1997 NBA Season

Best Players by VAL

1. 1Michael JordanG17.8
2. 2Karl MaloneF17.3
3. 3Latrell SprewellG16.8
4. 4Gary PaytonG16.4
5. 5Grant HillF16.2
6. 6Tom GugliottaF15.3
7. 7John StocktonG15.2
8. 8Rod StricklandG15.2
9. 9Vin BakerF15.2
10. 10Allen IversonG15

Arrivals & Departures

Debuts (by career VAL)

1. 1Kobe BryantSF256.8
2. 2Ray AllenSG189.6
3. 3Steve NashPG183.1
4. 4Ben WallacePF162.9
5. 5Allen IversonSG160.9
6. 6Jermaine O'NealC152.2
7. 7Marcus CambyC147.2
8. 8Antoine WalkerPF135.9

Final season in the corpus

1. 1Robert ParishC254.2
2. 2Byron ScottSG130.8
3. 3LaSalle ThompsonC/PF100.5
4. 4John LongSG/SF97.9
5. 5Craig EhloSG94.3
6. 6Wayman TisdalePF88.9
7. 7Sedale ThreattPG84.6
8. 8Ken NormanSF77.4