2000–01 Washington Wizards season explained

The 2000–01 NBA season was the Wizards’ 40th season in the National Basketball Association.[1] Washington D.C. hosted the 2001 NBA All-Star Game. During the off-season, the Wizards acquired Felipe López and Cherokee Parks from the Vancouver Grizzlies,[2] [3] and acquired Popeye Jones from the Denver Nuggets.[4] [5] Under new head coach Leonard Hamilton,[6] and later on trading Parks to the Los Angeles Clippers in exchange for Tyrone Nesby,[7] [8] the Wizards continued to struggle posting a nine-game losing streak between November and December. The team lost nine straight again in January leading to an awful 7–34 start to the season,[9] as Mitch Richmond only played just 37 games due to knee injuries.[10] [11] People scoffed that their best player, and the team's Vice President Michael Jordan was sitting up in the owner's box.

At midseason, Juwan Howard, who grew disgruntled with all the team failures, was traded along with second-year center Calvin Booth to the Dallas Mavericks in exchange for Christian Laettner, Hubert Davis, Loy Vaught and rookies Courtney Alexander and Etan Thomas, who was out for the entire season with a toe injury,[12] [13] while Lopez was released to free agency, and later on signed with the Minnesota Timberwolves.[14] After the trade deadline, Rod Strickland, who was also disgruntled playing for the Wizards, was also released and later on re-signed with his former team, the Portland Trail Blazers.[15] [16]

Alexander averaged 17.0 points per game in the second half of the season with the Wizards, and made the NBA All-Rookie Second Team. However, the Wizards lost nine of their final ten games finishing in last place in the Atlantic Division with a dreadful 19–63 record,[17] their worst to that point over a full 82-game season, although subsequently equalled by the 2008–09 Wizards. Second-year star Richard Hamilton showed improvement and led the team in scoring with 18.1 points per game.[18] Following the season, Richmond signed as a free agent with the Los Angeles Lakers,[19] [20] [21] while Vaught and Michael Smith were both released to free agency, and Leonard Hamilton resigned as head coach after just one year with the Wizards.[22]

Offseason

Draft picks

See main article: 2000 NBA draft.

Roster

Roster Notes

Regular season

Season standings

z - clinched division title

y - clinched division title

x - clinched playoff spot

Record vs. opponents

2000-01 NBA Records
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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
Boston3–1 – 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
Charlotte4–0 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
Chicago2–2 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
Cleveland2–2 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
Dallas2–0 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
Denver1–1 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
Detroit4–0 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 State0–2 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
Houston2–0 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
Indiana2–2 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. Clippers1–1 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. Lakers1–1 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
Miami3–0 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
Milwaukee3–1 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
Minnesota2–0 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 Jersey3–1 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 York2–2 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
Orlando3–1 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
Philadelphia3–0 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
Phoenix2–0 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
Portland1–1 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
Sacramento1–1 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 Antonio2–0 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
Seattle1–1 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
Toronto2–2 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
Utah2–0 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
Vancouver1–1 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
Washington2–2 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

Regular season

|- | style="text-align:left;"|†| 27 || 18 || 33.7 || .448 || .389 || .857 || 3.0 || 1.5 || 1.1 || .1 || 17.0|- | style="text-align:left;"|†| 40 || 22 || 16.0 || .440 || || .733 || 4.4 || .6 || .4 || 2.0 || 4.5|- | style="text-align:left;"|†| 15 || 11 || 28.7 || .479 || .526 || .905 || 2.0 || 3.3 || .4 || .0 || 10.2|- | style="text-align:left;"|†| 29 || 0 || 9.4 || .416 || || .698 || 2.6 || .3 || .2 || .2 || 3.5|- | style="text-align:left;"|| 78 || 42 || 32.3 || .438 || .274 || .868 || 3.1 || 2.9 || 1.0 || .1 || 18.1|- | style="text-align:left;"|†| 54 || 54 || 36.7 || .474 || || .770 || 7.0 || 2.9 || .9 || .4 || 18.2|- | style="text-align:left;"|| 45 || 1 || 14.2 || .392 || .167 || .745 || 4.9 || .7 || .4 || .2 || 3.6|- | style="text-align:left;"|| 45 || 3 || 15.7 || .511 || || .800 || 2.9 || .7 || .3 || .2 || 4.8|- | style="text-align:left;"|†| 25 || 13 || 29.3 || .491 || .300 || .844 || 6.1 || 2.3 || 1.2 || .8 || 13.2|- | style="text-align:left;"|†| 47 || 38 || 23.6 || .436 || .207 || .732 || 3.4 || 1.6 || .9 || .4 || 8.1|- | style="text-align:left;"|†| 48 || 22 || 25.5 || .366 || .291 || .807 || 2.7 || 1.4 || .9 || .3 || 8.4|- | style="text-align:left;"|†| 13 || 0 || 13.7 || .474 || || .706 || 3.1 || .5 || .5 || .8 || 3.7|- | style="text-align:left;"|| 35 || 12 || 17.3 || .394 || .269 || .733 || 1.8 || 2.5 || 1.0 || .3 || 4.3|- | style="text-align:left;"|| 37 || 30 || 32.9 || .407 || .338 || .894 || 2.9 || 3.0 || 1.2 || .2 || 16.2|- | style="text-align:left;"|| 79 || 29 || 20.4 || .486 || .000 || .578 || 7.1 || 1.3 || .7 || .5 || 3.8|- | style="text-align:left;"|| 17 || 0 || 10.6 || .322 || .167 || .625 || 1.3 || .6 || .3 || .2 || 3.0|- | style="text-align:left;"|†| 33 || 28 || 30.9 || .426 || .250 || .782 || 3.2 || 7.0 || 1.3 || .1 || 12.2|- | style="text-align:left;"|| 22 || 0 || 18.7 || .418 || .000 || .600 || 1.7 || 3.0 || 1.0 || .1 || 5.5|- | style="text-align:left;"|†| 14 || 0 || 11.2 || .521 || || 1.000 || 3.6 || .5 || .4 || .1 || 3.9|- | style="text-align:left;"|| 68 || 56 || 23.7 || .498 || .000 || .567 || 7.7 || .3 || .5 || 1.6 || 8.6|- | style="text-align:left;"|| 59 || 31 || 26.0 || .387 || .375 || .894 || 1.8 || 4.2 || .9 || .1 || 9.5|}

Awards and records

See also

Notes and References

  1. https://www.basketball-reference.com/teams/WAS/2001.html 2000-01 Washington Wizards
  2. News: Wyche . Steve . In Trade, Wizards Get 4 for the Price of 1 . The Washington Post . August 23, 2000 . June 28, 2022.
  3. News: Associated Press . Rededicated, Eh? Ike Sent to Vancouver . Deseret News . August 23, 2000 . November 27, 2022.
  4. News: Wyche . Steve . Wizards Trade Murray to Nuggets . The Washington Post . September 26, 2000 . November 26, 2022.
  5. News: Wise . Mike . PRO BASKETBALL; West Side Story, the Sequel . The New York Times . October 30, 2000 . July 16, 2022.
  6. News: Wyche . Steve . Hamilton Joins the Wizards . The Washington Post . June 15, 2000 . November 26, 2022.
  7. News: White . Lonnie . Clippers Ease Jam by Trading Nesby . Los Angeles Times . November 29, 2000 . January 11, 2022.
  8. News: Wyche . Steve . Nesby Brings Depth, Attitude to Wizards . The Washington Post . December 1, 2000 . October 19, 2022.
  9. Web site: 2000–01 Washington Wizards Schedule and Results. Basketball-Reference. September 17, 2021.
  10. News: Wyche . Steve . Injured Strickland Back at Practice . The Washington Post . January 15, 2001 . October 19, 2022.
  11. News: Wyche . Steve . Richmond, Wizards Likely Done . The Washington Post . April 5, 2001 . October 19, 2022.
  12. News: Associated Press . Mutombo, Howard Are on the Move . Los Angeles Times . February 23, 2001 . October 19, 2022.
  13. News: Wyche . Steve . Salary-Minded Wizards Put on Trading Cap . The Washington Post . February 23, 2001 . July 23, 2021.
  14. News: Lopez Latches on with Minnesota . United Press International . February 28, 2001 . November 27, 2022.
  15. News: Wise . Mike . PRO BASKETBALL: NOTEBOOK; Talented Strickland Again Jumps the Line . The New York Times . March 4, 2001 . June 9, 2022.
  16. News: Wyche . Steve . Strickland to Sign with Trail Blazers . The Washington Post . March 3, 2001 . October 19, 2022.
  17. Web site: 2000–01 Washington Wizards Schedule and Results. Basketball-Reference. September 17, 2021.
  18. Web site: 2000–01 Washington Wizards Roster and Stats. Basketball-Reference. September 17, 2021.
  19. News: N.B.A.: ROUNDUP; Richmond Goes West to Lakers . The New York Times . July 21, 2001 . May 28, 2022.
  20. News: Brown . Tim . Walker, Richmond Top Laker List . Los Angeles Times . July 7, 2001 . July 2, 2022.
  21. News: Former Wizards G Richmond Signs with Lakers . The Washington Post . July 21, 2001 . October 25, 2022.
  22. News: Wyche . Steve . Hamilton Resigns Wizards Post . The Washington Post . April 19, 2001 . November 26, 2022.

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