1998–99 Detroit Pistons season

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1998–99 Detroit Pistons season
Head coachAlvin Gentry
General managerRick Sund
Owner(s)Bill Davidson
ArenaThe Palace of Auburn Hills
Results
Record29–21 (.580)
PlaceDivision: 3rd (Central)
Conference: 5th (Eastern)
Playoff finishFirst Round
(Lost to Hawks 2–3)
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com
Local media
TelevisionWKBD-TV
(George Blaha, Kelly Tripucka)
Fox Sports Detroit
(Fred McLeod, Greg Kelser)
RadioWDFN
(George Blaha)
< 1997–98 1999–00 >

The 1998–99 NBA season was the Pistons' 51st season in the National Basketball Association, and 42nd season in the city of Detroit.[1] In the off-season, the Pistons acquired Christian Laettner from the Atlanta Hawks,[2] and signed free agents Jud Buechler and Loy Vaught. Laettner would reunite with former Duke University teammate Grant Hill, but only played just 16 games due to an Achilles injury and a broken rib.[3][4] After a solid year the previous season, Brian Williams changed his named to Bison Dele to honor his Cherokee heritage.[5] In a season cut in half to 50 games by a lockout, the Pistons won their first three games, but then lost five straight. However, they would play above .500 for the rest of the season, and bounce back from their disappointing season to finish third in the Central Division with a 29–21 record, and return to the playoffs after a one-year absence.[6]

Hill averaged 21.1 points, 7.1 rebounds, 6.0 assists and 1.6 steals per game, and was named to the All-NBA Second Team, while sixth man Jerry Stackhouse continued to provide scoring off the bench averaging 14.5 points per game. Lindsey Hunter provided the team with 11.9 points and 1.8 steals per game, while Joe Dumars contributed 11.3 points per game, and Dele averaged 10.5 points and 5.6 rebounds per game.[7] However, in the playoffs, the Pistons would lose in five games to the Atlanta Hawks in the Eastern Conference First Round.[8]

This season also marked an end of an era as Dumars retired after a solid fourteen-year career with the Pistons.[9] This was also Dele's final season of his career as he retired before the following season, turning down a $36 million contract.[5]

Draft picks[]

Main article: 1998 NBA Draft
Round Pick Player Position Nationality College
1 11 Bonzi Wells SG  United States Ball State
2 40 Korleone Young SF  United States

Roster[]

1998–99 Detroit Pistons roster
Players Coaches
Pos. No. Name Height Weight DOB (YYYY-MM-DD) From
SF 30 Buechler, Jud 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 220 lb (100 kg) 1968–06–19 Arizona
C 8 Dele, Bison 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 260 lb (118 kg) 1969–04–06 Arizona
SG 4 Dumars, Joe (C) 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 1963–05–24 McNeese State
SF 33 Hill, Grant (C) 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 225 lb (102 kg) 1972–10–05 Duke
PG 1 Hunter, Lindsey 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 170 lb (77 kg) 1970–12–03 Jackson State
PF 32 Laettner, Christian 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 235 lb (107 kg) 1969–08–17 Duke
C 00 Montross, Eric 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 270 lb (122 kg) 1971–09–23 North Carolina
SG 5 O'Bannon, Charles 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 209 lb (95 kg) 1975–02–22 UCLA
PG 20 Reeves, Khalid Injured 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 199 lb (90 kg) 1972–07–15 Arizona
PF 52 Reid, Don 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 250 lb (113 kg) 1973–12–30 Georgetown
SG 42 Stackhouse, Jerry 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 218 lb (99 kg) 1974–11–05 North Carolina
PF 35 Vaught, Loy 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 230 lb (104 kg) 1968–02–27 Michigan
PF 13 Williams, Jerome 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 206 lb (93 kg) 1973–05–10 Georgetown
SF 45 Young, Korleone Injured 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 213 lb (97 kg) 1978–12–31 Hargrave Military Academy HS (VA)
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (DP) Unsigned draft pick
  • (FA) Free agent
  • (S) Suspended
  • Injured Injured

Roster
Last transaction: April 3, 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


c - clinched homecourt advantage
y - clinched division title
x - clinched playoff spot


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[]

Playoffs[]

1999 playoff game log
First Round: 2–3 (Home: 2–0; Road: 0–3)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Series
1 May 8 @ Atlanta L 70–90 Grant Hill (26) Bison Dele (9) Grant Hill (8) Georgia Dome
20,884 		0–1
2 May 10 @ Atlanta L 69–89 Grant Hill (15) Grant Hill (10) Joe Dumars (5) Georgia Dome
16,377 		0–2
3 May 12 Atlanta W 79–63 Christian Laettner (15) Jerome Williams (10) Grant Hill (5) The Palace of Auburn Hills
14,812 		1–2
4 May 14 Atlanta W 103–82 Grant Hill (23) Jerome Williams (8) Grant Hill (9) The Palace of Auburn Hills
16,216 		2–2
5 May 16 @ Atlanta L 75–87 Grant Hill (21) Dele, Hill (7) Grant Hill (11) Alexander Memorial Coliseum
8,460 		2–3
1999 schedule

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

Regular Season[]

Player GP GS MPG FG% 3FG% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
Grant Hill 50 50 37.0 .479 .000 .752 7.1 6.0 1.6 0.5 21.1
Jerry Stackhouse 42 9 28.3 .371 .278 .850 2.5 2.8 0.8 0.5 14.5
Lindsey Hunter 49 49 35.8 .435 .386 .753 3.4 3.9 1.8 0.2 11.9
Joe Dumars 38 38 29.4 .411 .403 .836 1.8 3.5 0.6 0.1 11.3
Bison Dele 49 48 24.0 .501 .000 .686 5.6 1.4 0.8 0.8 10.5
Christian Laettner 16 0 21.1 .358 .333 .772 3.4 1.5 0.9 0.8 7.6
Jerome Williams 50 10 23.1 .500 .673 7.0 0.5 1.3 0.1 7.1
Jud Buechler 50 0 21.1 .417 .412 .722 2.7 1.1 0.7 0.3 5.5
Don Reid 47 30 19.9 .557 .608 3.6 0.7 0.6 0.9 5.1
Korleone Young 3 0 5.0 .500 .250 1.000 1.3 0.3 0.0 0.0 4.3
Loy Vaught 37 10 13.0 .381 .000 .643 3.9 0.3 0.4 0.2 3.4
Charles O'Bannon 18 1 9.2 .429 .000 1.000 1.9 0.7 0.1 0.2 3.1
Khalid Reeves 11 0 10.2 .381 .333 .571 0.6 1.0 0.4 0.0 2.3
Eric Montross 46 2 12.5 .525 .000 .344 3.0 0.3 0.3 0.6 2.1
Mikki Moore 2 0 3.0 1.000 1.000 0.5 0.0 0.0 0.0 2.0
Mark Macon 7 3 9.9 .200 .333 0.7 0.6 0.7 0.1 1.3
Corey Beck 8 0 3.8 .500 1.000 0.6 0.0 0.3 0.0 1.3
Steve Henson 4 0 6.3 .500 1.000 0.0 0.8 0.3 0.0 1.0

Playoffs[]

Player GP GS MPG FG% 3FG% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
Grant Hill 5 5 35.2 .457 .000 .813 7.2 7.4 2.0 0.4 19.4
Bison Dele 5 5 24.4 .600 .556 6.4 0.2 0.6 0.4 10.6
Joe Dumars 5 5 30.6 .487 .526 1.000 1.4 2.6 0.4 0.0 10.2
Christian Laettner 5 0 24.6 .426 .786 2.8 2.2 0.8 0.2 10.2
Jerry Stackhouse 5 0 24.8 .391 .250 .857 1.6 1.2 0.4 0.2 10.0
Lindsey Hunter 5 5 36.0 .264 .273 1.000 3.0 2.4 1.4 0.0 7.2
Jerome Williams 5 5 24.6 .444 .778 6.4 0.8 0.8 0.0 6.2
Loy Vaught 2 0 7.5 .500 0.5 0.0 0.5 0.0 2.0
Jud Buechler 5 0 16.8 .200 .250 2.6 0.6 0.6 0.2 1.6
Eric Montross 5 0 14.0 .500 .500 2.6 0.0 0.0 0.4 1.4
Don Reid 4 0 5.3 .667 1.0 0.3 0.0 0.0 1.0
Charles O'Bannon 4 0 2.3 .667 0.3 0.3 0.0 0.0 1.0

Player Statistics Citation:[7]

Awards and records[]

Transactions[]

References[]

  1. ^ 1998-99 Detroit Pistons
  2. ^ "Hawks Trade Laettner to Pistons". AP News. January 22, 1999. Retrieved July 31, 2021.
  3. ^ "Pistons' Laettner Makes Debut". AP News. March 17, 1999. Retrieved July 21, 2021.
  4. ^ "Report: Laettner, Stackhouse Fight". AP News. April 23, 1999. Retrieved July 21, 2021.
  5. ^ a b "Eccentric Life, Chilling Mystery". Washington Post. September 22, 2002. Retrieved June 19, 2021.
  6. ^ "1998–99 Detroit Pistons Schedule and Results". Basketball-Reference. Retrieved June 26, 2021.
  7. ^ a b "1998–99 Detroit Pistons Roster and Stats". Basketball-Reference. Retrieved June 26, 2021.
  8. ^ "N.B.A. PLAYOFFS; Hawks' Long Haunts His Former Teammates". New York Times. May 17, 1999. Retrieved July 14, 2021.
  9. ^ "Dumars Quits On Top Piston To Retire After Stellar Run". New York Daily News. May 12, 1999. Retrieved March 2, 2017.

See also[]

  • 1998-99 NBA season
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