[1] The Timberwolves acquired the sixth overall pick in the 1999 NBA draft from the New Jersey Nets, and selected Wally Szczerbiak out of Miami University, and also selected William Avery out of Duke University with the fourteenth overall pick.
[2][3][4][5][6] For the season opener, the Timberwolves traveled overseas to Tokyo, Japan to play their first two games against the Sacramento Kings.
[7][8][9][10] After a 7–5 start, the Timberwolves struggled posting an 8-game losing streak in December,[11] but then won 20 of their next 25 games, and held a 27–20 record at the All-Star break.
[14][15][16][17][18] He also finished in second place in Most Valuable Player voting behind Shaquille O'Neal of the Los Angeles Lakers.
[28][29][30] Tragedy struck on May 20, 2000, when Sealy died in a car accident, where he was killed by a drunk driver, who was on the wrong side of the road; Sealy, who was 30 years old, was just coming home from a birthday party for his teammate Garnett, who had just turned 24 years old the previous day on May 19.