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Utah Jazz
(64-18, 1st in Midwest)
1997 Draft Order

Round	Pick	Name	School	Position
1	27	Jacque Vaughn	Kansas	Point Guard
2	57	Nate Erdmann	Oklahoma	Two Guard

STRENGTHS:	STOCKTON/HORNACEK/MALONE
	FG SHOOTING
	BENCH

WEAKNESSES:

AGE FACTOR

CHANGES:

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NEEDS:

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#1 Draft Picks in the Nineties
1990 None	1993 Luther Wright, C, Seton Hall (18)
1991 Eric Murdock, G, Providence (21)	1994 None
1992 None	1995 Greg Ostertag, C, Kansas (28)
	1996 Martin Muursepp, F, Estonia (25)

TEAM NOTES:

JAZZ		OPP.
103.1 (2nd)	PPG	94.3 (8th)
.504 (1st)	FG%	.438 (6th)
40.2 (18th)	REBS	37.3 (2nd)
15.4 (12th)	TO'S	16.2 (9th)
	1996-97

• Jazz finished the season with a franchise record for wins (64), winning 19 of last 20 games in regular seasn and finally got into the NBA finals. Jazz were 31-4 after the All-Star Break. Karl Malone wins MVP award over Jordan.
• Jazz have never been in the NBA lottery.
• Led the NBA in assists with 26.8 per game. 3rd in steals (9.1) per game and FT % (76.9%).
• 3rd straight year they lead NBA in FG%, hitting at a 50.4%.
• 42-6 when shooting 50% or better.
• 48-3 when scoring 100 points or better...48-7 when holding opponents under 100 points.