The 2000–01 Golden State Warriors season was the 55th season for the Golden State Warriors in the National Basketball Association, and their 39th season in the San Francisco Bay Area.

Season summary

Off-season During the off-season, the Warriors re-signed free agent and former Warriors All-Star forward Chris Mullin, acquired Danny Fortson from the Boston Celtics, and acquired Bob Sura from the Cleveland Cavaliers in a three-team trade. However, Fortson would only play just six games due to a foot injury. The Warriors also hired Dave Cowens as their new head coach.

Regular season Under Cowens, and with the addition of Fortson and Sura, the Warriors won their season opener by defeating the Phoenix Suns, 96–94 on October 31, 2000. However, their struggles continued as the team posted a 7-game losing streak afterwards. Mullin, Sura, Larry Hughes, Chris Mills, Erick Dampier, Adonal Foyle and rookie center Marc Jackson, all missed large parts of the regular season due to injuries. After holding a 15–33 record at the All-Star break, the Warriors lost 32 of their final 34 games, including a 13-game losing streak to end their season, finishing in last place in the Pacific Division with a dismal 17–65 record, and missing the NBA playoffs for the seventh consecutive year.

Antawn Jamison had a stellar season averaging 24.9 points, 8.7 rebounds and 1.4 steals per game, while Fortson averaged 16.7 points and 16.3 rebounds per game during his short six-game stint, and Hughes provided the team with 16.5 points, 5.5 rebounds, 4.5 assists and 1.9 steals per game in 50 games. In addition, Jackson averaged 13.2 points and 7.5 rebounds per game in 48 games, and was named to the NBA All-Rookie First Team, while Mills contributed 12.0 points and 6.2 rebounds per game in 15 games, Sura provided with 11.1 points and 4.6 assists per game in 53 games, and Mookie Blaylock contributed 11.0 points, 6.7 assists and 2.4 steals per game. Meanwhile, rookie small forward, and second-round draft pick Chris Porter averaged 8.6 points and 3.7 rebounds per game in 51 games, Dampier provided with 7.4 points, 5.8 rebounds and 1.4 blocks per game in 43 games, second-year guard Vonteego Cummings contributed 7.3 points and 3.4 assists per game, and Adonal Foyle averaged 5.9 points, 7.0 rebounds and 2.7 blocks per game in 58 games.

During the NBA All-Star weekend at the MCI Center in Washington, D.C., Jackson was selected for the NBA Rookie Challenge Game, as a member of the Rookies team. Jackson also finished in third place in Rookie of the Year voting. The Warriors finished 25th in the NBA in home-game attendance, with an attendance of 591,981 at The Arena in Oakland during the regular season, which was the fifth-lowest in the league.

Aftermath Following the season, Mullin retired after his second stint with the Warriors, and Cummings was traded to the Philadelphia 76ers.

Offseason

Draft picks

Round Pick Player Position Nationality College 2 55 Chris Porter SF Auburn

Roster

Regular season

Season standings

z - clinched division title y - clinched division title x - clinched playoff spot

Game log

|- style="background:#bfb;" | 1 | October 31 | Phoenix | | Chris Mills (19) | Danny Fortson (18) | Larry Hughes (5) | The Arena in Oakland15,460 | 1–0 |- style="background:#fbb;"

|- style="background:#fbb;" | 2 | November 2 | @ Denver | | Larry Hughes (21) | Danny Fortson (13) | Mookie Blaylock (6) | Pepsi Center15,790 | 1–1 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 3 | November 4 | San Antonio | | Antawn Jamison (32) | Danny Fortson (11) | Vonteego Cummings (7) | The Arena in Oakland16,121 | 1–2 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 4 | November 8 | @ Sacramento | | Danny Fortson (17) | Danny Fortson (14) | Vinny Del Negro (8) | ARCO Arena17,317 | 1–3 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 5 | November 10 | Sacramento | | Antawn Jamison (37) | Danny Fortson (17) | Larry Hughes (8) | The Arena in Oakland17,467 | 1–4 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 6 | November 12 | Orlando | | Antawn Jamison (23) | Danny Fortson (21) | Mookie Blaylock (15) | The Arena in Oakland13,626 | 1–5 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 7 | November 14 | @ Cleveland | | Antawn Jamison (25) | Antawn Jamison (11) | Mookie Blaylock (7) | Gund Arena13,691 | 1–6 |- style="background:#fbb;" |8 | November 15 | @ Minnesota | | Larry Hughes (22) | Erick Dampier (16) | Mookie Blaylock (8) | Target Center16,034 | 1–7 |- style="background:#bfb;" |9 | November 17 | @ Indiana | | Antawn Jamison (28) | Adam Keefe (12) | Mookie Blaylock (7) | Conseco Fieldhouse17,101 | 2–7 |- style="background:#fbb;" |10 | November 19 | @ New York | | Larry Hughes (17) | Chris Mills (7) | Mookie Blaylock (5) | Madison Square Garden19,763 | 2–8 |- style="background:#fbb;" |12 | November 22 | @ L.A. Lakers | | Antawn Jamison (28) | Antawn Jamison (10) | Vinny Del Negro (6) | STAPLES Center18,208 | 3–9

Player statistics

Regular season PlayerGPGSMPGFG%3P%FT%RPGAPGSPGBPGPPG 82 82 41.4 .442 .302 .715 8.7 2.0 1.4 .3 24.9 69 59 34.1 .396 .324 .697 3.9 6.7 2.4 .3 11.0 67 13 12.5 .403 .333 .619 3.1 .5 .4 .3 2.5 66 11 22.7 .344 .336 .681 2.1 3.4 1.0 .2 7.3 58 37 25.1 .416 .441 7.0 .8 .5 2.7 5.9 53 42 31.8 .390 .273 .714 4.3 4.6 1.0 .2 11.1 51 35 22.5 .389 .000 .667 3.7 1.2 .9 .1 8.6 50 45 36.9 .383 .187 .766 5.5 4.5 1.9 .6 16.5 48 35 29.4 .467 .217 .802 7.5 1.2 .7 .6 13.2 43 26 24.1 .401 .000 .532 5.8 1.4 .4 1.3 7.4† 38 0 24.2 .433 .250 .632 8.3 1.3 .8 .4 6.8† 29 1 13.7 .333 .111 1.000 1.1 2.1 .2 .0 2.7† 22 0 13.0 .517 .333 .706 1.4 1.0 .6 .0 6.8 20 8 18.7 .340 .365 .857 2.1 1.0 .8 .5 5.8 15 8 32.9 .372 .280 .861 6.2 1.2 .6 .3 12.0† 15 2 11.8 .558 1.000 .733 2.5 .2 .4 .5 4.0 8 0 18.6 .189 .000 .833 1.5 2.3 .9 .1 2.4 6 6 33.8 .580 .778 16.3 .8 .3 .0 16.7† 6 0 12.3 .450 .000 .600 3.0 .8 .5 .2 4.0 6 0 5.3 .125 .8 .3 .2 .0 .3† 3 0 3.7 .000 2.3 .3 .3 .3 .0 2 0 3.5 .000 .000 .5 .5 .0 .0 .0

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Awards and records Marc Jackson was selected to the All-Rookie First Team.

Transactions

Trades June 27, 2000 To Golden State WarriorsVinny Del Negro (From Milwaukee)Bob Sura (From Cleveland)To Cleveland CavaliersJ. R. Reid (From Milwaukee)Robert Traylor (From Milwaukee) To Milwaukee BucksJason Caffey (From Golden State)Billy Owens (From Golden State) August 16, 2000 To Golden State WarriorsDanny Fortson (From Boston)Adam Keefe (From Utah)To Boston CelticsRobert Pack (From Dallas)Hot Rod Williams (From Dallas)2001 first-round pick (From Utah)Cash (From Dallas) To Dallas MavericksBill Curley (From Golden State)Dana Barros (From Boston)Howard Eisley (From Utah)To Utah JazzDonyell Marshall (From Golden State)Bruno Šundov (From Dallas) January 26, 2001 To Golden State WarriorsCorie BlountRubén GarcésPaul McPherson To Phoenix SunsVinny Del Negro

Free agents AdditionsPlayerDate signedFormer teamChris MullinSeptember 28Indiana PacersJerod WardSeptember 30Richmond Rhythm (IBL)Marc JacksonCantabria Lobos (Spain)Rick HughesDallas MavericksYinka DareFort Wayne Fury (CBA)Randy LivingstonNovember 15Phoenix SunsBill CurleyDecember 1Dallas MavericksJohn CokerDecember 20Quad City Thunder (CBA)Bill Curley (10-day)January 5Golden State WarriorsJohn Coker (10-day)January 8Golden State WarriorsChucky Brown (10-day)January 13Charlotte HornetsChris Garner (10-day)April 6Quad City Thunder (CBA)Chris Garner (rest of season)April 16Golden State Warriors

SubtractionsPlayerDate signedNew TeamTerry CummingsOctober 2retiredJerod WardOctober 16Los Angeles Stars (ABA)Rick HughesN/AYinka DarenoneRandy LivingstonNovember 21Idaho Stampede (CBA)Bill CurleyJanuary 3Golden State WarriorsJohn CokerGolden State WarriorsChucky BrownJanuary 26Cleveland CavaliersRubén GarcésFebruary 28ASVEL Villeurbanne (France)

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References

See also 2000-01 NBA season