The

1999–2000 NBA season The 1999–2000 NBA season was the 54th season of the National Basketball Association. The season began on November 2, 1999, and ended with the Los Angeles Lakers winning the NBA championship, beating the Indiana Pacers 4 games to 2 in the 2000 ...

was the 54th season for the

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in the

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, and their 38th season in the

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. The city of

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hosted the

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this season. During the off-season, the Warriors acquired

Mookie Blaylock Daron Oshay "Mookie" Blaylock (born March 20, 1967) is an American former professional basketball player. He spent 13 years in the National Basketball Association (NBA) with the New Jersey Nets, Atlanta Hawks, and the Golden State Warriors. C ...

from the

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, and acquired point guard, and first-round draft pick

Vonteego Cummings Vonteego Marfeek Cummings (born February 29, 1976) is an American former professional basketball player who last played for Atenienses de Manatí (basketball), Atenienses de Manatí of the Baloncesto Superior Nacional (BSN) in Puerto Rico. A co ...

out of the

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from the

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. The Warriors struggled losing 16 of their first 18 games of the regular season, as head coach

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was fired after a 6–21 start to the season, and was replaced with General Manager

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, where the team suffered a 12-game losing streak between December and January. Second-year star

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, Chris Mills,

Erick Dampier Erick Travez Dampier (born July 14, 1975) is an American former professional basketball player. He played in the National Basketball Association (NBA) for the Indiana Pacers, Golden State Warriors, Dallas Mavericks, Miami Heat and Atlanta Hawks. ...

and

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all missed large parts of the season due to injuries. At mid-season, the Warriors traded John Starks to the

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, and acquired second-year guard

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, and former Warriors forward

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from the

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in a three-team trade. The Warriors lost 23 of their final 26 games of the season, and finished in sixth place in the Pacific Division with a 19–63 record, missing the

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for the sixth consecutive year. Jamison showed improvement averaging 19.6 points and 8.3 rebounds per game, and was invited to the

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during the NBA All-Star weekend, but did not participate due to a knee injury, and was out for the remainder of the regular season after 43 games. In addition,

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averaged 14.2 points and 10.0 rebounds per game, while Mills provided the team with 16.1 points and 6.2 rebounds per game in only just 20 games,

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provided with 12.0 points and 6.8 rebounds per game, Blaylock contributed 11.3 points, 6.7 assists and 2.0 steals per game, and led the Warriors with 101 three-point field goals, and Vonteego Cummings contributed 9.4 points and 3.3 assists per game off the bench. On the defensive side, Dampier averaged 8.0 points and 6.4 rebounds per game in only just 21 games, while Terry Cummings contributed 8.4 points and 4.9 rebounds per game in only just 22 games, and

Adonal Foyle Adonal David Foyle (born March 9, 1975) is a Vincentian-American former professional basketball center. He was selected by the Golden State Warriors with the eighth overall selection of the 1997 NBA draft. Foyle played ten seasons with the War ...

provided with 5.5 points, 5.6 rebounds and 1.8 blocks per game. Following the season, Marshall was traded to the

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in an off-season four-team trade, while Caffey and Owens were both dealt to the

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in a three-team trade, Terry Cummings retired, and St. Jean was fired as head coach.

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Draft picks

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Regular season

Season standings

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Record vs. opponents

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Awards and records

Transactions

Trades

Free agents

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References

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