1999–2000 Atlanta Hawks season

The 1999–2000 NBA season was the 51st season for the Atlanta Hawks in the National Basketball Association, and their 32nd season in Atlanta, Georgia.^[1] The Hawks played their first season at the Philips Arena, which was built over the site of the Omni Coliseum.^[2][3][4] The team also had four first-round draft picks in the 1999 NBA draft, selecting point guard Jason Terry from the University of Arizona with the tenth overall pick (which was acquired from the Golden State Warriors), then selecting power forward Cal Bowdler out of Old Dominion University with the 17th overall pick, shooting guard Dion Glover out of Georgia Tech University with the 20th overall pick, and small forward Jumaine Jones from the University of Georgia with the 27th overall pick, but soon traded him to the Philadelphia 76ers in exchange for a future draft pick.^[5][6][7]

1999–2000 Atlanta Hawks season
Head coach	Lenny Wilkens
Arena	Philips Arena
Results
Record	28–54 (.341)
Place	Division: 7th (Central) Conference: 14th (Eastern)
Playoff finish	Did not qualify
Stats at Basketball Reference
Local media
Television	WHOT-TV Fox Sports Net South Turner South
Radio	WCNN
< 1998–99 2000–01 >

The Hawks changed their roster by making several off-season acquisitions, as the team acquired Isaiah Rider and Jim Jackson from the Portland Trail Blazers,^[8][9][10] acquired Bimbo Coles and former Hawks forward Duane Ferrell from the Golden State Warriors,^[11][12][13] and acquired Lorenzen Wright from the Los Angeles Clippers.^[14][15][16] However, Ferrell was released to free agency.

After a 9–9 start to the regular season, the Hawks struggled losing 11 of their next 13 games, and held a 19–28 record at the All-Star break.^[17] Rider led the team in scoring averaging 19.3 points per game, but had a history of behavioral problems both on and off the court. After showing up late for a game in March, he was released to free agency after 60 games,^[18][19][20] while Anthony Johnson was traded to the Orlando Magic in exchange for a future draft pick at mid-season;^[21] Rider would later on sign with the Los Angeles Lakers during the following off-season.^[22][23][24] The Hawks struggled posting a nine-game losing streak in April, and finished in seventh place in the Central Division with a disappointing 28–54 record, missing the NBA playoffs for the first time since the 1991–92 season.^[25]

Jackson averaged 16.7 points and 5.0 rebounds per game, and led the Hawks with 117 three-point field goals, while Alan Henderson averaged 13.2 points and 7.0 rebounds per game, and Dikembe Mutombo provided the team with 11.5 points, 14.1 rebounds and 3.3 blocks per game, and was selected for the 2000 NBA All-Star Game in Oakland, California,^[26][27][28] and also finished tied in third place in Defensive Player of the Year voting.^[29][30] In addition, Coles contributed 8.1 points and 3.6 assists per game, while off the bench, LaPhonso Ellis provided with 8.4 points and 5.0 rebounds per game, but only played 58 games due to a calf injury,^[31] and Terry contributed 8.1 points and 4.3 assists per game, and was named to the NBA All-Rookie Second Team. Meanwhile, second-year forward Roshown McLeod contributed 7.2 points per game, but only played just 44 games due to injury, and Wright averaged 6.0 points and 4.1 rebounds per game off the bench.^[32]

The Hawks finished 25th in the NBA in home-game attendance, with an attendance of 600,954 at the Philips Arena, which was the fifth-lowest during the regular season.^[32][33] Following the season, head coach Lenny Wilkens resigned after seven seasons with the Hawks, and left to take a coaching job with the Toronto Raptors,^[34][35][36] while Coles signed as a free agent with the Cleveland Cavaliers, and Ellis signed with the Minnesota Timberwolves.^[37]

For the season, the Hawks changed their uniforms adding side panels to their jerseys and shorts, which would remain in use until 2007;^[38][39] although, the trim colors on the road jerseys were changed from white to red in 2004.

Draft picks

Main article: 1999 NBA draft

Round	Pick	Player	Position	Nationality	College
1	10	Jason Terry	PG/SG	United States	Arizona
1	17	Cal Bowdler	PF/C	United States	Old Dominion
1	20	Dion Glover	SG	United States	Georgia Tech
1	27	Jumaine Jones	SF	United States	Georgia

Roster

1999–2000 Atlanta Hawks roster

Players

Coaches

Pos. No. Player Height Weight DOB From G 10 Drew Barry 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 191 lb (87 kg) 1973–02–17 Georgia Tech F 3 Cal Bowdler 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 245 lb (111 kg) 1977–03–31 Old Dominion G 12 Bimbo Coles 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 188 lb (85 kg) 1968–04–22 Virginia Tech F 4 Chris Crawford 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 235 lb (107 kg) 1975–05–13 Marquette F 20 LaPhonso Ellis 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 240 lb (109 kg) 1970–05–05 Notre Dame G 5 Dion Glover 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 225 lb (102 kg) 1978–10–22 Georgia Tech F 44 Alan Henderson 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 235 lb (107 kg) 1972–12–02 Indiana G/F 22 Jim Jackson 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 220 lb (100 kg) 1970–10–14 Ohio State F 7 Roshown McLeod 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 221 lb (100 kg) 1975–11–17 Duke C 55 Dikembe Mutombo 7 ft 2 in (2.18 m) 260 lb (118 kg) 1966–06–25 Georgetown G 31 Jason Terry 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1977–09–15 Arizona F/C 42 Lorenzen Wright 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 255 lb (116 kg) 1975–11–04 Memphis

Head coach Lenny Wilkens Assistant(s) Stan Albeck Phil Hubbard Gary Wortman Legend (DP) Unsigned draft pick (FA) Free agent (S) Suspended Injured Roster

Roster Notes

• Shooting guard Isaiah Rider was waived on March 17, 2000.

Regular season

Season standings

Central Division v t e	W	L	PCT	GB	Home	Road	Div
y-Indiana Pacers	56	26	.683	–	36–5	20–21	20–8
x-Charlotte Hornets	49	33	.598	7	30–11	19–22	20–8
x-Toronto Raptors	45	37	.549	11	26–15	19–22	16–12
x-Detroit Pistons	42	40	.512	14	27–14	15–26	16–12
x-Milwaukee Bucks	42	40	.512	14	23–18	19–22	16–12
Cleveland Cavaliers	32	50	.390	24	22–19	10–31	8–20
Atlanta Hawks	28	54	.341	28	21–20	7–34	11–17
Chicago Bulls	17	65	.207	39	12–29	5–36	5–23

#	Eastern Conference v t e
	Team	W	L	PCT	GB
1	c-Indiana Pacers	56	26	.683	–
2	y-Miami Heat	52	30	.634	4
3	x-New York Knicks	50	32	.610	6
4	x-Charlotte Hornets	49	33	.598	7
5	x-Philadelphia 76ers	49	33	.598	7
6	x-Toronto Raptors	45	37	.549	11
7	x-Detroit Pistons	42	40	.512	14
8	x-Milwaukee Bucks	42	40	.512	14
9	Orlando Magic	41	41	.500	15
10	Boston Celtics	35	47	.427	21
11	Cleveland Cavaliers	32	50	.390	24
12	New Jersey Nets	31	51	.378	25
13	Washington Wizards	29	53	.354	27
14	Atlanta Hawks	28	54	.341	28
15	Chicago Bulls	17	65	.207	39

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	—	1–3	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	—

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
Drew Barry	8	0	9.3	.400	.444	1.000	.5	2.0	.0	.0	2.4
Cal Bowdler	46	0	9.2	.426	.000	.632	1.8	.3	.3	.2	2.7
Bimbo Coles	80	54	24.1	.455	.205	.817	2.2	3.6	.7	.1	8.1
Chris Crawford	55	11	12.1	.397	.259	.778	1.8	.6	.3	.3	4.6
LaPhonso Ellis	58	8	22.6	.450	.143	.695	5.0	1.0	.6	.4	8.4
Dion Glover	30	1	14.9	.386	.267	.729	1.3	.9	.5	.1	6.5
Alan Henderson	82	82	33.8	.461	.100	.671	7.0	.9	1.0	.7	13.2
Jim Jackson	79	76	35.0	.411	.386	.877	5.0	2.9	.7	.1	16.7
Anthony Johnson	38	2	11.1	.350	.167	.792	1.0	1.6	.6	.1	2.4
Roshown McLeod	44	20	19.5	.395	.154	.771	3.1	1.2	.4	.1	7.2
Dikembe Mutombo	82	82	36.4	.562	.	.708	14.1	1.3	.3	3.3	11.5
Isaiah Rider	60	47	34.7	.419	.311	.785	4.3	3.7	.7	.1	19.3
Jason Terry	81	27	23.3	.415	.293	.807	2.0	4.3	1.1	.1	8.1
Lorenzen Wright	75	0	16.1	.499	.333	.644	4.1	.3	.4	.5	6.0

Player Statistics Citation:^[32]

Awards and records

• Jason Terry, NBA All-Rookie Team 2nd Team

Transactions

Trades

June 23, 1999

• Traded Mookie Blaylock and a 1999 first round draft pick to the Golden State Warriors for Bimbo Coles, Duane Ferrell and a 1999 first round draft pick.

June 30, 1999

• Traded Jumaine Jones to the Philadelphia 76ers for a 2000 first round draft pick.

August 2, 1999

• Traded Ed Gray and Steve Smith to the Portland Trail Blazers for Jim Jackson and Isaiah Rider.

August 8, 1999

• Traded a 2000 first round draft pick, and a 2002 first round draft pick to the Los Angeles Clippers for Lorenzen Wright.

February 24, 2000

• Traded Anthony Johnson to the Orlando Magic for a 2004 second round draft pick.

Free agents

August 16, 1999

• Waived Duane Ferrell.
• Waived Tyrone Corbin.

March 20, 2000

• Waived Isaiah Rider.

March 27, 2000

• Signed Drew Barry to a contract for the rest of the season.

Player Transactions Citation:^[40]