Weeks later, O’Neal also joined the Purple and Gold, forming the NBA’s new superpower. Tellem told the Nets that there was no way in hell Bryant wanted to play for them because Jersey was “too close to home.” Actually, the Nets played in East Rutherford, which is in the New York City area and about two hours away from Philly.īut the Nets backed off, and just like that, West made Bryant a Laker. Conference First Round - Lost to New York Knicks 3-0. Postseason: 0-3 Lost conference first round. Finishing 3rd in the NBA's Central Division of the Eastern Conference. It looked like Bryant would be available there, but at the last minute, the New Jersey Nets wanted to take him at No. The 1996 Charlotte Hornets, coached by Allan Bristow, missed the playoffs after finishing the NBA regular season in 6th place in the Eastern Confer. National Basketball Association ( NBA) Team Record: 54-28.
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The cunning and resourceful West figured he could kill two birds with one stone, and he dealt Divac to the Charlotte Hornets for the 13th pick in the 1996 NBA draft. Charlotte Hornets - 1996-97 season Roster and regular season and playoffs stats Charlotte Hornets: Players stats for the 1996-97 regular season P.- Position GP.- Games played GS.- Games started MIN.- Minutes played PTS.- Points scored RB.- Total rebounds BL.- Blocks AS.- Assists FG.- Field goals 3P.- 3-pointers FT.- Free throws ST.- Steals TO. West was impressed enough to invite Bryant back for a second workout, during which he schooled Michael Cooper, who had been one of the greatest defensive players ever for the Showtime Lakers.
At first, West did it as a favor to Bryant’s agent, Arn Tellem, a friend of West’s who was based in Santa Monica. Augustin 1m83 / 6-0 23 years old 14.4 Rebounds Gerald Wallace 2m01 / 6-7 28 years old 8.2 Kwame Brown 2m11 / 6-11 28 years old 6.8 Tyrus Thomas 2m00 / 6-7 24 years old 5. In the meantime, general manager Jerry West worked out a high school senior from the Philadelphia area named Kobe Bean Bryant. Charlotte Hornets leaders Season leaders Points Stephen Jackson 2m04 / 6-8 32 years old 18.5 Gerald Wallace 2m01 / 6-7 28 years old 15.6 D.J. Signing him as a free agent meant they needed to clear cap space, which meant they needed to trade Vlade Divac, their starting center. Clicking on an individual player will display the players career statistics including his time with the 1996-97 Charlotte Hornets. Charlotte Hornets’ roster in flux as their offseason begins: Who stays and who goes By Roderick Boone Updated Ap10:29 AM Players, from left, P.J. All columns may be sorted by clicking the column name.
Clicking on a tab heading will display the specified set of statistics. They needed a superstar to get to the next level, and fortunately, in the summer of 1996, perhaps the biggest one was available: Shaquille O’Neal. The 1996-97 Charlotte Hornets roster is below. In the mid-1990s, the Los Angeles Lakers were a good team, but they were a far cry from the transcendent team they had been not even a decade earlier.
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