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The '''[[1998–99 NBA season]]''' was the Wizards' 38th season in the [[National Basketball Association]].<ref>[https://www.basketball-reference.com/teams/WAS/1999.html 1998-99 Washington Wizards]</ref> Prior to the start of the season, which was delayed by a lockout and cut to 50 games,<ref>{{cite news | last = Wise | first = Mike | title = BASKETBALL; It's Their Ball, and N.B.A. Owners Call for Lockout | work = The New York Times | date = June 30, 1998 | url = https://www.nytimes.com/1998/06/30/sports/basketball-it-s-their-ball-and-nba-owners-call-for-lockout.html | access-date = January 20, 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite news | last = Heisler | first = Mark | title = NBA Lockout | work = Los Angeles Times | date = June 30, 1998 | url = https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1998-jun-30-sp-65025-story.html | access-date = September 15, 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite news | last = Markowitz | first = Dan | title = With Lockout Over, Players Work Out | work = The New York Times | date = January 24, 1999 | url = https://www.nytimes.com/1999/01/24/nyregion/with-lockout-over-players-work-out.html | accessdate = January 20, 2022}}</ref> the Wizards acquired All-Star guard [[Mitch Richmond]] and [[Otis Thorpe]] from the [[1997–98 Sacramento Kings season|Sacramento Kings]].<ref>{{cite news | last = Press | first = Associated | title = N.B.A.; Webber Traded to Sacramento | work = The New York Times | date = May 15, 1998 | url = https://www.nytimes.com/1998/05/15/sports/nba-webber-traded-to-sacramento.html | access-date = August 13, 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite news | last = Press | first = Associated | title = Webber Dealt to Kings for Richmond, Thorpe | work = Los Angeles Times | date = May 15, 1998 | url = https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1998-may-15-sp-50112-story.html | access-date = July 10, 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite news | last = Wise | first = Mike | title = PRO BASKETBALL; A Scrum for the Title | work = The New York Times | date = February 4, 1999 | url = https://www.nytimes.com/1999/02/04/sports/pro-basketball-a-scrum-for-the-title.html | access-date = June 28, 2022}}</ref> However, after a 4–4 start to the season, the Wizards continued to under achieve playing below .500 for the rest of the season. Head coach [[Bernie Bickerstaff]] was fired after a 13–19 start, and was replaced with assistant [[Jim Brovelli]] midway through the season, and [[Juwan Howard]] only played 36 games due to an ankle injury.<ref>{{cite news | last = Wyche | first = Steve | title = Howard Out for Wizards | work = The Washington Post | date = April 13, 1999 | url = https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/sports/1999/04/13/howard-out-for-wizards/f149a888-891f-445e-b331-9af077470949/ | access-date = June 27, 2022}}</ref> The team posted a 7-game losing streak in April, and lost nine of their final eleven games finishing sixth in the Atlantic Division with a disappointing 18–32 record.<ref>{{cite web|title=1998–99 Washington Wizards Schedule and Results|publisher=Basketball-Reference|url=https://www.basketball-reference.com/teams/WAS/1999_games.html|access-date=July 15, 2021}}</ref>
The '''[[1998–99 NBA season]]''' was the Wizards' 38th season in the [[National Basketball Association]].<ref>[https://www.basketball-reference.com/teams/WAS/1999.html 1998-99 Washington Wizards]</ref> 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 [[NBA salary cap|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 [[1998–99 NBA lockout|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.<ref>{{cite news | last = Wise | first = Mike | title = BASKETBALL; It's Their Ball, and N.B.A. Owners Call for Lockout | work = The New York Times | date = June 30, 1998 | url = https://www.nytimes.com/1998/06/30/sports/basketball-it-s-their-ball-and-nba-owners-call-for-lockout.html | access-date = December 15, 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite news | last = Heisler | first = Mark | title = NBA Lockout | work = Los Angeles Times | date = June 30, 1998 | url = https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1998-jun-30-sp-65025-story.html | access-date = December 15, 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite news | agency = CBS News.com Staff | title = NBA Lockout Begins | work = CBS News | date = June 30, 1998 | url = https://www.cbsnews.com/news/nba-lockout-begins/ | access-date = December 15, 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite news | last = Bembry | first = Jerry | title = Billion-Dollar Question: NBA Facing Long Timeout? Rising Salaries Spur Basketball Owners to Lock Out Players | work = The Baltimore Sun | date = June 30, 1998 | url = https://www.baltimoresun.com/news/bs-xpm-1998-06-30-1998181043-story.html | access-date = May 17, 2023}}</ref><ref>{{cite news | last = Steele | first = David | title = NBA Lockout Now a Certainty | work = SFGate | date = June 30, 1998 | url = https://www.sfgate.com/sports/article/NBA-Lockout-Now-a-Certainty-3002481.php | access-date = December 15, 2022}}</ref> 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.<ref>{{cite news | agency = CBS News.com Staff | title = NBA Cancels All-Star Game | work = CBS News | date = December 8, 1998 | url = https://www.cbsnews.com/news/nba-cancels-all-star-game/ | access-date = December 15, 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite news | last = Wise | first = Mike | title = PRO BASKETBALL; It's Official: N.B.A. Cancels Its All-Star Game | work = The New York Times | date = December 9, 1998 | url = https://www.nytimes.com/1998/12/09/sports/pro-basketball-it-s-official-nba-cancels-its-all-star-game.html | access-date = December 15, 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite news | last = Heisler | first = Mark | title = NBA Dunks All-Star Game | work = Los Angeles Times | date = December 9, 1998 | url = https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1998-dec-09-sp-52104-story.html | access-date = May 17, 2023}}</ref><ref>{{cite news | last = Asher | first = Mark | title = NBA Cancels All-Star Game | newspaper = The Washington Post | date = December 9, 1998 | url = https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/sports/1998/12/09/nba-cancels-all-star-game/3a2b2117-8ddc-404e-9c05-c0807e9d815c/ | access-date = December 15, 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite news | last = Steele | first = David | title = NBA Drops All-Stars -- What's Left?; February Game in Philly Latest Casualty of Lockout | work = SFGate | date = December 9, 1998 | url = https://www.sfgate.com/sports/article/NBA-Drops-All-Stars-What-s-Left-February-2974478.php | access-date = December 15, 2022}}</ref>


However, on January 6, 1999, NBA commissioner [[David Stern]], and NBPA director [[Billy Hunter (basketball)|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.<ref>{{cite news | agency = CBS News.com Staff | title = NBA: Let The Games Begin! | work = CBS News | date = January 6, 1999 | url = https://www.cbsnews.com/news/nba-let-the-games-begin/ | access-date = December 15, 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite news | last = Wise | first = Mike | title = With Little Time on Clock, NBA and Players Settle | work = The New York Times | date = January 7, 1999 | url = https://archive.nytimes.com/www.nytimes.com/library/sports/basketball/010799bkn-labor.html | access-date = May 17, 2023}}</ref><ref>{{cite news | last = Heisler | first = Mark | title = NBA, Players Union Agree to End Lockout | work = Los Angeles Times | date = January 7, 1999 | url = https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1999-jan-07-mn-61155-story.html | access-date = December 15, 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite news | last1 = Justice | first1 = Richard | last2 = Asher | first2 = Mark | title = NBA Labor Dispute Ends After 6 Months | newspaper = The Washington Post | date = January 7, 1999 | url = https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/politics/1999/01/07/nba-labor-dispute-ends-after-6-months/0596d005-df7c-4f19-9f5c-13d9379ec3d3/ | access-date = December 15, 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite news | last = Bembry | first = Jerry | title = Just Beating Buzzer, NBA Unlocks Season; With Only Day Left to Make Deal, Owners, Players Union Agree | work = The Baltimore Sun | date = January 7, 1999 | url = https://www.baltimoresun.com/news/bs-xpm-1999-01-07-9901071029-story.html | access-date = December 15, 2022}}</ref>
Richmond led the team in scoring averaging 19.7 points per game, while Howard averaged 18.9 points and 8.1 rebounds per game, and [[Rod Strickland]] provided the team with 15.7 points and 9.9 assists per game. In addition, Thorpe provided with 11.3 points and 6.8 rebounds per game, while [[Calbert Cheaney]] contributed 7.7 points per game off the bench, and [[Ben Wallace (basketball)|Ben Wallace]] led the team with 8.3 rebounds and 2.0 blocks per game.<ref name="roster">{{cite web|title=1998–99 Washington Wizards Roster and Stats|publisher=Basketball-Reference|url=https://www.basketball-reference.com/teams/WAS/1999.html|access-date=July 15, 2021}}</ref>


Prior to the start of the season, the Wizards acquired All-Star guard [[Mitch Richmond]] and [[Otis Thorpe]] from the [[1997–98 Sacramento Kings season|Sacramento Kings]].<ref>{{cite news | agency = Associated Press | title = N.B.A.; Webber Traded to Sacramento | work = The New York Times | date = May 15, 1998 | url = https://www.nytimes.com/1998/05/15/sports/nba-webber-traded-to-sacramento.html | access-date = August 13, 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite news | agency = Associated Press | title = Webber Dealt to Kings for Richmond, Thorpe | work = Los Angeles Times | date = May 15, 1998 | url = https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1998-may-15-sp-50112-story.html | access-date = July 10, 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite news | last = Bucher | first = Ric | title = Webber Traded to Sacramento | newspaper = The Washington Post | date = May 15, 1998 | url = https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/politics/1998/05/15/webber-traded-to-sacramento/55b294a5-ed9a-41db-8dc0-0623453790ed/ | access-date = November 30, 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite news | last = Bembry | first = Jerry | title = Wizards Trade Webber to Kings; Richmond, Thorpe Add "Stability," "Maturity" | work = The Baltimore Sun | date = May 15, 1998 | url = https://www.baltimoresun.com/news/bs-xpm-1998-05-15-1998135130-story.html | access-date = June 24, 2023}}</ref><ref>{{cite news | last = Wise | first = Mike | title = PRO BASKETBALL; A Scrum for the Title | work = The New York Times | date = February 4, 1999 | url = https://www.nytimes.com/1999/02/04/sports/pro-basketball-a-scrum-for-the-title.html | access-date = June 28, 2022}}</ref> However, after a 4–4 start to the season, the Wizards continued to under achieve playing below .500 for the rest of the season. Head coach [[Bernie Bickerstaff]] was fired after a 13–19 start, and was replaced with assistant [[Jim Brovelli]] as an interim coach,<ref>{{cite news | agency = Associated Press | title = Bickerstaff Fired by Wizards | work = Los Angeles Times | date = April 6, 1999 | url = https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1999-apr-06-sp-24762-story.html | access-date = January 30, 2023}}</ref><ref>{{cite news | last = Wyche | first = Steve | title = Bickerstaff Is Out as Wizards Coach | newspaper = The Washington Post | date = April 6, 1999 | url = https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/sports/wizards/daily/april99/06/bickerstaff06.htm | access-date = November 13, 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite news | agency = | title = Bickerstaff Finished as Coach of Wizards; Assistant Brovelli Named Interim Coach | work = The Baltimore Sun | date = April 6, 1999 | url = https://www.baltimoresun.com/news/bs-xpm-1999-04-06-9904060030-story.html | access-date = May 1, 2023}}</ref> and [[Juwan Howard]] only played 36 games due to an ankle injury.<ref>{{cite news | last = Wyche | first = Steve | title = Howard Out for Wizards | newspaper = The Washington Post | date = April 13, 1999 | url = https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/sports/1999/04/13/howard-out-for-wizards/f149a888-891f-445e-b331-9af077470949/ | access-date = June 27, 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite news | last = Armour | first = Terry | title = Bulls End Misery (for Washington) | work = Chicago Tribune | date = April 17, 1999 | url = https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-xpm-1999-04-17-9904170247-story.html | access-date = January 30, 2023}}</ref><ref>{{cite news | last = Wyche | first = Steve | title = Wizards Lose 6th Straight | newspaper = The Washington Post | date = April 27, 1999 | url = https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/sports/1999/04/27/wizards-lose-6th-straight/9236dc66-86af-4b52-a0c8-c73073ee5a4f/ | access-date = October 3, 2022}}</ref> The team posted a 7-game losing streak in April, and lost nine of their final eleven games finishing sixth in the Atlantic Division with a disappointing 18–32 record.<ref>{{cite web|title=1998–99 Washington Wizards Schedule and Results|publisher=Basketball-Reference|url=https://www.basketball-reference.com/teams/WAS/1999_games.html|access-date=July 15, 2021}}</ref>
Following the season, Thorpe signed as a free agent with the [[1999–2000 Miami Heat season|Miami Heat]],<ref>{{cite news | last = Wise | first = Mike | title = 1999–2000 N.B.A. PREVIEW; The West Is Still the Best | work = The New York Times | date = October 31, 1999 | url = https://www.nytimes.com/1999/10/31/sports/1999-2000-nba-preview-the-west-is-still-the-best.html | access-date = June 25, 2022}}</ref> while Cheaney signed with the [[1999–2000 Boston Celtics season|Boston Celtics]],<ref>{{cite news | last = Press | first = Associated | title = PLUS: PRO BASKETBALL -- BOSTON; Cheaney Headed to the Celtics | work = The New York Times | date = August 8, 1999 | url = https://www.nytimes.com/1999/08/06/sports/plus-pro-basketball-boston-cheaney-headed-to-the-celtics.html | access-date = October 16, 2021}}</ref> Wallace, [[Terry Davis (basketball)|Terry Davis]] and [[Tim Legler]] were all traded to the [[1999–2000 Orlando Magic season|Orlando Magic]],<ref>{{cite news | last = Wyche | first = Steve | title = Wizards Trade Wallace, 3 Others to Magic for Austin | work = The Washington Post | date = August 12, 1999 | url = https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/sports/1999/08/12/wizards-trade-wallace-3-others-to-magic-for-austin/b0a247a1-6d30-4558-b066-a09b6739f1d4/ | access-date = June 8, 2022}}</ref> who then released Davis and Legler to free agency, and Brovelli was fired as head coach.

Richmond led the team in scoring averaging 19.7 points per game, while Howard averaged 18.9 points and 8.1 rebounds per game, and [[Rod Strickland]] provided the team with 15.7 points and 9.9 assists per game. In addition, Thorpe provided with 11.3 points and 6.8 rebounds per game, while [[Calbert Cheaney]] contributed 7.7 points per game off the bench, and [[Ben Wallace (basketball)|Ben Wallace]] led the team with 8.3 rebounds and 2.0 blocks per game.<ref name="roster">{{cite web|title=1998–99 Washington Wizards Roster and Stats|publisher=Basketball-Reference|url=https://www.basketball-reference.com/teams/WAS/1999.html|access-date=July 15, 2021}}</ref>

Following the season, Thorpe signed as a free agent with the [[1999–2000 Miami Heat season|Miami Heat]],<ref>{{cite news | last = Perkins | first = Chris | title = Versatile Thorpe a Top Target on Free-Agent List | work = Sun Sentinel | date = July 15, 1999 | url = https://www.sun-sentinel.com/news/fl-xpm-1999-07-15-9907150126-story.html | access-date = October 12, 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite news | agency = Associated Press | title = Thorpe Signs with Heat | work = CBS News | date = August 5, 1999 | url = https://www.cbsnews.com/news/thorpe-signs-with-heat/ | access-date = July 4, 2023}}</ref><ref>{{cite news | last = Wise | first = Mike | title = 1999–2000 N.B.A. PREVIEW; The West Is Still the Best | work = The New York Times | date = October 31, 1999 | url = https://www.nytimes.com/1999/10/31/sports/1999-2000-nba-preview-the-west-is-still-the-best.html | access-date = June 25, 2022}}</ref> while Cheaney signed with the [[1999–2000 Boston Celtics season|Boston Celtics]],<ref>{{cite news | agency = Associated Press | title = PLUS: PRO BASKETBALL -- BOSTON; Cheaney Headed to the Celtics | work = The New York Times | date = August 6, 1999 | url = https://www.nytimes.com/1999/08/06/sports/plus-pro-basketball-boston-cheaney-headed-to-the-celtics.html | access-date = October 16, 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite news | agency = Associated Press | title = Magic's Gone, So Hardaway Traded | work = Los Angeles Times | date = August 6, 1999 | url = https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1999-aug-06-sp-63195-story.html | access-date = July 4, 2023}}</ref><ref>{{cite news | last = Wyche | first = Steve | title = Wizards Lose Cheaney to the Celtics | newspaper = The Washington Post | date = August 6, 1999 | url = https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/sports/1999/08/06/wizards-lose-cheaney-to-the-celtics/b484a9ec-4270-40c2-a269-86ec76b3cd64/ | access-date = October 3, 2022}}</ref> Wallace, [[Terry Davis (basketball)|Terry Davis]] and [[Tim Legler]] were all traded to the [[1999–2000 Orlando Magic season|Orlando Magic]],<ref>{{cite news | agency = Associated Press | title = PLUS: N.B.A. -- ORLANDO; Austin Traded to the Wizards | work = The New York Times | date = August 12, 1999 | url = https://www.nytimes.com/1999/08/12/sports/plus-nba-orlando-austin-traded-to-the-wizards.html | access-date = October 17, 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite news | agency = Staff and Wire Reports | title = The Orlando Magic, Undergoing a Massive Overhaul... | work = Los Angeles Times | date = August 12, 1999 | url = https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1999-aug-12-sp-65066-story.html | access-date = July 3, 2023}}</ref><ref>{{cite news | last = Wyche | first = Steve | title = Wizards Trade Wallace, 3 Others to Magic for Austin | newspaper = The Washington Post | date = August 12, 1999 | url = https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/sports/1999/08/12/wizards-trade-wallace-3-others-to-magic-for-austin/b0a247a1-6d30-4558-b066-a09b6739f1d4/ | access-date = June 8, 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite news | agency = Associated Press | title = Magic Continue Overhaul by Trading Austin to Wizards; Pippen Reportedly Asks to Be Traded to the Lakers | work = Deseret News | date = August 12, 1999 | url = https://www.deseret.com/1999/8/12/19460245/magic-continue-overhaul-by-trading-austin-to-wizards-br-pippen-reportedly-asks-to-be-traded-to-the-l | access-date = May 2, 2023}}</ref> who then released Davis and Legler to free agency, and Brovelli was fired as head coach.<ref>{{cite news | last = Wyche | first = Steve | title = Wizards See Future Success in Heard | newspaper = The Washington Post | date = June 17, 1999 | url = https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/sports/1999/06/17/wizards-see-future-success-in-heard/215dcc8c-aa48-4f0f-8442-15b454af63e7/ | access-date = November 17, 2022}}</ref>


==Draft picks==
==Draft picks==
{{main|1998 NBA Draft}}
{{main|1998 NBA draft}}


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===Roster Notes===
===Roster Notes===
* Center [[Lorenzo Williams (basketball, born 1969)|Lorenzo Williams]] missed the entire season due to stress fractures in both feet.<ref>{{cite news | last = Asher | first = Mark | title = Wizards' Williams to Have Knee Surgery | newspaper = The Washington Post | date = September 10, 1999 | url = https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/sports/1999/09/10/wizards-williams-to-have-knee-surgery/658e3080-40dd-4db0-b036-013c755b1e64/ | access-date = May 1, 2023}}</ref><ref>{{cite news | last = Wyche | first = Steve | title = Wizards Release Oft-Hurt Williams | newspaper = The Washington Post | date = October 28, 2000 | url = https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/sports/2000/10/28/wizards-release-oft-hurt-williams/ef83e5fe-cb04-45bf-a928-e49486d698ae/ | access-date = May 1, 2023}}</ref>
* Center [[Lorenzo Williams (basketball, born 1969)|Lorenzo Williams]] missed the entire season due to a foot fractures injury.


==Regular season==
==Regular season==
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===Regular season===
'''NOTE:''' Please write the players statistics in alphabetical order by last name.
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| style="text-align:left;"|{{sortname|Calbert|Cheaney}}
! style="background:#004874; color:#BA8545" width="6%" | GS
| 50 || 18 || 25.3 || .414 || .216 || .493 || 2.8 || 1.5 || .8 || .3 || 7.7
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| style="text-align:left;"|{{sortname|John|Coker|dab=basketball}}
! style="background:#004874; color:#BA8545" width="6%" | 3FG%
| 14 || 0 || 7.0 || .419 || || .833 || 1.6 || .0 || .1 || .1 || 2.2
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! style="background:#004874; color:#BA8545" width="6%" | RPG
| style="text-align:left;"|{{sortname|Terry|Davis|dab=basketball}}
! style="background:#004874; color:#BA8545" width="6%" | APG
| 37 || 34 || 15.6 || .533 || || .737 || 3.8 || .3 || .3 || .1 || 3.4
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! style="background:#004874; color:#BA8545" width="6%" | BPG
| style="text-align:left;"|{{sortname|Juwan|Howard}}
! style="background:#004874; color:#BA8545" width="6%" | PPG
| 36 || 36 || 39.7 || .474 || .000 || .753 || 8.1 || 3.0 || 1.2 || .4 || 18.9
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| style="text-align:left;"|{{sortname|Randell|Jackson}}
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| 27 || 8 || 10.0 || .426 || .143 || .656 || 2.0 || .3 || .1 || .4 || 4.2
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| style="text-align:left;"|{{sortname|Tim|Legler}}
| 30 || 0 || 12.6 || .443 || .400 || .500 || 1.3 || .7 || .1 || .1 || 4.0
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| style="text-align:left;"|{{sortname|Jeff|McInnis}}
| 35 || 6 || 12.2 || .373 || .257 || .750 || .6 || 2.1 || .5 || .0 || 3.7
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| style="text-align:left;"|{{sortname|Tracy|Murray}}
| 36 || 0 || 18.1 || .350 || .320 || .810 || 2.3 || .8 || .6 || .2 || 6.5
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| style="text-align:left;"|{{sortname|Mitch|Richmond}}
| 50 || 50 || 38.2 || .412 || .317 || .857 || 3.4 || 2.4 || 1.3 || .2 || 19.7
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| style="text-align:left;"|{{sortname|Rod|Strickland}}
| 44 || 43 || 37.1 || .416 || .286 || .746 || 4.8 || 9.9 || 1.7 || .1 || 15.7
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| style="text-align:left;"|{{sortname|Otis|Thorpe}}
| 49 || 38 || 31.4 || .545 || .000 || .698 || 6.8 || 2.1 || .9 || .4 || 11.3
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| style="text-align:left;"|{{sortname|Ben|Wallace|dab=basketball}}
| 46 || 16 || 26.8 || .578 || || .356 || 8.3 || .4 || 1.1 || 2.0 || 6.0
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| style="text-align:left;"|{{sortname|Jahidi|White}}
| 20 || 0 || 9.6 || .531 || || .429 || 2.9 || .1 || .2 || .6 || 2.5
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| style="text-align:left;"|{{sortname|Chris|Whitney}}
| 39 || 1 || 11.3 || .410 || .337 || .871 || 1.2 || 1.8 || .5 || .1 || 4.8
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Latest revision as of 16:31, 13 August 2024

1998–99 Washington Wizards season
Head coachBernie Bickerstaff
Jim Brovelli
ArenaMCI Center
Results
Record18–32 (.360)
PlaceDivision: 6th (Atlantic)
Conference: 13th (Eastern)
Playoff finishDid not qualify

Stats at Basketball-Reference.com
Local media
TelevisionWBDC
Home Team Sports
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The 1998–99 NBA season was the Wizards' 38th 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]

Prior to the start of the season, the Wizards acquired All-Star guard Mitch Richmond and Otis Thorpe from the Sacramento Kings.[17][18][19][20][21] However, after a 4–4 start to the season, the Wizards continued to under achieve playing below .500 for the rest of the season. Head coach Bernie Bickerstaff was fired after a 13–19 start, and was replaced with assistant Jim Brovelli as an interim coach,[22][23][24] and Juwan Howard only played 36 games due to an ankle injury.[25][26][27] The team posted a 7-game losing streak in April, and lost nine of their final eleven games finishing sixth in the Atlantic Division with a disappointing 18–32 record.[28]

Richmond led the team in scoring averaging 19.7 points per game, while Howard averaged 18.9 points and 8.1 rebounds per game, and Rod Strickland provided the team with 15.7 points and 9.9 assists per game. In addition, Thorpe provided with 11.3 points and 6.8 rebounds per game, while Calbert Cheaney contributed 7.7 points per game off the bench, and Ben Wallace led the team with 8.3 rebounds and 2.0 blocks per game.[29]

Following the season, Thorpe signed as a free agent with the Miami Heat,[30][31][32] while Cheaney signed with the Boston Celtics,[33][34][35] Wallace, Terry Davis and Tim Legler were all traded to the Orlando Magic,[36][37][38][39] who then released Davis and Legler to free agency, and Brovelli was fired as head coach.[40]

Draft picks

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Round Pick Player Position Nationality College
2 43 Jahidi White PF/C  United States Georgetown

Roster

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1998–99 Washington Wizards roster
Players Coaches
Pos. No. Name Height Weight DOB From
F 42 Bohannon, Etdrick 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 220 lb (100 kg) –– Auburn Montgomery
G/F 40 Cheaney, Calbert 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 209 lb (95 kg) –– Indiana
C 51 Coker, John 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 253 lb (115 kg) –– Boise State
C 52 Davis, Terry Injured 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 225 lb (102 kg) –– Virginia Union
F 5 Howard, Juwan Injured 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 240 lb (109 kg) –– Michigan
F 50 Jackson, Randell 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 215 lb (98 kg) –– Florida State
G 23 Legler, Tim 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 200 lb (91 kg) –– La Salle
G 10 McInnis, Jeff 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 179 lb (81 kg) –– North Carolina
F 35 Murray, Tracy 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 225 lb (102 kg) –– UCLA
G 2 Richmond, Mitch 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 215 lb (98 kg) –– Kansas State
G 1 Strickland, Rod 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 175 lb (79 kg) –– DePaul
F/C 33 Thorpe, Otis 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 225 lb (102 kg) –– Providence
C 30 Wallace, Ben 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 240 lb (109 kg) –– Virginia Union
F/C 55 White, Jahidi 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 290 lb (132 kg) –– Georgetown
G 12 Whitney, Chris 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 168 lb (76 kg) –– Clemson
F/C 43 Williams, Lorenzo Injured (IN) 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 200 lb (91 kg) –– Stetson
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

Legend
  • (DP) Unsigned draft pick
  • (FA) Free agent
  • (S) Suspended
  • (IN) Inactive
  • Injured Injured

Roster

Roster Notes

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Regular season

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Season standings

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Atlantic DivisionWLPCTGBHomeRoadDivGP
c-Miami Heat3317.66018‍–‍715‍–‍1012–850
x-Orlando Magic3317.66021‍–‍412‍–‍1312–650
x-Philadelphia 76ers2822.5605.017‍–‍811‍–‍149–1050
x-New York Knicks2723.5406.019‍–‍68‍–‍1712–850
Boston Celtics1931.38014.010‍–‍159‍–‍1610–950
Washington Wizards1832.36015.013‍–‍125‍–‍206–1350
New Jersey Nets1634.32017.012‍–‍134‍–‍216–1350
Eastern Conference
#TeamWLPCTGBGP
1c-Miami Heat *3317.66050
2y-Indiana Pacers *3317.66050
3x-Orlando Magic3317.66050
4x-Atlanta Hawks3119.6202.050
5x-Detroit Pistons2921.5804.050
6x-Philadelphia 76ers2822.5605.050
7x-Milwaukee Bucks2822.5605.050
8x-New York Knicks2723.5406.050
9Charlotte Hornets2624.5207.050
10Toronto Raptors2327.46010.050
11Cleveland Cavaliers2228.44011.050
12Boston Celtics1931.38014.050
13Washington Wizards1832.36015.050
14New Jersey Nets1634.32017.050
15Chicago Bulls1337.26020.050
z - clinched division title
y - clinched division title
x - clinched playoff spot

Record vs. opponents

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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

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Player statistics

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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

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Washington Wizards statistics
Player GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
Etdrick Bohannon 2 0 2.0 .0 .0 .0 .0 .0
Calbert Cheaney 50 18 25.3 .414 .216 .493 2.8 1.5 .8 .3 7.7
John Coker 14 0 7.0 .419 .833 1.6 .0 .1 .1 2.2
Terry Davis 37 34 15.6 .533 .737 3.8 .3 .3 .1 3.4
Juwan Howard 36 36 39.7 .474 .000 .753 8.1 3.0 1.2 .4 18.9
Randell Jackson 27 8 10.0 .426 .143 .656 2.0 .3 .1 .4 4.2
Tim Legler 30 0 12.6 .443 .400 .500 1.3 .7 .1 .1 4.0
Jeff McInnis 35 6 12.2 .373 .257 .750 .6 2.1 .5 .0 3.7
Tracy Murray 36 0 18.1 .350 .320 .810 2.3 .8 .6 .2 6.5
Mitch Richmond 50 50 38.2 .412 .317 .857 3.4 2.4 1.3 .2 19.7
Rod Strickland 44 43 37.1 .416 .286 .746 4.8 9.9 1.7 .1 15.7
Otis Thorpe 49 38 31.4 .545 .000 .698 6.8 2.1 .9 .4 11.3
Ben Wallace 46 16 26.8 .578 .356 8.3 .4 1.1 2.0 6.0
Jahidi White 20 0 9.6 .531 .429 2.9 .1 .2 .6 2.5
Chris Whitney 39 1 11.3 .410 .337 .871 1.2 1.8 .5 .1 4.8

Awards and records

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Transactions

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References

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See also

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