1998–99 Cleveland Cavaliers season

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1998–99 Cleveland Cavaliers season
Head coachMike Fratello
ArenaGund Arena
Results
Record22–28 (.440)
PlaceDivision: 7th (Central)
Conference: 11th (Eastern)
Playoff finishDid not qualify
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com
Local media
TelevisionFox Sports Ohio · WUAB
RadioWTAM
< 1997–98 1999–00 >

The 1998–99 NBA season was the 29th season of the National Basketball Association in Cleveland, Ohio.[1] In the off-season, the Cavaliers re-signed free agent Johnny Newman, who previously played for the team during the 1986–87 season. After a lockout cut the season in half to 50 games, the Cavaliers' playoff hopes were dashed as second-year star Zydrunas Ilgauskas broke his left foot after playing just five games, averaging 15.2 points, 8.8 rebounds and 1.4 blocks per game.[2] At midseason, the team traded Vitaly Potapenko to the Boston Celtics for Andrew DeClercq.[3] With a 21–18 record in mid April, the Cavaliers struggled as they went on a 7-game losing streak, and lost ten of their final eleven games, finishing 7th in the Central Division with a 22–28 record, missing the playoffs.[4]

Shawn Kemp led the team in scoring and rebounding, averaging 20.5 points and 9.2 rebounds per game, while Wesley Person provided them with 11.2 points per game, second-year guard Derek Anderson averaged 10.8 points per game, and second-year guard Brevin Knight contributed 9.6 points, 7.7 assists and 1.8 steals per game.[5] However, Kemp 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.[6] Following the season, head coach Mike Fratello was fired after spending six seasons with the team, Anderson and Newman were both traded to the Los Angeles Clippers, who then dealt Newman back to the New Jersey Nets.

Key Dates:

Offseason[]

Free Agents[]

Trades[]

Draft picks[]

Main article: 1998 NBA Draft
Round Pick Player Position Nationality School/Club Team
2 48 Ryan Stack Center  United States South Carolina

Roster[]

1998–99 Cleveland Cavaliers roster
Players Coaches
Pos. No. Name Height Weight DOB (YYYY-MM-DD) From
SG 23 Anderson, Derek 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 220 lb (100 kg) 1974-07-18 Kentucky
PF 44 Blount, Corie 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 240 lb (109 kg) 1969-01-04 Cincinnati
PG 5 Boykins, Earl 5 ft 5 in (1.65 m) 133 lb (60 kg) 1976-06-02 Eastern Michigan
SG 6 Butler, Mitchell 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 210 lb (95 kg) 1970-12-15 UCLA
C 55 DeClercq, Andrew 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 255 lb (116 kg) 1973-02-01 Florida
PF 35 Ferry, Danny 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 230 lb (104 kg) 1966-10-17 Duke
SF 45 Henderson, Cedric 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 215 lb (98 kg) 1975-03-11 Memphis
C 11 Ilgauskas, Zydrunas Injured 7 ft 3 in (2.21 m) 238 lb (108 kg) 1975-06-05 Lithuania
PF 4 Kemp, Shawn (C) 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 230 lb (104 kg) 1969-11-26 Trinity Valley CC
PG 12 Knight, Brevin Injured 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 170 lb (77 kg) 1975-11-08 Stanford
SF 20 Newman, Johnny 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 1963-11-28 Richmond
SG 1 Person, Wesley 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 195 lb (88 kg) 1971-03-28 Auburn
PF 10 Stack, Ryan 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 215 lb (98 kg) 1975-07-24 South Carolina
PG 3 Sura, Bob 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 200 lb (91 kg) 1973-03-25 Florida State
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (DP) Unsigned draft pick
  • (FA) Free agent
  • (S) Suspended
  • Injured Injured

Roster
Last transaction: April 2, 1999

Regular season[]

Season standings[]

Central Division W L PCT GB Home Road Div GP
y-Indiana Pacers 33 17 .660 0.0 18–7 15–10 15–7 50
x-Atlanta Hawks 31 19 .620 2.0 16–9 15–10 15–8 50
x-Detroit Pistons 29 21 .580 4.0 17–8 12–13 13–8 50
x-Milwaukee Bucks 28 22 .560 5.0 17–8 11–14 13–11 50
Charlotte Hornets 26 24 .520 7.0 16–9 10–15 12–10 50
Toronto Raptors 23 27 .460 10.0 14–11 9–16 9–14 50
Cleveland Cavaliers 22 28 .440 11.0 15–10 7–18 9–13 50
Chicago Bulls 13 37 .260 20.0 8–17 5–20 4–19 50



Eastern Conference
# Team W L PCT GB GP
1 c-Miami Heat * 33 17 .660 – 50
2 y-Indiana Pacers * 33 17 .660 0.0 50
3 x-Orlando Magic 33 17 .660 0.0 50
4 x-Atlanta Hawks 31 19 .620 2.0 50
5 x-Detroit Pistons 29 21 .580 4.0 50
6 x-Philadelphia 76ers 28 22 .560 5.0 50
7 x-Milwaukee Bucks 28 22 .560 5.0 50
8 x-New York Knicks 27 23 .540 6.0 50
9 Charlotte Hornets 26 24 .520 7.0 50
10 Toronto Raptors 23 27 .460 10.0 50
11 Cleveland Cavaliers 22 28 .440 11.0 50
12 Boston Celtics 19 31 .380 14.0 50
13 Washington Wizards 18 32 .360 15.0 50
14 New Jersey Nets 16 34 .320 17.0 50
15 Chicago Bulls 13 37 .260 20.0 50


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 – 3–0 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[]

1998–99 game log
Total: 22–28 (Home: 15–10; Road: 7–18)
February: 5–6 (Home: 4–3; Road: 1–3)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
1 February 5, 1999 @ Atlanta L 83–100 Georgia Dome
19,806 		0–1
2 February 6, 1999 @ Boston L 73–77 FleetCenter
18,173 		0–2
March: 9–8 (Home: 6–2; Road: 3–6)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
13 March 2, 1999 Boston W 116–99 Gund Arena
12,906 		6–7
24 March 23, 1999 Boston W 113–86 Gund Arena
15,810 		13–11
April: 8–11 (Home: 5–4; Road: 3–7)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
35 April 10, 1999 Atlanta W 81–67 Gund Arena
13,859 		18–17
36 April 12, 1999 @ Boston L 89–103 FleetCenter
15,622 		18–18
May: 0–3 (Home: 0–1; Road: 0–2)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
48 May 2, 1999 Atlanta W 65–76 Gund Arena
12,690 		22–26
1998–99 schedule

Player stats[]

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

Regular season[]

Player GP GS MPG FG% 3FG% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
Shawn Kemp 42 42 35.1 48.2 50.0 78.9 9.2 2.4 1.1 1.1 20.5
Zydrunas Ilgauskas 5 5 34.2 50.9 0.0 60.0 8.8 0.8 0.8 1.4 15.2
Wesley Person 45 42 29.8 45.3 37.5 60.4 3.2 1.8 0.8 0.4 11.2
Derek Anderson 38 13 25.7 39.8 30.4 83.6 2.9 3.8 1.3 0.1 10.8
Brevin Knight 39 38 30.4 42.5 0.0 74.5 3.4 7.7 1.8 0.2 9.6
Cedric Henderson 50 48 30.3 41.7 16.7 81.3 3.9 2.3 1.2 0.5 9.1
Andrew DeClercq 33 31 25.6 50.2 0.0 67.9 5.8 0.6 1.1 0.6 9.0
Vitaly Potapenko 17 12 27.5 43.7 0.0 67.3 5.5 0.9 0.6 0.9 8.4
Danny Ferry 50 10 21.2 47.6 39.2 87.9 2.0 1.1 0.5 0.2 7.0
Johnny Newman 50 2 19.0 42.2 37.7 81.0 1.5 0.8 0.6 0.2 6.1
Mitchell Butler 31 1 13.5 48.2 37.9 71.9 1.4 0.7 0.5 0.1 5.4
Bob Sura 50 6 16.8 33.3 20.0 63.1 2.0 3.0 0.9 0.3 4.3
Corie Blount 20 0 18.4 34.3 0.0 52.4 5.3 0.5 0.9 0.6 3.4
Ryan Stack 18 0 11.1 37.8 0.0 95.0 1.9 0.3 0.1 0.6 2.6
Earl Boykins 17 0 10.0 34.5 15.4 66.7 0.8 1.6 0.3 0.0 2.6
Antonio Lang 10 0 6.5 66.7 0.0 55.6 1.6 0.1 0.2 0.1 1.3
Litterial Green 1 0 2.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0

Player Statistics Citation:[1]

Awards and records[]

Awards[]

Records[]

Milestones[]

All-Star[]

Transactions[]

Trades[]

Free Agents[]

Development League[]

References[]

  1. ^ a b 1998-99 Cleveland Cavaliers
  2. ^ "PRO BASKETBALL; Cavs' Kemp Throws His Weight Around". New York Times. February 21, 1999. Retrieved October 14, 2021.
  3. ^ "Cavs Trade Potapenko To Celtics". CBS News. March 11, 1999. Retrieved October 14, 2021.
  4. ^ "1998–99 Cleveland Cavaliers Schedule and Results". Basketball-Reference. Retrieved July 15, 2021.
  5. ^ "1998–99 Cleveland Cavaliers Roster and Stats". Basketball-Reference. Retrieved July 15, 2021.
  6. ^ "PRO BASKETBALL; Some Scales Tipping Over As N.B.A. Season Tips Off". New York Times. February 7, 1999. Retrieved July 28, 2017.
  7. ^ BUCKS: Significant Transactions in Bucks History
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