# 1999–2000 Phoenix Suns season

The 1999–2000 NBA season was the 32nd season for the National Basketball Association's Phoenix Suns. The Suns acquired the ninth overall pick in the 1999 NBA draft from the Dallas Mavericks, and selected Shawn Marion from the University of Nevada, Las Vegas, During the off-season, the team acquired All-Star guard Penny Hardaway from the Orlando Magic, signed free agent Rodney Rogers, and re-signed former Suns center Oliver Miller, who played for the team when they reached the 1993 NBA Finals.
After a 13–7 start to the regular season, Danny Ainge resigned as head coach to spend more time with his family, and was replaced with assistant Scott Skiles. The Suns posted a 7-game winning streak between November and December, then won eight straight games in February, and held a 29–19 record at the All-Star break. The Suns finished in third place in the Pacific Division with a 53–29 record, and extend the franchise's record for playoff appearances before losing in the Western Conference Semi-finals.
Six players on the team averaged double-digits in points this season; Clifford Robinson led the team in scoring with 18.5 points per game, while Hardaway averaged 16.9 points, 5.8 rebounds, 5.3 assists and 1.6 steals per game in only 60 games due to a foot injury, and Kidd provided the team with 14.3 points, 7.2 rebounds, 10.1 assists and 2.0 steals per game, and was selected for the 2000 NBA All-Star Game in Oakland, California.
In addition, Rogers played a sixth man role, averaging 13.8 points and 5.5 rebounds per game off the bench, finished the regular season fourth in three-point field goal percentage at .439, and won the NBA Sixth Man of the Year Award. Tom Gugliotta contributed 13.7 points, 7.9 rebounds and 1.5 steals per game, but only played 54 games due to injury, and did not play in any of the Suns' playoff games, while Marion averaged 10.2 points and 6.5 rebounds per game in only 51 games. On the defensive side, Luc Longley averaged 6.3 points and 4.5 rebounds per game, and Miller provided with 6.3 points, 5.1 rebounds and 1.6 blocks per game in only 51 games. Kidd would earn All-NBA First Team honors, and he and Robinson were both named to the NBA All-Defensive Second Team, and Marion and was named to the NBA All-Rookie Second Team.
In March, Kidd suffered an ankle injury and missed the final month of the regular season. Former All-Star and Suns guard Kevin Johnson would come out of his retirement; he had retired after the 1997–98 season. Johnson played in six regular season games, averaging 6.7 points and 4.0 assists per game.
The Suns finished with the same regular season record, but did not have home court advantage going into their Western Conference First Round match-up with the defending champion San Antonio Spurs. Still, the Suns would advance to their first conference semifinals appearance since the 1994–95 season en route to taking the series three games to one. The Suns lost in the conference semi-finals to new league MVP Shaquille O'Neal, Kobe Bryant and the eventual champion Los Angeles Lakers four games to one. The Lakers would reach the NBA Finals to defeat the Indiana Pacers in six games.
Following the season, Johnson retired for the second and last time, while Rex Chapman also retired due to continuing injuries, Miller was released to free agency, and Longley was traded to the New York Knicks.
On December 17, 1999, after a 110–102 win over the Portland Trail Blazers at the Rose Garden in Portland, Oregon, Gugliotta had a near-death experience where he suffered from a seizure on the team bus, while talking to his wife, Nikki, on his cellular phone. Gugliotta had stopped breathing while being rushed to Legacy Emanuel Hospital, where he was listed in serious condition, and underwent a series of tests, which did not reveal the cause of his seizure; he was released from the hospital the next day, but experienced headaches afterwards. Gugliotta had taken the supplement, "furanone di-hydro", after the Suns' game against the Trail Blazers, and before boarding the team bus, because he had trouble sleeping, and had taken the supplement once before without any effects.

## Offseason
### NBA draft

| Round | Pick | Player | Position | Nationality | College |
| 1 | 9 | Shawn Marion | Forward | United States | UNLV |
The Suns received the ninth pick from a trade with the Dallas Mavericks in 1998. With the pick they selected combo forward Shawn Marion from UNLV. Marion averaged 18.7 points, 9.3 rebounds, 2.5 steals and 1.9 blocks per game in one year with the Runnin' Rebels. On July 30, the Suns signed him to a 4-year rookie contract for $5.9 million. Though missing two months with a knee injury, Marion averaged 10.2 points and 6.5 rebounds per game in his first season, and was named to the NBA All-Rookie Second Team. Marion would play over eight seasons with the Suns, becoming an All-Star four times and being named to the All-NBA Third Team twice, before being traded to the Miami Heat in 2008. Marion would eventually have his number that he wore throughout his time with the team retired in the Phoenix Suns Ring of Honor on December 15, 2023.
The Suns traded their first-round pick to the Chicago Bulls in 1999. With the pick the Bulls selected future All-Star and Defensive Player of the Year Ron Artest (later Metta World Peace). They also traded their second-round pick to the Houston Rockets in 1996. With the pick the Rockets selected Tyrone Washington.

## Regular season
### Standings

| Pacific Divisionvte | W | L | PCT | GB | Home | Road | Div |
| y-Los Angeles Lakers | 67 | 15 | .817 | – | 36–5 | 31–10 | 20–4 |
| x-Portland Trail Blazers | 59 | 23 | .720 | 8 | 30–11 | 29–12 | 21–3 |
| x-Phoenix Suns | 53 | 29 | .646 | 14 | 32–9 | 21–20 | 15–9 |
| x-Seattle SuperSonics | 45 | 37 | .549 | 22 | 24–17 | 21–20 | 12–12 |
| x-Sacramento Kings | 44 | 38 | .537 | 23 | 30–11 | 14–27 | 9–15 |
| Golden State Warriors | 19 | 63 | .232 | 48 | 12–29 | 7–34 | 2–22 |
| Los Angeles Clippers | 15 | 67 | .183 | 52 | 10–31 | 5–36 | 5–19 |
| # | Western Conferencevte | Western Conferencevte | Western Conferencevte | Western Conferencevte | Western Conferencevte |
| # | 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 |

### Record vs. opponents

1999-2000 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 | 1–3 | 3–1 | 3–1 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 2–2 | 0–4 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 2–1 | 0–3 | 0–4 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 1–3 |
| Boston | 3–1 | — | 1–3 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 0–3 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–3 | 1–2 | 0–2 | 3–1 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 3–1 |
| Charlotte | 3–1 | 3–1 | — | 4–0 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 2–2 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 1–3 | 2–2 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 3–0 |
| Chicago | 1–3 | 2–2 | 0–4 | — | 1–3 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 1–3 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 2–2 | 1–3 | 0–2 | 2–1 | 0–3 | 0–4 | 0–4 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 0–4 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 2–2 |
| Cleveland | 1–3 | 2–2 | 1–3 | 3–1 | — | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–4 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 0–3 | 1–3 | 0–2 | 2–2 | 3–1 | 2–1 | 0–4 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 0–4 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 3–1 |
| Dallas | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 0–2 | — | 3–1 | 2–0 | 4–0 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 4–0 | 1–3 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 2–2 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 3–1 | 2–2 | 1–3 | 2–2 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 3–1 | 1–1 |
| Denver | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–3 | — | 1–1 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 0–2 | 3–1 | 1–3 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 1–3 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 1–3 | 1–3 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 1–1 |
| Detroit | 3–1 | 3–0 | 2–2 | 3–1 | 2–2 | 0–2 | 1–1 | — | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 2–2 | 3–1 | 0–2 | 2–1 | 1–3 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 2–2 |
| Golden State | 2–0 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 0–4 | 2–2 | 0–2 | — | 1–3 | 0–2 | 1–3 | 0–4 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 0–4 | 0–4 | 1–3 | 0–4 | 0–4 | 0–2 | 0–4 | 3–1 | 1–1 |
| Houston | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 3–1 | — | 0–2 | 4–0 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 0–4 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 1–3 | 0–4 | 1–3 | 0–2 | 1–3 | 2–2 | 1–1 |
| Indiana | 3–1 | 3–1 | 2–2 | 3–1 | 4–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 2–0 | — | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2–1 |
| L.A. Clippers | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 0–4 | 1–3 | 0–2 | 3–1 | 0–4 | 1–1 | — | 0–4 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 0–4 | 0–4 | 1–3 | 0–4 | 1–3 | 0–2 | 0–4 | 1–3 | 1–1 |
| L.A. Lakers | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 4–0 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 4–0 | — | 2–0 | 2–0 | 4–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 4–0 | 2–2 | 3–1 | 1–3 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 4–0 | 1–1 |
| Miami | 2–2 | 3–1 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 3–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 0–2 | — | 2–2 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 3–1 | 3–1 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 4–0 |
| Milwaukee | 4–0 | 2–1 | 1–3 | 3–1 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 2–2 | — | 0–2 | 1–3 | 0–4 | 4–0 | 0–3 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 3–1 |
| Minnesota | 1–1 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 4–0 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 0–4 | 0–2 | 2–0 | — | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 2–2 | 3–1 | 3–1 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 4–0 | 0–2 |
| New Jersey | 1–3 | 1–3 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 2–2 | 3–1 | 1–1 | — | 1–3 | 3–2 | 1–3 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 2–2 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 1–3 |
| New York | 1–2 | 2–2 | 3–1 | 3–0 | 1–3 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–3 | 4–0 | 1–1 | 3–1 | — | 3–1 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–3 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 2–2 |
| Orlando | 3–0 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 4–0 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–2 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 1–3 | 0–4 | 1–1 | 2–3 | 1–3 | — | 2–2 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 4–0 |
| Philadelphia | 4–0 | 3–1 | 1–3 | 4–0 | 4–0 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–3 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 1–3 | 2–2 | — | 0–2 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 3–1 |
| Phoenix | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 1–3 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 4–0 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 4–0 | 0–4 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 2–0 | — | 1–3 | 4–0 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 0–4 | 4–0 | 2–0 |
| Portland | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 4–0 | 2–2 | 0–2 | 4–0 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 3–1 | — | 4–0 | 3–1 | 4–0 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 3–1 | 2–0 |
| Sacramento | 0–2 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 1–3 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 0–4 | 0–4 | — | 3–1 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 3–1 | 2–0 |
| San Antonio | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 4–0 | 4–0 | 1–1 | 4–0 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–3 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 1–3 | 1–3 | — | 2–2 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 4–0 | 1–1 |
| Seattle | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 3–1 | 0–2 | 4–0 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 2–2 | 0–4 | 2–2 | 2–2 | — | 0–2 | 2–2 | 4–0 | 2–0 |
| Toronto | 2–2 | 2–2 | 1–3 | 4–0 | 4–0 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 1–3 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 0–2 | 2–2 | 3–1 | 2–2 | 0–3 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | — | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–2 |
| Utah | 2–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 4–0 | 3–1 | 0–2 | 4–0 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 4–0 | 1–3 | 3–1 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 1–1 | — | 3–1 | 2–0 |
| Vancouver | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 1–3 | 2–2 | 0–2 | 1–3 | 2–2 | 0–2 | 3–1 | 0–4 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–4 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 0–4 | 1–3 | 1–3 | 0–4 | 0–4 | 1–1 | 1–3 | — | 1–1 |
| Washington | 3–1 | 1–3 | 0–3 | 2–2 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–4 | 1–3 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 2–2 | 0–4 | 1–3 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 2–2 | 0–2 | 1–1 | — |

## Game log
### Regular season

1999-2000 Regular Season Game Log (53–29) (home: 32–9; road: 21–20) :
November (10–4) (home: 7–1; road: 3–3)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecordReport
1November 2@ DenverL 102–107 (OT)Tom Gugliotta (22)Tom Gugliotta (19)Jason Kidd (8)Pepsi Center 19,0990–1
2November 4PhiladelphiaW 84–80Jason Kidd (22)Tom Gugliotta (10)Tied (3)America West Arena 19,0231–1
3November 7San AntonioW 77–74Jason Kidd (23)Penny Hardaway (10)Jason Kidd (7)America West Arena 19,0232–1
4November 9@ ChicagoW 103–80Tied (19)Tom Gugliotta (12)Jason Kidd (9)United Center 22,0263–1
5November 10@ New JerseyW 104–89Penny Hardaway (25)Oliver Miller (10)Penny Hardaway (5)Continental Airlines Arena 11,6524–1
6November 12@ MilwaukeeL 92–107Penny Hardaway (19)Tom Gugliotta (10)Tied (4)Bradley Center 16,1374–2
7November 13@ MinnesotaL 100–111Penny Hardaway (21)Oliver Miller (8)Jason Kidd (7)Target Center 20,0034–3
8November 15L.A. LakersL 82–91Jason Kidd (20)Luc Longley (10)Jason Kidd (10)America West Arena 19,0234–4
9November 17ChicagoW 105–81Tied (18)Tom Gugliotta (7)Jason Kidd (11)America West Arena 18,4805–4
10November 19New YorkW 96–81Todd Day (20)Tom Gugliotta (9)Jason Kidd (10)America West Arena 19,0236–4
11November 21SeattleW 99–86Jason Kidd (25)Clifford Robinson (8)Jason Kidd (14)America West Arena 18,6637–4
12November 23TorontoW 94–93Penny Hardaway (17)Tied (7)Jason Kidd (15)America West Arena 18,7188–4
13November 27New JerseyW 129–90Shawn Marion (27)Tied (8)Tied (7)America West Arena 19,0239–4
14November 30@ L.A. ClippersW 94–80Jason Kidd (20)Tom Gugliotta (11)Jason Kidd (10)Staples Center 10,23310–4 :
December (8–7) (home: 7–2; road: 1–5)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecordReport
15December 1HoustonW 128–122 (2OT)Clifford Robinson (25)Tied (8)Jason Kidd (11)America West Arena 18,63011–4
16December 4@ HoustonL 95–105Tied (21)Penny Hardaway (9)Tied (5)Compaq Center 16,28511–5
17December 5PortlandL 90–92Tied (19)Luc Longley (9)Jason Kidd (11)America West Arena 19,02311–6
18December 7OrlandoW 110–107Jason Kidd (29)Oliver Miller (8)Jason Kidd (10)America West Arena 18,24912–6
19December 9WashingtonW 99–85Clifford Robinson (31)Tom Gugliotta (8)Jason Kidd (9)America West Arena 18,05313–6
20December 11@ DallasL 115–120Clifford Robinson (28)Jason Kidd (13)Jason Kidd (9)Reunion Arena 14,44413–7
21December 14DetroitW 114–104Rex Chapman (22)Jason Kidd (9)Jason Kidd (11)America West Arena 18,57514–7
22December 17@ PortlandW 110–102Jason Kidd (32)Tom Gugliotta (14)Jason Kidd (10)Rose Garden Arena 20,58415–7
23December 18SacramentoW 119–103Clifford Robinson (33)Jason Kidd (14)Jason Kidd (14)America West Arena 19,02316–7
24December 20MilwaukeeW 108–101Rodney Rogers (24)Rodney Rogers (13)Jason Kidd (11)America West Arena 18,65617–7
25December 21@ San AntonioL 90–91 (OT)Clifford Robinson (26)Oliver Miller (12)Jason Kidd (10)Alamodome 23,48017–8
26December 23DallasL 111–110Clifford Robinson (30)Clifford Robinson (9)Jason Kidd (15)America West Arena 19,02317–9
27December 26Golden StateW 108–88Clifford Robinson (25)Clifford Robinson (8)Jason Kidd (7)America West Arena 19,02318–9
28December 27@ UtahL 91–92Rex Chapman (29)Jason Kidd (12)Jason Kidd (15)Delta Center 19,91118–10
29December 29@ L.A. LakersL 103–87Clifford Robinson (24)Clifford Robinson (8)Jason Kidd (11)Staples Center 19,91118–11 :
January (7–7) (home: 3–2; road: 4–5)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecordReport
30January 4CharlotteW 86–80Clifford Robinson (30)Tom Gugliotta (10)Jason Kidd (10)America West Arena 18,64019–11
31January 7San AntonioL 83–102Clifford Robinson (22)Luc Longley (10)Jason Kidd (13)America West Arena 19,02319–12
32January 8@ PortlandL 91–96Rex Chapman (20)Tom Gugliotta (9)Jason Kidd (14)Rose Garden Arena 20,58419–13
33January 11@ SeattleL 88–101Clifford Robinson (17)Tom Gugliotta (9)Jason Kidd (15)KeyArena 13,91219–14
34January 12@ VancouverW 95–92Jason Kidd (20)Jason Kidd (10)Jason Kidd (10)General Motors Place 14,40420–14
35January 14PortlandL 105–83Clifford Robinson (23)Rodney Rogers (10)Jason Kidd (8)America West Arena 19,02320–15
36January 16DenverW 113–100Clifford Robinson (50)Tied (8)Jason Kidd (13)America West Arena 19,02321–15
37January 21@ DenverW 101–99Tied (24)Tom Gugliotta (15)Jason Kidd (12)Pepsi Center 18,22122–15
38January 22ClevelandW 101–88Tied (16)Tom Gugliotta (9)Jason Kidd (12)America West Arena 19,02323–15
39January 25@ IndianaL 87–93Clifford Robinson (24)Tom Gugliotta (10)Jason Kidd (8)Conseco Fieldhouse 18,34523–16
40January 26@ PhiladelphiaW 93–87Penny Hardaway (27)Jason Kidd (13)Jason Kidd (8)First Union Center 19,45024–16
41January 28@ BostonL 88–91Clifford Robinson (37)Jason Kidd (12)Jason Kidd (14)Fleet Center 18,62424–17
42January 29@ CharlotteL 100–79Penny Hardaway (24)Tom Gugliotta (11)Jason Kidd (6)Charlotte Coliseum 19,36624–18
43January 31@ OrlandoW 117–113Clifford Robinson (28)Tied (8)Jason Kidd (14)Orlando Arena 13,67725–18 :
February (10–3) (home: 6–0; road: 4–3)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecordReport
44February 2L.A. ClippersW 114–68Clifford Robinson (21)Luc Longley (9)Jason Kidd (8)America West Arena 18,42126–18
45February 4@ SeattleL 86–94Rodney Rogers (26)Jason Kidd (12)Jason Kidd (6)KeyArena 15,73926–19
46February 6SeattleW 105–93Tied (22)Tom Gugliotta (9)Jason Kidd (12)America West Arena 19,02327–19
47February 8VancouverW 94–76Luc Longley (20)Penny Hardaway (8)Jason Kidd (9)America West Arena 18,38528–19
48February 10MinnesotaW 101–85Tied (16)Luc Longley (12)Jason Kidd (7)America West Arena 19,02329–19
49February 15@ SacramentoW 117–108Rodney Rogers (36)Jason Kidd (10)Jason Kidd (11)ARCO Arena 17,31730–19
50February 18AtlantaW 85–73Rodney Rogers (24)Tied (9)Jason Kidd (9)America West Arena 19,02331–19
51February 21@ San AntonioW 98–89Rodney Rogers (22)Tom Gugliotta (11)Jason Kidd (11)Alamodome 17,04932–19
52February 22DenverW 86–67Rodney Rogers (17)Penny Hardaway (10)Jason Kidd (7)America West Arena 19,02333–19
53February 24@ WashingtonW 92–83Tom Gugliotta (20)Tom Gugliotta (8)Jason Kidd (9)MCI Center 15,19134–19
54February 25@ New YorkL 79–84Tom Gugliotta (16)Jason Kidd (10)Jason Kidd (13)Madison Square Garden 19,76334–20
55February 27@ TorontoL 102–103Tied (28)Tom Gugliotta (7)Penny Hardaway (5)Air Canada Centre 19,80034–21
56February 29@ ClevelandW 100–93Penny Hardaway (22)Jason Kidd (9)Tied (6)Gund Arena 13,04435–21 :
March (12–4) (home: 7–1; road: 5–3)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecordReport
57March 2IndianaW 118–87Clifford Robinson (22)Jason Kidd (9)Jason Kidd (15)America West Arena 19,02336–21
58March 4DallasW 110–96Rodney Rogers (29)Tom Gugliotta (14)Jason Kidd (14)America West Arena 19,02337–21
59March 6MiamiW 100–92Penny Hardaway (28)Jason Kidd (9)Jason Kidd (17)America West Arena 19,02338–21
60March 7@ HoustonW 108–101Penny Hardaway (24)Jason Kidd (12)Penny Hardaway (10)Compaq Center 14,74939–21
61March 10UtahL 96–99Penny Hardaway (28)Luc Longley (7)Penny Hardaway (12)America West Arena 19,02339–22
62March 11@ DallasL 99–104Clifford Robinson (29)Rodney Rogers (11)Jason Kidd (9)Reunion Arena 18,18739–23
63March 14MinnesotaW 107–100Penny Hardaway (26)Shawn Marion (12)Jason Kidd (12)America West Arena 19,02340–23
64March 17@ VancouverW 101–86Clifford Robinson (27)Shawn Marion (11)Jason Kidd (15)General Motors Place 14,25541–23
65March 19@ Golden StateW 99–82Clifford Robinson (25)Shawn Marion (13)Jason Kidd (14)The Arena in Oakland 12,83742–23
66March 19BostonW 110–106Clifford Robinson (22)Tied (9)Jason Kidd (11)America West Arena 19,02343–23
67March 22SacramentoW 114–93Clifford Robinson (26)Shawn Marion (9)Jason Kidd (7)America West Arena 19,02344–23
68March 24@ L.A. LakersL 101–109Penny Hardaway (25)Shawn Marion (14)Penny Hardaway (7)Staples Center 18,99744–24
69March 26Golden StateW 90–82Penny Hardaway (33)Shawn Marion (14)Randy Livingston (7)America West Arena 19,02345–24
70March 28@ MiamiL 78–81Rodney Rogers (22)Penny Hardaway (9)Penny Hardaway (5)American Airlines Arena 15,92345–25
71March 30@ AtlantaW 118–74Rodney Rogers (21)Rodney Rogers (8)Penny Hardaway (11)Philips Arena 11,87046–25
72March 31@ DetroitW 98–97Clifford Robinson (20)Tied (8)Penny Hardaway (12)The Palace of Auburn Hills 22,07647–25 :
April (6–4) (home: 2–3; road: 4–1)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecordReport
73April 2@ MinnesotaW 87–86Rodney Rogers (23)Shawn Marion (9)Penny Hardaway (9)Target Center 19,00648–25
74April 4L.A. LakersL 83–84Penny Hardaway (23)Penny Hardaway (10)Tied (6)America West Arena 19,02348–26
75April 6@ UtahL 85–105Penny Hardaway (13)Penny Hardaway (8)Kevin Johnson (5)Delta Center 19,91148–27
76April 9@ SacramentoW 102–97Penny Hardaway (25)Penny Hardaway (12)Kevin Johnson (9)ARCO Arena 17,31749–27
77April 11@ L.A. ClippersW 95–88Clifford Robinson (22)Shawn Marion (12)Penny Hardaway (8)Staples Center 14,72450–27
78April 12VancouverW 122–116 (OT)Clifford Robinson (36)Clifford Robinson (10)Randy Livingston (7)America West Arena 18,46351–27
79April 14L.A. ClippersW 112–88Rodney Rogers (22)Tied (11)Penny Hardaway (8)America West Arena 18,53852–27
80April 16UtahL 82–96Penny Hardaway (16)Oliver Miller (8)Randy Livingston (7)America West Arena 19,02352–28
81April 18HoustonL 98–107Tied (20)Penny Hardaway (10)Penny Hardaway (12)America West Arena 19,02352–29
82April 19@ Golden StateW 99–88Clifford Robinson (23)Tied (8)Tied (5)The Arena in Oakland 14,21253–29 :

### Playoffs

2000 Playoff Game Log (4–5) (home: 3–1; road: 1–4) :
First Round (3–1) (home: 2–0; road: 1–1)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecordReport
1April 22@ San AntonioW 72–70Tied (17)Shawn Marion (9)Kevin Johnson (basketball) (6)Alamodome 21,9161–0
2April 25@ San AntonioL 70–85Penny Hardaway (19)Corie Blount (11)Tied (3)Alamodome 20,6171–1
3April 29San AntonioW 101–94Penny Hardaway (17)Shawn Marion (14)Penny Hardaway (13)America West Arena 19,0232–1
4May 2San AntonioW 89–78Tied (23)Tied (10)Jason Kidd (10)America West Arena 19,0233–1 :
Conference semifinals (1–4) (home: 1–1; road: 0–3)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecordReport
1May 7@ L.A. LakersL 77–105Penny Hardaway (25)Tied (7)Jason Kidd (7)Staples Center 18,9970–1
2May 10@ L.A. LakersL 96–97Clifford Robinson (30)Tied (9)Penny Hardaway (8)Staples Center 18,9970–2
3May 12L.A. LakersL 99–105Penny Hardaway (31)Clifford Robinson (9)Jason Kidd (12)America West Arena 19,0230–3
4May 14L.A. LakersW 117–98Clifford Robinson (32)Jason Kidd (10)Jason Kidd (16)America West Arena 19,0231–3
5May 16@ L.A. LakersL 65–87Todd Day (10)Rodney Rogers (8)Clifford Robinson (4)Staples Center 18,9971–4 :

## Awards and honors
### Week/Month

* Jason Kidd was named Player of the Week for games played December 12 through December 18.

### All-Star

* Jason Kidd was voted as a starter for the Western Conference in the All-Star Game. Kidd finished first in voting among Western Conference guards with 1,061,031 votes.

### Season

* Rodney Rogers received the Sixth Man of the Year Award. Rogers also finished eighth in Most Improved Player voting.
* Jason Kidd was named to the All-NBA First Team. Kidd also finished tenth in MVP voting.
* Jason Kidd was named to the NBA All-Defensive Second Team. Kidd also finished tenth in Defensive Player of the Year voting.
* Clifford Robinson was named to the NBA All-Defensive Second Team. Robinson also finished tenth in Defensive Player of the Year voting.
* Shawn Marion was named to the NBA All-Rookie Second Team.
* Jason Kidd led the league in assists per game with a 10.1 average.

## Player statistics
### Season

| Player | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
| Toby Bailey | 46 | 2 | 9.8 | .414 | .200 | .692 | 1.6 | 0.7 | .3 | .1 | 3.5 |
| Corie Blount | 38 | 1 | 11.7 | .494† | .000 | .576 | 3.0 | 0.3 | .4 | .2 | 2.8 |
| Rex Chapman | 53 | 19 | 18.1 | .388 | .333 | .756 | 1.5 | 1.2 | .4 | .0 | 6.6 |
| Ben Davis | 5 | 0 | 4.4 | .333 | . | . | 1.8 | .4 | .2 | .2 | 0.8 |
| Todd Day | 58 | 1 | 16.2 | .394 | .388 | .667 | 2.2 | 1.1 | .8 | .4 | 6.8 |
| Tom Gugliotta | 54 | 54 | 32.7 | .481 | .125 | .775 | 7.9 | 2.3 | 1.5 | .6 | 13.7 |
| Penny Hardaway | 60 | 60 | 37.6 | .474 | .324 | .790 | 5.8 | 5.3 | 1.6 | .6 | 16.9 |
| Kevin Johnson | 6 | 0 | 18.8 | .571† | 1.000^ | 1.000# | 2.7 | 4.0 | .3 | .0 | 6.7 |
| Jason Kidd | 67 | 67 | 39.0 | .409 | .337 | .829# | 7.2 | 10.1 | 2.0 | .4 | 14.3 |
| Randy Livingston | 79 | 15 | 13.7 | .416 | .345 | .839# | 1.6 | 2.2 | .6 | .2 | 4.8 |
| Luc Longley | 72 | 68 | 19.7 | .466 | . | .825 | 4.5 | 1.1 | .3 | .6 | 6.3 |
| Don MacLean | 16 | 0 | 8.9 | .367 | .333 | .667 | 1.4 | 0.5 | .1 | .1 | 2.6 |
| Shawn Marion | 51 | 38 | 24.7 | .471 | .182 | .847# | 6.5 | 1.4 | .7 | 1.0 | 10.2 |
| Oliver Miller | 51 | 9 | 21.3 | .588† | . | .671 | 5.1 | 1.3 | .8 | 1.6 | 6.3 |
| Clifford Robinson | 80 | 67 | 35.5 | .464 | .370 | .782 | 4.5 | 2.8 | 1.1 | .8 | 18.5 |
| Rodney Rogers | 82 | 7 | 27.9 | .486† | .439^ | .639 | 5.5 | 2.1 | 1.1 | .6 | 13.8 |
| Mark West | 22 | 2 | 5.8 | .417 | . | .625 | 1.4 | 0.1 | .1 | .2 | 0.7 |
† – Minimum 300 field goals made. ^ – Minimum 55 three-pointers made. # – Minimum 125 free throws made.

### Playoffs

| Player | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
| Toby Bailey | 5 | 0 | 3.0 | .250 | . | .500 | 0.4 | 0.4 | .0 | .0 | 0.8 |
| Corie Blount | 9 | 0 | 18.0 | .548† | . | .556 | 6.2 | 0.3 | .7 | .7 | 4.9 |
| Todd Day | 9 | 0 | 11.1 | .457 | .313 | .500 | 1.1 | 0.4 | .4 | .1 | 4.7 |
| Penny Hardaway | 9 | 9 | 42.9 | .462† | .263 | .710 | 4.9 | 5.7 | 1.6 | 1.0 | 20.3 |
| Kevin Johnson | 9 | 0 | 14.3 | .324 | .000 | .833^ | 1.4 | 2.6 | .3 | .1 | 3.2 |
| Jason Kidd | 6 | 6 | 38.2 | .400 | .364 | .778^ | 6.7 | 8.8 | 1.8 | .2 | 9.8 |
| Randy Livingston | 7 | 3 | 9.0 | .222 | .333 | . | 1.0 | 0.6 | .6 | .1 | 2.0 |
| Luc Longley | 9 | 9 | 18.0 | .353 | . | .667 | 3.3 | 0.9 | .4 | .4 | 4.2 |
| Shawn Marion | 9 | 9 | 31.2 | .419 | .167 | .818^ | 8.8 | 0.8 | .7 | 1.6 | 9.1 |
| Oliver Miller | 7 | 0 | 5.3 | .222 | .000 | .500 | 1.1 | 0.1 | .0 | .3 | 0.9 |
| Clifford Robinson | 9 | 9 | 37.0 | .386 | .325 | .733 | 6.0 | 2.1 | 1.2 | .8 | 17.6 |
| Rodney Rogers | 9 | 0 | 29.2 | .417 | .222 | .742^ | 6.8 | 1.6 | 1.1 | 1.1 | 14.1 |
† – Minimum 20 field goals made. ^ – Minimum 10 free throws made.
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## Transactions
### Trades

| August 5, 1999 | To Orlando Magic Pat Garrity Danny Manning 2001 first-round draft pick ( Jason Collins) 2002 first-round draft pick ( Amar'e Stoudemire) | To Phoenix Suns Penny Hardaway |

### Free agents
#### Additions

| Date | Player | Contract | Former Team |
| July 30, 1999 | Toby Bailey | Re-signed to 1-year contract for $535,000 | Phoenix Suns |
| August 1, 1999 | Clifford Robinson | Re-signed to 4-year contract for $29 million | Phoenix Suns |
| August 1, 1999 | Oliver Miller | Signed to 1-year contract for $510,000 | Sacramento Kings |
| August 2, 1999 | Rodney Rogers | Signed to 3-year contract for $6.6 million | Los Angeles Clippers |
| August 17, 1999 | Randy Livingston | Re-signed to multi-year contract | Phoenix Suns |
| September 8, 1999 | Corie Blount | Signed to 1-year contract for $1.1 million | Cleveland Cavaliers |
| October 4, 1999 | Todd Day | Signed to 1-year contract for $510,000 | La Crosse Bobcats (CBA) |
| October 5, 1999 | Jason Singleton | Undisclosed | |
| October 5, 1999 | Travis Thornton | Undisclosed | Fresno, Ca |
| October 5, 1999 | LaMarcus Golden | Undisclosed | Rapid City Thrillers (IBA) |
| October 5, 1999 | Mike Brown | Undisclosed | Cantabria Lobos |
| October 5, 1999 | Peter Aluma | Undisclosed | Sacramento Kings |
| October 19, 1999 | Mark West | Signed to 1-year contract for $510,000 | Atlanta Hawks |
| December 23, 1999 | Ben Davis | Undisclosed | Idaho Stampede (CBA) |
| January 7, 2000 | Ben Davis | Signed 10-day contract | Phoenix Suns |
| March 13, 2000 | Don MacLean | Signed two 10-day contracts | Seattle SuperSonics |
| March 23, 2000 | Kevin Johnson | Signed for rest of season | Phoenix Suns |
| April 2, 2000 | Don MacLean | Signed for rest of season | Phoenix Suns |

#### Subtractions

| Date | Player | Reason Left | New Team |
| October 12, 1999 | Kevin Johnson | Retired | Phoenix Suns |
| October 14, 1999 | Jason Singleton | Waived | Sydney Spirit (Australia) |
| October 14, 1999 | LaMarcus Golden | Waived | Siouxland Bombers (IBA) |
| October 16, 1999 | Peter Aluma | Waived | Harlem Globetrotters |
| October 19, 1999 | Mike Brown | Waived | Olympiacos (Greece) |
| December 21, 1999 | Gerald Brown | Waived | La Crosse Bobcats (CBA) |
| January 5, 2000 | Ben Davis | Waived | Phoenix Suns |
| January 11, 2000 | Ben Davis | Waived | Brujos de Guayama (Puerto Rico) |
| March 25, 2000 | Mark West | Waived | — (Retired) |
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