2009–10 NBA season
League	National Basketball Association
Sport	Basketball
Duration	October 27, 2009 – April 14, 2010
TV partner/s	ABC, TNT, ESPN, NBA TV
Draft
Top draft pick	Blake Griffin
Picked by	Los Angeles Clippers
Playoffs
Finals
NBA seasons
← 2008–09	2010–11 →

The 2009–10 NBA season is the 64th season of the National Basketball Association (NBA). The 1,230-game regular season, which consists of 82 games for each of the 30 teams, began on Tuesday, October 27, 2009, and will end on Wednesday, April 14, 2010.

The 2009 NBA Draft was held on June 25, 2009, and Blake Griffin was selected first overall by the Los Angeles Clippers.^[1] The Dallas Mavericks will host the 59th Annual All-Star Game at Cowboys Stadium in Arlington, Texas on February 14, 2010.^[2]

Contents 1 Transactions 1.1 Player movement 1.2 Coaching changes 1.2.1 Offseason 1.2.2 During the season 2 Notable occurrences 3 Records broken 4 Standings 4.1 By division 4.1.1 Eastern Conference 4.1.2 Western Conference 4.2 By conference 5 Statistics 6 Salary cap 7 Broadcast 8 References 9 External links

[edit] Transactions

[edit] Player movement

Key transactions:

Trades:

• On June 23, 2009, San Antonio, Milwaukee and Detroit agreed to a three-team four-player trade that sent forward Richard Jefferson to San Antonio.^[3]
• On June 25, 2009, Minnesota traded guards Randy Foye and Mike Miller to Washington Wizards for forwards Etan Thomas, Darius Songaila, Oleksiy Pecherov and the fifth pick in the 2009 NBA Draft which was later used to select guard Ricky Rubio.^[4]
• On June 25, 2009, Phoenix traded center Shaquille O'Neal to Cleveland for guard Sasha Pavlović, center Ben Wallace, a 2010 second-round pick and $500,000.^[5]
• On June 25, 2009, New Jersey traded guard Vince Carter and forward Ryan Anderson to Orlando for guards Rafer Alston and Courtney Lee and center Tony Battie.^[6]
• On July 9, 2009, Orlando, Dallas, Memphis and Toronto agreed to a four-team eight-player trade that sent forward Shawn Marion to Dallas and forward Hedo Türkoğlu to Toronto.^[7]
• On July 28, 2009, Charlotte traded center Emeka Okafor to New Orleans for center Tyson Chandler.^[8]

Signing:^[9][10]

• Atlanta signed forward Joe Smith.
• Boston signed forward Rasheed Wallace and guard-forward Marquis Daniels.
• Chicago signed guard Jannero Pargo
• Cleveland signed guard Anthony Parker, and forwards Jamario Moon and Leon Powe.
• Dallas signed forwards Drew Gooden and Tim Thomas.
• Detroit signed guard Ben Gordon, forward Charlie Villanueva and forward–center Ben Wallace.
• Houston signed forward Trevor Ariza.
• Indiana signed guards Earl Watson and Dahntay Jones.
• L.A. Lakers signed forward Ron Artest.
• Memphis signed guard Allen Iverson.
• Milwaukee signed forward Hakim Warrick.
• Minnesota signed guards Sasha Pavlović and Ramon Sessions.
• Orlando signed forward Brandon Bass, guard–forward Matt Barnes, and guard Jason Williams.
• Philadelphia signed center Primož Brezec.
• Phoenix signed forward–center Channing Frye.
• Portland signed guard Andre Miller and forward Juwan Howard.
• Sacramento signed guard–forward Desmond Mason and forward Sean May.
• San Antonio signed forward Antonio McDyess and forward–center Theo Ratliff.
• Toronto signed guard Jarrett Jack.

Re-signing:^[9][10]

• Atlanta re-signed guard Mike Bibby, center Zaza Pachulia, and forward Marvin Williams.
• Boston re-signed forward Glen Davis.
• Charlotte re-signed guard Raymond Felton.
• Cleveland re-signed center–forward Anderson Varejão.
• Dallas re-signed guard Jason Kidd.
• Denver re-signed forward–center Chris Andersen.
• L.A. Lakers re-signed forward Lamar Odom.
• Miami re-signed center Jamaal Magloire.
• New York re-signed forward center-forward David Lee and guard Nate Robinson.
• Phoenix re-signed guard–forward Grant Hill.
• Orlando re-signed center Adonal Foyle.
• Utah re-signed forward–center Paul Millsap.

[edit] Coaching changes

Coaching changes

Offseason
Team	2008–09 coach	2009–10 coach
Washington Wizards	Ed Tapscott	Flip Saunders
Sacramento Kings	Kenny Natt	Paul Westphal
Philadelphia 76ers	Tony DiLeo	Eddie Jordan
Minnesota Timberwolves	Kevin McHale	Kurt Rambis
Detroit Pistons	Michael Curry	John Kuester
In-season
Team	Outgoing coach	New coach
New Orleans Hornets	Byron Scott	Jeff Bower
New Jersey Nets	Lawrence Frank	Tom Barrise

[edit] Offseason

• On April 22, 2009, the Washington Wizards hired Flip Saunders as head coach, replacing interim head coach Ed Tapscott.^[11]
• On April 23, 2009, the Sacramento Kings fired interim head coach Kenny Natt and four assistant coaches after the Kings finished with an NBA season-low 17 wins.^[12]
• On May 11, 2009, the Philadelphia 76ers' interim head coach Tony DiLeo decided to withdraw his name from consideration as head coach for the 2009–10 season, citing family concerns. DiLeo retains his old position as the Assistant General Manager and Senior Vice President.^[13]
• On June 1, 2009, the Philadelphia 76ers hired Eddie Jordan as head coach.^[14]
• On June 9, 2009, the Sacramento Kings hired Paul Westphal as head coach.^[15]
• On June 17, 2009, the Minnesota Timberwolves fired interim head coach Kevin McHale, ending McHale's 15-year stint at the franchise.^[16]
• On June 30, 2009, the Detroit Pistons fired head coach Michael Curry, after only one season at the position.^[17]
• On July 9, 2009, the Detroit Pistons hired Cavaliers assistant coach John Kuester as head coach.^[18]
• On August 10, 2009, the Minnesota Timberwolves hired Lakers assistant coach Kurt Rambis as head coach.^[19]

[edit] During the season

• On November 12, 2009, the New Orleans Hornets fired Byron Scott as head coach, replacing him on an interim basis with general manager Jeff Bower.^[20]
• On November 29, 2009, the New Jersey Nets fired Lawrence Frank as head coach, replacing him on an interim basis wih assistant coach Tom Barrise.^[21]

[edit] Notable occurrences

June

• On June 10, 2009, one-time All-Star Game MVP Randy Smith died at the age of 60.^[22]
• On June 25, 2009, the 2009 NBA Draft was held at the Madison Square Garden, New York City. Blake Griffin was selected first overall by the Los Angeles Clippers.^[1]

July

• On July 7, 2009, the NBA announced that the salary cap for the 2009–10 season would be $57.70 million and would go into effect on July 8.^[23]

September

• On September 1, 2009, the five-year contract between the NBA and its referees expired. Both parties have failed to negotiate a new contract at the start of the pre-season, which resulted in a lockout by the National Basketball Referees Association (NBRA) which started on September 18.^[24][25]
• On September 5, 2009, three-time NBA Champion Bruce Bowen retired after 12 seasons in the NBA, at the age of 38.^[26]
• On September 11, 2009, Charlotte Bobcats co-owner William Beck died in a plane crash, at the age of 49.^[27]
• On September 11, 2009, NBA legends Michael Jordan, John Stockton and David Robinson along with Utah Jazz coach Jerry Sloan were inducted to the Basketball Hall of Fame.^[28]
• On September 16, 2009, Indiana Pacers co-owner Melvin Simon died at the age of 82.^[29]
• On September 24, 2009, Mikhail Prokhorov, Russia’s richest man according to Forbes magazine, reached a deal to became the majority owner of the Nets and to fund nearly half the cost of building Nets' new arena.^[30]
• On September 30, 2009, the NBA issued a policy regarding Twitter and other social media sites, banning players, coaches and other team basketball operations personnel from using them during games.^[31]

October

• On October 1, the pre-season games started and were refereed by replacement referees from the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA) and the NBA D-League due to the lockout of referees.^[32] This marked the first time that replacement referees were used in the NBA since the 1995–96 season.^[33]
• On October 2, 2009, the NBA Board of Governors approved the expanded use of instant replay starting this season to determine whether a 24-second shot clock violation occurred during a play, and to determine during the last two minutes of regulation play or any overtime period which player last touched the ball prior to it going out-of-bounds.^[34]
• On October 8, 2009, the NBA played its first-ever game in Taipei. A pre-season game between the Indiana Pacers and the Denver Nuggets was played at Taipei Arena. Taipei became the seventh Asian city to host an NBA game, after Beijing, Guangzhou, Macao, Shanghai, Tokyo and Yokohama.^[35][36]
• On October 9, 2009, Marvin Fishman, one of the original owners of the Milwaukee Bucks, died at the age of 84.^[37]
• On October 23, 2009, the NBA and its referees announced that they have agreed into a new two-year labor agreement for the next two seasons, thus ending the lockout of referees.^[38][39]
• On October 27, 2009, the regular season opened with a record of 83 international players on the opening night rosters, tying the records set in the 2006–07 season. Israeli Omri Casspi, Swede Jonas Jerebko and Tanzanian Hasheem Thabeet are representing their countries for the first time the NBA.^[40] The opening night rosters also featured a record number of former D-League players with 63 players on 29 NBA teams.^[41]

November

• On November 10, Hall of Famer coach Al Cervi died at the age of 92.^[42]
• On November 24, Washington Wizards owner Abe Pollin died at the age of 85.^[43]
• On November 25, ten-time All-Star Allen Iverson announces his retirement from the NBA. He was previously waived by the Memphis Grizzlies on November 19 after playing three games with the Grizzlies.^[44][45]

[edit] Records broken

• On October 27, 2009, Cleveland Cavaliers' LeBron James became the youngest player to record 13,000 career points.^[46]
• On November 6, 2009, Los Angeles Lakers' Kobe Bryant became the youngest player to record 24,000 career points.^[47]
• On November 14, 2009, Milwaukee Bucks rookie Brandon Jennings scored 55 points bettering the Bucks rookie scoring record previously set by Kareem Abdul-Jabbar on February 21, 1970 by four points. He also became the youngest player to score more than 50 points in a game. He fell just two points short of the franchise scoring record set by Michael Redd on November 11, 2006. He also fell just three points short of the league record for points by a rookie set twice in 1960 by Wilt Chamberlain.^[48][49]
• On November 25, 2009, Dallas Mavericks' Jason Kidd moved into second place on NBA's career assists list. Kidd recorded seven assists on the night to take his career assists total into 10,337 assists, overtaking Mark Jackson who have 10,334 assists. Kidd's assists total is only behind John Stockton who have 15,806 assists.^[50]
• On November 29, 2009, the New Jersey Nets lost 17 straight game since the start of the season to tied the NBA's all-time worst start. The Nets joined the 1988-89 Miami Heat, who were in their first season, and the 1999-2000 Los Angeles Clippers for the record.^[51]

[edit] Standings

[edit] By division [edit] Eastern Conference Atlantic Division  v • d • e  W L PCT GB Home Road Div GP Boston Celtics 13 4 .765 – 7-3 6–1 5–0 17 Toronto Raptors 7 11 .389 6.5 5–3 2-8 0–1 18 Philadelphia 76ers 5 12 .294 8.0 3-5 2-7 3–2 17 New York Knicks 3 14 .176 10.0 1-8 2–6 1–2 17 New Jersey Nets 0 17 .000 13.0 0–6 0–11 0–4 17 Central Division  v • d • e  W L PCT GB Home Road Div GP Cleveland Cavaliers 10 4 .714 – 5–2 5–2 1–1 14 Milwaukee Bucks 8 4 .667 1.0 6–1 2–3 1–1 12 Chicago Bulls 6 7 .462 3.5 4–1 2–6 2–0 13 Indiana Pacers 5 7 .417 4.0 3–4 2–3 0–1 12 Detroit Pistons 5 9 .357 5.0 3–2 2–7 0–1 14 Southeast Division  v • d • e  W L PCT GB Home Road Div GP Orlando Magic 14 4 .778 – 6–2 8–2 3–1 18 Atlanta Hawks 12 5 .706 1.5 7–1 5–4 2–2 17 Miami Heat 9 7 .563 4.0 6–5 3–2 3–2 16 Charlotte Bobcats 7 9 .438 6.0 6–2 1–7 2–2 16 Washington Wizards 5 10 .357 7.5 3–4 2–6 1–4 15 [edit] Western Conference Northwest Division  v • d • e  W L PCT GB Home Road Div GP Denver Nuggets 10 4 .714 – 6–0 4–4 2–0 14 Portland Trail Blazers 11 5 .688 – 6–2 5–3 4–1 16 Oklahoma City Thunder 8 7 .533 2.5 3–3 5–4 1–1 15 Utah Jazz 7 7 .500 3.0 4–3 3–4 0–2 14 Minnesota Timberwolves 1 13 .071 9.0 1–6 0–7 0–3 14 Pacific Division  v • d • e  W L PCT GB Home Road Div GP Phoenix Suns 14 3 .824 – 6–0 8–3 2–1 17 Los Angeles Lakers 13 3 .813 0.5 10–2 3-1 3–0 16 Sacramento Kings 7 8 .467 6.0 6–2 1–6 1–0 15 Los Angeles Clippers 8 10 .444 6.5 5–5 3–5 1–2 17 Golden State Warriors 5 10 .333 8.0 3–3 2–7 0–4 15 Southwest Division  v • d • e  W L PCT GB Home Road Div GP Dallas Mavericks 10 4 .714 – 5-2 5-2 2-2 14 Houston Rockets 8 6 .571 2.0 4-2 4-4 1-1 14 San Antonio Spurs 6 6 .500 3.0 6-2 0-4 2-1 12 New Orleans Hornets 6 9 .400 4.5 5-2 1-7 1–1 15 Memphis Grizzlies 5 9 .357 5.0 4-3 1-6 0-1 14 [edit] By conference # Western Conference  v • d • e  Team W L PCT GB GP 1 Phoenix Suns 14 3 .824 – 17 2 Los Angeles Lakers 13 3 .813 0.5 16 3 Denver Nuggets 12 4 .750 1.5 16 4 Dallas Mavericks 12 5 .705 2.0 17 5 Portland Trail Blazers 12 7 .632 3.0 19 6 San Antonio Spurs 8 6 .571 4.5 14 7 Oklahoma City Thunder 9 7 .563 4.5 16 8 Utah Jazz 9 7 .563 4.5 16 9 Houston Rockets 8 8 .500 5.5 16 10 Sacramento Kings 7 8 .467 6.0 15 11 Los Angeles Clippers 8 10 .444 6.5 18 12 New Orleans Hornets 7 9 .438 6.5 16 13 Memphis Grizzlies 6 11 .353 8.0 17 14 Golden State Warriors 5 10 .333 8.0 15 15 Minnesota Timberwolves 1 15 .063 12.5 16 # Eastern Conference  v • d • e  Team W L PCT GB GP 1 Orlando Magic 12 4 .750 – 16 2 Boston Celtics 12 4 .750 – 16 3 Atlanta Hawks 12 4 .750 – 16 4 Cleveland Cavaliers 11 5 .688 1.0 16 5 Miami Heat 9 6 .600 2.5 15 6 Milwaukee Bucks 8 6 .571 3.0 14 7 Chicago Bulls 6 8 .429 5.0 14 8 Indiana Pacers 6 8 .429 5.0 14 9 Toronto Raptors 7 10 .412 5.5 17 10 Charlotte Bobcats 6 9 .400 5.5 15 11 Washington Wizards 5 9 .357 6.0 14 12 Detroit Pistons 5 11 .313 7.0 16 13 Philadelphia 76ers 5 11 .313 7.0 16 14 New York Knicks 3 13 .188 9.0 16 15 New Jersey Nets 0 16 .000 12.0 16 [edit] Statistics [edit] Salary cap Main article: NBA Salary Cap On July 7, 2009, the NBA announced that the salary cap for the 2009–10 season would be $57.70 million and would go into effect on July 8 as the league's "moratorium period" had ended and teams could begin signing free agents and making trades. The tax level for the season was set at $69.92 million, with each team paying a $1 tax for each $1 by which it exceeds $69.92 million. The mid-level exception was $5.854 million for the season and the minimum team salary, which was set at 75% of the salary cap, was $43.275 million.[23] For the 2008–09 season, the salary cap was set at $58.68 million (▼$0.98 million), while the tax level was $71.15 million (▼$1.23 million). Although the league-wide revenue increased by 2.5% in the previous season, the decrease in the salary cap and tax level was the result of the formula used to set the cap and tax under the terms of the collective bargaining agreement.[23] [edit] Broadcast See also: List of current National Basketball Association broadcasters The 2009–10 NBA season will be broadcast in the United States by ABC, ESPN, TNT and NBA TV. A number of games will be nationally televised by ABC, ESPN and TNT, while some games will be televised by NBA TV. 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