 Nyorai kuenderera mberi kweiyi ndima - Mwaka we19992000 NBA yaive mwaka wechi32 weSeattle SuperSonics muNational Basketball Association. Sonics yakanga ine 13th pick mu1999 NBA draft, uye yakasarudza Corey Maggette kubva kuDuke University, asi nokukurumidza vakamutengesa kuOrlando Magic nokuda kwaHorace Grant. Chikwata ichi chakawanawo Brent Barry kubva kuChicago Bulls, uye chakasaina vashandi vakasununguka Vernon Maxwell, wechipiri-gore mberi Ruben Patterson uye nyanzvi yemapoinzi matatu Chuck Person. Makore maviri abviswa kubva panguva yaGeorge Karl, maSonics zvakare akakwanisa kuita playoffs achipedza wechina muPacific Division aine rekodhi ye4537. Vakatora 2nd-seeded Utah Jazz kumutambo wechishanu uye wekusarudza muWestern Conference First Round vasati vabviswa pamusha weUtah. All-Star point guard Gary Payton akaenzana 24.2 points, 6.5 rebounds, 8.9 assists uye 1.9 steals pamutambo, uye akatungamira ligi aine 177 matatu-mapoinzi emunda zvibodzwa. Akawanawo mukurumbira wepamusoro wega wega wemwaka, kusanganisira All-NBA First Team uye NBA All-Defensive First Team sarudzo, uku achisarudzwa ku2000 NBA All-Star Game. 