1998–99 Orlando Magic season

1998–99 Orlando Magic season
Head coach	Chuck Daly
Arena	Orlando Arena
Results
Record	33–17 (.660)
Place	Division: 2nd (Atlantic) Conference: 3rd (Eastern)
Playoff finish	East First Round (eliminated 1-3)
Stats @ Basketball-Reference.com
Local media
Television	Sunshine Network, WKCF

The 1998–99 season was the tenth season of the Orlando Magic in the National Basketball Association (NBA).^[1] In the lockout-shortened season of 50 games, the Magic returned to the playoffs as the third seed with a 33-17 record after a one-year absence, as 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 #6 seed Philadelphia 76ers in four games. Following the season, head coach Chuck Daly retired, Anfernee Hardaway was traded to the Phoenix Suns, Nick Anderson was dealt to the Sacramento Kings, and Horace Grant was sent to the Seattle SuperSonics.

Draft picks

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

Orlando Magic roster
Players	Coaches
Pos. No. Name Height Weight DOB (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, Penny 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 Chuck Daly (Bloomsburg) Assistant coach(es) Eric Musselman (San Diego) Tree Rollins (Clemson) Tom Sterner (Millersville State) Brendan Suhr (Montclair State) Legend (C) Team captain (DP) Unsigned draft pick (FA) Free agent (S) Suspended Injured Roster • Transactions

Roster Notes

• For Dominique Wilkins, Danny Schayes, Gerald Wilkins, Miles Simon, and Jonathan Kerner, this was their final NBA season.

Regular season

Season standings

Atlantic Division	W	L	PCT	GB	Home	Road	Div
y-Miami Heat	33	17	.660	–	18–7	15–10	12–8
x-Orlando Magic	33	17	.660	–	21–4	12–13	12–6
x-Philadelphia 76ers	28	22	.560	5	17–8	11–14	9–10
x-New York Knicks	27	23	.540	6	19–6	8–17	12–8
Boston Celtics	19	31	.380	14	10–15	9–16	10–9
Washington Wizards	18	32	.360	15	13–12	5–20	6–13
New Jersey Nets	16	34	.320	17	12–13	4–21	6–13

#	Eastern Conference
	Team	W	L	PCT	GB
1	c-Miami Heat	33	17	.660	–
2	y-Indiana Pacers	33	17	.660	–
3	x-Orlando Magic	33	17	.660	–
4	x-Atlanta Hawks	31	19	.620	2
5	x-Detroit Pistons	29	21	.580	4
6	x-Philadelphia 76ers	28	22	.560	5
7	x-Milwaukee Bucks	28	22	.560	5
8	x-New York Knicks	27	23	.540	6
9	Charlotte Hornets	26	24	.520	7
10	Toronto Raptors	23	27	.460	10
11	Cleveland Cavaliers	22	28	.440	11
12	Boston Celtics	19	31	.380	14
13	Washington Wizards	18	32	.360	15
14	New Jersey Nets	16	34	.320	17
15	Chicago Bulls	13	37	.260	20

z - clinched division title

y - clinched division title

x - clinched playoff spot

Playoffs

East First Round

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

• Game 1 @ Orlando Arena, Orlando (May 9): Philadelphia 104, Orlando 90
• Game 2 @ Orlando Arena, Orlando (May 11): Orlando 79, Philadelphia 68
• Game 3 @ First Union Center, Philadelphia (May 13): Philadelphia 97, Orlando 85
• Game 4 @ First Union Center, Philadelphia (May 15): Philadelphia 101, Orlando 91

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

• Darrell Armstrong, NBA Sixth Man of the Year Award
• Darrell Armstrong, NBA Most Improved Player Award
• Matt Harpring, NBA All-Rookie Team 1st Team
• Michael Doleac, NBA All-Rookie Team 2nd Team

References

1. 1998-99 Orlando Magic