2016–17 NBA season

2016–17 NBA season
League	National Basketball Association
Sport	Basketball
Duration	October 25, 2016 – April 12, 2017 April 15 – May 29, 2017 (Playoffs) June 1–18, 2017 (Finals)
Number of games	82
Number of teams	30
TV partner(s)	ABC, TNT, ESPN, NBA TV
Draft
Top draft pick	Ben Simmons
Picked by	Philadelphia 76ers
Regular season
Playoffs
Finals

The 2016–17 NBA season is the 71st season of the National Basketball Association. The regular season began on October 25, 2016, with the 2016 NBA champion Cleveland Cavaliers hosting a game against the New York Knicks. Christmas Day games will be played on Sunday December 25, 2016. The 2017 NBA All-Star Game will be played at the Smoothie King Center in New Orleans, Louisiana, on February 19, 2017; the original host of the game, Charlotte's Spectrum Center, was removed as the host on July 21, 2016 due to the league's opposition against North Carolina's Public Facilities Privacy & Security Act.^[1] The regular season will end on April 12, 2017, and the playoffs will begin on April 15, 2017 and will end with the last game of the NBA Finals.

Transactions

Retirement

• On July 11, 2016, Tim Duncan officially announced his retirement after playing 19 seasons, winning five NBA championships with the San Antonio Spurs.^[2]
• On July 25, 2016, Sasha Kaun officially announced his retirement after playing one season in the NBA, winning 1 NBA championship with the Cleveland Cavaliers.^[3]
• On July 26, 2016, Amar'e Stoudemire officially announced his retirement from the NBA after signing a symbolic contract with the New York Knicks so he could officially end his 14 season career as a NBA player,^[4][5] and went to play in Israel.^[6]
• On September 23, 2016, Kevin Garnett officially announced his retirement after playing 21 seasons, winning one NBA championship with the Boston Celtics.^[7][8]
• On September 26, 2016, Paul Pierce officially announced that the 2016–17 season will be his last after playing 19 seasons, winning one NBA championship with the Boston Celtics.^[9]
• On October 20, 2016, Elton Brand officially announced his retirement after playing 17 seasons.^[10]
• On November 1, 2016, Ray Allen officially announced his retirement after playing 18 seasons, winning two NBA championships with the Boston Celtics and the Miami Heat. Prior to announcing his retirement, he did not play since the end of the 2013–14 season.^[11]
• On November 25, 2016, Kevin Martin announced his retirement from the NBA after playing 12 seasons.^[12]

Free agency

Free agency negotiations began on Friday, July 1, 2016. Players can sign starting on July 6, after the July moratorium ended.

Coaching changes

Coaching changes

Off-season
Team	2015–16 season	2016–17 season
Brooklyn Nets	Tony Brown (interim)	Kenny Atkinson
Minnesota Timberwolves	Sam Mitchell (interim)	Tom Thibodeau
Washington Wizards	Randy Wittman	Scott Brooks
Los Angeles Lakers	Byron Scott	Luke Walton
Sacramento Kings	George Karl	Dave Joerger
Indiana Pacers	Frank Vogel	Nate McMillan
Orlando Magic	Scott Skiles	Frank Vogel
Memphis Grizzlies	Dave Joerger	David Fizdale
Houston Rockets	J. B. Bickerstaff (interim)	Mike D'Antoni
New York Knicks	Kurt Rambis (interim)	Jeff Hornacek

Off-season

• On April 14, 2016, Sam Mitchell was relieved of his interim head coaching duties as the coach of the Minnesota Timberwolves after the last game of the season, allowing them to look for a part-time coach.^[13]
• On April 14, 2016, the Washington Wizards fired Randy Wittman after the team missed the playoffs.^[14][15][16]
• On April 14, 2016 George Karl was fired by the Sacramento Kings after a disappointing 2015–16 season in which the Kings went 33–49.^[17][18]
• On April 17, 2016, it was announced that Kenny Atkinson would be coaching with the Brooklyn Nets.^[19]
• On April 19, 2016, Earl Watson would remove the interm coach tag he had last season and would be the coach of the Phoenix Suns for the next three years.^[20][21]
• On April 20, 2016, the Timberwolves agreed to sign Tom Thibodeau to be their head coach and president of basketball operations. He was previously an assistant coach for the team from 1989 to 1991.^[22][23]
• On April 25, 2016, the Lakers did exercise their option on Scott's contract for the following season, deciding to pursue a new coach. His 38-126 (.232) record with the team was the worst of any of the 16 coaches who had led the franchise for at least two seasons.^[24][25]
• On April 26, 2016, the Washington Wizards hired Scott Brooks to be their head coach.^[26]
• On April 29, 2016, the Los Angeles Lakers hired Warriors Coach Luke Walton to become their new head coach. Walton led the Warriors to a 24–0 start in the 2015-16 season when Steve Kerr was sidelined.^[27]
• On May 5, 2016, despite making the playoffs, Pacers' president Larry Bird announced that Frank Vogel's contract would not be renewed, citing a need for a new voice to lead the players.^[28][29]
• On May 7, 2016, the Memphis Grizzlies fired Dave Joerger after the team was swept in the first round.^[30]
• On May 9, 2016, the Sacramento Kings hired Dave Joerger to become their new head coach, just two days after he was fired by the Memphis Grizzlies.^[31]
• On May 12, 2016, Scott Skiles was hired as head coach of the Orlando Magic.^[32]
• On May 16, 2016, the Indiana Pacers named their assistant head coach Nate McMillan to become their new head coach.^[33]
• On May 20, 2016, the Orlando Magic announced that they signed Frank Vogel to become their head coach.^[34]
• On May 29, 2016, David Fizdale, former Miami Heat assistant coach, was named as the Memphis Grizzlies head coach.^[35]
• On June 1, 2016, the Houston Rockets named Mike D'Antoni as their new head coach.^[36]
• On June 2, 2016, the New York Knicks announced Jeff Hornacek as their new head coach.^[37]

Preseason

The preseason began on October 1, 2016 and ended on October 21, 2016.

Regular season

The regular season began on Tuesday, October 25, 2016. Christmas Day games will be played on Sunday, December 25, 2016. The regular season will end on Wednesday, April 12, 2017. The schedule was released at 6:00 p.m. ET on August 11, 2016.^[38]

Standings

By division

Eastern Conference Atlantic Division W L PCT GB Home Road Div GP Toronto Raptors 14 6 .700 0.0 8–3 6–3 2–0 20 Boston Celtics 12 8 .600 2.0 5–4 7–4 3–0 20 New York Knicks 11 9 .550 3.0 9–3 2–6 1–2 20 Brooklyn Nets 5 14 .263 8.5 4–6 1–8 0–3 19 Philadelphia 76ers 4 16 .200 10.0 4–10 0–6 0–1 20 Central Division W L PCT GB Home Road Div GP Cleveland Cavaliers 13 5 .722 0.0 9–2 4–3 0–2 18 Chicago Bulls 11 8 .579 2.5 5–2 6–6 2–1 19 Milwaukee Bucks 10 8 .556 3.0 7–4 3–4 2–1 18 Detroit Pistons 11 11 .500 4.0 7–3 4–8 1–0 22 Indiana Pacers 10 10 .500 4.0 8–4 2–6 1–2 20 Southeast Division W L PCT GB Home Road Div GP Charlotte Hornets 11 9 .550 0.0 6–6 5–3 2–0 20 Atlanta Hawks 10 11 .476 1.5 6–3 4–8 2–2 21 Orlando Magic 9 12 .429 2.5 4–6 5–6 1–2 21 Miami Heat 7 13 .350 4.0 2–7 5–6 2–2 20 Washington Wizards 6 12 .333 4.0 5–5 1–7 2–3 18

Western Conference Northwest Division W L PCT GB Home Road Div GP Oklahoma City Thunder 13 8 .619 0.0 9–4 4–4 2–0 21 Utah Jazz 12 9 .571 1.0 6–4 6–5 2–1 21 Portland Trail Blazers 11 10 .524 2.0 7–4 4–6 3–0 21 Denver Nuggets 7 13 .350 5.5 3–7 4–6 1–4 20 Minnesota Timberwolves 6 14 .300 6.5 3–6 3–8 0–3 20 Pacific Division W L PCT GB Home Road Div GP Golden State Warriors 17 3 .850 0.0 8–2 9–1 5–1 20 Los Angeles Clippers 16 6 .727 2.0 7–3 9–3 2–0 22 Los Angeles Lakers 10 12 .455 8.0 6–4 4–8 3–2 22 Sacramento Kings 7 13 .350 10.0 4–5 3–8 1–2 20 Phoenix Suns 6 14 .300 11.0 3–5 3–9 0–6 20 Southwest Division W L PCT GB Home Road Div GP San Antonio Spurs 16 4 .800 0.0 5–4 11–0 3–0 20 Houston Rockets 13 7 .650 3.0 4–2 9–5 2–1 20 Memphis Grizzlies 13 8 .619 3.5 7–4 6–4 2–0 21 New Orleans Pelicans 7 14 .333 9.5 5–6 2–8 0–2 21 Dallas Mavericks 4 15 .211 11.5 3–5 1–10 0–4 19

By conference

Eastern Conference # Team W L PCT GB GP 1 Cleveland Cavaliers * 13 5 .722 – 18 2 Toronto Raptors * 14 6 .700 0.0 20 3 Boston Celtics 12 8 .600 2.0 20 4 Chicago Bulls 11 8 .579 2.5 19 5 Milwaukee Bucks 10 8 .556 3.0 18 6 Charlotte Hornets * 11 9 .550 3.0 20 7 New York Knicks 11 9 .550 3.0 20 8 Detroit Pistons 11 11 .500 4.0 22 9 Indiana Pacers 10 10 .500 4.0 20 10 Atlanta Hawks 10 11 .476 4.5 21 11 Orlando Magic 9 12 .429 5.5 21 12 Miami Heat 7 13 .350 7.0 20 13 Washington Wizards 6 12 .333 7.0 18 14 Brooklyn Nets 5 14 .263 8.5 19 15 Philadelphia 76ers 4 16 .200 10.0 20

Western Conference # Team W L PCT GB GP 1 Golden State Warriors * 17 3 .850 – 20 2 San Antonio Spurs * 16 4 .800 1.0 20 3 Los Angeles Clippers 16 6 .727 2.0 22 4 Houston Rockets 13 7 .650 4.0 20 5 Oklahoma City Thunder * 13 8 .619 4.5 21 6 Memphis Grizzlies 13 8 .619 4.5 21 7 Utah Jazz 12 9 .571 5.5 21 8 Portland Trail Blazers 11 10 .524 6.5 21 9 Los Angeles Lakers 10 12 .455 8.0 22 10 Sacramento Kings 7 13 .350 10.0 20 11 Denver Nuggets 7 13 .350 10.0 20 12 New Orleans Pelicans 7 14 .333 10.5 21 13 Minnesota Timberwolves 6 14 .300 11.0 20 14 Phoenix Suns 6 14 .300 11.0 20 15 Dallas Mavericks 4 15 .211 12.5 19

Playoffs

The 2017 NBA Playoffs will begin on April 15, 2017. In May 2017, ESPN will air the Western Conference Finals and TNT will air the Eastern Conference Finals. The season will end with the 2017 NBA Finals which will begin on June 1, 2017 on ABC.

Statistics

Individual statistic leaders

Category	Player	Team	Statistic
Points per game	Anthony Davis	New Orleans Pelicans	31.5
Rebounds per game	Hassan Whiteside	Miami Heat	14.9
Assists per game	James Harden	Houston Rockets	11.8
Steals per game	Chris Paul	Los Angeles Clippers	2.62
Blocks per game	Anthony Davis	New Orleans Pelicans	2.68
Turnovers per game	Russell Westbrook	Oklahoma City Thunder	5.5
	James Harden	Houston Rockets
Fouls per game	DeMarcus Cousins	Sacramento Kings	4.1
Minutes per game	Harrison Barnes	Dallas Mavericks	37.5
FG%	Rudy Gobert	Utah Jazz	64.2%
FT%	Paul George	Indiana Pacers	93.0%
3FG%	C. J. Miles	Indiana Pacers	48.4%
Player efficiency rating	Chris Paul	Los Angeles Clippers	31.9
Double-doubles	Russell Westbrook	Oklahoma City Thunder	16
	Hassan Whiteside	Miami Heat
Triple-doubles	Russell Westbrook	Oklahoma City Thunder	9

Individual game highs

Category	Player	Team	Statistic
Points	Russell Westbrook	Oklahoma City Thunder	51
Rebounds	Hassan Whiteside	Miami Heat	25
Assists	James Harden	Houston Rockets	17
	Russell Westbrook	Oklahoma City Thunder
	Goran Dragić	Miami Heat
Steals	Anthony Davis	New Orleans Pelicans	7
Blocks	Robin Lopez	Chicago Bulls	8
Three Pointers	Stephen Curry	Golden State Warriors	13

Team statistic leaders

Category	Team	Statistic
Points per game	Golden State Warriors	119.1
Rebounds per game	Denver Nuggets	49.6
Assists per game	Golden State Warriors	31.4
Steals per game	Golden State Warriors	9.5
Blocks per game	Golden State Warriors	6.5
	New Orleans Pelicans
Turnovers per game	Philadelphia 76ers	16.6
FG%	Golden State Warriors	50.2%
FT%	San Antonio Spurs	82.0%
3FG%	San Antonio Spurs	40.0%
+/−	Golden State Warriors	+12.6

Awards

Players of the Week

The following players were named the Eastern and Western Conference Players of the Week.

Week	Eastern Conference	Western Conference	Ref.
01Oct. 25–30	James, LeBronLeBron James (Cleveland Cavaliers) (1/2)	Westbrook, RussellRussell Westbrook (Oklahoma City Thunder) (1/1)	[39]
02Oct. 31 – Nov. 6	James, LeBronLeBron James (Cleveland Cavaliers) (2/2)	Hill, GeorgeGeorge Hill (Utah Jazz) (1/1)	[40]
03Nov. 7–13	DeRozan, DeMarDeMar DeRozan (Toronto Raptors) (1/1)	Harden, JamesJames Harden (Houston Rockets) (1/1)	[41]
04Nov. 14–20	Butler, JimmyJimmy Butler (Chicago Bulls) (1/1)	Davis, AnthonyAnthony Davis (New Orleans Pelicans) (1/1)	[42]
05Nov. 21–27	Love, KevinKevin Love (Cleveland Cavaliers) (1/1)	Durant, KevinKevin Durant (Golden State Warriors) (1/1)	[43]
06Nov. 28 – Dec. 4

Players of the Month

The following players were named the Eastern and Western Conference Players of the Month.

Month	Eastern Conference	Western Conference	Ref.
01October/November	James, LeBronLeBron James (Cleveland Cavaliers) (1/1)	Westbrook, RussellRussell Westbrook (Oklahoma City Thunder) (1/1)	[44]
02December

Rookies of the Month

The following players were named the Eastern and Western Conference Rookies of the Month.

Month	Eastern Conference	Western Conference	Ref.
01October/November	Embiid, JoelJoel Embiid (Philadelphia 76ers) (1/1)	Murray, JamalJamal Murray (Denver Nuggets) (1/1)	[45]
02December

Coaches of the Month

The following coaches were named the Eastern and Western Conference Coaches of the Month.

Month	Eastern Conference	Western Conference	Ref.
01October/November	Lue, TyronnTyronn Lue (Cleveland Cavaliers) (1/1)	Kerr, SteveSteve Kerr (Golden State Warriors) (1/1)	[46]
02December

Arenas

• This is the first season for the Sacramento Kings at the new Golden 1 Center after playing at Sleep Train Arena from 1988 to 2016. They played their first regular season game there on October 27, 2016 against the San Antonio Spurs.
• On November 22, 2016, the Detroit Pistons announced that the 2016–17 season will be their last at The Palace of Auburn Hills and would be relocating to the new Little Caesars Arena in Downtown Detroit beginning in the 2017–18 season,^[47] the first time since 1961 that both the Pistons and hockey's Detroit Red Wings will share a venue.

Media

This will be the first season of the new nine-year U.S. television contracts with ABC, ESPN, TNT, and NBA TV.

In Canada, rights are divided between the TSN and Sportsnet groups of channels and NBA TV Canada. These rights are of indefinite duration, as NBA TV Canada is owned by the Toronto Raptors' ownership group, Maple Leaf Sports & Entertainment, which in turn is controlled by the parent companies of TSN and Sportsnet (Bell Canada and Rogers Communications, respectively). TSN and Sportsnet each have rights to 41 Toronto Raptors regular season games and over 100 other regular season games,^[48][49] and are expected (as in 2015–16) to share coverage of NBA All-Star Weekend, and split coverage of the playoffs and the NBA Finals. NBA TV Canada will carry 105 additional regular season games,^[50] plus replays of other games carried on TSN and Sportsnet.

Uniforms

• On May 12, 2016, Utah Jazz unveiled new uniforms.^[51]
• On June 15, 2016, the Sacramento Kings unveiled new uniforms.^[52]
• On September 14, 2016, Brooklyn Nets unveiled new alternate uniforms.^[53]
• On September 23, 2016, Golden State Warriors unveiled new alternate uniforms.^[54]

Notable occurrences

• The 2016–17 NBA schedule features a historic low of "back-to-back" games, along with teams playing four games in a five day stretch.^[55] It was the first schedule created with a new optimization computer program^[56] that the NBA described at the MIT Sport Analytic Conference.^[57]
• The season also will see the league's timing systems, including the official game clock and shot clock united for the first time under a long-term sponsorship and equipment deal with Swiss watchmaker Tissot; the deal includes the prominence of the Tissot logo on each court game clock/shot clock unit, which was redesigned to be both more clearly visible by spectators and with materials in the number elements that are more "see-through" than the previous Daktronics models.^[58]
• On October 25, LeBron James recorded his 43rd career triple-double in a win against the New York Knicks, becoming the first player since Jason Kidd in 2006 to post a triple-double on Opening Night.^[59]
• On October 26, Anthony Davis scored 50 points in a 102–107 loss to the Denver Nuggets, becoming just the fourth player in NBA history to score 50+ points on Opening Night.^[60]
• On October 29, Russell Westbrook registered the first 50-point triple double since Kareem Abdul-Jabbar in 1975 in an overtime win against the Phoenix Suns, recording 51 points, 13 rebounds, and 10 assists—the 3rd highest point total ever in a triple-double.^[61]
• On November 1, James Harden recorded 41 points and 15 assists in a loss against the Cleveland Cavaliers. The next night, Harden scored 30 points with 15 assists in a win against the New York Knicks, becoming the first player to register at least 30 points and 15 assists in back-to-back games since Magic Johnson in 1986–87.^[62]
• On November 4, DeMar DeRozan scored 34 points in a win against the Miami Heat, becoming the first player since Michael Jordan in 1986 to score 30+ points in the first five games to start the season.^[63]
• On November 4, Chris Paul recorded his 3,499th career assist with the Los Angeles Clippers in a win against the Memphis Grizzlies, becoming the franchise's all-time leader in assists, passing Randy Smith.^[64]
• On November 5, LeBron James scored his 26,947th career point in a win against the Philadelphia 76ers, passing Hakeem Olajuwon for 10th on the all-time scoring list.^[65]
• On November 7, John Wall passed Wes Unseld to become the Washington Wizards' franchise leader in career assists.^[66]
• On November 7, Stephen Curry made 13 three-pointers against the New Orleans Pelicans, setting a new NBA record for most three-pointers made by a player in a single game, breaking the previous record of 12 shared by Curry himself, along with Kobe Bryant and Donyell Marshall.^[67]
• On November 11, LeBron James scored his 27,000th career point in a win against the Wizards, becoming the youngest player in NBA history to reach that milestone (31 years, 317 days).^[68]
• On November 18, the San Antonio Spurs defeated the Los Angeles Lakers, giving Spurs coach Gregg Popovich his 1,099th career victory as head coach, passing Larry Brown for seventh place all-time in coaching career wins.^[69] He'd record his 1,100th career victory as head coach three days later against the Dallas Mavericks.
• On November 23, Kevin Love scored 34 points in the first quarter of a win against the Portland Trail Blazers, setting an NBA record for most points scored in the 1st quarter, and second most in any quarter. Love finished the quarter 11-of-14 from the field and 8-of-10 from three, shattering the franchise's old record for both points and 3-pointers in a quarter.^[70]
• On November 23, LeBron James recorded his 44th career triple-double in a win against the Portland Trail Blazers, passing Fat Lever for sixth all-time.^[70]
• On November 23, the Golden State Warriors set a franchise record with 47 team assists in a 149–106 win against the Los Angeles Lakers.^[71]
• On November 25, the Houston Rockets set an NBA record by attempting 50 three-pointers in a 117–104 win against the Sacramento Kings, breaking the previous record of 49 set by the Dallas Mavericks in 1996.^[72]
• On November 26, Russell Westbrook record his 44th career triple-double in a win over the Detroit Pistons, passing Fat Lever and tying LeBron James for sixth all-time.^[73]
• On November 29, the Houston Rockets scored at least 10 3-pointers in their 17th consecutive game, setting an NBA record.^[74]
• On November 29, in all six games, the team with the worst record ended up winning, making it only the second time in NBA history that's happened this late into the season (January 7, 1969).^[75]
• On November 30, Russell Westbrook scored his fourth straight triple-double and in doing so became the first player since Oscar Robertson in 1961–62 to average a triple-double into the month of December.^[76]
• On December 1, in a 132–127 double-overtime win by the Houston Rockets over the Golden State Warriors, the two teams combined for 88 3-point attempts, setting an NBA record, with each team attempting 44 three's, also marking the first game in NBA history that both teams in a single game each attempted 40+ three-pointers.^[77]
• The Denver Nuggets will play against the Indiana Pacers at The O2 Arena in London on January 12, 2017.^[78]
• The Phoenix Suns will play against the Dallas Mavericks and San Antonio Spurs at the Mexico City Arena on January 12 and 14, 2017.^[79]

See also

• National Basketball Association portal

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