The

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was the 53rd season for the

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in the

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, and their 37th season in the

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. Due to a lockout, the regular season began on February 5, 1999, and was cut from 82 games to 50. The Warriors received the fifth overall pick in the

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, and selected shooting guard

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from the

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, but soon traded him to the

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in exchange for his "UNC" college teammate, small forward and top draft pick

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. The team also acquired John Starks, Chris Mills and

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from the

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during the off-season; Starks previously played for the Warriors during the 1988–89 season. After losing their first five games of the regular season, the Warriors started to show signs of improvement, winning four straight games, then holding a 6–6 start to the season. However, the team played below .500 basketball for the remainder of the season, but won two more games than the previous year, finishing in sixth place in the Pacific Division with a 21–29 record, but missed the

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for the fifth consecutive year. Starks led the team in scoring with a low team-high average of 13.8 points, along with 4.7 assists and 1.4 steals per game, while

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averaged 11.0 points and 7.1 rebounds per game, Mills provided the team with 10.3 points per game, and Jamison provided with 9.6 points and 6.4 rebounds per game, and was named to the

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. In addition,

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contributed 9.5 points and 4.6 assists per game, while Cummings averaged 9.1 points and 5.1 rebounds per game off the bench,

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provided with 8.8 points and 7.6 rebounds per game, and

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contributed 8.8 points and 5.9 rebounds per game, but only played 35 games due to an Achilles injury. Following the season, Coles was traded to the

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, while

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signed as a free agent with the

, Tony Delk signed with the

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, and

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signed with the

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Offseason

Draft picks

Roster

Regular season

Season standings

:z - clinched division title :y - clinched division title :x - clinched playoff spot

Record vs. opponents

Game log

Player statistics

Regular season

Player Statistics Citation:

Awards and records

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Offseason

Draft picks

Roster

Regular season

Season standings

Record vs. opponents

Game log

Player statistics

Regular season

Awards and records

Transactions

Trades

Free agents

References

See also