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WithDan Issel back as head coach,^[11]^[12] the Nuggets played .500 basketball with a 17–15 record to start the regular season,^[13] but soon struggled and slipped below .500, holding a 21–27 record at the All-Star break.^[14] At mid-season, Mercer was dealt along withChauncey Billups, who only played just 13 games due to a sprained ankle and a shoulder injury,^[15]^[16]^[17] andJohnny Taylor to theOrlando Magic in exchange forTariq Abdul-Wahad, andChris Gatling;^[18]^[19]^[20] however, Billups never played for the Magic, because of his shoulder injury.^[21]^[22] The Nuggets posted a 7-game losing streak in March, asBryant Stith only played just 45 games due to a leg injury.^[23] The team managed to win their final four games of the season, and finished in fifth place in theMidwest Division with a 35–47 record, missing theNBA playoffs for the fifth consecutive year.^[24]

Antonio McDyess averaged 19.1 points, 8.5 rebounds and 1.7 blocks per game, whileNick Van Exel averaged 16.1 points and 9.0 assists per game, and led the Nuggets with 133 three-point field goals, and second-year starRaef LaFrentz provided the team with 12.4 points, 7.9 rebounds and 2.2 blocks per game. In addition, McCloud contributed 10.1 points per game and 107 three-point field goals off the bench, while second-year centerKeon Clark averaged 8.6 points, 6.2 rebounds and 1.4 blocks per game, and Posey provided with 8.2 points per game, and was named to theNBA All-Rookie Second Team.^[25]

During theNBA All-Star weekend atThe Arena in Oakland inOakland, California, LaFrentz and Posey were both selected for theNBA Rookie Challenge Game, as LaFrentz was a member of the Sophomores team, while Posey was a member of the Rookies team;^[26]^[27] LaFrentz scored 11 points along with 10 rebounds and 3 blocks, despite the Sophomores losing to the Rookies in overtime, 92–83.^[27]

Following the season, Stith and second-round draft pickChris Herren were both traded to theBoston Celtics,^[28]^[29]^[30] while Gatling was traded back to his former team, theMiami Heat, who then sent him to theCleveland Cavaliers in a three-team trade,^[31]^[32]^[33] Jones was dealt to theWashington Wizards,^[34] andCory Alexander signed as a free agent with theOrlando Magic.

Draft picks

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Main article:1999 NBA draft

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

Roster

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1999–2000 Denver Nuggets roster

Players

Coaches

Pos.	No.	Player	Height	Weight	DOB	From
G	9	Tariq Abdul-Wahad	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	223 lb (101 kg)	1974–11–03	San José State
G	7	Cory Alexander	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	1973–06–22	Virginia
G/F	42	Ryan Bowen	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	1975–11–20	Iowa
F/C	15	Keon Clark	6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	1975–04–16	UNLV
F/C	32	Chris Gatling	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	1967–09–03	Old Dominion
G	8	Chris Herren	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	197 lb (89 kg)	1975–09–27	Fresno State
F	54	Popeye Jones	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	250 lb (113 kg)	1970–06–17	Murray State
C	45	Raef LaFrentz	6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)	240 lb (109 kg)	1976–05–29	Kansas
G/F	21	George McCloud	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	1967–05–27	Florida State
F	24	Antonio McDyess	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	1974–09–07	Alabama
G/F	41	James Posey	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	1977–01–13	Xavier
F/C	25	Roy Rogers	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	235 lb (107 kg)	1973–08–19	Alabama
G	23	Bryant Stith	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	208 lb (94 kg)	1970–12–10	Virginia
G	31	Nick Van Exel	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	1971–11–27	Cincinnati

Head coach

Dan Issel

Assistant(s)

Legend

(DP) Unsigned draft pick
(FA) Free agent
(S) Suspended
Injured

Roster

Regular season

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Season standings

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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

#	Western Conference v t e
#	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

z - clinched division title

y - clinched division title

x - clinched playoff spot

Game log

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Player statistics

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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

Regular season

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Player	GP	GS	MPG	FG%	3FG%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
Antonio McDyess	81	81	33.3	.507	.000	.626	8.5	2.0	0.9	1.7	19.1
Ron Mercer	37	37	38.1	.444	.385	.788	4.1	2.8	0.9	0.4	18.3
Nick Van Exel	79	79	37.3	.390	.332	.817	3.9	9.0	0.9	0.1	16.1
Raef LaFrentz	81	80	30.1	.446	.328	.686	7.9	1.2	0.5	2.2	12.4
Chris Gatling	40	0	19.3	.456	.234	.742	5.1	0.8	0.9	0.3	10.4
George McCloud	78	11	27.2	.417	.378	.818	3.7	3.2	0.6	0.3	10.1
Tariq Abdul-Wahad	15	10	24.9	.389	.500	.738	3.5	1.7	0.4	0.8	8.9
Chauncey Billups	13	5	23.5	.337	.171	.841	2.6	3.0	0.8	0.2	8.6
Keon Clark	81	20	22.8	.542	.125	.688	6.2	0.9	0.6	1.4	8.6
James Posey	81	77	25.3	.429	.373	.800	3.9	1.8	1.2	0.4	8.2
Bryant Stith	45	6	15.4	.455	.304	.831	1.9	1.4	0.4	0.3	5.6
Chris Herren	45	1	13.3	.363	.358	.675	1.2	2.5	0.3	0.0	3.1
Cory Alexander	29	2	11.3	.286	.257	.773	1.4	2.0	0.8	0.1	2.8
Popeye Jones	40	1	8.3	.423	.667	.737	2.6	0.5	0.1	0.2	2.6
Ryan Bowen	52	0	11.3	.393	.111	.717	2.2	0.4	0.8	0.3	2.5
Roy Rogers	40	0	8.9	.398	.000	.463	2.0	0.2	0.1	1.0	2.2
Johnny Taylor	1	0	5.0	.000			1.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0

Player statistics citation:^[25]

Awards and records

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James Posey,NBA All-Rookie Team 2nd Team

Transactions

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References

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1999–2000 NBA season by team

Eastern

Atlantic	Boston Miami New Jersey New York Orlando Philadelphia Washington
Central	Atlanta Charlotte Chicago Cleveland Detroit Indiana Milwaukee Toronto

Western

Midwest	Dallas Denver Houston Minnesota San Antonio Utah Vancouver
Pacific	Golden State L.A. Clippers L.A. Lakers Phoenix Portland Sacramento Seattle