1999–2000 Seattle SuperSonics season

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1999–2000 Seattle SuperSonics season
Head coachPaul Westphal
General managerWally Walker
Owner(s)Barry Ackerley
ArenaKeyArena
Results
Record45–37 (.549)
PlaceDivision: 4th (Pacific)
Conference: 7th (Western)
Playoff finishFirst Round
(Lost to Jazz 2–3)
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com
Local media
Television
RadioKJR
< 1998–99 2000–01 >

The 1999–2000 NBA season was the 32nd season for the Seattle SuperSonics in the National Basketball Association.[1] The Sonics had the 13th pick in the 1999 NBA draft, and selected Corey Maggette out of Duke University,[2] but soon traded him to the Orlando Magic for Horace Grant.[3] The team also acquired Brent Barry from the Chicago Bulls,[4] and signed free agents Vernon Maxwell, second-year forward Ruben Patterson and three-point specialist Chuck Person.[5] Two years removed from the George Karl-era, the Sonics once again managed to make the playoffs finishing fourth in the Pacific Division with a 45–37 record.[6][7] They took the 2nd-seeded Utah Jazz to a fifth and decisive game in the Western Conference First Round before being eliminated on Utah's home floor.[8][9]

All-Star point guard Gary Payton averaged 24.2 points, 6.5 rebounds, 8.9 assists and 1.9 steals per game, and led the league with 177 three-point field goals. He also earned high individual honors for the season, including All-NBA First Team and NBA All-Defensive First Team selections,[10][11] while being selected for the 2000 NBA All-Star Game.[12] Payton also finished in sixth place in Most Valuable Player voting, and tied in fifth place in Defensive Player of the Year voting.[13] In addition, Vin Baker averaged 16.6 points and 7.7 rebounds per game, while Barry contributed 11.8 points per game, Patterson showed improvement averaging 11.6 points per game, while Grant provided the team with 8.1 points and 7.8 rebounds per game, and second-year forward Rashard Lewis contributed 8.2 points and 4.1 rebounds per game off the bench.[14]

Following the season, Grant was traded to the Los Angeles Lakers after just one season in Seattle,[15] while Maxwell was traded to the New York Knicks, but was released to free agency, and re-signed as a free agent with the Philadelphia 76ers, and Person retired.

For the season, the Sonics added new dark red alternate road uniforms which lasted until 2001.[16]

Offseason[]

Draft picks[]

Main article: 1999 NBA draft
Round Pick Player Position Nationality College
1 13 Corey Maggette[17] SG/SF  United States Duke

The 1999 NBA Draft saw the Seattle SuperSonics with the 13th and 41st overall picks, the latter of which was acquired by the Denver Nuggets.[18] With the remaining pick, the Sonics selected Duke University's Corey Maggette,[19] regarded by some as the "best pure athlete in the entire draft."[20]

On draft night, the Sonics traded Maggette to the Orlando Magic, along with veteran players Billy Owens, Don MacLean, and Dale Ellis. In return, the Sonics received veteran forward Horace Grant, a three-time NBA champion with the Michael Jordan-led Chicago Bulls (1991–1993).[21] They also received two future second-round draft picks (No. 42 in 2000 and No. 42 in 2001) in the deal.

Roster[]

1999–2000 Seattle SuperSonics roster
Players Coaches
Pos. No. Name Height Weight DOB (YYYY-MM-DD) From
F/C 42 Baker, Vin 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 232 lb (105 kg) 1971–11–23 University of Hartford
G/F 31 Barry, Brent 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1971–12–31 Oregon State
F 11 Borrell, Lazaro 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 220 lb (100 kg) 1972–09–20 N/A
G 15 Davis, Emanual Injured 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 195 lb (88 kg) 1968–08–27 Delaware State
F/C 44 Foster, Greg 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 240 lb (109 kg) 1968–10–08 University of Texas at El Paso
F/C 54 Grant, Horace 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 215 lb (98 kg) 1965–07–04 Clemson
F 7 Lewis, Rashard 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 215 lb (98 kg) 1979–08–08 N/A
G 3 Maxwell, Vernon 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 180 lb (82 kg) 1965–09–12 Florida
F/C 34 McCoy, Jelani 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 245 lb (111 kg) 1977–12–06 UCLA
G/F 21 Patterson, Ruben 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 224 lb (102 kg) 1975–07–31 University of Cincinnati
G 20 Payton, Gary 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 180 lb (82 kg) 1968–07–23 Oregon State
F 45 Person, Chuck 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 220 lb (100 kg) 1964–06–27 Auburn
C 5 Stepania, Vladimir Injured 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 236 lb (107 kg) 1976–05–08 N/A
G 24 Vinson, Fred 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 1971–01–28 Georgia Institute of Technology
G 1 Williams, Shammond 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 201 lb (91 kg) 1975–04–05 North Carolina
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (DP) Unsigned draft pick
  • (FA) Free agent
  • (S) Suspended
  • Injured Injured

Roster
Last transaction: February 4, 2000

Regular season[]

Main article: 1999–2000 NBA season

Seattle began the season by winning 9 out of their first 11 games, capping off the run with a win over the Houston Rockets on November 20, 1999. Their strong play continued through the month of January, where a 7-game win streak put them at a season-high 14 games over .500 (27–13). Though the Sonics only managed to win 18 of their final 42 games, their early-season success offset their late-season losses, keeping them safely within the playoff picture.[22]

With two games left in the season, the Sonics overcame the Sacramento Kings in overtime to secure the 7th seed in the Western Conference.[23] This assured that the team would avoid the 1st-seeded Los Angeles Lakers, who finished the season with an NBA-best 67–15, in the first round of the playoffs. Particularly, the seeding eliminated the possibility of unfavorable match-ups with a young Kobe Bryant and season MVP Shaquille O'Neal.[24][25]

The Sonics would lose their final game of the regular season and finish with a 45–37 record.[26]

Season standings[]

Pacific Division
W L PCT GB Home Road Div
y-Los Angeles Lakers 67 15 .817 – 36–5 31–10 20–4
x-Portland Trail Blazers 59 23 .720 8 30–11 29–12 21–3
x-Phoenix Suns 53 29 .646 14 32–9 21–20 15–9
x-Seattle SuperSonics 45 37 .549 22 24–17 21–20 12–12
x-Sacramento Kings 44 38 .537 23 30–11 14–27 9–15
Golden State Warriors 19 63 .232 48 12–29 7–34 2–22
Los Angeles Clippers 15 67 .183 52 10–31 5–36 5–19
# Western Conference
Team W L PCT GB
1 z-Los Angeles Lakers 67 15 .817 –
2 y-Utah Jazz 55 27 .671 12
3 x-Portland Trail Blazers 59 23 .720 8
4 x-San Antonio Spurs 53 29 .646 14
5 x-Phoenix Suns 53 29 .646 14
6 x-Minnesota Timberwolves 50 32 .610 17
7 x-Seattle SuperSonics 45 37 .549 22
8 x-Sacramento Kings 44 38 .537 23
9 Dallas Mavericks 40 42 .488 27
10 Denver Nuggets 35 47 .427 32
11 Houston Rockets 34 48 .415 33
12 Vancouver Grizzlies 22 60 .268 45
13 Golden State Warriors 19 63 .232 48
14 Los Angeles Clippers 15 67 .183 52


z – clinched division title
y – clinched division title
x – clinched playoff spot

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 —

Playoffs[]

Main article: 2000 NBA playoffs
2000 playoff game log
First Round: 2–3 (Home: 2–0; Road: 0–3)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Series
1 April 22 @ Utah L 93–104 Gary Payton (24) Gary Payton (11) Gary Payton (6) Delta Center
19,911 		0–1
2 April 24 @ Utah L 87–101 Gary Payton (20) Vin Baker (7) Shammond Williams (10) Delta Center
19,911 		0–2
3 April 29 Utah W 89–78 Gary Payton (23) Vin Baker (11) Gary Payton (10) KeyArena
16,713 		1–2
4 May 3 Utah W 104–93 Gary Payton (35) Gary Payton (10) Gary Payton (11) KeyArena
16,631 		2–2
5 May 5 @ Utah L 93–96 Gary Payton (27) three players tied (7) Gary Payton (9) Delta Center
19,911 		2–3
2000 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

Season[]

Player GP GS MPG FG% 3FG% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
Vin Baker 79 75 36.1 .455 .250 .682 7.7 1.9 0.6 0.8 16.6
Brent Barry 80 74 34.1 .463 .411 .809 4.7 3.6 1.3 0.4 11.8
Lazaro Borrell 17 6 9.8 .444 .000 .545 2.4 0.6 0.4 0.2 3.6
Emanual Davis 54 2 13.0 .364 .301 .684 1.9 1.3 0.7 0.1 4.0
Greg Foster 60 5 12.0 .406 .200 .643 1.8 0.7 0.2 0.3 3.4
Horace Grant 76 76 35.4 .444 .000 .721 7.8 2.5 0.7 0.8 8.1
Rashard Lewis 82 8 19.2 .486 .333 .683 4.1 0.9 0.8 0.4 8.2
Vernon Maxwell 47 0 21.0 .345 .300 .730 1.7 1.6 0.8 0.2 10.9
Jelani McCoy 58 2 12.9 .576 .495 3.1 0.4 0.3 0.8 4.3
Ruben Patterson 81 74 25.9 .536 .444 .692 5.4 1.6 1.2 0.5 11.6
Gary Payton 82 82 41.8 .448 .340 .735 6.5 8.9 1.9 0.2 24.2
Chuck Person 37 0 9.2 .301 .253 .500 1.4 0.6 0.1 0.1 2.8
Vladimir Stepania 30 1 6.7 .367 .000 .472 1.6 0.1 0.3 0.4 2.5
Fred Vinson 8 0 5.0 .294 .286 .500 0.1 0.0 0.4 0.0 1.6
Shammond Williams 43 5 12.0 .373 .296 .647 1.2 1.8 0.4 0.0 5.2

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Playoffs[]

Player GP GS MPG FG% 3FG% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
Vin Baker 5 4 35.4 .400 .000 .588 7.6 2.0 1.0 0.4 14.0
Brent Barry 5 3 31.0 .364 .400 .714 2.6 3.0 0.6 0.6 8.4
Lazaro Borrell 2 1 13.0 .571 .500 5.5 0.5 0.0 0.0 5.0
Greg Foster 5 0 13.6 .368 .400 1.000 2.2 0.2 0.0 0.2 3.6
Horace Grant 5 5 37.0 .407 .500 6.2 2.0 1.6 1.0 4.8
Rashard Lewis 5 5 31.4 .441 .474 .800 6.2 0.6 1.0 0.6 15.4
Jelani McCoy 3 0 8.7 .400 .000 2.0 0.7 0.0 0.0 1.3
Ruben Patterson 5 0 16.8 .538 .000 .867 3.0 0.4 0.6 0.4 8.2
Gary Payton 5 5 44.2 .442 .391 .769 7.6 7.4 1.8 0.2 25.8
Chuck Person 2 0 1.0 .000 .000 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Shammond Williams 5 2 19.8 .545 .636 .727 2.2 3.6 1.6 0.0 10.2

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Awards and records[]

Transactions[]

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