Brand averaged 18.2 points, 11.6 rebounds and 2.0 blocks per game, and was selected for the 2002 NBA All-Star Game. Jeff McInnis finished second on the team in scoring averaging 14.6 points per game, while Richardson provided with 13.3 points per game off the bench. Following the season, second-year forward Darius Miles was traded to the Cleveland Cavaliers, and McInnis signed as a free agent with the Portland Trail Blazers.