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- The 1996–97 NBA season was the 51st season for the Boston Celtics in the National Basketball Association. Celebrating its 50th anniversary as one of the NBA's original franchises, the Celtics selected Antoine Walker from the University of Kentucky with the sixth pick in the 1996 NBA draft. During the off-season, the team signed free agents Frank Brickowski and Marty Conlon. However, after a 4–8 start to the season, the Celtics lost 13 of their next 14 games as players like Dino Radja, Dana Barros, Dee Brown, Greg Minor and Pervis Ellison were all out for long stretches of the season with injuries. The team suffered through their worst season posting a 13-game losing streak between February and March, then losing ten straight games near the end of the season. The Celtics lost 34 of their final 38 games finishing last place in the Atlantic Division with a dreadful 15–67 record, which is the team's worst record in franchise history. Walker averaged 17.5 points, 9.0 rebounds and 1.3 steals per game, was selected to the NBA All-Rookie First Team, and finished in fourth place in Rookie of the Year voting. In addition, David Wesley averaged 16.8 points, 7.3 assists and 2.2 steals per game, while Rick Fox provided the team with 15.4 points, 5.2 rebounds and 2.2 steals per game, second-year forward Eric Williams contributed 15.0 points per game, and Todd Day provided with 14.5 points per game. Barros averaged 12.5 points and 3.2 assists per game in 24 games, while Minor contributed 9.6 points per game in 23 games, Brown provided with 7.6 points, 3.2 assists and 1.5 steals per game in 21 games, and Conlon averaged 7.8 points and 4.4 rebounds per game. Following the season, head coach M.L. Carr was fired, while Fox signed as a free agent with the Los Angeles Lakers, Wesley signed with the Charlotte Hornets, Williams was traded to the Denver Nuggets, Day signed with the Miami Heat, and Brickowski, Conlon and Alton Lister were all released to free agency. This was also the final season for Radja, who only played just 25 games this season due to a left knee injury, averaging 14.0 points, 8.4 rebounds and 1.9 blocks per game. After failing his physical exam voiding an off-season trade that would have sent him to the Philadelphia 76ers in exchange for Clarence Weatherspoon and Michael Cage, he returned to play in Europe signing a contract to play in Greece, and ending his four-year career in the NBA. For the season, the Celtics updated their primary logo of a leprechaun spinning a basketball, adding gold, black and mahogany colors. The logo is still present as of 2022. (en)
- La saison 1996-1997 des Celtics de Boston est la 51e saison de la franchise américaine de la National Basketball Association (NBA). Célébrant son 50e anniversaire comme l’une des franchises originales de la NBA, les Celtics connaissent des difficultés toute la saison, perdant des joueurs comme Dino Radja, Dana Barros, Dee Brown, Greg Minor et Pervis Ellison à cause de blessures. L’équipe connaît sa pire saison en affichant une série de 13 défaites entre février et mars, puis en perdant dix matchs d’affilée vers la fin de la saison. Les Celtics perdent 34 de leurs 38 derniers matchs en terminant à la dernière place de la division Atlantique avec un bilan de 15-67, ce qui est le pire bilan de l’équipe dans l’histoire de la franchise. Le rookie, Antoine Walker, mène l’équipe avec 17,5 points et 9,0 rebonds par match, tout en étant sélectionné dans la All-Rookie First Team. À l'issue de la saison, l’entraîneur M. L. Carr est congédié, Rick Fox signe en tant qu'agent libre avec les Lakers de Los Angeles, David Wesley signe avec les Hornets de Charlotte, Todd Day signe avec le Heat de Miami et l'ailier Eric Williams est échangé avec les Nuggets de Denver. C'est aussi la dernière saison de Radja en NBA, puisqu'après avoir échoué son examen physique, en annulant un échange avec les 76ers de Philadelphie pendant l’intersaison, il est retourné jouer en Europe. (fr)
- La stagione 1996-97 dei Boston Celtics fu la 51ª nella NBA per la franchigia. I Boston Celtics arrivarono settimi nella Atlantic Division della Eastern Conference con un record di 15-67, non qualificandosi per i play-off. (it)
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- La stagione 1996-97 dei Boston Celtics fu la 51ª nella NBA per la franchigia. I Boston Celtics arrivarono settimi nella Atlantic Division della Eastern Conference con un record di 15-67, non qualificandosi per i play-off. (it)
- The 1996–97 NBA season was the 51st season for the Boston Celtics in the National Basketball Association. Celebrating its 50th anniversary as one of the NBA's original franchises, the Celtics selected Antoine Walker from the University of Kentucky with the sixth pick in the 1996 NBA draft. During the off-season, the team signed free agents Frank Brickowski and Marty Conlon. However, after a 4–8 start to the season, the Celtics lost 13 of their next 14 games as players like Dino Radja, Dana Barros, Dee Brown, Greg Minor and Pervis Ellison were all out for long stretches of the season with injuries. The team suffered through their worst season posting a 13-game losing streak between February and March, then losing ten straight games near the end of the season. The Celtics lost 34 of their fi (en)
- La saison 1996-1997 des Celtics de Boston est la 51e saison de la franchise américaine de la National Basketball Association (NBA). Célébrant son 50e anniversaire comme l’une des franchises originales de la NBA, les Celtics connaissent des difficultés toute la saison, perdant des joueurs comme Dino Radja, Dana Barros, Dee Brown, Greg Minor et Pervis Ellison à cause de blessures. L’équipe connaît sa pire saison en affichant une série de 13 défaites entre février et mars, puis en perdant dix matchs d’affilée vers la fin de la saison. Les Celtics perdent 34 de leurs 38 derniers matchs en terminant à la dernière place de la division Atlantique avec un bilan de 15-67, ce qui est le pire bilan de l’équipe dans l’histoire de la franchise. Le rookie, Antoine Walker, mène l’équipe avec 17,5 points (fr)
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