2000–01 Atlanta Hawks season explained

The 2000–01 NBA season was the Hawks' 52nd season in the National Basketball Association, and 33rd season in Atlanta.^[1] The Hawks received the sixth overall pick in the 2000 NBA draft, and selected DerMarr Johnson from the University of Cincinnati.^{[2] [3] [4] [5] [6]} In the off-season, the team signed free agent Matt Maloney, and re-signed Anthony Johnson after a brief stint with the Orlando Magic.^[7] Under new head coach Lon Kruger,^[8] the Hawks got off to a bad start losing their first seven games, but then posted a 7–7 record in December. In January, the team traded Johnson and Jim Jackson to the Cleveland Cavaliers in exchange for Brevin Knight.^{[9] [10] [11] [12]}

At mid-season, Dikembe Mutombo, who was selected for the 2001 NBA All-Star Game,^{[13] [14] [15] [16] [17]} was traded along with Roshown McLeod to the Philadelphia 76ers in exchange for Theo Ratliff, Toni Kukoč and Nazr Mohammed.^{[18] [19] [20] [21] [22]} However, Ratliff injured his wrist prior to the trade, and was out for the remainder of the season.^{[23] [24] [25] [26]} Mutombo would later on be named Defensive Player of the Year with the Sixers,^[27] who went on to lose in five games to the Los Angeles Lakers in the NBA Finals.^{[28] [29] [30] [31] [32]} The Hawks continued to struggle losing ten straight games between February and March, as they finished seventh in the Central Division with a 25–57 record.^[33]

Second-year star Jason Terry showed improvement averaging 19.7 points, 4.9 assists and 1.3 steals per game, while Lorenzen Wright averaged 12.4 points and 7.5 rebounds per game, Alan Henderson provided the team with 10.5 points and 5.6 rebounds per game, and Knight contributed 6.9 points, 6.1 assists and 2.0 steals per game in 47 games with the team after the trade.^[34]

Following the season, Wright and Knight were both traded to the Memphis Grizzlies,^{[35] [36] [37] [38]} and Maloney was released to free agency.

Offseason

Draft picks

See main article: 2000 NBA draft.

Round	Pick	Player	Position	Nationality	College
1	6		SF/SG		Cincinnati
2	40		PF		Utah
2	57				Ohio State

Roster

Roster Notes

• Center Theo Ratliff was acquired from the Philadelphia 76ers at mid-season, but did not play with the Hawks this season due to a wrist injury.

Regular season

Season standings

z - clinched division title

y - clinched division title

x - clinched playoff spot

Record vs. opponents

2000-01 NBA Records
width=100	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	0–4	2–2	2–2	0–2	1–1	0–4	2–0	0–2	2–2	1–1	1–1	0–3	1–3	0–2	1–3	2–2	1–3	0–3	0–2	1–1	1–1	0–2	1–1	2–2	0–2	1–1	2–2
Boston	3–1	–	0–4	2–1	2–1	0–2	2–0	3–1	0–2	1–1	1–3	2–0	0–2	2–2	1–3	1–1	4–0	1–3	1–3	0–4	2–0	1–1	0–2	0–2	2–0	1–3	1–1	0–2	3–1
Charlotte	4–0	4–0	–	3–1	2–2	0–2	0–2	2–2	2–0	0–2	3–1	2–0	0–2	2–2	3–1	1–1	4–0	1–2	2–1	2–2	0–2	0–2	1–1	1–1	0–2	3–1	1–1	1–1	2–2
Chicago	2–2	1–2	1–3	–	1–3	0–2	0–2	0–4	0–2	0–2	0–4	0–2	0–2	1–3	0–4	0–2	2–2	1–3	1–3	1–3	0–2	0–2	0–2	1–1	0–2	0–4	0–2	1–1	2–1
Cleveland	2–2	1–2	2–2	3–1	–	1–1	1–1	2–2	2–0	0–2	1–3	0–2	0–2	2–2	1–3	0–2	3–0	2–2	1–3	0–4	0–2	1–1	1–1	0–2	0–2	0–4	1–1	1–1	2–2
Dallas	2–0	2–0	2–0	2–0	1–1	–	3–1	1–1	4–0	2–2	1–1	4–0	0–4	2–0	1–1	3–1	2–0	1–1	1–1	1–1	1–3	2–2	2–2	1–3	3–1	2–0	2–2	3–1	2–0
Denver	1–1	0–2	2–0	2–0	1–1	1–3	–	1–1	4–0	3–1	1–1	2–2	2–2	0–2	1–1	2–2	1–1	1–1	0–2	1–1	0–4	2–2	2–2	2–2	2–2	0–2	1–3	4–0	1–1
Detroit	4–0	1–3	2–2	4–0	2–2	1–1	1–1	–	1–1	0–2	1–3	0–2	0–2	0–4	1–3	0–2	4–0	1–2	2–2	0–4	1–1	0–2	0–2	0–2	2–0	2–2	0–2	1–1	1–2
Golden State	0–2	2–0	0–2	2–0	0–2	0–4	0–4	1–1	–	1–3	2–0	1–3	1–3	0–2	0–2	2–2	1–1	0–2	0–2	0–2	2–2	0–4	0–4	0–4	0–4	0–2	1–3	1–3	0–2
Houston	2–0	1–1	2–0	2–0	2–0	2–2	1–3	2–0	3–1	–	2–0	1–3	1–3	1–1	2–0	2–2	1–1	2–0	1–1	1–1	1–3	1–3	0–4	1–3	2–2	2–0	1–3	4–0	2–0
Indiana	2–2	3–1	1–3	4–0	3–1	1–1	1–1	3–1	0–2	0–2	–	2–0	1–1	1–2	2–2	1–1	2–2	2–2	2–2	0–3	1–1	0–2	2–0	0–2	1–1	0–4	0–2	2–0	4–0
L.A. Clippers	1–1	0–2	0–2	2–0	2–0	0–4	2–2	2–0	3–1	3–1	0–2	–	1–3	0–2	1–1	2–2	0–2	1–1	1–1	1–1	2–2	2–2	1–3	0–4	0–4	1–1	0–4	2–2	1–1
L.A. Lakers	1–1	2–0	2–0	2–0	2–0	4–0	2–2	2–0	3–1	3–1	1–1	3–1	–	1–1	0–2	3–1	2–0	0–2	2–0	1–1	3–1	2–2	3–1	2–2	0–4	2–0	2–2	4–0	2–0
Miami	3–0	2–2	2–2	3–1	2–2	0–2	2–0	4–0	2–0	1–1	2–1	2–0	1–1	–	1–2	1–1	3–1	2–3	3–1	1–3	0–2	1–1	1–1	1–1	1–1	2–2	1–1	2–0	4–0
Milwaukee	3–1	3–1	1–3	4–0	3–1	1–1	1–1	3–1	2–0	0–2	2–2	1–1	2–0	2–1	–	0–2	4–0	1–2	4–0	2–2	0–2	0–2	2–0	2–0	0–2	3–1	2–0	1–1	3–1
Minnesota	2–0	1–1	1–1	2–0	2–0	1–3	2–2	2–0	2–2	2–2	1–1	2–2	1–3	1–1	2–0	–	1–1	0–2	1–1	1–1	3–1	3–1	2–2	1–3	3–1	2–0	2–2	3–1	1–1
New Jersey	3–1	0–4	0–4	2–2	0–3	0–2	1–1	0–4	1–1	1–1	2–2	2–0	0–2	1–3	0–4	1–1	–	2–2	1–3	1–3	1–1	0–2	0–2	1–1	1–1	1–2	0–2	1–1	3–1
New York	2–2	3–1	2–1	3–1	2–2	1–1	1–1	2–1	2–0	0–2	2–2	1–1	2–0	3–2	2–1	2–0	2–2	–	3–1	1–3	1–1	1–1	1–1	2–0	1–1	1–3	0–2	1–1	4–0
Orlando	3–1	3–1	1–2	3–1	3–1	1–1	2–0	2–2	2–0	1–1	2–2	1–1	0–2	1–3	0–4	1–1	3–1	1–3	–	3–1	1–1	0–2	0–2	1–1	1–1	2–1	0–2	2–0	3–1
Philadelphia	3–0	4–0	2–2	3–1	4–0	1–1	1–1	4–0	2–0	1–1	3–0	1–1	1–1	3–1	2–2	1–1	3–1	3–1	1–3	–	1–1	1–1	1–1	1–1	1–1	1–3	1–1	2–0	4–0
Phoenix	2–0	0–2	2–0	2–0	2–0	3–1	4–0	1–1	2–2	3–1	1–1	2–2	1–3	2–0	2–0	1–3	1–1	1–1	1–1	1–1	–	3–1	1–3	2–2	3–1	2–0	2–2	3–1	1–1
Portland	1–1	1–1	2–0	2–0	1–1	2–2	2–2	2–0	4–0	3–1	2–0	2–2	2–2	1–1	2–0	1–3	2–0	1–1	2–0	1–1	1–3	–	1–3	1–3	2–2	2–0	3–1	2–2	2–0
Sacramento	1–1	2–0	1–1	2–0	1–1	2–2	2–2	2–0	4–0	4–0	0–2	3–1	1–3	1–1	0–2	2–2	2–0	1–1	2–0	1–1	3–1	3–1	–	2–2	2–2	2–0	3–1	4–0	2–0
San Antonio	2–0	2–0	1–1	1–1	2–0	3–1	2–2	2–0	4–0	3–1	2–0	4–0	2–2	1–1	0–2	3–1	1–1	0–2	1–1	1–1	2–2	3–1	2–2	–	3–1	1–1	4–0	4–0	2–0
Seattle	1–1	0–2	2–0	2–0	2–0	1–3	2–2	0–2	4–0	2–2	1–1	4–0	4–0	1–1	2–0	1–3	1–1	1–1	1–1	1–1	1–3	2–2	2–2	1–3	–	0–2	0–4	3–1	2–0
Toronto	2–2	3–1	1–3	4–0	4–0	0–2	2–0	2–2	2–0	0–2	4–0	1–1	0–2	2–2	1–3	0–2	2–1	3–1	1–2	3–1	0–2	0–2	0–2	1–1	2–0	–	1–1	2–0	4–0
Utah	2–0	1–1	1–1	2–0	1–1	2–2	3–1	2–0	3–1	3–1	2–0	4–0	2–2	1–1	0–2	2–2	2–0	2–0	2–0	1–1	2–2	1–3	1–3	4–0	1–3	0–2	–	4–0	2–0
Vancouver	1–1	2–0	1–1	1–1	1–1	1–3	0–4	1–1	3–1	0–4	0–2	2–2	0–4	0–2	1–1	1–3	1–1	1–1	0–2	0–2	1–3	2–2	0–4	0–4	1–3	0–2	0–4	–	2–0
Washington	2–2	1–3	2–2	1–2	2–2	0–2	1–1	2–1	2–0	0–2	0–4	1–1	0–2	0–4	1–3	1–1	1–3	0–4	1–3	0–4	1–1	0–2	0–2	0–2	0–2	0–4	0–2	0–2	—

Game log

Player statistics

Season

Player	GP	GS	MPG	FG%	3P%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
Cal Bowdler	44	0	8.5	.465	.200	.825	1.8	.1	.2	.5	3.2
Ira Bowman	3	0	6.3	.000	.	.	.7	2.3	.0	.0	.0
Sean Colson	3	0	4.7	.000	.000	.	1.0	1.0	.0	.0	.0
Chris Crawford	47	22	19.2	.452	.273	.819	2.3	.8	.4	.3	6.8
Dion Glover	57	7	16.3	.420	.196	.681	2.3	1.2	.9	.2	5.9
Alan Henderson	73	42	24.8	.444	.000	.638	5.6	.7	.7	.4	10.5
Jim Jackson	17	14	32.4	.355	.421	.859	4.6	2.9	1.1	.2	14.3
Anthony Johnson	25	0	11.2	.366	.000	.706	.9	1.4	.7	.2	2.6
DerMarr Johnson	78	21	16.8	.374	.323	.736	2.3	.8	.6	.4	5.1
Brevin Knight	47	43	29.0	.385	.100	.817	3.4	6.1	2.0	.1	6.9
Toni Kukoc	17	14	36.4	.492	.481	.681	5.7	6.2	.8	.3	19.7
Matt Maloney	55	27	25.5	.420	.359	.765	2.1	2.8	1.0	.1	6.7
Roshown McLeod	34	25	26.7	.436	.095	.882	3.5	1.7	.7	.2	9.9
Anthony Miller	2	0	3.0	.500	.	.	1.0	.0	.0	.0	1.0
Nazr Mohammed	28	19	25.6	.480	.000	.765	9.0	.6	.8	1.0	12.3
Hanno Mottola	73	3	13.5	.444	.000	.811	2.4	.3	.2	.1	4.4
Dikembe Mutombo	49	49	35.0	.477	.	.695	14.1	1.1	.4	2.8	9.1
Andy Panko	1	0	1.0	.	.	.	.0	.0	.0	.0	.0
Larry Robinson	33	1	19.1	.364	.379	.875	2.6	1.1	.8	.1	6.0
Pepe Sanchez	5	0	6.8	.000	.	.	.2	1.0	.4	.0	.0
Jason Terry	82	77	37.7	.436	.395	.846	3.3	4.9	1.3	.1	19.7
Lorenzen Wright	71	46	28.0	.448	.000	.718	7.5	1.2	.6	.9	12.4

Awards and records

• Dikembe Mutombo, All-NBA Second Team

See also

• 2000-01 NBA season

Notes and References

1. https://www.basketball-reference.com/teams/ATL/2001.html 2000-01 Atlanta Hawks
2. News: 2000 NBA Draft Picks . Deseret News . June 28, 2000 . November 8, 2024.
3. News: Associated Press . Nets Make Martin the Pick of the Litter . ESPN . June 29, 2000 . November 8, 2024.
4. News: Wise . Mike . Clippers Go to High School and Select Miles . The New York Times . June 29, 2000 . July 24, 2021.
5. News: White . Lonnie . Clippers Get Face Lift . Los Angeles Times . June 29, 2000 . November 9, 2024.
6. Web site: 2000 NBA Draft . Basketball-Reference . December 1, 2022.
7. News: Wise . Mike . PRO BASKETBALL; West Side Story, the Sequel . The New York Times . October 30, 2000 . July 16, 2022.
8. News: Kruger to Coach Hawks . Los Angeles Times . May 25, 2000 . November 28, 2022.
9. News: Gardner . Kris . Hawks Acquire Brevin Knight; Cavs Get Jim Jackson in Four-Player Deal . The Houston Roundball Review . January 2, 2001 . October 26, 2024.
10. News: Associated Press . Cavaliers Trade Knight to Hawks for Jackson . Los Angeles Times . January 3, 2001 . October 19, 2022.
11. News: Cavaliers Send Knight to Hawks for Jackson, 2 Others . The Washington Post . January 3, 2001 . October 16, 2021.
12. News: Associated Press . Journeyman Jackson Joins His Seventh Team . ESPN . January 4, 2001 . October 26, 2024.
13. News: Lewis . Brian . Spree-Deemed; Latrell Granted All-Star Reprisal by NBA Commish . New York Post . February 1, 2001 . November 7, 2024.
14. News: Ticker . West Expected to Flex Muscle in NBA All-Star Game Sunday . ESPN . February 10, 2001 . November 7, 2024.
15. News: NBA.com Staff . 2001 NBA All-Star Recap . NBA.com . September 13, 2021 . May 14, 2023.
16. Web site: 2001 All-Star Weekend - at Washington: February 9-11 . Eskimo North . May 14, 2023.
17. Web site: 2001 NBA All-Star Game: East 111, West 110 . Basketball-Reference . November 28, 2021.
18. News: Mutombo Traded to 76ers . United Press International . February 22, 2001 . October 24, 2024.
19. News: Associated Press . Mutombo Traded to Sixers in Six-Player Deal . ESPN . February 23, 2001 . October 24, 2024.
20. News: Wise . Mike . PRO BASKETBALL; 76ers Hope Mutombo Will Deliver the Title . The New York Times . February 23, 2001 . March 10, 2017.
21. News: Associated Press . Mutombo, Howard Are on the Move . Los Angeles Times . February 23, 2001 . July 2, 2022.
22. News: Confident Mutombo Says 76ers "Will Learn from Me" . The Washington Post . February 24, 2001 . July 2, 2022.
23. News: CBC Sports . Wrist Injury Sidelines 76ers' Theo Ratliff . CBC . February 8, 2001 . November 7, 2024.
24. News: Associated Press . Ratliff Out Possibly Six Weeks . Los Angeles Times . February 9, 2001 . November 7, 2024.
25. News: Associated Press . Iverson Keeps 76ers Going with 49 Points . Los Angeles Times . February 14, 2001 . October 19, 2022.
26. News: Theo Ratliff Has Wrist Surgery . United Press International . February 21, 2001 . October 15, 2021.
27. News: Mutombo Voted Best Defensive Player for 4th Time . The Washington Post . April 24, 2001 . October 19, 2022.
28. News: Associated Press . Lakers Beat Sixers to Win N.B.A. Title . The New York Times . June 15, 2001 . May 27, 2022.
29. News: Associated Press . Lakers Capture NBA Crown . CBS News . June 15, 2001 . May 14, 2023.
30. News: Brown . Tim . Baq to Baq . Los Angeles Times . June 16, 2001 . May 29, 2022.
31. News: L.A. Lakers 108, Philadelphia 96 . United Press International . June 16, 2001 . September 12, 2022.
32. Web site: 2001 NBA Finals: 76ers vs. Lakers . Basketball-Reference . May 14, 2023.
33. Web site: 2000–01 Atlanta Hawks Schedule and Results. Basketball-Reference. June 26, 2021.
34. Web site: 2000–01 Atlanta Hawks Roster and Stats. Basketball-Reference. June 26, 2021.
35. News: Associated Press . Wizards Go Young, But Bulls Go Younger . ESPN . June 27, 2001 . October 26, 2024.
36. News: Wise . Mike . High School Star Taken No. 1 in N.B.A. Draft . The New York Times . June 28, 2001 . October 26, 2024.
37. News: Denlinger . Ken . NBA Draft Is Elementary . The Washington Post . June 28, 2001 . October 26, 2024.
38. News: Brewer . Jerry . And a Child Leads Them . Orlando Sentinel . June 28, 2001 . October 26, 2024.