1998–99 Vancouver Grizzlies season

1998–99 Vancouver Grizzlies season
Head coachBrian Hill
General managerStu Jackson
OwnersJohn McCaw, Jr.
ArenaGeneral Motors Place
Results
Record8–42 (.160)
PlaceDivision: 7th (Midwest)
Conference: 14th (Western)
Playoff finishDid not qualify
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com
Local media
TelevisionCHEK-TV
CTV Sportsnet Pacific
RadioCKNW
< 1997–98 1999–00 >

The 1998–99 NBA season was the Grizzlies' fourth season 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 instead of the regular 82-game schedule.[12][13][14][15][16]

The Grizzlies had the second overall pick in the 1998 NBA draft, and selected Mike Bibby from the University of Arizona, acquired rookie guard Felipe López from the San Antonio Spurs,[17][18][19][20][21] and signed free agent Cherokee Parks during the off-season.[22][23] The Grizzlies had a 4–6 record in their first ten games, but then struggled posting a 13-game losing streak between February and March, as Bryant Reeves only played just 25 games due to weight problems and a knee injury.[24][25] Midway through the season, three-point specialist Sam Mack was traded back to his former team, the Houston Rockets in exchange for second-year guard Rodrick Rhodes.[26][27][28] The Grizzlies lost their final seven games, returning to last place in the Midwest Division with a league worst record of 8–42.[29] The Grizzlies' 8 wins marked the lowest amount of victories by a team in a season since the league's inception as the NBA (the 6 wins by the Providence Steamrollers in the 1947–48 season occurred back when the league was named the Basketball Association of America), until the 2011–12 Charlotte Bobcats put up 7 wins in its own lockout-shortened season, and subsequently held the worst record in NBA history since then.

Shareef Abdur-Rahim averaged 23.0 points, 7.5 rebounds and 1.4 steals per game, while Bibby averaged 13.2 points, 6.5 assists and 1.6 steals per game, and was named to the NBA All-Rookie First Team. In addition, Tony Massenburg provided the team with 11.2 points and 6.0 rebounds per game, while Reeves provided with 10.8 points and 5.5 rebounds per game, Lopez contributed 9.3 points per game, Parks averaged 5.5 points and 5.1 rebounds per game, and Michael Smith contributed 7.3 rebounds per game off the bench.[30]

Following the season, Massenburg was traded to the Houston Rockets,[31][32][33] and Smith, Rhodes, and Lee Mayberry were all traded to the Orlando Magic, who then released all three players to free agency, as Smith signed as a free agent with the Washington Wizards.[34]

Draft picks

The Grizzlies' first draft pick was Mike Bibby, which was the second overall pick in the draft.

Round Pick Player Position Nationality College
1 2 Mike Bibby Guard  United States University of Arizona
2 56 J.R. Henderson Forward  United States UCLA

Roster

1998–99 Vancouver Grizzlies roster
Players Coaches
Pos. No. Name Height Weight DOB From
F 3 Abdur-Rahim, Shareef 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 225 lb (102 kg) –– California
G 10 Bibby, Mike 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 195 lb (88 kg) –– Arizona
F/C 32 Chilcutt, Pete 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 230 lb (104 kg) –– North Carolina
G 24 Dehere, Terry 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 190 lb (86 kg) –– Seton Hall
F 52 Henderson, J.R. 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 226 lb (103 kg) –– UCLA
G 13 López, Felipe 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 215 lb (98 kg) –– St. John's
F/C 44 Massenburg, Tony 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 220 lb (100 kg) –– Maryland
G 11 Mayberry, Lee Injured 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 172 lb (78 kg) –– Arkansas
F 40 N'Diaye, Makhtar 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 245 lb (111 kg) –– North Carolina
F/C 1 Parks, Cherokee 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 235 lb (107 kg) –– Duke
C 50 Reeves, Bryant 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 290 lb (132 kg) –– Oklahoma State
G/F 12 Rhodes, Rodrick 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 225 lb (102 kg) –– USC
F 34 Smith, Michael 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 230 lb (104 kg) –– Providence
G 2 West, Doug Injured 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 200 lb (91 kg) –– Villanova
G 6 Wheat, DeJuan 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 165 lb (75 kg) –– Louisville
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (DP) Unsigned draft pick
  • (FA) Free agent
  • (S) Suspended
  • Injured Injured

Roster

Roster Notes

  • Rookie power forward J. R. Henderson holds Japanese and American dual citizenship. He was born in the United States, but played for the Japan national team.

Regular season

Due to the 1998–99 NBA lockout, the NBA would see a shortened schedule for the 1998–99 season, as every team would play 50 games, compared to 82 in a normal season. The Grizzlies began the season with their best start in franchise history, as they had a 3–3 record in their first six games, the latest in a season that the club had a .500 record. Vancouver would fall into a bad streak soon afterward, though, losing sixteen of their next seventeen games, which included a thirteen-game losing streak, to fall out of the playoff picture entirely in a fast pace. Wins would be few and far between for the remainder of the season, as the Grizzlies ended the year with a record of 8–42, which represented a .160 winning percentage, their lowest in team history. Vancouver finished with the worst record in the league for the third time in four seasons. At the time, the Grizzlies finished with the second-lowest win total for a season in NBA history behind the Providence Steamrollers winning only six games during the 1947–48 BAA season. Since then, only the 2011–12 Charlotte Bobcats have provided a worst win total (and worst overall record in NBA history) for a season (which coincidentally also occurred during a lockout-shortened season) than this season's Vancouver Grizzlies team.

Highs

  • On February 16, 1999, Vancouver defeated the Los Angeles Clippers 93–89 in double overtime, to even their record to 3-3, the latest they had ever been .500 in a season. This subsequently became their only road win of the season.
  • On February 23, 1999, Shareef Abdur-Rahim led the Grizzlies with 28 points, stunning the Los Angeles Lakers with a 93–83 victory, recording their first ever victory against the Lakers.
  • Notably, the Grizzlies secured victories over the Los Angeles Clippers on February 10, 1999, the aforementioned February 16, 1999 double-overtime game, and on April 21, 1999. This marked the only head-to-head series of the season where the Grizzlies won that season, let alone had more than one win in, which prevented them from attaining the dubious distinction of the lowest win total in a season.

Lows

  • On February 21, 1999, the Grizzlies lost to their expansion cousins, the Toronto Raptors, 102–87 in the first game played at the Raptors' new arena, the Air Canada Centre.
  • On March 16, 1999, Vancouver lost 87–85 to the Seattle SuperSonics, extending their losing streak to a season-high thirteen games.
  • On May 5, 1999, the Grizzlies lost to the Sacramento Kings 99–95, cementing their status as one of the worst teams in NBA history by only winning 8 games in a single season.

Season standings

Midwest Division
 W L PCT GB Home Road Div
y-San Antonio Spurs 37 13 .740 – 21–4 16–9 17–4
x-Utah Jazz 37 13 .740 – 22–3 15–10 15–3
x-Houston Rockets 31 19 .620 6 19–6 12–13 12–9
x-Minnesota Timberwolves 25 25 .500 12 18–7 7–18 11–9
Dallas Mavericks 19 31 .380 18 15–10 4–21 8–12
Denver Nuggets 14 36 .280 23 12–13 2–23 5–16
Vancouver Grizzlies 8 42 .160 29 7–18 1–24 3–18
#
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 —

Game log

# Date Opponent Score Record Attendance
1 February 7 @ Sacramento Kings 87-109 0-1 17,317
2 February 8 Portland Trail Blazers 76-95 0-2 18,353
3 February 10 Los Angeles Clippers 105-99 1-2 14,818
4 February 11 Indiana Pacers 97-101 1-3 14,914
5 February 14 Dallas Mavericks 96-92 2-3 16,059
6 February 16 @ Los Angeles Clippers 93-89 (2OT) 3-3 9,626
7 February 17 Boston Celtics 129-131 (3OT) 3-4 13,041
8 February 19 @ Minnesota Timberwolves 96-115 3-5 17,907
9 February 21 @ Toronto Raptors 87-102 3-6 19,800
10 February 23 Los Angeles Lakers 93-83 4-6 19,193
11 February 25 Phoenix Suns 86-94 4-7 13,494
12 February 27 Houston Rockets 74-86 4-8 19,193
13 February 28 @ Denver Nuggets 112-116 4-9 9,248
14 March 2 Sacramento Kings 101-111 4-10 13,252
15 March 3 @ Utah Jazz 86-109 4-11 18,556
16 March 4 Minnesota Timberwolves 93-102 4-12 13,329
17 March 6 Houston Rockets 92-107 4-13 19,193
18 March 8 Portland Trail Blazers 73-92 4-14 13,552
19 March 9 @ Golden State Warriors 82-92 4-15 10,043
20 March 11 @ Houston Rockets 91-102 4-16 16,285
21 March 13 @ Dallas Mavericks 74-91 4-17 14,184
22 March 15 @ Denver Nuggets 84-110 4-18 8,251
23 March 16 @ Seattle SuperSonics 85-87 4-19 17,072
24 March 18 Minnesota Timberwolves 86-81 5-19 17,466
25 March 20 San Antonio Spurs 88-92 5-20 19,193
26 March 22 @ Phoenix Suns 84-89 5-21 18,855
27 March 24 Philadelphia 76ers 90-95 (OT) 5-22 16,615
28 March 26 Utah Jazz 80-85 5-23 19,193
29 March 29 @ Los Angeles Lakers 98-116 5-24 17,312
30 March 30 Denver Nuggets 101-87 6-24 15,018
31 April 1 @ San Antonio Spurs 91-103 6-25 16,384
32 April 2 @ Atlanta Hawks 81-84 6-26 8,748
33 April 4 @ Chicago Bulls 87-88 6-27 22,198
34 April 6 @ Portland Trail Blazers 89-98 6-28 18,105
35 April 7 Denver Nuggets 84-87 6-29 17,151
36 April 9 Seattle SuperSonics 98-93 7-29 19,193
37 April 11 Sacramento Kings 88-91 7-30 17,167
38 April 12 @ Utah Jazz 80-98 7-31 19,911
39 April 14 @ Houston Rockets 85-102 7-32 16,285
40 April 16 @ Minnesota Timberwolves 75-89 7-33 18,347
41 April 18 Golden State Warriors 85-90 7-34 17,063
42 April 19 @ Los Angeles Lakers 102-117 7-35 17,505
43 April 21 Los Angeles Clippers 97-94 8-35 15,885
44 April 23 Seattle SuperSonics 84-97 8-36 19,193
45 April 24 @ Los Angeles Clippers 96-105 8-37 13,493
46 April 27 @ Dallas Mavericks 75-84 8-38 12,650
47 April 29 San Antonio Spurs 72-99 8-39 18,848
48 May 1 @ Phoenix Suns 77-107 8-40 19,023
49 May 3 Golden State Warriors 83-91 8-41 17,990
50 May 5 @ Sacramento Kings 95-99 8-42 17,317

Player statistics

Ragular season

Player POS GP GS MP REB AST STL BLK PTS MPG RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
Shareef Abdur-Rahim SF 50 50 2,021 374 172 69 55 1,152 40.4 7.5 3.4 1.4 1.1 23.0
Mike Bibby PG 50 50 1,758 136 325 78 5 662 35.2 2.7 6.5 1.6 .1 13.2
Cherokee Parks C 48 41 1,118 243 36 28 28 266 23.3 5.1 .8 .6 .6 5.5
Michael Smith PF 48 10 1,098 350 48 46 18 230 22.9 7.3 1.0 1.0 .4 4.8
Felipe López SG 47 32 1,218 166 62 49 14 437 25.9 3.5 1.3 1.0 .3 9.3
Pete Chilcutt PF 46 0 697 117 30 22 12 166 15.2 2.5 .7 .5 .3 3.6
DeJuan Wheat PG 46 0 590 45 102 26 2 208 12.8 1.0 2.2 .6 .0 4.5
Tony Massenburg PF 43 35 1,143 257 23 26 39 481 26.6 6.0 .5 .6 .9 11.2
J. R. Sakuragi SF 30 0 331 47 22 9 4 97 11.0 1.6 .7 .3 .1 3.2
Bryant Reeves C 25 14 702 138 37 13 8 271 28.1 5.5 1.5 .5 .3 10.8
Terry Dehere† SG 22 0 271 22 26 5 3 74 12.3 1.0 1.2 .2 .1 3.4
Sam Mack† SF 19 15 577 53 23 20 1 242 30.4 2.8 1.2 1.1 .1 12.7
Doug West SG 14 2 294 25 19 16 7 81 21.0 1.8 1.4 1.1 .5 5.8
Rodrick Rhodes† SG 10 1 123 13 10 4 2 34 12.3 1.3 1.0 .4 .2 3.4
Lee Mayberry PG 9 0 126 3 23 7 0 20 14.0 .3 2.6 .8 .0 2.2
Jason Sasser SF 6 0 39 7 2 2 0 11 6.5 1.2 .3 .3 .0 1.8
Carl Herrera† PF 4 0 42 8 3 0 0 6 10.5 2.0 .8 .0 .0 1.5
Makhtar N'Diaye PF 4 0 27 5 1 0 1 5 6.8 1.3 .3 .0 .3 1.3
  • † Denotes player spent time with another team in the season. Stats reflect time with the Grizzlies only.

Awards and records

Transactions

The Grizzlies signed free agent Cherokee Parks, who spent the 1997–98 season with the Minnesota Timberwolves. Parks averaged 7.1 points in 79 games with Minnesota last season.

The San Antonio Spurs and Grizzlies made a trade, with Vancouver sending Antonio Daniels to the Spurs for Felipe López and Carl Herrera. Lopez was the Spurs' first round draft pick in the 1998 NBA draft.

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