Question: The 1996–97 NBA season was the 51st season of the National Basketball Association (NBA), this season featured the debut of Allen Ezail Iverson, an American former professional basketball player, who played for 14 seasons, in which organization?

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1996–97 New York Knicks season: The 1996–97 NBA season was the 51st season for the New York Knicks in the National Basketball Association.  In the regular season, the Knicks finished in second place in the Atlantic Division with a 57–25 record, and made the NBA Playoffs for the 10th consecutive year.

1996–97 Golden State Warriors season: The 1996–97 NBA season was the Warriors' 51st season in the National Basketball Association, and 35th in the San Francisco Bay Area.  Due to extensive renovations at the Oakland Coliseum Arena, the Warriors played their home games at the San Jose Arena.  In the offseason, the team signed free agent All-Star guard Mark Price, then traded Rony Seikaly to the Orlando Magic for Felton Spencer early into the season.  At midseason, the team acquired Scott Burrell from the Charlotte Hornets.  The Warriors struggled for the entire season and finished last place in the Pacific Division with a 30–52 record.  Latrell Sprewell averaged 24.2 points per game and was selected for the 1997 NBA All-Star Game.  Second-year star Joe Smith continued to improve averaging 18.7 points and 8.5 rebounds per game.

1996–97 Boston Celtics season: 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 struggled all season losing players like Dino Radja, Dana Barros, Dee Brown, Greg Minor and Pervis Ellison all to 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 an awful 15–67 record, which was the team's worst record in franchise history.  Top draft pick Antoine Walker led the team with 17.5 points and 9.0 rebounds per game, while being selected to the All-Rookie First Team.

1999–2000 Philadelphia 76ers season: The 1999–2000 NBA season was the 76ers' 51st season in the National Basketball Association, and 37th season in Philadelphia.  During the offseason, the Sixers signed free agent Bruce Bowen while acquiring Billy Owens from the Orlando Magic, who acquired him from the Seattle SuperSonics.  At midseason, the Sixers traded Owens along with second-year guard Larry Hughes to the Golden State Warriors, and traded Bowen to the Chicago Bulls for Toni Kukoč in a three-team trade.  However, Bowen was released and signed with the Miami Heat.  The Sixers won seven of their final nine games, and finished third in the Atlantic Division with a 49–33 record.  Allen Iverson averaged 28.4 points per game, and made his first All-Star appearance as he was selected for the 2000 NBA All-Star Game in Oakland.  In the first round of the playoffs, the Sixers defeated the 4th-seeded Charlotte Hornets in four games, but would lose in six games to the Indiana Pacers in the semifinals.

2000–01 Philadelphia 76ers season: The 2000–01 NBA season was the 76ers 52nd season in the National Basketball Association, and 38th season in Philadelphia.  Allen Iverson had his best season in 2001—he led his team to win their first ten games, he started and won All-Star MVP honors at the All Star Game.  The Sixers also posted a 56–26 record, which was best in the Eastern Conference that season.  It was the 76ers' best regular season record since 1984–85.  Iverson averaged a then-career high 31.1 points, winning his second NBA scoring title in the process.  He also won the NBA steals title at 2.5 per game.  Iverson was named NBA Most Valuable Player for his accomplishments, beating Tim Duncan and Shaquille O'Neal by a wide margin.  In addition, coach Larry Brown was named NBA Coach of the Year, Dikembe Mutombo (who was acquired from the Atlanta Hawks) won his fourth NBA Defensive Player of the Year Award, and Aaron McKie won the NBA Sixth Man of the Year Award.

1996–97 Philadelphia 76ers season: The 1996–97 NBA season was the 76ers 48th season in the National Basketball Association, and 34th season in Philadelphia.  After two seasons at Georgetown, point guard Allen Iverson was selected first overall by the Philadelphia 76ers in the 1996 NBA draft.  Iverson quickly established himself as one of the premier point guards in the NBA averaging 23.5 points per game.  He was named 1997 Rookie of the Year and was a member of the NBA All-Rookie First Team.  During the offseason, the Sixers acquired Don MacLean from the Denver Nuggets and signed free agents Mark Davis, Lucious Harris and Michael Cage.  The Sixers played around .500 in November with a 7–8 start to the season.  However, they struggled and lost 23 of their next 24 games, including 11 and 13-game losing streaks posted respectively.  The Sixers lost ten of their final eleven games, and finished sixth in the Atlantic Division with a 22–60 record.

Bob McAdoo: Robert Allen McAdoo (born September 25, 1951) is an American former professional basketball player and coach.  He played 14 seasons in the National Basketball Association (NBA), where he was a five-time NBA All-Star and named the NBA Most Valuable Player in 1975.  He won two NBA championships with the Los Angeles Lakers during their Showtime era in the 1980s.

Ray Allen: Walter Ray Allen Jr. (born July 20, 1975) is an American former professional basketball player who played 18 seasons in the National Basketball Association (NBA).  After playing three seasons of college basketball for Connecticut, Allen entered the NBA in 1996 and went on to play for the Milwaukee Bucks, Seattle SuperSonics, Boston Celtics and Miami Heat.  One of the most accurate three-point and free throw shooters in NBA history, he was a ten-time NBA All-Star, and won two NBA championships (2008, 2013) with the Celtics and Heat respectively.  He also won an Olympic gold medal as a member of the 2000 United States men's basketball team.  Allen is the NBA's all-time leader in career three-point field goals made in both the regular and postseason.  He has acted in two films, one of which was a lead role in the 1998 Spike Lee film, "He Got Game".

Allen Iverson: Allen Ezail Iverson (born June 7, 1975) is an American former professional basketball player who played for 14 seasons in the National Basketball Association (NBA).  He played both the shooting guard and point guard positions.  Iverson was an eleven-time NBA All-Star, won the All-Star game MVP award in 2001 and 2005, and was the NBA's Most Valuable Player (MVP) in 2001.  Iverson is now the captain/coach of 3's Company in the BIG3.

1996–97 NBA season: The 1996–97 NBA season was the 51st season of the National Basketball Association (NBA).  The league used this season to mark its 50th anniversary, which included the unveiling of the league's list of its 50 greatest players.  This particular season featured what has since been acknowledged as one of the most talented rookie-classes, featuring the debuts of Allen Iverson, Ray Allen, Kobe Bryant, Steve Nash, Jermaine O'Neal, Ben Wallace and Stephon Marbury.  The season ended with the Chicago Bulls defeating the Utah Jazz 4 games to 2 in the NBA Finals to win the franchise's 5th championship.

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