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1999–2000 Orlando Magic Season
The 1999–2000 NBA season was the 11th season for the Orlando Magic in the National Basketball Association. During the off-season, the team hired retired NBA point guard, and former Turner Sports broadcast analyst Doc Rivers as their new head coach. The Magic made plenty of off-season acquisitions, as the team acquired Tariq Abdul-Wahad from the Sacramento Kings, acquired Chris Gatling from the Milwaukee Bucks, acquired Ben Wallace from the Washington Wizards, acquired second-year forward Pat Garrity from the Phoenix Suns, acquired Anthony Parker from the Philadelphia 76ers, and acquired shooting guard, and top draft pick Corey Maggette out of Duke University from the Seattle SuperSonics; Maggette was drafted by the SuperSonics with the thirteenth overall pick in the 1999 NBA draft. The team also signed free agents, second-year center John Amaechi, Monty Williams, and undrafted rookie point guard Chucky Atkins. The Magic got off to a 15–11 start to the regular season, but th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Doc Rivers
Glenn Anton "Doc" Rivers (born October 13, 1961) is an American professional basketball coach and former player who is the head coach of the Milwaukee Bucks of the National Basketball Association (NBA). An NBA player for 14 seasons, he was an NBA All-Star and was named one of the 15 Greatest Coaches in NBA History. Rivers played college basketball for the Marquette Golden Eagles men's basketball, Marquette Golden Eagles and was selected by the Atlanta Hawks in the second round of the 1983 NBA draft. He played point guard for the Hawks from 1983 to 1991 and was later a member of the Los Angeles Clippers, New York Knicks, and San Antonio Spurs. Rivers was an All-Star with the Hawks in 1988 NBA All-Star Game, 1988. After retiring as a player in 1996, Rivers called games for the NBA on TNT. Rivers began his NBA coaching career in 1999. He was the head coach of the Orlando Magic from 1999 to 2003, the Boston Celtics from 2004 to 2013, the Los Angeles Clippers from 2013 to 2020, and t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1998–99 Phoenix Suns Season
The 1998–99 NBA season was the 31st season for the Phoenix Suns in the National Basketball Association. Due to a 1998–99 NBA lockout, lockout, the regular season began on February 5, 1999, and was cut from 82 games to 50. During the off-season, the Suns signed free agent Tom Gugliotta, acquired Luc Longley from the 1997–98 Chicago Bulls season, Chicago Bulls, acquired rookie power forward Pat Garrity from the 1998–99 Dallas Mavericks season, Dallas Mavericks, signed Chris Morris (basketball), Chris Morris, and re-signed former Suns center Joe Kleine. Head coach Danny Ainge returned for his third season with the team. After a 15–18 start to the regular season, the Suns won 12 of their final 17 games, and finished tied with the 1998–99 Sacramento Kings season, Sacramento Kings for third place in the Pacific Division (NBA), Pacific Division with a 27–23 record, earning the #7 seed in the Western Conference (NBA), Western Conference, and qualifying for the NBA playoffs f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Johnny Taylor (basketball)
Johnny Antonio Taylor (born June 4, 1974) is an American former basketball player who is currently an assistant coach for the Osceola Magic. Taylor played college basketball for the Chattanooga Mocs, earning So-Con Player of the Year Honors in 1997. He was the 17th overall pick in the 1997 NBA draft The 1997 NBA draft took place on June 25, 1997, at Charlotte Coliseum in Charlotte, North Carolina. The Vancouver Grizzlies had the highest probability to win the NBA draft lottery, but since they were an expansion team along with the Toronto R ..., playing for the Orlando Magic and Denver Nuggets during his NBA tenure. In 2000, Taylor continued his professional career overseas, playing with teams in Italy, Philippines, Russia, South Korea, Spain, Lebanon, Belgium, Japan, Bahrain, and the United Arab Emirates until he retired in 2012. Coaching career Previously he served as the Player Development Coach for the VCU Men's Basketball team in Richmond, Virginia. References Externa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chauncey Billups
Chauncey Ray Billups (born September 25, 1976) is an American professional basketball coach and former player who is the head coach of the Portland Trail Blazers of the National Basketball Association (NBA). After playing college basketball with the Colorado Buffaloes, he was selected third overall in the 1997 NBA draft by the Boston Celtics. Billups spent the majority of his 17-year basketball career playing for the Detroit Pistons of the National Basketball Association (NBA), where he won the NBA Finals MVP in 2004 after helping the Pistons beat the Los Angeles Lakers in the Finals. He was given the nickname "Mr. Big Shot" for making late-game shots with Detroit. A five-time NBA All-Star, a three-time All-NBA selection and two-time NBA All-Defensive selection, Billups also played for the Celtics, Toronto Raptors, Denver Nuggets, Minnesota Timberwolves, New York Knicks, and Los Angeles Clippers during his NBA career. He was elected into the Basketball Hall of Fame in 2024. Bi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ron Mercer
Ronald Eugene Mercer (born May 18, 1976) is an American former professional basketball player. After his career at the University of Kentucky, Mercer played for several teams in the National Basketball Association (NBA); he ended his career with the New Jersey Nets in 2005. Basketball career Early years Ron Mercer was twice named "Mr. Basketball" of Tennessee while at Goodpasture Christian School in Madison, Tennessee. He then transferred to Oak Hill Academy in Mouth of Wilson, Virginia, and was rated by Bob Gibbons to be the best prep player of the class of 1995. University of Kentucky Mercer had a very successful collegiate career, having been an All-American and all-Southeastern Conference player at Kentucky, and part of a national championship team his freshman year.Ex-NBA player Mer ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1999–2000 Denver Nuggets Season
The 1999–2000 NBA season was the 24th season for the Denver Nuggets in the National Basketball Association, and their 33rd season as a franchise. It was also their first season playing at the Pepsi Center. The Nuggets had the 18th overall pick in the 1999 NBA draft, and selected small forward James Posey out of Xavier University. During the off-season, the team acquired Ron Mercer and Popeye Jones from the Boston Celtics, and signed free agent George McCloud. With Dan Issel back as head coach, the Nuggets played .500 basketball with a 17–15 record to start the regular season, but soon struggled and slipped below .500, holding a 21–27 record at the All-Star break. At mid-season, Mercer was dealt along with Chauncey Billups, who only played just 13 games due to a sprained ankle and a shoulder injury, and Johnny Taylor to the Orlando Magic in exchange for Tariq Abdul-Wahad, and Chris Gatling; however, Billups never played for the Magic, because of his shoulder injury. The N ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chucky Atkins
Kenneth Lavon "Chucky" Atkins (born August 14, 1974) is an American former professional basketball player who played for nine different NBA teams throughout his career. Basketball career Atkins played college basketball at the University of South Florida from 1992 to 1996. As of November 2020 he still owns three team records. He is a member of the USF Athletic Hall of Fame. Atkins was undrafted in the 1996 NBA draft. In 1996–97, he played with the LaCrosse Bobcats in the now-defunct Continental Basketball Association (CBA) and was named to the CBA All-Rookie First Team in 1997. He then went overseas to play for the Cibona Zagreb club in Croatia from 1997 to 1999. Atkins started his NBA career in 1999 with his hometown Orlando Magic, with immediate impact, playing in all 82 games and averaging nine points and four assists per game. The following year, the Magic dealt Atkins and center Ben Wallace to the Detroit Pistons for star forward Grant Hill, who was acquired by O ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Monty Williams
Tavares Montgomery Williams (born October 8, 1971) is an American professional basketball coach, executive, and former player of the National Basketball Association (NBA) who is the head coach of the TMI Episcopal’s boys basketball team. He previously served as the head coach of the Detroit Pistons. Williams played for five NBA teams during a playing career that spanned from 1994 to 2003. His NBA coaching career has included stints as an assistant coach, associate head coach, and head coach. Williams was the head coach for the New Orleans Pelicans, New Orleans Hornets/Pelicans from until . He served as an assistant coach with the United States men's national basketball team, United States national team under Mike Krzyzewski, and he has worked as a vice president of basketball operations for the San Antonio Spurs. In May 2019, Williams was hired as the head coach of the Phoenix Suns. In 2021, he led the Suns to their first NBA Finals appearance since 1993 and was named the NBA ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Amaechi
John Uzoma Ekwugha Amaechi , OBE (; born 26 November 1970) is an English psychologist, consultant and former professional basketball player. He played college basketball for the Vanderbilt Commodores and Penn State Nittany Lions, and professional basketball in the National Basketball Association (NBA). Amaechi also played in France, Greece, Italy, and the United Kingdom. Since retiring from basketball, Amaechi has worked as a psychologist and consultant, establishing his company Amaechi Performance Systems. In February 2007, Amaechi became the first former NBA player to publicly come out as gay after doing so in his memoir ''Man in the Middle''. Since then, he has been regarded as "one of the world's most high-profile gay athletes". Early life and education Amaechi was born in Boston in the United States, to an English mother and a Nigerian Igbo father. He and his two younger sisters were raised by their mother in the Heaton Moor suburb of Stockport, England, with him att ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1999 NBA Draft
The 1999–2000 NBA season, 1999 NBA draft was held on June 30, 1999, at the MCI Center (now Capital One Arena) in Washington, D.C. It was the first draft in which four players from the same college were picked in the first round, with Elton Brand (1st selection), Trajan Langdon (11th), Corey Maggette (13th) and William Avery (basketball), William Avery (14th) being selected out of Duke Blue Devils men's basketball, Duke University. It is widely viewed as one of the best draft classes, with a total of nine future NBA All-Star Game, NBA All-Stars being chosen, as well as three winners of the NBA Sixth Man of the Year Award—Manu Ginóbili, Jason Terry, and Lamar Odom. Six of the top nine picks were NBA All-Stars. Pablo Prigioni, who was eligible for selection but went undrafted, eventually debuted in the 2012–13 NBA season, 2012–2013 season as the oldest rookie in NBA history at age 35. Draft selections Notable undrafted players These players eligible for the 1999 NBA ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1999–2000 Seattle SuperSonics Season
The 1999–2000 NBA season was the 33rd season for the Seattle SuperSonics in the National Basketball Association. The SuperSonics had the thirteenth overall pick in the 1999 NBA draft, and selected shooting guard Corey Maggette out of Duke University, but soon traded him to the Orlando Magic in exchange for Horace Grant. The team also acquired Brent Barry from the Chicago Bulls, and signed free agents Vernon Maxwell, second-year forward Ruben Patterson and three-point specialist Chuck Person. Two years removed from the George Karl-era, the SuperSonics held a 31–20 record at the All-Star break, and managed to qualify for the NBA playoffs after a one-year absence, finishing in fourth place in the Pacific Division with a 45–37 record, and earning the #7 seed in the Western Conference. Gary Payton averaged 24.2 points, 6.5 rebounds, 8.9 assists and 1.9 steals per game, and led the league with 177 three-point field goals; he was also named to the All-NBA First Team, and to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Duke University
Duke University is a Private university, private research university in Durham, North Carolina, United States. Founded by Methodists and Quakers in the present-day city of Trinity, North Carolina, Trinity in 1838, the school moved to Durham in 1892. In 1924, tobacco and electric power industrialist James Buchanan Duke established the Duke Endowment and the institution changed its name to honor his deceased father, Washington Duke. The campus spans over on three contiguous sub-campuses in Durham, and a Duke University Marine Laboratory, marine lab in Beaufort, North Carolina, Beaufort. The Duke University West Campus, West Campus—designed largely by architect Julian Abele—incorporates Collegiate Gothic in North America, Gothic architecture with the Duke Chapel at the campus' center and highest point of elevation, is adjacent to the Duke University Health System, Medical Center. Duke University East Campus, East Campus, away, home to all first-years, contains Georgian archit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
