1998–99 Milwaukee Bucks season

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1998–99 Milwaukee Bucks season
Head coachGeorge Karl
General managerBob Weinhauer
Owner(s)Herb Kohl
ArenaBradley Center
Results
Record28–22 (.560)
PlaceDivision: 4th (Central)
Conference: 7th (Eastern)
Playoff finishFirst round
(Lost to Pacers 0–3)
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com
Local media
Television
  • WVTV
  • Midwest Sports Channel
RadioWTMJ
< 1997–98 1999–00 >

The 1998–99 NBA season was the Bucks' 31st season in the National Basketball Association.[1] After a lockout cut the season to 50 games,[2][3] the Bucks hired head coach George Karl, who previously coached the Seattle SuperSonics.[4] The team selected German basketball star Dirk Nowitzki with the ninth pick in the 1998 NBA draft, but soon traded him to the Dallas Mavericks for top draft pick Robert Traylor,[5] and signed free agents Dell Curry and Vinny Del Negro.[6] The Bucks transition continued at midseason trading Terrell Brandon to the Minnesota Timberwolves, and acquiring Sam Cassell and Chris Gatling from the New Jersey Nets in exchange for Elliot Perry in a three-team trade.[7] However, Cassell only played just four games with the team due to an ankle injury. In another trade, they dealt Tyrone Hill to the Philadelphia 76ers for second-year forward Tim Thomas and Scott Williams,[8] while signing free agent Haywoode Workman.

Under Karl, the Bucks won five of their first six games, and played above .500 for the entire season as they finally entered the playoffs after a seven-year playoff drought, finishing fourth in the Central Division with a 28–22 record.[9] Glenn Robinson averaged 18.4 points and 5.9 rebounds per game, while Ray Allen averaged 17.1 points per game, and Curry provided the team with 10.1 points per game off the bench, while shooting .476 in three-point field goal percentage. In addition, Armen Gilliam contributed 8.3 points per game off the bench, and Workman provided with 6.9 points and 5.9 assists per game.[10] However, in the Eastern Conference First Round of the playoffs, the Bucks would be swept by the Indiana Pacers in three straight games.[11]

Following the season, Curry signed as a free agent with the Toronto Raptors,[12] 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
Round Pick Player Position Nationality College
1 9 Dirk Nowitzki PF/SF  Germany
1 19 Pat Garrity PF/SF  United States Notre Dame
2 39 Rafer Alston PG  United States Fresno State

Roster[]

1998–99 Milwaukee Bucks roster
Players Coaches
Pos. No. Name Height Weight DOB (YYYY-MM-DD) From
G 8 Allen, Jerome (IN) 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 184 lb (83 kg) 1973–01–28 Pennsylvania
G 34 Allen, Ray 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 205 lb (93 kg) 1975–07–20 Connecticut
G 20 Cassell, Sam 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1969–11–18 Florida State
G 30 Curry, Dell 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 1964–06–25 Virginia Tech
G/F 12 Curry, Michael 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 210 lb (95 kg) 1968–08–22 Georgia Southern
G 15 Del Negro, Vinny Injured 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 189 lb (86 kg) 1966–08–09 North Carolina State
F 25 Gatling, Chris 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 220 lb (100 kg) 1967–09–03 Old Dominion
F 10 Gilliam, Armen 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 230 lb (104 kg) 1964–05–28 UNLV
C 7 Grant, Paul 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 255 lb (116 kg) 1974–01–06 Wisconsin
C 40 Johnson, Ervin 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 245 lb (111 kg) 1967–12–21 New Orleans
F 13 Robinson, Glenn 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 240 lb (109 kg) 1973–01–10 Purdue
F 5 Thomas, Tim 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 240 lb (109 kg) 1977–02–26 Villanova
F/C 54 Traylor, Robert 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 290 lb (132 kg) 1977–02–01 Michigan
F/C 42 Williams, Scott 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 230 lb (104 kg) 1968–03–21 North Carolina
G 3 Workman, Haywoode 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 180 lb (82 kg) 1966–01–23 Oral Roberts
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (DP) Unsigned draft pick
  • (FA) Free agent
  • (S) Suspended
  • Injured Injured

Roster

Roster Notes[]

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

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


z - clinched division title
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[]

1998–99 game log
Total: 28–22 (Home: 0–0; Road: 0–0)
February: 0–0 (Home: 0–0; Road: 0–0)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
March: 0–0 (Home: 0–0; Road: 0–0)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
April: 0–0 (Home: 0–0; Road: 0–0)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
May: 0–0 (Home: 0–0; Road: 0–0)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
1998–99 schedule

Playoffs[]

1999 playoff game log
First round: 0–3 (Home: 0–1; Road: 0–2)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Series
1 May 9 @ Indiana L 88–110 Ray Allen (24) Glenn Robinson (7) three players tied (3) Market Square Arena
16,560 		0–1
2 May 11 @ Indiana L 107–108 (OT) Ray Allen (25) Glenn Robinson (12) Sam Cassell (11) Market Square Arena
16,608 		0–2
3 May 13 Indiana L 91–99 Glenn Robinson (23) Ray Allen (11) Sam Cassell (12) Bradley Center
18,717 		0–3
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

Season[]

Player GP GS MPG FG% 3FG% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
Glenn Robinson 47 47 33.6 45.9 39.2 87.0 5.9 2.1 1.0 0.9 18.4
Ray Allen 50 50 34.4 45.0 35.6 90.3 4.2 3.6 1.1 0.1 17.1
Sam Cassell 4 0 24.8 40.9 33.3 94.7 2.3 4.3 1.5 0.0 13.8
Terrell Brandon 15 14 33.7 40.9 25.0 83.9 3.5 6.9 1.6 0.2 13.5
Dell Curry 42 0 20.6 48.5 47.6 82.4 2.0 1.1 0.9 0.1 10.1
Tyrone Hill 17 17 30.4 42.4 0.0 56.8 7.9 1.0 1.1 0.5 8.6
Tim Thomas 33 26 18.9 49.5 32.7 61.4 2.8 0.9 0.7 0.3 8.5
Armen Gilliam 34 5 19.6 45.3 0.0 78.2 3.7 0.6 0.6 0.4 8.3
Haywoode Workman 29 29 28.1 42.9 36.2 78.7 3.5 5.9 1.1 0.0 6.9
Chris Gatling 30 1 16.5 48.2 14.3 36.2 3.8 0.7 0.8 0.2 6.3
Vinny Del Negro 48 7 22.8 42.2 43.3 80.0 2.1 3.6 0.7 0.1 5.9
Robert Traylor 49 43 16.0 53.7 0.0 53.8 3.7 0.8 0.9 0.9 5.3
Ervin Johnson 50 7 20.5 50.8 0.0 61.0 6.4 0.4 0.6 1.1 5.1
Michael Curry 50 4 22.9 43.7 6.7 79.7 2.2 1.6 0.8 0.1 4.9
Elliot Perry 5 0 9.4 52.9 100.0 50.0 1.6 2.4 0.8 0.0 4.0
Scott Williams 5 0 5.8 33.3 0.0 57.1 2.4 0.0 0.2 0.2 2.8
Jerald Honeycutt 3 0 4.0 40.0 0.0 50.0 0.3 0.0 0.3 0.0 1.7
Adonis Jordan 4 0 4.5 50.0 0.0 50.0 0.0 0.8 0.8 0.0 1.5
Paul Grant 2 0 2.5 50.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.5 0.0 1.0
Jamie Feick 2 0 1.5 0.0 0.0 0.0 1.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0

Playoffs[]

Player GP GS MPG FG% 3FG% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
Ray Allen 3 3 40.0 53.2 47.4 61.5 7.3 4.3 1.0 0.3 22.3
Glenn Robinson 3 3 39.3 41.2 50.0 88.9 8.3 1.7 1.0 0.7 20.7
Sam Cassell 3 3 34.0 50.0 0.0 87.5 2.0 8.7 1.0 0.0 15.3
Tim Thomas 3 3 20.0 44.4 0.0 58.3 4.0 0.3 0.3 0.3 7.7
Michael Curry 3 0 19.7 58.3 0.0 100.0 1.3 1.0 0.7 0.3 6.7
Armen Gilliam 3 0 11.7 40.0 0.0 100.0 1.7 0.3 0.7 0.3 5.7
Robert Traylor 3 1 15.0 77.8 0.0 50.0 4.0 0.7 0.7 1.3 5.3
Ervin Johnson 3 2 30.7 46.2 0.0 50.0 6.0 0.3 0.7 1.7 4.3
Haywoode Workman 3 0 17.7 36.4 0.0 83.3 1.0 2.3 1.0 0.0 4.3
Dell Curry 3 0 16.3 13.3 12.5 100.0 1.3 0.3 1.0 0.0 3.0
Chris Gatling 2 0 6.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 1.5 0.0 0.5 0.0 0.0

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Awards and records[]

Transactions[]

Trades[]

June 24, 1998 To Milwaukee Bucks
Robert Traylor 		To Dallas Mavericks
Pat Garrity
Dirk Nowitzki
March 11, 1999 To Milwaukee Bucks
Sam Cassell
Chris Gatling
Paul Grant 		To Minnesota Timberwolves
Terrell Brandon
Brian Evans
To New Jersey Nets
Chris Carr
Stephon Marbury
Elliot Perry
March 11, 1999 To Milwaukee Bucks
Tim Thomas
Scott Williams 		To Philadelphia 76ers
Tyrone Hill
Jerald Honeycutt

Free agents[]

Player Signed Former team
Dell Curry January 22, 1999 Charlotte Hornets
Vinny Del Negro February 2, 1999 San Antonio Spurs

Player Transactions Citation:[13]

References[]

  1. ^ 1998-99 Milwaukee Bucks
  2. ^ "BASKETBALL; It's Their Ball, and N.B.A. Owners Call for Lockout". New York Times. June 30, 1998. Retrieved January 20, 2022.
  3. ^ "With Lockout Over, Players Work Out". New York Times. January 24, 1999. Retrieved January 20, 2022.
  4. ^ "PLUS: PRO BASKETBALL -- MILWAUKEE; George Karl To Coach Bucks". New York Times. August 30, 1998. Retrieved December 30, 2021.
  5. ^ "PRO BASKETBALL; 7 Feet 1 Inch of Potential at No. 1". New York Times. June 25, 1998. Retrieved July 25, 2021.
  6. ^ "Bucks spice roster with Curry". The Journal Times. January 23, 1999. Retrieved January 1, 2022.
  7. ^ "Marbury Traded to Nets; Timberwolves Get Brandon". Los Angeles Times. March 12, 1999. Retrieved July 28, 2017.
  8. ^ "WOW! DID 76ERS REALLY DEAL THOMAS?". The Morning Call. March 15, 1999. Retrieved July 19, 2021.
  9. ^ "1998–99 Milwaukee Bucks Schedule and Results". Basketball-Reference. Retrieved June 26, 2021.
  10. ^ a b "1998–99 Milwaukee Bucks Roster and Stats". Basketball-Reference. Retrieved June 26, 2021.
  11. ^ "Pacers Sweep Bucks". CBS News. May 13, 1999. Retrieved July 14, 2021.
  12. ^ "Curry Dumps Bucks For Raptors". CBS News. August 6, 1999. Retrieved January 2, 2022.
  13. ^ "1998–99 Milwaukee Bucks Transactions". Basketball-Reference. Retrieved July 3, 2021.

See also[]

  • 1998-99 NBA season
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