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2000–01 Seattle SuperSonics season
NBA professional basketball team season
NBA professional basketball team season
- Paul Westphal (fired) (6–9)
- Nate McMillan (38–29)
- KONG
- Fox Sports Net Northwest
The 2000–01 Seattle SuperSonics season was the 34th season for the Seattle SuperSonics in the National Basketball Association. The SuperSonics had the 17th overall pick in the 2000 NBA draft, and selected small forward Desmond Mason out of Oklahoma State University. With the hopes of improving the team in the middle, the SuperSonics acquired All-Star center Patrick Ewing from the New York Knicks in a four-team trade, and signed free agent Pervis Ellison, but released him to free agency after nine games.
However, the SuperSonics would get off to a slow start by losing seven of their first ten games of the regular season. Head coach Paul Westphal was fired after a 6–9 start to the season, and was replaced with former SuperSonics guard Nate McMillan. The SuperSonics played above .500 basketball for the remainder of the season, holding a 28–24 record at the All-Star break, and finishing in fifth place in the Pacific Division with a 44–38 record, but missed the NBA playoffs by finishing in tenth place in the Western Conference.
Gary Payton averaged 23.1 points, 8.1 assists and 1.6 steals per game, contributed 102 three-point field goals, and was named to the All-NBA Third Team, and to the NBA All-Defensive First Team, while Rashard Lewis showed improvement becoming the team's starting small forward, averaging 14.8 points and 6.9 rebounds per game, and also leading the SuperSonics with 123 three-point field goals, and Ruben Patterson averaged 13.0 points per game. In addition, Vin Baker provided the team with 12.2 points and 5.7 rebounds per game, while Ewing provided with 9.6 points, 7.4 rebounds and 1.2 blocks per game, Brent Barry contributed 8.8 points per game and 109 three-point field goals, while shooting .476 in three-point percentage, Shammond Williams provided with 6.8 points and 2.8 assists per game, and Mason contributed 5.9 points per game off the bench, and was named to the NBA All-Rookie Second Team.
During the NBA All-Star weekend at the MCI Center in Washington, D.C., Payton was selected for the 2001 NBA All-Star Game, as a member of the Western Conference All-Star team, while Lewis participated in the NBA Three-Point Shootout, and Mason won the NBA Slam Dunk Contest. The SuperSonics finished 17th in the NBA in home-game attendance, with an attendance of 640,847 at the KeyArena at Seattle Center during the regular season.
This was Ewing's only season with the SuperSonics, as he signed as a free agent with the Orlando Magic the following season. Also following the season, Patterson signed with the Portland Trail Blazers.
Draft picks
Main article: 2000 NBA draft
| Round | Pick | Player | Position | Nationality | College |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 17 | Desmond Mason | SG/SF | United States | Oklahoma State |
| 2 | 42 | Olumide Oyedeji | C | ||
| 2 | 47 | Josip Sesar | SG |
Roster
- Paul Westphal (fired)
- Nate McMillan
- Dwane Casey
- Dwight Daub
- Bob Weiss
Roster Notes
- Power forward Pervis Ellison was waived on December 16, 2000.
- Point guard Shammond Williams holds American and Georgian dual citizenship. He was born in the United States, but he played on the Georgian national team.
Regular season
Standings
Game log
Player statistics
| Player | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 76 | 27 | 28.0 | .422 | .063 | .723 | 5.7 | 1.2 | 0.5 | 1.0 | 12.2 | |
| 67 | 20 | 26.5 | .494 | .476 | .816 | 3.1 | 3.4 | 1.2 | 0.2 | 8.8 | |
| 62 | 39 | 20.8 | .418 | .394 | .818 | 2.5 | 2.2 | 1.0 | 0.2 | 5.8 | |
| 9 | 0 | 4.4 | .286 | – | 1.000 | 1.3 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.2 | 0.7 | |
| 79 | 79 | 26.7 | .430 | .000 | .685 | 7.4 | 1.2 | 0.7 | 1.2 | 9.6 | |
| 78 | 78 | 34.9 | .480 | .432 | .826 | 6.9 | 1.6 | 1.2 | 0.6 | 14.8 | |
| 78 | 14 | 19.5 | .431 | .269 | .736 | 3.2 | 0.8 | 0.5 | 0.3 | 5.9 | |
| 70 | 44 | 16.3 | .523 | – | .441 | 3.6 | 0.8 | 0.3 | 0.7 | 4.5 | |
| 30 | 1 | 7.4 | .486 | – | .750 | 2.2 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 1.5 | |
| 76 | 22 | 27.1 | .494 | .056 | .681 | 5.0 | 2.1 | 1.4 | 0.6 | 13.0 | |
| 79 | 79 | 41.1 | .456 | .375 | .766 | 4.6 | 8.1 | 1.6 | 0.3 | 23.1 | |
| 69 | 6 | 17.9 | .438 | .459 | .875 | 1.9 | 2.8 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 6.8 | |
| 1 | 0 | 9.0 | 1.000 | – | – | 0.0 | 2.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 6.0 | |
| 34 | 1 | 9.0 | .316 | .000 | .735 | 1.4 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.5 | 2.2 |
Player statistics citation:
Awards and records
Awards
- Gary Payton, All-NBA Third Team
- Gary Payton, NBA All-Defensive First Team
- Desmond Mason, NBA All-Rookie Team 2nd Team
Records
Transactions
Trades
Free agents
Additions
Subtractions
References
References
- [https://www.basketball-reference.com/teams/SEA/2001.html 2000–01 Seattle SuperSonics]
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- Heisler, Mark. (September 21, 2000). "Lakers Move Forward". Los Angeles Times.
- Wyche, Steve. (September 21, 2000). "Done Deal: Ewing Goes to Seattle". The Washington Post.
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- Heisler, Mark. (December 3, 2000). "A Quick Fall in Seattle for Westphal". Los Angeles Times.
- "NBA Games Played on February 8, 2001". Basketball-Reference.
- "2000–01 Seattle SuperSonics Schedule and Results". Basketball-Reference.
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- (July 30, 2001). "Blazers Sign Ruben Patterson". United Press International.
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