The1999–2000 Chicago Bulls season was the 34th season for theChicago Bulls in theNational Basketball Association.^[1] The Bulls won theNBA draft lottery, and selected power forwardElton Brand out ofDuke University with the first overall pick in the1999 NBA draft, and also selected small forwardRon Artest out ofSt. John's University with the sixteenth overall pick.^[2][3][4] During the off-season, the team acquiredHersey Hawkins from theSeattle SuperSonics,^[5][6][7] and signed free agentFred Hoiberg,^[8] and re-signed former Bulls guardB. J. Armstrong, and former Bulls centerWill Perdue, who both won championships from the team's first three-peat in the early 1990s.^[9][10][11]

However, the Bulls' struggles continued as they lost 26 of their first 28 games of the regular season, posting 10 and 11-game losing streaks respectively.^[12] Along the way, the team signed free agentChris Carr, who was previously released by theGolden State Warriors,^[13] and also signed three-point specialistMatt Maloney.^[14] At mid-season,Toni Kukoč was traded to thePhiladelphia 76ers, as the team acquiredJohn Starks from theWarriors in a three-team trade.^[15][16][17] However, after just four games with the Bulls, Starks was released to free agency.^[18] The Bulls finished in last place in theCentral Division with a 17–65 record.^[12]

Brand averaged 20.1 points, 10.0 rebounds and 1.6 blocks per game, and was named to theNBA All-Rookie First Team, and was also named the co-NBA Rookie of the Year along withSteve Francis of theHouston Rockets.^[19][20][21] In addition, Artest averaged 12.0 points and 1.7 steals per game, and was named to theNBA All-Rookie Second Team, while Carr contributed 9.8 points per game off the bench, Hoiberg provided with 9.0 points and 1.3 steals per game, but only played just 31 games due to a knee injury,^[22] and Hawkins contributed 7.9 points per game. Meanwhile,Randy Brown provided with 6.4 points and 3.4 assists per game, Maloney contributed 6.4 points per game, andDickey Simpkins averaged 4.2 points and 5.4 rebounds per game.^[23]

During theNBA All-Star weekend atThe Arena in Oakland inOakland, California, Brand was selected for theNBA Rookie Challenge Game, as a member of the Rookies team;^[24][25] Brand scored 16 points along with 21 rebounds, 4 assists and 3 steals, and was named the Rookie Challenge Game's Most Valuable Player, as the Rookies defeated the Sophomores team in overtime, 92–83.^[26][27][25] Despite a stellar rookie season, Artest was not selected for the Rookie Challenge Game.^[25]

The Bulls led the NBA in home-game attendance, with an attendance of 907,064 at theUnited Center during the regular season.^[23][28] Following the season, Hawkins re-signed as a free agent with his former team, theCharlotte Hornets,^[29][30] while Brown signed with theBoston Celtics,^[31] Maloney signed with theAtlanta Hawks, and Carr, Armstrong, Simpkins and Perdue were all released to free agency.

Round	Pick	Player	Position	Nationality	School/Club team
1	1	Elton Brand	PF	United States	Duke
1	16	Ron Artest	SF/SG	United States	St. John's
2	32	Michael Ruffin	PF	United States	Tulsa
2	49	Lari Ketner	C	United States	Massachusetts

1999–2000 Chicago Bulls roster

Players

Coaches

Pos. No. Player Height Weight DOB From C 22 Chris Anstey 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 249 lb (113 kg) 1975–01–01 Australia G 11 B. J. Armstrong 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 175 lb (79 kg) 1967–09–09 Iowa G/F 15 Ron Artest  6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 260 lb (118 kg) 1979–11–13 St. John's G/F 25 Corey Benjamin  6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 200 lb (91 kg) 1978–02–24 Oregon State F/C 42 Elton Brand 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 275 lb (125 kg) 1979–03–11 Duke G 1 Randy Brown 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 1968–05–22 New Mexico State G/F 43 Chris Carr 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 207 lb (94 kg) 1974–03–12 Southern Illinois G 3 Hersey Hawkins 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 1966–09–29 Bradley G/F 20 Fred Hoiberg 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 203 lb (92 kg) 1972–10–15 Iowa State G 12 Matt Maloney 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 192 lb (87 kg) 1971–12–06 Penn C 32 Will Perdue 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 240 lb (109 kg) 1965–08–29 Vanderbilt F 51 Michael Ruffin 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 246 lb (112 kg) 1971–01–21 Tulsa F/C 8 Dickey Simpkins 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 248 lb (112 kg) 1972–04–06 Providence

Head coach Tim Floyd Assistant(s) Bill Berry Bill Cartwright Phil Johnson Fred Tedeschi (trainer) Legend (DP) Unsigned draft pick (FA) Free agent (S) Suspended Injured Roster Updated: February 18, 2000

• Point guardKhalid Reeves was waived on January 4, 2000.
• Shooting guardJohn Starks was waived on March 21, 2000.

Player statistics citation:^[23]

• Elton Brand,NBA Rookie of the Year Award (shared withSteve Francis)
• Elton Brand,NBA All-Rookie Team 1st Team
• Ron Artest, NBA All-Rookie Team 2nd Team

Player Transactions Citation:^[32]

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