1998–99 Minnesota Timberwolves season

The 1998–99 NBA season was the Timberwolves' 10th season in the National Basketball Association.[1] A year after signing Kevin Garnett to an unprecedented six year $126 million contract, the Timberwolves had a heavy payroll and were forced to let Tom Gugliotta walk away and trade Stephon Marbury, fearing both would seek similar deals to Garnett.[2] Gugliotta would sign as a free agent with the Phoenix Suns before the start of the season.[3] Meanwhile, in an effort to shore up their defensive back court weakness, the Timberwolves signed free agent Malik Sealy and acquired second-year guard Bobby Jackson, and Dean Garrett (who previously played for the T-Wolves during the 1996–97 season) from the Denver Nuggets in a three-team trade during the offseason. The team also signed free agent Joe Smith as their starting power forward.

1998–99 Minnesota Timberwolves season
Head coachFlip Saunders
General managerKevin McHale
Owner(s)Glen Taylor
ArenaTarget Center
Results
Record25–25 (.500)
PlaceDivision: 4th (Midwest)
Conference: 8th (Western)
Playoff finishFirst Round
(Lost to Spurs 1–3)
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com
Local media
TelevisionKARE
KMWB
Midwest Sports Channel
RadioKFAN

In a three-team midseason trade, the Timberwolves dealt Marbury along with Chris Carr to the New Jersey Nets, and acquired Terrell Brandon from the Milwaukee Bucks,[4] while signing free agent and three-point specialist Dennis Scott, who was previously released by the New York Knicks. After a lockout cut the season to 50 games, the Timberwolves got off to a fast start winning eight of their first ten games, but played below .500 for most of the remaining season. They finished fourth in the Midwest Division with a 25–25 record, and made their third consecutive trip to the playoffs, winning a tie-breaker for the #8 seed in the Western Conference over the Seattle SuperSonics.[5] Garnett averaged 20.8 points, 10.4 rebounds and 1.8 blocks per game, and was named to the All-NBA Third Team, while Smith provided the team with 13.7 points, 8.2 rebounds and 1.5 blocks per game, and Sam Mitchell contributed 11.2 points per game.[6] However, in the Western Conference First Round of the playoffs, the T-Wolves would lose in four games to the San Antonio Spurs.[7] Following the season, Scott signed with the Vancouver Grizzlies.

For the season, the Timberwolves added new black alternate road uniforms, which would last until 2008.[8]

Draft picks
Main article: 1998 NBA Draft
Round Pick Player Position Nationality College
117Rasho NesterovičC SloveniaKinder Bologna (Italy)
246Andrae PattersonPF/C United StatesIndiana

Roster
1998–99 Minnesota Timberwolves roster
Players Coaches
Pos.No.NameHeightWeightDOB (YYYY-MM-DD)From
PG 7 Brandon, Terrell 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) 180 lb (82 kg) 1970-05-20 Oregon
PF 15 Curley, Bill  6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 220 lb (100 kg) 1972-05-29 Boston College
PF 21 Garnett, Kevin (C) 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 220 lb (100 kg) 1976-05-19 Farragut Academy (HS)
C 22 Garrett, Dean 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 225 lb (102 kg) 1966-11-27 Indiana
PF 20 Hammonds, Tom 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 215 lb (98 kg) 1967-03-27 Georgia Tech
PG 24 Jackson, Bobby 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1973-03-13 Minnesota
SG 31 Jordan, Reggie  6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 195 lb (88 kg) 1968-01-26 New Mexico State
SF 42 Mitchell, Sam 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 210 lb (95 kg) 1963-09-02 Mercer
C 8 Nesterović, Rasho 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 255 lb (116 kg) 1976-05-30 Slovenia
PF 45 Patterson, Andrae 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 238 lb (108 kg) 1975-11-12 Indiana
SG 1 Peeler, Anthony 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 208 lb (94 kg) 1969-11-25 Missouri
PG 26 Robinson, James 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 180 lb (82 kg) 1970-08-31 Alabama
SF 3 Scott, Dennis  6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 229 lb (104 kg) 1968-09-05 Georgia Tech
SF 2 Sealy, Malik 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 200 lb (91 kg) 1970-02-01 St. John's
C 32 Smith, Joe 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 225 lb (102 kg) 1975-07-26 Maryland
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (DP) Unsigned draft pick
  • (FA) Free agent
  • (S) Suspended
  • Injured

Roster
Last transaction: May 4, 1999

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—

Playoffs
1999 playoff game log
First Round: 1–3 (Home: 0–2; Road: 1–1)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Series
1 May 9 @ San Antonio L 86–99 Kevin Garnett (21) Brandon, Garnett (8) Terrell Brandon (11) Alamodome
22,356		 0–1
2 May 11 @ San Antonio W 80–71 Kevin Garnett (23) Kevin Garnett (12) Terrell Brandon (9) Alamodome
22,494		 1–1
3 May 13 San Antonio L 71–85 Kevin Garnett (23) Kevin Garnett (12) three players tied (2) Target Center
17,444		 1–2
4 May 15 San Antonio L 85–92 Terrell Brandon (27) Kevin Garnett (6) Brandon, Garnett (6) Target Center
15,898		 1–3
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
Terrell Brandon
Chris Carr
Bill Curley
Brian Evans
Kevin Garnett
Dean Garrett
Paul Grant
Tom Hammonds
Bobby Jackson
Reggie Jordan
Stephon Marbury
Sam Mitchell
Rasho Nesterovic
Andrae Patterson
Anthony Peeler
James Robinson
Dennis Scott
Malik Sealy
Joe Smith
Trevor Winter

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

Awards and records

References
  1. 1998-99 Minnesota Timberwolves
  2. "Minnesota Timberwolves and Kevin Garnett Reach Terms for Record Six-Year, $121 Million". AP News. October 2, 1997. Retrieved June 19, 2021.
  3. "Gugliotta Leaves Suns Without Deal". AP News. January 22, 1999. Retrieved July 27, 2021.
  4. "Marbury Traded to Nets; Timberwolves Get Brandon". Los Angeles Times. March 12, 1999. Retrieved July 28, 2017.
  5. "1998–99 Minnesota Timberwolves Schedule and Results". Basketball-Reference. Retrieved June 26, 2021.
  6. "1998–99 Minnesota Timberwolves Roster and Stats". Basketball-Reference. Retrieved June 26, 2021.
  7. "Spurs Send T'Wolves Packing". CBS News. May 15, 1999. Retrieved July 27, 2021.
  8. "Minnesota Timberwolves Uniform". Chris Creamer's Sports Logos Page - SportsLogos.Net. Retrieved July 15, 2021.

See also
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