1999–2000 Minnesota Timberwolves season

1999–2000 Minnesota Timberwolves season
Head coach Flip Saunders
Owner(s) Glen Taylor
Arena Target Center
Results
Record 50–32 (.610)
Place Division: 3rd (Midwest)
Conference: 6th (Western)
Playoff finish First Round
(Lost to Trail Blazers 1–3)
Stats @ Basketball-Reference.com

The 1999–2000 NBA season was the Timberwolves' 11th season in the National Basketball Association.[1] For the season opener, the Timberwolves traveled to Tokyo, Japan to play their first two games against the Sacramento Kings.[2] Despite posting an 8-game losing streak in December, the Timberwolves enjoyed their first 50-win season finishing third in the Midwest Division with a 50–32 record. Superstar forward Kevin Garnett led the way averaging 22.9 points, 11.8 rebounds and 5.0 assists per game, while being selected for the 2000 NBA All-Star Game. Top draft pick Wally Szczerbiak had a solid rookie season finishing third on the team in scoring with 11.6 points per game, and made the All-Rookie First Team. However, in the first round of the playoffs, they lost in four games to the Portland Trail Blazers. Following the season, tragedy struck as Malik Sealy died in an automobile accident on May 20, 2000.[3] Also following the season, Bobby Jackson signed as a free agent with the Sacramento Kings.

Draft picks

Round Pick Player Position Nationality College
16Wally SzczerbiakSF United StatesMiami (OH)
114William AveryPG United StatesDuke
242Louis BullockSG United StatesMichigan

Roster

Minnesota Timberwolves roster
PlayersCoaches
Pos.No.NameHeightWeightDOB (YYYY-MM-DD)From
G 5 United States Avery, William 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 197 lb (89 kg) Duke
G 7 United States Brandon, Terrell 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Oregon
F/C 21 United States Garnett, Kevin 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Farragut Academy (HS)
C 22 United States Garrett, Dean 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Indiana
F 20 United States Hammonds, Tom 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Georgia Tech
G 24 United States Jackson, Bobby 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Minnesota
F 42 United States Mitchell, Sam 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Mercer
C 8 Slovenia Nesterovic, Rasho 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 255 lb (116 kg) Slovenia
F 45 United States Patterson, Andrae  6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 238 lb (108 kg) Indiana
G 1 United States Peeler, Anthony 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 208 lb (94 kg) Missouri
G/F 2 United States Sealy, Malik 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 200 lb (91 kg) St. John's
F 32 United States Smith, Joe 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Maryland
G/F 10 United States Szczerbiak, Wally 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 244 lb (111 kg) Miami (OH)
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (DP) Unsigned draft pick
  • (FA) Free agent
  • (S) Suspended
  • Injured

Roster

Roster Notes

Regular season

Season standings

Midwest Division W L PCT GB Home Road Div
y-Utah Jazz 5527.671–31–1024–1714–10
x-San Antonio Spurs 5329.646231–1022–1916–8
x-Minnesota Timberwolves 5032.610526–1524–1718–6
Dallas Mavericks 4042.4881522–1918–2312–12
Denver Nuggets 3547.4272025–1610–3110–14
Houston Rockets 3448.4152122–1912–298–16
Vancouver Grizzlies 2260.2683312–2910–316–18
# Western Conference
Team W L PCT GB
1 z-Los Angeles Lakers6715.817–
2 y-Utah Jazz5527.67112
3 x-Portland Trail Blazers5923.7208
4 x-San Antonio Spurs5329.64614
5 x-Phoenix Suns5329.64614
6 x-Minnesota Timberwolves5032.61017
7 x-Seattle SuperSonics4537.54922
8 x-Sacramento Kings4438.53723
9 Dallas Mavericks4042.48827
10 Denver Nuggets3547.42732
11 Houston Rockets3448.41533
12 Vancouver Grizzlies2260.26845
13 Golden State Warriors1963.23248
14 Los Angeles Clippers1567.18352
z - clinched division title
y - clinched division title
x - clinched playoff spot

Record vs. opponents

1999-2000 NBA Records
Team ATL BOS CHA CHI CLE DAL DEN DET GSW HOU IND LAC LAL MIA MIL MIN NJN NYK ORL PHI PHO POR SAC SAS SEA TOR UTA VAN WAS
Atlanta —1–31–33–13–10–21–11–30–21–11–31–10–22–20–41–13–12–10–30–40–20–22–00–21–12–20–21–11–3
Boston 3–1—1–32–22–21–12–00–31–11–11–31–10–21–31–20–23–12–22–21–31–10–21–10–21–12–21–11–13–1
Charlotte 3–13–1—4–03–11–11–12–22–01–12–22–00–22–23–12–02–11–32–23–11–10–20–20–21–13–10–22–03–0
Chicago 1–32–20–4—1–30–21–11–30–20–21–32–00–22–21–30–22–10–30–40–40–20–20–20–21–10–40–20–22–2
Cleveland 1–32–21–33–1—2–02–02–21–11–10–42–00–20–31–30–22–23–12–10–40–21–10–21–10–20–40–22–03–1
Dallas 2–01–11–12–00–2—3–12–04–01–31–14–01–30–20–22–20–20–21–10–23–12–21–32–21–31–11–33–11–1
Denver 1–10–21–11–10–21–3—1–12–22–20–23–11–30–22–02–21–11–10–22–01–32–22–21–31–32–02–22–21–1
Detroit 3–13–02–23–12–20–21–1—2–01–11–32–00–22–23–10–22–11–32–22–20–21–10–21–12–02–20–22–02–2
Golden State 2–01–10–22–01–10–42–20–2—1–30–21–30–41–11–11–30–20–21–10–20–40–41–30–40–40–20–43–11–1
Houston 1–11–11–12–01–13–12–21–13–1—0–24–02–21–10–20–41–10–20–21–12–22–21–30–41–30–21–32–21–1
Indiana 3–13–12–23–14–01–12–03–12–02–0—1–11–12–22–21–13–12–22–12–21–12–01–11–11–13–12–02–02–1
L.A. Clippers 1–11–10–20–20–20–41–30–23–10–41–1—0–40–20–21–31–11–10–21–10–40–41–30–41–30–20–41–31–1
L.A. Lakers 2–02–02–02–02–03–13–12–04–02–21–14–0—2–02–04–02–02–02–02–04–02–23–11–33–11–13–14–01–1
Miami 2–23–12–22–23–02–02–02–21–11–12–22–00–2—2–22–02–23–13–13–11–11–12–01–11–11–21–11–14–0
Milwaukee 4–02–11–33–13–12–00–21–31–12–02–22–00–22–2—0–21–30–44–00–31–10–21–12–01–12–21–11–13–1
Minnesota 1–12–00–22–02–02–22–22–03–14–01–13–10–40–22–0—1–11–11–11–11–32–23–13–12–22–03–14–00–2
New Jersey 1–31–31–21–22–22–01–11–22–01–11–31–10–22–23–11–1—1–33–21–30–21–11–10–20–22–20–20–21–3
New York 1–22–23–13–01–32–01–13–12–02–02–21–10–21–34–01–13–1—3–13–11–12–01–11–12–01–30–22–02–2
Orlando 3–02–22–24–01–21–12–02–21–12–01–22–00–21–30–41–12–31–3—2–20–20–20–21–11–12–21–12–04–0
Philadelphia 4–03–11–34–04–02–00–22–22–01–12–21–10–21–33–01–13–11–32–2—0–20–21–10–22–03–01–12–03–1
Phoenix 2–01–11–12–02–01–33–12–04–02–21–14–00–41–11–13–12–01–12–02–0—1–34–02–22–21–10–44–02–0
Portland 2–02–02–02–01–12–22–21–14–02–20–24–02–21–12–02–21–10–22–02–03–1—4–03–14–01–13–13–12–0
Sacramento 0–21–12–02–02–03–12–22–03–13–11–13–11–30–21–11–31–11–12–01–10–40–4—3–12–21–11–33–12–0
San Antonio 2–02–02–02–01–12–23–11–14–04–01–14–03–11–10–21–32–01–11–12–02–21–31–3—2–21–12–24–01–1
Seattle 1–11–11–11–12–03–13–10–24–03–11–13–11–31–11–12–22–00–21–10–22–20–42–22–2—0–22–24–02–0
Toronto 2–22–21–34–04–01–10–22–22–02–01–32–01–12–12–20–22–23–12–20–31–11–11–11–12–0—1–11–12–2
Utah 2–01–12–02–02–03–12–22–04–03–10–24–01–31–11–11–32–02–01–11–14–01–33–12–22–21–1—3–12–0
Vancouver 1–11–10–22–00–21–32–20–21–32–20–23–10–41–11–10–42–00–20–20–20–41–31–30–40–41–11–3—1–1
Washington 3–11–30–32–21–31–11–12–21–11–11–21–11–10–41–32–03–12–20–41–30–20–20–21–10–22–20–21–1—

Playoffs

West First Round

(3) Portland Trail Blazers vs. (6) Minnesota Timberwolves Last Playoff Meeting: Not available (first playoff series)

May 2
Portland Trail Blazers 85, Minnesota Timberwolves 77
Portland wins series, 3-1

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
William Avery
Terrell Brandon
Kevin Garnett
Dean Garrett
Tom Hammonds
Bobby Jackson
Sam Mitchell
Rasho Nesterovic
Andrae Patterson
Anthony Peeler
Malik Sealy
Joe Smith
Wally Szczerbiak

Playoffs

Player GP GS MPG FG% 3FG% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
William Avery
Terrell Brandon
Kevin Garnett
Dean Garrett
Tom Hammonds
Bobby Jackson
Sam Mitchell
Rasho Nesterovic
Andrae Patterson
Anthony Peeler
Malik Sealy
Joe Smith
Wally Szczerbiak

Awards and records

References

  1. ↑ 1999-2000 Minnesota Timberwolves
  2. ↑ "66,000 See Timberwolves and Kings Split 2 Games Opening Season : In Tokyo, a Slam Dunk for NBA". New York Times. November 8, 1999. Retrieved July 28, 2017.
  3. ↑ "T'wolves' Sealy Dies In Head-on Collision". Chicago Tribune. May 21, 2000. Retrieved March 10, 2017.
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