1999–2000 Phoenix Suns season

The 1999–2000 NBA season was the 32nd season for the Phoenix Suns in the National Basketball Association.^[1] The Suns acquired the ninth overall pick in the 1999 NBA draft from the Dallas Mavericks via trade, and selected small forward Shawn Marion from the University of Nevada, Las Vegas,^[2][3][4] During the off-season, the team acquired All-Star guard Penny Hardaway from the Orlando Magic,^[5][6][7] signed free agent Rodney Rogers,^[8][9][10] and re-signed former Suns center Oliver Miller, who played for the team when they reached the 1993 NBA Finals.^[11][9][12]

1999–2000 Phoenix Suns season
Head coach	Danny Ainge (resigned), Scott Skiles
General manager	Bryan Colangelo
Owners	Jerry Colangelo
Arena	America West Arena
Results
Record	53–29 (.646)
Place	Division: 3rd (Pacific) Conference: 4th (Western)
Playoff finish	Conference Semifinals (lost to Lakers 1–4)
Stats at Basketball Reference
Local media
Television	KUTP Fox Sports Net Arizona Cox 9
Radio	KTAR
< 1998–99 2000–01 >

After a 13–7 start to the regular season, Danny Ainge resigned as the Suns' head coach to spend more time with his family, and was replaced with assistant Scott Skiles.^[13][14][15] The team posted a 7-game winning streak between November and December, then won eight straight games in February, and held a 29–19 record at the All-Star break.^[16] The Suns finished in third place in the Pacific Division with a 53–29 record, and earned the fifth seed in the Western Conference;^[17] the team also qualified for the NBA playoffs for the twelfth consecutive year.

Six players on the team averaged double-digits in points this season; Clifford Robinson led the Suns in scoring with 18.5 points per game and 120 three-point field goals, while Hardaway averaged 16.9 points, 5.8 rebounds, 5.3 assists and 1.6 steals per game in only 60 games due to a foot injury,^[18][19][20] and Jason Kidd provided the team with 14.3 points, 7.2 rebounds, 10.1 assists and 2.0 steals per game. In addition, Rogers played a sixth man role off the bench, averaging 13.8 points and 5.5 rebounds per game along with 115 three-point field goals, finished fourth in the league with .439 in three-point field goal percentage, and was named the NBA Sixth Man of the Year.^[21][22] Meanwhile, Tom Gugliotta contributed 13.7 points, 7.9 rebounds and 1.5 steals per game, but only played 54 games due to injury, and did not play in any of the Suns' playoff games, while Marion averaged 10.2 points and 6.5 rebounds per game in only 51 games. On the defensive side, Luc Longley averaged 6.3 points and 4.5 rebounds per game, and Miller provided with 6.3 points, 5.1 rebounds and 1.6 blocks per game in only 51 games.^[23]

Kidd was the only member of the team to be selected for the 2000 NBA All-Star Game in Oakland, California,^[24][25][26] and was also named to the All-NBA First Team, as he and Robinson were both selected to the NBA All-Defensive Second Team, and Marion and was named to the NBA All-Rookie Second Team. Kidd finished in eleventh place in Most Valuable Player voting,^[27] and also finished tied in eighth place along with Robinson in Defensive Player of the Year voting;^[27] Rogers finished tied in eighth place in Most Improved Player voting,^[27] and Skiles finished tied in fifth place in Coach of the Year voting.^[27]

In March, Kidd suffered an ankle injury and missed the final month of the regular season.^[28][29][30] Former All-Star and Suns guard Kevin Johnson would come out of his retirement; he had retired after the 1997–98 season.^[31][32][33] Johnson played in six regular season games, averaging 6.7 points and 4.0 assists per game.^[23]

The Suns finished with the same regular season record, but did not have home-court advantage going into their Western Conference First Round match-up with the defending champion San Antonio Spurs in the 2000 NBA playoffs; still, the Suns would advance to their first conference semifinals appearance since 1995, en route to winning the series three games to one.^[34][35][36] The Suns lost in the Western Conference Semi-finals to new league MVP Shaquille O'Neal, Kobe Bryant and the eventual champion Los Angeles Lakers, four games to one.^[37][38][39] The Lakers would reach the 2000 NBA Finals to defeat the Indiana Pacers in six games.^[40][41][42]

Following the season, Johnson retired for the second and last time, while Rex Chapman also retired due to continuing injuries,^[43][44] Miller was released to free agency, and Longley was traded to the New York Knicks.^[45][46]

On December 17, 1999, after a 110–102 win over the Portland Trail Blazers at the Rose Garden in Portland, Oregon, Gugliotta had a near-death experience where he suffered from a seizure on the team bus, while talking to his wife, Nikki, on his cellular phone. Gugliotta had stopped breathing while being rushed to Legacy Emanuel Hospital, where he was listed in serious condition, and underwent a series of tests, which did not reveal the cause of his seizure; he was released from the hospital the next day, but experienced headaches afterwards. Gugliotta had taken the supplement, "furanone di-hydro", after the Suns' game against the Trail Blazers, and before boarding the team bus, because he had trouble sleeping, and had taken the supplement once before without any effects.^[47][48][49]

Offseason

NBA draft

Main article: 1999 NBA draft

Round	Pick	Player	Position	Nationality	College
1	9	Shawn Marion	Forward	United States	UNLV

The Suns received the ninth pick from a trade with the Dallas Mavericks in 1998. With the pick they selected combo forward Shawn Marion from UNLV. Marion averaged 18.7 points, 9.3 rebounds, 2.5 steals and 1.9 blocks per game in one year with the Runnin' Rebels. On July 30, the Suns signed him to a 4-year rookie contract for $5.9 million. Though missing two months with a knee injury, Marion averaged 10.2 points and 6.5 rebounds per game in his first season, and was named to the NBA All-Rookie Second Team. Marion would play over eight seasons with the Suns, becoming an All-Star four times and being named to the All-NBA Third Team twice, before being traded to the Miami Heat in 2008. Marion would eventually have his number that he wore throughout his time with the team retired in the Phoenix Suns Ring of Honor on December 15, 2023.

The Suns traded their first-round pick to the Chicago Bulls in 1999. With the pick the Bulls selected future All-Star and Defensive Player of the Year Ron Artest (later Metta World Peace). They also traded their second-round pick to the Houston Rockets in 1996. With the pick the Rockets selected Tyrone Washington.

Roster

1999–2000 Phoenix Suns roster

Players

Coaches

Pos. No. Player Height Weight DOB From G/F 12 Toby Bailey 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 213 lb (97 kg) 1975–11–19 UCLA F/C 40 Corie Blount 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 240 lb (109 kg) 1969–01–04 Cincinnati G 3 Rex Chapman  6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1967–10–05 Kentucky G/F 11 Todd Day 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 188 lb (85 kg) 1970–01–07 Arkansas F/C 24 Tom Gugliotta  6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 240 lb (109 kg) 1969–12–19 NC State G 1 Penny Hardaway 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 195 lb (88 kg) 1971–07–18 Memphis G 7 Kevin Johnson 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 180 lb (82 kg) 1966–03–04 California G 32 Jason Kidd 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 205 lb (93 kg) 1973–03–23 California G 2 Randy Livingston 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 209 lb (95 kg) 1975–04–02 LSU C 13 Luc Longley 7 ft 2 in (2.18 m) 265 lb (120 kg) 1969–01–19 New Mexico F 25 Don MacLean 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 235 lb (107 kg) 1970–01–16 UCLA F 31 Shawn Marion 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 220 lb (100 kg) 1978–05–07 UNLV C 8 Oliver Miller 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 280 lb (127 kg) 1970–04–06 Arkansas F 30 Clifford Robinson 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 225 lb (102 kg) 1966–12–16 Connecticut F 54 Rodney Rogers 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 235 lb (107 kg) 1971–06–20 Wake Forest

Head coach Scott Skiles Assistant(s) Frank Johnson John MacLeod Phil Weber Legend (DP) Unsigned draft pick (FA) Free agent (S) Suspended Injured

Regular season

Standings

Pacific Division v t e	W	L	PCT	GB	Home	Road	Div
y-Los Angeles Lakers	67	15	.817	–	36–5	31–10	20–4
x-Portland Trail Blazers	59	23	.720	8	30–11	29–12	21–3
x-Phoenix Suns	53	29	.646	14	32–9	21–20	15–9
x-Seattle SuperSonics	45	37	.549	22	24–17	21–20	12–12
x-Sacramento Kings	44	38	.537	23	30–11	14–27	9–15
Golden State Warriors	19	63	.232	48	12–29	7–34	2–22
Los Angeles Clippers	15	67	.183	52	10–31	5–36	5–19

#	Western Conference v t e
	Team	W	L	PCT	GB
1	z-Los Angeles Lakers	67	15	.817	–
2	y-Utah Jazz	55	27	.671	12
3	x-Portland Trail Blazers	59	23	.720	8
4	x-San Antonio Spurs	53	29	.646	14
5	x-Phoenix Suns	53	29	.646	14
6	x-Minnesota Timberwolves	50	32	.610	17
7	x-Seattle SuperSonics	45	37	.549	22
8	x-Sacramento Kings	44	38	.537	23
9	Dallas Mavericks	40	42	.488	27
10	Denver Nuggets	35	47	.427	32
11	Houston Rockets	34	48	.415	33
12	Vancouver Grizzlies	22	60	.268	45
13	Golden State Warriors	19	63	.232	48
14	Los Angeles Clippers	15	67	.183	52

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	—	1–3	1–3	3–1	3–1	0–2	1–1	1–3	0–2	1–1	1–3	1–1	0–2	2–2	0–4	1–1	3–1	2–1	0–3	0–4	0–2	0–2	2–0	0–2	1–1	2–2	0–2	1–1	1–3
Boston	3–1	—	1–3	2–2	2–2	1–1	2–0	0–3	1–1	1–1	1–3	1–1	0–2	1–3	1–2	0–2	3–1	2–2	2–2	1–3	1–1	0–2	1–1	0–2	1–1	2–2	1–1	1–1	3–1
Charlotte	3–1	3–1	—	4–0	3–1	1–1	1–1	2–2	2–0	1–1	2–2	2–0	0–2	2–2	3–1	2–0	2–1	1–3	2–2	3–1	1–1	0–2	0–2	0–2	1–1	3–1	0–2	2–0	3–0
Chicago	1–3	2–2	0–4	—	1–3	0–2	1–1	1–3	0–2	0–2	1–3	2–0	0–2	2–2	1–3	0–2	2–1	0–3	0–4	0–4	0–2	0–2	0–2	0–2	1–1	0–4	0–2	0–2	2–2
Cleveland	1–3	2–2	1–3	3–1	—	2–0	2–0	2–2	1–1	1–1	0–4	2–0	0–2	0–3	1–3	0–2	2–2	3–1	2–1	0–4	0–2	1–1	0–2	1–1	0–2	0–4	0–2	2–0	3–1
Dallas	2–0	1–1	1–1	2–0	0–2	—	3–1	2–0	4–0	1–3	1–1	4–0	1–3	0–2	0–2	2–2	0–2	0–2	1–1	0–2	3–1	2–2	1–3	2–2	1–3	1–1	1–3	3–1	1–1
Denver	1–1	0–2	1–1	1–1	0–2	1–3	—	1–1	2–2	2–2	0–2	3–1	1–3	0–2	2–0	2–2	1–1	1–1	0–2	2–0	1–3	2–2	2–2	1–3	1–3	2–0	2–2	2–2	1–1
Detroit	3–1	3–0	2–2	3–1	2–2	0–2	1–1	—	2–0	1–1	1–3	2–0	0–2	2–2	3–1	0–2	2–1	1–3	2–2	2–2	0–2	1–1	0–2	1–1	2–0	2–2	0–2	2–0	2–2
Golden State	2–0	1–1	0–2	2–0	1–1	0–4	2–2	0–2	—	1–3	0–2	1–3	0–4	1–1	1–1	1–3	0–2	0–2	1–1	0–2	0–4	0–4	1–3	0–4	0–4	0–2	0–4	3–1	1–1
Houston	1–1	1–1	1–1	2–0	1–1	3–1	2–2	1–1	3–1	—	0–2	4–0	2–2	1–1	0–2	0–4	1–1	0–2	0–2	1–1	2–2	2–2	1–3	0–4	1–3	0–2	1–3	2–2	1–1
Indiana	3–1	3–1	2–2	3–1	4–0	1–1	2–0	3–1	2–0	2–0	—	1–1	1–1	2–2	2–2	1–1	3–1	2–2	2–1	2–2	1–1	2–0	1–1	1–1	1–1	3–1	2–0	2–0	2–1
L.A. Clippers	1–1	1–1	0–2	0–2	0–2	0–4	1–3	0–2	3–1	0–4	1–1	—	0–4	0–2	0–2	1–3	1–1	1–1	0–2	1–1	0–4	0–4	1–3	0–4	1–3	0–2	0–4	1–3	1–1
L.A. Lakers	2–0	2–0	2–0	2–0	2–0	3–1	3–1	2–0	4–0	2–2	1–1	4–0	—	2–0	2–0	4–0	2–0	2–0	2–0	2–0	4–0	2–2	3–1	1–3	3–1	1–1	3–1	4–0	1–1
Miami	2–2	3–1	2–2	2–2	3–0	2–0	2–0	2–2	1–1	1–1	2–2	2–0	0–2	—	2–2	2–0	2–2	3–1	3–1	3–1	1–1	1–1	2–0	1–1	1–1	1–2	1–1	1–1	4–0
Milwaukee	4–0	2–1	1–3	3–1	3–1	2–0	0–2	1–3	1–1	2–0	2–2	2–0	0–2	2–2	—	0–2	1–3	0–4	4–0	0–3	1–1	0–2	1–1	2–0	1–1	2–2	1–1	1–1	3–1
Minnesota	1–1	2–0	0–2	2–0	2–0	2–2	2–2	2–0	3–1	4–0	1–1	3–1	0–4	0–2	2–0	—	1–1	1–1	1–1	1–1	1–3	2–2	3–1	3–1	2–2	2–0	3–1	4–0	0–2
New Jersey	1–3	1–3	1–2	1–2	2–2	2–0	1–1	1–2	2–0	1–1	1–3	1–1	0–2	2–2	3–1	1–1	—	1–3	3–2	1–3	0–2	1–1	1–1	0–2	0–2	2–2	0–2	0–2	1–3
New York	1–2	2–2	3–1	3–0	1–3	2–0	1–1	3–1	2–0	2–0	2–2	1–1	0–2	1–3	4–0	1–1	3–1	—	3–1	3–1	1–1	2–0	1–1	1–1	2–0	1–3	0–2	2–0	2–2
Orlando	3–0	2–2	2–2	4–0	1–2	1–1	2–0	2–2	1–1	2–0	1–2	2–0	0–2	1–3	0–4	1–1	2–3	1–3	—	2–2	0–2	0–2	0–2	1–1	1–1	2–2	1–1	2–0	4–0
Philadelphia	4–0	3–1	1–3	4–0	4–0	2–0	0–2	2–2	2–0	1–1	2–2	1–1	0–2	1–3	3–0	1–1	3–1	1–3	2–2	—	0–2	0–2	1–1	0–2	2–0	3–0	1–1	2–0	3–1
Phoenix	2–0	1–1	1–1	2–0	2–0	1–3	3–1	2–0	4–0	2–2	1–1	4–0	0–4	1–1	1–1	3–1	2–0	1–1	2–0	2–0	—	1–3	4–0	2–2	2–2	1–1	0–4	4–0	2–0
Portland	2–0	2–0	2–0	2–0	1–1	2–2	2–2	1–1	4–0	2–2	0–2	4–0	2–2	1–1	2–0	2–2	1–1	0–2	2–0	2–0	3–1	—	4–0	3–1	4–0	1–1	3–1	3–1	2–0
Sacramento	0–2	1–1	2–0	2–0	2–0	3–1	2–2	2–0	3–1	3–1	1–1	3–1	1–3	0–2	1–1	1–3	1–1	1–1	2–0	1–1	0–4	0–4	—	3–1	2–2	1–1	1–3	3–1	2–0
San Antonio	2–0	2–0	2–0	2–0	1–1	2–2	3–1	1–1	4–0	4–0	1–1	4–0	3–1	1–1	0–2	1–3	2–0	1–1	1–1	2–0	2–2	1–3	1–3	—	2–2	1–1	2–2	4–0	1–1
Seattle	1–1	1–1	1–1	1–1	2–0	3–1	3–1	0–2	4–0	3–1	1–1	3–1	1–3	1–1	1–1	2–2	2–0	0–2	1–1	0–2	2–2	0–4	2–2	2–2	—	0–2	2–2	4–0	2–0
Toronto	2–2	2–2	1–3	4–0	4–0	1–1	0–2	2–2	2–0	2–0	1–3	2–0	1–1	2–1	2–2	0–2	2–2	3–1	2–2	0–3	1–1	1–1	1–1	1–1	2–0	—	1–1	1–1	2–2
Utah	2–0	1–1	2–0	2–0	2–0	3–1	2–2	2–0	4–0	3–1	0–2	4–0	1–3	1–1	1–1	1–3	2–0	2–0	1–1	1–1	4–0	1–3	3–1	2–2	2–2	1–1	—	3–1	2–0
Vancouver	1–1	1–1	0–2	2–0	0–2	1–3	2–2	0–2	1–3	2–2	0–2	3–1	0–4	1–1	1–1	0–4	2–0	0–2	0–2	0–2	0–4	1–3	1–3	0–4	0–4	1–1	1–3	—	1–1
Washington	3–1	1–3	0–3	2–2	1–3	1–1	1–1	2–2	1–1	1–1	1–2	1–1	1–1	0–4	1–3	2–0	3–1	2–2	0–4	1–3	0–2	0–2	0–2	1–1	0–2	2–2	0–2	1–1	—

Game log

Regular season

1999-2000 Regular Season Game Log (53–29) (home: 32–9; road: 21–20)
November (10–4) (home: 7–1; road: 3–3) Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record Report 1 November 2 @ Denver L 102–107 (OT) Tom Gugliotta (22) Tom Gugliotta (19) Jason Kidd (8) Pepsi Center 19,099 0–1 2 November 4 Philadelphia W 84–80 Jason Kidd (22) Tom Gugliotta (10) Tied (3) America West Arena 19,023 1–1 3 November 7 San Antonio W 77–74 Jason Kidd (23) Penny Hardaway (10) Jason Kidd (7) America West Arena 19,023 2–1 4 November 9 @ Chicago W 103–80 Tied (19) Tom Gugliotta (12) Jason Kidd (9) United Center 22,026 3–1 5 November 10 @ New Jersey W 104–89 Penny Hardaway (25) Oliver Miller (10) Penny Hardaway (5) Continental Airlines Arena 11,652 4–1 6 November 12 @ Milwaukee L 92–107 Penny Hardaway (19) Tom Gugliotta (10) Tied (4) Bradley Center 16,137 4–2 7 November 13 @ Minnesota L 100–111 Penny Hardaway (21) Oliver Miller (8) Jason Kidd (7) Target Center 20,003 4–3 8 November 15 L.A. Lakers L 82–91 Jason Kidd (20) Luc Longley (10) Jason Kidd (10) America West Arena 19,023 4–4 9 November 17 Chicago W 105–81 Tied (18) Tom Gugliotta (7) Jason Kidd (11) America West Arena 18,480 5–4 10 November 19 New York W 96–81 Todd Day (20) Tom Gugliotta (9) Jason Kidd (10) America West Arena 19,023 6–4 11 November 21 Seattle W 99–86 Jason Kidd (25) Clifford Robinson (8) Jason Kidd (14) America West Arena 18,663 7–4 12 November 23 Toronto W 94–93 Penny Hardaway (17) Tied (7) Jason Kidd (15) America West Arena 18,718 8–4 13 November 27 New Jersey W 129–90 Shawn Marion (27) Tied (8) Tied (7) America West Arena 19,023 9–4 14 November 30 @ L.A. Clippers W 94–80 Jason Kidd (20) Tom Gugliotta (11) Jason Kidd (10) Staples Center 10,233 10–4
December (8–7) (home: 7–2; road: 1–5) Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record Report 15 December 1 Houston W 128–122 (2OT) Clifford Robinson (25) Tied (8) Jason Kidd (11) America West Arena 18,630 11–4 16 December 4 @ Houston L 95–105 Tied (21) Penny Hardaway (9) Tied (5) Compaq Center 16,285 11–5 17 December 5 Portland L 90–92 Tied (19) Luc Longley (9) Jason Kidd (11) America West Arena 19,023 11–6 18 December 7 Orlando W 110–107 Jason Kidd (29) Oliver Miller (8) Jason Kidd (10) America West Arena 18,249 12–6 19 December 9 Washington W 99–85 Clifford Robinson (31) Tom Gugliotta (8) Jason Kidd (9) America West Arena 18,053 13–6 20 December 11 @ Dallas L 115–120 Clifford Robinson (28) Jason Kidd (13) Jason Kidd (9) Reunion Arena 14,444 13–7 21 December 14 Detroit W 114–104 Rex Chapman (22) Jason Kidd (9) Jason Kidd (11) America West Arena 18,575 14–7 22 December 17 @ Portland W 110–102 Jason Kidd (32) Tom Gugliotta (14) Jason Kidd (10) Rose Garden Arena 20,584 15–7 23 December 18 Sacramento W 119–103 Clifford Robinson (33) Jason Kidd (14) Jason Kidd (14) America West Arena 19,023 16–7 24 December 20 Milwaukee W 108–101 Rodney Rogers (24) Rodney Rogers (13) Jason Kidd (11) America West Arena 18,656 17–7 25 December 21 @ San Antonio L 90–91 (OT) Clifford Robinson (26) Oliver Miller (12) Jason Kidd (10) Alamodome 23,480 17–8 26 December 23 Dallas L 111–110 Clifford Robinson (30) Clifford Robinson (9) Jason Kidd (15) America West Arena 19,023 17–9 27 December 26 Golden State W 108–88 Clifford Robinson (25) Clifford Robinson (8) Jason Kidd (7) America West Arena 19,023 18–9 28 December 27 @ Utah L 91–92 Rex Chapman (29) Jason Kidd (12) Jason Kidd (15) Delta Center 19,911 18–10 29 December 29 @ L.A. Lakers L 103–87 Clifford Robinson (24) Clifford Robinson (8) Jason Kidd (11) Staples Center 19,911 18–11
January (7–7) (home: 3–2; road: 4–5) Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record Report 30 January 4 Charlotte W 86–80 Clifford Robinson (30) Tom Gugliotta (10) Jason Kidd (10) America West Arena 18,640 19–11 31 January 7 San Antonio L 83–102 Clifford Robinson (22) Luc Longley (10) Jason Kidd (13) America West Arena 19,023 19–12 32 January 8 @ Portland L 91–96 Rex Chapman (20) Tom Gugliotta (9) Jason Kidd (14) Rose Garden Arena 20,584 19–13 33 January 11 @ Seattle L 88–101 Clifford Robinson (17) Tom Gugliotta (9) Jason Kidd (15) KeyArena 13,912 19–14 34 January 12 @ Vancouver W 95–92 Jason Kidd (20) Jason Kidd (10) Jason Kidd (10) General Motors Place 14,404 20–14 35 January 14 Portland L 105–83 Clifford Robinson (23) Rodney Rogers (10) Jason Kidd (8) America West Arena 19,023 20–15 36 January 16 Denver W 113–100 Clifford Robinson (50) Tied (8) Jason Kidd (13) America West Arena 19,023 21–15 37 January 21 @ Denver W 101–99 Tied (24) Tom Gugliotta (15) Jason Kidd (12) Pepsi Center 18,221 22–15 38 January 22 Cleveland W 101–88 Tied (16) Tom Gugliotta (9) Jason Kidd (12) America West Arena 19,023 23–15 39 January 25 @ Indiana L 87–93 Clifford Robinson (24) Tom Gugliotta (10) Jason Kidd (8) Conseco Fieldhouse 18,345 23–16 40 January 26 @ Philadelphia W 93–87 Penny Hardaway (27) Jason Kidd (13) Jason Kidd (8) First Union Center 19,450 24–16 41 January 28 @ Boston L 88–91 Clifford Robinson (37) Jason Kidd (12) Jason Kidd (14) Fleet Center 18,624 24–17 42 January 29 @ Charlotte L 100–79 Penny Hardaway (24) Tom Gugliotta (11) Jason Kidd (6) Charlotte Coliseum 19,366 24–18 43 January 31 @ Orlando W 117–113 Clifford Robinson (28) Tied (8) Jason Kidd (14) Orlando Arena 13,677 25–18
February (10–3) (home: 6–0; road: 4–3) Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record Report 44 February 2 L.A. Clippers W 114–68 Clifford Robinson (21) Luc Longley (9) Jason Kidd (8) America West Arena 18,421 26–18 45 February 4 @ Seattle L 86–94 Rodney Rogers (26) Jason Kidd (12) Jason Kidd (6) KeyArena 15,739 26–19 46 February 6 Seattle W 105–93 Tied (22) Tom Gugliotta (9) Jason Kidd (12) America West Arena 19,023 27–19 47 February 8 Vancouver W 94–76 Luc Longley (20) Penny Hardaway (8) Jason Kidd (9) America West Arena 18,385 28–19 48 February 10 Minnesota W 101–85 Tied (16) Luc Longley (12) Jason Kidd (7) America West Arena 19,023 29–19 49 February 15 @ Sacramento W 117–108 Rodney Rogers (36) Jason Kidd (10) Jason Kidd (11) ARCO Arena 17,317 30–19 50 February 18 Atlanta W 85–73 Rodney Rogers (24) Tied (9) Jason Kidd (9) America West Arena 19,023 31–19 51 February 21 @ San Antonio W 98–89 Rodney Rogers (22) Tom Gugliotta (11) Jason Kidd (11) Alamodome 17,049 32–19 52 February 22 Denver W 86–67 Rodney Rogers (17) Penny Hardaway (10) Jason Kidd (7) America West Arena 19,023 33–19 53 February 24 @ Washington W 92–83 Tom Gugliotta (20) Tom Gugliotta (8) Jason Kidd (9) MCI Center 15,191 34–19 54 February 25 @ New York L 79–84 Tom Gugliotta (16) Jason Kidd (10) Jason Kidd (13) Madison Square Garden 19,763 34–20 55 February 27 @ Toronto L 102–103 Tied (28) Tom Gugliotta (7) Penny Hardaway (5) Air Canada Centre 19,800 34–21 56 February 29 @ Cleveland W 100–93 Penny Hardaway (22) Jason Kidd (9) Tied (6) Gund Arena 13,044 35–21
March (12–4) (home: 7–1; road: 5–3) Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record Report 57 March 2 Indiana W 118–87 Clifford Robinson (22) Jason Kidd (9) Jason Kidd (15) America West Arena 19,023 36–21 58 March 4 Dallas W 110–96 Rodney Rogers (29) Tom Gugliotta (14) Jason Kidd (14) America West Arena 19,023 37–21 59 March 6 Miami W 100–92 Penny Hardaway (28) Jason Kidd (9) Jason Kidd (17) America West Arena 19,023 38–21 60 March 7 @ Houston W 108–101 Penny Hardaway (24) Jason Kidd (12) Penny Hardaway (10) Compaq Center 14,749 39–21 61 March 10 Utah L 96–99 Penny Hardaway (28) Luc Longley (7) Penny Hardaway (12) America West Arena 19,023 39–22 62 March 11 @ Dallas L 99–104 Clifford Robinson (29) Rodney Rogers (11) Jason Kidd (9) Reunion Arena 18,187 39–23 63 March 14 Minnesota W 107–100 Penny Hardaway (26) Shawn Marion (12) Jason Kidd (12) America West Arena 19,023 40–23 64 March 17 @ Vancouver W 101–86 Clifford Robinson (27) Shawn Marion (11) Jason Kidd (15) General Motors Place 14,255 41–23 65 March 19 @ Golden State W 99–82 Clifford Robinson (25) Shawn Marion (13) Jason Kidd (14) The Arena in Oakland 12,837 42–23 66 March 19 Boston W 110–106 Clifford Robinson (22) Tied (9) Jason Kidd (11) America West Arena 19,023 43–23 67 March 22 Sacramento W 114–93 Clifford Robinson (26) Shawn Marion (9) Jason Kidd (7) America West Arena 19,023 44–23 68 March 24 @ L.A. Lakers L 101–109 Penny Hardaway (25) Shawn Marion (14) Penny Hardaway (7) Staples Center 18,997 44–24 69 March 26 Golden State W 90–82 Penny Hardaway (33) Shawn Marion (14) Randy Livingston (7) America West Arena 19,023 45–24 70 March 28 @ Miami L 78–81 Rodney Rogers (22) Penny Hardaway (9) Penny Hardaway (5) American Airlines Arena 15,923 45–25 71 March 30 @ Atlanta W 118–74 Rodney Rogers (21) Rodney Rogers (8) Penny Hardaway (11) Philips Arena 11,870 46–25 72 March 31 @ Detroit W 98–97 Clifford Robinson (20) Tied (8) Penny Hardaway (12) The Palace of Auburn Hills 22,076 47–25
April (6–4) (home: 2–3; road: 4–1) Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record Report 73 April 2 @ Minnesota W 87–86 Rodney Rogers (23) Shawn Marion (9) Penny Hardaway (9) Target Center 19,006 48–25 74 April 4 L.A. Lakers L 83–84 Penny Hardaway (23) Penny Hardaway (10) Tied (6) America West Arena 19,023 48–26 75 April 6 @ Utah L 85–105 Penny Hardaway (13) Penny Hardaway (8) Kevin Johnson (5) Delta Center 19,911 48–27 76 April 9 @ Sacramento W 102–97 Penny Hardaway (25) Penny Hardaway (12) Kevin Johnson (9) ARCO Arena 17,317 49–27 77 April 11 @ L.A. Clippers W 95–88 Clifford Robinson (22) Shawn Marion (12) Penny Hardaway (8) Staples Center 14,724 50–27 78 April 12 Vancouver W 122–116 (OT) Clifford Robinson (36) Clifford Robinson (10) Randy Livingston (7) America West Arena 18,463 51–27 79 April 14 L.A. Clippers W 112–88 Rodney Rogers (22) Tied (11) Penny Hardaway (8) America West Arena 18,538 52–27 80 April 16 Utah L 82–96 Penny Hardaway (16) Oliver Miller (8) Randy Livingston (7) America West Arena 19,023 52–28 81 April 18 Houston L 98–107 Tied (20) Penny Hardaway (10) Penny Hardaway (12) America West Arena 19,023 52–29 82 April 19 @ Golden State W 99–88 Clifford Robinson (23) Tied (8) Tied (5) The Arena in Oakland 14,212 53–29

Playoffs

2000 Playoff Game Log (4–5) (home: 3–1; road: 1–4)
First Round (3–1) (home: 2–0; road: 1–1) Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record Report 1 April 22 @ San Antonio W 72–70 Tied (17) Shawn Marion (9) Kevin Johnson (basketball) (6) Alamodome 21,916 1–0 2 April 25 @ San Antonio L 70–85 Penny Hardaway (19) Corie Blount (11) Tied (3) Alamodome 20,617 1–1 3 April 29 San Antonio W 101–94 Penny Hardaway (17) Shawn Marion (14) Penny Hardaway (13) America West Arena 19,023 2–1 4 May 2 San Antonio W 89–78 Tied (23) Tied (10) Jason Kidd (10) America West Arena 19,023 3–1
Conference semifinals (1–4) (home: 1–1; road: 0–3) Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record Report 1 May 7 @ L.A. Lakers L 77–105 Penny Hardaway (25) Tied (7) Jason Kidd (7) Staples Center 18,997 0–1 2 May 10 @ L.A. Lakers L 96–97 Clifford Robinson (30) Tied (9) Penny Hardaway (8) Staples Center 18,997 0–2 3 May 12 L.A. Lakers L 99–105 Penny Hardaway (31) Clifford Robinson (9) Jason Kidd (12) America West Arena 19,023 0–3 4 May 14 L.A. Lakers W 117–98 Clifford Robinson (32) Jason Kidd (10) Jason Kidd (16) America West Arena 19,023 1–3 5 May 16 @ L.A. Lakers L 65–87 Todd Day (10) Rodney Rogers (8) Clifford Robinson (4) Staples Center 18,997 1–4

Awards and honors

Week/Month

• Jason Kidd was named Player of the Week for games played December 12 through December 18.

All-Star

• Jason Kidd was voted as a starter for the Western Conference in the All-Star Game. Kidd finished first in voting among Western Conference guards with 1,061,031 votes.

Season

• Rodney Rogers received the Sixth Man of the Year Award. Rogers also finished eighth in Most Improved Player voting.^[50][27]
• Jason Kidd was named to the All-NBA First Team. Kidd also finished tenth in MVP voting.^[50][27]
• Jason Kidd was named to the NBA All-Defensive Second Team. Kidd also finished tenth in Defensive Player of the Year voting.^[50][27]
• Clifford Robinson was named to the NBA All-Defensive Second Team. Robinson also finished tenth in Defensive Player of the Year voting.^[50][27]
• Shawn Marion was named to the NBA All-Rookie Second Team.
• Jason Kidd led the league in assists per game with a 10.1 average.

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%	3P%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
Toby Bailey	46	2	9.8	.414	.200	.692	1.6	0.7	.3	.1	3.5
Corie Blount	38	1	11.7	.494†	.000	.576	3.0	0.3	.4	.2	2.8
Rex Chapman	53	19	18.1	.388	.333	.756	1.5	1.2	.4	.0	6.6
Ben Davis	5	0	4.4	.333	.	.	1.8	.4	.2	.2	0.8
Todd Day	58	1	16.2	.394	.388	.667	2.2	1.1	.8	.4	6.8
Tom Gugliotta	54	54	32.7	.481	.125	.775	7.9	2.3	1.5	.6	13.7
Penny Hardaway	60	60	37.6	.474	.324	.790	5.8	5.3	1.6	.6	16.9
Kevin Johnson	6	0	18.8	.571†	1.000^	1.000#	2.7	4.0	.3	.0	6.7
Jason Kidd	67	67	39.0	.409	.337	.829#	7.2	10.1	2.0	.4	14.3
Randy Livingston	79	15	13.7	.416	.345	.839#	1.6	2.2	.6	.2	4.8
Luc Longley	72	68	19.7	.466	.	.825	4.5	1.1	.3	.6	6.3
Don MacLean	16	0	8.9	.367	.333	.667	1.4	0.5	.1	.1	2.6
Shawn Marion	51	38	24.7	.471	.182	.847#	6.5	1.4	.7	1.0	10.2
Oliver Miller	51	9	21.3	.588†	.	.671	5.1	1.3	.8	1.6	6.3
Clifford Robinson	80	67	35.5	.464	.370	.782	4.5	2.8	1.1	.8	18.5
Rodney Rogers	82	7	27.9	.486†	.439^	.639	5.5	2.1	1.1	.6	13.8
Mark West	22	2	5.8	.417	.	.625	1.4	0.1	.1	.2	0.7

† – Minimum 300 field goals made.
^ – Minimum 55 three-pointers made.
# – Minimum 125 free throws made.

Playoffs

Player	GP	GS	MPG	FG%	3P%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
Toby Bailey	5	0	3.0	.250	.	.500	0.4	0.4	.0	.0	0.8
Corie Blount	9	0	18.0	.548†	.	.556	6.2	0.3	.7	.7	4.9
Todd Day	9	0	11.1	.457	.313	.500	1.1	0.4	.4	.1	4.7
Penny Hardaway	9	9	42.9	.462†	.263	.710	4.9	5.7	1.6	1.0	20.3
Kevin Johnson	9	0	14.3	.324	.000	.833^	1.4	2.6	.3	.1	3.2
Jason Kidd	6	6	38.2	.400	.364	.778^	6.7	8.8	1.8	.2	9.8
Randy Livingston	7	3	9.0	.222	.333	.	1.0	0.6	.6	.1	2.0
Luc Longley	9	9	18.0	.353	.	.667	3.3	0.9	.4	.4	4.2
Shawn Marion	9	9	31.2	.419	.167	.818^	8.8	0.8	.7	1.6	9.1
Oliver Miller	7	0	5.3	.222	.000	.500	1.1	0.1	.0	.3	0.9
Clifford Robinson	9	9	37.0	.386	.325	.733	6.0	2.1	1.2	.8	17.6
Rodney Rogers	9	0	29.2	.417	.222	.742^	6.8	1.6	1.1	1.1	14.1

† – Minimum 20 field goals made.
^ – Minimum 10 free throws made.

Player Statistics Citation:^[23]

Transactions

Trades

August 5, 1999	To Orlando Magic Pat Garrity Danny Manning 2001 first-round draft pick ( Jason Collins) 2002 first-round draft pick ( Amar'e Stoudemire)	To Phoenix Suns Penny Hardaway

Free agents

Additions

Date	Player	Contract	Former Team
July 30, 1999	Toby Bailey	Re-signed to 1-year contract for $535,000	Phoenix Suns
August 1, 1999	Clifford Robinson	Re-signed to 4-year contract for $29 million	Phoenix Suns
August 1, 1999	Oliver Miller	Signed to 1-year contract for $510,000	Sacramento Kings
August 2, 1999	Rodney Rogers	Signed to 3-year contract for $6.6 million	Los Angeles Clippers
August 17, 1999	Randy Livingston	Re-signed to multi-year contract	Phoenix Suns
September 8, 1999	Corie Blount	Signed to 1-year contract for $1.1 million	Cleveland Cavaliers
October 4, 1999	Todd Day	Signed to 1-year contract for $510,000	La Crosse Bobcats (CBA)
October 5, 1999	Jason Singleton	Undisclosed
October 5, 1999	Travis Thornton	Undisclosed	Fresno, Ca
October 5, 1999	LaMarcus Golden	Undisclosed	Rapid City Thrillers (IBA)
October 5, 1999	Mike Brown	Undisclosed	Cantabria Lobos
October 5, 1999	Peter Aluma	Undisclosed	Sacramento Kings
October 19, 1999	Mark West	Signed to 1-year contract for $510,000	Atlanta Hawks
December 23, 1999	Ben Davis	Undisclosed	Idaho Stampede (CBA)
January 7, 2000	Ben Davis	Signed 10-day contract	Phoenix Suns
March 13, 2000	Don MacLean	Signed two 10-day contracts	Seattle SuperSonics
March 23, 2000	Kevin Johnson	Signed for rest of season	Phoenix Suns
April 2, 2000	Don MacLean	Signed for rest of season	Phoenix Suns

Subtractions

Date	Player	Reason left	New team
October 12, 1999	Kevin Johnson	Retired	Phoenix Suns
October 14, 1999	Jason Singleton	Waived	Sydney Spirit (Australia)
October 14, 1999	LaMarcus Golden	Waived	Siouxland Bombers (IBA)
October 16, 1999	Peter Aluma	Waived	Harlem Globetrotters
October 19, 1999	Mike Brown	Waived	Olympiacos (Greece)
December 21, 1999	Gerald Brown	Waived	La Crosse Bobcats (CBA)
January 5, 2000	Ben Davis	Waived	Phoenix Suns
January 11, 2000	Ben Davis	Waived	Brujos de Guayama (Puerto Rico)
March 25, 2000	Mark West	Waived	— (Retired)

Player Transactions Citation:^[51]