1998–99 Los Angeles Clippers season

1998–99 Los Angeles Clippers season
Head coach Chris Ford
Owner(s) Donald Sterling
Arena Los Angeles Sports Arena
Arrowhead Pond
Results
Record 9–41 (.180)
Place Division: 7th (Pacific)
Conference: 13th (Western)
Playoff finish DNQ

Stats @ Basketball-Reference.com

Local media
Television Fox Sports West 2, KCAL, KDOC
Radio KXTA, KPLS

The 1998-99 Los Angeles Clippers season was their 29th season in the NBA, their 15th in Los Angeles.[1] This is also the final season where the team plays at the Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena. The Clippers won the Draft Lottery and selected Michael Olowokandi with their first overall pick in the 1998 NBA Draft. However, the Clippers still struggled as they went on a 0-17 start, finishing the lockout shortened season with a 9-41 record, last place in the Pacific Division. Following the season, Lamond Murray was traded to the Cleveland Cavaliers, and Rodney Rogers signed as a free agent with the Phoenix Suns.

Draft Picks

Main article: 1998 NBA Draft
Round Pick Player Position Nationality College
1 1 Michael Olowokandi C  Nigeria Pacific
1 22 Brian Skinner PF  United States Baylor

Roster

Los Angeles Clippers roster
Players Coaches
Pos. No. Name Height Weight DOB (YYYY–MM–DD) From
PG 1 United States Brooks, Scott  (IN) 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) 165 lb (75 kg) UC Irvine
C 33 United States Closs, Keith 7 ft 3 in (2.21 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Central Connecticut State
PG 20 United States Douglas, Sherman 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Syracuse
PG 6 United States Hudson, Troy 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Southern Illinois
PG 15 United States Martin, Darrick 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) 170 lb (77 kg) UCLA
SF 7 United States Murray, Lamond 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 236 lb (107 kg) California
SF 8 United States Nesby, Tyrone 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 225 lb (102 kg) UNLV
C 34 Nigeria Olowokandi, Michael 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 270 lb (122 kg) Pacific
SG 52 United States Piatkowski, Eric 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Nebraska
PG 24 United States Richardson, Pooh  (C) 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 180 lb (82 kg) UCLA
SF 54 United States Rogers, Rodney  6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 260 lb (118 kg) Wake Forest
PF 32 United States Skinner, Brian 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 230 lb (104 kg) Michigan
SG 5 United States Smith, Charles 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 194 lb (88 kg) New Mexico
PF 23 United States Taylor, Maurice 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 260 lb (118 kg) Michigan
C 11 Croatia Vrankovic, Stojko  7 ft 2 in (2.18 m) 260 lb (118 kg) Croatia
C 55 United States Wright, Lorenzen 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 240 lb (109 kg) Memphis
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (DP) Unsigned draft pick
  • (FA) Free agent
  • (S) Suspended
  • Injured

Roster • Transactions
Last transaction: 2009-10-04

Roster Notes

Regular season

Season standings

Pacific Division W L PCT GB Home Road Div
y-Portland Trail Blazers 35 15 .700 – 22–3 13–12 15–7
x-Los Angeles Lakers 31 19 .620 4 18–7 13–12 14–8
x-Sacramento Kings 27 23 .540 8 16–9 11–14 11–9
x-Phoenix Suns 27 23 .540 8 15–10 12–13 9–10
Seattle SuperSonics 25 25 .500 10 17–8 8–17 11–10
Golden State Warriors 21 29 .420 14 13–12 8–17 8–11
Los Angeles Clippers 9 41 .180 26 6–19 3–22 3–16
# Western Conference
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
z - clinched division title
y - clinched division title
x - clinched playoff spot

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
Player GP GS MPG FG% 3FG% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
Keith Closs
Sherman Douglas
Troy Hudson
Darrick Martin
Lamond Murray
Tyrone Nesby
Eric Piatkowski
Pooh Richardson
James Robinson
Rodney Rogers
Brian Skinner
Charles Smith
Maurice Taylor
Stojko Vrankovic
Lorenzen Wright

Injuries and surgeries

Player Injury Date Injury Type
Scott Brooks January 30, 1999 Strained right MCL

Transactions

The Clippers have been involved in the following transactions during the 1998-1999 season.

Re-signed

Player Signed Contract
Darrick Martin January 22, 1999 One-year deal

Trades

No trades occurred for this team during this season.

Free Agents

Additions

Player Signed Former team
Scott Brooks January 21 Cleveland Cavaliers
Tyrone Nesby January 21 Sioux Falls Skyforce (CBA)
Sherman Douglas February 4 New Jersey Nets
Troy Hudson March 23 Sioux Falls Skyforce (CBA)

Subtractions

Player Left New team
James Collins free agency, July 1 LaCrosse Bobcats (CBA)
Isaac Austin free agency, January 21 Orlando Magic
Loy Vaught free agency, January 22 Detroit Pistons
Scott Brooks waived, February 19 Los Angeles Stars (ABA)
James Robinson waived, March 18 Minnesota Timberwolves

See also

References

  1. ↑ 1998-99 Los Angeles Clippers
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