2000–01 Atlanta Hawks season

The 2000–01 NBA season was the Hawks' 52nd season in the National Basketball Association, and 33rd season in Atlanta.[1] The Hawks received the sixth pick in the 2000 NBA draft, and selected DerMarr Johnson from the University of Cincinnati.[2] In the off-season, the team signed free agent Matt Maloney, and re-signed Anthony Johnson after a brief stint with the Orlando Magic. Under new head coach Lon Kruger, the Hawks got off to a bad start losing their first seven games, but then posted a 7–7 record in December. In January, the team traded Johnson and Jim Jackson to the Cleveland Cavaliers for Brevin Knight.[3]

2000–01 Atlanta Hawks season
Head coachLon Kruger
ArenaPhilips Arena
Results
Record25–57 (.305)
PlaceDivision: 4th (Central)
Conference: 13th (Eastern)
Playoff finishDid not qualify
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com
Local media
TelevisionWHOT-TV
Fox Sports Net South
Turner South
RadioWCNN

At midseason, Dikembe Mutombo, who was selected for the 2001 NBA All-Star Game,[4] was traded along with Roshown McLeod to the Philadelphia 76ers for Theo Ratliff, Toni Kukoč and Nazr Mohammed.[5] However, Ratliff injured his wrist prior to the trade, and was out for the remainder of the season.[6] Mutombo would later on be named Defensive Player of the Year with the Sixers, who went on to lose in five games to the Los Angeles Lakers in the NBA Finals.[7] The Hawks continued to struggle losing ten straight games between February and March, as they finished seventh in the Central Division with a 25–57 record.[8]

Second-year star Jason Terry showed improvement averaging 19.7 points, 4.9 assists and 1.3 steals per game, while Lorenzen Wright averaged 12.4 points and 7.5 rebounds per game, Alan Henderson provided the team with 10.5 points and 5.6 rebounds per game, and Knight contributed 6.9 points, 6.1 assists and 2.0 steals per game in 47 games with the team after the trade.[9] Following the season, Wright and Knight were both traded to the Memphis Grizzlies.[10]

Offseason

Draft picks
Main article: 2000 NBA Draft
Round Pick Player Position Nationality College
16DerMarr JohnsonSF/SG United StatesCincinnati
240Hanno MottolaPF FinlandUtah
257Scoonie Penn United StatesOhio State

Roster
2000–01 Atlanta Hawks roster
Players Coaches
Pos.No.NameHeightWeightDOB (YYYY-MM-DD)From
F 3 Bowdler, Cal 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 245 lb (111 kg) 1977–03–31 Old Dominion
F 4 Crawford, Chris 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 235 lb (107 kg) 1975–05–13 Marquette
G 5 Glover, Dion 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 228 lb (103 kg) 1978–10–22 Georgia Tech
F 44 Henderson, Alan 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 235 lb (107 kg) 1972–12–02 Indiana
G/F 1 Johnson, DerMarr 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 201 lb (91 kg) 1980–05–05 Cincinnati
G 22 Knight, Brevin 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 173 lb (78 kg) 1975–11–08 Stanford
F 7 Kukoč, Toni 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 192 lb (87 kg) 1968–09–18 Croatia
G 12 Maloney, Matt 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 192 lb (87 kg) 1971–12–06 Pennsylvania
C 14 Mohammed, Nazr 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 221 lb (100 kg) 1977–09–05 Kentucky
F 13 Möttölä, Hanno 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 247 lb (112 kg) 1976–09–09 Utah
F/C – Ratliff, Theo  (IN) 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 225 lb (102 kg) 1973–04–17 Wyoming
G 31 Terry, Jason 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1977–09–15 Arizona
F/C 42 Wright, Lorenzen 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 225 lb (102 kg) 1975–11–04 Memphis
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

Season standings
Central Division W L PCT GB Home Road Div
y-Milwaukee Bucks 5230.634–31–1021–2019–9
x-Toronto Raptors 4735.573527–1420–2118–10
x-Charlotte Hornets 4636.561628–1318–2320–8
x-Indiana Pacers 4141.5001126–1515–2615–13
Detroit Pistons 3250.3902018-2314–2716–12
Cleveland Cavaliers 3052.3662220–2110–3111–17
Atlanta Hawks 2557.3052718–237–349–19
Chicago Bulls 1567.1833710–315–364–24
Eastern Conference
# Team W L PCT GB
1 c-Philadelphia 76ers5626.683–
2 y-Milwaukee Bucks5230.6344
3 x-Miami Heat5032.6106
4 x-New York Knicks4834.5858
5 x-Toronto Raptors4735.5739
6 x-Charlotte Hornets4636.56110
7 x-Orlando Magic4339.52413
8 x-Indiana Pacers4141.50015
9 Boston Celtics3646.43920
10 Detroit Pistons3250.39024
11 Cleveland Cavaliers3052.36626
12 New Jersey Nets2656.31730
13 Atlanta Hawks2557.30531
14 Washington Wizards1963.23237
15 Chicago Bulls1567.18342
z - clinched division title
y - clinched division title
x - clinched playoff spot

Record vs. opponents
2000-01 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 –1–30–42–22–20–21–10–42–00–22–21–11–10–31–30–21–32–21–30–30–21–11–10–21–12–20–21–12–2
Boston 3–1–0–42–12–10–22–03–10–21–11–32–00–22–21–31–14–01–31–30–42–01–10–20–22–01–31–10–23–1
Charlotte 4–04–0–3–12–20–20–22–22–00–23–12–00–22–23–11–14–01–22–12–20–20–21–11–10–23–11–11–12–2
Chicago 2–21–21–3–1–30–20–20–40–20–20–40–20–21–30–40–22–21–31–31–30–20–20–21–10–20–40–21–12–1
Cleveland 2–21–22–23–1–1–11–12–22–00–21–30–20–22–21–30–23–02–21–30–40–21–11–10–20–20–41–11–12–2
Dallas 2–02–02–02–01–1–3–11–14–02–21–14–00–42–01–13–12–01–11–11–11–32–22–21–33–12–02–23–12–0
Denver 1–10–22–02–01–11–3–1–14–03–11–12–22–20–21–12–21–11–10–21–10–42–22–22–22–20–21–34–01–1
Detroit 4–01–32–24–02–21–11–1–1–10–21–30–20–20–41–30–24–01–22–20–41–10–20–20–22–02–20–21–11–2
Golden State 0–22–00–22–00–20–40–41–1–1–32–01–31–30–20–22–21–10–20–20–22–20–40–40–40–40–21–31–30–2
Houston 2–01–12–02–02–02–21–32–03–1–2–01–31–31–12–02–21–12–01–11–11–31–30–41–32–22–01–34–02–0
Indiana 2–23–11–34–03–11–11–13–10–20–2–2–01–11–22–21–12–22–22–20–31–10–22–00–21–10–40–22–04–0
L.A. Clippers 1–10–20–22–02–00–42–22–03–13–10–2–1–30–21–12–20–21–11–11–12–22–21–30–40–41–10–42–21–1
L.A. Lakers 1–12–02–02–02–04–02–22–03–13–11–13–1–1–10–23–12–00–22–01–13–12–23–12–20–42–02–24–02–0
Miami 3–02–22–23–12–20–22–04–02–01–12–12–01–1–1–21–13–12–33–11–30–21–11–11–11–12–21–12–04–0
Milwaukee 3–13–11–34–03–11–11–13–12–00–22–21–12–02–1–0–24–01–24–02–20–20–22–02–00–23–12–01–13–1
Minnesota 2–01–11–12–02–01–32–22–02–22–21–12–21–31–12–0–1–10–21–11–13–13–12–21–33–12–02–23–11–1
New Jersey 3–10–40–42–20–30–21–10–41–11–12–22–00–21–30–41–1–2–21–31–31–10–20–21–11–11–20–21–13–1
New York 2–23–12–13–12–21–11–12–12–00–22–21–12–03–22–12–02–2–3–11–31–11–11–12–01–11–30–21–14–0
Orlando 3–13–11–23–13–11–12–02–22–01–12–21–10–21–30–41–13–11–3–3–11–10–20–21–11–12–10–22–03–1
Philadelphia 3–04–02–23–14–01–11–14–02–01–13–01–11–13–12–21–13–13–11–3–1–11–11–11–11–11–31–12–04–0
Phoenix 2–00–22–02–02–03–14–01–12–23–11–12–21–32–02–01–31–11–11–11–1–3–11–32–23–12–02–23–11–1
Portland 1–11–12–02–01–12–22–22–04–03–12–02–22–21–12–01–32–01–12–01–11–3–1–31–32–22–03–12–22–0
Sacramento 1–12–01–12–01–12–22–22–04–04–00–23–11–31–10–22–22–01–12–01–13–13–1–2–22–22–03–14–02–0
San Antonio 2–02–01–11–12–03–12–22–04–03–12–04–02–21–10–23–11–10–21–11–12–23–12–2–3–11–14–04–02–0
Seattle 1–10–22–02–02–01–32–20–24–02–21–14–04–01–12–01–31–11–11–11–11–32–22–21–3–0–20–43–12–0
Toronto 2–23–11–34–04–00–22–02–22–00–24–01–10–22–21–30–22–13–11–23–10–20–20–21–12–0–1–12–04–0
Utah 2–01–11–12–01–12–23–12–03–13–12–04–02–21–10–22–22–02–02–01–12–21–31–34–01–30–2–4–02–0
Vancouver 1–12–01–11–11–11–30–41–13–10–40–22–20–40–21–11–31–11–10–20–21–32–20–40–41–30–20–4–2–0
Washington 2–21–32–21–22–20–21–12–12–00–20–41–10–20–41–31–11–30–41–30–41–10–20–20–20–20–40–20–2—

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
Cal Bowdler 44 0 8.5 .465 .200 .825 1.8 .1 .2 .5 3.2
Ira Bowman 3 0 6.3 .000 . . .7 2.3 .0 .0 .0
Sean Colson 3 0 4.7 .000 .000 . 1.0 1.0 .0 .0 .0
Chris Crawford 47 22 19.2 .452 .273 .819 2.3 .8 .4 .3 6.8
Dion Glover 57 7 16.3 .420 .196 .681 2.3 1.2 .9 .2 5.9
Alan Henderson 73 42 24.8 .444 .000 .638 5.6 .7 .7 .4 10.5
Jim Jackson 17 14 32.4 .355 .421 .859 4.6 2.9 1.1 .2 14.3
Anthony Johnson 25 0 11.2 .366 .000 .706 .9 1.4 .7 .2 2.6
DerMarr Johnson 78 21 16.8 .374 .323 .736 2.3 .8 .6 .4 5.1
Brevin Knight 47 43 29.0 .385 .100 .817 3.4 6.1 2.0 .1 6.9
Toni Kukoc 17 14 36.4 .492 .481 .681 5.7 6.2 .8 .3 19.7
Matt Maloney 55 27 25.5 .420 .359 .765 2.1 2.8 1.0 .1 6.7
Roshown McLeod 34 25 26.7 .436 .095 .882 3.5 1.7 .7 .2 9.9
Anthony Miller 2 0 3.0 .500 . . 1.0 .0 .0 .0 1.0
Nazr Mohammed 28 19 25.6 .480 .000 .765 9.0 .6 .8 1.0 12.3
Hanno Mottola 73 3 13.5 .444 .000 .811 2.4 .3 .2 .1 4.4
Dikembe Mutombo 49 49 35.0 .477 . .695 14.1 1.1 .4 2.8 9.1
Andy Panko 1 0 1.0 . . . .0 .0 .0 .0 .0
Larry Robinson 33 1 19.1 .364 .379 .875 2.6 1.1 .8 .1 6.0
Pepe Sanchez 5 0 6.8 .000 . . .2 1.0 .4 .0 .0
Jason Terry 82 77 37.7 .436 .395 .846 3.3 4.9 1.3 .1 19.7
Lorenzen Wright 71 46 28.0 .448 .000 .718 7.5 1.2 .6 .9 12.4

Awards and records

References
  1. 2000-01 Atlanta Hawks
  2. "Clippers Go to High School and Select Miles". New York Times. June 29, 2000. Retrieved July 24, 2021.
  3. "Cavaliers Send Knight to Hawks for Jackson, 2 Others". Washington Post. January 3, 2001. Retrieved October 16, 2021.
  4. "2001 NBA All-Star Game: East 111, West 110". Basketball-Reference. Retrieved November 28, 2021.
  5. "PRO BASKETBALL; 76ers Hope Mutombo Will Deliver the Title". New York Times. February 23, 2001. Retrieved March 10, 2017.
  6. "Theo Ratliff has wrist surgery". UPI Archives. February 21, 2001. Retrieved October 15, 2021.
  7. "Baq to Baq". Los Angeles Times. June 16, 2001. Retrieved November 24, 2021.
  8. "2000–01 Atlanta Hawks Schedule and Results". Basketball-Reference. Retrieved June 26, 2021.
  9. "2000–01 Atlanta Hawks Roster and Stats". Basketball-Reference. Retrieved June 26, 2021.
  10. "Hawks to get Abdur-Rahim in deal". ESPN. June 26, 2001. Retrieved January 11, 2022.

See also
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