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| The 1996-97 Los Angeles Lakers roster is below. Clicking on a tab heading will display the specified set of statistics. All columns may be sorted by clicking the column name. Clicking on an individual player will display the player's career statistics including his time with the 1996-97 Los Angeles Lakers. |
| Name | Pos | Salary | Per% | Mid% | Pnt% | Def Rtg | PG Eff% | SG Eff% | SF Eff% | PF Eff% | C Eff% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
96-97 Eddie Jones | SG | $6,982,503 | 36 | 34 | 30 | 78 | 94 | 100 | 99 | 86 | 70 |
| 96-97 Nick Van Exel | PG | $5,869,724 | 43 | 38 | 19 | 42 | 100 | 98 | 80 | 70 | 60 |
| 96-97 Elden Campbell | PF | $5,671,577 | 0 | 52 | 48 | 67 | 70 | 84 | 97 | 100 | 100 |
| 96-97 Shaquille O'Neal | C | $5,404,888 | 0 | 29 | 70 | 70 | 60 | 70 | 80 | 90 | 100 |
| 96-97 Jerome Kersey | SF | $3,342,962 | 14 | 34 | 51 | 79 | 81 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 90 |
| 96-97 Byron Scott | SG | $2,705,420 | 50 | 25 | 25 | 55 | 93 | 100 | 97 | 80 | 70 |
| 96-97 Travis Knight | C | $2,136,414 | 0 | 33 | 67 | 50 | 60 | 70 | 89 | 100 | 100 |
| 96-97 Kobe Bryant | SG | $2,054,704 | 32 | 38 | 30 | 72 | 92 | 100 | 100 | 88 | 74 |
| 96-97 Corie Blount | PF | $1,732,977 | 2 | 30 | 68 | 46 | 70 | 84 | 97 | 100 | 100 |
| 96-97 Derek Fisher | PG | $1,357,191 | 28 | 33 | 39 | 50 | 100 | 100 | 91 | 70 | 60 |
| 96-97 Sean Rooks | C | $1,211,914 | 1 | 36 | 64 | 49 | 60 | 73 | 92 | 100 | 100 |
| 96-97 Robert Horry | SF | $1,261,279 | 46 | 21 | 33 | 94 | 85 | 99 | 100 | 100 | 95 |
| 96-97 George McCloud | SF | $347,132 | 51 | 28 | 21 | 30 | 85 | 100 | 100 | 94 | 81 |
| 96-97 Cedric Ceballos | SF | $359,776 | 25 | 52 | 22 | 54 | 85 | 100 | 100 | 94 | 80 |
STAT KEY
| Pos = Position | Per% = Percentage of Shots from Perimeter |
| Mid% = Percentage of Shots from Midrange | Pnt% = Percentage of Shots from Paint |
| Def Rtg = Defensive Rating | PG Eff% = Point Guard Effectiveness |
| SG Eff% = Shooting Guard Effectiveness | SF Eff% = Small Forward Effectiveness |
| PF Eff% = Power Forward Effectiveness | C Eff% = Center Effectiveness |
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