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2000–01 Cleveland Cavaliers season
NBA professional basketball team season
NBA professional basketball team season
The 2000–01 Cleveland Cavaliers season was the 31st season for the Cleveland Cavaliers in the National Basketball Association. The Cavaliers received the eighth overall pick in the 2000 NBA draft, and selected shooting guard Jamal Crawford from the University of Michigan, but soon traded him to the Chicago Bulls in exchange for rookie center, and top draft pick Chris Mihm from the University of Texas at Austin. During the off-season, the team acquired Chris Gatling and Clarence Weatherspoon from the Miami Heat in a three-team trade, Matt Harpring from the Orlando Magic, and Robert Traylor from the Milwaukee Bucks, while signing free agent Bimbo Coles.
The Cavaliers got off to a strong start winning nine of their first twelve games of the regular season, on their way to a solid 15–7 start. In January, the team traded Brevin Knight to the Atlanta Hawks in exchange for former Ohio State University star Jim Jackson. However, the Cavaliers would struggle and lose 23 of their next 28 games, including a ten-game losing streak between January and February, holding a 20–27 record at the All-Star break, and finishing in sixth place in the Central Division with a disappointing 30–52 record.
Second-year star Andre Miller led the team with 15.8 points, 8.0 assists and 1.5 steals per game, while Lamond Murray averaged 12.8 points per game, and Weatherspoon provided the team with 11.3 points, 9.7 rebounds and 1.3 blocks per game. In addition, Zydrunas Ilgauskas averaged 11.7 points, 6.7 rebounds and 1.5 blocks per game, but only played just 24 games due to continuing foot injuries, while Gatling provided with 11.4 points and 5.3 rebounds per game off the bench, Harpring contributed 11.1 points per game, and Mihm averaged 7.6 points and 4.7 rebounds per game, and was named to the NBA All-Rookie Second Team.
During the NBA All-Star weekend at the MCI Center in Washington, D.C., Miller was selected for the NBA Rookie Challenge Game, as a member of the Sophomores team, while second-year guard Trajan Langdon participated in the NBA 2Ball Competition, along with Eva Nemcova of the WNBA's Cleveland Rockers. The Cavaliers finished 16th in the NBA in home-game attendance, with an attendance of 650,775 at the Gund Arena during the regular season.
Following the season, Randy Wittman was fired as head coach, while Gatling was traded back to the Miami Heat, Jackson signed as a free agent with the Heat during the next season, Weatherspoon signed with the New York Knicks, and Harpring was traded along with Traylor to the Philadelphia 76ers, who then sent Traylor to the Charlotte Hornets.
Offseason
Free agents
Trades
Draft picks
Main article: 2000 NBA draft
| Round | Pick | Player | Position | Nationality | School/Club team |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 8 | Jamal Crawford | Guard | Michigan |
- Crawford traded on draft day to Chicago for #7 pick Chris Mihm. Chicago traded the rights to C Chris Mihm to Cleveland for the rights to G Jamal Crawford and cash.
- 2nd round pick (#37) traded to Denver in Greg Graham deal. Sent to Miami in Mark Strickland deal. Used to draft Eddie House.
Roster
- Randy Wittman
- Bob Ociepka
- Keith Smart
- Mike Woodson
Regular season
Standings
Game log
October
Record: 1-0; Home: 0-0; Road: 1–0
| 1 | October 31, 2000 | **Cleveland** | 86-82 W | New Jersey | Continental Airlines Arena 14,505 | 1–0 |
|---|
November
Record: 8-5; Home: 6-1; Road: 2–4
| 14 | November 28, 2000 | Boston | 72-87 L | **Cleveland** | Gund Arena 14,879 | 9–5 |
|---|
December
Record: 7-7; Home: 4-2; Road: 3–5
| 28 | December 29, 2000 | **Cleveland** | 97-85 W | Atlanta | Philips Arena 11,680 | 16–12 |
|---|
January
Record: 4-11; Home: 3-4; Road: 1–7
| 43 | January 30, 2001 | L.A. Lakers | 96-102 L | **Cleveland** | Gund Arena 20,053 | 20–23 |
|---|
February
Record: 2–10; Home: 1–6; Road: 1–4
| 47 | February 7, 2001 | San Antonio | 89-107 L | **Cleveland** | Gund Arena 13,324 | 20–27 |
|---|
March
Record:; Home:; Road:
April
Record:; Home:; Road:
Player stats
Regular season
| Player | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Andre Miller | 82 | 82 | 34.7 | 45.2 | 26.6 | 83.3 | 4.4 | 8.0 | 1.5 | 0.3 | 15.8 |
| Lamond Murray | 78 | 46 | 28.5 | 42.3 | 37.0 | 73.5 | 4.4 | 1.6 | 1.1 | 0.3 | 12.8 |
| Zydrunas Ilgauskas | 24 | 24 | 25.7 | 48.7 | 0.0 | 67.9 | 6.7 | 0.8 | 0.6 | 1.5 | 11.7 |
| Chris Gatling | 74 | 6 | 22.6 | 44.9 | 30.4 | 68.4 | 5.3 | 0.8 | 0.7 | 0.4 | 11.4 |
| Clarence Weatherspoon | 82 | 82 | 33.8 | 50.1 | 0.0 | 79.0 | 9.7 | 1.3 | 1.0 | 1.3 | 11.3 |
| Matt Harpring | 56 | 55 | 28.8 | 45.4 | 25.0 | 81.2 | 4.3 | 1.8 | 0.8 | 0.3 | 11.1 |
| Jim Jackson | 39 | 26 | 29.2 | 39.0 | 23.8 | 78.6 | 3.7 | 2.9 | 0.9 | 0.2 | 10.3 |
| Chris Mihm | 59 | 43 | 19.8 | 44.2 | 0.0 | 79.4 | 4.7 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.9 | 7.6 |
| Wesley Person | 44 | 22 | 21.8 | 43.8 | 40.5 | 80.0 | 3.0 | 1.5 | 0.6 | 0.3 | 7.1 |
| Trajan Langdon | 65 | 5 | 17.2 | 43.1 | 41.1 | 89.5 | 1.4 | 1.2 | 0.6 | 0.1 | 6.0 |
| Robert Traylor | 70 | 7 | 17.3 | 49.7 | 0.0 | 56.7 | 4.3 | 0.9 | 0.7 | 1.1 | 5.7 |
| Bimbo Coles | 47 | 0 | 17.1 | 38.1 | 12.5 | 85.7 | 1.0 | 2.9 | 0.6 | 0.1 | 4.9 |
| Cedric Henderson | 55 | 10 | 17.5 | 38.9 | 12.5 | 65.2 | 1.6 | 1.4 | 0.5 | 0.4 | 4.3 |
| Chucky Brown | 20 | 2 | 13.3 | 41.3 | 0.0 | 66.7 | 1.8 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 3.9 |
| Anthony Johnson | 28 | 0 | 8.3 | 33.3 | 50.0 | 68.8 | 0.8 | 1.6 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 2.4 |
| J.R. Reid | 6 | 0 | 6.5 | 40.0 | 0.0 | 75.0 | 1.3 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 1.7 |
| Brevin Knight | 6 | 0 | 15.5 | 13.3 | 0.0 | 83.3 | 1.2 | 4.2 | 1.0 | 0.2 | 1.5 |
| Etdrick Bohannon | 6 | 0 | 3.2 | 50.0 | 0.0 | 100.0 | 1.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.3 | 1.3 |
| Michael Hawkins | 10 | 0 | 7.6 | 33.3 | 50.0 | 0.0 | 0.5 | 1.3 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.8 |
| Larry Robinson | 1 | 0 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Player statistics citation:
Awards and records
Awards
Records
Milestones
All-Star
Transactions
Trades
Free agents
Development League
References
References
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- (December 26, 2000). "Ilgauskas Sidelined Again by Foot Problem". United Press International.
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- Liao, Henry. (January 15, 2001). "Rookies Game Lineup Known". Philippine Daily Inquirer.
- "2001 NBA Rising Stars: Sophomores 121, Rookies 113". Basketball-Reference.
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- Bender, Patricia. "2001 All-Star Weekend - at Washington: February 9-11". Eskimo.com.
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- (October 27, 2001). "Heat Gets Gatling in a 3-Team Deal Again". Tampa Bay Times.
- (October 26, 2001). "Gatling Becomes Part of Three-Team Trade". United Press International.
- (December 3, 2001). "Jim Jackson Joins Reeling Miami". United Press International.
- Winderman, Ira. (December 15, 2001). "Nets Cruise as Heat Crumbles". Sun Sentinel.
- Broussard, Chris. (July 15, 2001). "PRO BASKETBALL; By Adding Weatherspoon, the Knicks Are Near a Wrap". The New York Times.
- (July 20, 2001). "Knicks Sign Clarence Weatherspoon". United Press International.
- (August 3, 2001). "Sixers, Cavs Complete 5-Player Trade". ESPN.
- (August 4, 2001). "N.B.A.: ROUNDUP; Tyrone Hill Returns to the Cavs". The New York Times.
- (August 4, 2001). "76ers Deal Away Hill, But Acquire Moiso". Los Angeles Times.
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