1999–2000 Minnesota Timberwolves season

The 1999–2000 NBA season was the Timberwolves' 11th season in the National Basketball Association.[1] The Timberwolves acquired the sixth pick in the 1999 NBA draft from the New Jersey Nets, and selected Wally Szczerbiak out of Miami University.[2] For the season opener, the Timberwolves traveled to Tokyo, Japan to play their first two games against the Sacramento Kings.[3] After a 7–5 start, the Timberwolves struggled posting an 8-game losing streak in December, but then won 20 of their next 25 games. The Timberwolves enjoyed their first 50-win season finishing third in the Midwest Division with a 50–32 record.[4]

1999–2000 Minnesota Timberwolves season
Head coachFlip Saunders
General managerKevin McHale
Owner(s)Glen Taylor
ArenaTarget Center
Results
Record50–32 (.610)
PlaceDivision: 3rd (Midwest)
Conference: 6th (Western)
Playoff finishFirst Round
(Lost to Trail Blazers 1–3)
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com

Kevin Garnett averaged 22.9 points, 11.8 rebounds, 5.0 assists, 1.5 steals and 1.6 blocks per game, and was named to the All-NBA First Team, and to the NBA All-Defensive First Team, while being selected for the 2000 NBA All-Star Game.[5] He also finished in second place in Most Valuable Player voting behind Shaquille O'Neal of the Los Angeles Lakers.[6] In addition, Szczerbiak averaged 11.6 points per game, and was named to the NBA All-Rookie First Team, while Terrell Brandon provided the team with 17.1 points, 8.9 assists and 1.9 steals per game, and Malik Sealy contributed 11.3 points per game. Off the bench, Joe Smith provided with 9.9 points and 6.2 rebounds per game, and Anthony Peeler contributed 9.8 points per game.[7] However, in the Western Conference First Round of the playoffs, the Timberwolves lost in four games to the Portland Trail Blazers.[8]

Following the season, tragedy struck on May 20, 2000 when Sealy died in a car accident, where he was killed by a drunk driver, who was on the wrong side of the road. Sealy, who was 30 years old, was just coming home from a birthday party for his teammate Garnett, who had just turned 24 years old on May 19, 2000.[9][10] A notable highlight of the season included Sealy hitting a game winning three-pointer in a 101–100 home win against his former team, the Indiana Pacers on January 17, 2000.[11] Also following the season, Bobby Jackson signed as a free agent with the Sacramento Kings.[12]

Draft picks
Main article: 1999 NBA Draft
Round Pick Player Position Nationality College
16Wally SzczerbiakSF United StatesMiami (OH)
114William AveryPG United StatesDuke
242Louis BullockSG United StatesMichigan

Roster
1999–2000 Minnesota Timberwolves roster
Players Coaches
Pos.No.NameHeightWeightDOB (YYYY-MM-DD)From
G 5 Avery, William 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 197 lb (89 kg) 1979–08–08 Duke
G 7 Brandon, Terrell 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) 180 lb (82 kg) 1970–05–20 Oregon
F 21 Garnett, Kevin (C) 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 220 lb (100 kg) 1976–05–19 Farragut Academy (HS)
F/C 22 Garrett, Dean 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 225 lb (102 kg) 1966–11–27 Indiana
F 20 Hammonds, Tom 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 215 lb (98 kg) 1967–03–27 Georgia Tech
G 24 Jackson, Bobby 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1973–03–13 Minnesota
G/F 42 Mitchell, Sam 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 210 lb (95 kg) 1963–09–02 Mercer
C 8 Nesterovic, Rasho 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 255 lb (116 kg) 1976–05–30 Slovenia
F 45 Patterson, Andrae  6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 238 lb (108 kg) 1975–11–12 Indiana
G 1 Peeler, Anthony 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 208 lb (94 kg) 1969–11–25 Missouri
G/F 2 Sealy, Malik 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 200 lb (91 kg) 1970–02–01 St. John's
F/C 32 Smith, Joe 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 225 lb (102 kg) 1975–07–26 Maryland
F 10 Szczerbiak, Wally 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 244 lb (111 kg) 1977–03–05 Miami (OH)
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (DP) Unsigned draft pick
  • (FA) Free agent
  • (S) Suspended
  • Injured

Roster
Last transaction: January 3, 2000

Roster Notes
  • Shooting guard Malik Sealy died in a car accident on May 20.

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
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—

Playoffs
2000 playoff game log
First Round: 1–3 (Home: 1–1; Road: 0–2)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Series
1 April 23 @ Portland L 88–91 Malik Sealy (23) Kevin Garnett (10) Terrell Brandon (12) Rose Garden
19,980		 0–1
2 April 26 @ Portland L 82–86 Kevin Garnett (23) Kevin Garnett (10) Terrell Brandon (6) Rose Garden
20,568		 0–2
3 April 30 Portland W 94–87 Terrell Brandon (28) Kevin Garnett (13) Terrell Brandon (12) Target Center
19,006		 1–2
4 May 2 Portland L 77–85 Kevin Garnett (17) Kevin Garnett (10) Kevin Garnett (9) Target Center
19,006		 1–3
2000 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

NOTE: Please write the players statistics in alphabetical order by last name.

Season
Player GP GS MPG FG% 3FG% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
William Avery
Terrell Brandon
Kevin Garnett
Dean Garrett
Tom Hammonds
Bobby Jackson
Sam Mitchell
Rasho Nesterovic
Andrae Patterson
Anthony Peeler
Malik Sealy
Joe Smith
Wally Szczerbiak

Playoffs
Player GP GS MPG FG% 3FG% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
William Avery
Terrell Brandon
Kevin Garnett
Dean Garrett
Tom Hammonds
Bobby Jackson
Sam Mitchell
Rasho Nesterovic
Andrae Patterson
Anthony Peeler
Malik Sealy
Joe Smith
Wally Szczerbiak

Awards and records

References
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