1999–2000 Atlanta Hawks season

1999–2000 Atlanta Hawks season
Jason Terry's rookie season
Head coach	Lenny Wilkens
Arena	Philips Arena
Results
Record	28–54 (.341)
Place	Division: 7th (Central) Conference: 14th (Eastern)
Playoff finish	DNQ
Stats @ Basketball-Reference.com

The 1999-2000 season was the Hawks' 51st season in the NBA and 32nd season in Atlanta.^[1] The Hawks played their first season at the Philips Arena, which was built over the site of The Omni. During the offseason, they acquired Isaiah Rider and Jim Jackson from the Portland Trailblazers. However, Rider caused trouble off the court and was waived in March. The Hawks struggled all season and finished seventh in the Central Division with a disappointing 28-54 record. Following the season, Lenny Wilkens left to coach the Toronto Raptors.

Draft picks

Round	Pick	Player	Position	Nationality	College
1	10	Jason Terry	PG/SG	United States	Arizona
1	17	Cal Bowdler	PF/C	United States	Old Dominion
1	20	Dion Glover	SG	United States	Georgia Tech
1	27	Jumaine Jones	SF	United States	Georgia

Roster

Atlanta Hawks roster
Players	Coaches
Pos. No. Name Height Weight DOB (YYYY–MM–DD) From G 10 Barry, Drew 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 191 lb (87 kg) Georgia Tech F 3 Bowdler, Cal 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 245 lb (111 kg) Old Dominion G 12 Coles, Bimbo 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 188 lb (85 kg) Virginia Tech F 4 Crawford, Chris 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 235 lb (107 kg) Marquette F 20 Ellis, LaPhonso 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 240 lb (109 kg) Notre Dame G 5 Glover, Dion 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Georgia Tech F 44 Henderson, Alan 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 235 lb (107 kg) Indiana G 22 Jackson, Jim 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Ohio State F 7 McLeod, Roshown 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 221 lb (100 kg) Duke C 55 Mutombo, Dikembe 7 ft 2 in (2.18 m) 260 lb (118 kg) Georgetown G 31 Terry, Jason 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Arizona C 42 Wright, Lorenzen 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 255 lb (116 kg) Memphis	Head coach Lenny Wilkens Legend (C) Team captain (DP) Unsigned draft pick (FA) Free agent (S) Suspended Injured Roster

Roster Notes

• Guard Isaiah Rider was waived on March 20th.

Regular season

Season standings

Central Division	W	L	PCT	GB	Home	Road	Div
y-Indiana Pacers	56	26	.683	–	36–5	20–21	20–8
x-Charlotte Hornets	49	33	.598	7	30–11	19–22	20–8
x-Toronto Raptors	45	37	.549	11	26–15	19–22	16–12
x-Detroit Pistons	42	40	.512	14	27–14	15–26	16–12
x-Milwaukee Bucks	42	40	.512	14	23–18	19–22	16–12
Cleveland Cavaliers	32	50	.390	24	22–19	10–31	8–20
Atlanta Hawks	28	54	.341	28	21–20	7–34	11–17
Chicago Bulls	17	65	.207	39	12–29	5–36	5–23

#	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

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

Player	GP	GS	MPG	FG%	3FG%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
Drew Barry
Cal Bowdler
Bimbo Coles
Chris Crawford
LaPhonso Ellis
Dion Glover
Alan Henderson
Jim Jackson
Anthony Johnson
Roshown McLeod
Dikembe Mutombo
Isaiah Rider
Jason Terry
Lorenzen Wright

Awards and records

• Jason Terry, NBA All-Rookie Team 2nd Team

References

1. 1999-2000 Atlanta Hawks