1999–2000 Dallas Mavericks season

The 1999–2000 NBA season was the Mavericks' 20th season in the National Basketball Association.[1] This season is especially notable as Mark Cuban purchased the team from Ross Perot Jr. in January 2000.[2] Under Cuban's leadership, the Mavs built a foundation for continued NBA success that eventually led to two Finals appearances (and one championship) in the next decade. During the off-season, the Mavericks re-acquired former center Sean Rooks from the Los Angeles Lakers.[3] The Mavericks continued to struggle with a 9–23 start, as Gary Trent only played just eleven games due to hamstring and groin injuries. However, after the slow start, the team then won 11 of their next 15 games. At midseason, the Mavs signed flamboyant power forward Dennis Rodman on February 3, a month after Cuban bought the team.[4] However, Rodman's behavior issues led to a very short (12 game) tenure in Dallas before he was released to free agency in early March.[5] The Mavericks won nine of their final ten games in April, and finished fourth in the Midwest Division with a 40–42 record. However, they missed the playoffs for the tenth straight season.[6]

1999–2000 Dallas Mavericks season
Head coachDon Nelson
General managerDon Nelson
Owners
ArenaReunion Arena
Results
Record40–42 (.488)
PlaceDivision: 4th (Midwest)
Conference: 9th (Western)
Playoff finishDid not qualify
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com
Local media
Television
RadioKSKY

Michael Finley averaged 22.6 points, 6.3 rebounds, 5.3 assists and 1.3 steals per game, and was selected to play in the 2000 NBA All-Star Game in Oakland,[7] while second-year star Dirk Nowitzki showed improvement, averaging 17.5 points and 6.5 rebounds per game, and Cedric Ceballos provided the team with 16.6 points and 6.7 rebounds per game. In addition, Erick Strickland contributed 12.8 points and 1.5 steals per game, while Robert Pack provided with 8.9 points and 5.8 assists per game, but only played just 29 games due to continuing injuries, Steve Nash contributed 8.6 points and 4.9 assists per game, and Shawn Bradley averaged 8.4 points, 6.5 rebounds and 2.5 blocks per game.[8] Nowitzki also finished in second place in Most Improved Player voting.[9]

Following the season, Ceballos was traded to the Detroit Pistons,[10] while Strickland was traded to the New York Knicks, Rooks was dealt to the Los Angeles Clippers, Pack was sent to the Boston Celtics, who then sent him back to his former team, the Denver Nuggets, and Hot Rod Williams, who missed the entire season with a back injury, retired.

Draft picks
Main article: 1999 NBA Draft
Round Pick Player Position Nationality College
2 36 Wang Zhizhi Center  People's Republic of China
2 40 Gordan Giriček Guard  Croatia

Roster
1999–2000 Dallas Mavericks roster
Players Coaches
Pos.No.NameHeightWeightDOB (YYYY-MM-DD)From
C 44 Bradley, Shawn 7 ft 6 in (2.29 m) 235 lb (107 kg) 1972–03–22 BYU
G 21 Buckner, Greg 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 210 lb (95 kg) 1976–09–16 Clemson
G/F 23 Ceballos, Cedric 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 220 lb (100 kg) 1969–08–02 Cal State Fullerton
G 24 Davis, Hubert 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 183 lb (83 kg) 1970–05–17 North Carolina
F 4 Finley, Michael 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 215 lb (98 kg) 1973–03–06 Wisconsin
G 11 Jones, Damon 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1976–08–25 Houston
G 13 Nash, Steve 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 195 lb (88 kg) 1974–02–07 Santa Clara
F/C 41 Nowitzki, Dirk 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 245 lb (111 kg) 1978–06–19 Germany
G 14 Pack, Robert 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 180 lb (82 kg) 1969–02–03 Southern California
G 2 Rhodes, Rodrick  6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 225 lb (102 kg) 1973–09–24 Southern California
C 45 Rooks, Sean 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 250 lb (113 kg) 1969–09–09 Arizona
G 20 Strickland, Erick 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 210 lb (95 kg) 1973–11–25 Nebraska
C 40 Šundov, Bruno  7 ft 2 in (2.18 m) 220 lb (100 kg) 1980–02–10 The Winchendon School HS (MA)
F 33 Trent, Gary  6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 250 lb (113 kg) 1974–09–22 Ohio
F/C 18 Williams, Hot Rod  (IN) 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 215 lb (98 kg) 1962–08–09 Tulane
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (DP) Unsigned draft pick
  • (FA) Free agent
  • (S) Suspended
  • (IN) Inactive
  • Injured

Roster

Roster Notes

Regular 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

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 —1–31–33–13–10–21–11–30–21–11–31–10–22–20–41–13–12–10–30–40–20–22–00–21–12–20–21–11–3
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: 40–42 (Home: 0–0; Road: 0–0)
November: 0–0 (Home: 0–0; Road: 0–0)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
December: 0–0 (Home: 0–0; Road: 0–0)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
January: 0–0 (Home: 0–0; Road: 0–0)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
February: 0–0 (Home: 0–0; Road: 0–0)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
March: 0–0 (Home: 0–0; Road: 0–0)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
April: 0–0 (Home: 0–0; Road: 0–0)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
1999–00 schedule

Mark Cuban

On January 15, 2000, Mark Cuban purchased a majority stake in the NBA Dallas Mavericks basketball team for $285 million from H. Ross Perot, Jr.[11][12]

Dennis Rodman

In the 1999–2000 NBA season, the then 38-year-old power forward was signed by the Dallas Mavericks, meaning that Rodman returned to the place where he grew up. For the Mavericks, he played 12 games, was ejected twice and alienated the franchise with his erratic behavior until he was waived again; Dallas guard Steve Nash commented that Rodman "never wanted to be [a Maverick]" and therefore was unmotivated.[13]

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
Player GP GS MPG FG% 3FG% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
Shawn Bradley775424.7.479.200.7656.5.8.92.58.4
Greg Buckner48119.2.476.385.6833.61.1.8.45.7
Cedric Ceballos692529.9.446.328.8436.71.3.8.316.6
Hubert Davis791523.0.468.491.8701.71.8.3.07.4
Michael Finley828242.2.457.401.8206.35.31.3.422.6
Rick Hughes21010.7.486.000.4622.3.4.1.03.9
Randell Jackson101.0....0.0.0.00.0
Damon Jones4209.9.357.330.641.91.4.3.03.9
Steve Nash562727.4.477.403.8822.24.9.7.18.6
Dirk Nowitzki828135.8.461.379.8306.52.5.8.817.5
Robert Pack292222.9.417.364.8081.45.81.1.18.9
Rodrick Rhodes108.0.000..1.0.02.0.00.0
Dennis Rodman121232.4.387.000.71414.31.2.2.12.8
Sean Rooks711314.1.431..7303.51.0.4.74.4
Erick Strickland686729.8.433.392.8314.83.11.5.212.8
Bruno Šundov1404.4.387.1.000.9.1.1.11.9
Gary Trent111127.4.493.000.5244.72.0.7.313.7

Award winners

References
  1. "1999-00 Dallas Mavericks". Basketball-reference.com. Retrieved 2012-06-11.
  2. Patterson, Randall (March 5, 2000). "The Idled Workaholic". The New York Times. Retrieved July 16, 2021.
  3. Wise, Mike (October 31, 1999). "1999–2000 N.B.A. PREVIEW; The West Is Still the Best". The New York Times. Retrieved January 13, 2022.
  4. "Rodman Signs With Mavericks". CBS News. January 25, 2000. Retrieved July 16, 2021.
  5. "MAVERICKS: Rodman's response to waiver: I don't get it". Kitsap Sun. March 10, 2000. Retrieved July 16, 2021.
  6. "1999–2000 Dallas Mavericks Schedule and Results". Basketball-Reference. Retrieved June 26, 2021.
  7. "2000 NBA All-Star Game: West 137, East 126". Basketball-Reference. Retrieved November 27, 2021.
  8. "1999–2000 Dallas Mavericks Roster and Stats". Basketball-Reference. Retrieved June 26, 2021.
  9. "1999–2000 NBA Awards Voting". Basketball-Reference. Retrieved January 2, 2022.
  10. "PRO BASKETBALL; Mavericks Acquire Laettner In a Deal With the Pistons". The New York Times. August 30, 2000. Retrieved January 2, 2022.
  11. Cuban, unembargoed
  12. NBA press release
  13. Rodman critical of Mavericks' decision to release him Archived 2012-10-16 at the Wayback Machine, March 10, 2000, accessed August 31, 2008
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.