1998–99 Cleveland Cavaliers season

1998–99 Cleveland Cavaliers season
Head coach	Mike Fratello
Arena	Gund Arena
Results
Record	22–28 (.440)
Place	Division: 7th (Central) Conference: 11th (Eastern)
Playoff finish	DNQ
Stats @ Basketball-Reference.com
Local media
Television	Fox Sports Ohio · WUAB
Radio	WTAM

The 1998-99 Cleveland Cavaliers season was the 29th season of NBA basketball in Cleveland, Ohio. The Cavaliers finished the season with a 22-28 record in a strike-shortened season, finishing 7th in the Central Division. Shawn Kemp led the team in scoring, rebounds and minutes. However, he was a shell of his former self as he reported to practice, weighing 315 lbs, and according to the team's GM Wayne Embry, the league listed him at 280. Head coach Mike Fratello was fired following the season after spending six seasons with the team.

Key Dates:

Draft picks

Round	Pick	Player	Position	Nationality	School/Club Team
2	48	Ryan Stack	Center	United States	South Carolina

• 1st round pick (#19) traded to Milwaukee in Sherman Douglas deal.^[1] Used to draft Pat Garrity.

Roster

Cleveland Cavaliers roster
Players	Coaches
Pos. No. Name Height Weight DOB (YYYY–MM–DD) From SG 23 Anderson, Derek 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Kentucky PF 44 Blount, Corie 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 240 lb (109 kg) Cincinnati PG 5 Boykins, Earl 5 ft 5 in (1.65 m) 133 lb (60 kg) Eastern Michigan SG 6 Butler, Mitchell 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 210 lb (95 kg) UCLA C 55 DeClercq, Andrew 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 255 lb (116 kg) Florida PF 35 Ferry, Danny 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 230 lb (104 kg) Duke SF 45 Henderson, Cedric 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Memphis C 11 Ilgauskas, Zydrunas  7 ft 3 in (2.21 m) 238 lb (108 kg) Lithuania PF 4 Kemp, Shawn 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 230 lb (104 kg) Trinity Valley CC PG 12 Knight, Brevin 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Stanford SF 20 Newman, Johnny 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Richmond SG 1 Person, Wesley 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Auburn C 10 Stack, Ryan 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 215 lb (98 kg) South Carolina SG 3 Sura, Bob 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Florida State	Head coach Mike Fratello Legend (C) Team captain (DP) Unsigned draft pick (FA) Free agent (S) Suspended Injured Roster

Regular season

Season standings

Central Division	W	L	PCT	GB	Home	Road	Div
y-Indiana Pacers	33	17	.660	–	18–7	15–10	15–7
x-Atlanta Hawks	31	19	.620	2	16–9	15–10	15–8
x-Detroit Pistons	29	21	.580	4	17–8	12–13	13–8
x-Milwaukee Bucks	28	22	.560	5	17–8	11–14	13–11
Charlotte Hornets	26	24	.520	7	16–9	10–15	12–10
Toronto Raptors	23	27	.460	10	14–11	9–16	9–14
Cleveland Cavaliers	22	28	.440	11	15–10	7–18	9–13
Chicago Bulls	13	37	.260	20	8–17	5–20	4–19

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Game log

1998–99 game log Total: 22–28 (Home: 15–10; Road: 7–18)
February: 5–6 (Home: 4–3; Road: 1–3) Game Date Time Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 1 February 5, 1999 @ Atlanta L 83–100 Georgia Dome 19,806 0–1
March : 9–8 (Home: 6–2; Road: 3–6) Game Date Time Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record
April : 8–11 (Home: 5–4; Road: 3–7) Game Date Time Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 35 April 10, 1999 Atlanta W 81–67 Gund Arena 13,859 18–17
May : 0–3 (Home: 0–1; Road: 0–2) Game Date Time Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 48 May 2, 1999 Atlanta W 65–76 Gund Arena 12,690 22–26
1998–99 season schedule

Player stats

Note: GP= Games played; GS = Games started; MIN= Minutes; FG% = field goal %, FT% = free throw %, 3FG% = 3 point % STL= Steals; BLK = Blocks; AST = Assists; REB = Rebounds; PTS = Points

Regular Season

Playoffs

References

1. BUCKS: Significant Transactions in Bucks History
2. 1998-99 NBA Season Summary - Basketball-Reference.com

• Cleveland Cavaliers on Database Basketball
• Cleveland Cavaliers on Basketball Reference