1999–2000 Seattle SuperSonics season
Head coachPaul Westphal
General managerWally Walker
Owner(s)Barry Ackerley
ArenaKeyArena
Results
Record45–37 (.549)
PlaceDivision: 4th (Pacific)
Conference: 7th (Western)
Playoff finishFirst round
(lost to Jazz 2–3)
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com
Local media
Television
RadioKJR

The 1999–2000 NBA season was the 33nd season for the Seattle SuperSonics in the National Basketball Association.[1] The SuperSonics had the thirteenth overall pick in the 1999 NBA draft, and selected Corey Maggette out of Duke University,[2][3][4][5][6] but soon traded him to the Orlando Magic in exchange for Horace Grant.[7][8][9][10] The team also acquired Brent Barry from the Chicago Bulls,[11][12][13][14] and signed free agents Vernon Maxwell, second-year forward Ruben Patterson and three-point specialist Chuck Person.[15][16] Two years removed from the George Karl-era, the Sonics held a 31–20 record at the All-Star break,[17] and managed to make the playoffs after a one-year absence, finishing fourth in the Pacific Division with a 45–37 record.[18][19] They took the 2nd-seeded Utah Jazz to a fifth and decisive game in the Western Conference First Round before being eliminated on Utah's home floor.[20][21][22][23]

All-Star point guard Gary Payton averaged 24.2 points, 6.5 rebounds, 8.9 assists and 1.9 steals per game, and led the league with 177 three-point field goals. He also earned high individual honors for the season, including All-NBA First Team and NBA All-Defensive First Team selections, while being selected for the 2000 NBA All-Star Game.[24][25][26][27][28] Payton also finished in sixth place in Most Valuable Player voting,[29] and tied in fifth place in Defensive Player of the Year voting.[30][31] In addition, Vin Baker averaged 16.6 points and 7.7 rebounds per game, while Barry contributed 11.8 points and 1.3 steals per game, Patterson showed improvement averaging 11.6 points and 5.4 rebounds per game, and Grant provided the team with 8.1 points and 7.8 rebounds per game. Off the bench, Maxwell contributed 10.9 points per game, but only played just 47 games due to a knee injury,[32] and second-year forward Rashard Lewis provided with 8.2 points and 4.1 rebounds per game.[33]

Following the season, Grant was traded to the Los Angeles Lakers after just one season in Seattle,[34][35][36] while Maxwell was traded to the New York Knicks, but was released to free agency, and re-signed as a free agent with the Philadelphia 76ers,[37] and Person retired. For the season, the Sonics added new dark red alternate road uniforms, which remained in use until 2001.[38]

Offseason

Draft picks

Round Pick Player Position Nationality College
113Corey Maggette[39]SG/SF United StatesDuke

The 1999 NBA Draft saw the Seattle SuperSonics with the 13th and 41st overall picks, the latter of which was acquired by the Denver Nuggets.[40] With the remaining pick, the Sonics selected Duke University's Corey Maggette,[41] regarded by some as the "best pure athlete in the entire draft."[42]

On draft night, the Sonics traded Maggette to the Orlando Magic, along with veteran players Billy Owens, Don MacLean, and Dale Ellis. In return, the Sonics received veteran forward Horace Grant, a three-time NBA champion with the Michael Jordan-led Chicago Bulls (1991–1993).[43] They also received two future second-round draft picks (No. 42 in 2000 and No. 42 in 2001) in the deal.

Roster

1999–2000 Seattle SuperSonics roster
Players Coaches
Pos.No.NameHeightWeightDOBFrom
C 42 Baker, Vin 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 232 lb (105 kg) 1971–11–23 Hartford
G/F 31 Barry, Brent 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1971–12–31 Oregon State
F 11 Borrell, Lazaro 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 220 lb (100 kg) 1972–09–20 No college
G 15 Davis, Emanual Injured 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 195 lb (88 kg) 1968–08–27 Delaware State
F/C 44 Foster, Greg 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 240 lb (109 kg) 1968–10–08 UTEP
F 54 Grant, Horace 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 215 lb (98 kg) 1965–07–04 Clemson
F 7 Lewis, Rashard 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 215 lb (98 kg) 1979–08–08 No college
G 3 Maxwell, Vernon 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 180 lb (82 kg) 1965–09–12 Florida
F/C 34 McCoy, Jelani 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 245 lb (111 kg) 1977–12–06 UCLA
F 21 Patterson, Ruben 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 224 lb (102 kg) 1975–07–31 Cincinnati
G 20 Payton, Gary 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 180 lb (82 kg) 1968–07–23 Oregon State
F 45 Person, Chuck 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 220 lb (100 kg) 1964–06–27 Auburn
C 5 Stepania, Vladimir Injured 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 236 lb (107 kg) 1976–05–08 No college
G 24 Vinson, Fred 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 1971–01–28 Georgia Tech
G 1 Williams, Shammond 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 201 lb (91 kg) 1975–04–05 North Carolina
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (DP) Unsigned draft pick
  • (FA) Free agent
  • (S) Suspended
  • Injured Injured

Roster
Last transaction: February 4, 2000

Regular season

Seattle began the season by winning 9 out of their first 11 games, capping off the run with a win over the Houston Rockets on November 20, 1999. Their strong play continued through the month of January, where a 7-game win streak put them at a season-high 14 games over .500 (27–13). Though the Sonics only managed to win 18 of their final 42 games, their early-season success offset their late-season losses, keeping them safely within the playoff picture.[44]

With two games left in the season, the Sonics overcame the Sacramento Kings in overtime to secure the 7th seed in the Western Conference.[45] This assured that the team would avoid the 1st-seeded Los Angeles Lakers, who finished the season with an NBA-best 67–15, in the first round of the playoffs. Particularly, the seeding eliminated the possibility of unfavorable match-ups with a young Kobe Bryant and season MVP Shaquille O'Neal.[46][47]

The Sonics would lose their final game of the regular season and finish with a 45–37 record.[48]

Season standings

Pacific Division
 W L PCT GB Home Road Div
y-Los Angeles Lakers 6715.817–36–531–1020–4
x-Portland Trail Blazers 5923.720830–1129–1221–3
x-Phoenix Suns 5329.6461432–921–2015–9
x-Seattle SuperSonics 4537.5492224–1721–2012–12
x-Sacramento Kings 4438.5372330–1114–279–15
Golden State Warriors 1963.2324812–297–342–22
Los Angeles Clippers 1567.1835210–315–365–19
#
Western Conference
Team W L PCT GB
1 z-Los Angeles Lakers6715.817–
2 y-Utah Jazz5527.67112
3 x-Portland Trail Blazers5923.7208
4 x-San Antonio Spurs5329.64614
5 x-Phoenix Suns5329.64614
6 x-Minnesota Timberwolves5032.61017
7 x-Seattle SuperSonics4537.54922
8 x-Sacramento Kings4438.53723
9 Dallas Mavericks4042.48827
10 Denver Nuggets3547.42732
11 Houston Rockets3448.41533
12 Vancouver Grizzlies2260.26845
13 Golden State Warriors1963.23248
14 Los Angeles Clippers1567.18352
z – clinched division title
y – clinched division title
x – clinched playoff spot

Record vs. opponents

1999-2000 NBA Records
Team ATL BOS CHA CHI CLE DAL DEN DET GSW HOU IND LAC LAL MIA MIL MIN NJN NYK ORL PHI PHO POR SAC SAS SEA TOR UTA VAN WAS
Atlanta —1–31–33–13–10–21–11–30–21–11–31–10–22–20–41–13–12–10–30–40–20–22–00–21–12–20–21–11–3
Boston 3–1—1–32–22–21–12–00–31–11–11–31–10–21–31–20–23–12–22–21–31–10–21–10–21–12–21–11–13–1
Charlotte 3–13–1—4–03–11–11–12–22–01–12–22–00–22–23–12–02–11–32–23–11–10–20–20–21–13–10–22–03–0
Chicago 1–32–20–4—1–30–21–11–30–20–21–32–00–22–21–30–22–10–30–40–40–20–20–20–21–10–40–20–22–2
Cleveland 1–32–21–33–1—2–02–02–21–11–10–42–00–20–31–30–22–23–12–10–40–21–10–21–10–20–40–22–03–1
Dallas 2–01–11–12–00–2—3–12–04–01–31–14–01–30–20–22–20–20–21–10–23–12–21–32–21–31–11–33–11–1
Denver 1–10–21–11–10–21–3—1–12–22–20–23–11–30–22–02–21–11–10–22–01–32–22–21–31–32–02–22–21–1
Detroit 3–13–02–23–12–20–21–1—2–01–11–32–00–22–23–10–22–11–32–22–20–21–10–21–12–02–20–22–02–2
Golden State 2–01–10–22–01–10–42–20–2—1–30–21–30–41–11–11–30–20–21–10–20–40–41–30–40–40–20–43–11–1
Houston 1–11–11–12–01–13–12–21–13–1—0–24–02–21–10–20–41–10–20–21–12–22–21–30–41–30–21–32–21–1
Indiana 3–13–12–23–14–01–12–03–12–02–0—1–11–12–22–21–13–12–22–12–21–12–01–11–11–13–12–02–02–1
L.A. Clippers 1–11–10–20–20–20–41–30–23–10–41–1—0–40–20–21–31–11–10–21–10–40–41–30–41–30–20–41–31–1
L.A. Lakers 2–02–02–02–02–03–13–12–04–02–21–14–0—2–02–04–02–02–02–02–04–02–23–11–33–11–13–14–01–1
Miami 2–23–12–22–23–02–02–02–21–11–12–22–00–2—2–22–02–23–13–13–11–11–12–01–11–11–21–11–14–0
Milwaukee 4–02–11–33–13–12–00–21–31–12–02–22–00–22–2—0–21–30–44–00–31–10–21–12–01–12–21–11–13–1
Minnesota 1–12–00–22–02–02–22–22–03–14–01–13–10–40–22–0—1–11–11–11–11–32–23–13–12–22–03–14–00–2
New Jersey 1–31–31–21–22–22–01–11–22–01–11–31–10–22–23–11–1—1–33–21–30–21–11–10–20–22–20–20–21–3
New York 1–22–23–13–01–32–01–13–12–02–02–21–10–21–34–01–13–1—3–13–11–12–01–11–12–01–30–22–02–2
Orlando 3–02–22–24–01–21–12–02–21–12–01–22–00–21–30–41–12–31–3—2–20–20–20–21–11–12–21–12–04–0
Philadelphia 4–03–11–34–04–02–00–22–22–01–12–21–10–21–33–01–13–11–32–2—0–20–21–10–22–03–01–12–03–1
Phoenix 2–01–11–12–02–01–33–12–04–02–21–14–00–41–11–13–12–01–12–02–0—1–34–02–22–21–10–44–02–0
Portland 2–02–02–02–01–12–22–21–14–02–20–24–02–21–12–02–21–10–22–02–03–1—4–03–14–01–13–13–12–0
Sacramento 0–21–12–02–02–03–12–22–03–13–11–13–11–30–21–11–31–11–12–01–10–40–4—3–12–21–11–33–12–0
San Antonio 2–02–02–02–01–12–23–11–14–04–01–14–03–11–10–21–32–01–11–12–02–21–31–3—2–21–12–24–01–1
Seattle 1–11–11–11–12–03–13–10–24–03–11–13–11–31–11–12–22–00–21–10–22–20–42–22–2—0–22–24–02–0
Toronto 2–22–21–34–04–01–10–22–22–02–01–32–01–12–12–20–22–23–12–20–31–11–11–11–12–0—1–11–12–2
Utah 2–01–12–02–02–03–12–22–04–03–10–24–01–31–11–11–32–02–01–11–14–01–33–12–22–21–1—3–12–0
Vancouver 1–11–10–22–00–21–32–20–21–32–20–23–10–41–11–10–42–00–20–20–20–41–31–30–40–41–11–3—1–1
Washington 3–11–30–32–21–31–11–12–21–11–11–21–11–10–41–32–03–12–20–41–30–20–20–21–10–22–20–21–1—

Playoffs

2000 playoff game log
First Round: 2–3 (home: 2–0; road: 0–3)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Series
1 April 22 @ Utah L 93–104 Gary Payton (24) Gary Payton (11) Gary Payton (6) Delta Center
19,911		 0–1
2 April 24 @ Utah L 87–101 Gary Payton (20) Vin Baker (7) Shammond Williams (10) Delta Center
19,911		 0–2
3 April 29 Utah W 89–78 Gary Payton (23) Vin Baker (11) Gary Payton (10) KeyArena
16,713		 1–2
4 May 3 Utah W 104–93 Gary Payton (35) Gary Payton (10) Gary Payton (11) KeyArena
16,631		 2–2
5 May 5 @ Utah L 93–96 Gary Payton (27) three players tied (7) Gary Payton (9) Delta Center
19,911		 2–3
2000 schedule

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

Season

Player GP GS MPG FG% 3FG% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
Vin Baker 797536.1.455.250.6827.71.90.60.816.6
Brent Barry 807434.1.463.411.8094.73.61.30.411.8
Lazaro Borrell 1769.8.444.000.5452.40.60.40.23.6
Emanual Davis 54213.0.364.301.6841.91.30.70.14.0
Greg Foster 60512.0.406.200.6431.80.70.20.33.4
Horace Grant 767635.4.444.000.7217.82.50.70.88.1
Rashard Lewis 82819.2.486.333.6834.10.90.80.48.2
Vernon Maxwell 47021.0.345.300.7301.71.60.80.210.9
Jelani McCoy 58212.9.576.4953.10.40.30.84.3
Ruben Patterson 817425.9.536.444.6925.41.61.20.511.6
Gary Payton 828241.8.448.340.7356.58.91.90.224.2
Chuck Person 3709.2.301.253.5001.40.60.10.12.8
Vladimir Stepania 3016.7.367.000.4721.60.10.30.42.5
Fred Vinson 805.0.294.286.5000.10.00.40.01.6
Shammond Williams 43512.0.373.296.6471.21.80.40.05.2

Playoffs

Player GP GS MPG FG% 3FG% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
Vin Baker 5435.4.400.000.5887.62.01.00.414.0
Brent Barry 5331.0.364.400.7142.63.00.60.68.4
Lazaro Borrell 2113.0.571.5005.50.50.00.05.0
Greg Foster 5013.6.368.4001.0002.20.20.00.23.6
Horace Grant 5537.0.407.5006.22.01.61.04.8
Rashard Lewis 5531.4.441.474.8006.20.61.00.615.4
Jelani McCoy 308.7.400.0002.00.70.00.01.3
Ruben Patterson 5016.8.538.000.8673.00.40.60.48.2
Gary Payton 5544.2.442.391.7697.67.41.80.225.8
Chuck Person 201.0.000.0000.00.00.00.00.0
Shammond Williams 5219.8.545.636.7272.23.61.60.010.2

Awards and records

Transactions

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