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1999–2000 NBA season The 1999–2000 NBA season was the 54th season of the National Basketball Association. The season ended with the Los Angeles Lakers winning the NBA championship, beating the Indiana Pacers 4 games to 2 in the 2000 NBA Finals. This would also be C ...

was the 12th season for the

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in the

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. Despite finishing the previous season with a 26–24 record, the Hornets had the third overall pick in the 1999 NBA draft, and selected

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point guard

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, and signed undrafted rookie forward Eddie Robinson during the off-season. The Hornets got off to a solid 16–7 start, posting an 8-game winning streak in December. However, tragedy struck on January 12, 2000, when guard

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was killed in a car accident while racing with teammate

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after a team practice; Wesley also had a suspended driver's license at the time. The Hornets retired Phills' #13 jersey on February 9 during a game against his former team, the

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; the team also wore a patch bearing his #13 on their jerseys for the remainder of the season. Phills played a sixth man role this season, averaging 13.6 points and 1.5 steals per game off the bench in 28 games, starting in just nine of them before his death at the age of 30. Despite the loss of Phills, and a 7-game losing streak between December and January, the Hornets were competitive and finished the first half of the season strong with a respectable 27–20 record, as Eddie Jones was selected for the

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. At midseason, the team acquired

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from the

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, and re-signed free agent

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after a brief stint with the

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. The Hornets won their final seven games finishing second in the Central Division with a 49–33 record, and qualified for their fifth playoff appearance. Jones averaged 20.1 points and 2.7 steals per game, and was named to the All-NBA Third Team, and to the NBA All-Defensive Second Team, while

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averaged 16.7 points, 8.5 rebounds and 1.8 blocks per game, and Wesley provided the team with 13.6 points and 5.6 assists per game. In addition,

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provided with 12.7 points, 7.6 rebounds and 1.9 blocks per game, and Anthony Mason contributed 11.6 points and 8.5 rebounds per game. Off the bench, second-year center Brad Miller averaged 7.7 points and 5.3 rebounds per game, while Robinson contributed 7.0 points per game, and Davis provided with 5.9 points, 3.8 assists and 1.2 assists per game. Jones also finished tied in third place in Defensive Player of the Year voting. In the playoffs, the Hornets faced the 5th-seeded

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in the Eastern Conference First Round, but were eliminated three games to one. The Hornets finished eleventh in the NBA in home-game attendance for the season. Following the season, Jones, Mason and second-year guard

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were all traded to the

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, while Miller signed as a free agent with the

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, and Brown was released to free agency. Ellis, who was involved in a trade with the Heat, was released and then retired.

Offseason

NBA Draft

Roster

Roster Notes

* Shooting guard

died in a car accident on January 12.

Regular season

Season standings

Record vs. opponents

Playoffs

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Player statistics

Season

Playoffs

Awards and records

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* Eddie Jones,

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Transactions

* August 17, 1999 Signed Eddie Robinson as a free agent. * August 18, 1999 Signed

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as a free agent. * October 4, 1999 Signed Derek Hood as a free agent. Signed

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as a free agent. * November 8, 1999 Waived

. * November 9, 1999 Signed Michael Hawkins as a free agent. * November 23, 1999 Waived Derek Hood. * January 18, 2000 Traded a 2000 2nd round draft pick ( Jason Hart was later selected) and a 2002 2nd round draft pick ( Chris Owens was later selected) to the Milwaukee Bucks for

. * February 8, 2000 Signed

as a free agent. Player Transactions Citation:

References

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