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1998–99 Orlando Magic season

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1998–99 Orlando Magic season
Head coachChuck Daly
General managerJohn Gabriel
PresidentBob Vander Weide
Owner(s)Richard DeVos
ArenaOrlando Arena
Results
Record33–17 (.660)
PlaceDivision: 2nd (Atlantic)
Conference: 3rd (Eastern)
Playoff finishFirst round
(lost to 76ers 1–3)

Stats at Basketball-Reference.com
Local media
TelevisionWKCF
Sunshine Network
RadioWDBO
< 1997–98 1999–00 >

The 1998–99 NBA season was the tenth season for the Orlando Magic in the National Basketball Association.[1] On March 23, 1998, the owners of all 29 NBA teams voted 27–2 to reopen the league's collective bargaining agreement, seeking changes to the league's salary cap system, and a ceiling on individual player salaries. The National Basketball Players Association (NBPA) opposed to the owners' plan, and wanted raises for players who earned the league's minimum salary. After both sides failed to reach an agreement, the owners called for a lockout, which began on July 1, 1998, putting a hold on all team trades, free agent signings and training camp workouts, and cancelling many NBA regular season and preseason games.[2][3][4][5][6] Due to the lockout, the NBA All-Star Game, which was scheduled to be played in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania on February 14, 1999, was also cancelled.[7][8][9][10][11]

However, on January 6, 1999, NBA commissioner David Stern, and NBPA director Billy Hunter finally reached an agreement to end the lockout. The deal was approved by both the players and owners, and was signed on January 20, ending the lockout after 204 days. The regular season began on February 5, and was cut short to just 50 games instead of the regular 82-game schedule.[12][13][14][15][16]

The Magic had three first-round draft picks in the 1998 NBA draft, selecting Michael Doleac from the University of Utah with the twelfth overall pick, Keon Clark out of UNLV with the thirteenth overall pick, and Matt Harpring out of Georgia Tech with the fifteenth overall pick.[17][18][19][20][21] However, Clark never played for the Magic, and was later on traded to the Denver Nuggets.[22][23][24] During the off-season, the Magic signed free agents Isaac Austin,[25][26][27] and former All-Star forward Dominique Wilkins, who previously played overseas in Italy, and would become teammates with his younger brother Gerald Wilkins.[28][29][30][31] At mid-season, the team signed free agent B.J. Armstrong, who was previously released by the Los Angeles Lakers, who acquired him from the Charlotte Hornets in a mid-season trade.[32][33][34] The Magic played solid basketball winning 14 of their first 18 games, then won their final four games, and finished second in the Atlantic Division with a 33–17 record, returning to the playoffs as the #3 seed in the Eastern Conference after a one-year absence.[35]

After missing most of the previous season with a knee injury, Penny Hardaway played all 50 games, but his scoring had decreased as he averaged 15.8 points, 5.3 assists and 2.2 steals per game. In addition, Nick Anderson provided the team with 14.9 points, 5.9 rebounds and 1.4 steals per game, while Darrell Armstrong had a breakout season averaging 13.8 points, 6.7 assists and 2.2 steals per game, while winning both the Sixth Man and Most Improved Player of the Year awards.[36][37][38][39] Austin averaged 9.7 points and 4.8 rebounds per game, while Horace Grant provided with 8.9 points and 7.0 rebounds per game, Harpring contributed 8.2 points and 4.3 rebounds per game, and Bo Outlaw averaged 6.5 points, 5.4 rebounds, 1.3 steals and 1.4 blocks per game,[40] but only played 31 games due to a leg injury.[41][42] Harpring was named to the NBA All-Rookie First Team, while Doleac was selected to the NBA All-Rookie Second Team.

However, in the Eastern Conference First Round of the playoffs, the Magic lost to the 6th–seeded Philadelphia 76ers in four games.[43][44][45][46] Following the season, head coach Chuck Daly retired,[47][48][49][50] while Hardaway was traded to the Phoenix Suns after six seasons in Orlando,[51][52][53][54][55] Anderson, the only member left from the team's inaugural season, was traded to the Sacramento Kings after ten seasons in Orlando,[56][57][58][59] Grant was dealt to the Seattle SuperSonics,[60][61][62][63] Austin was sent to the Washington Wizards,[64][65][66][67] and B.J. Armstrong re-signed as a free agent with his former team, the Chicago Bulls.[68][69][70] Both of the Wilkins' brothers, and veteran center Danny Schayes all retired.

For the season, the Magic changed their uniforms replacing the pinstripes with visible stars, and side panels on their jerseys and shorts, which remained in use until 2003.[71][72]

Draft picks

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Round Pick Player Position Nationality School/Club Team
1 12 Michael Doleac C  United States Utah
1 13 Keon Clark PF/C  United States UNLV
1 15 Matt Harpring SF/SG  United States Georgia Tech
2 42 Miles Simon SG  United States Arizona

Roster

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1998–99 Orlando Magic roster
Players Coaches
Pos. No. Name Height Weight DOB From
G/F 25 Anderson, Nick 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 205 lb (93 kg) 1968–01–20 Illinois
G 2 Armstrong, B. J. 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 175 lb (79 kg) 1967–09–09 Iowa
G 10 Armstrong, Darrell 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 170 lb (77 kg) 1968–06–22 Fayetteville State
C 8 Austin, Isaac 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 255 lb (116 kg) 1969–08–18 Arizona State
C 51 Doleac, Michael 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 262 lb (119 kg) 1977–06–15 Utah
F 54 Grant, Horace 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 215 lb (98 kg) 1965–07–04 Clemson
G 1 Hardaway, Penny 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 195 lb (88 kg) 1971–07–18 Memphis
F 15 Harpring, Matt 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 231 lb (105 kg) 1976–05–31 Georgia Tech
C 52 Kerner, Jonathan Injured 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 245 lb (111 kg) 1974–06–06 East Carolina
F 45 Outlaw, Bo 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 210 lb (95 kg) 1971–04–13 Houston
C 24 Schayes, Danny 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 235 lb (107 kg) 1959–05–10 Syracuse
G 34 Simon, Miles Injured 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 202 lb (92 kg) 1975–11–21 Arizona
F 33 Strong, Derek 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 220 lb (100 kg) 1968–02–09 Xavier
F 21 Wilkins, Dominique 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 200 lb (91 kg) 1960–01–12 Georgia
G 9 Wilkins, Gerald Injured 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1963–09–11 Chattanooga
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

Legend
  • (DP) Unsigned draft pick
  • (FA) Free agent
  • (S) Suspended
  • Injured Injured

Roster
Last transaction: March 14, 1999

Regular season

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Season standings

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Atlantic DivisionWLPCTGBHomeRoadDivGP
c-Miami Heat3317.66018‍–‍715‍–‍1012–850
x-Orlando Magic3317.66021‍–‍412‍–‍1312–650
x-Philadelphia 76ers2822.5605.017‍–‍811‍–‍149–1050
x-New York Knicks2723.5406.019‍–‍68‍–‍1712–850
Boston Celtics1931.38014.010‍–‍159‍–‍1610–950
Washington Wizards1832.36015.013‍–‍125‍–‍206–1350
New Jersey Nets1634.32017.012‍–‍134‍–‍216–1350
Eastern Conference
#TeamWLPCTGBGP
1c-Miami Heat *3317.66050
2y-Indiana Pacers *3317.66050
3x-Orlando Magic3317.66050
4x-Atlanta Hawks3119.6202.050
5x-Detroit Pistons2921.5804.050
6x-Philadelphia 76ers2822.5605.050
7x-Milwaukee Bucks2822.5605.050
8x-New York Knicks2723.5406.050
9Charlotte Hornets2624.5207.050
10Toronto Raptors2327.46010.050
11Cleveland Cavaliers2228.44011.050
12Boston Celtics1931.38014.050
13Washington Wizards1832.36015.050
14New Jersey Nets1634.32017.050
15Chicago Bulls1337.26020.050
z – clinched division title
y – clinched division title
x – clinched playoff spot

Record vs. opponents

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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 3–0 3–0 3–1 2–1 0–1 0–0 1–2 0–0 1–0 3–1 1–0 0–0 0–3 1–2 0–0 1–2 2–1 2–2 2–1 1–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 2–1 0–0 1–0 2–1
Boston 0–3 1–2 2–1 2–2 0–0 1–0 0–3 0–0 0–0 0–3 1–0 0–0 3–0 0–3 0–1 1–2 1–2 1–2 1–2 0–0 0–1 0–1 0–0 0–0 1–2 0–0 1–0 3–1
Charlotte 0–3 2–1 2–1 2–1 0–0 0–0 3–0 0–1 0–0 1–2 0–0 0–1 1–2 2–2 0–0 3–0 1–3 1–2 1–2 1–0 1–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 2–1 1–0 0–0 2–1
Chicago 1–3 1–2 1–2 0–3 0–1 0–0 0–3 0–0 0–0 0–3 1–0 0–0 1–2 1–3 0–0 2–1 1–2 0–3 1–2 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–1 0–1 1–2 0–1 1–0 1–2
Cleveland 1–2 2–2 1–2 3–0 0–0 0–0 1–2 1–0 0–1 0–3 0–0 1–0 0–3 1–2 0–0 3–0 1–2 1–2 1–2 1–0 0–0 0–0 1–0 0–0 2–2 0–1 0–0 1–2
Dallas 1–0 0–0 0–0 1–0 0–0 2–1 0–1 2–2 2–2 0–0 3–0 0–3 0–1 0–0 1–2 0–1 0–0 1–0 0–0 1–3 0–3 2–2 1–3 0–3 0–0 0–3 2–1 0–0
Denver 0–0 0–1 0–0 0–0 0–0 1–2 0–0 1–3 0–4 0–1 3–0 1–2 0–1 1–0 0–3 1–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–3 0–3 0–3 0–4 2–2 0–0 1–2 3–1 0–1
Detroit 2–1 3–0 0–3 3–0 2–1 1–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 2–1 0–0 0–0 2–1 2–1 0–1 2–1 2–1 0–4 1–3 1–0 0–0 0–0 0–1 1–0 2–1 1–0 0–0 2–1
Golden State 0–0 0–0 1–0 0–0 0–1 2–2 3–1 0–0 0–3 1–0 2–1 1–2 0–0 0–1 2–2 0–0 0–0 0–1 0–0 1–2 2–2 1–2 0–3 1–2 0–0 0–4 4–0 0–0
Houston 0–1 0–0 0–0 0–0 1–0 2–2 4–0 0–0 3–0 0–0 3–1 1–2 0–1 0–0 2–1 1–0 0–0 0–1 0–0 2–2 2–1 3–0 0–3 2–1 1–0 0–3 4–0 0–0
Indiana 1–2 3–0 2–1 3–0 3–0 0–0 1–0 1–2 0–1 0–0 0–0 1–0 2–2 3–0 0–0 3–1 2–1 1–2 1–2 0–0 0–1 0–0 0–0 0–0 2–1 0–0 1–0 3–0
L.A. Clippers 0–1 0–1 0–0 0–1 0–0 0–3 0–3 0–0 1–2 1–3 0–0 0–4 0–0 0–0 2–2 1–0 0–1 0–0 0–0 0–3 1–2 1–2 0–3 0–3 0–1 1–3 1–3 0–0
L.A. Lakers 0–0 0–0 1–0 0–0 0–1 3–0 2–1 0–0 2–1 2–1 0–1 4–0 0–0 0–0 2–1 0–0 1–0 1–0 0–1 3–1 2–2 1–2 2–1 2–2 0–0 1–3 2–1 0–0
Miami 3–0 0–3 2–1 2–1 3–0 1–0 1–0 1–2 0–0 1–0 2–2 0–0 0–0 2–1 0–1 3–1 2–2 2–1 2–1 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 3–0 0–1 0–0 3–0
Milwaukee 2–1 3–0 2–2 3–1 2–1 0–0 0–1 1–2 1–0 0–0 0–3 0–0 0–0 1–2 1–0 2–1 2–1 1–2 1–2 0–1 0–0 0–0 0–0 1–0 3–1 0–0 0–0 2–1
Minnesota 0–0 1–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 2–1 3–0 1–0 2–2 1–2 0–0 2–2 1–2 1–0 0–1 0–0 0–1 0–0 0–0 1–2 0–3 3–1 2–2 2–1 0–1 0–3 3–1 0–0
New Jersey 2–1 2–1 0–3 1–2 0–3 1–0 0–1 1–2 0–0 0–1 1–3 0–1 0–0 1–3 1–2 0–0 0–3 0–3 1–2 0–0 0–1 0–0 0–0 1–0 2–1 0–0 0–0 2–1
New York 1–2 2–1 3–1 2–1 2–1 0–0 0–0 1–2 0–0 0–0 1–2 1–0 0–1 2–2 1–2 1–0 3–0 0–3 3–1 1–0 0–0 0–1 0–0 0–0 1–2 0–0 0–0 2–1
Orlando 2–2 2–1 2–1 3–0 2–1 0–1 0–0 4–0 1–0 1–0 2–1 0–0 0–1 1–2 2–1 0–0 3–0 3–0 1–2 0–0 0–0 1–0 0–1 0–0 1–2 0–0 0–0 2–1
Philadelphia 1–2 2–1 2–1 2–1 2–1 0–0 0–0 3–1 0–0 0–0 2–1 0–0 1–0 1–2 2–1 0–0 2–1 1–3 2–1 0–0 0–1 1–0 0–1 0–1 2–1 0–0 1–0 1–2
Phoenix 0–1 0–0 0–1 0–0 0–1 3–1 3–0 0–1 2–1 2–2 0–0 3–0 1–3 0–0 1–0 2–1 0–0 0–1 0–0 0–0 0–3 0–3 2–2 3–0 0–0 2–2 3–0 0–0
Portland 0–0 1–0 0–1 0–0 0–0 3–0 3–0 0–0 2–2 1–2 1–0 2–1 2–2 0–0 0–0 3–0 1–0 0–0 0–0 1–0 3–0 4–0 1–3 2–2 0–0 1–2 4–0 0–0
Sacramento 0–0 1–0 1–0 0–0 0–0 2–2 3–0 0–0 2–1 0–3 0–0 2–1 2–1 0–0 0–0 1–3 0–0 1–0 0–1 0–1 3–0 0–4 1–2 2–2 0–0 1–2 4–0 1–0
San Antonio 0–0 0–0 0–0 1–0 0–1 3–1 4–0 1–0 3–0 3–0 0–0 3–0 1–2 0–0 0–0 2–2 0–0 0–0 1–0 1–0 2–2 3–1 2–1 2–1 0–1 2–1 3–0 0–0
Seattle 0–0 0–0 0–0 1–0 0–0 3–0 2–2 0–1 2–1 1–2 0–0 3–0 2–2 0–0 0–1 1–2 0–1 0–0 0–0 1–0 0–3 2–2 2–2 1–2 0–0 2–2 2–1 0–1
Toronto 1–2 2–1 1–2 2–1 2–2 0–0 0–0 1–2 0–0 0–1 1–2 1–0 0–0 0–3 1–3 1–0 1–2 2–1 2–1 1–2 0–0 0–0 0–0 1–0 0–0 0–0 1–0 2–2
Utah 0–0 0–0 0–1 1–0 1–0 3–0 2–1 0–1 4–0 3–0 0–0 3–1 3–1 1–0 0–0 3–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 2–2 2–1 2–1 1–2 2–2 0–0 3–0 1–0
Vancouver 0–1 0–1 0–0 0–1 0–0 1–2 1–3 0–0 0–3 0–4 0–1 3–1 1–2 0–0 0–0 1–3 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–1 0–3 0–3 0–4 0–3 1–2 0–1 0–3 0–0
Washington 1–2 1–3 1–2 2–1 2–1 0–0 1–0 1–2 0–1 0–0 0–3 0–0 0–0 0–3 1–2 0–0 1–2 1–2 1–2 2–1 0–0 0–1 0–1 0–0 1–0 2–2 0–1 0–0

Game log

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Playoffs

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1999 playoff game log
First round: 1–3 (home: 1–1; road: 0–2)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance
Series
1 May 9 Philadelphia L 90–104 Penny Hardaway (19) Horace Grant (10) Armstrong, Hardaway (6) Orlando Arena
15,267
0–1
2 May 11 Philadelphia W 79–68 Penny Hardaway (22) Nick Anderson (8) three players tied (4) Orlando Arena
16,345
1–1
3 May 13 @ Philadelphia L 85–97 Nick Anderson (23) Matt Harpring (10) Darrell Armstrong (7) First Union Center
20,874
1–2
4 May 15 @ Philadelphia L 91–101 Nick Anderson (29) Austin, Grant (8) Darrell Armstrong (8) First Union Center
20,550
1–3
1999 schedule

Player statistics

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Regular season

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Player POS GP GS MP REB AST STL BLK PTS MPG RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
Penny Hardaway SG 50 50 1,944 284 266 111 23 791 38.9 5.7 5.3 2.2 .5 15.8
Horace Grant PF 50 50 1,660 351 90 46 60 443 33.2 7.0 1.8 .9 1.2 8.9
Matt Harpring SF 50 22 1,114 214 45 30 6 408 22.3 4.3 .9 .6 .1 8.2
Darrell Armstrong PG 50 15 1,502 180 335 108 4 690 30.0 3.6 6.7 2.2 .1 13.8
Isaac Austin C 49 49 1,259 237 89 47 35 477 25.7 4.8 1.8 1.0 .7 9.7
Michael Doleac C 49 0 780 148 20 19 17 304 15.9 3.0 .4 .4 .3 6.2
Nick Anderson SF 47 39 1,581 277 91 64 15 701 33.6 5.9 1.9 1.4 .3 14.9
Derek Strong PF 44 0 695 161 17 15 7 223 15.8 3.7 .4 .3 .2 5.1
Bo Outlaw PF 31 22 851 167 56 40 43 203 27.5 5.4 1.8 1.3 1.4 6.5
Dominique Wilkins SF 27 2 252 71 16 4 1 134 9.3 2.6 .6 .1 .0 5.0
B. J. Armstrong PG 22 0 180 23 34 9 0 48 8.2 1.0 1.5 .4 .0 2.2
Danny Schayes C 19 1 143 14 4 1 2 28 7.5 .7 .2 .1 .1 1.5
Doug Overton PG 6 0 33 2 3 1 0 18 5.5 .3 .5 .2 .0 3.0
Miles Simon SG 5 0 19 2 0 1 0 2 3.8 .4 .0 .2 .0 .4
Gerald Wilkins SG 3 0 28 1 1 0 0 2 9.3 .3 .3 .0 .0 .7
Jonathan Kerner C 1 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 5.0 .0 .0 .0 .0 .0
Kevin Ollie PG 1 0 4 1 0 0 0 1 4.0 1.0 .0 .0 .0 1.0

Playoffs

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Player POS GP GS MP REB AST STL BLK PTS MPG RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
Penny Hardaway SG 4 4 167 20 22 9 1 76 41.8 5.0 5.5 2.3 .3 19.0
Darrell Armstrong PG 4 4 163 20 25 9 0 59 40.8 5.0 6.3 2.3 .0 14.8
Nick Anderson SF 4 4 152 27 9 9 0 83 38.0 6.8 2.3 2.3 .0 20.8
Horace Grant PF 4 4 128 28 5 2 2 27 32.0 7.0 1.3 .5 .5 6.8
Isaac Austin C 4 4 112 16 8 4 3 26 28.0 4.0 2.0 1.0 .8 6.5
Bo Outlaw PF 4 0 83 15 2 1 8 18 20.8 3.8 .5 .3 2.0 4.5
Matt Harpring SF 4 0 82 20 7 1 0 33 20.5 5.0 1.8 .3 .0 8.3
Michael Doleac C 4 0 43 12 0 0 1 17 10.8 3.0 .0 .0 .3 4.3
B. J. Armstrong PG 2 0 3 0 1 0 0 0 1.5 .0 .5 .0 .0 .0
Derek Strong PF 1 0 16 0 0 1 0 4 16.0 .0 .0 1.0 .0 4.0
Danny Schayes C 1 0 8 0 0 0 0 0 8.0 .0 .0 .0 .0 .0
Dominique Wilkins SF 1 0 3 0 0 0 0 2 3.0 .0 .0 .0 .0 2.0
  • Denotes player spent time with another team in the season. Stats reflect time with the Magic only.

Awards and records

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Transactions

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