1999–2000 Philadelphia 76ers season

1999–2000 Philadelphia 76ers season
Head coachLarry Brown
General managerBilly King
OwnersComcast Spectacor
ArenaFirst Union Center
Results
Record49–33 (.598)
PlaceDivision: 3rd (Atlantic)
Conference: 5th (Eastern)
Playoff finishConference semifinals
(lost to Pacers 2–4)
Stats at Basketball Reference
Local media
Television
RadioWIP

The 1999–2000 Philadelphia 76ers season was the 51st season for the Philadelphia 76ers in the National Basketball Association, and their 37th season in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.[1] During the off-season, the 76ers acquired Billy Owens from the Orlando Magic,[2][3][4] and signed free agent Bruce Bowen.[5][6] The team also changed their starting lineup, replacing center Matt Geiger with forward Tyrone Hill as the team's starting power forward. The 76ers lost their first three games of the regular season, and got off to an 11–12 start, as Allen Iverson missed 12 games due to a broken thumb injury.[7][8][9] However, the team played above .500 in winning percentage as the season progressed, holding a 27–22 record at the All-Star break.[10]

At mid-season, the team traded Owens and second-year guard Larry Hughes to the Golden State Warriors, and traded Bowen to the Chicago Bulls in exchange for Toni Kukoč in a three-team trade;[11][12][13] however, Bowen never played for the Bulls and was released to free agency, and signed with the Miami Heat.[14][15] The 76ers posted a 7-game winning streak in March, and won seven of their final nine games of the season, finishing in third place in the Atlantic Division with a 49–33 record, and earning the fifth seed in the Eastern Conference.[16]

Iverson averaged 28.4 points, 4.7 assists and 2.1 steals per game, and was named to the All-NBA Second Team, while Kukoč played a sixth man role off the bench, averaging 12.4 points, 4.5 rebounds and 4.4 assists per game in 32 games after the trade, and Hill provided the team with 12.0 points and 9.2 rebounds per game. In addition, Theo Ratliff averaged 11.9 points, 7.6 rebounds and 3.0 blocks per game, but only played 57 games due to a stress fracture in his left ankle,[17][18][19] while George Lynch provided with 9.6 points, 7.8 rebounds and 1.6 steals per game, and Eric Snow contributed 7.9 points, 7.6 assists and 1.7 steals per game. Off the bench, Geiger averaged 9.7 points and 6.0 rebounds per game, and Aaron McKie contributed 8.0 points and 1.3 steals per game.[20]

During the NBA All-Star weekend at The Arena in Oakland in Oakland, California, Iverson was selected for the 2000 NBA All-Star Game, as a member of the Eastern Conference All-Star team; it was his first ever All-Star appearance, as he scored 26 points along with 9 assists and 2 steals, despite the Eastern Conference losing to the Western Conference, 137–126.[21][22][23] In addition, Iverson also participated in the NBA Three-Point Shootout,[24][25] while before the mid-season trade, Hughes participated in the NBA Slam Dunk Contest,[24][25] and rookie center, and second-round draft pick Todd MacCulloch was selected for the NBA Rookie Challenge Game, as a member of the Rookies team.[24][26]

Iverson also finished in seventh place in Most Valuable Player voting; Shaquille O'Neal of the Los Angeles Lakers won the MVP award almost unanimously, receiving 120 out of 121 first-place votes from the media, while Iverson received one vote from CNN sports broadcaster Fred Hickman, who was the only person who did not vote for O'Neal.[27][28][29]

In the Eastern Conference First Round of the 2000 NBA playoffs, the 76ers defeated the 4th-seeded Charlotte Hornets in four games.[30][31][32] In the Eastern Conference Semi-finals, they faced off against the top-seeded Indiana Pacers, who swept them in the second round of the playoffs last year; the Pacers would defeat the 76ers in six games to advance to the Eastern Conference Finals for the fifth time in seven years.[33][34][35] The Pacers would reach the NBA Finals for the first time in franchise history, but would lose to the Lakers in six games in the 2000 NBA Finals.[36][37][38]

For the season, the 76ers added new blue alternate road uniforms, which would remain in use until 2006.[39]

Offseason

Draft picks

Main article: 1999 NBA draft
Round Pick Player Position Nationality College
2 47 Todd MacCulloch Center  Canada University of Washington

Roster

1999–2000 Philadelphia 76ers roster
Players Coaches
Pos. No. Player Height Weight DOB From
G 11 Ira Bowman 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 195 lb (88 kg) 1973–06–11 Penn
C 52 Matt Geiger 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 243 lb (110 kg) 1969–09–10 Georgia Tech
F/C 40 Tyrone Hill 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 240 lb (109 kg) 1968–03–19 Xavier
G 3 Allen Iverson 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 165 lb (75 kg) 1975–06–07 Georgetown
F 33 Jumaine Jones 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 218 lb (99 kg) 1979–02–10 Georgia
F 7 Toni Kukoč 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 192 lb (87 kg) 1969–09–18 Croatia
F 41 Antonio Lang 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 205 lb (93 kg) 1972–05–15 Duke
F 9 George Lynch 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 218 lb (99 kg) 1970–09–03 North Carolina
C 50 Todd MacCulloch 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 280 lb (127 kg) 1976–01–27 Washington
G/F 8 Aaron McKie 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 209 lb (95 kg) 1972–10–02 Temple
F/C 14 Nazr Mohammed 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 221 lb (100 kg) 1977–09–05 Kentucky
G 5 Kevin Ollie 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 195 lb (88 kg) 1972–12–27 Connecticut
F/C 42 Theo Ratliff 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 225 lb (102 kg) 1973–04–17 Wyoming
G 20 Eric Snow 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 1973–04–24 Michigan State
Head coach
Assistant(s)
Legend
  • (DP) Unsigned draft pick
  • (FA) Free agent
  • (S) Suspended
  • Injured

Roster
Updated: April 3, 2000

Regular season

Season standings

Atlantic Division
 W L PCT GB Home Road Div
y-Miami Heat 52 30 .634 – 33–8 19–22 18–6
x-New York Knicks 50 32 .610 2 33–8 17–24 14–10
x-Philadelphia 76ers 49 33 .598 3 29–12 20–21 13–11
Orlando Magic 41 41 .500 11 26–15 15–26 12–13
Boston Celtics 35 47 .427 17 26–15 9–32 12–12
New Jersey Nets 31 51 .378 21 22–19 9–32 9–16
Washington Wizards 29 53 .354 23 17–24 12–29 7–17
#
Eastern Conference
Team W L PCT GB
1 c-Indiana Pacers 56 26 .683 –
2 y-Miami Heat 52 30 .634 4
3 x-New York Knicks 50 32 .610 6
4 x-Charlotte Hornets 49 33 .598 7
5 x-Philadelphia 76ers 49 33 .598 7
6 x-Toronto Raptors 45 37 .549 11
7 x-Detroit Pistons 42 40 .512 14
8 x-Milwaukee Bucks 42 40 .512 14
9 Orlando Magic 41 41 .500 15
10 Boston Celtics 35 47 .427 21
11 Cleveland Cavaliers 32 50 .390 24
12 New Jersey Nets 31 51 .378 25
13 Washington Wizards 29 53 .354 27
14 Atlanta Hawks 28 54 .341 28
15 Chicago Bulls 17 65 .207 39
z – clinched division title
y – clinched division title
x – clinched playoff spot

Playoffs

2000 playoff game log
First Round: 3–1 (home: 2–0; road: 1–1)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Series
1 April 22 @ Charlotte W 92–82 Allen Iverson (40) Theo Ratliff (8) Eric Snow (9) Charlotte Coliseum
15,023 		1–0
2 April 24 @ Charlotte L 98–108 (OT) Toni Kukoč (20) Tyrone Hill (13) Eric Snow (13) Charlotte Coliseum
11,686 		1–1
3 April 28 Charlotte W 81–76 Allen Iverson (24) Theo Ratliff (11) Aaron McKie (5) First Union Center
20,849 		2–1
4 May 1 Charlotte W 105–99 Allen Iverson (26) Matt Geiger (10) Aaron McKie (11) First Union Center
20,712 		3–1
Conference semifinals: 2–4 (home: 1–2; road: 1–2)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Series
1 May 6 @ Indiana L 91–108 Allen Iverson (28) George Lynch (14) Eric Snow (7) Conseco Fieldhouse
18,345 		0–1
2 May 8 @ Indiana L 97–103 Allen Iverson (28) Tyrone Hill (8) Allen Iverson (10) Conseco Fieldhouse
18,345 		0–2
3 May 10 Indiana L 89–97 Allen Iverson (29) Tyrone Hill (14) Toni Kukoč (4) First Union Center
20,823 		0–3
4 May 13 Indiana W 92–90 Allen Iverson (19) Tyrone Hill (15) Allen Iverson (5) First Union Center
20,675 		1–3
5 May 15 @ Indiana W 107–86 Allen Iverson (37) Hill, McKie (10) Aaron McKie (9) Conseco Fieldhouse
18,345 		2–3
6 May 19 Indiana L 90–106 Aaron McKie (19) Hill, McKie (9) Aaron McKie (4) First Union Center
20,969 		2–4
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

Regular season

Player GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
Bruce Bowen† 42 0 7.4 .356 .500 .500 .9 .4 .2 .1 1.4
Ira Bowman 11 0 1.8 1.000 .500 .2 .1 .1 .0 .5
Matt Geiger 65 20 21.6 .441 .000 .779 6.0 .6 .4 .3 9.7
Tyrone Hill 68 65 31.7 .485 .000 .691 9.2 .8 .9 .4 12.0
Larry Hughes† 50 5 20.4 .416 .216 .746 3.2 1.5 1.1 .2 10.0
Allen Iverson 70 70 40.8 .421 .341 .713 3.8 4.7 2.1 .1 28.4
Jumaine Jones 33 0 4.2 .379 .500 .611 1.2 .2 .2 .2 1.7
Toni Kukoč† 32 8 28.6 .438 .289 .673 4.5 4.4 1.0 .3 12.4
Antonio Lang† 3 0 2.0 1.000 1.000 .0 .3 .0 .0 1.0
George Lynch 75 75 32.2 .461 .417 .617 7.8 1.8 1.6 .5 9.6
Todd MacCulloch 56 6 9.4 .553 .519 2.6 .2 .2 .7 3.7
Aaron McKie 82 14 23.8 .411 .364 .829 3.0 2.9 1.3 .2 8.0
Nazr Mohammed 28 3 6.8 .389 .545 1.8 .1 .1 .4 1.9
Kevin Ollie 40 0 7.3 .449 .757 .8 1.2 .3 .0 1.8
Billy Owens† 46 7 20.0 .434 .333 .594 4.2 1.3 .6 .3 5.9
Theo Ratliff 57 56 31.5 .503 .771 7.6 .6 .6 3.0 11.9
Stanley Roberts 5 1 10.2 .313 .000 .000 3.0 .6 .2 .2 2.0
Eric Snow 82 80 35.0 .430 .244 .712 3.2 7.6 1.7 .1 7.9

Playoffs

Player GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
Ira Bowman 7 0 1.6 .000 .000 .000 .0 .3 .0 .0 .0
Matt Geiger 8 0 16.0 .500 .800 5.0 .3 .6 .3 8.8
Tyrone Hill 10 10 35.2 .460 .000 .705 9.7 .9 .9 .1 12.3
Allen Iverson 10 10 44.4 .384 .308 .739 4.0 4.5 1.2 .1 26.2
Jumaine Jones 4 0 2.0 .333 .000 .0 .0 .0 .0 .5
Toni Kukoč 10 0 25.7 .387 .324 .588 3.7 1.7 1.0 .3 9.3
George Lynch 10 10 29.3 .338 .143 .778 7.1 1.4 .9 .5 5.9
Todd MacCulloch 5 0 4.8 .667 .667 1.8 .0 .0 .0 1.6
Aaron McKie 10 6 33.1 .485 .343 .839 3.6 4.6 .4 .2 13.8
Kevin Ollie 10 0 6.5 .500 .889 .5 1.2 .2 .0 2.0
Theo Ratliff 10 10 37.4 .475 .723 7.9 .9 1.0 3.0 13.0
Eric Snow 5 4 27.6 .484 .750 1.000 2.0 7.0 .8 .2 7.4
  • † Denotes player spent time with another team in the season. Stats reflect time with the 7ers only.

Player Statistics Citation:[20]

Awards and records

Transactions

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