With 1996-97 Statistics

Coach: Doug Collins (third season with Detroit)

Starters	G	PPG	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	FG%	FT%	3FG%
PG Lindsey Hunter	82	14.2	2.8	1.9	1.57	0.29	.404	.778	.355
SG Joe Dumars	79	14.7	2.4	4.0	0.72	0.01	.440	.867	.432
SF Grant Hill	80	21.4	9.0	7.3	1.80	0.60	.496	.711	.303
PF Theo Ratliff	76	5.8	3.4	0.2	0.38	1.46	.531	.698	0 att.
C Brian Williams*	9	7.0	3.7	1.3	0.33	0.56	.413	.733	0 att.
Reserves
G-F Malik Sealy*	80	13.5	3.0	2.1	1.55	0.56	.396	.876	.356
G Aaron McKie	83	5.2	2.7	1.9	0.93	0.27	.411	.836	.398
F-G Charles O'Bannon* (R)	32	17.7	6.9	2.4	1.13	0.72	.551	.791	.347
F Jerome Williams	33	1.5	1.5	0.2	0.39	0.03	.392	.529	0 att.
F Don Reid	47	2.8	2.1	0.3	0.34	0.32	.482	.750	.000

*New acquisition (R) Rookie (college stats)