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1998–99 NBA season The 1998–99 NBA season was the 53rd season of the National Basketball Association (NBA). Due to a lockout, the season did not start until February 5, 1999, after a new six-year Collective Bargaining Agreement was reached between the NBA and the ...
was the Hawks' 50th season in the
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, and 31st season in
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. On March 23, 1998, the owners of all 29 NBA teams voted 27–2 to reopen the league's
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, seeking changes to the league's salary cap system, and a ceiling on individual player salaries. The
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(NBPA) opposed to the owners' plan, and wanted raises for players who earned the league's minimum salary. After both sides failed to reached 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. Due to the lockout, the
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, which was scheduled to be played in
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on February 14, 1999, was also cancelled. However, on January 6, 1999, NBA commissioner
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, 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. The Hawks continued to split their home games between the
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, and the
Alexander Memorial Coliseum Hank McCamish Pavilion, nicknamed The Thrillerdome and originally known as Alexander Memorial Coliseum, is an indoor arena located on the campus of the Georgia Institute of Technology in Atlanta, Georgia. It is the home of the Georgia Tech Yellow ...
for the second consecutive season. In the off-season, the team signed free agents
LaPhonso Ellis LaPhonso Darnell Ellis (born May 5, 1970) is an American retired basketball player. He was selected by the National Basketball Association's Denver Nuggets as the fifth overall pick in the 1992 NBA draft. Early career He was an outstanding high s ...
, second-year guard Anthony Johnson and re-signed former Hawks forward
Grant Long Grant Andrew Long (born March 12, 1966) is an American former professional basketball player. He played over 1,000 games for the National Basketball Association over a 15-year career. Long had two relatives who were playing in the NBA during h ...
. Ellis would reunite with his former teammate of the
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, 3-time Defensive Player of the Year
Dikembe Mutombo Dikembe Mutombo Mpolondo Mukamba Jean-Jacques Wamutombo (born June 25, 1966) is a Congolese-American former professional basketball player. Mutombo played 18 seasons in the National Basketball Association (NBA). Outside basketball, he has becom ...
. However, Ellis would be out for the remainder of the season with a hernia injury after just 20 games, being replaced by second-year forward Chris Crawford as the team's starting small forward. The Hawks played around .500 with a 9–9 start, then later on posted a 7-game winning streak in April, and won nine of their final eleven games. The team finished second in the Central Division with a 31–19 record.
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led the team in scoring with 18.7 points per game, while
Mookie Blaylock Daron Oshay "Mookie" Blaylock (born March 20, 1967) is an American former professional basketball player. He spent 13 years in the National Basketball Association (NBA) with the New Jersey Nets, Atlanta Hawks, and the Golden State Warriors. Col ...
averaged 13.3 points, 5.8 assists and 2.1 steals per game, and Mutombo provided the team with 10.8 points, 12.2 rebounds and 2.9 blocks per game. In addition,
Alan Henderson Alan Lybrooks Henderson (born December 2, 1972) is an American former professional basketball player of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He stands 6'9" (2.06 m) tall. Born in Morgantown, West Virginia, Henderson attended Brebeuf Jesuit ...
provided with 12.5 points and 6.6 rebounds per game, while Ellis contributed 10.2 points and 5.5 rebounds, and Long played a sixth man role, averaging 9.8 points and 5.9 rebounds per game off the bench. Corbin contributed 7.5 points per game also off the bench, and Crawford provided with 6.9 points per game. Mutombo and Blaylock were both named to the NBA All-Defensive Second Team, and Mutombo also finished in second place in Defensive Player of the Year voting. In the Eastern Conference First Round of the
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, the Hawks faced off against the
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. Despite losing Henderson to an eye injury in Game 1, and losing Crawford to a shoulder injury in Game 2, the Hawks defeated the Pistons in five games, but would be swept by the 8th-seeded New York Knicks in four straight games in the Eastern Conference Semi-finals. The Knicks would become the first #8 seed to reach the NBA Finals, but would lose in five games to the
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. This season would also be the last time the Hawks appear in the playoffs until
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. Following the season, Smith and second-year guard Ed Gray were both traded to the
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, while Blaylock was traded to the Golden State Warriors after seven seasons in Atlanta, Long signed as a free agent with the
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, and
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re-signed with the
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.


Offseason


Draft picks


Roster


Regular season


Season standings

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Record vs. opponents


Game log

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Playoffs

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Player statistics


Season


Playoffs


Awards and records

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Dikembe Mutombo Dikembe Mutombo Mpolondo Mukamba Jean-Jacques Wamutombo (born June 25, 1966) is a Congolese-American former professional basketball player. Mutombo played 18 seasons in the National Basketball Association (NBA). Outside basketball, he has becom ...
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NBA All-Defensive Second Team The NBA All-Defensive Team is an annual National Basketball Association (NBA) honor given since the 1968–69 NBA season to the best defensive players during the regular season. The All-Defensive Team is generally composed of ten players in two ...


Transactions


Trades

June 24, 1998 *Traded
Cory Carr Cory Jermaine Carr (born December 5, 1975) is an American-born Israeli retired basketball player, former NBA and Israeli Basketball Premier League player, and head coach of Israeli women's basketball team Israel Girls Basketball Academy. Carr pl ...
, a 1999 second round draft pick and a 2000 second round draft pick to the
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for
Shammond Williams Shammond Omar Williams (born April 5, 1975) is a retired American-born naturalized Georgian professional basketball player. Standing at , he played at both point guard and shooting guard positions. During his career he played in the NBA and in ...
. January 22, 1999 *Traded
Christian Laettner Christian Donald Laettner (, ; born August 17, 1969) is an American former professional basketball player. His college career for the Duke Blue Devils is widely regarded as one of the best in National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) hi ...
to the
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for
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and a 1999 first round draft pick.


Free agents

January 21, 1999 *Signed Jeff Sheppard as a free agent. *Signed Anthony Johnson as a free agent. *Signed Mark West as a free agent. January 30, 1999 *Signed
LaPhonso Ellis LaPhonso Darnell Ellis (born May 5, 1970) is an American retired basketball player. He was selected by the National Basketball Association's Denver Nuggets as the fifth overall pick in the 1992 NBA draft. Early career He was an outstanding high s ...
as a free agent. February 1, 1999 *Signed
Grant Long Grant Andrew Long (born March 12, 1966) is an American former professional basketball player. He played over 1,000 games for the National Basketball Association over a 15-year career. Long had two relatives who were playing in the NBA during h ...
as a free agent. February 16, 1999 *Waived Jeff Sheppard. February 19, 1999 *Waived Scot Pollard. *Waived
Shammond Williams Shammond Omar Williams (born April 5, 1975) is a retired American-born naturalized Georgian professional basketball player. Standing at , he played at both point guard and shooting guard positions. During his career he played in the NBA and in ...
. February 22, 1999 *Signed Jeff Sheppard as a free agent. March 4, 1999 *Waived Jeff Sheppard. March 19, 1999 *Signed Jeff Sheppard to the first of two 10-day contracts. April 8, 1999 *Signed Jeff Sheppard to a contract for the rest of the season. Player Transactions Citation:


See also

* 1998-99 NBA season


References

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