1999–2000 Phoenix Suns season

The 1999–2000 NBA season was the 32nd season for the National Basketball Association's Phoenix Suns.[1] The Suns acquired the ninth overall pick in the 1999 NBA draft from the Dallas Mavericks, and selected Shawn Marion out of UNLV,[2][3][4][5] During the off-season, the team acquired All-Star guard Penny Hardaway from the Orlando Magic,[6][7][8][9][10] signed free agent Rodney Rogers,[11][12][13][14] and re-signed former Suns center Oliver Miller, who played for the team when they reached the 1993 NBA Finals.[15][12][16] Scott Skiles would come on as head coach, replacing Danny Ainge after a 13–7 start to the season.[17] The Suns posted a 7-game winning streak between November and December, then won eight straight games in February, and held a 29–19 record at the All-Star break.[18] The Suns finished third in the Pacific Division with a 53–29 record,[19] and extend the franchise's record for playoff appearances before losing in the Western Conference Semi-finals.

1999–2000 Phoenix Suns season
Head coachDanny Ainge (resigned),
Scott Skiles
General managerBryan Colangelo
OwnersJerry Colangelo
ArenaAmerica West Arena
Results
Record53–29 (.646)
PlaceDivision: 3rd (Pacific)
Conference: 4th (Western)
Playoff finishConference Semifinals
(lost to Lakers 1–4)
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com
Local media
TelevisionKUTP
Fox Sports Net Arizona
Cox 9
RadioKTAR

Six players on the team averaged double-digits in points this season; Clifford Robinson led the team in scoring with 18.5 points per game, while Hardaway averaged 16.9 points, 5.8 rebounds, 5.3 assists and 1.6 steals per game in only 60 games due to a foot injury,[20][21][22][23] and Kidd provided the team with 14.3 points, 7.2 rebounds, 10.1 assists and 2.0 steals per game, and was selected for the 2000 NBA All-Star Game.[24][25][26][27][28] In addition, Rogers played a sixth man role, averaging 13.8 points and 5.5 rebounds per game off the bench, finished the regular season fourth in three-point field goal percentage at .439, and won the NBA Sixth Man of the Year Award.[29][30] Tom Gugliotta contributed 13.7 points, 7.9 rebounds and 1.5 steals per game, but only played 54 games due to injury, and did not play in any of the Suns' playoff games, while Marion averaged 10.2 points and 6.5 rebounds per game in only 51 games. On the defensive side, Luc Longley averaged 6.3 points and 4.5 rebounds per game, and Miller provided with 6.3 points, 5.1 rebounds and 1.6 blocks per game in only 51 games.[31] Kidd would earn All-NBA First Team honors, and he and Robinson were both named to the NBA All-Defensive Second Team, and Marion and was named to the NBA All-Rookie Second Team. In March, Kidd suffered an ankle injury and missed the final month of the regular season.[32][33][34][35] Former Suns guard Kevin Johnson would come out of his retirement,[36][37][38][39] averaging 6.7 points and 4.0 assists per game in six games.[31]

The Suns finished with the same regular season record, but did not have home court advantage going into their Western Conference First Round match-up with the defending champion San Antonio Spurs. Still, the Suns would advance to their first conference semifinals appearance since the 1994–95 season en route to taking the series three games to one.[40][41][42][43] The Suns lost in the conference semi-finals to new league MVP Shaquille O'Neal, Kobe Bryant and the eventual champion Los Angeles Lakers four games to one.[44][45][46][47] The Lakers would reach the NBA Finals to defeat the Indiana Pacers in six games.[48][49][50][51][52]

Following the season, Johnson retired for the second and last time, while Rex Chapman also retired due to continuing injuries,[53] Miller was released to free agency, and Longley was traded to the New York Knicks.[54][55]

Offseason

NBA draft
Main article: 1999 NBA draft
Round Pick Player Position Nationality College
1 9 Shawn Marion Forward  United States UNLV

The Suns received the ninth pick from a trade with the Dallas Mavericks in 1998. With the pick they selected combo forward Shawn Marion from UNLV. Marion averaged 18.7 points, 9.3 rebounds, 2.5 steals and 1.9 blocks per game in one year with the Runnin' Rebels. On July 30, the Suns signed him to a 4-year rookie contract for $5.9 million. Though missing two months with a knee injury, Marion averaged 10.2 points and 6.5 rebounds per game in his first season, and was named to the NBA All-Rookie Second Team. Marion would play over eight seasons with the Suns, becoming an All-Star four times and being named to the All-NBA Third Team twice, before being traded to the Miami Heat in 2008.

The Suns traded their first-round pick to the Chicago Bulls in 1999. With the pick the Bulls selected future All-Star and Defensive Player of the Year Ron Artest (later Metta World Peace). They also traded their second-round pick to the Houston Rockets in 1996. With the pick the Rockets selected Tyrone Washington.

Roster
1999–2000 Phoenix Suns roster
Players Coaches
Pos.No.NameHeightWeightDOBFrom
G/F 12 Bailey, Toby 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 213 lb (97 kg) 1975–11–19 UCLA
F/C 40 Blount, Corie 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 240 lb (109 kg) 1969–01–04 Cincinnati
G 3 Chapman, Rex Injured 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1967–10–05 Kentucky
G/F 11 Day, Todd 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 188 lb (85 kg) 1970–01–07 Arkansas
F/C 24 Gugliotta, Tom Injured 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 240 lb (109 kg) 1969–12–19 NC State
G 1 Hardaway, Penny 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 195 lb (88 kg) 1971–07–18 Memphis
G 7 Johnson, Kevin 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 180 lb (82 kg) 1966–03–04 California
G 32 Kidd, Jason 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 205 lb (93 kg) 1973–03–23 California
G 2 Livingston, Randy 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 209 lb (95 kg) 1975–04–02 LSU
C 13 Longley, Luc 7 ft 2 in (2.18 m) 265 lb (120 kg) 1969–01–19 New Mexico
F 25 MacLean, Don 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 235 lb (107 kg) 1970–01–16 UCLA
F 31 Marion, Shawn 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 220 lb (100 kg) 1978–05–07 UNLV
C 8 Miller, Oliver 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 280 lb (127 kg) 1970–04–06 Arkansas
F 30 Robinson, Clifford 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 225 lb (102 kg) 1966–12–16 Connecticut
F 54 Rogers, Rodney 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 235 lb (107 kg) 1971–06–20 Wake Forest
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (DP) Unsigned draft pick
  • (FA) Free agent
  • (S) Suspended
  • Injured Injured

Regular season

Standings
Pacific Division
 W L PCT GB Home Road Div
y-Los Angeles Lakers 6715.817–36–531–1020–4
x-Portland Trail Blazers 5923.720830–1129–1221–3
x-Phoenix Suns 5329.6461432–921–2015–9
x-Seattle SuperSonics 4537.5492224–1721–2012–12
x-Sacramento Kings 4438.5372330–1114–279–15
Golden State Warriors 1963.2324812–297–342–22
Los Angeles Clippers 1567.1835210–315–365–19
#
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

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—

Game log

Regular season
1999-2000 Regular Season Game Log (53–29) (home: 32–9; road: 21–20)
November (10–4) (home: 7–1; road: 3–3)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecordReport
1November 2@ DenverL 102–107 (OT)Tom Gugliotta (22)Tom Gugliotta (19)Jason Kidd (8)Pepsi Center
19,099		0–1
2November 4PhiladelphiaW 84–80Jason Kidd (22)Tom Gugliotta (10)Tied (3)America West Arena
19,023		1–1
3November 7San AntonioW 77–74Jason Kidd (23)Penny Hardaway (10)Jason Kidd (7)America West Arena
19,023		2–1
4November 9@ ChicagoW 103–80Tied (19)Tom Gugliotta (12)Jason Kidd (9)United Center
22,026		3–1
5November 10@ New JerseyW 104–89Penny Hardaway (25)Oliver Miller (10)Penny Hardaway (5)Continental Airlines Arena
11,652		4–1
6November 12@ MilwaukeeL 92–107Penny Hardaway (19)Tom Gugliotta (10)Tied (4)Bradley Center
16,137		4–2
7November 13@ MinnesotaL 100–111Penny Hardaway (21)Oliver Miller (8)Jason Kidd (7)Target Center
20,003		4–3
8November 15L.A. LakersL 82–91Jason Kidd (20)Luc Longley (10)Jason Kidd (10)America West Arena
19,023		4–4
9November 17ChicagoW 105–81Tied (18)Tom Gugliotta (7)Jason Kidd (11)America West Arena
18,480		5–4
10November 19New YorkW 96–81Todd Day (20)Tom Gugliotta (9)Jason Kidd (10)America West Arena
19,023		6–4
11November 21SeattleW 99–86Jason Kidd (25)Clifford Robinson (8)Jason Kidd (14)America West Arena
18,663		7–4
12November 23TorontoW 94–93Penny Hardaway (17)Tied (7)Jason Kidd (15)America West Arena
18,718		8–4
13November 27New JerseyW 129–90Shawn Marion (27)Tied (8)Tied (7)America West Arena
19,023		9–4
14November 30@ L.A. ClippersW 94–80Jason Kidd (20)Tom Gugliotta (11)Jason Kidd (10)Staples Center
10,233		10–4
December (8–7) (home: 7–2; road: 1–5)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecordReport
15December 1HoustonW 128–122 (2OT)Clifford Robinson (25)Tied (8)Jason Kidd (11)America West Arena
18,630		11–4
16December 4@ HoustonL 95–105Tied (21)Penny Hardaway (9)Tied (5)The Summit
16,285		11–5
17December 5PortlandL 90–92Tied (19)Luc Longley (9)Jason Kidd (11)America West Arena
19,023		11–6
18December 7OrlandoW 110–107Jason Kidd (29)Oliver Miller (8)Jason Kidd (10)America West Arena
18,249		12–6
19December 9WashingtonW 99–85Clifford Robinson (31)Tom Gugliotta (8)Jason Kidd (9)America West Arena
18,053		13–6
20December 11@ DallasL 115–120Clifford Robinson (28)Jason Kidd (13)Jason Kidd (9)Reunion Arena
14,444		13–7
21December 14DetroitW 114–104Rex Chapman (22)Jason Kidd (9)Jason Kidd (11)America West Arena
18,575		14–7
22December 17@ PortlandW 110–102Jason Kidd (32)Tom Gugliotta (14)Jason Kidd (10)Rose Garden Arena
20,584		15–7
23December 18SacramentoW 119–103Clifford Robinson (33)Jason Kidd (14)Jason Kidd (14)America West Arena
19,023		16–7
24December 20MilwaukeeW 108–101Rodney Rogers (24)Rodney Rogers (13)Jason Kidd (11)America West Arena
18,656		17–7
25December 21@ San AntonioL 90–91 (OT)Clifford Robinson (26)Oliver Miller (12)Jason Kidd (10)Alamodome
23,480		17–8
26December 23DallasL 111–110Clifford Robinson (30)Clifford Robinson (9)Jason Kidd (15)America West Arena
19,023		17–9
27December 26Golden StateW 108–88Clifford Robinson (25)Clifford Robinson (8)Jason Kidd (7)America West Arena
19,023		18–9
28December 27@ UtahL 91–92Rex Chapman (29)Jason Kidd (12)Jason Kidd (15)Delta Center
19,911		18–10
29December 29@ L.A. LakersL 103–87Clifford Robinson (24)Clifford Robinson (8)Jason Kidd (11)Staples Center
19,911		18–11
January (7–7) (home: 3–2; road: 4–5)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecordReport
30January 4CharlotteW 86–80Clifford Robinson (30)Tom Gugliotta (10)Jason Kidd (10)America West Arena
18,640		19–11
31January 7San AntonioL 83–102Clifford Robinson (22)Luc Longley (10)Jason Kidd (13)America West Arena
19,023		19–12
32January 8@ PortlandL 91–96Rex Chapman (20)Tom Gugliotta (9)Jason Kidd (14)Rose Garden Arena
20,584		19–13
33January 11@ SeattleL 88–101Clifford Robinson (17)Tom Gugliotta (9)Jason Kidd (15)KeyArena
13,912		19–14
34January 12@ VancouverW 95–92Jason Kidd (20)Jason Kidd (10)Jason Kidd (10)General Motors Place
14,404		20–14
35January 14PortlandL 105–83Clifford Robinson (23)Rodney Rogers (10)Jason Kidd (8)America West Arena
19,023		20–15
36January 16DenverW 113–100Clifford Robinson (50)Tied (8)Jason Kidd (13)America West Arena
19,023		21–15
37January 21@ DenverW 101–99Tied (24)Tom Gugliotta (15)Jason Kidd (12)Pepsi Center
18,221		22–15
38January 22ClevelandW 101–88Tied (16)Tom Gugliotta (9)Jason Kidd (12)America West Arena
19,023		23–15
39January 25@ IndianaL 87–93Clifford Robinson (24)Tom Gugliotta (10)Jason Kidd (8)Conseco Fieldhouse
18,345		23–16
40January 26@ PhiladelphiaW 93–87Penny Hardaway (27)Jason Kidd (13)Jason Kidd (8)First Union Center
19,450		24–16
41January 28@ BostonL 88–91Clifford Robinson (37)Jason Kidd (12)Jason Kidd (14)Fleet Center
18,624		24–17
42January 29@ CharlotteL 100–79Penny Hardaway (24)Tom Gugliotta (11)Jason Kidd (6)Charlotte Coliseum
19,366		24–18
43January 31@ OrlandoW 117–113Clifford Robinson (28)Tied (8)Jason Kidd (14)Orlando Arena
13,677		25–18
February (10–3) (home: 6–0; road: 4–3)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecordReport
44February 2L.A. ClippersW 114–68Clifford Robinson (21)Luc Longley (9)Jason Kidd (8)America West Arena
18,421		26–18
45February 4@ SeattleL 86–94Rodney Rogers (26)Jason Kidd (12)Jason Kidd (6)KeyArena
15,739		26–19
46February 6SeattleW 105–93Tied (22)Tom Gugliotta (9)Jason Kidd (12)America West Arena
19,023		27–19
47February 8VancouverW 94–76Luc Longley (20)Penny Hardaway (8)Jason Kidd (9)America West Arena
18,385		28–19
48February 10MinnesotaW 101–85Tied (16)Luc Longley (12)Jason Kidd (7)America West Arena
19,023		29–19
49February 15@ SacramentoW 117–108Rodney Rogers (36)Jason Kidd (10)Jason Kidd (11)ARCO Arena
17,317		30–19
50February 18AtlantaW 85–73Rodney Rogers (24)Tied (9)Jason Kidd (9)America West Arena
19,023		31–19
51February 21@ San AntonioW 98–89Rodney Rogers (22)Tom Gugliotta (11)Jason Kidd (11)Alamodome
17,049		32–19
52February 22DenverW 86–67Rodney Rogers (17)Penny Hardaway (10)Jason Kidd (7)America West Arena
19,023		33–19
53February 24@ WashingtonW 92–83Tom Gugliotta (20)Tom Gugliotta (8)Jason Kidd (9)MCI Center
15,191		34–19
54February 25@ New YorkL 79–84Tom Gugliotta (16)Jason Kidd (10)Jason Kidd (13)Madison Square Garden
19,763		34–20
55February 27@ TorontoL 102–103Tied (28)Tom Gugliotta (7)Penny Hardaway (5)Air Canada Centre
19,800		34–21
56February 29@ ClevelandW 100–93Penny Hardaway (22)Jason Kidd (9)Tied (6)Gund Arena
13,044		35–21
March (12–4) (home: 7–1; road: 5–3)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecordReport
57March 2IndianaW 118–87Clifford Robinson (22)Jason Kidd (9)Jason Kidd (15)America West Arena
19,023		36–21
58March 4DallasW 110–96Rodney Rogers (29)Tom Gugliotta (14)Jason Kidd (14)America West Arena
19,023		37–21
59March 6MiamiW 100–92Penny Hardaway (28)Jason Kidd (9)Jason Kidd (17)America West Arena
19,023		38–21
60March 7@ HoustonW 108–101Penny Hardaway (24)Jason Kidd (12)Penny Hardaway (10)The Summit
14,749		39–21
61March 10UtahL 96–99Penny Hardaway (28)Luc Longley (7)Penny Hardaway (12)America West Arena
19,023		39–22
62March 11@ DallasL 99–104Clifford Robinson (29)Rodney Rogers (11)Jason Kidd (9)Reunion Arena
18,187		39–23
63March 14MinnesotaW 107–100Penny Hardaway (26)Shawn Marion (12)Jason Kidd (12)America West Arena
19,023		40–23
64March 17@ VancouverW 101–86Clifford Robinson (27)Shawn Marion (11)Jason Kidd (15)General Motors Place
14,255		41–23
65March 19@ Golden StateW 99–82Clifford Robinson (25)Shawn Marion (13)Jason Kidd (14)The Arena in Oakland
12,837		42–23
66March 19BostonW 110–106Clifford Robinson (22)Tied (9)Jason Kidd (11)America West Arena
19,023		43–23
67March 22SacramentoW 114–93Clifford Robinson (26)Shawn Marion (9)Jason Kidd (7)America West Arena
19,023		44–23
68March 24@ L.A. LakersL 101–109Penny Hardaway (25)Shawn Marion (14)Penny Hardaway (7)Staples Center
18,997		44–24
69March 26Golden StateW 90–82Penny Hardaway (33)Shawn Marion (14)Randy Livingston (7)America West Arena
19,023		45–24
70March 28@ MiamiL 78–81Rodney Rogers (22)Penny Hardaway (9)Penny Hardaway (5)American Airlines Arena
15,923		45–25
71March 30@ AtlantaW 118–74Rodney Rogers (21)Rodney Rogers (8)Penny Hardaway (11)Philips Arena
11,870		46–25
72March 31@ DetroitW 98–97Clifford Robinson (20)Tied (8)Penny Hardaway (12)The Palace of Auburn Hills
22,076		47–25
April (6–4) (home: 2–3; road: 4–1)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecordReport
73April 2@ MinnesotaW 87–86Rodney Rogers (23)Shawn Marion (9)Penny Hardaway (9)Target Center
19,006		48–25
74April 4L.A. LakersL 83–84Penny Hardaway (23)Penny Hardaway (10)Tied (6)America West Arena
19,023		48–26
75April 6@ UtahL 85–105Penny Hardaway (13)Penny Hardaway (8)Kevin Johnson (5)Delta Center
19,911		48–27
76April 9@ SacramentoW 102–97Penny Hardaway (25)Penny Hardaway (12)Kevin Johnson (9)ARCO Arena
17,317		49–27
77April 11@ L.A. ClippersW 95–88Clifford Robinson (22)Shawn Marion (12)Penny Hardaway (8)Staples Center
14,724		50–27
78April 12VancouverW 122–116 (OT)Clifford Robinson (36)Clifford Robinson (10)Randy Livingston (7)America West Arena
18,463		51–27
79April 14L.A. ClippersW 112–88Rodney Rogers (22)Tied (11)Penny Hardaway (8)America West Arena
18,538		52–27
80April 16UtahL 82–96Penny Hardaway (16)Oliver Miller (8)Randy Livingston (7)America West Arena
19,023		52–28
81April 18HoustonL 98–107Tied (20)Penny Hardaway (10)Penny Hardaway (12)America West Arena
19,023		52–29
82April 19@ Golden StateW 99–88Clifford Robinson (23)Tied (8)Tied (5)The Arena in Oakland
14,212		53–29

Playoffs
2000 Playoff Game Log (4–5) (home: 3–1; road: 1–4)
First Round (3–1) (home: 2–0; road: 1–1)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecordReport
1April 22@ San AntonioW 72–70Tied (17)Shawn Marion (9)Kevin Johnson (basketball) (6)Alamodome
21,916		1–0
2April 25@ San AntonioL 70–85Penny Hardaway (19)Corie Blount (11)Tied (3)Alamodome
20,617		1–1
3April 29San AntonioW 101–94Penny Hardaway (17)Shawn Marion (14)Penny Hardaway (13)America West Arena
19,023		2–1
4May 2San AntonioW 89–78Tied (23)Tied (10)Jason Kidd (10)America West Arena
19,023		3–1
Conference semifinals (1–4) (home: 1–1; road: 0–3)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecordReport
1May 7@ L.A. LakersL 77–105Penny Hardaway (25)Tied (7)Jason Kidd (7)Staples Center
18,997		0–1
2May 10@ L.A. LakersL 96–97Clifford Robinson (30)Tied (9)Penny Hardaway (8)Staples Center
18,997		0–2
3May 12L.A. LakersL 99–105Penny Hardaway (31)Clifford Robinson (9)Jason Kidd (12)America West Arena
19,023		0–3
4May 14L.A. LakersW 117–98Clifford Robinson (32)Jason Kidd (10)Jason Kidd (16)America West Arena
19,023		1–3
5May 16@ L.A. LakersL 65–87Todd Day (10)Rodney Rogers (8)Clifford Robinson (4)Staples Center
18,997		1–4

Awards and honors

Week/Month
  • Jason Kidd was named Player of the Week for games played December 12 through December 18.

All-Star
  • Jason Kidd was voted as a starter for the Western Conference in the All-Star Game. Kidd finished first in voting among Western Conference guards with 1,061,031 votes.

Season

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
Toby Bailey4629.8.414.200.6921.60.7.3.13.5
Corie Blount38111.7.494†.000.5763.00.3.4.22.8
Rex Chapman531918.1.388.333.7561.51.2.4.06.6
Ben Davis504.4.333..1.8.4.2.20.8
Todd Day58116.2.394.388.6672.21.1.8.46.8
Tom Gugliotta545432.7.481.125.7757.92.31.5.613.7
Penny Hardaway606037.6.474.324.7905.85.31.6.616.9
Kevin Johnson6018.8.571†1.000^1.000#2.74.0.3.06.7
Jason Kidd676739.0.409.337.829#7.210.12.0.414.3
Randy Livingston791513.7.416.345.839#1.62.2.6.24.8
Luc Longley726819.7.466..8254.51.1.3.66.3
Don MacLean1608.9.367.333.6671.40.5.1.12.6
Shawn Marion513824.7.471.182.847#6.51.4.71.010.2
Oliver Miller51921.3.588†..6715.11.3.81.66.3
Clifford Robinson806735.5.464.370.7824.52.81.1.818.5
Rodney Rogers82727.9.486†.439^.6395.52.11.1.613.8
Mark West2225.8.417..6251.40.1.1.20.7

† – Minimum 300 field goals made.
^ – Minimum 55 three-pointers made.
# – Minimum 125 free throws made.

Playoffs
Player GP GS MPG FG% 3FG% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
Toby Bailey503.0.250..5000.40.4.0.00.8
Corie Blount9018.0.548†..5566.20.3.7.74.9
Todd Day9011.1.457.313.5001.10.4.4.14.7
Penny Hardaway9942.9.462†.263.7104.95.71.61.020.3
Kevin Johnson9014.3.324.000.833^1.42.6.3.13.2
Jason Kidd6638.2.400.364.778^6.78.81.8.29.8
Randy Livingston739.0.222.333.1.00.6.6.12.0
Luc Longley9918.0.353..6673.30.9.4.44.2
Shawn Marion9931.2.419.167.818^8.80.8.71.69.1
Oliver Miller705.3.222.000.5001.10.1.0.30.9
Clifford Robinson9937.0.386.325.7336.02.11.2.817.6
Rodney Rogers9029.2.417.222.742^6.81.61.11.114.1

† – Minimum 20 field goals made.
^ – Minimum 10 free throws made.

Transactions

Trades
August 5, 1999 To Orlando Magic---- To Phoenix Suns----

Additions
Date Player Contract Former Team
July 30, 1999 Toby Bailey Re-signed to 1-year contract for $535,000 Phoenix Suns
August 1, 1999 Clifford Robinson Re-signed to 4-year contract for $29 million Phoenix Suns
August 1, 1999 Oliver Miller Signed to 1-year contract for $510,000 Sacramento Kings
August 2, 1999 Rodney Rogers Signed to 3-year contract for $6.6 million Los Angeles Clippers
August 17, 1999 Randy Livingston Re-signed to multi-year contract Phoenix Suns
September 8, 1999 Corie Blount Signed to 1-year contract for $1.1 million Cleveland Cavaliers
October 4, 1999 Todd Day Signed to 1-year contract for $510,000 La Crosse Bobcats (CBA)
October 5, 1999 Jason Singleton Undisclosed
October 5, 1999 Travis Thornton Undisclosed Fresno, Ca
October 5, 1999 LaMarcus Golden Undisclosed Rapid City Thrillers (IBA)
October 5, 1999 Mike Brown Undisclosed Cantabria Lobos
October 5, 1999 Peter Aluma Undisclosed Sacramento Kings
October 19, 1999 Mark West Signed to 1-year contract for $510,000 Atlanta Hawks
December 23, 1999 Ben Davis Undisclosed Idaho Stampede (CBA)
January 7, 2000 Ben Davis Signed 10-day contract Phoenix Suns
March 13, 2000 Don MacLean Signed two 10-day contracts Seattle SuperSonics
March 23, 2000 Kevin Johnson Signed for rest of season Phoenix Suns
April 2, 2000 Don MacLean Signed for rest of season Phoenix Suns

Subtractions
Date Player Reason Left New Team
October 12, 1999 Kevin Johnson Retired Phoenix Suns
October 14, 1999 Jason Singleton Waived Sydney Spirit (Australia)
October 14, 1999 LaMarcus Golden Waived Siouxland Bombers (IBA)
October 16, 1999 Peter Aluma Waived Harlem Globetrotters
October 19, 1999 Mike Brown Waived Olympiacos (Greece)
December 21, 1999 Gerald Brown Waived La Crosse Bobcats (CBA)
January 5, 2000 Ben Davis Waived Phoenix Suns
January 11, 2000 Ben Davis Waived Brujos de Guayama (Puerto Rico)
March 25, 2000 Mark West Waived

Player Transactions Citation:[57]

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