1998–99 Vancouver Grizzlies season | |
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Head coach | Brian Hill |
General manager | Stu Jackson |
Owners | John McCaw, Jr. |
Arena | General Motors Place |
Results | |
Record | 8–42 (.160) |
Place | Division: 7th (Midwest) Conference: 14th (Western) |
Playoff finish | Did not qualify |
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com | |
Local media | |
Television | CHEK-TV CTV Sportsnet Pacific |
Radio | CKNW |
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
[edit]The Grizzlies' first draft pick was Mike Bibby, which was the second overall pick in the draft.
Round | Pick | Player | Position | Nationality | College |
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1 | 2 | Mike Bibby | Guard | ![]() |
University of Arizona |
2 | 56 | J.R. Henderson | Forward | ![]() |
UCLA |
Roster
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Roster Notes
[edit]- 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
[edit]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
[edit]- 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
[edit]- 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
[edit]W | L | PCT | GB | Home | Road | Div | |
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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 |
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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
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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
[edit]# | 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
[edit]Ragular season
[edit]Player | POS | GP | GS | MP | REB | AST | STL | BLK | PTS | MPG | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
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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
[edit]- Mike Bibby, NBA All-Rookie Team First Team
Transactions
[edit]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.
References
[edit]- ^ 1998-99 Vancouver Grizzlies
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