The Season in Brief
The 1996-97 Washington Bullets went 44-38. Led by Chris Webber, Juwan Howard and Rod Strickland, they posted a +1.77 SRS and went 0-3 in the playoffs.
Each segment is one player's share of the team's fame - Chris Webber leads at 32%.
Honors & Awards
Team Leaders
| Points | Chris Webber | 20.1 |
| Rebounds | Chris Webber | 10.3 |
| Assists | Rod Strickland | 8.9 |
| Steals | Rod Strickland | 1.7 |
| Blocks | Chris Webber | 1.9 |
| True Shooting | Gheorghe Muresan | 61.8 |
| 3-Pointers | Tracy Murray | 106 |
| Def. Win Shares | Chris Webber | 5.0 |
The Roster, by Fame
Chris WebberAll-Star7102Juwan Howard4103Rod Strickland394Gheorghe Muresan285Tracy Murray96Calbert Cheaney97Harvey Grant78Jaren Jackson69Chris Whitney★610Ben Wallace211Lorenzo Williams212Matt Fish113Tim Legler114Ashraf Amaya015Gaylon Nickerson0
Full Stat Line
Tap a column to re-sort. ★ marks a career year.
| Player | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chris Webber | 72 | 20.1 | 10.3 | 4.6 | 1.7 | 1.9 | 55.4 | 60 | 5.0 | 71 |
| Juwan Howard | 82 | 19.1 | 8.0 | 3.8 | 1.1 | 0.3 | 52.9 | 0 | 3.7 | 41 |
| Rod Strickland | 82 | 17.2 | 4.1 | 8.9 | 1.7 | 0.2 | 53.3 | 13 | 3.3 | 39 |
| Gheorghe Muresan | 73 | 10.6 | 6.6 | 0.4 | 0.6 | 1.3 | 61.8 | 0 | 2.9 | 28 |
| Tracy Murray | 82 | 10.0 | 3.1 | 1.0 | 0.8 | 0.2 | 54.6 | 106 | 1.9 | 9 |
| Calbert Cheaney | 79 | 10.6 | 3.4 | 1.4 | 1.0 | 0.2 | 53.0 | 4 | 2.2 | 9 |
| Harvey Grant | 78 | 4.1 | 3.3 | 0.9 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 47.7 | 28 | 1.9 | 7 |
| Jaren Jackson | 75 | 5.0 | 1.8 | 0.9 | 0.6 | 0.2 | 52.0 | 53 | 1.3 | 6 |
| Chris Whitney★ | 82 | 5.2 | 1.3 | 2.2 | 0.6 | 0.0 | 56.6 | 58 | 1.2 | 6 |
| Ben Wallace | 34 | 1.1 | 1.7 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 34.7 | 0 | 0.3 | 2 |
| Lorenzo Williams | 19 | 2.4 | 3.6 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 66.0 | 0 | 0.3 | 2 |
| Matt Fish | 5 | 0.4 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 33.3 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 |
| Tim Legler | 15 | 2.9 | 1.4 | 0.5 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 43.1 | 8 | 0.2 | 1 |
| Ashraf Amaya | 31 | 1.3 | 1.7 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 38.2 | 1 | 0.3 | 0 |
| Gaylon Nickerson | 1 | 2.0 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 33.3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
Roster Profile
- Avg age (minutes-weighted): 25.9
- Youngest: Ben Wallace (22)
- Oldest: Harvey Grant (31)
Rookies & Newcomers
- Ben Wallace - rookie
- Gaylon Nickerson - rookie
- Rod Strickland - new to the team
- Tracy Murray - new to the team
- Harvey Grant - new to the team
- Jaren Jackson - new to the team
- Lorenzo Williams - new to the team
- Matt Fish - new to the team
- Ashraf Amaya - new to the team
Draft Pedigree
- Chris Webber - pick #1 (1993)
- Juwan Howard - pick #5 (1994)
- Rod Strickland - pick #19 (1988)
- Gheorghe Muresan - pick #30 (1993)
- Tracy Murray - pick #18 (1992)
The Playoff Run
0-3 overall
Season fame across franchise history
Every season the Washington Wizards 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.
1961-621977-782025-26
1 championship season marked above the arc.