1999–2000 Seattle SuperSonics season
| 1999–2000 Seattle SuperSonics season | |
|---|---|
| Head coach | Paul Westphal |
| General manager | Wally Walker |
| Arena | KeyArena |
| Results | |
| Record | 45–37 (.549) |
| Place |
Division: 4th (Pacific) Conference: 7th (Western) |
| Playoff finish |
West First Round (eliminated 2–3) |
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Stats @ Basketball-Reference.com |
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The 1999–2000 NBA season was the 32nd season for the Seattle SuperSonics in the National Basketball Association. During the offseason, the Sonics acquired Horace Grant from the Orlando Magic and Brent Barry from the Chicago Bulls, while signing free agents Vernon Maxwell and second-year forward Ruben Patterson. Two years removed from the George Karl-era, the Sonics once again managed to make the playoffs finishing fourth in the Pacific Division with a 45–37 record. They took the 2nd-seeded Utah Jazz to a fifth and decisive game in the Western Conference first round before being eliminated on Utah's home floor. All-Star point guard Gary Payton earned high individual honors for the season, including All-NBA First Team and NBA All-Defensive First Team selections, while being selected for the 2000 NBA All-Star Game.
Following the season, Grant was traded to the Los Angeles Lakers and Maxwell was traded to the New York Knicks, but was released and re-signed as a free agent with the Philadelphia 76ers.
For the season, the Sonics added maroon alternate road uniforms which lasted until 2001.
The 1999 NBA Draft saw the Seattle SuperSonics with the 13th and 41st overall picks, the latter of which was acquired by the Denver Nuggets. With the remaining pick, the Sonics selected Duke University's Corey Maggette, regarded by some as the "best pure athlete in the entire draft."
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