1999–2000 Denver Nuggets season

Denver Nuggets
1999–2000 Denver Nuggets season
Head coach	Dan Issel
Arena	Pepsi Center
Results
Record	35–47 (.427)
Place	Division: 5th (Midwest); Conference: 10th (Western)
Playoff finish	DNQ
	Stats @ Basketball-Reference.com
Local media
Television	Fox Sports Rocky Mountain, KWGN
< 1998–99	2000–01 >

The 1999-2000 NBA season was the Nuggets' 24th season in the NBA and 33rd season as a franchise.^[1] It was their first year at the Pepsi Center. With Dan Issel back as head coach and with the acquisition of Ron Mercer, the Nuggets had a solid nucleus of Raef LaFrentz, Antonio McDyess and Nick Van Exel with a 17-15 record to start the season. However, the Nuggets would struggle and hover around .500 for most of the first half of the season. At the trade deadline, Mercer was dealt along with Chauncey Billups and Johnny Taylor to the Orlando Magic for Tariq Abdul-Wahad and Chris Gatling. The Nuggets finished fifth in the Midwest Division with a 35-47 record.

Draft picks

Round	Pick	Player	Position	Nationality	School/Club Team
1	18	James Posey	SF	United States	Xavier (OH)
2	33	Chris Herren	PG	United States	Fresno State
2	41	Francisco Elson	C	Netherlands	California

Denver Nuggets roster

Players

Coaches

Pos.	No.	Height	Weight	DOB (YYYY–MM–DD)
G	9	Abdul-Wahad, Tariq	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	223 lb (101 kg)	San José State
G	7	Alexander, Cory	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	Virginia
F	42	Bowen, Ryan	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	Iowa
F/C	15	Clark, Keon	6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	UNLV
F	32	Gatling, Chris	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	Old Dominion
G	8	Herren, Chris	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	197 lb (89 kg)	Fresno State
F	54	Jones, Popeye	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	250 lb (113 kg)	Murray State
C	45	LaFrentz, Raef	6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)	240 lb (109 kg)	Kansas
F	21	McCloud, George	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	Florida State
F/C	24	McDyess, Antonio (C)	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	Alabama
F	41	Posey, James	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	Xavier
F	25	Rogers, Roy	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	235 lb (107 kg)	Alabama
G	23	Stith, Bryant	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	208 lb (94 kg)	Virginia
G	31	Van Exel, Nick (C)	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	Cincinnati

Midwest Division v t e	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

z - clinched division title

y - clinched division title

x - clinched playoff spot