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1998–99 Philadelphia 76ers season
1998–99 Philadelphia 76ers season
Head coach	Larry Brown
General manager	Billy King
Owners	Comcast Spectacor
Arena	First Union Center
Results
Record	28–22 (.560)
Place	Division: 3rd (Atlantic); Conference: 6th (Eastern)
Playoff finish	Conference Semifinals; (Lost to Pacers 0–4)
	Stats at Basketball-Reference.com
Local media
Television	WPSG; CSN Philadelphia;
Radio	WIP
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The 1998–99 NBA season was the 76ers 50th season in the National Basketball Association, and 36th season in Philadelphia.^[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] Due to the lockout, the NBA All-Star Game, which was scheduled to be played in Philadelphia on February 14, 1999, was also cancelled.^[6]^[7]^[8]^[9] 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.^[10]^[11]^[12]^[13]

The Sixers had the eighth pick in the 1998 NBA draft, and selected Larry Hughes out of Saint Louis University.^[14]^[15]^[16]^[17] In the off-season, the Sixers signed free agents Matt Geiger,^[18]^[19] George Lynch,^[20] and Harvey Grant,^[21] and later on re-signed former 76ers forward Rick Mahorn in late February.^[22]^[23] At midseason, they traded second-year forward Tim Thomas and Scott Williams to the Milwaukee Bucks in exchange for Tyrone Hill.^[24]^[25]^[26] The Sixers won six straight games after a 4–5 start, and had their first winning month in five years winning 8 of 13 games in February, on their way to making the playoffs for the first time in eight years with a 28–22 record, third in the Atlantic Division.^[27]

Allen Iverson led the league in scoring averaging 26.8 points, and contributed 4.6 assists and 2.3 steals per game, and was selected to the All-NBA First Team. In addition, Geiger averaged 13.5 points and 7.2 rebounds per game, while Theo Ratliff provided the team with 11.2 points, 8.1 rebounds and 3.0 blocks per game, and was named to the NBA All-Defensive Second Team, and Hughes contributed 9.1 points per game off the bench. Eric Snow provided with 8.6 points, 6.3 assists and 2.1 steals per game, and Lynch averaged 8.3 points, 6.5 rebounds and 2.0 steals per game.^[28] Iverson also finished in fourth place in Most Valuable Player voting,^[29] while Snow finished in second place in Most Improved Player voting,^[30]^[31] and head coach Larry Brown finished in second place in Coach of the Year voting.^[32]

In the Eastern Conference First Round of the playoffs, and Iverson's first ever playoff appearance, the Sixers defeated the 3rd–seeded Orlando Magic in four games,^[33]^[34]^[35]^[36] in which Iverson recorded a playoff career-high of ten steals in a 97–85 Game 3 home win over the Magic.^[37]^[38]^[39] However, the Sixers were swept in the Eastern Conference Semi-finals by the Indiana Pacers in four straight games.^[40]^[41]^[42]^[43]

Following the season, Grant was traded to the Orlando Magic, but was released to free agency,^[44]^[45] and Mahorn retired after playing in his second stint with the Sixers.

Offseason

Draft picks

Round	Pick	Player	Position	Nationality	College
1	8	Larry Hughes	SG	United States	Saint Louis University
2	37	Casey Shaw	C	United States	University of Toledo

Roster

1998–99 Philadelphia 76ers roster

Players

Coaches

Pos.	No.	Name	Height	Weight	DOB	From
C	52	Geiger, Matt	7 ft 0 in (2.13 m)	243 lb (110 kg)	1969–09–10	Georgia Tech
F	44	Grant, Harvey	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	1965–07–04	Oklahoma
F	40	Hill, Tyrone	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	240 lb (109 kg)	1968–03–19	Xavier
F	25	Honeycutt, Jerald	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	245 lb (111 kg)	1974–10–20	Tulane
G	21	Hughes, Larry	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	184 lb (83 kg)	1979–01–23	Saint Louis
G	3	Iverson, Allen (C)	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	165 lb (75 kg)	1975–06–07	Georgetown
F	9	Lynch, George	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	218 lb (99 kg)	1970–09–03	North Carolina
F/C	4	Mahorn, Rick	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	240 lb (109 kg)	1958–09–21	Hampton
G/F	8	McKie, Aaron	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	209 lb (95 kg)	1972–10–02	Temple
F/C	14	Mohammed, Nazr	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	221 lb (100 kg)	1977–09–05	Kentucky
G	11	Overton, Doug	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	1969–08–03	La Salle
G	12	Parker, Anthony	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	1975–06–19	Bradley
F/C	42	Ratliff, Theo	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	225 lb (102 kg)	1973–04–17	Wyoming
C	30	Shaw, Casey	6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)	230 lb (104 kg)	1975–07–20	Toledo
G	20	Snow, Eric	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	1973–04–24	Michigan State

Head coach

Larry Brown

Assistant coach(es)

Legend

(DP) Unsigned draft pick
(FA) Free agent
(S) Suspended
Injured

Roster
Last transaction: April 16, 1999

Regular season

Season standings

Atlantic Division	W	L	PCT	GB	Home	Road	Div	GP
c-Miami Heat	33	17	.660	–	18‍–‍7	15‍–‍10	12–8	50
x-Orlando Magic	33	17	.660	–	21‍–‍4	12‍–‍13	12–6	50
x-Philadelphia 76ers	28	22	.560	5.0	17‍–‍8	11‍–‍14	9–10	50
x-New York Knicks	27	23	.540	6.0	19‍–‍6	8‍–‍17	12–8	50
Boston Celtics	19	31	.380	14.0	10‍–‍15	9‍–‍16	10–9	50
Washington Wizards	18	32	.360	15.0	13‍–‍12	5‍–‍20	6–13	50
New Jersey Nets	16	34	.320	17.0	12‍–‍13	4‍–‍21	6–13	50

Eastern Conference
#	Team	W	L	PCT	GB	GP
1	c-Miami Heat *	33	17	.660	–	50
2	y-Indiana Pacers *	33	17	.660	–	50
3	x-Orlando Magic	33	17	.660	–	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	—

Playoffs

1999 playoff game log

First Round: 3–1 (home: 2–0; road: 1–1)

Game	Date	Team	Score	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Location Attendance	Series
1	May 9	@ Orlando	W 104–90	Allen Iverson (30)	George Lynch (12)	Allen Iverson (7)	Orlando Arena 15,267	1–0
2	May 11	@ Orlando	L 68–79	Allen Iverson (13)	Theo Ratliff (8)	George Lynch (6)	Orlando Arena 16,345	1–1
3	May 13	Orlando	W 97–85	Allen Iverson (33)	Tyrone Hill (9)	Eric Snow (8)	First Union Center 20,874	2–1
4	May 15	Orlando	W 101–91	Allen Iverson (37)	George Lynch (10)	Allen Iverson (9)	First Union Center 20,550	3–1

Conference Semifinals: 0–4 (home: 0–2; road: 0–2)

Game	Date	Team	Score	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Location Attendance	Series
1	May 17	@ Indiana	L 90–94	Allen Iverson (35)	Matt Geiger (11)	Eric Snow (10)	Market Square Arena 16,723	0–1
2	May 19	@ Indiana	L 82–85	Allen Iverson (23)	Theo Ratliff (12)	Eric Snow (6)	Market Square Arena 16,795	0–2
3	May 21	Indiana	L 86–97	Allen Iverson (32)	Tyrone Hill (12)	Eric Snow (9)	First Union Center 20,930	0–3
4	May 23	Indiana	L 86–89	Allen Iverson (25)	Matt Geiger (13)	Eric Snow (7)	First Union Center 20,844	0–4

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

NOTE: Please write the players statistics in alphabetical order by last name.

Season

Player	GP	GS	MPG	FG%	3FG%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG

Playoffs

Player	GP	GS	MPG	FG%	3FG%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG

Awards and records

Transactions

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 The '''[[1998–99 NBA season]]''' was the 76ers 50th season in the [[National Basketball Association]], and 36th season in [[Philadelphia]].<ref>[https://www.basketball-reference.com/teams/PHI/1999.html 1998-99 Philadelphia 76ers]</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 = 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|Philadelphia]] 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 = 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 = 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>
-The Sixers had the eighth pick in the [[1998 NBA draft]], and selected [[Larry Hughes]] out of [[Saint Louis University]].<ref>{{cite news | last = Wise | first = Mike | title = PRO BASKETBALL; 7 Feet 1 Inch of Potential at No. 1 | work = The New York Times | date = June 25, 1998 | url = https://www.nytimes.com/1998/06/25/sports/pro-basketball-7-feet-1-inch-of-potential-at-no-1.html | access-date = July 25, 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite news | agency = Associated Press | title = Olowokandi Is the Center of Attention | work = Los Angeles Times | date = June 25, 1998 | url = https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1998-jun-25-sp-63550-story.html | access-date = October 18, 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite news | last =  | first =  | title = 1998 NBA Draft Selections | work = Deseret News | date = June 25, 1998 | url = https://www.deseret.com/1998/6/25/19387811/1998-nba-draft-selections | access-date = December 1, 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite news | title = 1998 NBA Draft | work = Basketball-Reference | date =  | url = https://www.basketball-reference.com/draft/NBA_1998.html | access-date = December 1, 2022}}</ref> In the off-season, the Sixers signed free agents [[Matt Geiger]],<ref>{{cite news | last = Adande | first = J.A. | title = Geiger Counter Is Off | work = Los Angeles Times | date = January 30, 1999 | url = https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1999-jan-30-sp-3123-story.html | access-date = October 3, 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite news | last = Long | first = Ernie | title = Sixers Hope to Get More Out of Benjamin Than His Number | work = The Morning Call | date = January 30, 1999 | url = https://www.mcall.com/news/mc-xpm-1999-01-30-3240859-story.html | access-date = October 18, 2022}}</ref> [[George Lynch (basketball)|George Lynch]],<ref>{{cite news | agency = Associated Press | title = 76ers Add Plenty of New Faces | work = Pocono Record | date = January 22, 1999 | url = https://www.poconorecord.com/story/sports/pro/1999/01/22/76ers-add-plenty-new-faces/51096519007/ | access-date = October 10, 2022}}</ref> and [[Harvey Grant]],<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> and later on re-signing former 76ers forward [[Rick Mahorn]] in late February.<ref>{{cite news | title = Sixers Sign Rick Mahorn | work = CBS News | date = February 24, 1999 | url = https://www.cbsnews.com/news/sixers-sign-rick-mahorn/ | access-date = October 14, 2021}}</ref> At midseason, they traded second-year forward [[Tim Thomas (basketball)|Tim Thomas]] and [[Scott Williams (basketball)|Scott Williams]] to the [[1998–99 Milwaukee Bucks season|Milwaukee Bucks]] in exchange for [[Tyrone Hill]].<ref>{{cite news | agency = Associated Press | title = Marbury Traded to Nets; Timberwolves Get Brandon | work = Los Angeles Times | date = March 12, 1999 | url = https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1999-mar-12-sp-16542-story.html | access-date = September 30, 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite news | agency =  | title = Marbury Heads Home | work = Deseret News | date = March 12, 1999 | url = https://www.deseret.com/1999/3/12/19433978/marbury-heads-home | access-date = January 9, 2023}}</ref><ref>{{cite news | last = Long | first = Ernie | title = Wow! Did 76ers Really Deal Thomas? | work = The Morning Call | date = March 15, 1999 | url = https://www.mcall.com/news/mc-xpm-1999-03-15-3234584-story,amp.html | access-date = July 19, 2021}}</ref> The Sixers won six straight games after a 4–5 start, and had their first winning month in five years winning 8 of 13 games in February, on their way to making the playoffs for the first time in eight years with a 28–22 record, third in the Atlantic Division.<ref name="results">{{cite web|title=1998–99 Philadelphia 76ers Schedule and Results|publisher=Basketball-Reference|url=https://www.basketball-reference.com/teams/PHI/1999_games.html|access-date=June 23, 2021}}</ref>
+The Sixers had the eighth pick in the [[1998 NBA draft]], and selected [[Larry Hughes]] out of [[Saint Louis University]].<ref>{{cite news | last = Wise | first = Mike | title = PRO BASKETBALL; 7 Feet 1 Inch of Potential at No. 1 | work = The New York Times | date = June 25, 1998 | url = https://www.nytimes.com/1998/06/25/sports/pro-basketball-7-feet-1-inch-of-potential-at-no-1.html | access-date = July 25, 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite news | agency = Associated Press | title = Olowokandi Is the Center of Attention | work = Los Angeles Times | date = June 25, 1998 | url = https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1998-jun-25-sp-63550-story.html | access-date = October 18, 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite news | last =  | first =  | title = 1998 NBA Draft Selections | work = Deseret News | date = June 25, 1998 | url = https://www.deseret.com/1998/6/25/19387811/1998-nba-draft-selections | access-date = December 1, 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite news | title = 1998 NBA Draft | work = Basketball-Reference | date =  | url = https://www.basketball-reference.com/draft/NBA_1998.html | access-date = December 1, 2022}}</ref> In the off-season, the Sixers signed free agents [[Matt Geiger]],<ref>{{cite news | last = Adande | first = J.A. | title = Geiger Counter Is Off | work = Los Angeles Times | date = January 30, 1999 | url = https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1999-jan-30-sp-3123-story.html | access-date = October 3, 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite news | last = Long | first = Ernie | title = Sixers Hope to Get More Out of Benjamin Than His Number | work = The Morning Call | date = January 30, 1999 | url = https://www.mcall.com/news/mc-xpm-1999-01-30-3240859-story.html | access-date = October 18, 2022}}</ref> [[George Lynch (basketball)|George Lynch]],<ref>{{cite news | agency = Associated Press | title = 76ers Add Plenty of New Faces | work = Pocono Record | date = January 22, 1999 | url = https://www.poconorecord.com/story/sports/pro/1999/01/22/76ers-add-plenty-new-faces/51096519007/ | access-date = October 10, 2022}}</ref> and [[Harvey Grant]],<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> and later on re-signed former 76ers forward [[Rick Mahorn]] in late February.<ref>{{cite news | agency = CBS News.com Staff | title = Sixers Sign Rick Mahorn | work = CBS News | date = February 24, 1999 | url = https://www.cbsnews.com/news/sixers-sign-rick-mahorn/ | access-date = October 14, 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite news | last =  | first =  | title = Transactions | work = The New York Times | date = February 25, 1999 | url = https://www.nytimes.com/1999/02/25/sports/transactions-516554.html | access-date = April 6, 2023}}</ref> At midseason, they traded second-year forward [[Tim Thomas (basketball)|Tim Thomas]] and [[Scott Williams (basketball)|Scott Williams]] to the [[1998–99 Milwaukee Bucks season|Milwaukee Bucks]] in exchange for [[Tyrone Hill]].<ref>{{cite news | agency = Associated Press | title = Marbury Traded to Nets; Timberwolves Get Brandon | work = Los Angeles Times | date = March 12, 1999 | url = https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1999-mar-12-sp-16542-story.html | access-date = September 30, 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite news | agency =  | title = Marbury Heads Home | work = Deseret News | date = March 12, 1999 | url = https://www.deseret.com/1999/3/12/19433978/marbury-heads-home | access-date = January 9, 2023}}</ref><ref>{{cite news | last = Long | first = Ernie | title = Wow! Did 76ers Really Deal Thomas? | work = The Morning Call | date = March 15, 1999 | url = https://www.mcall.com/news/mc-xpm-1999-03-15-3234584-story,amp.html | access-date = July 19, 2021}}</ref> The Sixers won six straight games after a 4–5 start, and had their first winning month in five years winning 8 of 13 games in February, on their way to making the playoffs for the first time in eight years with a 28–22 record, third in the Atlantic Division.<ref name="results">{{cite web|title=1998–99 Philadelphia 76ers Schedule and Results|publisher=Basketball-Reference|url=https://www.basketball-reference.com/teams/PHI/1999_games.html|access-date=June 23, 2021}}</ref>
 [[Allen Iverson]] led the league in scoring averaging 26.8 points, and contributed 4.6 assists and 2.3 steals per game, and was selected to the [[All-NBA First Team]]. In addition, Geiger averaged 13.5 points and 7.2 rebounds per game, while [[Theo Ratliff]] provided the team with 11.2 points, 8.1 rebounds and 3.0 blocks per game, and was named to the NBA All-Defensive Second Team, and Hughes contributed 9.1 points per game off the bench. [[Eric Snow]] provided with 8.6 points, 6.3 assists and 2.1 steals per game, and Lynch averaged 8.3 points, 6.5 rebounds and 2.0 steals per game.<ref name="roster">{{cite web|title=1998–99 Philadelphia 76ers Roster and Stats|publisher=Basketball-Reference|url=https://www.basketball-reference.com/teams/PHI/1999.html|access-date=June 23, 2021}}</ref> Iverson also finished in fourth place in [[NBA Most Valuable Player Award|Most Valuable Player]] voting,<ref>{{cite news | last =  | first =  | title = Malone MVP for Second Time | work = Los Angeles Times | date = June 4, 1999 | url = https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1999-jun-04-sp-44217-story.html | access-date = July 13, 2022}}</ref> while Snow finished in second place in [[NBA Most Improved Player Award|Most Improved Player]] voting,<ref>{{cite news | agency = Associated Press | title = Armstrong Wins Most Improved | work = CBS News | date = May 10, 1999 | url = https://www.cbsnews.com/news/armstrong-wins-most-improved/ | access-date = September 30, 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite news | title = 1998–99 NBA Awards Voting | work = Basketball-Reference | date =  | url = https://www.basketball-reference.com/awards/awards_1999.html | access-date = January 2, 2022}}</ref> and head coach [[Larry Brown (basketball)|Larry Brown]] finished in second place in [[NBA Coach of the Year Award|Coach of the Year]] voting.<ref>{{cite news | agency = Associated Press | title = Dunleavy Honored as Top Coach | work = Los Angeles Times | date = May 22, 1999 | url = https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1999-may-22-sp-39915-story.html | access-date = November 14, 2022}}</ref>

v t e Philadelphia 76ers
Founded in 1946 Formerly the Syracuse Nationals (1946–1963) Based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Franchise	History All-time roster Draft history Head coaches Seasons Current season
Arenas	State Fair Coliseum Onondaga County War Memorial Convention Hall Philadelphia Arena Spectrum Wells Fargo Center 76 Place at Market East (proposed)
Personnel	Owner(s) Josh Harris and David Blitzer (Harris Blitzer Sports & Entertainment) President Daryl Morey General manager Elton Brand Head coach Nick Nurse
G League affiliate	Delaware Blue Coats
Retired numbers	2 3 4 6 10 13 15 24 32 34 MIC
NBA championships	1955 1967 1983
Rivalries	Boston Celtics
Culture and lore	Allen Iverson "Fo', fo', fo'" Wilt the Stilt Dr. J The Boston Strangler Dave Zinkoff "Havlicek stole the ball" Curse of Billy Penn Hip Hop Rights to Ricky Sanchez Pat Croce Philadelphia Sports Hall of Fame Sir Charles The Kangaroo Kid Harvey Pollack Bill Campbell Marc Zumoff Kate Scott Nine and 73-ers Comcast Spectacor Sixers Post Game Live Alan Horwitz Pattison station South Philadelphia Sports Complex Hustle
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