1998–99 Cleveland Cavaliers season

1998–99 Cleveland Cavaliers season
Head coach Mike Fratello
Arena Gund Arena
Results
Record 22–28 (.440)
Place Division: 7th (Central)
Conference: 11th (Eastern)
Playoff finish Did Not Qualify
Stats @ Basketball-Reference.com
Local media
Television Fox Sports Ohio · WUAB
Radio WTAM

The 1998–99 NBA season was the 29th season of the National Basketball Association in Cleveland, Ohio.[1] In the offseason, the Cavaliers re-signed free agent Johnny Newman. After a four-month lockout cut the season in half, the Cavaliers playoff hopes were dashed as second-year star Zydrunas Ilgauskas broke his left foot after playing just five games. At midseason, the team traded Vitaly Potapenko to the Boston Celtics for Andrew DeClercq. With a 21–18 record in mid April, the Cavaliers struggled and lost ten of their final eleven games, finishing 7th in the Central Division with a 22–28 record. Shawn Kemp led the team in scoring, rebounds and minutes. However, he was a shell of his former self as he reported to practice, weighing 315 lbs, and according to the team's General Manager Wayne Embry, the league listed him at 280.[2]

Following the season, head coach Mike Fratello was fired after spending six seasons with the team, and Newman was traded along with second-year guard Derek Anderson to the Los Angeles Clippers, who then dealt him back to the New Jersey Nets.

Key Dates:

Offseason

Draft picks

Round Pick Player Position Nationality School/Club Team
2 48 Ryan Stack Center  United States South Carolina

Roster

Cleveland Cavaliers roster
PlayersCoaches
Pos.No.NameHeightWeightDOB (YYYY-MM-DD)From
SG 23 United States Anderson, Derek 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Kentucky
PF 44 United States Blount, Corie 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 240 lb (109 kg) Cincinnati
PG 5 United States Boykins, Earl 5 ft 5 in (1.65 m) 133 lb (60 kg) Eastern Michigan
SG 6 United States Butler, Mitchell 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 210 lb (95 kg) UCLA
C 55 United States DeClercq, Andrew 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 255 lb (116 kg) Florida
PF 35 United States Ferry, Danny 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 230 lb (104 kg) Duke
SF 45 United States Henderson, Cedric 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Memphis
C 11 Lithuania Ilgauskas, Zydrunas  7 ft 3 in (2.21 m) 238 lb (108 kg) Lithuania
PF 4 United States Kemp, Shawn 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 230 lb (104 kg) Trinity Valley CC
PG 12 United States Knight, Brevin  5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Stanford
SF 20 United States Newman, Johnny 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Richmond
SG 1 United States Person, Wesley 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Auburn
C 10 United States Stack, Ryan 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 215 lb (98 kg) South Carolina
SG 3 United States Sura, Bob 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Florida State
Head coach
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (DP) Unsigned draft pick
  • (FA) Free agent
  • (S) Suspended
  • Injured

Roster

Regular season

Season standings

Central Division W L PCT GB Home Road Div
y-Indiana Pacers 3317.660–18–715–1015–7
x-Atlanta Hawks 3119.620216–915–1015–8
x-Detroit Pistons 2921.580417–812–1313–8
x-Milwaukee Bucks 2822.560517–811–1413–11
Charlotte Hornets 2624.520716–910–1512–10
Toronto Raptors 2327.4601014–119–169–14
Cleveland Cavaliers 2228.4401115–107–189–13
Chicago Bulls 1337.260208–175–204–19

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Record vs. opponents

1998-99 NBA Records
Team ATL BOS CHA CHI CLE DAL DEN DET GSW HOU IND LAC LAL MIA MIL MIN NJN NYK ORL PHI PHO POR SAC SAS SEA TOR UTA VAN WAS
Atlanta —3–03–03–12–10–10–01–20–01–03–11–00–00–31–20–01–22–12–22–11–00–00–00–00–02–10–01–02–1
Boston 0–3—1–22–12–20–01–00–30–00–00–31–00–03–00–30–11–21–21–21–20–00–10–10–00–01–20–01–03–1
Charlotte 0–32–1—2–12–10–00–03–00–10–01–20–00–11–22–20–03–01–31–21–21–01–00–00–00–02–11–00–02–1
Chicago 1–31–21–2—0–30–10–00–30–00–00–31–00–01–21–30–02–11–20–31–20–00–00–00–10–11–20–11–01–2
Cleveland 1–22–21–23–0—0–00–01–21–00–10–30–01–00–31–20–03–01–21–21–21–00–00–01–00–02–20–10–01–2
Dallas 1–00–00–01–00–0—2–10–12–22–20–03–00–30–10–01–20–10–01–00–01–30–32–21–30–30–00–32–10–0
Denver 0–00–10–00–00–01–2—0–01–30–40–13–01–20–11–00–31–00–00–00–00–30–30–30–42–20–01–23–10–1
Detroit 2–13–00–33–02–11–00–0—0–00–02–10–00–02–12–10–12–12–10–41–31–00–00–00–11–02–11–00–02–1
Golden State 0–00–01–00–00–12–23–10–0—0–31–02–11–20–00–12–20–00–00–10–01–22–21–20–31–20–00–44–00–0
Houston 0–10–00–00–01–02–24–00–03–0—0–03–11–20–10–02–11–00–00–10–02–22–13–00–32–11–00–34–00–0
Indiana 1–23–02–13–03–00–01–01–20–10–0—0–01–02–23–00–03–12–11–21–20–00–10–00–00–02–10–01–03–0
L.A. Clippers 0–10–10–00–10–00–30–30–01–21–30–0—0–40–00–02–21–00–10–00–00–31–21–20–30–30–11–31–30–0
L.A. Lakers 0–00–01–00–00–13–02–10–02–12–10–14–0—0–00–02–10–01–01–00–13–12–21–22–12–20–01–32–10–0
Miami 3–00–32–12–13–01–01–01–20–01–02–20–00–0—2–10–13–12–22–12–10–00–00–00–00–03–00–10–03–0
Milwaukee 2–13–02–23–12–10–00–11–21–00–00–30–00–01–2—1–02–12–11–21–20–10–00–00–01–03–10–00–02–1
Minnesota 0–01–00–00–00–02–13–01–02–21–20–02–21–21–00–1—0–00–10–00–01–20–33–12–22–10–10–33–10–0
New Jersey 2–12–10–31–20–31–00–11–20–00–11–30–10–01–31–20–0—0–30–31–20–00–10–00–01–02–10–00–02–1
New York 1–22–13–12–12–10–00–01–20–00–01–21–00–12–21–21–03–0—0–33–11–00–00–10–00–01–20–00–02–1
Orlando 2–22–12–13–02–10–10–04–01–01–02–10–00–11–22–10–03–03–0—1–20–00–01–00–10–01–20–00–02–1
Philadelphia 1–22–12–12–12–10–00–03–10–00–02–10–01–01–22–10–02–11–32–1—0–00–11–00–10–12–10–01–01–2
Phoenix 0–10–00–10–00–13–13–00–12–12–20–03–01–30–01–02–10–00–10–00–0—0–30–32–23–00–02–23–00–0
Portland 0–01–00–10–00–03–03–00–02–21–21–02–12–20–00–03–01–00–00–01–03–0—4–01–32–20–01–24–00–0
Sacramento 0–01–01–00–00–02–23–00–02–10–30–02–12–10–00–01–30–01–00–10–13–00–4—1–22–20–01–24–01–0
San Antonio 0–00–00–01–00–13–14–01–03–03–00–03–01–20–00–02–20–00–01–01–02–23–12–1—2–10–12–13–00–0
Seattle 0–00–00–01–00–03–02–20–12–11–20–03–02–20–00–11–20–10–00–01–00–32–22–21–2—0–02–22–10–1
Toronto 1–22–11–22–12–20–00–01–20–00–11–21–00–00–31–31–01–22–12–11–20–00–00–01–00–0—0–01–02–2
Utah 0–00–00–11–01–03–02–10–14–03–00–03–13–11–00–03–00–00–00–00–02–22–12–11–22–20–0—3–01–0
Vancouver 0–10–10–00–10–01–21–30–00–30–40–13–11–20–00–01–30–00–00–00–10–30–30–40–31–20–10–3—0–0
Washington 1–21–31–22–12–10–01–01–20–10–00–30–00–00–31–20–01–21–21–22–10–00–10–10–01–02–20–10–0—

Game log

1998–99 game log
Total: 22–28 (Home: 15–10; Road: 7–18)
February: 5–6 (Home: 4–3; Road: 1–3)
March: 9–8 (Home: 6–2; Road: 3–6)
April: 8–11 (Home: 5–4; Road: 3–7)
May: 0–3 (Home: 0–1; Road: 0–2)
1998–99 schedule

Player stats

Note: GP= Games played; GS = Games started; MIN= Minutes; FG% = field goal %, FT% = free throw %, 3FG% = 3 point % STL= Steals; BLK = Blocks; AST = Assists; REB = Rebounds; PTS = Points

Regular Season

Playoffs

Awards and records

Transactions

References

  1. ↑ 1998-99 Cleveland Cavaliers
  2. ↑ "PRO BASKETBALL; Some Scales Tipping Over As N.B.A. Season Tips Off". New York Times. February 7, 1999. Retrieved July 28, 2017.
  3. ↑ BUCKS: Significant Transactions in Bucks History
  4. ↑ 1998-99 NBA Season Summary - Basketball-Reference.com
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