1999–2000 Cleveland Cavaliers season

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1999–2000 Cleveland Cavaliers season
Head coachRandy Wittman
ArenaGund Arena
Results
Record32–50 (.390)
PlaceDivision: 6th (Central)
Conference: 11th (Eastern)
Playoff finishDid not qualify
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com
Local media
TelevisionFox Sports Net Ohio · WUAB
RadioWTAM
< 1998–99 2000–01 >

The 1999–2000 NBA season was the 30th season of the National Basketball Association in Cleveland, Ohio.[1] The Cavaliers had the eighth pick in the 1999 NBA draft, and selected Andre Miller from the University of Utah.[2] During the off-season, the team acquired Lamond Murray from the Los Angeles Clippers, and signed free agent Mark Bryant. After playing just five games the previous season, Zydrunas Ilgauskas would miss the entire season due to foot injuries.[3] Under new head coach Randy Wittman, the Cavaliers played around .500 with an 11–9 start in their first 20 games, but then continued to struggle losing ten of their next eleven games. The team finished 6th in the Central Division with a 32–50 record.[4]

Shawn Kemp led the team with 17.8 points, 8.8 rebounds and 1.2 blocks per game, while Murray finished second on the team in scoring averaging 15.9 points per game. Bob Sura provided them with 13.8 points per game, while Brevin Knight contributed 9.3 points, 7.0 assists and 1.6 steals per game, and Miller averaged 11.1 points and 5.8 assists per game, and made the NBA All-Rookie First Team.[5] The Cavaliers also finished the season with the highest amount of defensive 3-second violations, a record that still stands today. Following the season, Kemp was traded to the Portland Trail Blazers,[6] Sura was traded to the Golden State Warriors, Andrew DeClercq was dealt to the Orlando Magic, Bryant was released to free agency, and Danny Ferry signed as a free agent with the San Antonio Spurs.

For the season, the Cavaliers changed their uniforms which would last until 2003.

Offseason[]

Draft picks[]

Main article: 1999 NBA draft
Round Pick Player Position Nationality School/Club Team
1 8* Andre Miller Guard  United States Utah
1 11 Trajan Langdon Guard  United States Duke
2 39 AJ Bramlett Center  United States Arizona

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*1st round pick acquired from Boston in Vitaly Potapenko deal.[8]

Roster[]

1999–2000 Cleveland Cavaliers roster
Players Coaches
Pos. No. Name Height Weight DOB (YYYY-MM-DD) From
PG 5 Boykins, Earl 5 ft 5 in (1.65 m) 133 lb (60 kg) 1976-06-02 Eastern Michigan
PF 2 Bryant, Mark 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 245 lb (111 kg) 1965-04-25 Seton Hall
C 55 DeClercq, Andrew 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 255 lb (116 kg) 1973-02-01 Florida
PF 35 Ferry, Danny 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 230 lb (104 kg) 1966-10-17 Duke
SF 45 Henderson, Cedric 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 215 lb (98 kg) 1975-03-11 Memphis
C 11 Ilgauskas, Zydrunas Injured (IN) 7 ft 3 in (2.21 m) 238 lb (108 kg) 1975-06-05 Lithuania
F/C 4 Kemp, Shawn (C) 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 230 lb (104 kg) 1969-11-26 Trinity Valley CC
PF 0 Ketner, Lari 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 277 lb (126 kg) 1977-02-01 Massachusetts
PG 12 Knight, Brevin 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 170 lb (77 kg) 1975-11-08 Stanford
SG 21 Langdon, Trajan Injured 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 210 lb (95 kg) 1976-05-13 Duke
PG 24 Miller, Andre 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 200 lb (91 kg) 1976-03-19 Utah
SF 30 Murray, Lamond 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 236 lb (107 kg) 1973-04-20 California
SG 1 Person, Wesley 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 195 lb (88 kg) 1971-03-28 Auburn
PF 10 Stack, Ryan Injured 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 215 lb (98 kg) 1975-07-24 South Carolina
SG 3 Sura, Bob 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 200 lb (91 kg) 1973-03-25 Florida State
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (DP) Unsigned draft pick
  • (FA) Free agent
  • (S) Suspended
  • Injured Injured

Roster
Last transaction: March 13, 2000

Roster Notes[]

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 —

Game log[]

1999–2000 game log
Total: 32–50 (Home: 22–19; Road: 10–31)
November: 7–6 (Home: 6–2; Road: 1–4)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
December: 5–11 (Home: 4–5; Road: 1–6)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
19 December 11, 1999 Atlanta W 127–116 Gund Arena
11,328 		10–9
26 December 23, 1999 @ Atlanta L 90–108 Philips Arena
12,528 		11–15
January: 6–9 (Home: 4–1; Road: 2–8)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
February: 4–8 (Home: 4–3; Road: 0–5)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
47 February 5, 2000 Atlanta L 94–102 Gund Arena
18,595 		19–28
March: 6–9 (Home: 1–5; Road: 5–4)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
April: 4–7 (Home: 3–3; Road: 1–4)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
80 April 16, 2000 @ Atlanta L 101–104 Philips Arena
14,061 		31–49
1999–00 schedule

Player statistics[]

Legend
  GP Games played   GS  Games started  MPG  Minutes per game
 FG%  Field-goal percentage  3P%  3-point field-goal percentage  FT%  Free-throw percentage
 RPG  Rebounds per game  APG  Assists per game  SPG  Steals per game
 BPG  Blocks per game  PPG  Points per game

Regular season[]

Player GP GS MPG FG% 3FG% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
Shawn Kemp 82 82 30.4 41.7 33.3 77.6 8.8 1.7 1.2 1.2 17.8
Lamond Murray 74 72 32.0 45.1 36.7 76.1 5.7 1.8 1.4 0.5 15.9
Bob Sura 73 45 30.4 43.7 36.7 69.7 3.9 3.9 1.2 0.3 13.8
Andre Miller 82 36 25.5 44.9 20.4 77.4 3.4 5.8 1.0 0.2 11.1
Brevin Knight 65 46 27.0 41.2 20.0 76.1 3.0 7.0 1.6 0.3 9.3
Wesley Person 79 38 26.0 42.8 42.4 79.2 3.4 1.8 0.5 0.2 9.2
Danny Ferry 63 3 21.0 49.7 44.0 91.2 3.8 1.1 0.3 0.4 7.3
Andrew DeClercq 82 31 22.3 50.8 0.0 58.8 5.4 0.7 0.8 0.8 6.6
Mark Bryant 75 50 22.8 50.3 0.0 80.9 4.7 0.8 0.4 0.4 5.7
Cedric Henderson 61 7 18.1 39.6 6.7 66.3 2.3 0.9 0.6 0.3 5.4
Earl Boykins 25 0 10.1 47.3 40.0 78.3 1.0 1.8 0.5 0.0 5.3
Trajan Langdon 10 0 14.5 37.5 42.1 100.0 1.5 1.1 0.5 0.0 4.9
Ryan Stack 25 0 7.9 33.3 0.0 66.7 1.8 0.2 0.2 0.4 2.1
Donny Marshall 6 0 6.5 27.3 0.0 83.3 0.2 0.0 0.3 0.0 1.8
Kornel David 6 0 5.2 44.4 0.0 75.0 1.3 0.2 0.7 0.2 1.8
Lari Ketner 16 0 5.7 40.9 0.0 60.0 1.7 0.0 0.2 0.1 1.5
Mark Hendrickson 10 0 4.7 71.4 0.0 100.0 1.1 0.3 0.2 0.1 1.2
A.J. Bramlett 8 0 7.6 19.0 0.0 0.0 2.8 0.0 0.1 0.0 1.0
Benoit Benjamin 3 0 2.7 33.3 0.0 0.0 0.3 0.0 0.0 0.3 0.7
Pete Chilcutt 6 0 5.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 1.5 0.2 0.0 0.0 0.0

Player Statistics Citation:[5]

Awards and records[]

Transactions[]

References[]

  1. ^ 1999-00 Cleveland Cavaliers
  2. ^ "Grizzlies Take Terps' Francis With No. 2 Pick". Washington Post. July 1, 1999. Retrieved July 24, 2021.
  3. ^ "PLUS: PRO BASKETBALL -- CLEVELAND; Ilgauskas Will Miss At Least 8 Weeks". New York Times. October 30, 1999. Retrieved July 28, 2017.
  4. ^ "1999–2000 Cleveland Cavaliers Schedule and Results". Basketball-Reference. Retrieved July 15, 2021.
  5. ^ a b "1999–2000 Cleveland Cavaliers Roster and Stats". Basketball-Reference. Retrieved July 15, 2021.
  6. ^ "PRO BASKETBALL; Trade Sends Grant to Heat". New York Times. August 31, 2000. Retrieved October 15, 2021.
  7. ^ http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/basketball/nba/1999/draft/draftboard/nba_teams/cle/[dead link]
  8. ^ "NBA.com: Vitaly Potapenko Bio". Archived from the original on 2004-12-10. Retrieved 2008-03-07.
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