1998–99 Phoenix Suns season

1998–99 Phoenix Suns season
Head coachDanny Ainge
General managerBryan Colangelo
OwnersJerry Colangelo
ArenaAmerica West Arena
Results
Record27–23 (.540)
PlaceDivision: 4th (Pacific)
Conference: 7th (Western)
Playoff finishLost in first round to Portland (0–3)
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com
Local media
TelevisionKUTP
Fox Sports Arizona
Cox 9
RadioKTAR
< 1997–98 1999–00 >

The 1998–99 NBA season was the 31st season for the Phoenix Suns in the National Basketball Association.[1] On March 23, 1998, the owners of all 29 NBA teams voted 27–2 to reopen the league's collective bargaining agreement, seeking changes to the league's salary cap system, and a ceiling on individual player salaries. The National Basketball Players Association (NBPA) opposed to the owners' plan, and wanted raises for players who earned the league's minimum salary. After both sides failed to reach an agreement, the owners called for a lockout, which began on July 1, 1998, putting a hold on all team trades, free agent signings and training camp workouts, and cancelling many NBA regular season and preseason games.[2][3][4][5][6] Due to the lockout, the NBA All-Star Game, which was scheduled to be played in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania on February 14, 1999, was also cancelled.[7][8][9][10][11]

However, on January 6, 1999, NBA commissioner David Stern, and NBPA director Billy Hunter finally reached an agreement to end the lockout. The deal was approved by both the players and owners, and was signed on January 20, ending the lockout after 204 days. The regular season began on February 5, and was cut short to just 50 games per team instead of the regular 82-game schedule.[12][13][14][15][16]

During the off-season, the Suns signed free agent Tom Gugliotta,[17][18][19][20] acquired Luc Longley from the Chicago Bulls,[21][22][23] acquired rookie forward Pat Garrity from the Dallas Mavericks,[24][25][26] signed Chris Morris, and re-signed former Suns center Joe Kleine.[27] 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.[28] 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, plus contributing 1.4 steals per game, while Kidd averaged 16.9 points per game, Clifford Robinson provided with 16.4 points and 1.5 steals per game, and Rex Chapman contributed 12.1 points per game.[29] 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 off the bench.[29]

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.[30][31][32][33] Following the season, Manning and Garrity were both traded to the Orlando Magic,[34][35][36][37] who then traded Manning to the Milwaukee Bucks two weeks later,[38][39][40][41] while McCloud signed as a free agent with the Denver Nuggets,[42][43][44] Kleine signed with the Portland Trail Blazers,[45] 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,[46] and their second-round pick (which turned into Greg Buckner) was traded to the Dallas Mavericks in 1996 in the Jason Kidd deal.[47]

Roster

1998–99 Phoenix Suns roster
Players Coaches
Pos. No. Name Height Weight DOB 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/C 24 Gugliotta, Tom 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 240 lb (109 kg) 1969–12–19 NC 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 Injured 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 Injured 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 235 lb (107 kg) 1977–05–07 Slovenia
G/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
  • (DP) Unsigned draft pick
  • (FA) Free agent
  • (S) Suspended
  • Injured Injured

Regular season

Standings

Pacific Division
 W L PCT GB Home Road Div
y-Portland Trail Blazers 35 15 .700 – 22–3 13–12 15–7
x-Los Angeles Lakers 31 19 .620 4 18–7 13–12 14–8
x-Sacramento Kings 27 23 .540 8 16–9 11–14 11–9
x-Phoenix Suns 27 23 .540 8 15–10 12–13 9–10
Seattle SuperSonics 25 25 .500 10 17–8 8–17 11–10
Golden State Warriors 21 29 .420 14 13–12 8–17 8–11
Los Angeles Clippers 9 41 .180 26 6–19 3–22 3–16
#
Western Conference
Team W L PCT GB
1 z-San Antonio Spurs 37 13 .740 –
2 y-Portland Trail Blazers 35 15 .700 2
3 x-Utah Jazz 37 13 .740 –
4 x-Los Angeles Lakers 31 19 .620 6
5 x-Houston Rockets 31 19 .620 6
6 x-Sacramento Kings 27 23 .540 10
7 x-Phoenix Suns 27 23 .540 10
8 x-Minnesota Timberwolves 25 25 .500 12
9 Seattle SuperSonics 25 25 .500 12
10 Golden State Warriors 21 29 .420 16
11 Dallas Mavericks 19 31 .380 18
12 Denver Nuggets 14 36 .280 23
13 Los Angeles Clippers 9 41 .180 28
14 Vancouver Grizzlies 8 42 .160 29

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)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Series
1 May 8 @ Portland L 85–95 Jason Kidd (17) Tom Gugliotta (9) Jason Kidd (7) Rose Garden
20,040 		0–1
2 May 10 @ Portland L 99–110 Garrity, McCloud (15) Tom Gugliotta (9) Jason Kidd (12) Rose Garden
20,588 		0–2
3 May 12 Portland L 93–103 Clifford Robinson (24) Gugliotta, Robinson (7) Jason Kidd (12) America West Arena
17,306 		0–3
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

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% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
Toby Bailey 27 10 9.2 .395 .200 .692 2.0 0.5 .3 .1 2.9
Gerald Brown 33 0 7.2 .371 .300 .786 0.7 0.9 .2 .0 2.4
Rex Chapman 38 35 31.1 .359 .351 .835# 2.7 2.9 .9 .2 12.1
Pat Garrity 39 9 13.8 .500† .389 .714 1.9 0.5 .2 .1 5.6
Tom Gugliotta 43 43 36.3 .483 .286 .794 8.9 2.8 1.4 .5 17.0
Jason Kidd 50 50 41.2 .444 .366 .757 6.8 10.8 2.3 .4 16.9
Joe Kleine 31 5 12.1 .405 .000 .667 2.2 0.4 .3 .0 2.2
Randy Livingston 1 0 22.0 .625† . 1.000# 2.0 3.0 2.0 .0 12.0
Luc Longley 39 39 23.9 .483 . .776 5.7 1.2 .6 .5 8.7
Danny Manning 50 5 23.7 .484† .111 .696 4.4 2.3 .7 .8 9.1
George McCloud 48 16 25.9 .438 .416 .862# 3.4 1.6 .9 .3 8.9
Marko Milič 11 0 4.8 .400 .000 . 0.5 0.2 .3 .1 1.5
Chris Morris 44 2 12.2 .430 .286 .870# 2.8 0.5 .4 .3 4.2
Jimmy Oliver 2 0 5.5 .333 1.000^ . 0.0 0.0 .0 .0 1.5
Shawn Respert 12 1 8.3 .361 .308 .700 1.1 0.7 .4 .0 3.1
Clifford Robinson 50 35 34.8 .475 .417^ .697 4.5 2.6 1.5 1.2 16.4
Alvin Sims 4 0 6.3 .400 1.000^ .400 1.0 1.3 .5 .0 2.8

† – Minimum 183 field goals made.
^ – Minimum 34 three-pointers made.
# – Minimum 76 free throws made.

Playoffs

Player GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
Gerald Brown 1 0 1.0 1.000 . . 0.0 0.0 .0 .0 2.0
Rex Chapman 3 3 19.0 .286 .333 .750 2.0 2.0 .3 .0 5.7
Pat Garrity 3 0 17.3 .529 1.000^ 1.000# 3.0 0.3 .3 .3 9.0
Tom Gugliotta 3 3 39.3 .371 . .750 8.3 3.3 1.3 1.0 10.7
Jason Kidd 3 3 42.0 .419 .250 .714 2.3 10.3 1.7 .3 15.0
Joe Kleine 1 0 5.0 .500 . . 1.0 0.0 1.0 1.0 2.0
Randy Livingston 3 0 8.0 .400 .000 1.000# 2.3 0.7 .3 .0 5.3
Luc Longley 3 2 17.0 .167 . . 3.0 0.3 1.0 .0 1.3
Danny Manning 3 1 26.3 .583 . .769# 1.7 2.0 1.3 .0 12.7
George McCloud 3 0 26.7 .433 .450^ .700 4.3 0.7 1.7 .0 14.0
Chris Morris 1 0 10.0 1.000 1.000^ .000 1.0 0.0 .0 .0 5.0
Clifford Robinson 3 3 39.0 .475 .222 .636 5.3 2.7 2.0 .3 15.7

^ – Minimum 5 three-pointers made.
# – Minimum 10 free throws made.

Transactions

Trades

June 24, 1998 To Los Angeles Lakers
Future considerations 		To Phoenix Suns
Rights to United States Toby Bailey
June 24, 1998 To Dallas Mavericks
United States Steve Nash 		To Phoenix Suns
Estonia Martin Müürsepp
United States Bubba Wells
Rights to United States Pat Garrity
1999 first-round draft pick (United States Shawn Marion)
January 23, 1999 To Chicago Bulls
United States Mark Bryant
Estonia Martin Müürsepp
United States Bubba Wells
1999 first-round draft pick (United States Ron Artest)
 To Phoenix Suns
Australia Luc Longley

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:[50]

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