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1999–2000 Seattle SuperSonics season

NBA professional basketball team season

NBA professional basketball team season

(lost to Jazz 2–3)

  • KSTW
  • Fox Sports Net Northwest The 1999–2000 Seattle SuperSonics season was the 33rd season for the Seattle SuperSonics in the National Basketball Association. The SuperSonics received the 13th overall pick in the 1999 NBA draft, and selected shooting guard Corey Maggette out of Duke University, but soon traded him to the Orlando Magic in exchange for Horace Grant. The team also acquired Brent Barry from the Chicago Bulls, and signed free agents Vernon Maxwell, second-year forward Ruben Patterson and three-point specialist Chuck Person.

With the addition of Grant and Barry, the SuperSonics won 9 of their first 11 games of the regular season, posted a 7-game winning streak in January, and held a 31–20 record at the All-Star break. However, the team played below .500 in winning percentage for the remainder of the season, losing five straight home games in March. The SuperSonics finished in fourth place in the Pacific Division with a 45–37 record, earning the seventh seed in the Western Conference, and returning to the NBA playoffs after a one-year absence.

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 was also named to the All-NBA First Team, and to the NBA All-Defensive First Team. In addition, Vin Baker averaged 16.6 points and 7.7 rebounds per game, while Barry contributed 11.8 points and 1.3 steals per game, and also finished second on the team with 164 three-point field goals, Patterson showed improvement averaging 11.6 points and 5.4 rebounds per game, and Grant provided the team with 8.1 points and 7.8 rebounds per game. Off the bench, Maxwell contributed 10.9 points per game, but only played in 47 games due to a knee injury, and second-year forward Rashard Lewis provided with 8.2 points and 4.1 rebounds per game.

During the NBA All-Star weekend at The Arena in Oakland in Oakland, California, Payton was selected for the 2000 NBA All-Star Game, as a member of the Western Conference All-Star team. Payton also finished in sixth place in Most Valuable Player voting, and tied in fifth place in Defensive Player of the Year voting, and Patterson finished tied in sixth place in Most Improved Player voting, while Lewis finished tied in eleventh place.

In the Western Conference First Round of the 2000 NBA playoffs, the SuperSonics faced off against the 2nd–seeded, and Midwest Division champion Utah Jazz, who were led by the trio of All-Star forward Karl Malone, All-Star guard John Stockton, and Bryon Russell. The SuperSonics lost the first two games to the Jazz on the road at the Delta Center, but then won the next two games at home, including a Game 4 win at the KeyArena at Seattle Center, 104–93 to even the series. However, the SuperSonics lost Game 5 to the Jazz at the Delta Center, 96–93, as the team lost the series in five hard-fought games.

The SuperSonics finished 22nd in the NBA in home-game attendance, with an attendance of 615,730 at the KeyArena at Seattle Center during the regular season. Following the season, Grant was traded to the Los Angeles Lakers in a four-team trade after only one season with the SuperSonics, 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 SuperSonics added new dark red alternate road uniforms, which would remain in use until 2001.

Offseason

Draft picks

Main article: 1999 NBA draft

RoundPickPlayerPositionNationalityCollege
113Corey MaggetteSG/SFUnited StatesDuke

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. With the remaining pick, the Sonics selected Duke University's Corey Maggette, regarded by some as the "best pure athlete in the entire draft."

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). They also received two future second-round draft picks (No. 42 in 2000 and No. 42 in 2001) in the deal.

Roster

  • Paul Westphal
  • Dwane Casey
  • Nate McMillan
  • Bob Weiss

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.

With two games left in the season, the Sonics overcame the Sacramento Kings in overtime to secure the 7th seed in the Western Conference. 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.

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

Season standings

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

Playoffs

Main article: 2000 NBA playoffs

|- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 1 | April 22 | @ Utah | L 93–104 | Gary Payton (24) | Gary Payton (11) | Gary Payton (6) | Delta Center 19,911 | 0–1 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 2 | April 24 | @ Utah | L 87–101 | Gary Payton (20) | Vin Baker (7) | Shammond Williams (10) | Delta Center 19,911 | 0–2 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 3 | April 29 | Utah | W 89–78 | Gary Payton (23) | Vin Baker (11) | Gary Payton (10) | KeyArena 16,713 | 1–2 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 4 | May 3 | Utah | W 104–93 | Gary Payton (35) | Gary Payton (10) | Gary Payton (11) | KeyArena 16,631 | 2–2 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 5 | May 5 | @ Utah | L 93–96 | Gary Payton (27) | three players tied (7) | Gary Payton (9) | Delta Center 19,911

2–3

Player statistics

Season

PlayerGPGSMPGFG%3P%FT%RPGAPGSPGBPGPPG
797536.1.455.250.6827.71.90.60.816.6
807434.1.463.411.8094.73.61.30.411.8
1769.8.444.000.5452.40.60.40.23.6
54213.0.364.301.6841.91.30.70.14.0
60512.0.406.200.6431.80.70.20.33.4
767635.4.444.000.7217.82.50.70.88.1
82819.2.486.333.6834.10.90.80.48.2
47021.0.345.300.7301.71.60.80.210.9
58212.9.576.4953.10.40.30.84.3
817425.9.536.444.6925.41.61.20.511.6
828241.8.448.340.7356.58.91.90.224.2
3709.2.301.253.5001.40.60.10.12.8
3016.7.367.000.4721.60.10.30.42.5
805.0.294.286.5000.10.00.40.01.6
43512.0.373.296.6471.21.80.40.05.2

Playoffs

PlayerGPGSMPGFG%3P%FT%RPGAPGSPGBPGPPG
5435.4.400.000.5887.62.01.00.414.0
5331.0.364.400.7142.63.00.60.68.4
2113.0.571.5005.50.50.00.05.0
5013.6.368.4001.0002.20.20.00.23.6
5537.0.407.5006.22.01.61.04.8
5531.4.441.474.8006.20.61.00.615.4
308.7.400.0002.00.70.00.01.3
5016.8.538.000.8673.00.40.60.48.2
5544.2.442.391.7697.67.41.80.225.8
201.0.000.0000.00.00.00.00.0
5219.8.545.636.7272.23.61.60.010.2

Player statistics citation:

Awards and records

  • Gary Payton, All-NBA First Team
  • Gary Payton, NBA All-Defensive First Team

References

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