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2000–01 Atlanta Hawks Season
The 2000–01 NBA season was the 52nd season for the Atlanta Hawks in the National Basketball Association, and their 33rd season in Atlanta, Georgia. The Hawks received the sixth overall pick in the 2000 NBA draft, and selected small forward DerMarr Johnson from the University of Cincinnati. During the off-season, the team signed free agent Matt Maloney, and re-signed former Hawks guard Anthony Johnson after a brief stint with the Orlando Magic. Under new head coach Lon Kruger, the Hawks got off to a bad start losing their first seven games of the regular season, but then played .500 basketball by posting a 7–7 record in December. In January, the team traded Johnson and Jim Jackson to the Cleveland Cavaliers in exchange for Brevin Knight. At mid-season, Dikembe Mutombo, who was selected for the 2001 NBA All-Star Game in Washington, D.C., was traded along with Roshown McLeod to the Philadelphia 76ers in exchange for Theo Ratliff, Toni Kukoč and Nazr Mohammed; however ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lon Kruger
Lonnie Duane Kruger (born August 19, 1952) is an American former college and professional basketball coach (sport), coach who was most recently the men's basketball head coach of the University of Oklahoma. Kruger played college basketball for Kansas State University. He has served as the head coach of the University of Texas–Pan American, Kansas State, the University of Florida, the University of Illinois, and the University of Nevada, Las Vegas, as well as the Atlanta Hawks of the National Basketball Association (NBA). Kruger was the first coach to lead five programs to the NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament, NCAA tournament (he has since been joined by Tubby Smith, Rick Pitino and Steve Alford). His teams participated in 21 NCAA Tournaments, including two Final Fours (1994 with Florida; 2016 with Oklahoma). Early life Kruger was born and raised in Silver Lake, Kansas. As a point guard, Kruger led the Kansas State Wildcats men's basketball, Kansas State Wildcats to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2000–01 Cleveland Cavaliers Season
The 2000–01 NBA season was the 31st season for the Cleveland Cavaliers in the National Basketball Association. The Cavaliers received the eighth overall pick in the 2000 NBA draft, and selected shooting guard Jamal Crawford from the University of Michigan, but soon traded him to the Chicago Bulls in exchange for center, and top draft pick Chris Mihm from the University of Texas at Austin. During the off-season, the team acquired Chris Gatling and Clarence Weatherspoon from the Miami Heat in a three-team trade, Matt Harpring from the Orlando Magic, and Robert Traylor from the Milwaukee Bucks, while signing free agent Bimbo Coles. The Cavaliers got off to a strong start winning nine of their first twelve games of the regular season, on their way to a solid 15–7 start. In January, the team traded Brevin Knight to the Atlanta Hawks in exchange for former Ohio State University star Jim Jackson. However, the Cavaliers would struggle and lose 23 of their next 28 games, inclu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Central Division (NBA)
The Central Division is one of the three divisions in the Eastern Conference of the National Basketball Association (NBA). The division consists of five teams, the Chicago Bulls, the Cleveland Cavaliers, the Detroit Pistons, the Indiana Pacers, and the Milwaukee Bucks. All teams except the Cavaliers are former Midwest Division teams; thus, the Central Division now largely resembles the Midwest Division in the 1970s. An earlier five-team Central Division previously existed for the 1949–50 season as one of three divisions in the NBA, along with the Western and Eastern divisions. The current Central Division was created at the start of the 1970–71 season, when the league expanded from 14 to 17 teams with the addition of the Buffalo Braves, the Cleveland Cavaliers, and the Portland Trail Blazers. The league realigned itself into two conferences, the Western Conference and the Eastern Conference, with two divisions in each conference. The Central Division began with four in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2001 NBA Finals
The 2001 NBA Finals was the championship series of the National Basketball Association's (NBA) 2000–01 season, and the conclusion of the season's playoffs. The defending NBA champion and Western Conference champion Los Angeles Lakers took on the Eastern Conference champion Philadelphia 76ers for the championship, with the Lakers holding home-court advantage via the better record against the opposite conference tiebreaker in a best-of-seven format. After losing the first game at home, the Lakers won the next four games to clinch their second consecutive title and 13th overall. By the end of the series, the 2000–01 Lakers held the record for the best postseason record with 15–1. It was later surpassed after the NBA extended the first round series to a best-of-seven series by the 2016–17 Golden State Warriors. Lakers center Shaquille O'Neal was named the NBA Finals Most Valuable Player (MVP) for the second consecutive year, after outstanding performances averag ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2000–01 Los Angeles Lakers Season
The 2000–01 NBA season was the 53rd season for the Los Angeles Lakers in the National Basketball Association, and their 41st season in Los Angeles, California. The Lakers entered the regular season as the defending NBA champions, having defeated the Indiana Pacers in the 2000 NBA Finals in six games, winning their twelfth NBA championship. During the off-season, the Lakers acquired Horace Grant from the Seattle SuperSonics; Grant won three championships with the Chicago Bulls in the early 1990s. The team also signed free agent Isaiah Rider, who was released by the Atlanta Hawks during the previous season due to off-the-court troubles, and signed Greg Foster, who had two NBA Finals appearances with the Utah Jazz. Derek Fisher only played just 20 games due to a stress fracture in his right foot, which forced him to miss the first 62 games of the regular season, as the Lakers held a 31–16 record at the All-Star break, and won their final eight games of the season, finishing ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
NBA Defensive Player Of The Year
The NBA Defensive Player of the Year is an annual National Basketball Association (NBA) award given since the 1982–83 NBA season to the best defensive player of the regular season. The winner is selected by a panel of 124 sportswriters and broadcasters throughout the United States and Canada, each of whom casts a vote for first, second and third place selections. Each first-place vote is worth five points, second-place votes are worth three points, and a third-place vote is worth one. The player with the highest point total, regardless of the number of first-place votes, wins the award. Since the 2022–23 NBA season, winners receive the Hakeem Olajuwon Trophy, named after the two-time defensive player of the year winner. Dikembe Mutombo, Ben Wallace, and Rudy Gobert have each won the award a record four times. Dwight Howard has won the award three times, and is the only player ever to have won it in three consecutive seasons. Sidney Moncrief, Mark Eaton, Dennis Rodman, Ha ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nazr Mohammed
Nazr Tahiru Mohammed ( ; born September 5, 1977) is an American former professional basketball player who had a journeyman career in the National Basketball Association (NBA), playing for eight different teams over 18 seasons. He is the current general manager of the Oklahoma City Blue and a pro scout for the Oklahoma City Thunder. He played college basketball for Kentucky. Early life The son of Alhaji Muhammad, an entrepreneur from Ghana, Mohammed was raised in Chicago and attended high school at Kenwood Academy, graduating in 1995. Mohammed entered the University of Kentucky in the fall of 1995 at a hefty 315 pounds, and saw little playing time during their NCAA Championship season. After slimming down for his sophomore year, Mohammed shared the starting center spot with Jamaal Magloire and was a key contributor in 1997, when the Wildcats were runners-up to Arizona. Mohammed once again shared the starting post position with Magloire in 1998, and once again they brought the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Toni Kukoč
Toni Kukoč (; born September 18, 1968) is a Croatian former professional basketball player who serves as Special Advisor to Jerry Reinsdorf, the owner of the Chicago Bulls. After a highly successful period in European basketball, he was one of the first established European stars to play in the National Basketball Association (NBA). Kukoč played for four NBA teams between 1993 and 2006, winning the NBA Sixth Man of the Year Award in 1996. He is a three-time NBA champion, having won championships with the Chicago Bulls in 1996, 1997 and 1998. Nicknamed "The Waiter” & “the Croatian Sensation," Kukoč is renowned for his versatility and passing ability. Although his natural position was small forward, the Kukoč played multiple positions and demonstrated court vision and an outside shooting touch that were seldom found in players of his height. He also enjoyed success in international play, winning Olympic silver medals in 1988 (playing for Yugoslavia) and 1992 (playing for ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Theo Ratliff
Theophalus Curtis Ratliff (born April 17, 1973) is an American former professional basketball player who played 16 seasons in the National Basketball Association (NBA). Born in Alabama, Ratliff played for and graduated from the University of Wyoming, before being selected by the Detroit Pistons in the 1995 NBA draft. He also played for the Philadelphia 76ers, the Atlanta Hawks, the Portland Trail Blazers, the Boston Celtics, the Minnesota Timberwolves, the Detroit Pistons, the San Antonio Spurs, the Charlotte Bobcats and the Los Angeles Lakers. Primarily a center, he was widely regarded as an excellent shot-blocker and led the league three times in blocks per game. , he was ranked 20th all-time in career blocks. College career Recruited by Benny Dees, Ratliff played for the Wyoming Cowboys beginning in 1991. He saw limited playing time his freshman year, playing with frontcourt upperclassmen Brian Rewers, Reggie Slater, and Tim Breaux. Following Slater and Breaux's grad ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2000–01 Philadelphia 76ers Season
The 2000–01 NBA season was the 52nd season for the Philadelphia 76ers in the National Basketball Association, and their 38th season in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The 76ers won their first ten games of the regular season, held a 36–14 record at the All-Star break, and finished in first place in the Atlantic Division with a 56–26 record, which earned them the #1 seed in the Eastern Conference; it was the team's first 50-win season since 1989–90, and also their best regular season record since 1984–85. All-Star guard Allen Iverson averaged 31.1 points, 4.6 assists and 2.5 steals per game, leading the league in both scoring and steals; he was named to the All-NBA First Team, and was named the NBA Most Valuable Player of the Year for his accomplishments, beating Tim Duncan and Shaquille O'Neal by a wide margin. Iverson was also selected to start for the Eastern Conference at the 2001 NBA All-Star Game in Washington, D.C., and was named the NBA All-Star Game Most Valu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Roshown McLeod
Roshown McLeod (born November 17, 1975) is an American former professional basketball player who was selected by the Atlanta Hawks in the first round (20th pick overall) of the 1998 NBA draft. A 6'8" small forward from St. John's University and Duke University, McLeod played in three National Basketball Association (NBA) seasons from 1999 to 2001. He played for the Hawks and briefly for the Philadelphia 76ers. In the 2001–02 season, he was a member of the Boston Celtics but was permanently injured and unable to play. Due to this injury, he had to prematurely end his career. McLeod played high school basketball at St. Anthony High School in Jersey City. At the time, McLeod was a rare example of a player who transferred from one school to another. He had trouble breaking into the lineup at St. John's. He was the first transfer accepted by Duke coach Mike Krzyzewski. In his NBA career, McLeod played in 113 games and scored a total of 817 points. On November 14, 2000, as a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
