1999–2000 Vancouver Grizzlies season

1999–2000 Vancouver Grizzlies season
Head coach	Lionel Hollins
Owner(s)	Arthur Griffiths
Arena	General Motors Place
Results
Record	22–60 (.268)
Place	Division: 7th (Midwest) Conference: 12th (Western)
Playoff finish	DNQ
Stats @ Basketball-Reference.com
Local media
Television	CTV Sportsnet, CIVT
Radio	CKST

The 1999–2000 Vancouver Grizzlies season was the 5th season of the franchise, 5th in the National Basketball Association (NBA) and 5th in Vancouver. They finished the regular season with 22 wins, finishing last in the Midwest Division, and 12th overall in the Western Conference.

Offseason

Draft

Main article: 1999 NBA Draft

The Grizzlies originally had three picks entering the Draft. Steve Francis was the 2nd overall pick in the 1999 NBA Draft from the University of Maryland. Francis most notably cried after being chosen by Vancouver, swearing the Chicago Bulls would regret selecting Elton Brand first overall instead. Following Vancouver's draft, Francis publicly announced that he did not want to play for the Grizzlies, citing the distance from his Maryland home, taxes, endorsements, and God's will. Francis was heavily criticized for his antics, especially in Vancouver. Following his public outburst, Francis was traded to the Houston Rockets that summer in a three-team, 11-player deal that brought Michael Dickerson, Othella Harrington, Antoine Carr, Brent Price, plus first- and second-round picks to the Grizzlies. He and Brand shared Rookie of the Year honors.

Obinna Ekezie from the University of Maryland was their second pick. Their final pick in the draft was Antwain Smith from the Saint Paul's College.

Round	Pick	Player	Position	Nationality	College
1	2	Steve Francis	PG	United States	Maryland
2	37	Obinna Ekezie	C/PF	Nigeria	Maryland
2	51	Antwain Smith	SF	United States	Saint Paul's College

Roster

Vancouver Grizzlies roster
Players	Coaches
Pos. No. Name Height Weight DOB (YYYY–MM–DD) From SF 3 Abdur-Rahim, Shareef 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 225 lb (102 kg) California PG 10 Bibby, Mike 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Arizona PF 55 Carr, Antoine 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Wichita State SG 8 Dickerson, Michael 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Arizona PF 54 Ekezie, Obinna 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 270 lb (122 kg) Maryland PF 24 Harrington, Othella 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 235 lb (107 kg) Georgetown PF 43 Long, Grant 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Eastern Michigan SG 13 López, Felipe 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 215 lb (98 kg) St. John's PG 5 Palacio, Milt 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Colorado State C 1 Parks, Cherokee 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 235 lb (107 kg) Duke PG 20 Price, Brent 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 165 lb (75 kg) Oklahoma C 50 Reeves, Bryant 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 290 lb (132 kg) Oklahoma State SF 9 Scott, Dennis 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 229 lb (104 kg) Georgia Tech SG 2 West, Doug 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Villanova	Head coach Lionel Hollins (Arizona State) Assistant coach(es) Jim Boylan (Marquette) Lawrence Frank (Indiana) Jack Nolan (Georgia State) Legend (C) Team captain (DP) Unsigned draft pick (FA) Free agent (S) Suspended Injured Roster • Transactions

Roster Notes

• Milt Palacio also holds American citizenship.

Regular season

Season standings

Midwest Division	W	L	PCT	GB	Home	Road	Div
y-Utah Jazz	55	27	.671	–	31–10	24–17	14–10
x-San Antonio Spurs	53	29	.646	2	31–10	22–19	16–8
x-Minnesota Timberwolves	50	32	.610	5	26–15	24–17	18–6
Dallas Mavericks	40	42	.488	15	22–19	18–23	12–12
Denver Nuggets	35	47	.427	20	25–16	10–31	10–14
Houston Rockets	34	48	.415	21	22–19	12–29	8–16
Vancouver Grizzlies	22	60	.268	33	12–29	10–31	6–18

#	Western Conference
	Team	W	L	PCT	GB
1	z-Los Angeles Lakers	67	15	.817	–
2	y-Utah Jazz	55	27	.671	12
3	x-Portland Trail Blazers	59	23	.720	8
4	x-San Antonio Spurs	53	29	.646	14
5	x-Phoenix Suns	53	29	.646	14
6	x-Minnesota Timberwolves	50	32	.610	17
7	x-Seattle SuperSonics	45	37	.549	22
8	x-Sacramento Kings	44	38	.537	23
9	Dallas Mavericks	40	42	.488	27
10	Denver Nuggets	35	47	.427	32
11	Houston Rockets	34	48	.415	33
12	Vancouver Grizzlies	22	60	.268	45
13	Golden State Warriors	19	63	.232	48
14	Los Angeles Clippers	15	67	.183	52

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%	3P%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
Shareef Abdur-Rahim	82	82	39.3	.465	.302	.809	10.1	3.3	1.1	1.1	20.3
Mike Bibby	82	82	38.5	.445	.363	.780	3.7	8.1	1.6	.2	14.5
Antoine Carr	21	0	10.5	.438	.000	.786	1.5	.3	.1	.3	3.2
Michael Dickerson	82	82	37.8	.436	.409	.830	3.4	2.5	1.4	.5	18.2
Obinna Ekezie	39	0	9.0	.466	.000	.672	2.4	.2	.2	.1	3.2
Othella Harrington	82	82	32.6	.506	.000	.792	6.9	1.2	.4	.7	13.1
Grant Long	42	1	21.9	.443	.000	.775	5.6	1.0	1.1	.2	4.8
Felipe López	65	0	12.0	.425	.167	.615	1.9	.7	.5	.3	4.5
Milt Palacio	52	0	7.4	.439	.000	.595	1.0	.9	.4	.0	2.0
Cherokee Parks	56	14	14.4	.497	.000	.649	3.3	.6	.5	.8	3.0
Brent Price	41	0	10.3	.345	.368	.872	0.9	1.7	.4	.0	3.4
Bryant Reeves	69	67	25.7	.448	.000	.648	5.7	1.2	.5	.6	8.9
Dennis Scott	66	0	19.1	.375	.376	.842	1.6	1.0	.4	.1	5.6
Joe Stephens	13	0	13.9	.373	.000	.750	2.8	.8	.5	.2	3.2
Doug West	38	0	15.3	.407	.000	.850	1.9	1.1	.3	.2	4.0

References

• Grizzlies on Database Basketball
• Grizzlies on Basketball Reference