1999–2000 Washington Wizards season

1999–2000 Washington Wizards season
Head coach
PresidentMichael Jordan
General managerWes Unseld
OwnerAbe Pollin
ArenaMCI Center
Results
Record29–53 (.354)
PlaceDivision: 7th (Atlantic)
Conference: 13th (Eastern)
Playoff finishDid not qualify
Stats at Basketball Reference
Local media
TelevisionHome Team Sports
RadioWTEM

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.[1] The Wizards received the seventh overall pick in the 1999 NBA draft, and selected shooting guard Richard Hamilton from the University of Connecticut.[2][3][4] During the off-season, the team acquired Isaac Austin from the Orlando Magic,[5][6][7] signed free agents Aaron Williams, Michael Smith and second-year forward Gerard King,[8][9] and hired Gar Heard as their new head coach.[10] In January, retired All-Star guard, and former Chicago Bulls legend Michael Jordan joined the Wizards as the team's vice president.[11][12][13]

Under Heard and with the addition of Hamilton, Austin, Williams and Smith, the Wizards continued to struggle posting a seven-game losing streak in November, losing seven of their first eight games of the regular season, and later on holding a 15–34 record at the All-Star break.[14] Heard was fired as head coach after a 14–30 start to the season, and was replaced with Darrell Walker,[15] while the team signed free agent Don Reid, who was previously released by the Detroit Pistons.[16] Despite posting a solid 10–7 record in March, the Wizards finished in last place in the Atlantic Division with a 29–53 record.[17]

Mitch Richmond averaged 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, Smith contributed 6.3 points and 7.2 rebounds per game, but only played just 46 games due to an elbow injury,[18] and King averaged 5.3 points and 4.0 rebounds per game.[19]

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.[20][21] 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.[19][22]

Following the season, Austin was traded to the Vancouver Grizzlies,[23][24] while Murray was traded to the Denver Nuggets,[25][26] Williams signed as a free agent with the New Jersey Nets,[27] Reid signed with the Orlando Magic,[28] and Walker was fired as head coach.[29]

Offseason

Draft picks

Round Pick Player Position Nationality College
17Richard HamiltonSG United StatesConnecticut
235Calvin BoothC United StatesPenn State

Roster

1999–2000 Washington Wizards roster
Players Coaches
Pos. No. Player Height Weight DOB From
C 8 Isaac Austin 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 255 lb (116 kg) 1969–08–18 Arizona State
C 52 Calvin Booth 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 230 lb (104 kg) 1976–05–07 Penn State
G 32 Richard Hamilton 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1978–02–14 Connecticut
F/C 5 Juwan Howard 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 240 lb (109 kg) 1973–02–07 Michigan
F 51 Gerard King 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 230 lb (104 kg) 1972–11–25 Nicholls State
F 35 Tracy Murray 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 225 lb (102 kg) 1971–07–25 UCLA
G/F 3 Laron Profit 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 204 lb (93 kg) 1977–08–05 Maryland
F/C 50 Don Reid 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 250 lb (113 kg) 1973–12–30 Georgetown
G 2 Mitch Richmond 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 215 lb (98 kg) 1965–06–30 Kansas State
F 34 Michael Smith Injured 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 230 lb (104 kg) 1972–03–28 Providence
G 1 Rod Strickland Injured 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 175 lb (79 kg) 1966–07–11 DePaul
C 55 Jahidi White 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 290 lb (132 kg) 1976–02–19 Georgetown
G 12 Chris Whitney 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 168 lb (76 kg) 1971–10–05 Clemson
F/C 44 Aaron Williams 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 220 lb (100 kg) 1971–10–02 Xavier
F 43 Lorenzo Williams Injured 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 200 lb (91 kg) 1969–07–15 Stetson
Head coach
Assistant(s)
Legend
  • (DP) Unsigned draft pick
  • (FA) Free agent
  • (S) Suspended
  • Injured Injured

Roster
Updated: March 13, 2000

Regular season

Season standings

Atlantic Division
 W L PCT GB Home Road Div
y-Miami Heat 5230.634–33–819–2218–6
x-New York Knicks 5032.610233–817–2414–10
x-Philadelphia 76ers 4933.598329–1220–2113–11
Orlando Magic 4141.5001126–1515–2612–13
Boston Celtics 3547.4271726–159–3212–12
New Jersey Nets 3151.3782122–199–329–16
Washington Wizards 2953.3542317–2412–297–17
#
Eastern Conference
Team W L PCT GB
1 c-Indiana Pacers5626.683–
2 y-Miami Heat5230.6344
3 x-New York Knicks5032.6106
4 x-Charlotte Hornets4933.5987
5 x-Philadelphia 76ers4933.5987
6 x-Toronto Raptors4537.54911
7 x-Detroit Pistons4240.51214
8 x-Milwaukee Bucks4240.51214
9 Orlando Magic4141.50015
10 Boston Celtics3547.42721
11 Cleveland Cavaliers3250.39024
12 New Jersey Nets3151.37825
13 Washington Wizards2953.35427
14 Atlanta Hawks2854.34128
15 Chicago Bulls1765.20739
z - clinched division title
y - clinched division title
x - clinched playoff spot

Game log

Player statistics

Legend
  GP Games played   GS  Games started  MPG  Minutes per game
 FG%  Field-goal percentage  3P%  3-point field-goal percentage  FT%  Free-throw percentage
 RPG  Rebounds per game  APG  Assists per game  SPG  Steals per game
 BPG  Blocks per game  PPG  Points per game

Regular season

Player POS GP GS MP REB AST STL BLK PTS MPG RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
Isaac AustinC 59231,17328274173839719.94.81.3.3.66.7
Calvin BoothC 1101433273144213.02.9.6.31.33.8
Richard HamiltonSG 71121,37312910828663919.31.81.5.4.19.0
Juwan HowardPF 82822,90947024767211,22035.55.73.0.8.314.9
Reggie JordanPG 3602434132122416.81.1.9.3.11.1
Gerard KingSF 62281,06025049341532717.14.0.8.5.25.3
Tracy MurraySF 8081,83127172452481322.93.4.9.6.310.2
Laron ProfitSG 331225262574496.8.8.8.2.11.5
Don Reid†PF 1703337710191910919.64.5.61.11.16.4
Mitch RichmondSG 74692,397213185110131,28532.42.92.51.5.217.4
Michael SmithSF 46461,14533156272328924.97.21.2.6.56.3
Rod StricklandPG 69672,188259519941886931.73.87.51.4.312.6
Jahidi WhiteC 80591,53755315318356919.26.9.2.41.07.1
Chris WhitneyPG 82151,62713431355564219.81.63.8.7.17.8
Aaron WilliamsPF 8101,54540958419261619.15.0.7.51.17.6
Lorenzo WilliamsPF 807625136149.53.1.1.4.81.8
  • † Denotes player spent time with another team in the season. Stats reflect time with the Wizards only.

Player statistics citation:[19]

References

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  5. ↑ "PLUS: N.B.A. -- ORLANDO; Austin Traded to the Wizards". The New York Times. Associated Press. August 12, 1999. Retrieved October 17, 2022.
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  18. ↑ Wyche, Steve (February 16, 2000). "Wizards' Smith Set to Rebound". The Washington Post. Retrieved November 17, 2022.
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  29. ↑ El-Bashir, Tarik (July 16, 2000). "It's a Long Day for Walker". The Washington Post. Retrieved November 17, 2022.
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