NBA team season
The 1998–99 NBA season was the 31st season for the Phoenix Suns in the National Basketball Association .[1] During the off-season, the Suns signed free agent Tom Gugliotta ,[2] and acquired Luc Longley from the Chicago Bulls .[3] Head coach Danny Ainge returned for his third season with the team. After a 15–18 start, the Suns won 12 of their final 17 games, and finished tied with the Sacramento Kings for third in the Pacific Division with a record of 27–23,[4] in the shortened lockout season , which cut the regular season to just 50 games instead of the full 82 games.[5] [6] The 7th-seeded Suns made the playoffs for the 11th consecutive season before being swept in the Western Conference First Round to the 2nd-seeded, and Pacific winner-Portland Trail Blazers , three games to zero.[7] All home games were played in America West Arena .
Starting point guard Jason Kidd finished the regular season leading the league with 10.8 assists per game, plus contributing 2.3 steals per game. Four Suns would average double-digits in points per game, with Gugliotta leading the team with 17.0 points and 8.9 rebounds per game, while Kidd averaged 16.9 points per game, Clifford Robinson provided with 16.4 points per game, and Rex Chapman contributed 12.1 points per game.[8] Kidd also led the league in total minutes played and was third in total steals , before being selected to both the All-NBA and All-Defensive First Teams. 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, and George McCloud contributed 8.9 points per game.[8]
Following the season, Manning and rookie forward Pat Garrity were both traded to the Orlando Magic ,[9] who then traded Manning to the Milwaukee Bucks two weeks later,[10] and McCloud signed as a free agent with the Denver Nuggets .
Offseason [ ]
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,[11] and their second-round pick (which turned into Greg Buckner ) was traded to the Dallas Mavericks in 1996 in the Jason Kidd deal.[12]
Roster [ ]
1998–99 Phoenix Suns roster
Players
Coaches
Pos.
No.
Name
Height
Weight
DOB (YYYY-MM-DD)
From
G
12
Bailey, Toby
6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
213 lb (97 kg)
1975–11–19
UCLA
G
4
Brown, Gerald
6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
210 lb (95 kg)
1975–07–28
Pepperdine
G
3
Chapman, Rex
6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
185 lb (84 kg)
1967–10–05
Kentucky
F
8
Garrity, Pat
6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)
238 lb (108 kg)
1976–08–23
Notre Dame
F
24
Gugliotta, Tom
6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)
240 lb (109 kg)
1969–12–19
North Carolina State
G
32
Kidd, Jason
6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
205 lb (93 kg)
1973–03–23
California
C
35
Kleine, Joe
6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)
255 lb (116 kg)
1962–01–04
Arkansas
G
2
Livingston, Randy
6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
209 lb (95 kg)
1975–04–02
LSU
C
17
Llamas, Horacio
6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)
285 lb (129 kg)
1973–07–17
Grand Canyon
C
13
Longley, Luc
7 ft 2 in (2.18 m)
265 lb (120 kg)
1969–01–19
New Mexico
F/C
15
Manning, Danny
6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)
230 lb (104 kg)
1966–05–17
Kansas
G/F
21
McCloud, George
6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
205 lb (93 kg)
1967–05–27
Florida State
F
20
Milič, Marko
6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
235 lb (107 kg)
1977–05–07
Slovenia
F
34
Morris, Chris
6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
210 lb (95 kg)
1966–01–20
Auburn
F
30
Robinson, Clifford
6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)
225 lb (102 kg)
1966–12–16
Connecticut
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
(C) Team captain(DP) Unsigned draft pick(FA) Free agent(S) Suspended Injured
Regular season [ ]
Standings [ ]
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
—
Playoffs [ ]
Game log [ ]
1999 playoff game log
First Round: 0–3 (Home: 0–1; Road: 0–2)
1999 schedule
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 [ ]
Player statistics [ ]
Season [ ]
† – Minimum 183 field goals made.
^ – Minimum 34 three-pointers made.
# – Minimum 76 free throws made.
Playoffs [ ]
^ – Minimum 5 three-pointers made.
# – Minimum 10 free throws made.
Transactions [ ]
Trades [ ]
Free agents [ ]
Additions [ ]
Date
Player
Contract
Former Team
January 22, 1999
George McCloud
Re-signed to 1-year contract for $750,000
Phoenix Suns
January 22, 1999
Horacio Llamas
Re-signed to 1-year contract for $425,000
Phoenix Suns
January 22, 1999
James Collins
Undisclosed
Jacksonville Barracudas (USBL )
January 22, 1999
Joe Kleine
Signed to 1-year contract for $1 million
Phoenix Suns
January 22, 1999
Marko Milič
Re-signed to 1-year contract for $350,000
Phoenix Suns
January 22, 1999
Tom Gugliotta
Signed to 6-year contract for $58.5 million
Minnesota Timberwolves
January 24, 1999
Jamie Feick
Undisclosed
Milwaukee Bucks
January 25, 1999
Clifford Robinson
Re-signed to 1-year contract for $3.5 million
Portland Trail Blazers
January 25, 1999
Gerald Brown
Signed to 1-year contract for $287,500
January 25, 1999
Rex Chapman
Re-signed to 6-year contract for $22.1 million
Phoenix Suns
January 29, 1999
Shawn Respert
Signed to 1-year contract
Phoenix Suns
February 3, 1999
Chris Morris
Signed to 1-year contract for $1 million
Utah Jazz
March 3, 1999
Jimmy Oliver
Signed 10-day contract
Ducato Siena (Italy)
April 28, 1999
Alvin Sims
Signed for rest of season
May 4, 1999
Randy Livingston
Signed for rest of season
Atlanta Hawks
Subtractions [ ]
Date
Player
Reason Left
New Team
May 18, 1998
Kevin Johnson
Renounced rights
Phoenix Suns
January 21, 1999
Mike Brown
Free agent
Olympiacos (Greece)
January 22, 1999
Antonio McDyess
Free agent
Denver Nuggets
January 22, 1999
Loren Meyer
Free agent
Denver Nuggets
January 22, 1999
John "Hot Rod" Williams
Free agent
Dallas Mavericks
January 24, 1999
Dennis Scott
Free agent
New York Knicks
January 29, 1999
Jamie Feick
Waived
Milwaukee Bucks
February 2, 1999
James Collins
Waived
La Crosse Bobcats (CBA )
March 2, 1999
Shawn Respert
Waived
Adecco Milano (Italy)
April 7, 1999
Jimmy Oliver
Waived
Iraklio (Greece)
May 4, 1999
Alvin Sims
Waived
Player Transactions Citation:[14]
References [ ]
^ "1998-99 Phoenix Suns Roster and Stats" .
^ "Gugliotta Leaves Suns Without Deal" . AP News . January 22, 1999. Retrieved July 18, 2021 .
^ "Transactions" . New York Times . January 24, 1999. Retrieved July 27, 2021 .
^ "1998–99 Phoenix Suns Schedule and Results" . Basketball-Reference. Retrieved June 22, 2021 .
^ "BASKETBALL; It's Their Ball, and N.B.A. Owners Call for Lockout" . New York Times . June 30, 1998. Retrieved January 20, 2022 .
^ "With Lockout Over, Players Work Out" . New York Times . January 24, 1999. Retrieved January 20, 2022 .
^ "NBA Playoffs Roundup: Blazers send Suns home in three" . Kitsap Sun . May 13, 1999. Retrieved July 8, 2021 .
^ a b "1998–99 Phoenix Suns Roster and Stats" . Basketball-Reference. Retrieved June 22, 2021 .
^ "Pro Basketball – Phoenix; Haradaway Traded To the Suns" . New York Times . August 6, 1999. Retrieved July 18, 2021 .
^ "PLUS: N.B.A. -- MILWAUKEE; Manning and Ellis Headed to Bucks" . New York Times . August 20, 1999. Retrieved December 31, 2021 .
^ "Tyronn Lue NBA & ABA Statistics" . basketball-reference.com.
^ "Greg Buckner NBA & ABA Statistics" . basketball-reference.com.
^ a b "1998–99 NBA Awards Voting" . Basketball-Reference . Retrieved January 2, 2022 .
^ "1998–99 Phoenix Suns Transactions" . Basketball-Reference. Retrieved July 2, 2021 .
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