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1999–2000 Washington Wizards season

NBA professional basketball team season

NBA professional basketball team season

  • Gar Heard (fired)
  • Darrell Walker

The 1999–2000 Washington Wizards season was the 39th season for the Washington Wizards in the National Basketball Association, and their 27th season in Washington, D.C.. The Wizards received the seventh overall pick in the 1999 NBA draft, and selected shooting guard Richard Hamilton from the University of Connecticut. During the off-season, the team acquired Isaac Austin from the Orlando Magic, signed free agents Aaron Williams and Michael Smith, and hired Gar Heard as their new head coach. The biggest news would involve the front office as retired All-Star guard, and former Chicago Bulls legend Michael Jordan joined the Wizards as the team's vice president in January.

After winning their first game of the regular season, the Wizards continued to struggle posting a 7-game losing streak. With a 14–30 record at mid-season, Heard was fired as head coach, and was replaced with Darrell Walker, and the team signed free agent Don Reid, who was previously released by the Detroit Pistons. Despite posting a solid 10–7 record in March, the Wizards finished in last place in the Atlantic Division with a 29–53 record.

Mitch Richmond led the team with 17.4 points and 1.5 steals per game, while Juwan Howard averaged 14.9 points and 5.7 rebounds per game, and Rod Strickland provided the team with 12.6 points, 7.5 assists and 1.4 steals per game. In addition, off the bench, sixth man Tracy Murray contributed 10.2 points per game, and led the Wizards with 113 three-point field goals, while Hamilton contributed 9.0 points per game, and Chris Whitney provided with 7.8 points and 3.8 assists per game. On the defensive side, second-year center Jahidi White averaged 7.1 points and 6.9 rebounds per game, while Williams provided with 7.6 points and 5.0 rebounds per game off the bench, and Smith contributed 6.3 points and led the team with 7.2 rebounds per game, but only played just 46 games due to an elbow injury.

During the NBA All-Star weekend at The Arena in Oakland in Oakland, California, Hamilton participated in the NBA 2Ball Competition, along with Chamique Holdsclaw of the WNBA's Washington Mystics. The Wizards finished 21st in the NBA in home-game attendance, with an attendance of 616,593 at the MCI Center during the regular season.

Following the season, Austin was traded to the Vancouver Grizzlies, while Murray was traded to the Denver Nuggets, Williams signed as a free agent with the New Jersey Nets, Reid signed with the Orlando Magic, and Walker was fired as head coach.

Offseason

Draft picks

Main article: 1999 NBA draft

RoundPickPlayerPositionNationalityCollege
17Richard HamiltonSGConnecticut
235Calvin BoothCPenn State

Roster

  • Gar Heard (fired)
  • Darrell Walker
  • Butch Beard
  • Mike Bratz
  • Tree Rollins

Regular season

Season standings

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

Game log

Player statistics

Regular season

PlayerGPGSMPGFG%3P%FT%RPGAPGSPGBPGPPG
592319.9.429.250.6864.81.3.3.66.7
11013.0.348.7142.9.6.31.33.8
711219.3.420.364.7741.81.5.4.19.0
828235.5.459.000.7355.73.0.8.314.9
3606.8.321.000.5381.1.9.3.11.1
622817.1.502.7424.0.8.5.25.3
80822.9.433.430.8513.4.9.6.310.2
3316.8.356.176.400.8.8.2.11.5
†17019.6.564.7504.5.61.11.16.4
746932.4.426.386.8762.92.51.5.217.4
464624.9.563.000.7237.21.2.6.56.3
696731.7.429.048.7023.87.51.4.312.6
805919.2.507.5366.9.2.41.07.1
821519.8.417.376.8481.63.8.7.17.8
81019.1.522.000.7265.0.7.51.17.6
809.5.7783.1.1.4.81.8
  • † Denotes player spent time with another team in the season. Stats reflect time with the Wizards only.

Player statistics citation:

References

References

  1. [https://www.basketball-reference.com/teams/WAS/2000.html 1999-2000 Washington Wizards]
  2. Wise, Mike. (July 1, 1999). "PRO BASKETBALL; Safety First: The Bulls Make Brand the Top Pick". The New York Times.
  3. Heisler, Mark. (July 1, 1999). "Dukies Are Way Up". Los Angeles Times.
  4. "1999 NBA Draft". Basketball-Reference.
  5. (August 12, 1999). "PLUS: N.B.A. -- ORLANDO; Austin Traded to the Wizards". The New York Times.
  6. Wyche, Steve. (August 12, 1999). "Wizards Trade Wallace, 3 Others to Magic for Austin". The Washington Post.
  7. (August 12, 1999). "Magic Continue Overhaul by Trading Austin to Wizards; Pippen Reportedly Asks to Be Traded to the Lakers". Deseret News.
  8. Wise, Mike. (October 31, 1999). "1999–2000 N.B.A. PREVIEW; The West Is Still the Best". The New York Times.
  9. Wyche, Steve. (October 5, 1999). "Wizards, Heard Seeking a Turn for the Better". The Washington Post.
  10. Wyche, Steve. (June 17, 1999). "Wizards See Future Success in Heard". The Washington Post.
  11. Sandomir, Richard. (January 20, 2000). "Jordan Sheds Uniform for Suit as a Wizards Owner". The New York Times.
  12. Wyche, Steve. (January 20, 2000). "Jordan Brings His Game to the Wizards". The Washington Post.
  13. Heisler, Mark. (January 23, 2000). "Wizardry Will Be Required of Jordan". Los Angeles Times.
  14. Wyche, Steve. (February 1, 2000). "For Now, Walker Is in Charge". The Washington Post.
  15. Wyche, Steve. (March 15, 2000). "Reid's Hustle Fails to Inspire Wizards". The Washington Post.
  16. "1999–2000 Washington Wizards Schedule and Results". Basketball-Reference.
  17. "1999–2000 Washington Wizards Roster and Stats". Basketball-Reference.
  18. Wyche, Steve. (February 16, 2000). "Wizards' Smith Set to Rebound". The Washington Post.
  19. (February 12, 2000). "Sports Scoreboard". Times-Union.
  20. Bender, Patricia. "2000 All-Star Weekend - at Golden State". Eskimo.com.
  21. "1999–2000 NBA Season Summary". Basketball-Reference.
  22. Wyche, Steve. (August 23, 2000). "In Trade, Wizards Get 4 for the Price of 1". The Washington Post.
  23. (August 23, 2000). "Rededicated, Eh? Ike Sent to Vancouver". Deseret News.
  24. Wyche, Steve. (September 26, 2000). "Wizards Trade Murray to Nuggets". The Washington Post.
  25. Johnson, K.C.. (September 26, 2000). "Crawford Signs 3-Year Deal with Bulls". Chicago Tribune.
  26. Robbins, Liz. (August 3, 2000). "Nets Meet with Williams". The New York Times.
  27. Povtak, Tim. (August 15, 2000). "Magic Will Add Reid, Fill Roster". Orlando Sentinel.
  28. El-Bashir, Tarik. (July 16, 2000). "It's a Long Day for Walker". The Washington Post.
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