1999-2000_Vancouver_Grizzlies_season

1999–2000 Vancouver Grizzlies season

1999–2000 Vancouver Grizzlies season

NBA professional basketball team season

The 1999–2000 NBA season was the Grizzlies' 5th season in the National Basketball Association.[1] After finishing the lockout season with the worst record, the Grizzlies received the second overall pick in the 1999 NBA draft, and selected Steve Francis from the University of Maryland.[2][3][4][5][6] However, Francis refused to play for the Canadian team, and was later on traded to the Houston Rockets in exchange for second-year guard Michael Dickerson, Othella Harrington, Brent Price and Antoine Carr; Dickerson would reunite with his former University of Arizona teammate, second-year star Mike Bibby.[7][8][9][10][11] Francis, now with the Rockets, would be named Rookie of the Year along with Elton Brand of the Chicago Bulls.[12][13] During the off-season, the Grizzlies signed free agents Grant Long,[14] and three-point specialist Dennis Scott.[15][16]

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After a 3–3 start to the season, the team still struggled posting an 11-game losing streak, as head coach Brian Hill was fired after a 4–18 start, and was replaced with assistant Lionel Hollins.[17] The Grizzlies went on a 12–game losing streak between February and March, losing 14 of their 15 games in March, and finishing last place in the Midwest Division with a 22–60 record, which was the first time the franchise had won 20 or more games in a full season.[18]

Shareef Abdur-Rahim averaged 20.3 points and 10.1 rebounds per game, while Dickerson averaged 18.2 points and 1.4 steals per game, and Bibby provided the team with 14.5 points, 8.1 assists and 1.6 steals per game. In addition, Harrington contributed 13.1 points and 6.9 rebounds per game, and Bryant Reeves provided with 8.9 points and 5.7 rebounds per game. Off the bench, Scott contributed 5.6 points per game, while Long provided with 4.8 points and 5.6 rebounds per game,[19] but only played just 42 games due to a hand injury.[20]

Following the season, Scott was traded along with second-year guard Felipe López, and Cherokee Parks to the Washington Wizards, but was released to free agency,[21][22] while Carr retired, and Hollins was fired as head coach.[23]

Offseason

Draft

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The Grizzlies originally had three picks entering the Draft. Steve Francis was the 2nd overall pick in the 1999 NBA draft from the University of Maryland. Francis most notably cried after being chosen by Vancouver, swearing the Chicago Bulls would regret selecting Elton Brand first overall instead.[4] Following Vancouver's draft, Francis publicly announced that he did not want to play for the Grizzlies, citing the distance from his Maryland home, taxes, endorsements, and God's will. Francis was heavily criticized for his antics, especially in Vancouver. Following his public outburst, Francis was traded to the Houston Rockets that summer in a three-team, 11-player deal that brought Michael Dickerson, Othella Harrington, Antoine Carr, Brent Price, plus first- and second-round picks to the Grizzlies.[10] He and Brand shared Rookie of the Year honors.

Obinna Ekezie from the University of Maryland was their second pick. Their final pick in the draft was Antwain Smith from the Saint Paul's College.

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Roster

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Roster notes

  • Rookie point guard Milt Palacio also holds American citizenship.

Regular season

Season standings

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Record vs. opponents

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Game log

#DateOpponentScoreRecordAttendance
1November 2Portland Trail Blazers86–1060–118,218
2November 3@ Los Angeles Lakers88–1030–218,997
3November 6Denver Nuggets109–941–212,159
4November 10Atlanta Hawks102–97 (OT)2–211,453
5November 12Golden State Warriors93–1032–312,792
6November 14Los Angeles Clippers109–893–312,774
7November 16@ Sacramento Kings77–813–414,169
8November 18Seattle SuperSonics108–1103–512,275
9November 21Minnesota Timberwolves81–1053–612,493
10November 23@ Washington Wizards87–893–711,219
11November 24@ Charlotte Hornets73–893–816,003
12November 26@ Indiana Pacers86–1053–918,345
13November 27@ Minnesota Timberwolves82–1133–1016,881
14November 29Houston Rockets110–118 (OT)3–1115,086
15December 1Indiana Pacers89–963–1211,683
16December 3Charlotte Hornets94–1133–1312,107
17December 6@ Houston Rockets99–1023–1414,458
18December 7@ Dallas Mavericks104–954–1411,552
19December 9@ San Antonio Spurs91–994–1514,778
20December 11Los Angeles Lakers94–1064–1614,059
21December 13@ Los Angeles Clippers90–1024–179,303
22December 15Sacramento Kings106–1094–1812,490
23December 18@ Seattle SuperSonics89–1124–1914,094
24December 19Los Angeles Clippers85–845–1912,584
25December 23Denver Nuggets93–916–1911,792
26December 26@ Denver Nuggets86–1096–2017,074
27December 27Philadelphia 76ers93–1006–2113,269
28December 29@ Utah Jazz90–1016–2219,911
29December 30San Antonio Spurs88–986–2314,403
30January 4@ Miami Heat91–877–2319,035
31January 5@ Orlando Magic96–1167–2412,904
32January 7@ New Jersey Nets101–918–2414,246
33January 9@ Toronto Raptors107–979–2419,188
34January 10@ Boston Celtics112–10310–2414,876
35January 12Phoenix Suns92–9510–2514,404
36January 14Cleveland Cavaliers80–8210–2613,161
37January 16Miami Heat83–9410–2715,456
38January 20Utah Jazz89–9410–2812,909
39January 22Orlando Magic82–8510–2911,817
40January 24@ Denver Nuggets98–11010–3010,884
41January 26@ Utah Jazz116–9911–3019,080
42January 27New Jersey Nets108–10612–3011,934
43January 31Milwaukee Bucks87–9212–3112,398
44February 2@ Golden State Warriors95–10112–3210,019
45February 4Chicago Bulls101–7613–3215,357
46February 6Dallas Mavericks99–103 (OT)13–3314,861
47February 8@ Phoenix Suns76–9413–3418,385
48February 10@ Los Angeles Clippers112–9014–349,895
49February 16Washington Wizards92–8715–3412,894
50February 18@ Minnesota Timberwolves91–10315–3517,101
51February 19@ Milwaukee Bucks111–10016–3517,109
52February 21@ Cleveland Cavaliers108–109 (OT)16–3612,140
53February 22@ Chicago Bulls85–8117–3621,874
54February 24Boston Celtics77–11117–3713,001
55February 26Sacramento Kings102–9018–3717,856
56February 29@ Sacramento Kings87–11218–3817,317
57March 1@ Los Angeles Lakers91–10318–3918,912
58March 3@ Portland Trail Blazers91–10118–4020,367
59March 5Toronto Raptors92–9418–4119,193
60March 7@ New York Knicks86–11118–4219,763
61March 8@ Philadelphia 76ers90–10718–4320,086
62March 10@ Detroit Pistons97–11118–4422,076
63March 11@ Atlanta Hawks86–9118–4513,344
64March 13Seattle SuperSonics103–11318–4614,510
65March 16@ Seattle SuperSonics103–11718–4713,070
66March 17Phoenix Suns86–10118–4814,255
67March 19Detroit Pistons99–10118–4915,240
68March 21Golden State Warriors98–8219–4913,555
69March 25Utah Jazz75–8419–5014,143
70March 29Los Angeles Lakers99–10819–5116,780
71March 31New York Knicks83–8919–5216,632
72April 2Dallas Mavericks86–10019–5312,941
73April 4Houston Rockets102–10020–5312,742
74April 6Portland Trail Blazers89–8721–5312,234
75April 8@ Portland Trail Blazers85–9821–5420,415
76April 9San Antonio Spurs99–10721–5514,206
77April 11@ Golden State Warriors97–10921–5610,127
78April 12@ Phoenix Suns116–122 (OT)21–5718,463
79April 14Minnesota Timberwolves94–104 (2OT)21–5817,748
80April 16@ Dallas Mavericks106–11421–5913,947
81April 18@ San Antonio Spurs93–10021–6019,913
82April 19@ Houston Rockets96–9222–6016,285

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

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Awards and records

Transactions

References

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