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1999–2000 Toronto Raptors season

Basketball team season history

Field	Value
team	Toronto Raptors
end_year	2000
wins	45
losses	37
division	Central
division_place	3
conf_place	6
coach	Butch Carter
gm	Glen Grunwald
owners	Maple Leaf Sports & Entertainment
arena	Air Canada Centre
playoffs	[First round](2000-nba-playoffs-bracket)
(lost to [Knicks](1999-2000-new-york-knicks-season) 0–3)
bbr_team	TOR
radio	CJCL

(lost to Knicks 0–3)

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TSN
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CTV

The 1999–2000 Toronto Raptors season was the fifth season for the Toronto Raptors in the National Basketball Association. In the 1999 NBA draft, the Raptors received the fifth overall pick from the Denver Nuggets via trade, and selected small forward, and high school basketball star Jonathan Bender, and also selected center, and Bosnian basketball star Aleksandar Radojević out of Barton Community College with the twelfth overall pick; the team soon traded Bender to the Indiana Pacers in exchange for Antonio Davis, and signed free agents Muggsy Bogues, and three-point specialist Dell Curry during the off-season.

However, Radojević only played just three games with the Raptors due to a left knee injury; Radojević played in the team's season opener at home against the Boston Celtics, and in the team's final two games of the regular season on the road, against the Miami Heat and the Orlando Magic.

In their first full season playing at the Air Canada Centre, the Raptors got off to a 12–6 start to the regular season, but then lost five of their next six games. However, the team got better as the season progressed, winning seven straight games between February and March, and holding a 26–21 record at the All-Star break. At mid-season, the team traded Alvin Williams to the Celtics in exchange for Danny Fortson, but the trade was voided due to Williams failing his physical exam; Williams only played 55 games this season due to knee injuries. The Raptors showed improvement as they finished in third place in the Central Division with a 45–37 record, earned the sixth seed in the Eastern Conference, and qualified for their first ever NBA playoff appearance.

Second-year star Vince Carter averaged 25.7 points, 5.8 rebounds and 1.3 steals per game, and was named to the All-NBA Third Team, while Tracy McGrady averaged 15.4 points, 6.3 rebounds and 1.9 blocks per game, and Doug Christie contributed 12.4 points, 4.4 assists and 1.4 steals per game. In addition, Davis provided the team with 11.5 points, 8.8 rebounds and 1.3 blocks per game, while Charles Oakley provided with 6.8 points, 6.9 rebounds and 1.3 steals per game. Off the bench, Kevin Willis averaged 7.6 points and 6.1 rebounds per game, while Curry contributed 7.6 points per game, Williams provided with 5.3 points and 2.3 assists per game, and Bogues contributed 5.1 points and 3.7 assists per game.

During the NBA All-Star weekend at The Arena in Oakland in Oakland, California, Carter was selected for the 2000 NBA All-Star Game, as a member of the Eastern Conference All-Star team; it was his first ever All-Star appearance. In addition, Carter and McGrady both participated in the NBA Slam Dunk Contest, in which Carter won by scoring 50 on 3 of his 5 dunk attempts. Carter also finished in tenth place in Most Valuable Player voting, while McGrady finished tied in third place in Sixth Man of the Year voting, and also finished in fifth place in Most Improved Player voting, and head coach Butch Carter finished tied in fifth place in Coach of the Year voting.

In the Eastern Conference First Round of the 2000 NBA playoffs, the Raptors faced off against the 3rd–seeded New York Knicks, who were led by All-Star guard Allan Houston, Latrell Sprewell and Patrick Ewing; it was the first ever NBA playoff appearance for both Carter and McGrady. However, the Raptors lost the first two games to the Knicks on the road at Madison Square Garden, and then lost Game 3 at home, 87–80 at the Air Canada Centre, as the team lost the series in a three-game sweep; Carter struggled shooting just .300 in field-goal percentage, averaging 19.3 points per game during the series.

The Raptors finished ninth in the NBA in home-game attendance, with an attendance of 756,496 at the Air Canada Centre during the regular season. Following the season, McGrady was traded to the Orlando Magic after three seasons with the Raptors, while Christie was dealt to the Sacramento Kings, Dee Brown signed as a free agent with the Magic, and Butch Carter was fired as head coach.

Butch Carter was fired on June 13, 2000, after the organization decided they wanted a return of "stability" to the franchise. In his last season as coach of the Raptors, he invited friend and rap star Percy Miller, otherwise known as "Master P", to the pre-season training camp to try out for the team. Carter claimed it was an attempt to deflect media attention away from Vince Carter, but was criticized for trying to draw attention to himself and his friendship with Miller. Carter also released a book where he claimed that his coach at Indiana University, Bobby Knight, had launched into a racist tirade during practice, which Knight denied.

Carter was involved in public feuds with Vince Carter and McGrady, limiting their minutes because he did not want to burn them out in their young careers. Carter also had an off-court feud with his ex-wife. During the opening round of the NBA playoffs against the Knicks, Knicks center and former Raptors player Marcus Camby, who had played under Carter during the second half of the 1997–98 season, made what Carter considered an inflammatory remark about Carter by calling him a "liar", and Carter decided to file a $5-million defamation suit against him for what he said were inaccurate statements. NBA Deputy Commissioner Russ Granik believed it was a frivolous suit and criticized Carter for filing it, which led to Carter dropping the suit.

In his last few weeks as Raptors coach, Butch Carter made attempts to ouster friend Glen Grunwald as General Manager, and was cited as one of the reasons why McGrady decided to leave the team and sign with the Orlando Magic. The Raptors organization, players, and fans all had decided that Carter's off-court issues were too much of a distraction for the team going forward.

For the season, the Raptors changed their uniforms, adding side panels to their jerseys and shorts; the home jerseys would remain in use until 2006, while the road jerseys would last until 2003, where the city name "Toronto" was replaced with the team name "Raptors" on the front of their jerseys.

NBA draft

Main article: 1999 NBA draft

Round	Pick	Player	Position	Nationality	College
1	5	Jonathan Bender (from Denver, traded to Indiana for Antonio Davis)	Forward	United States
1	12	Aleksandar Radojević	Center		Barton County JC (Kansas)

Roster

Butch Carter
Joe Harrington
Brian James
Jim Thomas | access-date = February 9, 2000

Regular season

Standings

Game log

Playoffs

Game log

0–3

Vince Carter

Vince Carter was selected to an All-Star Team for the first time, and showcased his athleticism and dunking abilities in the 2000 NBA Slam Dunk Contest. He won the contest by performing an array of dunks including a 360° windmill, a between the legs, and an "elbow dunk." Though he has not competed in the dunk contest since, Carter has been voted into the Eastern Conference NBA All-Star Team starting lineup several times through fan balloting. As of 2024, Carter's 788 regular season field goals remains the Raptors franchise record.

Player statistics

Regular season

Player	POS	GP	GS	MP	REB	AST	STL	BLK	PTS	MPG	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
	SF	82	82	3,126	476	322	110	92	2,107	38.1	5.8	3.9	1.3	1.1	25.7
	PF	80	80	2,431	540	253	102	45	548	30.4	6.8	3.2	1.3	.6	6.9
	PG	80	5	1,731	135	299	65	4	410	21.6	1.7	3.7	.8	.1	5.1
	C	79	78	2,479	696	105	38	100	910	31.4	8.8	1.3	.5	1.3	11.5
	SF	79	34	2,462	501	263	90	151	1,213	31.2	6.3	3.3	1.1	1.9	15.4
	PF	79	1	1,679	482	49	36	48	604	21.3	6.1	.6	.5	.6	7.6
	SG	73	73	2,264	285	321	102	43	903	31.0	3.9	4.4	1.4	.6	12.4
	SG	67	9	1,095	100	89	32	9	507	16.3	1.5	1.3	.5	.1	7.6
	PG	55	28	779	85	126	34	11	292	14.2	1.5	2.3	.6	.2	5.3
	C	55	6	477	75	9	12	14	114	8.7	1.4	.2	.2	.3	2.1
	C	42	1	389	94	6	5	19	58	9.3	2.2	.1	.1	.5	1.4
	PG	38	12	673	54	86	24	5	264	17.7	1.4	2.3	.6	.1	6.9
†	PG	13	1	102	9	17	9	0	20	7.8	.7	1.3	.7	.0	1.5
†	SF	7	0	32	5	1	4	1	3	4.6	.7	.1	.6	.1	.4
	PF	5	0	12	2	0	1	1	8	2.4	.4	.0	.2	.2	1.6
	C	3	0	24	8	1	2	1	7	8.0	2.7	.3	.7	.3	2.3

† Denotes player spent time with another team in the season. Stats reflect time with the Raptors only.

Playoffs

POS	GP	GS	MP	REB	AST	STL	BLK	PTS	MPG	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
SF	3	3	119	18	19	3	4	58	39.7	6.0	6.3	1.0	1.3	19.3
SF	3	3	111	21	9	3	3	50	37.0	7.0	3.0	1.0	1.0	16.7
PF	3	3	110	23	11	6	1	30	36.7	7.7	3.7	2.0	.3	10.0
C	3	3	105	25	3	1	4	39	35.0	8.3	1.0	.3	1.3	13.0
PG	3	2	87	6	5	4	0	16	29.0	2.0	1.7	1.3	.0	5.3
SG	3	1	61	5	6	4	1	12	20.3	1.7	2.0	1.3	.3	4.0
PF	3	0	76	26	1	2	0	39	25.3	8.7	.3	.7	.0	13.0
SG	3	0	30	2	1	2	0	7	10.0	.7	.3	.7	.0	2.3
PG	3	0	19	2	2	2	0	0	6.3	.7	.7	.7	.0	.0
C	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1.0	.0	.0	.0	.0	.0
PG	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1.0	.0	.0	.0	.0	.0

Award winners

Vince Carter, Slam Dunk Champion
Vince Carter, All-NBA Third Team

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