Washington Wizards Regular Season Rosters
1997-1998 Washington Wizards Regular Season Roster
1997-1998 Washington Depth Chart
PG | SG | SF | PF | C | |
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Starters | R. Strickland | C. Cheaney | J. Howard | C. Webber | T. Davis |
Rotation | C. Whitney | L. Eackles | T. Murray | H. Grant | B. Wallace |
Rotation | G. Shammgod | T. Legler | D. Ham | L. Williams | |
Lim PT | G. Muresan |
1997-1998 Atlantic Division Standings
Rank | Team | Record | GB |
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1 | Miami Heat | 55-27 | - |
2 | New York Knicks | 43-39 | 12 |
3 | New Jersey Nets | 43-39 | 12 |
4 | Washington Wizards | 42-40 | 13 |
5 | Orlando Magic | 41-41 | 14 |
6 | Boston Celtics | 36-46 | 19 |
7 | Philadelphia Sixers | 31-51 | 24 |
1997-1998 Washington Awards & Honors
Player | Award / Honor |
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Rod Strickland | All-NBA Second Team (1998) |
Tracy Murray | Three Point Shootout Participant (1998) |
1997-1998 Washington Season Stat Leaders
Player | GP | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV |
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Chris Webber | 71 | 39.6 | 21.9 | 9.5 | 3.8 | 1.6 | 1.7 | 2.6 |
Rod Strickland | 76 | 39.7 | 17.8 | 5.3 | 10.5 | 1.7 | 0.3 | 3.5 |
Tracy Murray | 82 | 27.2 | 15.1 | 3.4 | 1.0 | 0.8 | 0.3 | 1.2 |
Juwan Howard | 64 | 40.0 | 18.5 | 7.0 | 3.2 | 1.3 | 0.4 | 2.9 |
Calbert Cheaney | 82 | 34.6 | 12.8 | 4.0 | 2.1 | 1.2 | 0.4 | 1.3 |
Chris Whitney | 82 | 13.1 | 5.1 | 1.4 | 2.4 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 0.8 |
Terry Davis | 74 | 23.0 | 4.4 | 6.5 | 0.4 | 0.6 | 0.3 | 0.8 |
Ledell Eackles | 42 | 13.0 | 5.2 | 1.8 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.0 | 0.7 |
Ben Wallace | 67 | 16.8 | 3.1 | 4.8 | 0.3 | 0.9 | 1.1 | 0.4 |
Harvey Grant | 65 | 13.8 | 2.6 | 2.6 | 0.6 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 0.4 |
Darvin Ham | 71 | 8.9 | 2.0 | 1.8 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 0.5 |
God Shammgod | 20 | 7.3 | 3.0 | 0.3 | 1.8 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 1.1 |
Lorenzo Williams | 14 | 7.9 | 1.9 | 1.9 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.1 |
Tim Legler | 8 | 9.5 | 1.1 | 0.5 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.5 |
Lawrence Moten | 8 | 3.4 | 1.1 | 0.1 | 0.4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.1 |
Jimmy Oliver | 1 | 10.0 | 5.0 | 2.0 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
1997-1998 Washington Wizards Roster Composition
Selected via Draft |
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Calbert Cheaney was selected as the #6 pick in the First Round of the 1993 NBA Draft by the Washington Wizards. Calbert Cheaney signed a multi-year contract with the Washington Wizards on July 12, 1993. Juwan Howard was selected as the #5 pick in the First Round of the 1994 NBA Draft by the Washington Wizards. Juwan Howard signed a multi-year contract with the Washington Wizards on November 18, 1994. Juwan Howard re-signed to a multi-year contract as a free agent with the Washington Wizards on August 5, 1996. George Muresan was selected as the #3 pick in the Second Round of the 1993 NBA Draft by the Washington Wizards. George Muresan signed a contract with the Washington Wizards on October 1, 1993. George Muresan re-signed to a multi-year contract as a free agent with the Washington Wizards on July 28, 1994. God Shammgod was selected as the #17 pick in the Second Round of the 1997 NBA Draft by the Washington Wizards. God Shammgod signed a contract with the Washington Wizards on September 8, 1997. |
Acquired via Trade |
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Harvey Grant was acquired in a trade by the Washington Wizards from the Portland Trail Blazers on July 15, 1996. Rod Strickland was acquired in a trade by the Washington Wizards from the Portland Trail Blazers on July 15, 1996. Chris Webber was acquired in a trade by the Washington Wizards from the Golden State Warriors on November 17, 1994. Chris Webber re-signed to a multi-year contract as a free agent with the Washington Wizards on October 9, 1995. |
Acquired via Free Agency |
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Terry Davis signed a contract as a free agent with the Washington Wizards on October 25, 1997. Ledell Eackles signed a contract with the Washington Wizards on December 11, 1995. Ledell Eackles re-signed to a contract as a free agent with the Washington Wizards on November 28, 1997. Darvin Ham signed a contract as a free agent with the Washington Wizards on September 29, 1997. Tim Legler signed a multi-year contract with the Washington Wizards on September 28, 1995. Tim Legler re-signed to a multi-year contract as a free agent with the Washington Wizards on July 21, 1997. Tracy Murray signed a multi-year contract as a free agent with the Washington Wizards on July 23, 1996. Ben Wallace signed a contract with the Washington Wizards on October 2, 1996. Ben Wallace re-signed to a contract as a free agent with the Washington Wizards on July 21, 1997. Chris Whitney signed a contract with the Washington Wizards on March 3, 1996. Chris Whitney re-signed to a contract as a free agent with the Washington Wizards on March 13, 1996. Chris Whitney re-signed to a contract as a free agent with the Washington Wizards on March 23, 1996. Chris Whitney re-signed to a contract as a free agent with the Washington Wizards on July 23, 1996. Chris Whitney re-signed to a multi-year contract as a free agent with the Washington Wizards on July 11, 1997. Lorenzo Williams signed a multi-year contract as a free agent with the Washington Wizards on July 26, 1996. |
1997-1998 Washington Wizards Front Office
Staff Member | Position | Start Season | Previous Job |
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Abe Pollin | Owner | 1964-1965 | N/A |
Bernie Bickerstaff | Head Coach | 1996-1997 | Head Coach (Denver Nuggets, 1994 to 1996) |
Mike Brown | Assistant Coach | 1997-1998 | N/A |
Wes Unseld | General Manager | 2003-2004 | General Manager (Washington Wizards, 1996 to 2000) |
Kevin Johnson | Head Athletic Trainer | 1994-1995 | Assistant Athletic Trainer (Indiana Pacers, 1990 to 1994) |