Terrell Brandon led the team with 19.5 points, 6.3 assists and 1.8 steals per game, and was selected for the 1997 NBA All-Star Game, which Cleveland hosted. Chris Mills averaged 13.4 points and 6.2 rebounds per game, while Tyrone Hill provided the team with 12.9 points, 9.9 rebounds per game and shot .600 in field-goal percentage, and Bobby Phills contributed with 12.6 points and 1.6 steals per game. Following the season, Brandon and Hill were both traded to the Milwaukee Bucks in an offseason three-team trade, Mills signed as a free agent with the Boston Celtics, who then traded him to the New York Knicks two months later, Phills signed with the Charlotte Hornets, and West signed with the Indiana Pacers.