1999–2000 Chicago Bulls season

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1999–2000 Chicago Bulls season
Head coachTim Floyd
General managerJerry Krause
Owner(s)Jerry Reinsdorf
ArenaUnited Center
Results
Record17–65 (.207)
PlaceDivision: 8th (Central)
Conference: 15th (Eastern)
Playoff finishDid not qualify
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com
Local media
Television
RadioWMVP
< 1998–99 2000–01 >

The 1999–2000 NBA season was the Bulls' 34th season in the National Basketball Association.[1] The Bulls won the Draft Lottery, and selected Elton Brand out of Duke University with the first overall pick in the 1999 NBA draft, and also drafted Ron Artest out of St. John's University with the sixteenth pick.[2] During the off-season, the team acquired Hersey Hawkins from the Seattle SuperSonics, and signed free agents Fred Hoiberg, Matt Maloney, and re-signed former Bulls guard B. J. Armstrong, and former Bulls center Will Perdue, who both won championships from the team's first three-peat in the early 1990s. However, the Bulls' struggles continued as they lost 26 of their first 28 games, posting 10 and 11-game losing streaks respectively.[3] The team signed free agent Chris Carr, who was previously released by the Golden State Warriors. At midseason, Toni Kukoč was traded to the Philadelphia 76ers, as the team acquired John Starks from the Warriors in a three-team trade.[4] However, after just four games, Starks was released to free agency.

The Bulls finished last place in the Central Division with a 17–65 record.[3] Brand averaged 20.1 points, 10.0 rebounds and 1.6 blocks per game, and was named to the NBA All-Rookie First Team, and shared Rookie of The Year honors with Steve Francis of the Houston Rockets.[5] Artest averaged 12.0 points and 1.7 steals per game, and was named to the NBA All-Rookie Second Team, while Carr provided the team with 9.8 points per game off the bench.[6] Following the season, Hawkins re-signed as a free agent with his former team, the Charlotte Hornets, Randy Brown signed with the Boston Celtics, Maloney signed with the Atlanta Hawks, and Carr, Armstrong, Perdue and Dickey Simpkins were all released to free agency.

Offseason[]

Draft[]

Main article: 1999 NBA draft
Round Pick Player Position Nationality School/Club Team
1 1 Elton Brand PF  United States Duke
1 16 Ron Artest SF/SG  United States St. John's
2 32 Michael Ruffin PF  United States Tulsa
2 49 Lari Ketner C  United States Massachusetts

Roster[]

1999–2000 Chicago Bulls roster
Players Coaches
Pos. No. Name Height Weight DOB (YYYY-MM-DD) From
C 22 Anstey, Chris 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 249 lb (113 kg) 1975–01–01 Australia
G 11 Armstrong, B. J. 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 175 lb (79 kg) 1967–09–09 Iowa
F 15 Artest, Ron Injured 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 260 lb (118 kg) 1979–11–13 St. John's
G 25 Benjamin, Corey Injured 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 200 lb (91 kg) 1978–02–24 Oregon State
F/C 42 Brand, Elton 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 275 lb (125 kg) 1979–03–11 Duke
G 1 Brown, Randy 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 1968–05–22 New Mexico State
F 43 Carr, Chris 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 207 lb (94 kg) 1974–03–12 Southern Illinois
G 3 Hawkins, Hersey 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 1966–09–29 Bradley
G 20 Hoiberg, Fred 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 203 lb (92 kg) 1972–10–15 Iowa State
G 12 Maloney, Matt 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 192 lb (87 kg) 1971–12–06 Pennsylvania
C 32 Perdue, Will 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 240 lb (109 kg) 1965–08–29 Vanderbilt
F/C 51 Ruffin, Michael 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 246 lb (112 kg) 1971–01–21 Tulsa
F/C 8 Simpkins, Dickey 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 248 lb (112 kg) 1972–04–06 Providence
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (DP) Unsigned draft pick
  • (FA) Free agent
  • (S) Suspended
  • Injured Injured

Roster
Last transaction: February 18, 2000

Roster Notes[]

  • Shooting guard John Starks was waived on March 21.
  • Point guard Khalid Reeves was waived on January 4

Regular season[]

Season standings[]

Central Division
W L PCT GB Home Road Div
y-Indiana Pacers 56 26 .683 – 36–5 20–21 20–8
x-Charlotte Hornets 49 33 .598 7 30–11 19–22 20–8
x-Toronto Raptors 45 37 .549 11 26–15 19–22 16–12
x-Detroit Pistons 42 40 .512 14 27–14 15–26 16–12
x-Milwaukee Bucks 42 40 .512 14 23–18 19–22 16–12
Cleveland Cavaliers 32 50 .390 24 22–19 10–31 8–20
Atlanta Hawks 28 54 .341 28 21–20 7–34 11–17
Chicago Bulls 17 65 .207 39 12–29 5–36 5–23
# Eastern Conference
Team W L PCT GB
1 c-Indiana Pacers 56 26 .683 –
2 y-Miami Heat 52 30 .634 4
3 x-New York Knicks 50 32 .610 6
4 x-Charlotte Hornets 49 33 .598 7
5 x-Philadelphia 76ers 49 33 .598 7
6 x-Toronto Raptors 45 37 .549 11
7 x-Detroit Pistons 42 40 .512 14
8 x-Milwaukee Bucks 42 40 .512 14
9 Orlando Magic 41 41 .500 15
10 Boston Celtics 35 47 .427 21
11 Cleveland Cavaliers 32 50 .390 24
12 New Jersey Nets 31 51 .378 25
13 Washington Wizards 29 53 .354 27
14 Atlanta Hawks 28 54 .341 28
15 Chicago Bulls 17 65 .207 39

Record vs. opponents[]

1999-2000 NBA Records
Team ATL BOS CHA CHI CLE DAL DEN DET GSW HOU IND LAC LAL MIA MIL MIN NJN NYK ORL PHI PHO POR SAC SAS SEA TOR UTA VAN WAS
Atlanta — 1–3 1–3 3–1 3–1 0–2 1–1 1–3 0–2 1–1 1–3 1–1 0–2 2–2 0–4 1–1 3–1 2–1 0–3 0–4 0–2 0–2 2–0 0–2 1–1 2–2 0–2 1–1 1–3
Boston 3–1 — 1–3 2–2 2–2 1–1 2–0 0–3 1–1 1–1 1–3 1–1 0–2 1–3 1–2 0–2 3–1 2–2 2–2 1–3 1–1 0–2 1–1 0–2 1–1 2–2 1–1 1–1 3–1
Charlotte 3–1 3–1 — 4–0 3–1 1–1 1–1 2–2 2–0 1–1 2–2 2–0 0–2 2–2 3–1 2–0 2–1 1–3 2–2 3–1 1–1 0–2 0–2 0–2 1–1 3–1 0–2 2–0 3–0
Chicago 1–3 2–2 0–4 — 1–3 0–2 1–1 1–3 0–2 0–2 1–3 2–0 0–2 2–2 1–3 0–2 2–1 0–3 0–4 0–4 0–2 0–2 0–2 0–2 1–1 0–4 0–2 0–2 2–2
Cleveland 1–3 2–2 1–3 3–1 — 2–0 2–0 2–2 1–1 1–1 0–4 2–0 0–2 0–3 1–3 0–2 2–2 3–1 2–1 0–4 0–2 1–1 0–2 1–1 0–2 0–4 0–2 2–0 3–1
Dallas 2–0 1–1 1–1 2–0 0–2 — 3–1 2–0 4–0 1–3 1–1 4–0 1–3 0–2 0–2 2–2 0–2 0–2 1–1 0–2 3–1 2–2 1–3 2–2 1–3 1–1 1–3 3–1 1–1
Denver 1–1 0–2 1–1 1–1 0–2 1–3 — 1–1 2–2 2–2 0–2 3–1 1–3 0–2 2–0 2–2 1–1 1–1 0–2 2–0 1–3 2–2 2–2 1–3 1–3 2–0 2–2 2–2 1–1
Detroit 3–1 3–0 2–2 3–1 2–2 0–2 1–1 — 2–0 1–1 1–3 2–0 0–2 2–2 3–1 0–2 2–1 1–3 2–2 2–2 0–2 1–1 0–2 1–1 2–0 2–2 0–2 2–0 2–2
Golden State 2–0 1–1 0–2 2–0 1–1 0–4 2–2 0–2 — 1–3 0–2 1–3 0–4 1–1 1–1 1–3 0–2 0–2 1–1 0–2 0–4 0–4 1–3 0–4 0–4 0–2 0–4 3–1 1–1
Houston 1–1 1–1 1–1 2–0 1–1 3–1 2–2 1–1 3–1 — 0–2 4–0 2–2 1–1 0–2 0–4 1–1 0–2 0–2 1–1 2–2 2–2 1–3 0–4 1–3 0–2 1–3 2–2 1–1
Indiana 3–1 3–1 2–2 3–1 4–0 1–1 2–0 3–1 2–0 2–0 — 1–1 1–1 2–2 2–2 1–1 3–1 2–2 2–1 2–2 1–1 2–0 1–1 1–1 1–1 3–1 2–0 2–0 2–1
L.A. Clippers 1–1 1–1 0–2 0–2 0–2 0–4 1–3 0–2 3–1 0–4 1–1 — 0–4 0–2 0–2 1–3 1–1 1–1 0–2 1–1 0–4 0–4 1–3 0–4 1–3 0–2 0–4 1–3 1–1
L.A. Lakers 2–0 2–0 2–0 2–0 2–0 3–1 3–1 2–0 4–0 2–2 1–1 4–0 — 2–0 2–0 4–0 2–0 2–0 2–0 2–0 4–0 2–2 3–1 1–3 3–1 1–1 3–1 4–0 1–1
Miami 2–2 3–1 2–2 2–2 3–0 2–0 2–0 2–2 1–1 1–1 2–2 2–0 0–2 — 2–2 2–0 2–2 3–1 3–1 3–1 1–1 1–1 2–0 1–1 1–1 1–2 1–1 1–1 4–0
Milwaukee 4–0 2–1 1–3 3–1 3–1 2–0 0–2 1–3 1–1 2–0 2–2 2–0 0–2 2–2 — 0–2 1–3 0–4 4–0 0–3 1–1 0–2 1–1 2–0 1–1 2–2 1–1 1–1 3–1
Minnesota 1–1 2–0 0–2 2–0 2–0 2–2 2–2 2–0 3–1 4–0 1–1 3–1 0–4 0–2 2–0 — 1–1 1–1 1–1 1–1 1–3 2–2 3–1 3–1 2–2 2–0 3–1 4–0 0–2
New Jersey 1–3 1–3 1–2 1–2 2–2 2–0 1–1 1–2 2–0 1–1 1–3 1–1 0–2 2–2 3–1 1–1 — 1–3 3–2 1–3 0–2 1–1 1–1 0–2 0–2 2–2 0–2 0–2 1–3
New York 1–2 2–2 3–1 3–0 1–3 2–0 1–1 3–1 2–0 2–0 2–2 1–1 0–2 1–3 4–0 1–1 3–1 — 3–1 3–1 1–1 2–0 1–1 1–1 2–0 1–3 0–2 2–0 2–2
Orlando 3–0 2–2 2–2 4–0 1–2 1–1 2–0 2–2 1–1 2–0 1–2 2–0 0–2 1–3 0–4 1–1 2–3 1–3 — 2–2 0–2 0–2 0–2 1–1 1–1 2–2 1–1 2–0 4–0
Philadelphia 4–0 3–1 1–3 4–0 4–0 2–0 0–2 2–2 2–0 1–1 2–2 1–1 0–2 1–3 3–0 1–1 3–1 1–3 2–2 — 0–2 0–2 1–1 0–2 2–0 3–0 1–1 2–0 3–1
Phoenix 2–0 1–1 1–1 2–0 2–0 1–3 3–1 2–0 4–0 2–2 1–1 4–0 0–4 1–1 1–1 3–1 2–0 1–1 2–0 2–0 — 1–3 4–0 2–2 2–2 1–1 0–4 4–0 2–0
Portland 2–0 2–0 2–0 2–0 1–1 2–2 2–2 1–1 4–0 2–2 0–2 4–0 2–2 1–1 2–0 2–2 1–1 0–2 2–0 2–0 3–1 — 4–0 3–1 4–0 1–1 3–1 3–1 2–0
Sacramento 0–2 1–1 2–0 2–0 2–0 3–1 2–2 2–0 3–1 3–1 1–1 3–1 1–3 0–2 1–1 1–3 1–1 1–1 2–0 1–1 0–4 0–4 — 3–1 2–2 1–1 1–3 3–1 2–0
San Antonio 2–0 2–0 2–0 2–0 1–1 2–2 3–1 1–1 4–0 4–0 1–1 4–0 3–1 1–1 0–2 1–3 2–0 1–1 1–1 2–0 2–2 1–3 1–3 — 2–2 1–1 2–2 4–0 1–1
Seattle 1–1 1–1 1–1 1–1 2–0 3–1 3–1 0–2 4–0 3–1 1–1 3–1 1–3 1–1 1–1 2–2 2–0 0–2 1–1 0–2 2–2 0–4 2–2 2–2 — 0–2 2–2 4–0 2–0
Toronto 2–2 2–2 1–3 4–0 4–0 1–1 0–2 2–2 2–0 2–0 1–3 2–0 1–1 2–1 2–2 0–2 2–2 3–1 2–2 0–3 1–1 1–1 1–1 1–1 2–0 — 1–1 1–1 2–2
Utah 2–0 1–1 2–0 2–0 2–0 3–1 2–2 2–0 4–0 3–1 0–2 4–0 1–3 1–1 1–1 1–3 2–0 2–0 1–1 1–1 4–0 1–3 3–1 2–2 2–2 1–1 — 3–1 2–0
Vancouver 1–1 1–1 0–2 2–0 0–2 1–3 2–2 0–2 1–3 2–2 0–2 3–1 0–4 1–1 1–1 0–4 2–0 0–2 0–2 0–2 0–4 1–3 1–3 0–4 0–4 1–1 1–3 — 1–1
Washington 3–1 1–3 0–3 2–2 1–3 1–1 1–1 2–2 1–1 1–1 1–2 1–1 1–1 0–4 1–3 2–0 3–1 2–2 0–4 1–3 0–2 0–2 0–2 1–1 0–2 2–2 0–2 1–1 —

Player statistics[]

Regular season[]

Player GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
Elton Brand 81 80 37.0 .482 .000 .685 10.0 1.9 0.8 1.6 20.1
Toni Kukoč 24 23 36.2 .381 .231 .761 5.4 5.2 1.8 0.8 18.0
Ron Artest 72 62 31.1 .407 .314 .674 4.3 2.8 1.7 0.5 12.0
Chris Carr 50 2 21.8 .400 .333 .858 3.2 1.6 0.6 0.3 9.8
Rusty LaRue 4 1 32.3 .349 .143 .714 3.5 2.7 1.3 0.1 9.3
Fred Hoiberg 31 11 27.3 .387 .340 .908 3.5 2.7 1.3 0.1 9.0
Hersey Hawkins 61 49 26.6 .424 .390 .899 2.9 2.2 1.2 0.2 7.9
Corey Benjamin 48 10 18.0 .414 .340 .598 1.8 1.1 0.6 0.5 7.7
Dedric Willoughby 25 1 20.3 .341 .296 .765 2.0 2.6 0.9 0.1 7.6
John Starks 4 0 20.5 .324 .300 1.000 2.5 2.8 1.3 0.3 7.5
B. J. Armstrong 27 18 21.6 .446 .448 .880 1.7 2.9 0.3 0.0 7.4
Kornél Dávid 26 5 17.0 .426 .000 .808 2.8 0.6 0.5 0.1 6.5
Randy Brown 59 55 27.5 .361 .500 .738 2.4 3.4 1.0 0.3 6.4
Matt Maloney 51 12 23.0 .358 .356 .822 1.3 2.7 0.6 0.1 6.4
Chris Anstey 73 11 13.8 .442 .167 .789 3.8 0.9 0.4 0.3 6.0
Dickey Simpkins 69 48 23.9 .405 .000 .542 5.4 1.4 0.3 0.3 4.2
Khalid Reeves 3 0 16.0 .250 .000 1.000 1.3 4.3 0.7 0.0 3.7
Will Perdue 67 15 15.1 .351 .000 .476 3.9 1.0 0.2 0.6 3.5
Michael Ruffin 71 6 13.7 .420 .000 .489 3.5 0.6 0.4 0.4 2.2
Lari Kenter 6 0 6.8 .400 .000 1.000 1.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 1.7

Awards and records[]

Transactions[]

Free agents[]

Additions
Player Date signed Former team
Ron Artest July 15 St. John's (16th pick)
Elton Brand July 26 Duke (1st overall pick)
Michael Ruffin August 24 Tulsa (32nd overall pick)
Will Perdue August 25 San Antonio Spurs
Cory Carr Texas Tech (selected 49th in 1998)
unknown
Lari Ketner Massachusetts Amherst (49th overall pick)

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References[]

  1. ^ "1999-00 Chicago Bulls Roster and Stats".
  2. ^ "Grizzlies Take Terps' Francis With No. 2 Pick". Washington Post. July 1, 1999. Retrieved July 24, 2021.
  3. ^ a b "1999–2000 Chicago Bulls Schedule and Results". Basketball-Reference. Retrieved July 15, 2021.
  4. ^ "BASKETBALL; 76ers Acquire Kukoc in 3-Team Trade". New York Times. February 17, 2000. Retrieved August 12, 2021.
  5. ^ "Brand, Francis Share Rookie-of-Year Award". Los Angeles Times. May 12, 2000. Retrieved July 28, 2017.
  6. ^ "1999–2000 Chicago Bulls Roster and Stats". Basketball-Reference. Retrieved July 15, 2021.
  7. ^ "1999–2000 Chicago Bulls Transactions". Basketball-Reference. Retrieved July 25, 2021.

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