1999–2000 Cleveland Cavaliers season

The 1999–2000 NBA season was the 30th season of the National Basketball Association in Cleveland, Ohio.[1] The Cavaliers had the eighth pick in the 1999 NBA draft, and selected Andre Miller from the University of Utah.[2] During the off-season, the team acquired Lamond Murray from the Los Angeles Clippers,[3] and signed free agent Mark Bryant.[4] After playing just five games the previous season, Zydrunas Ilgauskas would miss the entire season due to foot injuries.[5] Under new head coach Randy Wittman, the Cavaliers played around .500 with an 11–9 start in their first 20 games, but then continued to struggle losing ten of their next eleven games. The team finished 6th in the Central Division with a 32–50 record.[6]

1999–2000 Cleveland Cavaliers season
Head coachRandy Wittman
ArenaGund Arena
Results
Record32–50 (.390)
PlaceDivision: 6th (Central)
Conference: 11th (Eastern)
Playoff finishDid not qualify
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com
Local media
TelevisionFox Sports Net Ohio · WUAB
RadioWTAM

Shawn Kemp led the team with 17.8 points, 8.8 rebounds and 1.2 blocks per game, while Murray averaged 15.9 points, 5.7 rebounds and 1.4 steals per game, and Bob Sura provided the team with 13.8 points and 3.9 assists per game. In addition, Miller provided with 11.1 points and 5.8 assists per game, and was named to the NBA All-Rookie First Team, while Brevin Knight contributed 9.3 points, 7.0 assists and 1.6 steals per game, and Wesley Person contributed 9.2 points per game.[7] The Cavaliers also finished the season with the highest amount of defensive 3-second violations, a record that still stands today. Following the season, Kemp was traded to the Portland Trail Blazers,[8] while Sura was traded to the Golden State Warriors, Andrew DeClercq was dealt to the Orlando Magic, Bryant was released to free agency, and Danny Ferry signed as a free agent with the San Antonio Spurs.

For the season, the Cavaliers changed their uniforms, which would last until 2003.[9][10]

Draft picks
Main article: 1999 NBA draft
Round Pick Player Position Nationality School/Club Team
1 8* Andre Miller Guard  United States Utah
1 11 Trajan Langdon Guard  United States Duke
2 39 AJ Bramlett Center  United States Arizona

*1st round pick acquired from Boston in Vitaly Potapenko deal.[11]

Roster
1999–2000 Cleveland Cavaliers roster
Players Coaches
Pos.No.NameHeightWeightDOB (YYYY-MM-DD)From
G 5 Boykins, Earl 5 ft 5 in (1.65 m) 133 lb (60 kg) 1976–06–02 Eastern Michigan
F 2 Bryant, Mark 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 245 lb (111 kg) 1965–04–25 Seton Hall
F/C 55 DeClercq, Andrew 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 255 lb (116 kg) 1973–02–01 Florida
F/C 35 Ferry, Danny 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 230 lb (104 kg) 1966–10–17 Duke
F 45 Henderson, Cedric 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 215 lb (98 kg) 1975–03–11 Memphis
C 11 Ilgauskas, Zydrunas  (IN) 7 ft 3 in (2.21 m) 238 lb (108 kg) 1975–06–05 Lithuania
C 4 Kemp, Shawn (C) 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 230 lb (104 kg) 1969–11–26 Trinity Valley CC
F 0 Ketner, Lari 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 277 lb (126 kg) 1977–02–01 Massachusetts
G 12 Knight, Brevin 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 170 lb (77 kg) 1975–11–08 Stanford
G 21 Langdon, Trajan  6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 210 lb (95 kg) 1976–05–13 Duke
G 24 Miller, Andre 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 200 lb (91 kg) 1976–03–19 Utah
F 30 Murray, Lamond 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 236 lb (107 kg) 1973–04–20 California
G/F 1 Person, Wesley 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 195 lb (88 kg) 1971–03–28 Auburn
F 10 Stack, Ryan  6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 215 lb (98 kg) 1975–07–24 South Carolina
G 3 Sura, Bob 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 200 lb (91 kg) 1973–03–25 Florida State
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (DP) Unsigned draft pick
  • (FA) Free agent
  • (S) Suspended
  • (IN) Inactive
  • Injured

Roster
Last transaction: March 13, 2000

Roster Notes

Regular season

Season standings
Central Division W L PCT GB Home Road Div
y-Indiana Pacers 5626.683–36–520–2120–8
x-Charlotte Hornets 4933.598730–1119–2220–8
x-Toronto Raptors 4537.5491126–1519–2216–12
x-Detroit Pistons 4240.5121427–1415–2616–12
x-Milwaukee Bucks 4240.5121423–1819–2216–12
Cleveland Cavaliers 3250.3902422–1910–318–20
Atlanta Hawks 2854.3412821–207–3411–17
Chicago Bulls 1765.2073912–295–365–23
# 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

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—

Game log
1999–2000 game log
Total: 32–50 (Home: 22–19; Road: 10–31)
November: 7–6 (Home: 6–2; Road: 1–4)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
December: 5–11 (Home: 4–5; Road: 1–6)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
19December 11, 1999Atlanta W 127–116 Gund Arena
11,328		 10–9
26December 23, 1999@ Atlanta L 90–108 Philips Arena
12,528		 11–15
January: 6–9 (Home: 4–1; Road: 2–8)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
February: 4–8 (Home: 4–3; Road: 0–5)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
47February 5, 2000Atlanta L 94–102 Gund Arena
18,595		 19–28
March: 6–9 (Home: 1–5; Road: 5–4)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
April: 4–7 (Home: 3–3; Road: 1–4)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
80April 16, 2000@ Atlanta L 101–104 Philips Arena
14,061		 31–49
1999–00 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

Regular season
Player GP GS MPG FG% 3FG% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
Shawn Kemp 82 82 30.4 41.7 33.3 77.6 8.8 1.7 1.2 1.2 17.8
Lamond Murray 74 72 32.0 45.1 36.7 76.1 5.7 1.8 1.4 0.5 15.9
Bob Sura 73 45 30.4 43.7 36.7 69.7 3.9 3.9 1.2 0.3 13.8
Andre Miller 82 36 25.5 44.9 20.4 77.4 3.4 5.8 1.0 0.2 11.1
Brevin Knight 65 46 27.0 41.2 20.0 76.1 3.0 7.0 1.6 0.3 9.3
Wesley Person 79 38 26.0 42.8 42.4 79.2 3.4 1.8 0.5 0.2 9.2
Danny Ferry 63 3 21.0 49.7 44.0 91.2 3.8 1.1 0.3 0.4 7.3
Andrew DeClercq 82 31 22.3 50.8 0.0 58.8 5.4 0.7 0.8 0.8 6.6
Mark Bryant 75 50 22.8 50.3 0.0 80.9 4.7 0.8 0.4 0.4 5.7
Cedric Henderson 61 7 18.1 39.6 6.7 66.3 2.3 0.9 0.6 0.3 5.4
Earl Boykins 25 0 10.1 47.3 40.0 78.3 1.0 1.8 0.5 0.0 5.3
Trajan Langdon 10 0 14.5 37.5 42.1 100.0 1.5 1.1 0.5 0.0 4.9
Ryan Stack 25 0 7.9 33.3 0.0 66.7 1.8 0.2 0.2 0.4 2.1
Donny Marshall 6 0 6.5 27.3 0.0 83.3 0.2 0.0 0.3 0.0 1.8
Kornel David 6 0 5.2 44.4 0.0 75.0 1.3 0.2 0.7 0.2 1.8
Lari Ketner 16 0 5.7 40.9 0.0 60.0 1.7 0.0 0.2 0.1 1.5
Mark Hendrickson 10 0 4.7 71.4 0.0 100.0 1.1 0.3 0.2 0.1 1.2
A.J. Bramlett 8 0 7.6 19.0 0.0 0.0 2.8 0.0 0.1 0.0 1.0
Benoit Benjamin 3 0 2.7 33.3 0.0 0.0 0.3 0.0 0.0 0.3 0.7
Pete Chilcutt 6 0 5.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 1.5 0.2 0.0 0.0 0.0

Player Statistics Citation:[7]

Awards and records

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