.8 .414 0.8 0.7 .879
Henry James PF 31 53 15 17.8 6.7 1.5 0.4 0.2 0.0 0.5 5.8 2.4 .408 3.4 1.4 .420 0.7 0.6 .833
Jon Barry SG 27 58 8 16.6 4.9 1.7 2.0 0.9 0.1 1.0 4.2 1.7 .407 2.1 0.8 .387 0.8 0.6 .804
Alan Henderson PF 24 30 0 16.7 6.6 3.9 0.8 0.7 0.2 1.0 5.4 2.6 .475 0.0 0.0 2.5 1.5 .600
Willie Burton SF 28 24 2 15.8 6.2 1.7 0.5 0.3 0.1 1.1 4.8 1.6 .336 1.9 0.5 .283 2.8 2.4 .838
Priest Lauderdale C 23 35 0 5.1 3.2 1.2 0.3 0.0 0.3 1.1 2.5 1.4 .551 0.0 0.0 .000 0.7 0.4 .565
Ivano Newbill PF 26 72 2 11.8 1.4 2.8 0.3 0.4 0.2 0.6 1.3 0.6 .440 0.0 0.0 0.7 0.3 .385
Ken Norman SF 32 17 0 12.9 3.8 2.3 0.7 0.4 0.2 1.1 5.5 1.6 .287 2.2 0.4 .158 0.7 0.2 .333
Donnie Boyce SG 23 22 2 7.0 2.5 0.7 0.6 0.5 0.2 0.7 2.9 1.0 .333 0.7 0.1 .125 1.0 0.5 .500
Darrin Hancock SF 25 14 0 6.1 2.4 0.9 0.5 0.5 0.1 0.5 1.9 0.9 .481 0.0 0.0 0.9 0.6 .667
Anthony Miller PF 25 1 0 14.0 0.0 7.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 5.0 0.0 .000 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Derrick Alston C 24 2 0 5.5 0.0 2.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 2.5 0.0 .000 0.0 0.0 1.0 0.0 .000
Team Totals     82 82 241.5 94.8 41.1 19.0 8.5 5.2 15.0 76.9 34.3 .446 22.4 8.0 .359 23.8 18.2 .763

Playoff Per Game

Player Pos Age GP GS MP PTS TRB AST STL BLK TOV FGA FGM FG% 3PA 3PM 3P% FTA FTM FT%
Steve Smith SG 27 10 10 42.1 18.9 3.9 1.7 0.4 0.1 2.8 13.9 5.5 .396 5.5 1.8 .327 7.4 6.1 .824
Christian Laettner PF 27 10 10 40.3 17.6 7.2 2.6 1.0 0.8 3.1 15.3 6.2 .405 2.1 0.4 .190 5.6 4.8 .857
Mookie Blaylock PG 29 10 10 44.1 16.4 7.0 6.5 2.1 0.2 3.5 15.4 6.1 .396 8.5 2.8 .329 2.1 1.4 .667
Dikembe Mutombo C 30 10 10 41.5 15.4 12.3 1.3 0.1 2.6 2.0 8.6 5.4 .628 0.0 0.0 6.4 4.6 .719
Tyrone Corbin SF 34 10 10 36.4 10.6 4.3 2.0 0.4 0.2 1.4 9.2 4.2 .457 3.7 1.3 .351 0.9 0.9 1.000
Alan Henderson PF 24 10 0 13.6 5.8 3.3 0.0 0.1 0.3 0.7 3.4 1.9 .559 0.0 0.0 2.6 2.0 .769
Eldridge Recasner SG 29 10 0 12.1 3.1 1.1 0.9 0.2 0.0 0.7 2.6 1.1 .423 1.1 0.4 .364 0.8 0.5 .625
Henry James PF 31 8 0 5.6 1.0 0.1 0.3 0.1 0.0 0.5 1.6 0.4 .231 0.8 0.3 .333 0.0 0.0
Darrin Hancock SF 25 6 0 5.5 0.7 0.8 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.8 0.3 .400 0.2 0.0 .000 0.5 0.0 .000
Jon Barry SG 27 2 0 4.5 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 1.5 0.0 .000 1.5 0.0 .000 0.0 0.0
Priest Lauderdale C 23 3 0 2.3 0.0 0.7 0.0 0.0 0.0 1.0 1.0 0.0 .000 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Ivano Newbill PF 26 3 0 1.7 0.0 0.3 0.3 0.0 0.0 0.3 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Team Totals     10 10 240.0 89.0 40.0 15.4 4.5 4.3 16.1 70.8 30.9 .436 21.9 6.9 .315 26.1 20.3 .778

Regular Season Per 36 Mins

Player Pos Age GP GS MP PTS TRB AST STL BLK TOV FGA FGM FG% 3PA 3PM 3P% FTA FTM FT%
Christian Laettner PF 27 82 82 3140 17.0 8.3 2.6 1.2 0.7 2.5 12.9 6.3 .486 1.0 0.4 .352 5.0 4.1 .816
Steve Smith SG 27 72 72 2818 18.5 3.0 3.9 0.8 0.3 2.2 14.6 6.3 .429 5.0 1.7 .335 5.0 4.3 .847
Mookie Blaylock PG 29 78 78 3056 16.0 4.9 5.5 2.5 0.2 2.2 13.7 5.9 .432 7.1 2.6 .366 2.0 1.5 .753
Dikembe Mutombo C 30 80 80 2973 12.9 11.2 1.3 0.6 3.2 2.3 8.7 4.6 .527 0.0 0.0 5.3 3.7 .705
Tyrone Corbin SF 34 70 65 2305 10.4 4.6 1.9 1.4 0.1 1.3 9.4 4.0 .422 3.2 1.2 .356 1.7 1.3 .796
Eldridge Recasner SG 29 71 4 1207 12.1 3.4 2.8 1.1 0.1 1.9 10.4 4.4 .423 4.2 1.7 .414 1.7 1.5 .879
Henry James PF 31 53 15 945 13.6 3.1 0.8 0.4 0.0 1.1 11.7 4.8 .408 6.9 2.9 .420 1.4 1.1 .833
Alan Henderson PF 24 30 0 501 14.3 8.3 1.7 1.5 0.4 2.1 11.6 5.5 .475 0.0 0.0 5.4 3.2 .600
Jon Barry SG 27 58 8 965 10.6 3.7 4.3 2.1 0.1 2.2 9.2 3.7 .407 4.6 1.8 .387 1.7 1.4 .804
Willie Burton SF 28 24 2 380 14.0 3.9 1.0 0.8 0.3 2.5 11.0 3.7 .336 4.4 1.2 .283 6.4 5.4 .838
Ken Norman SF 32 17 0 220 10.5 6.4 2.0 1.1 0.5 2.9 15.4 4.4 .287 6.2 1.0 .158 2.0 0.7 .333
Priest Lauderdale C 23 35 0 180 22.2 8.6 2.4 0.2 1.8 7.4 17.8 9.8 .551 0.2 0.0 .000 4.6 2.6 .565
Ivano Newbill PF 26 72 2 850 4.2 8.6 1.0 1.2 0.6 1.8 3.9 1.7 .440 0.0 0.0 2.2 0.8 .385
Donnie Boyce SG 23 22 2 154 12.9 3.5 3.0 2.3 0.9 3.7 14.7 4.9 .333 3.7 0.5 .125 5.1 2.6 .500
Darrin Hancock SF 25 14 0 86 14.2 5.4 2.9 2.9 0.4 2.9 11.3 5.4 .481 0.0 0.0 5.0 3.3 .667
Anthony Miller PF 25 1 0 14 0.0 18.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 12.9 0.0 .000 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Derrick Alston C 24 2 0 11 0.0 13.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 16.4 0.0 .000 0.0 0.0 6.5 0.0 .000

Playoff Per 36 Mins

Player Pos Age GP GS MP PTS TRB AST STL BLK TOV FGA FGM FG% 3PA 3PM 3P% FTA FTM FT%
Steve Smith SG 27 10 10 421 16.2 3.3 1.5 0.3 0.1 2.4 11.9 4.7 .396 4.7 1.5 .327 6.3 5.2 .824
Christian Laettner PF 27 10 10 403 15.7 6.4 2.3 0.9 0.7 2.8 13.7 5.5 .405 1.9 0.4 .190 5.0 4.3 .857
Mookie Blaylock PG 29 10 10 441 13.4 5.7 5.3 1.7 0.2 2.9 12.6 5.0 .396 6.9 2.3 .329 1.7 1.1 .667
Dikembe Mutombo C 30 10 10 415 13.4 10.7 1.1 0.1 2.3 1.7 7.5 4.7 .628 0.0 0.0 5.6 4.0 .719
Alan Henderson PF 24 10 0 136 15.4 8.7 0.0 0.3 0.8 1.9 9.0 5.0 .559 0.0 0.0 6.9 5.3 .769
Tyrone Corbin SF 34 10 10 364 10.5 4.3 2.0 0.4 0.2 1.4 9.1 4.2 .457 3.7 1.3 .351 0.9 0.9 1.000
Eldridge Recasner SG 29 10 0 121 9.2 3.3 2.7 0.6 0.0 2.1 7.7 3.3 .423 3.3 1.2 .364 2.4 1.5 .625
Henry James PF 31 8 0 45 6.4 0.8 1.6 0.8 0.0 3.2 10.4 2.4 .231 4.8 1.6 .333 0.0 0.0
Darrin Hancock SF 25 6 0 33 4.4 5.5 1.1 1.1 1.1 1.1 5.5 2.2 .400 1.1 0.0 .000 3.3 0.0 .000
Jon Barry SG 27 2 0 9 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 12.0 0.0 .000 12.0 0.0 .000 0.0 0.0
Priest Lauderdale C 23 3 0 7 0.0 10.3 0.0 0.0 0.0 15.4 15.4 0.0 .000 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Ivano Newbill PF 26 3 0 5 0.0 7.2 7.2 0.0 0.0 7.2 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0

Regular Season Totals

Player Pos Age GP GS Min PTS TRB AST STL BLK TOV FGA FGM FG% 3PA 3PM 3P% FTA FTM FT%
Christian Laettner PF 27 82 82 3140 1486 720 223 102 64 218 1128 548 .486 88 31 .352 440 359 .816
Steve Smith SG 27 72 72 2818 1445 238 305 62 23 176 1145 491 .429 388 130 .335 393 333 .847
Mookie Blaylock PG 29 78 78 3056 1354 413 463 212 20 185 1159 501 .432 604 221 .366 174 131 .753
Dikembe Mutombo C 30 80 80 2973 1066 929 110 49 264 186 721 380 .527 0 0 434 306 .705
Tyrone Corbin SF 34 70 65 2305 666 294 124 90 7 85 600 253 .422 208 74 .356 108 86 .796
Eldridge Recasner SG 29 71 4 1207 405 115 94 38 4 65 350 148 .423 140 58 .414 58 51 .879
Henry James PF 31 53 15 945 356 81 21 11 1 29 306 125 .408 181 76 .420 36 30 .833
Jon Barry SG 27 58 8 965 285 99 115 55 3 59 246 100 .407 124 48 .387 46 37 .804
Alan Henderson PF 24 30 0 501 199 116 23 21 6 29 162 77 .475 0 0 75 45 .600
Willie Burton SF 28 24 2 380 148 41 11 8 3 26 116 39 .336 46 13 .283 68 57 .838
Priest Lauderdale C 23 35 0 180 111 43 12 1 9 37 89 49 .551 1 0 .000 23 13 .565
Ivano Newbill PF 26 72 2 850 100 204 24 28 15 42 91 40 .440 0 0 52 20 .385
Ken Norman SF 32 17 0 220 64 39 12 7 3 18 94 27 .287 38 6 .158 12 4 .333
Donnie Boyce SG 23 22 2 154 55 15 13 10 4 16 63 21 .333 16 2 .125 22 11 .500
Darrin Hancock SF 25 14 0 86 34 13 7 7 1 7 27 13 .481 0 0 12 8 .667
Anthony Miller PF 25 1 0 14 0 7 0 0 0 0 5 0 .000 0 0 0 0
Derrick Alston C 24 2 0 11 0 4 0 0 0 0 5 0 .000 0 0 2 0 .000
Team Totals     82 82 19805 7774 3371 1557 701 427 1178 6307 2812 .446 1834 659 .359 1955 1491 .763

Playoff Totals

Player Pos Age GP GS Min PTS TRB AST STL BLK TOV FGA FGM FG% 3PA 3PM 3P% FTA FTM FT%
Steve Smith SG 27 10 10 421 189 39 17 4 1 28 139 55 .396 55 18 .327 74 61 .824
Christian Laettner PF 27 10 10 403 176 72 26 10 8 31 153 62 .405 21 4 .190 56 48 .857
Mookie Blaylock PG 29 10 10 441 164 70 65 21 2 35 154 61 .396 85 28 .329 21 14 .667
Dikembe Mutombo C 30 10 10 415 154 123 13 1 26 20 86 54 .628 0 0 64 46 .719
Tyrone Corbin SF 34 10 10 364 106 43 20 4 2 14 92 42 .457 37 13 .351 9 9 1.000
Alan Henderson PF 24 10 0 136 58 33 0 1 3 7 34 19 .559 0 0 26 20 .769
Eldridge Recasner SG 29 10 0 121 31 11 9 2 0 7 26 11 .423 11 4 .364 8 5 .625
Henry James PF 31 8 0 45 8 1 2 1 0 4 13 3 .231 6 2 .333 0 0
Darrin Hancock SF 25 6 0 33 4 5 1 1 1 1 5 2 .400 1 0 .000 3 0 .000
Jon Barry SG 27 2 0 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 .000 3 0 .000 0 0
Priest Lauderdale C 23 3 0 7 0 2 0 0 0 3 3 0 .000 0 0 0 0
Ivano Newbill PF 26 3 0 5 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
Team Totals     10 10 2400 890 400 154 45 43 151 708 309 .436 219 69 .315 261 203 .778