Baker averaged 21.0 points and 10.3 rebounds per game, and was named to the All-NBA Third Team, and selected for the 1997 NBA All-Star Game, while Robinson led the team in scoring with 21.1 points per game. Allen was selected to the NBA All-Rookie Second Team averaging 13.4 points per game. Following the season, Baker was traded to the Seattle SuperSonics in an offseason three-team trade, Johnny Newman was dealt to the Denver Nuggets, and Sherman Douglas, who was involved in a trade with the Cleveland Cavaliers, signed as a free agent with the New Jersey Nets.