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2000–01 Denver Nuggets season

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The 2000–01 Denver Nuggets season was the 25th season for the Denver Nuggets in the National Basketball Association, and their 34th season as a franchise. During the off-season, the Nuggets acquired Calbert Cheaney, and former Nuggets guard Robert Pack from the Boston Celtics, and acquired Voshon Lenard from the Miami Heat, acquired Tracy Murray from the Washington Wizards, and re-signed free agent and former Nuggets guard Anthony Goldwire. However, Cheaney only played just nine games due to a strained left hamstring, and Tariq Abdul-Wahad only played just 29 games due to weight problems. At mid-season, the Nuggets traded Murray along with Keon Clark to the Toronto Raptors in exchange for Kevin Willis.

The Nuggets got off to a 10–8 start to the regular season, then lost five straight games, but then won 14 of their next 17 games, and were a playoff contender posting a record of 26–18 as of January 27, 2001. The team held a 27–24 record at the All-Star break. However, the Nuggets lost 24 of their final 38 games of the season, as they missed the NBA playoffs for the sixth consecutive year, finishing in sixth place in the Midwest Division with a 40–42 record.

Antonio McDyess averaged 20.8 points, 12.1 rebounds and 1.5 blocks per game, while Nick Van Exel averaged 17.7 points and 8.5 assists per game, and also contributed 135 three-point field goals, and Raef LaFrentz provided the team with 12.9 points, 7.8 rebounds and 2.6 blocks per game. In addition, Lenard contributed 12.2 points per game, and led the Nuggets with 147 three-point field goals, while sixth man George McCloud contributed 9.6 points per game off the bench, second-year forward James Posey provided with 8.1 points and 5.3 rebounds per game, and Pack contributed 6.5 points and 4.0 assists per game.

During the NBA All-Star weekend at the MCI Center in Washington, D.C., McDyess was selected for the 2001 NBA All-Star Game, as a member of the Western Conference All-Star team; it was his first and only All-Star appearance. The Nuggets finished 20th in the NBA in home-game attendance, with an attendance of 619,300 at the Pepsi Center during the regular season.

Following the season, Willis was traded to the Milwaukee Bucks, who then sent him back to the Houston Rockets, and Pack and Goldwire were both released to free agency.

Draft picks

Main article: 2000 NBA draft

RoundPickPlayerPositionNationalitySchool/Club team
126Mamadou N'diayeCAuburn
253Dan McClintockCNorthern Arizona

Roster

  • Dan Issel
  • Louie Dampier
  • Mike Evans
  • Kim Hughes
  • John Lucas
  • Jim Gillen

Regular season

Season standings

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

Game log

Player statistics

Regular season

PlayerGPGSMPGFG%3FG%FT%RPGAPGSPGBPGPPG
Antonio McDyess707036.5.495.70012.12.10.61.520.8
Nick Van Exel717037.9.414.377.8193.48.50.90.317.7
Raef LaFrentz787431.5.477.367.6987.81.40.52.612.9
Voshon Lenard805829.1.397.385.7972.92.40.80.212.2
George McCloud76826.4.382.329.8402.93.70.70.49.6
Kevin Willis431324.6.428.250.7887.20.70.90.79.6
James Posey828227.5.412.300.8165.32.01.10.58.1
Keon Clark35321.5.412.6005.31.00.51.36.5
Robert Pack741117.0.425.387.7661.94.00.90.06.5
Mark Strickland46211.2.443.000.6272.60.40.30.44.4
Anthony Goldwire20010.1.375.265.7650.61.70.50.04.1
Tariq Abdul-Wahad291214.5.387.400.5832.00.80.50.43.8
Tracy Murray13010.4.309.304.9001.70.70.30.13.8
Ryan Bowen57012.2.556.364.6142.00.50.60.23.4
Dan McClintock619.7.500.0002.80.20.00.33.0
Calbert Cheaney9517.0.333.5002.21.00.40.22.3
Terry Davis19112.0.480.4092.80.40.10.11.7
Garth Joseph204.0.000.0000.00.00.00.50.0

Player statistics citation:

Awards and records

Transactions

References

References

  1. [https://www.basketball-reference.com/teams/DEN/2001.html 2000-01 Denver Nuggets]
  2. (October 17, 2000). "PLUS: PRO BASKETBALL; Pack Trade to Nuggets Official". The New York Times.
  3. (October 17, 2000). "Celtics, Nuggets Complete Four-Player Trade". Los Angeles Times.
  4. Gardner, Kris. (October 29, 2000). "Pack Returns to Nuggets". The Houston Roundball Review.
  5. (June 28, 2000). "Around the NBA". Los Angeles Times.
  6. Winderman, Ira. (June 28, 2000). "Heat Deals Lenard, Strickland". Sun Sentinel.
  7. (June 28, 2000). "Heat Get Gatling". Orlando Sentinel.
  8. Wyche, Steve. (September 26, 2000). "Wizards Trade Murray to Nuggets". The Washington Post.
  9. (September 26, 2000). "Nuggets Get Murray from Wizards". United Press International.
  10. Wise, Mike. (October 30, 2000). "PRO BASKETBALL; West Side Story, the Sequel". The New York Times.
  11. (December 21, 2000). "NBA UPDATE: Brown Rejoins Sixers Amid Tension". CT Insider.
  12. Spears, Marc J.. (March 25, 2001). "Abdul-Wahad Targets Regaining Lost Weight". Denver Post.
  13. (January 12, 2001). "Nuggets Get Willis from Raptors". CBS News.
  14. (January 13, 2001). "Nuggets, Raptors Swap Six". Los Angeles Times.
  15. (January 13, 2001). "Raptors, Nuggets Pull Off Six-Player Trade". The Albany Herald.
  16. "NBA Games Played on February 8, 2001". Basketball-Reference.
  17. "2000–01 Denver Nuggets Schedule and Results". Basketball-Reference.
  18. "2000–01 Denver Nuggets Roster and Stats". Basketball-Reference.
  19. (February 10, 2001). "West Expected to Flex Muscle in NBA All-Star Game Sunday". ESPN.
  20. (September 13, 2021). "2001 NBA All-Star Recap". NBA.com.
  21. "2001 NBA All-Star Game: East 111, West 110". Basketball-Reference.
  22. "2000–01 NBA Season Summary". Basketball-Reference.
  23. Gardner, Kris. (October 22, 2001). "Rockets Get Kevin Willis". The Houston Roundball Review.
  24. (October 23, 2001). "3-Club Deal Sends Willis to Houston". Deseret News.
  25. (October 23, 2001). "Nuggets Acquire Williams". Associated Press.
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