1999–2000 Philadelphia 76ers season

Philadelphia 76ers
Industry	Professional basketball
Founded	1946
Headquarters	Philadelphia, United States
Products	Basketball team
Website	www.nba.com/sixers

The 1999–2000 Philadelphia 76ers season represented the franchise's 51st campaign in the NBA and its 37th year based in Philadelphia. During the off-season, the organization brought in seasoned player Billy Owens from the Orlando Magic and signed free agent Bruce Bowen. Adjustments to the starting roster saw Tyrone Hill take over the power forward position, replacing Matt Geiger. The 76ers started the season with an 11–12 record, impacted by Allen Iverson missing 12 contests due to a fractured thumb. By the time of the All-Star break, their performance had improved to a 27–22 standing.

At midseason, Philadelphia engaged in a three-team trade, sending Owens and Larry Hughes to the Golden State Warriors and Bowen to the Chicago Bulls, while acquiring Toni Kukoč in exchange. Following this, Bowen was released by Chicago and subsequently signed with the Miami Heat. The team concluded the regular season on a high note, including a seven-game winning streak in March, finishing third in the Atlantic Division with a 49–33 record, which earned them the fifth seed in the Eastern Conference playoffs.

Iverson led the squad with averages of 28.4 points, 4.7 assists, and 2.1 steals per game, securing a spot on the All-NBA Second Team and finishing seventh in MVP balloting. Hill contributed 12.0 points and 9.2 rebounds per game, while Theo Ratliff posted averages of 11.9 points, 7.6 rebounds, and 3.0 blocks despite appearing in only 57 games due to injury. George Lynch averaged 9.6 points and 7.8 rebounds; Eric Snow added 7.9 points along with 7.6 assists; coming off the bench, Geiger averaged 9.7 points and Aaron McKie provided an additional 8.0 points.

During NBA All-Star weekend held at Oakland Arena, Iverson made his debut All-Star appearance, scoring 26 points and dishing out nine assists despite the Eastern Conference's defeat. He also participated in the Three-Point Shootout; Hughes took part in the Slam Dunk Contest prior to his trade; rookie Todd MacCulloch played in the Rookie Challenge Game.

In postseason action, Philadelphia overcame the fourth-seeded Charlotte Hornets in four games during the first round. Their next challenge was against the top-seeded Indiana Pacers in the Eastern Conference Semifinals; however, they were eliminated in six games as Indiana advanced to their fifth Conference Finals appearance in seven seasons and eventually reached the NBA Finals for the first time since falling to the Los Angeles Lakers in six games.

For branding purposes, the franchise introduced blue alternate road uniforms that remained part of their apparel until 2006.

Draft picks

Round	Pick	Player	Position	Nationality	College
2	47	Todd MacCulloch	Center	File:Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Canada	University of Washington

Season standings

z – clinched division title

y – clinched division title

x – clinched playoff spot

Playoffs

|- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 1 | May 6 | @ Indiana | L 91–108 | Allen Iverson (28) | George Lynch (14) | Eric Snow (7) | Bankers Life Fieldhouse
18,345 | 0–1 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 2 | May 8 | @ Indiana | L 97–103 | Allen Iverson (28) | Tyrone Hill (8) | Allen Iverson (10) | Bankers Life Fieldhouse
18,345 | 0–2 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 3

| May 10 
| Indiana
| L 89–97
| Allen Iverson (29)
| Tyrone Hill (14)
| Toni Kukoč (4)
| First Union Center
20,823 
| 0–3

|- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc"

| 4 
| May 13 
| Indiana
| W 92–90 
| Allen Iverson (19) 
| Tyrone Hill (15) 
| Allen Iverson (5) 
| First Union Center
20,675 
| 1–3

|- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc"

| 5 
| May 15 
| @ Indiana
| W 107–86 
| Allen Iverson (37) 
| Tyrone Hill, Aaron McKie (10) 
| Aaron McKie (9) 
| Bankers Life Fieldhouse
18,345 
| 2–3

|- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc"

| 6 
| May 19 
| Indiana
| L 90–106 
| Aaron McKie (19) 
| Tyrone Hill, Aaron McKie (9) 
| Aaron McKie (4) 
| First Union Center
20,969 
| 2–4

|-

Regular season

Player	GP	GS	MPG	FG%	3P%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
Template:Sortname^†	42	0	7.4	.356	.500	.500	.9	.4	.2	.1	1.4
Template:Sortname	11	0	1.8	1.000	—	.500	.2	.1	.1	.0	.5
Template:Sortname	65	20	21.6	.441	.000	.779	6.0	.6	.4	.3	9.7
Template:Sortname	68	65	31.7	.485	—	.691	9.2	.8	.9	.4	12.0
Template:Sortname^†	50	5	20.4	.416	.216	.746	3.2	1.5	1.1	.2	10.0
Template:Sortname	70	70	40.8	.421	.341	.713	3.8	4.7	2.1	.1	28.4
Template:Sortname	33	0	4.2	.379	.500	.611	1.2	.2	.2	.2	1.7
Template:Sortname^†	32	8	28.6	.438	.289	.673	4.5	4.4	1.0	.3	12.4
Template:Sortname^†	3	0	2.0	1.000	—	1.000	0.0	0.3	0.0	0.0	1.0
Template:Sortname	75	75	32.2	.461	.417	.617	7.8	1.8	1.6	0.5	9.6
Template:Sortname	56	6	9.4	.553	—	.519	2.6	0.2	0.2	0.7	3.7
Template:Sortname	82	14	23.8	.411	.364	.829	3.0	2.9	1.3	0.2	8.0
Template:Sortname	28	3	6.8	.389	—	.545	1..8	0..1	.\|.\|.\|.\|.\|.\|.\|.\|.\|.\|.\|.\|.\|.\|.\|.\|.\|.\|.\|.\|.\|.\|.\|.\|.\|.\|.\|.\|.\|.\|.\|.\|.\|.\|.\|.

Playoffs

Player	GP	GS	MPG	FG%	3P%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
Template:Sortname	7	0	1.6	.000	.000	.000	.0	.3	.0	.0	.0
Template:Sortname	8	0	16.0	.500	—	.800	5.0	.3	.6	.3	8.8
Template:Sortname	10	10	35.2	.460	.000	.705	9.7	.9	.9	.1	12.3
Template:Sortname	10	10	44.4	.384	.308	.739	4.0	4.5	1.2	.1	26.2
Template:Sortname	4	0	2.0	.333	.000	—	.0	.0	.0	.0	.5
Template:Sortname	10	0	25.7	.387	.324	.588	3.7	1.7	1.0	.3	9.3
Template:Sortname	10	10	29.3	.338	.143	.778	7.1	1.4	.9	.5	5.9
Template:Sortname	5	0	4.8	.667	—	.667	1.8	.0	.0	.0	1.6
Template:Sortname	10	6	33.1	.485	.343	.839	3.6	4.6	.4	.2	13.8
Template:Sortname	10	0	6.5	.500	—	.889	.5	1.2	.2	.0	2.0
Template:Sortname	10	10	37.4	.475	—	.723	7.9	.9	1.0	3.0	13.0
Template:Sortname	4 \|27.6 \|.484 \|.750 \|1.000 \|2.0 \|7.0 \|.8 \|.2 \|7.4

Awards and records

Allen Iverson, named to the All-NBA Second Team