1999–2000 Vancouver Grizzlies season

The 1999–2000 NBA season was the Grizzlies' 5th season in the National Basketball Association.[1] After finishing the lockout season with the worst record, the Grizzlies received the second overall pick in the 1999 NBA draft, and selected Steve Francis from the University of Maryland.[2] However, Francis refused to play for the Canadian team, and was later on traded to the Houston Rockets for second-year guard Michael Dickerson, Othella Harrington, Brent Price and Antoine Carr. Dickerson would reunite with his former University of Arizona teammate, second-year star Mike Bibby.[3] Francis, now with the Rockets, would be named Rookie of The Year along with Elton Brand of the Chicago Bulls.[4]

1999–2000 Vancouver Grizzlies season
Head coachBrian Hill (fired)
Lionel Hollins (interim)
General managerStu Jackson
OwnersArthur Griffiths
ArenaGeneral Motors Place
Results
Record22–60 (.268)
PlaceDivision: 7th (Midwest)
Conference: 12th (Western)
Playoff finishDid not qualify
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com
Local media
TelevisionVTV
CTV Sportsnet Pacific
RadioCKST

During the off-season, the Grizzlies signed free agents Grant Long and three-point specialist Dennis Scott.[5] After a 3–3 start to the season, the team still struggled posting an 11-game losing streak, as head coach Brian Hill was fired after a 4–18 start, and was replaced with assistant Lionel Hollins. The Grizzlies went on a 12–game losing streak between February and March, losing 14 of their 15 games in March, and finishing last place in the Midwest Division with a 22–60 record.[6] Shareef Abdur-Rahim averaged 20.3 points and 10.1 rebounds per game, while Dickerson averaged 18.2 points and 1.4 steals per game, and Bibby provided the team with 14.5 points, 8.1 assists and 1.6 steals per game. In addition, Harrington contributed 13.1 points and 6.9 rebounds per game, and Bryant Reeves provided with 8.9 points and 5.7 rebounds per game.[7]

Following the season, Scott was traded along with second-year guard Felipe López, and Cherokee Parks to the Washington Wizards, but was released to free agency, while Carr retired, and Hollins was fired as head coach.

Offseason

Draft
Main article: 1999 NBA draft

The Grizzlies originally had three picks entering the Draft. Steve Francis was the 2nd overall pick in the 1999 NBA draft from the University of Maryland. Francis most notably cried after being chosen by Vancouver, swearing the Chicago Bulls would regret selecting Elton Brand first overall instead.[2] Following Vancouver's draft, Francis publicly announced that he did not want to play for the Grizzlies, citing the distance from his Maryland home, taxes, endorsements, and God's will. Francis was heavily criticized for his antics, especially in Vancouver. Following his public outburst, Francis was traded to the Houston Rockets that summer in a three-team, 11-player deal that brought Michael Dickerson, Othella Harrington, Antoine Carr, Brent Price, plus first- and second-round picks to the Grizzlies.[3] He and Brand shared Rookie of the Year honors.

Obinna Ekezie from the University of Maryland was their second pick. Their final pick in the draft was Antwain Smith from the Saint Paul's College.

Round Pick Player Position Nationality College
1 2 Steve Francis PG  United States Maryland
2 37 Obinna Ekezie C/PF  Nigeria Maryland
2 51 Antwain Smith SF  United States Saint Paul's College

Roster
1999–2000 Vancouver Grizzlies roster
Players Coaches
Pos.No.NameHeightWeightDOB (YYYY-MM-DD)From
F 3 Abdur-Rahim, Shareef 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 225 lb (102 kg) –– California
G 10 Bibby, Mike 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 195 lb (88 kg) –– Arizona
F/C 55 Carr, Antoine 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 225 lb (102 kg) –– Wichita State
G 8 Dickerson, Michael 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 190 lb (86 kg) –– Arizona
F/C 54 Ekezie, Obinna 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 270 lb (122 kg) –– Maryland
F/C 24 Harrington, Othella 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 235 lb (107 kg) –– Georgetown
F 43 Long, Grant  6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 225 lb (102 kg) –– Eastern Michigan
G 13 López, Felipe 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 215 lb (98 kg) –– St. John's
G 5 Palacio, Milt 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 195 lb (88 kg) –– Colorado State
C 1 Parks, Cherokee 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 235 lb (107 kg) –– Duke
G 20 Price, Brent  6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 165 lb (75 kg) –– Oklahoma
C 50 Reeves, Bryant 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 290 lb (132 kg) –– Oklahoma State
F 9 Scott, Dennis 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 229 lb (104 kg) –– Georgia Tech
G/F 2 West, Doug 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 200 lb (91 kg) –– Villanova
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (DP) Unsigned draft pick
  • (FA) Free agent
  • (S) Suspended
  • Injured

Roster

Roster notes
  • Rookie point guard Milt Palacio also holds American citizenship.

Regular season

Season standings
Midwest Division W L PCT GB Home Road Div
y-Utah Jazz 5527.671–31–1024–1714–10
x-San Antonio Spurs 5329.646231–1022–1916–8
x-Minnesota Timberwolves 5032.610526–1524–1718–6
Dallas Mavericks 4042.4881522–1918–2312–12
Denver Nuggets 3547.4272025–1610–3110–14
Houston Rockets 3448.4152122–1912–298–16
Vancouver Grizzlies 2260.2683312–2910–316–18
# 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

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—

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
Shareef Abdur-Rahim 828239.3.465.302.80910.13.31.11.120.3
Mike Bibby 828238.5.445.363.7803.78.11.6.214.5
Antoine Carr 21010.5.438.000.7861.5.3.1.33.2
Michael Dickerson 828237.8.436.409.8303.42.51.4.518.2
Obinna Ekezie 3909.0.466.000.6722.4.2.2.13.2
Othella Harrington 828232.6.506.000.7926.91.2.4.713.1
Grant Long 42121.9.443.000.7755.61.01.1.24.8
Felipe López 65012.0.425.167.6151.9.7.5.34.5
Milt Palacio 5207.4.439.000.5951.0.9.4.02.0
Cherokee Parks 561414.4.497.000.6493.3.6.5.83.0
Brent Price 41010.3.345.368.8720.91.7.4.03.4
Bryant Reeves 696725.7.448.000.6485.71.2.5.68.9
Dennis Scott 66019.1.375.376.8421.61.0.4.15.6
Joe Stephens 13013.9.373.000.7502.8.8.5.23.2
Doug West 38015.3.407.000.8501.91.1.3.24.0

References
  1. 1999-00 Vancouver Grizzlies Roster and Stats
  2. "Grizzlies Take Terps' Francis With No. 2 Pick". Washington Post. July 1, 1999. Retrieved July 24, 2021.
  3. "PRO BASKETBALL: ROUNDUP -- HOUSTON; Rockets Get Francis in 3-Team Deal". New York Times. August 28, 1999. Retrieved July 17, 2021.
  4. "Brand, Francis Share Rookie-of-Year Award". Los Angeles Times. May 12, 2000. Retrieved July 15, 2021.
  5. "1999–2000 N.B.A. PREVIEW; The West Is Still the Best". New York Times. October 31, 1999. Retrieved January 13, 2022.
  6. "1999–2000 Vancouver Grizzlies Schedule and Results". Basketball-Reference. Retrieved July 15, 2021.
  7. "1999–2000 Vancouver Grizzlies Roster and Stats". Basketball-Reference. Retrieved July 15, 2021.
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