1999–2000 Washington Wizards season

1999–2000 Washington Wizards season
Richard Hamilton's rookie season
Head coach	Darrell Walker Gar Heard
Arena	MCI Center
Results
Record	29–53 (.354)
Place	Division: 7th (Atlantic) Conference: 13th (Eastern)
Playoff finish	DNQ
Stats @ Basketball-Reference.com

The 1999-2000 season was the Wizards' 39th season in the NBA.^[1] The Wizards drafted Richard Hamilton with their seventh pick in the 1999 NBA Draft. The Wizards continued to underachieve finishing last place in the Atlantic Division with a 29-53 record. However, the biggest news would involve the front office as Michael Jordan joined the team as Vice President. Following the season, Jordan would begin to influence personal decisions as Leonard Hamilton was hired as head coach.

Offseason

Draft picks

Round	Pick	Player	Position	Nationality	College
1	7	Richard Hamilton	SG	United States	Connecticut
2	35	Calvin Booth	C	United States	Penn State

Roster

Washington Wizards roster
Players	Coaches
Pos. No. Name Height Weight DOB (YYYY–MM–DD) From C 8 Austin, Isaac 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 255 lb (116 kg) Arizona State C 52 Booth, Calvin 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 230 lb (104 kg) Penn State G/F 32 Hamilton, Richard 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Connecticut F 5 Howard, Juwan 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 240 lb (109 kg) Michigan F 51 King, Gerard 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 230 lb (104 kg) Nicholls State F 35 Murray, Tracy 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 225 lb (102 kg) UCLA G 3 Profit, Laron 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 204 lb (93 kg) Maryland F 50 Reid, Don 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 250 lb (113 kg) Georgetown 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 G 1 Strickland, Rod 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 175 lb (79 kg) DePaul 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 F/C 44 Williams, Aaron 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Xavier C 43 Williams, Lorenzo 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Stetson	Head coach Gar Heard (fired) Darrell Walker (interim) Assistant coach(es) Butch Beard (Louisville) Mike Bratz (Stanford) Tree Rollins (Clemson) Legend (C) Team captain (DP) Unsigned draft pick (FA) Free agent (S) Suspended Injured Roster • Transactions

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

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

References

1. 1999-2000 Washington Wizards