2000–01 Washington Wizards season

The 2000–01 NBA season was the Wizards’ 40th season in the National Basketball Association.[1] Washington D.C. hosted the 2001 NBA All-Star Game. During the off-season, the Wizards acquired Felipe López and Cherokee Parks from the Vancouver Grizzlies, and acquired Popeye Jones from the Denver Nuggets. Under new head coach Leonard Hamilton, and later on trading Parks to the Los Angeles Clippers for Tyrone Nesby,[2] the Wizards continued to struggle posting a nine-game losing streak between November and December. The team lost nine straight again in January leading to an awful 7–34 start to the season,[3] as Mitch Richmond only played just 37 games due to knee injuries. People scoffed that their best player, and the team's Vice President Michael Jordan was sitting up in the owner's box.

2000–01 Washington Wizards season
Head coachLeonard Hamilton
General managerWes Unseld
PresidentMichael Jordan
Owner(s)Abe Pollin
ArenaMCI Center
Results
Record19–63 (.232)
PlaceDivision: 7th (Atlantic)
Conference: 14th (Eastern)
Playoff finishDid not qualify
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com
Local media
TelevisionWBDC
Home Team Sports
RadioWTEM

At midseason, Juwan Howard, who grew disgruntled with all the team failures, was traded along with second-year center Calvin Booth to the Dallas Mavericks for Christian Laettner, Hubert Davis, Loy Vaught and rookies Courtney Alexander and Etan Thomas, who was out for the entire season with a toe injury,[4] while Lopez was released to free agency and later on signed with the Minnesota Timberwolves. After the trade deadline, Rod Strickland, who was also disgruntled playing for the Wizards, was also released and later on re-signed with his former team, the Portland Trail Blazers.

Alexander averaged 17.0 points per game in the second half of the season with the Wizards, and made the NBA All-Rookie Second Team. However, the Wizards lost nine of their final ten games finishing in last place in the Atlantic Division with a dreadful 19–63 record,[3] their worst to that point over a full 82-game season, although subsequently equalled by the 2008–09 Wizards. Second-year star Richard Hamilton showed improvement and led the team in scoring with 18.1 points per game.[5] Following the season, Richmond signed as a free agent with the Los Angeles Lakers,[6] while Vaught and Michael Smith were both released to free agency, and Hamilton was fired as head coach.

Offseason

Draft picks
Main article: 2000 NBA Draft
Round Pick Player Position Nationality College
235Mike SmithSF United StatesLouisiana-Monroe

Roster
2000–01 Washington Wizards roster
Players Coaches
Pos.No.NameHeightWeightDOB (YYYY-MM-DD)From
G 4 Alexander, Courtney 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Fresno State
G 24 Davis, Hubert 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 183 lb (83 kg) North Carolina
G/F 32 Hamilton, Richard 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Connecticut
F 50 Jones, Popeye 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 250 lb (113 kg) Murray State
F/C 44 Laettner, Christian 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 235 lb (107 kg) Duke
F 8 Nesby, Tyrone 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 225 lb (102 kg) UNLV
G 3 Profit, Laron 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 204 lb (93 kg) Maryland
G 2 Richmond, Mitch  6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Kansas State
F 34 Smith, Michael 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 230 lb (104 kg) Providence
F 40 Smith, Mike 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Louisiana–Monroe
F/C – Thomas, Etan  (IN) 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 256 lb (116 kg) Syracuse
G 22 Vanterpool, David 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 200 lb (91 kg) St. Bonaventure
F 35 Vaught, Loy 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 230 lb (104 kg) Michigan
F/C 55 White, Jahidi 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 290 lb (132 kg) Georgetown
G 12 Whitney, Chris  6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 168 lb (76 kg) Clemson
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (DP) Unsigned draft pick
  • (FA) Free agent
  • (S) Suspended
  • Injured

Roster

Roster Notes
  • Rookie power forward Etan Thomas missed the entire season due to a toe injury.

Regular season

Season standings
Atlantic Division W L PCT GB Home Road Div
y-Philadelphia 76ers 5626.683–29–1227–1418–6
x-Miami Heat 5032.610629–1221–2015–10
x-New York Knicks 4834.585830–1118–2316–9
x-Orlando Magic 4339.5241326–1517–2414–10
Boston Celtics 3646.4392020–2116–2511–13
New Jersey Nets 2656.3173018–238–338–16
Washington Wizards 1963.2323712–297–343–21
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

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

Player GP GS MPG FG% 3FG% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG

Awards and records

References
  1. 2000-01 Washington Wizards
  2. "Clippers Ease Jam by Trading Nesby". Los Angeles Times. November 29, 2000. Retrieved January 11, 2022.
  3. "2000–01 Washington Wizards Schedule and Results". Basketball-Reference. Retrieved September 17, 2021.
  4. "Salary-Minded Wizards Put On Trading Cap". Washington Post. February 23, 2001. Retrieved July 23, 2021.
  5. "2000–01 Washington Wizards Roster and Stats". Basketball-Reference. Retrieved September 17, 2021.
  6. "Walker, Richmond Top Laker List". Los Angeles Times. July 7, 2001. Archived from the original on October 18, 2015. Retrieved October 16, 2021.

See also
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