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1998–99 Phoenix Suns season

NBA team season

NBA team season

FieldValue
teamPhoenix Suns
end_year1999
wins27
losses23
divisionpacific
division_place4th
conf_place7th
coachDanny Ainge
gmBryan Colangelo
ownersJerry Colangelo
arenaAmerica West Arena
televisionKUTP
Fox Sports Arizona
Cox 9
radioKTAR
playoffs[First round](1999-nba-playoffs)
(lost to [Portland](1998-99-portland-trail-blazers-season) 0–3)
bbr_teamPHO

Fox Sports Arizona Cox 9 (lost to Portland 0–3) The 1998–99 Phoenix Suns season was the 31st season for the Phoenix Suns 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.

During the off-season, the Suns signed free agent Tom Gugliotta, acquired Luc Longley from the Chicago Bulls, acquired rookie power forward Pat Garrity from the Dallas Mavericks, signed Chris Morris, and re-signed former Suns center Joe Kleine.

Head coach Danny Ainge returned for his third season with the team. After a 15–18 start to the regular season, the Suns won 12 of their final 17 games, and finished tied with the Sacramento Kings for third place in the Pacific Division with a 27–23 record, earning the seventh seed in the Western Conference, and qualifying for the NBA playoffs for the eleventh consecutive year.

Four Suns players averaged double-digits in points per game, with Gugliotta averaging 17.0 points, 8.9 rebounds and 1.4 steals per game, while Jason Kidd averaged 16.9 points, 10.8 assists and 2.3 steals per game, Clifford Robinson provided with 16.4 points and 1.5 steals per game, and Rex Chapman contributed 12.1 points per game; Kidd also led the league in assists and in total minutes played, and was third in total steals, before being named to both the All-NBA First Team, and to the NBA All-Defensive First Team. In addition, sixth man Danny Manning averaged 9.1 points and 4.4 rebounds per game off the bench, while Longley provided the team with 8.7 points and 5.7 rebounds per game, George McCloud contributed 8.9 points per game and led the Suns with 69 three-point field goals, and Garrity contributed 5.6 points per game. Kidd also finished in fifth place in Most Valuable Player voting, while Robinson finished tied in seventh place in Defensive Player of the Year voting, and also finished tied in tenth place in Most Improved Player voting.

In the Western Conference First Round of the 1999 NBA playoffs, the Suns faced off against the 2nd–seeded, and Pacific Division champion Portland Trail Blazers, who were led by Isaiah Rider, Rasheed Wallace and Damon Stoudamire. The Suns lost the first two games to the Trail Blazers on the road at the Rose Garden Arena, before losing Game 3 at home, 103–93 at the America West Arena, thus losing the series in a three-game sweep. It was the fourth consecutive year that the Suns lost in the opening round of the NBA playoffs.

The Suns finished seventh in the NBA in home-game attendance, with an attendance of 472,283 at the America West Arena during the regular season. Following the season, Manning and Garrity were both traded to the Orlando Magic, who then traded Manning to the Milwaukee Bucks two weeks later, while McCloud signed as a free agent with the Denver Nuggets, Kleine signed with the Portland Trail Blazers, and Morris retired.

Offseason

NBA draft

Main article: 1998 NBA draft

This was the first year in franchise history that the Suns had no draft picks. Their first-round pick (which turned into Tyronn Lue) was traded to the Denver Nuggets the previous year in the Antonio McDyess deal, and their second-round pick (which turned into Greg Buckner) was traded to the Dallas Mavericks in 1996 in the Jason Kidd deal.

Roster

  • Danny Ainge
  • Frank Johnson
  • Roger Reid
  • Scott Skiles
  • Joe Proski
  • Aaron Nelson
  • Robin Pound

Regular season

Standings

Playoffs

Game log

|- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 1 | May 8 | @ Portland | L 85–95 | Jason Kidd (17) | Tom Gugliotta (9) | Jason Kidd (7) | Rose Garden 20,040 | 0–1 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 2 | May 10 | @ Portland | L 99–110 | Garrity, McCloud (15) | Tom Gugliotta (9) | Jason Kidd (12) | Rose Garden 20,588 | 0–2 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 3 | May 12 | Portland | L 93–103 | Clifford Robinson (24) | Gugliotta, Robinson (7) | Jason Kidd (12) | America West Arena 17,306

0–3

Awards and honors

Week/Month

  • Jason Kidd was named Player of the Month for April.
  • Jason Kidd was named Player of the Week for games played April 12 through April 18.

All-Star

All-Star weekend was cancelled due to the 1998–99 NBA lockout.

Season

  • Jason Kidd was named to the All-NBA First Team. Kidd also finished fifth in MVP voting.
  • Jason Kidd was named to the NBA All-Defensive First Team.
  • Clifford Robinson finished seventh in Defensive Player of the Year voting, and finished tenth in Most Improved Player voting.
  • Jason Kidd led the league in assists per game with a 10.8 average, and total assists with 539.
  • Jason Kidd led the league in minutes played with 2060.

Player statistics

Season

PlayerGPGSMPGFG%3P%FT%RPGAPGSPGBPGPPG
27109.2.395.200.6922.00.5.3.12.9
3307.2.371.300.7860.70.9.2.02.4
****383531.1.359.351.835#2.72.9.9.212.1
39913.8.500†.389.7141.90.5.2.15.6
****434336.3.483.286.7948.92.81.4.517.0
****505041.2.444.366.7576.810.82.3.416.9
31512.1.405.000.6672.20.4.3.02.2
1022.0.625†.1.000#2.03.02.0.012.0
****393923.9.483..7765.71.2.6.58.7
50523.7.484†.111.6964.42.3.7.89.1
481625.9.438.416.862#3.41.6.9.38.9
1104.8.400.000.0.50.2.3.11.5
44212.2.430.286.870#2.80.5.4.34.2
205.5.3331.000^.0.00.0.0.01.5
1218.3.361.308.7001.10.7.4.03.1
****503534.8.475.417^.6974.52.61.51.216.4
406.3.4001.000^.4001.01.3.5.02.8

† – Minimum 183 field goals made.

^ – Minimum 34 three-pointers made.

– Minimum 76 free throws made.

Playoffs

PlayerGPGSMPGFG%3P%FT%RPGAPGSPGBPGPPG
101.01.000..0.00.0.0.02.0
3319.0.286.333.7502.02.0.3.05.7
3017.3.5291.000^1.000#3.00.3.3.39.0
3339.3.371..7508.33.31.31.010.7
3342.0.419.250.7142.310.31.7.315.0
105.0.500..1.00.01.01.02.0
308.0.400.0001.000#2.30.7.3.05.3
3217.0.167..3.00.31.0.01.3
3126.3.583..769#1.72.01.3.012.7
3026.7.433.450^.7004.30.71.7.014.0
1010.01.0001.000^.0001.00.0.0.05.0
3339.0.475.222.6365.32.72.0.315.7

^ – Minimum 5 three-pointers made.

– Minimum 10 free throws made.

Player statistics citation:

Transactions

Trades

Free agents

Additions

DatePlayerContractFormer Team
January 22, 1999George McCloudRe-signed to 1-year contract for $750,000Phoenix Suns
January 22, 1999Horacio LlamasRe-signed to 1-year contract for $425,000Phoenix Suns
January 22, 1999James CollinsUndisclosedJacksonville Barracudas (USBL)
January 22, 1999Joe KleineSigned to 1-year contract for $1 millionPhoenix Suns
January 22, 1999Marko MiličRe-signed to 1-year contract for $350,000Phoenix Suns
January 22, 1999Tom GugliottaSigned to 6-year contract for $58.5 millionMinnesota Timberwolves
January 24, 1999Jamie FeickUndisclosedMilwaukee Bucks
January 25, 1999Clifford RobinsonRe-signed to 1-year contract for $3.5 millionPortland Trail Blazers
January 25, 1999Gerald BrownSigned to 1-year contract for $287,500
January 25, 1999Rex ChapmanRe-signed to 6-year contract for $22.1 millionPhoenix Suns
January 29, 1999Shawn RespertSigned to 1-year contractPhoenix Suns
February 3, 1999Chris MorrisSigned to 1-year contract for $1 millionUtah Jazz
March 3, 1999Jimmy OliverSigned 10-day contractDucato Siena (Italy)
April 28, 1999Alvin SimsSigned for rest of season
May 4, 1999Randy LivingstonSigned for rest of seasonAtlanta Hawks

Subtractions

DatePlayerReason leftNew team
May 18, 1998Kevin JohnsonRenounced rightsPhoenix Suns
January 21, 1999Mike BrownFree agentOlympiacos (Greece)
January 22, 1999Antonio McDyessFree agentDenver Nuggets
January 22, 1999Loren MeyerFree agentDenver Nuggets
January 22, 1999John "Hot Rod" WilliamsFree agentDallas Mavericks
January 24, 1999Dennis ScottFree agentNew York Knicks
January 29, 1999Jamie FeickWaivedMilwaukee Bucks
February 2, 1999James CollinsWaivedLa Crosse Bobcats (CBA)
March 2, 1999Shawn RespertWaivedAdecco Milano (Italy)
April 7, 1999Jimmy OliverWaivedIraklio (Greece)
May 4, 1999Alvin SimsWaived

Player Transactions Citation:

References

References

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