2000–01 Seattle SuperSonics season

2000–01 Seattle SuperSonics season
Head coach
General managerWally Walker
OwnerBarry Ackerley
ArenaKeyArena at Seattle Center
Results
Record44–38 (.537)
PlaceDivision: 5th (Pacific)
Conference: 10th (Western)
Playoff finishDid not qualify
Stats at Basketball Reference
Local media
Television
RadioKJR

The 2000–01 Seattle SuperSonics season was the 34th season for the Seattle SuperSonics in the National Basketball Association.[1] The SuperSonics had the 17th overall pick in the 2000 NBA draft, and selected small forward Desmond Mason out of Oklahoma State University.[2][3][4] With the hopes of improving the team in the middle, the SuperSonics acquired All-Star center Patrick Ewing from the New York Knicks in a four-team trade,[5][6][7] and signed free agent Pervis Ellison, but released him to free agency after nine games.[8]

However, the SuperSonics would get off to a slow start by losing seven of their first ten games of the regular season. Head coach Paul Westphal was fired after a 6–9 start to the season, and was replaced with former SuperSonics guard Nate McMillan.[9][10] The SuperSonics played above .500 basketball for the remainder of the season, holding a 28–24 record at the All-Star break,[11] and finishing in fifth place in the Pacific Division with a 44–38 record, but missed the NBA playoffs by finishing in tenth place in the Western Conference.[12]

Gary Payton averaged 23.1 points, 8.1 assists and 1.6 steals per game, contributed 102 three-point field goals, and was named to the All-NBA Third Team, and to the NBA All-Defensive First Team, while Rashard Lewis showed improvement becoming the team's starting small forward, averaging 14.8 points and 6.9 rebounds per game, and also leading the SuperSonics with 123 three-point field goals, and Ruben Patterson averaged 13.0 points per game. In addition, Vin Baker provided the team with 12.2 points and 5.7 rebounds per game, while Ewing provided with 9.6 points, 7.4 rebounds and 1.2 blocks per game, Brent Barry contributed 8.8 points per game and 109 three-point field goals, while shooting .476 in three-point percentage, Shammond Williams provided with 6.8 points and 2.8 assists per game, and Mason contributed 5.9 points per game off the bench, and was named to the NBA All-Rookie Second Team.[13]

During the NBA All-Star weekend at the MCI Center in Washington, D.C., Payton was selected for the 2001 NBA All-Star Game, as a member of the Western Conference All-Star team,[14][15][16] while Lewis participated in the NBA Three-Point Shootout,[17][18] and Mason won the NBA Slam Dunk Contest.[19][20][18]

This was Ewing's only season with the SuperSonics, as he signed as a free agent with the Orlando Magic the following season.[21][22][23] Also following the season, Patterson signed with the Portland Trail Blazers.[24][25][26]

Draft picks

Main article: 2000 NBA draft
Round Pick Player Position Nationality College
1 17 Desmond Mason SG/SF  United States Oklahoma State
2 42 Olumide Oyedeji C  Nigeria
2 47 Josip Sesar SG  Croatia

Roster

2000–01 Seattle SuperSonics roster
Players Coaches
Pos. No. Player Height Weight DOB From
F 42 Vin Baker 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 232 lb (105 kg) 1971–11–23 Hartford
G 31 Brent Barry 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1971–12–31 Oregon State
G 15 Emanual Davis 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 195 lb (88 kg) 1968–08–27 Delaware State
C 33 Patrick Ewing 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 240 lb (109 kg) 1962–08–05 Georgetown
F 7 Rashard Lewis 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 235 lb (107 kg) 1979–08–08 Alief Elsik HS (TX)
F 24 Desmond Mason 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 224 lb (102 kg) 1977–10–11 Oklahoma State
C 34 Jelani McCoy  6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 245 lb (111 kg) 1977–12–06 UCLA
C 00 Olumide Oyedeji 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 240 lb (109 kg) 1981–05–11 Nigeria
F 21 Ruben Patterson 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 224 lb (102 kg) 1975–07–31 Cincinnati
G 20 Gary Payton 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 180 lb (82 kg) 1968–07–23 Oregon State
G 1 Shammond Williams 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 201 lb (91 kg) 1975–04–05 North Carolina
G 25 David Wingate 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1963–12–15 Georgetown
F 45 Rubén Wolkowyski 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 270 lb (122 kg) 1973–09–30 Argentina
Head coach
Assistant(s)
Legend
  • (DP) Unsigned draft pick
  • (FA) Free agent
  • (S) Suspended
  • Injured

Roster
Updated: January 18, 2001

Roster Notes

  • Power forward Pervis Ellison was waived on December 16, 2000.
  • Point guard Shammond Williams holds American and Georgian dual citizenship. He was born in the United States, but he played on the Georgian national team.


Regular season

Standings

Pacific Division
 W L PCT GB Home Road Div
y-Los Angeles Lakers 56 26 .683 – 31–10 25–16 14–10
x-Sacramento Kings 55 27 .671 1 33–8 22–19 16–8
x-Phoenix Suns 51 31 .622 5 31–10 20–21 12–12
x-Portland Trail Blazers 50 32 .610 6 28–13 22–19 12–12
e-Seattle SuperSonics 44 38 .537 12 26–15 18–23 17–7
e-Los Angeles Clippers 31 51 378 25 22–19 9–32 9–15
e-Golden State Warriors 17 65 .207 39 11–30 6–35 4–20
Western Conference
# Team W L PCT GB
1 z-San Antonio Spurs 58 24 .707 –
2 y-Los Angeles Lakers 56 26 .683 2
3 x-Sacramento Kings 55 27 .671 3
4 x-Utah Jazz 53 29 .646 5
5 x-Dallas Mavericks 53 29 .646 5
6 x-Phoenix Suns 51 31 .622 7
7 x-Portland Trail Blazers 50 32 .610 8
8 x-Minnesota Timberwolves 47 35 .573 11
9 e-Houston Rockets 45 37 .549 13
10 e-Seattle SuperSonics 44 38 .537 14
11 e-Denver Nuggets 40 42 .488 18
12 e-Los Angeles Clippers 31 51 .378 27
13 e-Vancouver Grizzlies 23 59 .280 35
14 e-Golden State Warriors 17 65 .207 41

Game log

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% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
Vin Baker 76 27 28.0 .422 .063 .723 5.7 1.2 0.5 1.0 12.2
Brent Barry 67 20 26.5 .494 .476 .816 3.1 3.4 1.2 0.2 8.8
Emanual Davis 62 39 20.8 .418 .394 .818 2.5 2.2 1.0 0.2 5.8
Pervis Ellison 9 0 4.4 .286 – 1.000 1.3 0.3 0.0 0.2 0.7
Patrick Ewing 79 79 26.7 .430 .000 .685 7.4 1.2 0.7 1.2 9.6
Rashard Lewis 78 78 34.9 .480 .432 .826 6.9 1.6 1.2 0.6 14.8
Desmond Mason 78 14 19.5 .431 .269 .736 3.2 0.8 0.5 0.3 5.9
Jelani McCoy 70 44 16.3 .523 – .441 3.6 0.8 0.3 0.7 4.5
Olumide Oyedeji 30 1 7.4 .486 – .750 2.2 0.1 0.2 0.3 1.5
Ruben Patterson 76 22 27.1 .494 .056 .681 5.0 2.1 1.4 0.6 13.0
Gary Payton 79 79 41.1 .456 .375 .766 4.6 8.1 1.6 0.3 23.1
Shammond Williams 69 6 17.9 .438 .459 .875 1.9 2.8 0.4 0.1 6.8
David Wingate 1 0 9.0 1.000 – – 0.0 2.0 0.0 0.0 6.0
Rubén Wolkowyski 34 1 9.0 .316 .000 .735 1.4 0.1 0.2 0.5 2.2

Player Statistics Citation:[13]

Awards and records

Awards

Records

Transactions

Trades

Free agents

See also

References

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