1998–99 Orlando Magic season

The 1998–99 NBA season was the tenth season for the Orlando Magic in the National Basketball Association.[1] During the offseason, the Magic signed free agents Isaac Austin and All-Star forward Dominique Wilkins.[2] After missing most of the previous year with a knee injury, Anfernee Hardaway played a full season, but would no longer be the same leading the team with just 15.8 points per game. The Magic played solid basketball winning 14 of their first 18 games, and finished the lockout-shortened season second in the Atlantic Division with a 33–17 record, returning to the playoffs as the #3 seed in the Eastern Conference after a one-year absence. Guard Darrell Armstrong had a breakout season winning both the Sixth Man and Most Improved Player awards. However, in the first round of the playoffs, the Magic lost to the 6th–seeded Philadelphia 76ers in four games.

1998–99 Orlando Magic season
Head coachChuck Daly
General managerJohn Gabriel
PresidentBob Vander Weide
Owner(s)Richard DeVos
ArenaOrlando Arena
Results
Record33–17 (.660)
PlaceDivision: 2nd (Atlantic)
Conference: 3rd (Eastern)
Playoff finishFirst Round
(Lost to 76ers 1–3)
Stats @ Basketball-Reference.com
Local media
TelevisionWKCF
Sunshine Network
RadioWDBO

Following the season, head coach Chuck Daly retired, Hardaway was traded to the Phoenix Suns,[3] Nick Anderson was traded to the Sacramento Kings after ten seasons in Orlando, Horace Grant was dealt to the Seattle SuperSonics, Austin was sent to the Washington Wizards, and Wilkins along with his brother Gerald Wilkins both retired.

For the season, the Magic changed their uniforms which lasted until 2003.

Draft picks
Main article: 1998 NBA draft
Round Pick Player Position Nationality School/Club Team
1 12 Michael Doleac C  United States Utah
1 13 Keon Clark PF/C  United States UNLV
1 15 Matt Harpring SF/SG  United States Georgia Tech
2 42 Miles Simon SG  United States Arizona

Roster
Roster listing
Orlando Magic roster
Players Coaches
Pos.No.NameHeightWeightDOB (YYYY-MM-DD)From
SF 25 Anderson, Nick 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Illinois
PG 2 Armstrong, B. J. 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Iowa
PG 10 Armstrong, Darrell 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Fayetteville State
C 8 Austin, Isaac 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 255 lb (116 kg) Arizona State
C 51 Doleac, Michael 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 262 lb (119 kg) Utah
PF 54 Grant, Horace 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Clemson
SG 1 Hardaway, Anfernee 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Memphis
SF 15 Harpring, Matt 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 231 lb (105 kg) Georgia Tech
C 52 Kerner, Jonathan  6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 245 lb (111 kg) East Carolina
SF 45 Outlaw, Bo 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Houston
C 24 Schayes, Danny 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 235 lb (107 kg) Syracuse
SG 34 Simon, Miles  6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 202 lb (92 kg) Arizona
PF 33 Strong, Derek 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Xavier
SF 21 Wilkins, Dominique 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Georgia
SG 9 Wilkins, Gerald  6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Chattanooga
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (DP) Unsigned draft pick
  • (FA) Free agent
  • (S) Suspended
  • Injured

Roster

Roster Notes

Regular season

Season standings
Atlantic Division W L PCT GB Home Road Div
y-Miami Heat 3317.660–18–715–1012–8
x-Orlando Magic 3317.660–21–412–1312–6
x-Philadelphia 76ers 2822.560517–811–149–10
x-New York Knicks 2723.540619–68–1712–8
Boston Celtics 1931.3801410–159–1610–9
Washington Wizards 1832.3601513–125–206–13
New Jersey Nets 1634.3201712–134–216–13
# Eastern Conference
Team W L PCT GB
1 c-Miami Heat3317.660–
2 y-Indiana Pacers3317.660–
3 x-Orlando Magic3317.660–
4 x-Atlanta Hawks3119.6202
5 x-Detroit Pistons2921.5804
6 x-Philadelphia 76ers2822.5605
7 x-Milwaukee Bucks2822.5605
8 x-New York Knicks2723.5406
9 Charlotte Hornets2624.5207
10 Toronto Raptors2327.46010
11 Cleveland Cavaliers2228.44011
12 Boston Celtics1931.38014
13 Washington Wizards1832.36015
14 New Jersey Nets1634.32017
15 Chicago Bulls1337.26020
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

East First Round

(3) Orlando Magic vs. (6) Philadelphia 76ers: 76ers win series 3-1

Last Playoff Meeting: This is the first meeting between the Magic and 76ers.

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

Awards and records

References
  1. 1998-99 Orlando Magic
  2. "It's All In The Family As 'nique Joins Brother". Orlando Sentinel. February 6, 1999. Retrieved July 28, 2017.
  3. "Magic's Gone, so Hardaway Traded". Los Angeles Times. August 6, 1999. Retrieved March 2, 2017.
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