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1998–99 Milwaukee Bucks season

NBA professional basketball team season

NBA professional basketball team season

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The 1998–99 Milwaukee Bucks season was the 31st season for the Milwaukee Bucks in the National Basketball Association. Due to a lockout, the regular season began on February 5, 1999, and was cut from 82 games to 50.

The Bucks received the ninth overall pick in the 1998 NBA draft, and selected power forward, and German basketball star Dirk Nowitzki, but soon traded him to the Dallas Mavericks in exchange for rookie power forward, and top draft pick Robert Traylor from the University of Michigan. During the off-season, the team signed free agents, three-point specialist Dell Curry, and Vinny Del Negro. The Bucks also hired George Karl as their new head coach; Karl previously coached the Seattle SuperSonics, and led them to the 1996 NBA Finals, where they lost to the Chicago Bulls in six games.

Under Karl, the Bucks won five of their first six games of the regular season, and posted a six-game winning streak between February and March. At mid-season, the team traded Terrell Brandon to the Minnesota Timberwolves, and acquired Sam Cassell and Chris Gatling from the New Jersey Nets, in exchange for Elliot Perry in a three-team trade; however, Cassell only played just four games with the team due to an ankle injury he sustained with the Nets. In another mid-season trade, the Bucks traded Tyrone Hill, and second-year forward Jerald Honeycutt to the Philadelphia 76ers in exchange for second-year forward Tim Thomas, and Scott Williams, and also signed free agent Haywoode Workman. The Bucks played above .500 in winning percentage for the entire season, finishing in fourth place in the Central Division with a 28–22 record, earning the seventh seed in the Eastern Conference, and qualifying for the NBA playoffs for the first time since the 1990–91 season, ending a seven-year playoff drought.

Glenn Robinson averaged 18.4 points and 5.9 rebounds per game, while Ray Allen averaged 17.1 points per game and led the Bucks with 74 three-point field goals, and Cassell provided the team with 13.8 points, 4.3 assists and 1.5 steals per game off the bench during his short four-game stint. In addition, Dell Curry contributed 10.1 points per game and 69 three-point field goals off the bench, while shooting .476 in three-point field-goal percentage, while Thomas provided with 8.5 points per game in 33 games, and Armen Gilliam averaged 8.3 points and 3.7 rebounds per game. Meanwhile, Gatling contributed 6.3 points and 3.8 rebounds per game in 30 games, Workman provided with 6.9 points and 5.9 assists per game, and Del Negro contributed 5.9 points and 3.6 assists per game. On the defensive side, Traylor was the team's starting center, averaging 5.3 points and 3.7 rebounds per game, while off the bench, Ervin Johnson averaged 5.1 points and 6.4 rebounds per game, and Michael Curry contributed 4.9 points per game.

Robinson finished tied in 16th place in Most Valuable Player voting, while Dell Curry finished tied in fifth place in Sixth Man of the Year voting, Workman finished tied in tenth place in Most Improved Player voting, Michael Curry finished tied in seventh place in Defensive Player of the Year voting, and Karl finished tied in eighth place in Coach of the Year voting.

In the Eastern Conference First Round of the 1999 NBA playoffs, the Bucks faced off against the 2nd–seeded, and Central Division champion Indiana Pacers, who were led by All-Star guard Reggie Miller, All-Star center Rik Smits, and sixth man Jalen Rose. The Bucks lost the first two games to the Pacers on the road at the Market Square Arena, before losing Game 3 at home, 99–91 at the Bradley Center, thus losing the series in a three-game sweep.

The Bucks finished 22nd in the NBA in home-game attendance, with an attendance of 381,948 at the Bradley Center during the regular season. Following the season, Dell Curry signed as a free agent with the Toronto Raptors, while Gatling and Gilliam were both traded to the Orlando Magic, and Michael Curry re-signed with the Detroit Pistons.

Draft picks

Main article: 1998 NBA draft

RoundPickPlayerPositionNationalityCollege / Club
19Dirk NowitzkiPF/SFGER DJK Würzburg
119Pat GarrityPF/SFNotre Dame
239Rafer AlstonPGFresno State

The Bucks entered the draft with two first-round picks (one of which was acquired from the Cleveland Cavaliers) and one second-round pick. The Bucks used their 9th and 19th pick to draft future Hall-of-Famer Dirk Nowitzki and Pat Garrity, respectively, but traded their rights to the Dallas Mavericks for the rights to the 6th pick, Robert Traylor.

Roster

  • George Karl
  • Ron Adams
  • Mike McNeive
  • Terry Stotts
  • Mike Thibault
  • Mike Woodson

Roster Notes

  • Shooting guard Jerome Allen was signed by the Bucks near the end of the regular season, but did not play for them.

Regular season

Season standings

:z - clinched division title :y - clinched division title :x - clinched playoff spot

Game log

Playoffs

|- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 1 | May 9 | @ Indiana | L 88–110 | Ray Allen (24) | Glenn Robinson (7) | three players tied (3) | Market Square Arena 16,560 | 0–1 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 2 | May 11 | @ Indiana | L 107–108 (OT) | Ray Allen (25) | Glenn Robinson (12) | Sam Cassell (11) | Market Square Arena 16,608 | 0–2 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 3 | May 13 | Indiana | L 91–99 | Glenn Robinson (23) | Ray Allen (11) | Sam Cassell (12) | Bradley Center 18,717

0–3

Player statistics

Season

PlayerGPGSMPGFG%3FG%FT%RPGAPGSPGBPGPPG
Glenn Robinson474733.645.939.287.05.92.11.00.918.4
Ray Allen505034.445.035.690.34.23.61.10.117.1
4024.840.933.394.72.34.31.50.013.8
Terrell Brandon151433.740.925.083.93.56.91.60.213.5
Dell Curry42020.648.547.682.42.01.10.90.110.1
Tyrone Hill171730.442.40.056.87.91.01.10.58.6
Tim Thomas332618.949.532.761.42.80.90.70.38.5
Armen Gilliam34519.645.30.078.23.70.60.60.48.3
Haywoode Workman292928.142.936.278.73.55.91.10.06.9
Chris Gatling30116.548.214.336.23.80.70.80.26.3
Vinny Del Negro48722.842.243.380.02.13.60.70.15.9
Robert Traylor494316.053.70.053.83.70.80.90.95.3
50720.550.80.061.06.40.40.61.15.1
Michael Curry50422.943.76.779.72.21.60.80.14.9
509.452.9100.050.01.62.40.80.04.0
Scott Williams505.833.30.057.12.40.00.20.22.8
Jerald Honeycutt304.040.00.050.00.30.00.30.01.7
Adonis Jordan404.550.00.050.00.00.80.80.01.5
Paul Grant202.550.00.00.00.00.00.50.01.0
Jamie Feick201.50.00.00.01.00.00.00.00.0

Playoffs

PlayerGPGSMPGFG%3FG%FT%RPGAPGSPGBPGPPG
3340.053.247.461.57.34.31.00.322.3
Glenn Robinson3339.341.250.088.98.31.71.00.720.7
Sam Cassell3334.050.00.087.52.08.71.00.015.3
Tim Thomas3320.044.40.058.34.00.30.30.37.7
Michael Curry3019.758.30.0100.01.31.00.70.36.7
3011.740.00.0100.01.70.30.70.35.7
Robert Traylor3115.077.80.050.04.00.70.71.35.3
Ervin Johnson3230.746.20.050.06.00.30.71.74.3
Haywoode Workman3017.736.40.083.31.02.31.00.04.3
Dell Curry3016.313.312.5100.01.30.31.00.03.0
Chris Gatling206.00.00.00.01.50.00.50.00.0

Player statistics citation:

Transactions

Trades

March 11, [1999](1998-99-nba-season)To **Milwaukee Bucks**Tim Thomas
Scott WilliamsTo **Philadelphia 76ers**Tyrone Hill
Jerald Honeycutt

Free agents

Vinny Del NegroFebruary 2, 1999San Antonio Spurs

Player Transactions Citation:

References

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