Glen Rice had the finest season of his career, finishing third in the league in scoring with a career-high of 26.8 points per game, earning All-NBA Second Team honors, and finishing in fifth place in Most Valuable Player voting. The Hornets posted a nine-game winning streak in April, and finished fourth in the Central Division with a franchise best record at 54–28, making it back to the playoffs after a one-year absence. However, Chambers was released to free agency after 12 games. At midseason, the team signed free agent and former All-Star forward Tom Chambers in January, then traded Scott Burrell to the Golden State Warriors in exchange for Donald Royal, and dealt second-year guard Anthony Goldwire, and second-year center George Zidek to the Denver Nuggets in exchange for Ricky Pierce in February.
After an 8–9 start to the season, the Hornets won 21 of their next 31 games, holding a 29–19 record at the All-Star break. Under Cowens, and with the addition of Divac and Mason, the new-look Hornets played better than expected. The team also hired former Boston Celtics star Dave Cowens as their new head coach. The Hornets had the 13th overall pick in the 1996 NBA draft, and selected high school basketball star Kobe Bryant, but soon traded him to the Los Angeles Lakers in exchange for Vlade Divac, acquired Anthony Mason from the New York Knicks, and signed free agent Tony Smith during the off-season. For the first time since the 1990–91 season, Larry Johnson was not on the team's opening day roster. The 1996–97 NBA season was the 9th season for the Charlotte Hornets in the National Basketball Association.
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NBA professional basketball team season 1996–97 Charlotte Hornets season
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