1999–2000 Chicago Bulls season

1999–2000 Chicago Bulls season
Elton Brand's rookie season
Ron Artest's rookie season
Head coach Tim Floyd
Owner(s) Jerry Reinsdorf
Arena United Center
Results
Record 17–65 (.207)
Place Division: 8th (Central)
Conference: 15th (Eastern)
Playoff finish DNQ

Stats @ Basketball-Reference.com

Local media
Television Fox Sports Net Chicago, WGN, WCIU
Radio WMVP

The 1999–00 Chicago Bulls season was the 34th season of the franchise in the National Basketball Association (NBA). The Bulls won the Draft Lottery and selected Elton Brand out of Duke University with the first pick in the 1999 NBA draft, while acquiring Hersey Hawkins from the Seattle SuperSonics and re-signing free agent B.J. Armstrong, who won championships with the team in the early 1990s. However, the Bulls struggles continued as they lost 26 of their first 28 games. At midseason, Toni Kukoč was traded to the Philadelphia 76ers, and the team acquired John Starks from the Golden State Warriors in a three team trade.

The Bulls finished last place in the Central Division with a 17–65 record. Brand averaged 20.1 points, 10.0 rebounds, and 1.6 blocks per game. He was named Rookie of The Year along with Steve Francis of the Houston Rockets. First round draft pick Ron Artest was named to the All-Rookie Second Team. Following the season, Hawkins re-signed as a free agent with the Charlotte Hornets, Armstrong retired and Starks signed with the Utah Jazz.

Offseason

Draft

Main article: 1999 NBA draft
Round Pick Player Position Nationality School/Club Team
1 1 Elton Brand PF  United States Duke
1 16 Ron Artest SF/SG  United States St. John's
2 32 Michael Ruffin PF  United States Tulsa
2 49 Lari Ketner C  United States Massachusetts

Roster

Chicago Bulls roster
Players Coaches
Pos. No. Name Height Weight DOB (YYYY–MM–DD) From
C 22 Australia Anstey, Chris 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 249 lb (113 kg) Australia
G 11 United States Armstrong, B. J. 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Iowa
F 15 United States Artest, Ron 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 260 lb (118 kg) St. John's
G 25 United States Benjamin, Corey 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Oregon State
F/C 42 United States Brand, Elton 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 275 lb (125 kg) Duke
G 1 United States Brown, Randy 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 190 lb (86 kg) New Mexico State
F 43 United States Carr, Chris 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 207 lb (94 kg) Southern Illinois
G 3 United States Hawkins, Hersey 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Bradley
G 20 United States Hoiberg, Fred 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 203 lb (92 kg) Iowa State
G 12 United States Maloney, Matt 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 192 lb (87 kg) Pennsylvania
C 32 United States Perdue, Will 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 240 lb (109 kg) Vanderbilt
F/C 51 United States Ruffin, Michael 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 246 lb (112 kg) Tulsa
F/C 8 United States Simpkins, Dickey 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 248 lb (112 kg) Providence
G 9 United States Starks, John 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Oklahoma State
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (DP) Unsigned draft pick
  • (FA) Free agent
  • (S) Suspended
  • Injured

Roster • Transactions

Regular season

Standings

Central Division
Team W L PCT GB
Indiana Pacers 56 26 .683 -
Charlotte Hornets 49 33 .598 7
Toronto Raptors 45 37 .549 11
Detroit Pistons 42 40 .512 14
Milwaukee Bucks 42 40 .512 14
Cleveland Cavaliers 32 50 .390 24
Atlanta Hawks 28 54 .341 28
Chicago Bulls 17 65 .207 39

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 — 1–3 1–3 3–1 3–1 0–2 1–1 1–3 0–2 1–1 1–3 1–1 0–2 2–2 0–4 1–1 3–1 2–1 0–3 0–4 0–2 0–2 2–0 0–2 1–1 2–2 0–2 1–1 1–3
Boston 3–1 — 1–3 2–2 2–2 1–1 2–0 0–3 1–1 1–1 1–3 1–1 0–2 1–3 1–2 0–2 3–1 2–2 2–2 1–3 1–1 0–2 1–1 0–2 1–1 2–2 1–1 1–1 3–1
Charlotte 3–1 3–1 — 4–0 3–1 1–1 1–1 2–2 2–0 1–1 2–2 2–0 0–2 2–2 3–1 2–0 2–1 1–3 2–2 3–1 1–1 0–2 0–2 0–2 1–1 3–1 0–2 2–0 3–0
Chicago 1–3 2–2 0–4 — 1–3 0–2 1–1 1–3 0–2 0–2 1–3 2–0 0–2 2–2 1–3 0–2 2–1 0–3 0–4 0–4 0–2 0–2 0–2 0–2 1–1 0–4 0–2 0–2 2–2
Cleveland 1–3 2–2 1–3 3–1 — 2–0 2–0 2–2 1–1 1–1 0–4 2–0 0–2 0–3 1–3 0–2 2–2 3–1 2–1 0–4 0–2 1–1 0–2 1–1 0–2 0–4 0–2 2–0 3–1
Dallas 2–0 1–1 1–1 2–0 0–2 — 3–1 2–0 4–0 1–3 1–1 4–0 1–3 0–2 0–2 2–2 0–2 0–2 1–1 0–2 3–1 2–2 1–3 2–2 1–3 1–1 1–3 3–1 1–1
Denver 1–1 0–2 1–1 1–1 0–2 1–3 — 1–1 2–2 2–2 0–2 3–1 1–3 0–2 2–0 2–2 1–1 1–1 0–2 2–0 1–3 2–2 2–2 1–3 1–3 2–0 2–2 2–2 1–1
Detroit 3–1 3–0 2–2 3–1 2–2 0–2 1–1 — 2–0 1–1 1–3 2–0 0–2 2–2 3–1 0–2 2–1 1–3 2–2 2–2 0–2 1–1 0–2 1–1 2–0 2–2 0–2 2–0 2–2
Golden State 2–0 1–1 0–2 2–0 1–1 0–4 2–2 0–2 — 1–3 0–2 1–3 0–4 1–1 1–1 1–3 0–2 0–2 1–1 0–2 0–4 0–4 1–3 0–4 0–4 0–2 0–4 3–1 1–1
Houston 1–1 1–1 1–1 2–0 1–1 3–1 2–2 1–1 3–1 — 0–2 4–0 2–2 1–1 0–2 0–4 1–1 0–2 0–2 1–1 2–2 2–2 1–3 0–4 1–3 0–2 1–3 2–2 1–1
Indiana 3–1 3–1 2–2 3–1 4–0 1–1 2–0 3–1 2–0 2–0 — 1–1 1–1 2–2 2–2 1–1 3–1 2–2 2–1 2–2 1–1 2–0 1–1 1–1 1–1 3–1 2–0 2–0 2–1
L.A. Clippers 1–1 1–1 0–2 0–2 0–2 0–4 1–3 0–2 3–1 0–4 1–1 — 0–4 0–2 0–2 1–3 1–1 1–1 0–2 1–1 0–4 0–4 1–3 0–4 1–3 0–2 0–4 1–3 1–1
L.A. Lakers 2–0 2–0 2–0 2–0 2–0 3–1 3–1 2–0 4–0 2–2 1–1 4–0 — 2–0 2–0 4–0 2–0 2–0 2–0 2–0 4–0 2–2 3–1 1–3 3–1 1–1 3–1 4–0 1–1
Miami 2–2 3–1 2–2 2–2 3–0 2–0 2–0 2–2 1–1 1–1 2–2 2–0 0–2 — 2–2 2–0 2–2 3–1 3–1 3–1 1–1 1–1 2–0 1–1 1–1 1–2 1–1 1–1 4–0
Milwaukee 4–0 2–1 1–3 3–1 3–1 2–0 0–2 1–3 1–1 2–0 2–2 2–0 0–2 2–2 — 0–2 1–3 0–4 4–0 0–3 1–1 0–2 1–1 2–0 1–1 2–2 1–1 1–1 3–1
Minnesota 1–1 2–0 0–2 2–0 2–0 2–2 2–2 2–0 3–1 4–0 1–1 3–1 0–4 0–2 2–0 — 1–1 1–1 1–1 1–1 1–3 2–2 3–1 3–1 2–2 2–0 3–1 4–0 0–2
New Jersey 1–3 1–3 1–2 1–2 2–2 2–0 1–1 1–2 2–0 1–1 1–3 1–1 0–2 2–2 3–1 1–1 — 1–3 3–2 1–3 0–2 1–1 1–1 0–2 0–2 2–2 0–2 0–2 1–3
New York 1–2 2–2 3–1 3–0 1–3 2–0 1–1 3–1 2–0 2–0 2–2 1–1 0–2 1–3 4–0 1–1 3–1 — 3–1 3–1 1–1 2–0 1–1 1–1 2–0 1–3 0–2 2–0 2–2
Orlando 3–0 2–2 2–2 4–0 1–2 1–1 2–0 2–2 1–1 2–0 1–2 2–0 0–2 1–3 0–4 1–1 2–3 1–3 — 2–2 0–2 0–2 0–2 1–1 1–1 2–2 1–1 2–0 4–0
Philadelphia 4–0 3–1 1–3 4–0 4–0 2–0 0–2 2–2 2–0 1–1 2–2 1–1 0–2 1–3 3–0 1–1 3–1 1–3 2–2 — 0–2 0–2 1–1 0–2 2–0 3–0 1–1 2–0 3–1
Phoenix 2–0 1–1 1–1 2–0 2–0 1–3 3–1 2–0 4–0 2–2 1–1 4–0 0–4 1–1 1–1 3–1 2–0 1–1 2–0 2–0 — 1–3 4–0 2–2 2–2 1–1 0–4 4–0 2–0
Portland 2–0 2–0 2–0 2–0 1–1 2–2 2–2 1–1 4–0 2–2 0–2 4–0 2–2 1–1 2–0 2–2 1–1 0–2 2–0 2–0 3–1 — 4–0 3–1 4–0 1–1 3–1 3–1 2–0
Sacramento 0–2 1–1 2–0 2–0 2–0 3–1 2–2 2–0 3–1 3–1 1–1 3–1 1–3 0–2 1–1 1–3 1–1 1–1 2–0 1–1 0–4 0–4 — 3–1 2–2 1–1 1–3 3–1 2–0
San Antonio 2–0 2–0 2–0 2–0 1–1 2–2 3–1 1–1 4–0 4–0 1–1 4–0 3–1 1–1 0–2 1–3 2–0 1–1 1–1 2–0 2–2 1–3 1–3 — 2–2 1–1 2–2 4–0 1–1
Seattle 1–1 1–1 1–1 1–1 2–0 3–1 3–1 0–2 4–0 3–1 1–1 3–1 1–3 1–1 1–1 2–2 2–0 0–2 1–1 0–2 2–2 0–4 2–2 2–2 — 0–2 2–2 4–0 2–0
Toronto 2–2 2–2 1–3 4–0 4–0 1–1 0–2 2–2 2–0 2–0 1–3 2–0 1–1 2–1 2–2 0–2 2–2 3–1 2–2 0–3 1–1 1–1 1–1 1–1 2–0 — 1–1 1–1 2–2
Utah 2–0 1–1 2–0 2–0 2–0 3–1 2–2 2–0 4–0 3–1 0–2 4–0 1–3 1–1 1–1 1–3 2–0 2–0 1–1 1–1 4–0 1–3 3–1 2–2 2–2 1–1 — 3–1 2–0
Vancouver 1–1 1–1 0–2 2–0 0–2 1–3 2–2 0–2 1–3 2–2 0–2 3–1 0–4 1–1 1–1 0–4 2–0 0–2 0–2 0–2 0–4 1–3 1–3 0–4 0–4 1–1 1–3 — 1–1
Washington 3–1 1–3 0–3 2–2 1–3 1–1 1–1 2–2 1–1 1–1 1–2 1–1 1–1 0–4 1–3 2–0 3–1 2–2 0–4 1–3 0–2 0–2 0–2 1–1 0–2 2–2 0–2 1–1 —

Player statistics

Regular season

Player GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
Elton Brand 81 80 37.0 .482 .000 .685 10.0 1.9 0.8 1.6 20.1
Toni Kukoč 24 23 36.2 .381 .231 .761 5.4 5.2 1.8 0.8 18.0
Ron Artest 72 62 31.1 .314 .407 .674 4.3 2.8 1.7 0.5 12.0
Chris Carr 50 2 21.8 .400 .333 .858 3.2 1.6 0.6 0.3 9.8
Rusty LaRue 4 1 32.3 .349 .143 .714 3.5 2.7 1.3 0.1 9.3
Fred Hoiberg 31 11 27.3 .387 .340 .908 3.5 2.7 1.3 0.1 9.0
Hersey Hawkins 61 49 26.6 .424 .390 .899 2.9 2.2 1.2 0.2 7.9
Corey Benjamin 48 10 18.0 .414 .340 .598 1.8 1.1 0.6 0.5 7.7
Dedric Willoughby 25 1 20.3 .341 .296 .765 2.0 2.6 0.9 0.1 7.6
Will Perdue 67 15 15.1 .351 .000 .476 3.9 1.0 0.2 0.6 3.5
John Starks 4 0 20.5 .324 .300 1.000 2.5 2.8 1.3 0.3 7.5
B.J. Armstrong 27 18 21.6 .446 .448 .880 1.7 2.9 .3 . 7.4

Awards and records

Transactions

Free agents

Additions
Player Date signed Former team
Ron Artest July 15 St. John's (16th pick)
Elton Brand July 26 Duke (1st overall pick)
Michael Ruffin August 24 Tulsa (32nd overall pick)
Will Perdue August 25 San Antonio Spurs
Cory Carr Texas Tech (selected 49th in 1998)
Brett Robisch unknown
Lari Ketner Massachusetts Amherst (49th overall pick)

References

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