1999–2000 Chicago Bulls season

The 1999–2000 NBA season was the Bulls' 34th season in the National Basketball Association.[1] The Bulls won the Draft Lottery, and selected Elton Brand out of Duke University with the first overall pick in the 1999 NBA draft, and also drafted Ron Artest out of St. John's University with the sixteenth pick.[2] During the off-season, the team acquired Hersey Hawkins from the Seattle SuperSonics, and signed free agents Fred Hoiberg, Matt Maloney, and re-signed former Bulls guard B. J. Armstrong, and former Bulls center Will Perdue, who both won championships from the team's first three-peat in the early 1990s.[3]

1999–2000 Chicago Bulls season
Head coachTim Floyd
General managerJerry Krause
Owner(s)Jerry Reinsdorf
ArenaUnited Center
Results
Record17–65 (.207)
PlaceDivision: 8th (Central)
Conference: 15th (Eastern)
Playoff finishDid not qualify
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com
Local media
Television
RadioWMVP

However, the Bulls' struggles continued as they lost 26 of their first 28 games, posting 10 and 11-game losing streaks respectively.[4] Along the way, the team signed free agent Chris Carr, who was previously released by the Golden State Warriors. At midseason, Toni Kukoč was traded to the Philadelphia 76ers, as the team acquired John Starks from the Warriors in a three-team trade.[5] However, after just four games, Starks was released to free agency. The Bulls finished last place in the Central Division with a 17–65 record.[4]

Brand averaged 20.1 points, 10.0 rebounds and 1.6 blocks per game, and was named to the NBA All-Rookie First Team, and shared Rookie of The Year honors with Steve Francis of the Houston Rockets,[6] and also won the MVP award in the Rookie-Sophomore Game during the All-Star Weekend.[7] In addition, Artest averaged 12.0 points and 1.7 steals per game, and was named to the NBA All-Rookie Second Team, while Carr contributed 9.8 points per game off the bench, Hoiberg provided with 9.0 points and 1.3 steals per game, but only played just 31 games due to injury, and Hawkins contributed 7.9 points per game.[8] Following the season, Hawkins re-signed as a free agent with his former team, the Charlotte Hornets, while Randy Brown signed with the Boston Celtics, Maloney signed with the Atlanta Hawks, and Carr, Armstrong, Perdue and Dickey Simpkins were all released to free agency.

Offseason

Draft
Main article: 1999 NBA draft
Round Pick Player Position Nationality School/Club Team
1 1 Elton Brand PF  United States Duke
1 16 Ron Artest SF/SG  United States St. John's
2 32 Michael Ruffin PF  United States Tulsa
2 49 Lari Ketner C  United States Massachusetts

Roster
1999–2000 Chicago Bulls roster
Players Coaches
Pos.No.NameHeightWeightDOB (YYYY-MM-DD)From
C 22 Anstey, Chris 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 249 lb (113 kg) 1975–01–01 Australia
G 11 Armstrong, B. J. 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 175 lb (79 kg) 1967–09–09 Iowa
G/F 15 Artest, Ron  6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 260 lb (118 kg) 1979–11–13 St. John's
G/F 25 Benjamin, Corey  6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 200 lb (91 kg) 1978–02–24 Oregon State
F/C 42 Brand, Elton 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 275 lb (125 kg) 1979–03–11 Duke
G 1 Brown, Randy 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 1968–05–22 New Mexico State
G/F 43 Carr, Chris 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 207 lb (94 kg) 1974–03–12 Southern Illinois
G 3 Hawkins, Hersey 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 1966–09–29 Bradley
G/F 20 Hoiberg, Fred 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 203 lb (92 kg) 1972–10–15 Iowa State
G 12 Maloney, Matt 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 192 lb (87 kg) 1971–12–06 Pennsylvania
C 32 Perdue, Will 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 240 lb (109 kg) 1965–08–29 Vanderbilt
F 51 Ruffin, Michael 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 246 lb (112 kg) 1971–01–21 Tulsa
F/C 8 Simpkins, Dickey 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 248 lb (112 kg) 1972–04–06 Providence
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (DP) Unsigned draft pick
  • (FA) Free agent
  • (S) Suspended
  • Injured

Roster
Last transaction: February 18, 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—

Player statistics

Regular season
Player GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
Elton Brand 818037.0.482.000.68510.01.90.81.620.1
Toni Kukoč 242336.2.381.231.7615.45.21.80.818.0
Ron Artest 726231.1.407.314.6744.32.81.70.512.0
Chris Carr 50221.8.400.333.8583.21.60.60.39.8
Rusty LaRue 4132.3.349.143.7143.52.71.30.19.3
Fred Hoiberg 311127.3.387.340.9083.52.71.30.19.0
Hersey Hawkins 614926.6.424.390.8992.92.21.20.27.9
Corey Benjamin 481018.0.414.340.5981.81.10.60.57.7
Dedric Willoughby 25120.3.341.296.7652.02.60.90.17.6
John Starks 4020.5.324.3001.0002.52.81.30.37.5
B. J. Armstrong 271821.6.446.448.8801.72.90.30.07.4
Kornél Dávid 26 5 17.0 .426 .000 .808 2.8 0.6 0.5 0.1 6.5
Randy Brown 59 55 27.5 .361 .500 .738 2.4 3.4 1.0 0.3 6.4
Matt Maloney 51 12 23.0 .358 .356 .822 1.3 2.7 0.6 0.1 6.4
Chris Anstey 73 11 13.8 .442 .167 .789 3.8 0.9 0.4 0.3 6.0
Dickey Simpkins 69 48 23.9 .405 .000 .542 5.4 1.4 0.3 0.3 4.2
Khalid Reeves 3 0 16.0 .250 .000 1.000 1.3 4.3 0.7 0.0 3.7
Will Perdue 671515.1.351.000.4763.91.00.20.63.5
Michael Ruffin 71 6 13.7 .420 .000 .489 3.5 0.6 0.4 0.4 2.2
Lari Kenter 6 0 6.8 .400 .000 1.000 1.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 1.7

Awards and records

Transactions

Free agents
Additions
Player Date signed Former team
Ron Artest July 15 St. John's (16th pick)
Elton Brand July 26 Duke (1st overall pick)
Michael Ruffin August 24 Tulsa (32nd overall pick)
Will Perdue August 25 San Antonio Spurs
Cory Carr Texas Tech (selected 49th in 1998)
Brett Robisch unknown
Lari Ketner Massachusetts Amherst (49th overall pick)

Player Transactions Citation:[9]

References
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  4. "1999–2000 Chicago Bulls Schedule and Results". Basketball-Reference. Retrieved July 15, 2021.
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  7. "2000 NBA Rising Stars: Rookies 92, Sophomores 83 (OT)". Basketball-Reference. Retrieved January 15, 2022.
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