[1] After having won their first NBA championship in 1999, when they defeated the New York Knicks in five games in the NBA Finals, the Spurs signed free agents Terry Porter,[2][3] Samaki Walker and Chucky Brown during the off-season.
[4][5][6] Sean Elliott received a kidney transplant in August 1999[7][8] and missed the first four months of the season.
[11] Tim Duncan and David Robinson were both selected to play in the 2000 NBA All-Star Game,[12][13][14] and Duncan and Shaquille O'Neal of the Los Angeles Lakers were named as the most valuable players of the All-Star Game.
[15][16][17] On March 14, 2000, Elliott returned to play in a 94–79 home win over the Atlanta Hawks.
Robinson averaged 17.8 points, 9.6 rebounds and 2.3 blocks per game, and was selected to the All-NBA Third Team.