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was the 30th season of the National Basketball Association in

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. In the 1999 NBA draft, the Cavaliers selected Andre Miller from the University of Utah with the eighth overall pick, and selected Trajan Langdon out of

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with the eleventh overall pick. During the off-season, the team acquired

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from the Los Angeles Clippers, and signed free agent Mark Bryant. After playing just five games the previous season, Zydrunas Ilgauskas would miss the entire season due to foot injuries. Under new head coach Randy Wittman, the Cavaliers played around .500 with an 11–9 start in their first 20 games, but then continued to struggle losing ten of their next eleven games. The team finished 6th in the Central Division with a 32–50 record.

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led the team with 17.8 points, 8.8 rebounds and 1.2 blocks per game, while Murray averaged 15.9 points, 5.7 rebounds and 1.4 steals per game, and Bob Sura provided the team with 13.8 points and 3.9 assists per game. In addition, Miller provided with 11.1 points and 5.8 assists per game, was named to the NBA All-Rookie First Team, and finished in fourth place in Rookie of the Year voting, while

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contributed 9.3 points, 7.0 assists and 1.6 steals per game, and

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contributed 9.2 points per game. Danny Ferry contributed 7.3 points per game off the bench, while on the defensive side,

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averaged 6.6 points and 5.4 rebounds per game, and Bryant provided with 5.7 points and 4.7 rebounds per game. Following the season, Kemp was traded to the Portland Trail Blazers, while Sura was traded to the

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, DeClercq was dealt to the

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, Bryant was released to free agency, and Danny Ferry signed as a free agent with the San Antonio Spurs. For the season, the Cavaliers changed their uniforms, which would remain in use until 2003.

Offseason

Draft picks

^*1st round pick acquired from Boston in

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deal.

Roster

Roster Notes

* Center Zydrunas Ilgauskas missed the entire season due to a foot injury.

Regular season

Season standings

Record vs. opponents

Game log

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Player statistics

Regular season

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Awards and records

* Andre Miller, NBA All-Rookie Team, First Team

Transactions

References

Cleveland Cavaliers on Database Basketball

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