1998–99 Vancouver Grizzlies season

The 1998–99 NBA season was the Grizzlies' fourth season in the National Basketball Association.[1] The Grizzlies had the second pick in the 1998 NBA draft, which they used to select University of Arizona point guard Mike Bibby. During the offseason, the team signed free agent Cherokee Parks. In a lockout shortened season cut to 50 games, the Grizzlies had a 4–6 record in their first ten games, but then struggled posting a 13-game losing streak as a knee injury limited Bryant Reeves to just 25 games. Midway through the season, Sam Mack was traded back to the Houston Rockets. The Grizzlies lost their final seven games, returning to last place in the Midwest Division with a league worst record of 8–42. Bibby had a solid rookie season averaging 13.2 points and 6.5 assists per game, as he was named to the All-Rookie First Team. In addition, Shareef Abdur-Rahim continued to improve posting a career high of 23.0 points per game. Following the season, Tony Massenburg was traded to the Houston Rockets.

1998–99 Vancouver Grizzlies season
Head coachBrian Hill
General managerStu Jackson
OwnersJohn McCaw, Jr.
ArenaGeneral Motors Place
Results
Record8–42 (.160)
PlaceDivision: 7th (Midwest)
Conference: 14th (Western)
Playoff finishDid not qualify
Stats @ Basketball-Reference.com
Local media
TelevisionCHEK-TV
CTV Sportsnet Pacific
RadioCKNW

Draft picks

The Grizzlies' first draft pick was Mike Bibby, which was the second overall pick in the draft.

Round Pick Player Position Nationality College
1 2 Mike Bibby Guard  United States University of Arizona
2 56 J.R. Henderson Forward  United States UCLA

Roster
Roster listing
Vancouver Grizzlies roster
PlayersCoaches
Pos.No.NameHeightWeightDOB (YYYY-MM-DD)From
SF 3 Abdur-Rahim, Shareef 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 225 lb (102 kg) California
PG 10 Bibby, Mike 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Arizona
C 32 Chilcutt, Pete 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 230 lb (104 kg) North Carolina
SG 24 Dehere, Terry 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Seton Hall
PF 52 Henderson, J.R. 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 226 lb (103 kg) UCLA
SG 13 López, Felipe 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 215 lb (98 kg) St. John's
PF 44 Massenburg, Tony 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Maryland
PG 11 Mayberry, Lee  6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 172 lb (78 kg) Arkansas
PF 40 N'Diaye, Makhtar 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 245 lb (111 kg) North Carolina
C 1 Parks, Cherokee 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 235 lb (107 kg) Duke
C 50 Reeves, Bryant 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 290 lb (132 kg) Oklahoma State
SF 12 Rhodes, Rodrick 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Southern California
PF 34 Smith, Michael 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 230 lb (104 kg) Providence
SG 2 West, Doug  6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Villanova
PG 6 Wheat, DeJuan 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 165 lb (75 kg) Louisville
Head coach
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (DP) Unsigned draft pick
  • (FA) Free agent
  • (S) Suspended
  • Injured

Roster

Roster Notes
  • Forward J. R. Henderson holds Japanese and American dual citizenship. He was born in the United States but played for the Japanese national team.

Regular season

Due to the 1998–99 NBA lockout, the NBA would see a shortened schedule for the 1998–99 season, as every team would play 50 games, compared to 82 in a normal season. The Grizzlies began the season with their best start in franchise history, as they had a 3–3 record in their first six games, the latest in a season that the club had a .500 record. Vancouver would fall into a bad streak, losing sixteen of their next seventeen games, which included a thirteen-game losing streak, to fall out of the playoff picture. Wins would be few and far between for the remainder of the season, as the Grizzlies ended the year with a record of 8–42, which represented a .160 winning percentage, the lowest in team history. Vancouver finished with the worst record in the league for the third time in four seasons.

Highs
  • On February 16, 1999, Vancouver defeats the Los Angeles Clippers 93-89 in double overtime, to even their record to 3-3, the latest they had ever been .500 in a season. This would be their only road win of the season.
  • On February 23, 1999, Shareef Abdur-Rahim leads the Grizzlies with 28 points, as they stun the Los Angeles Lakers with a 93-83 victory, recording their first ever victory against the Lakers.

Lows
  • On February 21, 1999, the Grizzlies lose to their expansion cousins, the Toronto Raptors 102-87 in the first game played at the Raptors' new arena, the Air Canada Centre.
  • On March 16, 1999, Vancouver loses 87-85 to the Seattle SuperSonics, extending their losing streak to a season high thirteen games.

Season standings
Midwest Division W L PCT GB Home Road Div
y-San Antonio Spurs 3713.740–21–416–917–4
x-Utah Jazz 3713.740–22–315–1015–3
x-Houston Rockets 3119.620619–612–1312–9
x-Minnesota Timberwolves 2525.5001218–77–1811–9
Dallas Mavericks 1931.3801815–104–218–12
Denver Nuggets 1436.2802312–132–235–16
Vancouver Grizzlies 842.160297–181–243–18
# Western Conference
Team W L PCT GB
1 z-San Antonio Spurs3713.740–
2 y-Portland Trail Blazers3515.7002
3 x-Utah Jazz3713.740–
4 x-Los Angeles Lakers3119.6206
5 x-Houston Rockets3119.6206
6 x-Sacramento Kings2723.54010
7 x-Phoenix Suns2723.54010
8 x-Minnesota Timberwolves2525.50012
9 Seattle SuperSonics2525.50012
10 Golden State Warriors2129.42016
11 Dallas Mavericks1931.38018
12 Denver Nuggets1436.28023
13 Los Angeles Clippers941.18028
14 Vancouver Grizzlies842.16029

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
#DateOpponentScoreRecordStreak
1February 7@ Sacramento Kings87-1090-1Lost 1
2February 8Portland Trail Blazers76-950-2Lost 2
3February 10Los Angeles Clippers105-991-2Won 1
4February 11Indiana Pacers97-1011-3Lost 1
5February 14Dallas Mavericks96-922-3Won 1
6February 16@ Los Angeles Clippers93-89 (2OT)3-3Won 2
7February 17Boston Celtics129-131 (3OT)3-4Lost 1
8February 19@ Minnesota Timberwolves96-1153-5Lost 2
9February 21@ Toronto Raptors87-1023-6Lost 3
10February 23Los Angeles Lakers93-834-6Won 1
11February 25Phoenix Suns86-944-7Lost 1
12February 27Houston Rockets74-864-8Lost 2
13February 28@ Denver Nuggets112-1164-9Lost 3
14March 2Sacramento Kings101-1114-10Lost 4
15March 3@ Utah Jazz86-1094-11Lost 5
16March 4Minnesota Timberwolves93-1024-12Lost 6
17March 6Houston Rockets92-1074-13Lost 7
18March 8Portland Trail Blazers73-924-14Lost 8
19March 9@ Golden State Warriors82-924-15Lost 9
20March 11@ Houston Rockets91-1024-16Lost 10
21March 13@ Dallas Mavericks74-914-17Lost 11
22March 15@ Denver Nuggets84-1104-18Lost 12
23March 16@ Seattle SuperSonics85-874-19Lost 13
24March 18Minnesota Timberwolves86-815-19Won 1
25March 20San Antonio Spurs88-925-20Lost 1
26March 22@ Phoenix Suns84-895-21Lost 2
27March 24Philadelphia 76ers90-95 (OT)5-22Lost 3
28March 26Utah Jazz80-855-23Lost 4
29March 29@ Los Angeles Lakers98-1165-24Lost 5
30March 30Denver Nuggets101-876-24Won 1
31April 1@ San Antonio Spurs91-1036-25Lost 1
32April 2@ Atlanta Hawks81-846-26Lost 2
33April 4@ Chicago Bulls87-886-27Lost 3
34April 6@ Portland Trail Blazers89-986-28Lost 4
35April 7Denver Nuggets84-876-29Lost 5
36April 9Seattle SuperSonics98-937-29Won 1
37April 11Sacramento Kings88-917-30Lost 1
38April 12@ Utah Jazz80-987-31Lost 2
39April 14@ Houston Rockets85-1027-32Lost 3
40April 16@ Minnesota Timberwolves75-897-33Lost 4
41April 18Golden State Warriors85-907-34Lost 5
42April 19@ Los Angeles Lakers102-1177-35Lost 6
43April 21Los Angeles Clippers97-948-35Won 1
44April 23Seattle SuperSonics84-978-36Lost 1
45April 24@ Los Angeles Clippers96-1058-37Lost 2
46April 27@ Dallas Mavericks75-848-38Lost 3
47April 29San Antonio Spurs72-998-39Lost 4
48May 1@ Phoenix Suns77-1078-40Lost 5
49May 3Golden State Warriors83-918-41Lost 6
50May 5@ Sacramento Kings95-998-42Lost 7

Player statistics
Legend
  GP Games played   GS  Games started  MPG  Minutes per game
 FG%  Field-goal percentage  3P%  3-point field-goal percentage  FT%  Free-throw percentage
 RPG  Rebounds per game  APG  Assists per game  SPG  Steals per game
 BPG  Blocks per game  PPG  Points per game
Player GP GS MPG FG% 3FG% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
Shareef Abdur-Rahim 505040.4.432.306.8417.53.41.41.123.0
Mike Bibby 505035.2.430.203.7512.76.51.60.113.2
Pete Chilcutt 46015.2.366.382.8242.50.70.50.33.6
Terry Dehere 22012.3.365.441.7141.01.20.20.13.4
J.R. Henderson 30011.0.365.400.5561.60.70.30.13.2
Carl Herrera 4010.5.231.000.0002.00.80.00.01.5
Felipe López 473225.9.446.273.6443.51.31.00.39.3
Sam Mack 191530.4.406.389.9332.81.21.10.112.7
Tony Massenburg 433526.6.487.000.6656.00.50.60.911.2
Lee Mayberry 9014.0.368.200.8000.32.60.80.02.2
Makhtar N'Diaye 406.8.250.000.7501.30.30.00.31.3
Cherokee Parks 484123.3.429.000.5455.10.80.60.65.5
Bryant Reeves 251428.1.406.000.5785.51.50.50.310.8
Rodrick Rhodes 10112.3.250.143.5791.31.00.40.23.4
Jason Sasser 606.5.455.000.5001.20.30.30.01.8
Michael Smith 481022.9.535.000.5947.31.01.00.44.8
Doug West 14221.0.477.000.7601.81.41.10.55.8
DeJuan Wheat 46012.8.378.367.7271.02.20.60.04.5

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Awards and records

Transactions

The Grizzlies signed free agent Cherokee Parks, who spent the 1997–98 season with the Minnesota Timberwolves. Parks averaged 7.1 points in 79 games with Minnesota last season.

The San Antonio Spurs and Grizzlies made a trade, with Vancouver sending Antonio Daniels to the Spurs for Felipe López and Carl Herrera. Lopez was the Spurs' first round draft pick in the 1998 NBA draft.

References
  1. 1998-99 Vancouver Grizzlies
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