# 2000–01 Phoenix Suns season

The 2000–01 NBA season was the 33rd season for the Phoenix Suns, members of the Pacific Division in the National Basketball Association. During the off-season, the Suns signed free agents Mario Elie, and Tony Delk, and acquired Chris Dudley from the New York Knicks.
The Suns were coached by Scott Skiles, who enjoyed his first full season as head coach as the Suns posted a 7-game winning streak after losing their season opener, and held a 28–20 record at the All-Star break. The team posted another 7-game winning streak between March and April, as they finished the regular season with a 51–31 record. For a franchise-record 13th season in a row, the Suns earned a trip to the playoffs, but would later lose in the Western Conference First Round. America West Arena was the home court venue for the Suns.
The Suns were led by point guard Jason Kidd, who averaged 16.9 points, 6.4 rebounds, 9.8 assists and 2.2 steals per game; Kidd again led the league in assists per game, while earning another All-NBA First Team selection, and NBA All-Defensive First Team (after being selected to the Second Team the year previous). He was also the team's lone representative in the 2001 NBA All-Star Game in Washington, D.C..
In addition, second-year star Shawn Marion showed improvement as he averaged a double-double, with 17.3 points, 10.7 rebounds, 1.7 steals and 1.4 blocks per game, while Clifford Robinson provided the team with 16.4 points per game. Off the bench, Delk contributed 12.3 points per game, and Rodney Rogers provided with 12.2 points per game. Penny Hardaway was the team's highest-paid player, but only played in just four games due to a knee injury, averaging 9.8 points and 1.5 steals per game, while Tom Gugliotta averaged 6.4 points and 4.5 rebounds per game, but only played 57 games due to injury, and Elie contributed 4.4 points per game.
For the fourth season in a row, the Suns finished third in the Pacific Division. The team earned a Western Conference First Round match-up with the 3rd-seeded Sacramento Kings. Phoenix would take Game 1, a 86–83 road win in Sacramento, but would then lose the next three games in a row, losing the series three games to one.
Following the season, Kidd was traded to the New Jersey Nets, while Robinson was dealt to the Detroit Pistons, Dudley re-signed as a free agent with his former team, the Portland Trail Blazers, and Elie retired.
For the season, the Suns redesigned their primary logo, and changed their uniforms adding side panels to their jerseys and shorts, and grey to their color scheme. The logo and uniforms both remained in use until 2013.

## Offseason
### NBA draft

| Round | Pick | Player | Position | Nationality | College / Club Team |
| 1 | 25 | Iakovos "Jake" Tsakalidis | Center | Georgia | AEK (Greece) |

## Regular season
### Standings

| Pacific Divisionvte | W | L | PCT | GB | Home | Road | Div |
| y-Los Angeles Lakers | 56 | 26 | .683 | – | 31–10 | 25–16 | 14–10 |
| x-Sacramento Kings | 55 | 27 | .671 | 1 | 33–8 | 22–19 | 16–8 |
| x-Phoenix Suns | 51 | 31 | .622 | 5 | 31–10 | 20–21 | 12–12 |
| x-Portland Trail Blazers | 50 | 32 | .610 | 6 | 28–13 | 22–19 | 12–12 |
| Seattle SuperSonics | 44 | 38 | .537 | 12 | 26–15 | 18–23 | 17–7 |
| Los Angeles Clippers | 31 | 51 | 378 | 25 | 22–19 | 9–32 | 9–15 |
| Golden State Warriors | 17 | 65 | .207 | 39 | 11–30 | 6–35 | 4–20 |
Western Conferencevte :
| # | Team | W | L | PCT | GB |
| 1 | z-San Antonio Spurs | 58 | 24 | .707 | – |
| 2 | y-Los Angeles Lakers | 56 | 26 | .683 | 2 |
| 3 | x-Sacramento Kings | 55 | 27 | .671 | 3 |
| 4 | x-Utah Jazz | 53 | 29 | .646 | 5 |
| 5 | x-Dallas Mavericks | 53 | 29 | .646 | 5 |
| 6 | x-Phoenix Suns | 51 | 31 | .622 | 7 |
| 7 | x-Portland Trail Blazers | 50 | 32 | .610 | 8 |
| 8 | x-Minnesota Timberwolves | 47 | 35 | .573 | 11 |
| 9 | Houston Rockets | 45 | 37 | .549 | 13 |
| 10 | Seattle SuperSonics | 44 | 38 | .537 | 14 |
| 11 | Denver Nuggets | 40 | 42 | .488 | 18 |
| 12 | Los Angeles Clippers | 31 | 51 | .378 | 27 |
| 13 | Vancouver Grizzlies | 23 | 59 | .280 | 35 |
| 14 | Golden State Warriors | 17 | 65 | .207 | 41 |

### Record vs. opponents

2000-01 NBA Records :
| Team | ATL | BOS | CHA | CHI | CLE | DAL | DEN | DET | GSW | HOU | IND | LAC | LAL | MIA | MIL | MIN | NJN | NYK | ORL | PHI | PHO | POR | SAC | SAS | SEA | TOR | UTA | VAN | WAS |
| Atlanta | — | 1–3 | 0–4 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 0–4 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–3 | 1–3 | 0–2 | 1–3 | 2–2 | 1–3 | 0–3 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 2–2 |
| Boston | 3–1 | — | 0–4 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 2–2 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 4–0 | 1–3 | 1–3 | 0–4 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 3–1 |
| Charlotte | 4–0 | 4–0 | — | 3–1 | 2–2 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 2–2 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 4–0 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–2 |
| Chicago | 2–2 | 1–2 | 1–3 | — | 1–3 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 0–4 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 0–4 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 1–3 | 0–4 | 0–2 | 2–2 | 1–3 | 1–3 | 1–3 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 0–4 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 2–1 |
| Cleveland | 2–2 | 1–2 | 2–2 | 3–1 | — | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 1–3 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 2–2 | 1–3 | 0–2 | 3–0 | 2–2 | 1–3 | 0–4 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 0–4 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–2 |
| Dallas | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | — | 3–1 | 1–1 | 4–0 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 4–0 | 0–4 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 1–3 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 3–1 | 2–0 |
| Denver | 1–1 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–3 | — | 1–1 | 4–0 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 0–4 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 0–2 | 1–3 | 4–0 | 1–1 |
| Detroit | 4–0 | 1–3 | 2–2 | 4–0 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | — | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–3 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 0–4 | 1–3 | 0–2 | 4–0 | 1–2 | 2–2 | 0–4 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 1–2 |
| Golden State | 0–2 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 0–4 | 0–4 | 1–1 | — | 1–3 | 2–0 | 1–3 | 1–3 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 2–2 | 0–4 | 0–4 | 0–4 | 0–4 | 0–2 | 1–3 | 1–3 | 0–2 |
| Houston | 2–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 1–3 | 2–0 | 3–1 | — | 2–0 | 1–3 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 1–3 | 0–4 | 1–3 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 1–3 | 4–0 | 2–0 |
| Indiana | 2–2 | 3–1 | 1–3 | 4–0 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 0–2 | 0–2 | — | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 0–3 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 0–4 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 4–0 |
| L.A. Clippers | 1–1 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 0–4 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 3–1 | 0–2 | — | 1–3 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 1–3 | 0–4 | 0–4 | 1–1 | 0–4 | 2–2 | 1–1 |
| L.A. Lakers | 1–1 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 4–0 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 3–1 | — | 1–1 | 0–2 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 2–2 | 3–1 | 2–2 | 0–4 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 4–0 | 2–0 |
| Miami | 3–0 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 3–1 | 2–2 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 4–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | — | 1–2 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 2–3 | 3–1 | 1–3 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 4–0 |
| Milwaukee | 3–1 | 3–1 | 1–3 | 4–0 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 2–1 | — | 0–2 | 4–0 | 1–2 | 4–0 | 2–2 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 3–1 |
| Minnesota | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 1–3 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 2–0 | — | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 3–1 | 2–2 | 1–3 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 3–1 | 1–1 |
| New Jersey | 3–1 | 0–4 | 0–4 | 2–2 | 0–3 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 0–4 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 1–3 | 0–4 | 1–1 | — | 2–2 | 1–3 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 3–1 |
| New York | 2–2 | 3–1 | 2–1 | 3–1 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 3–2 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 2–2 | — | 3–1 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 4–0 |
| Orlando | 3–1 | 3–1 | 1–2 | 3–1 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–3 | 0–4 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 1–3 | — | 3–1 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 3–1 |
| Philadelphia | 3–0 | 4–0 | 2–2 | 3–1 | 4–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 4–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 3–1 | 1–3 | — | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 4–0 |
| Phoenix | 2–0 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 4–0 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 1–3 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | — | 3–1 | 1–3 | 2–2 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 3–1 | 1–1 |
| Portland | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 4–0 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–3 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–3 | — | 1–3 | 1–3 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 2–2 | 2–0 |
| Sacramento | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 4–0 | 4–0 | 0–2 | 3–1 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 3–1 | — | 2–2 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 4–0 | 2–0 |
| San Antonio | 2–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 4–0 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 4–0 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 3–1 | 2–2 | — | 3–1 | 1–1 | 4–0 | 4–0 | 2–0 |
| Seattle | 1–1 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 1–3 | 2–2 | 0–2 | 4–0 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 4–0 | 4–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 1–3 | — | 0–2 | 0–4 | 3–1 | 2–0 |
| Toronto | 2–2 | 3–1 | 1–3 | 4–0 | 4–0 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 4–0 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 2–2 | 1–3 | 0–2 | 2–1 | 3–1 | 1–2 | 3–1 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 2–0 | — | 1–1 | 2–0 | 4–0 |
| Utah | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 4–0 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 1–3 | 1–3 | 4–0 | 1–3 | 0–2 | — | 4–0 | 2–0 |
| Vancouver | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 0–4 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 0–4 | 0–2 | 2–2 | 0–4 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 1–3 | 2–2 | 0–4 | 0–4 | 1–3 | 0–2 | 0–4 | — | 2–0 |
| Washington | 2–2 | 1–3 | 2–2 | 1–2 | 2–2 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 0–4 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 0–4 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 0–4 | 1–3 | 0–4 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 0–4 | 0–2 | 0–2 | — |

## Playoffs

2001 playoff game log :
First Round: 1–3 (home: 0–2; road: 1–1)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceSeries
1
April 22
@ Sacramento
W 86–83
Shawn Marion (21)
Jake Tsakalidis (11)
Jason Kidd (14)
ARCO Arena 17,317
1–0
2
April 25
@ Sacramento
L 90–116
Tony Delk (14)
Tom Gugliotta (8)
Jason Kidd (9)
ARCO Arena 17,317
1–1
3
April 29
Sacramento
L 96–104
Jason Kidd (19)
Shawn Marion (10)
Jason Kidd (16)
America West Arena 19,023
1–2
4
May 2
Sacramento
L 82–89
Clifford Robinson (24)
Jake Tsakalidis (12)
Jason Kidd (14)
America West Arena 18,836
1–3 :
2001 schedule :

## Awards and honors
### All-Star

* Jason Kidd was voted as a starter for the Western Conference in the All-Star Game. It was his fourth All-Star selection. Kidd finished second in voting among Western Conference guards with 1,062,837 votes.

### Season

* Jason Kidd was named to the All-NBA First Team. Kidd also finished eighth in MVP voting.
* Jason Kidd was named to the NBA All-Defensive First Team. Kidd also finished 11th in Defensive Player of the Year voting.
* Jason Kidd led the league in assists per game, with a 9.8 average, and total assists with 753.
* Shawn Marion finished 11th in Defensive Player of the Year voting, and fourth in Most Improved Player voting.
* Rodney Rogers finished sixth in Sixth Man of the Year voting. Rogers won the award the previous year in 2000.
* Tony Delk finished tenth in Sixth Man of the Year voting.

## Player statistics
### Season

| Player | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
| Corie Blount* | 30 | 6 | 12.9 | .489† | . | .533 | 2.8 | 0.3 | .4 | .2 | 1.8 |
| Vinny Del Negro* | 36 | 0 | 14.6 | .528† | .000 | .893^ | 1.4 | 1.8 | .6 | .1 | 4.9 |
| Tony Delk | 82 | 11 | 27.9 | .415 | .321 | .787 | 3.2 | 2.0 | .9 | .2 | 12.3 |
| Chris Dudley | 53 | 33 | 11.6 | .397 | . | .389 | 3.5 | 0.3 | .3 | .5 | 1.4 |
| Mario Elie | 68 | 67 | 22.1 | .423 | .360 | .797 | 2.3 | 1.9 | .9 | .2 | 4.4 |
| Rubén Garcés* | 10 | 0 | 6.2 | .467 | . | .250 | 2.2 | 0.4 | .2 | .1 | 1.6 |
| Tom Gugliotta | 57 | 2 | 20.3 | .392 | .250 | .792 | 4.5 | 1.0 | .8 | .4 | 6.4 |
| Penny Hardaway | 4 | 4 | 28.0 | .417 | .250 | .636 | 4.5 | 3.8 | 1.5 | .3 | 9.8 |
| Jason Kidd | 77 | 76 | 39.8 | .411 | .297 | .814^ | 6.4 | 9.8 | 2.2 | .3 | 16.9 |
| Shawn Marion | 79 | 79 | 36.2 | .480† | .256 | .810 | 10.7 | 2.0 | 1.7 | 1.4 | 17.3 |
| Paul McPherson* | 33 | 0 | 9.3 | .490† | .000 | .750 | 1.5 | 0.5 | .4 | .1 | 3.4 |
| Elliot Perry* | 43 | 6 | 10.7 | .465 | .250 | .727 | 1.0 | 1.7 | .4 | .0 | 3.2 |
| Clifford Robinson | 82 | 82 | 33.5 | .422 | .361 | .709 | 4.1 | 2.9 | 1.1 | 1.0 | 16.4 |
| Rodney Rogers | 82 | 3 | 26.6 | .430 | .296 | .761 | 4.4 | 2.2 | 1.2 | .6 | 12.2 |
| Daniel Santiago | 54 | 2 | 10.8 | .478 | . | .689 | 1.9 | 0.2 | .3 | .4 | 3.1 |
| Jake Tsakalidis | 57 | 39 | 16.6 | .470 | . | .593 | 4.2 | 0.3 | .2 | 1.0 | 4.5 |
* – Stats with the Suns. † – Minimum 300 field goals made. ^ – Minimum 125 free throws made.

### Playoffs

| Player | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
| Vinny Del Negro | 3 | 0 | 8.7 | .571 | . | . | 0.7 | 1.7 | .0 | .0 | 2.7 |
| Tony Delk | 4 | 0 | 28.5 | .419 | .400 | .636 | 4.0 | 1.0 | .8 | .0 | 11.8 |
| Chris Dudley | 3 | 0 | 8.7 | .500 | . | . | 2.3 | 0.0 | .3 | .3 | 0.7 |
| Mario Elie | 4 | 4 | 25.8 | .452 | .154 | .750 | 3.3 | 1.8 | .8 | .3 | 9.0 |
| Tom Gugliotta | 4 | 0 | 21.5 | .308 | . | .778 | 3.8 | 0.8 | 2.0 | .3 | 5.8 |
| Jason Kidd | 4 | 4 | 41.5 | .319 | .235 | .750 | 6.0 | 13.3 | 2.0 | .0 | 14.3 |
| Shawn Marion | 4 | 4 | 34.8 | .371 | 1.000 | .857 | 8.3 | 0.8 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 14.8 |
| Elliot Perry | 2 | 0 | 8.5 | .600 | .000 | 1.000 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 1.0 | .0 | 6.5 |
| Clifford Robinson | 4 | 4 | 28.5 | .420 | .250 | .636 | 4.0 | 1.0 | 1.5 | .5 | 15.0 |
| Rodney Rogers | 4 | 0 | 20.5 | .300 | .200 | .643 | 3.5 | 0.5 | .5 | .8 | 8.8 |
| Daniel Santiago | 1 | 0 | 12.0 | .500 | . | . | 5.0 | 0.0 | .0 | 2.0 | 2.0 |
| Jake Tsakalidis | 4 | 4 | 18.8 | .375 | . | . | 7.0 | 0.0 | .0 | 1.8 | 3.0 |

## Transactions
### Trades

| September 20, 2000 | To New York Knicks Lazaro Borrell Travis Knight Luc Longley Vernon Maxwell Glen Rice Vladimir Stepania 2001 first-round draft pick ( Jamaal Tinsley) 2001 second-round draft pick ( Eric Chenowith) 2001 second-round draft pick ( Michael Wright 2002 first-round draft pick ( Kareem Rush) | To Los Angeles Lakers Emanual Davis Greg Foster Horace Grant Chuck Person |
| September 20, 2000 | To Seattle SuperSonics Patrick Ewing | To Phoenix Suns Chris Dudley 2001 first-round draft pick ( Jason Collins) Cash considerations |
| January 26, 2001 | To Golden State Warriors Corie Blount Rubén Garcés Paul McPherson | To Phoenix Suns Vinny Del Negro |

### Free agents
#### Additions

| Date | Player | Contract | Former Team |
| August 1, 2000 | Tony Delk | Signed to 6-year contract for $19 million | Sacramento Kings |
| August 2, 2000 | Daniel Santiago | Signed to 1-year contract for $317,000 | Pallacanestro Varese (Italy) |
| August 3, 2000 | Corie Blount | Re-signed to 2-year contract for $3.2 million | Phoenix Suns |
| August 3, 2000 | Justin Love | Undisclosed | |
| August 3, 2000 | Rubén Garcés | Signed to 1-year contract for $317,000 | La Crosse Bobcats (CBA) |
| August 22, 2000 | Paul McPherson | Signed to 1-year contract for $317,000 | |
| September 15, 2000 | Mario Elie | Signed to 1-year contract for $1 million | San Antonio Spurs |
| September 29, 2000 | Carlos Daniel | Undisclosed | Yakima Sun Kings (CBA) |
| September 29, 2000 | DeJuan Wheat | Undisclosed | Idaho Stampede (CBA) |
| September 29, 2000 | Lelan McDougal | Undisclosed | Billings RimRockers (IBA) |
| September 29, 2000 | Tim Kempton | Undisclosed | Toronto Raptors |
| October 1, 2000 | J. R. Koch | Undisclosed | Athlon Ieper (Belgium) |
| October 1, 2000 | Reed Rawlings | Undisclosed | |
| December 8, 2000 | Elliot Perry | Undisclosed | Orlando Magic |
| January 17, 2001 | Elliot Perry | Signed two 10-day contracts | Phoenix Suns |
| February 6, 2001 | Elliot Perry | Signed for rest of season | Phoenix Suns |

#### Subtractions

| Date | Player | Reason Left | New Team |
| June 30, 2000 | Toby Bailey | Free agent | Los Angeles Stars (ABA) |
| August 8, 2000 | Kevin Johnson | Retired | |
| August 31, 2000 | Randy Livingston | Waived | Golden State Warriors |
| September 13, 2000 | Don MacLean | Free agent | Miami Heat |
| October 6, 2000 | J. R. Koch | Waived | Las Vegas Silver Bandits (IBL) |
| October 6, 2000 | Lelan McDougal | Waived | San Diego Wildfire (ABA) |
| October 16, 2000 | Carlos Daniel | Waived | Sioux Falls Skyforce (IBL) |
| October 16, 2000 | Reed Rawlings | Waived | Detroit Dogs (ABA) |
| October 25, 2000 | DeJuan Wheat | Waived | Panteras de Miranda (Venezuela) |
| October 25, 2000 | Justin Love | Waived | Kansas City Knights (ABA) |
| October 25, 2000 | Tim Kempton | Waived | |
| November 20, 2000 | Rex Chapman | Retired | |
| January 5, 2001 | Elliot Perry | Waived | Phoenix Suns |
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