1998–99 Dallas Mavericks season

The 1998–99 NBA season was the Mavericks' 19th season in the National Basketball Association.[1] In the 1998 NBA draft, the Mavericks selected Robert Traylor from the University of Michigan with the sixth pick, but soon traded him to the Milwaukee Bucks for top draft pick, and German basketball star Dirk Nowitzki.[2] In the off-season, the team acquired point guard Steve Nash from the Phoenix Suns,[3] signed free agents Gary Trent and Hot Rod Williams, and released Khalid Reeves to free agency later on during the regular season. In a season shortened by a lockout to 50 games, the young Mavericks still struggled losing eight of their first nine games, but began to show promise by posting their first winning record at home in nine years at 15–10. However, with Cedric Ceballos only playing just 13 games due to a wrist injury, they were still a mile away from the playoffs as they finished fifth in the Midwest Division with a 19–31 record.[4]

1998–99 Dallas Mavericks season
Head coachDon Nelson
General managerDon Nelson
Owner(s)Ross Perot Jr.
ArenaReunion Arena
Results
Record19–31 (.380)
PlaceDivision: 5th (Midwest)
Conference: 11th (Western)
Playoff finishDid not qualify
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com
Local media
TelevisionKXTX-TV
Fox Sports Southwest
(Jim Durham, Bob Ortegel)
RadioWBAP

Michael Finley led the team in scoring averaging 20.2 points per game, while Trent provided the team with 16.0 points and 7.8 rebounds per game, Ceballos contributed 12.5 points per game, and Shawn Bradley averaged 8.6 points, 8.0 rebounds and 3.2 blocks per game.[5] Following the season, A.C. Green was traded back to his former team, the Los Angeles Lakers, Samaki Walker signed as a free agent with the San Antonio Spurs, and second-year center Chris Anstey was traded to the Chicago Bulls.

Offseason

Draft picks
Main article: 1998 NBA Draft
Round Pick Player Position Nationality College
16Robert TraylorPF/C United StatesMichigan
230Ansu SesaySF United StatesMississippi
235Bruno ŠundovC Croatia
253Greg BucknerSG United StatesClemson

Robert Traylor was traded to the Milwaukee Bucks for Pat Garrity and Dirk Nowitzki.

Roster
1998–99 Dallas Mavericks roster
Players Coaches
Pos.No.NameHeightWeightDOB (YYYY-MM-DD)From
C 11 Anstey, Chris 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 249 lb (113 kg) –– Australia
C 44 Bradley, Shawn 7 ft 6 in (2.29 m) 235 lb (107 kg) –– BYU
SF 23 Ceballos, Cedric  6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 190 lb (86 kg) –– Cal State Fullerton
SG 24 Davis, Hubert 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 183 lb (83 kg) –– North Carolina
SF 4 Finley, Michael 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 215 lb (98 kg) –– Wisconsin
PF 45 Green, A.C. 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 220 lb (100 kg) –– Oregon State
PG 13 Nash, Steve 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 195 lb (88 kg) –– Santa Clara
PF 41 Nowitzki, Dirk 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 245 lb (111 kg) –– Germany
PG 14 Pack, Robert  6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 180 lb (82 kg) –– Southern California
SF — Sesay, Ansu  (IN) 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 225 lb (102 kg) –– Mississippi
SG 20 Strickland, Erick 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 210 lb (95 kg) –– Nebraska
C 40 Šundov, Bruno 7 ft 2 in (2.18 m) 220 lb (100 kg) –– The Winchendon School (HS)
PF 33 Trent, Gary 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 250 lb (113 kg) –– Ohio
PF 52 Walker, Samaki 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 240 lb (109 kg) –– Louisville
C 18 Williams, Hot Rod 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 215 lb (98 kg) –– Tulane
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (DP) Unsigned draft pick
  • (FA) Free agent
  • (S) Suspended
  • Injured

Roster

Roster Notes
  • Center Shawn Bradley holds both American and German citizenship.
  • Rookie small forward Ansu Sesay missed the entire season due to a broken right foot, and never played for the Mavericks.

Regular season

Season standings
Midwest Division W L PCT GB Home Road Div
y-San Antonio Spurs 3713.740–21–416–917–4
x-Utah Jazz 3713.740–22–315–1015–3
x-Houston Rockets 3119.620619–612–1312–9
x-Minnesota Timberwolves 2525.5001218–77–1811–9
Dallas Mavericks 1931.3801815–104–218–12
Denver Nuggets 1436.2802312–132–235–16
Vancouver Grizzlies 842.160297–181–243–18
# Western Conference
Team W L PCT GB
1 z-San Antonio Spurs3713.740–
2 y-Portland Trail Blazers3515.7002
3 x-Utah Jazz3713.740–
4 x-Los Angeles Lakers3119.6206
5 x-Houston Rockets3119.6206
6 x-Sacramento Kings2723.54010
7 x-Phoenix Suns2723.54010
8 x-Minnesota Timberwolves2525.50012
9 Seattle SuperSonics2525.50012
10 Golden State Warriors2129.42016
11 Dallas Mavericks1931.38018
12 Denver Nuggets1436.28023
13 Los Angeles Clippers941.18028
14 Vancouver Grizzlies842.16029
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 —3–03–03–12–10–10–01–20–01–03–11–00–00–31–20–01–22–12–22–11–00–00–00–00–02–10–01–02–1
Boston 0–3—1–22–12–20–01–00–30–00–00–31–00–03–00–30–11–21–21–21–20–00–10–10–00–01–20–01–03–1
Charlotte 0–32–1—2–12–10–00–03–00–10–01–20–00–11–22–20–03–01–31–21–21–01–00–00–00–02–11–00–02–1
Chicago 1–31–21–2—0–30–10–00–30–00–00–31–00–01–21–30–02–11–20–31–20–00–00–00–10–11–20–11–01–2
Cleveland 1–22–21–23–0—0–00–01–21–00–10–30–01–00–31–20–03–01–21–21–21–00–00–01–00–02–20–10–01–2
Dallas 1–00–00–01–00–0—2–10–12–22–20–03–00–30–10–01–20–10–01–00–01–30–32–21–30–30–00–32–10–0
Denver 0–00–10–00–00–01–2—0–01–30–40–13–01–20–11–00–31–00–00–00–00–30–30–30–42–20–01–23–10–1
Detroit 2–13–00–33–02–11–00–0—0–00–02–10–00–02–12–10–12–12–10–41–31–00–00–00–11–02–11–00–02–1
Golden State 0–00–01–00–00–12–23–10–0—0–31–02–11–20–00–12–20–00–00–10–01–22–21–20–31–20–00–44–00–0
Houston 0–10–00–00–01–02–24–00–03–0—0–03–11–20–10–02–11–00–00–10–02–22–13–00–32–11–00–34–00–0
Indiana 1–23–02–13–03–00–01–01–20–10–0—0–01–02–23–00–03–12–11–21–20–00–10–00–00–02–10–01–03–0
L.A. Clippers 0–10–10–00–10–00–30–30–01–21–30–0—0–40–00–02–21–00–10–00–00–31–21–20–30–30–11–31–30–0
L.A. Lakers 0–00–01–00–00–13–02–10–02–12–10–14–0—0–00–02–10–01–01–00–13–12–21–22–12–20–01–32–10–0
Miami 3–00–32–12–13–01–01–01–20–01–02–20–00–0—2–10–13–12–22–12–10–00–00–00–00–03–00–10–03–0
Milwaukee 2–13–02–23–12–10–00–11–21–00–00–30–00–01–2—1–02–12–11–21–20–10–00–00–01–03–10–00–02–1
Minnesota 0–01–00–00–00–02–13–01–02–21–20–02–21–21–00–1—0–00–10–00–01–20–33–12–22–10–10–33–10–0
New Jersey 2–12–10–31–20–31–00–11–20–00–11–30–10–01–31–20–0—0–30–31–20–00–10–00–01–02–10–00–02–1
New York 1–22–13–12–12–10–00–01–20–00–01–21–00–12–21–21–03–0—0–33–11–00–00–10–00–01–20–00–02–1
Orlando 2–22–12–13–02–10–10–04–01–01–02–10–00–11–22–10–03–03–0—1–20–00–01–00–10–01–20–00–02–1
Philadelphia 1–22–12–12–12–10–00–03–10–00–02–10–01–01–22–10–02–11–32–1—0–00–11–00–10–12–10–01–01–2
Phoenix 0–10–00–10–00–13–13–00–12–12–20–03–01–30–01–02–10–00–10–00–0—0–30–32–23–00–02–23–00–0
Portland 0–01–00–10–00–03–03–00–02–21–21–02–12–20–00–03–01–00–00–01–03–0—4–01–32–20–01–24–00–0
Sacramento 0–01–01–00–00–02–23–00–02–10–30–02–12–10–00–01–30–01–00–10–13–00–4—1–22–20–01–24–01–0
San Antonio 0–00–00–01–00–13–14–01–03–03–00–03–01–20–00–02–20–00–01–01–02–23–12–1—2–10–12–13–00–0
Seattle 0–00–00–01–00–03–02–20–12–11–20–03–02–20–00–11–20–10–00–01–00–32–22–21–2—0–02–22–10–1
Toronto 1–22–11–22–12–20–00–01–20–00–11–21–00–00–31–31–01–22–12–11–20–00–00–01–00–0—0–01–02–2
Utah 0–00–00–11–01–03–02–10–14–03–00–03–13–11–00–03–00–00–00–00–02–22–12–11–22–20–0—3–01–0
Vancouver 0–10–10–00–10–01–21–30–00–30–40–13–11–20–00–01–30–00–00–00–10–30–30–40–31–20–10–3—0–0
Washington 1–21–31–22–12–10–01–01–20–10–00–30–00–00–31–20–01–21–21–22–10–00–10–10–01–02–20–10–0—

Game log
1998–99 game log
Total: 19–31 (Home: 0–0; Road: 0–0)
February: 0–0 (Home: 0–0; Road: 0–0)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
March: 0–0 (Home: 0–0; Road: 0–0)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
April: 0–0 (Home: 0–0; Road: 0–0)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
May: 0–0 (Home: 0–0; Road: 0–0)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
1998–99 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.

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

See also

References
  1. "1998-99 Dallas Mavericks". Basketball-reference.com. Retrieved 2012-06-11.
  2. "PRO BASKETBALL; 7 Feet 1 Inch of Potential at No. 1". New York Times. June 25, 1998. Retrieved July 25, 2021.
  3. "Steve Nash Dealt to Dallas". The Houston Roundball Review. June 24, 1998. Retrieved October 14, 2021.
  4. "1998–99 Dallas Mavericks Schedule and Results". Basketball-Reference. Retrieved July 15, 2021.
  5. "1998–99 Dallas Mavericks Roster and Stats". Basketball-Reference. Retrieved July 15, 2021.
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