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1.Chicago
2.Charlotte
3.Atlanta
4.Detroit
5.Indiana
6.Milwaukee
7.Toronto
8.Cleveland

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Projected Lineup

With 1996-97 Statistics

Coach: Lenny Wilkens (fifth season with Atlanta)

Starters G PPG RPG APG SPG BPG FG% FT% 3FG%
PG Mookie Blaylock 78 17.4 5.3 5.9 2.72 0.26 .432 .753 .366
SG Steve Smith 72 20.1 3.3 4.2 0.86 0.32 .429 .847 .335
SF Tyrone Corbin 70 9.5 4.2 1.8 1.29 0.10 .422 .796 .356
PF Christian Laettner 82 18.1 8.8 2.7 1.24 0.78 .486 .816 .352
C Dikembe Mutombo 80 13.3 11.6 1.4 0.61 3.30 .527 .705 0 att.
Reserves
F Alan Henderson 30 6.6 3.9 0.8 0.70 0.20 .475 .600 0 att.
G Ed Gray* (R) 26 24.8 4.0 2.2 1.69 0.23 .461 .790 .302
G Eldridge Recasner 71 5.7 1.6 1.3 0.54 0.06 .423 .879 .414
F Ken Norman 17 3.8 2.3 0.7 0.41 0.18 .287 .333 .158
C Priest Lauderdale 35 3.2 1.2 0.3 0.03 0.26 .551 .565 .000

*New acquisition (R) Rookie (college stats)