1998–99 Detroit Pistons season

The 1998–99 NBA season was the Pistons' 51st season in the National Basketball Association, and 42nd season in the city of Detroit.[1] In the off-season, the Pistons acquired Christian Laettner from the Atlanta Hawks,[2] and signed free agents Jud Buechler and Loy Vaught. Laettner would reunite with former Duke University teammate Grant Hill, but only played just 16 games due to an Achilles injury and a broken rib.[3][4] After a solid year the previous season, Brian Williams changed his named to Bison Dele to honor his Cherokee heritage.[5] In a season cut in half to 50 games by a lockout,[6][7] the Pistons won their first three games, but then lost five straight. However, they would play above .500 for the rest of the season, and bounce back from their disappointing season to finish third in the Central Division with a 29–21 record, and return to the playoffs after a one-year absence.[8]

1998–99 Detroit Pistons season
Head coachAlvin Gentry
General managerRick Sund
Owner(s)Bill Davidson
ArenaThe Palace of Auburn Hills
Results
Record29–21 (.580)
PlaceDivision: 3rd (Central)
Conference: 5th (Eastern)
Playoff finishFirst Round
(Lost to Hawks 2–3)
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com
Local media
TelevisionWKBD-TV
(George Blaha, Kelly Tripucka)
Fox Sports Detroit
(Fred McLeod, Greg Kelser)
RadioWDFN
(George Blaha)

Hill averaged 21.1 points, 7.1 rebounds, 6.0 assists and 1.6 steals per game, was named to the All-NBA Second Team, and finished in eighth place in Most Valuable Player voting,[9] while sixth man Jerry Stackhouse continued to provide scoring off the bench averaging 14.5 points per game. In addition, Lindsey Hunter provided the team with 11.9 points and 1.8 steals per game, while Joe Dumars contributed 11.3 points per game, and Dele averaged 10.5 points and 5.6 rebounds per game.[10] However, in the playoffs, the Pistons would lose in five games to the Atlanta Hawks in the Eastern Conference First Round.[11]

This season also marked an end of an era as Dumars retired after a solid fourteen-year career with the Pistons.[12] This was also Dele's final season of his career as he retired before the following season, turning down a $36 million contract.[5]

Draft picks
Main article: 1998 NBA Draft
Round Pick Player Position Nationality College
111Bonzi WellsSG United StatesBall State
240Korleone YoungSF United States

Roster
1998–99 Detroit Pistons roster
Players Coaches
Pos.No.NameHeightWeightDOB (YYYY-MM-DD)From
G/F 30 Buechler, Jud 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 220 lb (100 kg) 1968–06–19 Arizona
C 8 Dele, Bison 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 260 lb (118 kg) 1969–04–06 Arizona
G 4 Dumars, Joe (C) 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 1963–05–24 McNeese State
F 33 Hill, Grant (C) 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 225 lb (102 kg) 1972–10–05 Duke
G 1 Hunter, Lindsey 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 170 lb (77 kg) 1970–12–03 Jackson State
F/C 32 Laettner, Christian 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 235 lb (107 kg) 1969–08–17 Duke
C 00 Montross, Eric 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 270 lb (122 kg) 1971–09–23 North Carolina
G 5 O'Bannon, Charles 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 209 lb (95 kg) 1975–02–22 UCLA
G 20 Reeves, Khalid  6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 199 lb (90 kg) 1972–07–15 Arizona
F/C 52 Reid, Don 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 250 lb (113 kg) 1973–12–30 Georgetown
G 42 Stackhouse, Jerry 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 218 lb (99 kg) 1974–11–05 North Carolina
F/C 35 Vaught, Loy 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 230 lb (104 kg) 1968–02–27 Michigan
F 13 Williams, Jerome 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 206 lb (93 kg) 1973–05–10 Georgetown
F 45 Young, Korleone  6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 213 lb (97 kg) 1978–12–31 Hargrave Military Academy HS (VA)
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (DP) Unsigned draft pick
  • (FA) Free agent
  • (S) Suspended
  • Injured

Roster
Last transaction: April 3, 1999

Regular season

Season standings
Central Division W L PCT GB Home Road Div GP
y-Indiana Pacers 33 17 .660 0.0 18–7 15–10 15–7 50
x-Atlanta Hawks 31 19 .620 2.0 16–9 15–10 15–8 50
x-Detroit Pistons 29 21 .580 4.0 17–8 12–13 13–8 50
x-Milwaukee Bucks 28 22 .560 5.0 17–8 11–14 13–11 50
Charlotte Hornets 26 24 .520 7.0 16–9 10–15 12–10 50
Toronto Raptors 23 27 .460 10.0 14–11 9–16 9–14 50
Cleveland Cavaliers 22 28 .440 11.0 15–10 7–18 9–13 50
Chicago Bulls 13 37 .260 20.0 8–17 5–20 4–19 50


Eastern Conference
# Team W L PCT GB GP
1 c-Miami Heat * 33 17 .660 – 50
2 y-Indiana Pacers * 33 17 .660 0.0 50
3 x-Orlando Magic 33 17 .660 0.0 50
4 x-Atlanta Hawks 31 19 .620 2.0 50
5 x-Detroit Pistons 29 21 .580 4.0 50
6 x-Philadelphia 76ers 28 22 .560 5.0 50
7 x-Milwaukee Bucks 28 22 .560 5.0 50
8 x-New York Knicks 27 23 .540 6.0 50
9 Charlotte Hornets 26 24 .520 7.0 50
10 Toronto Raptors 23 27 .460 10.0 50
11 Cleveland Cavaliers 22 28 .440 11.0 50
12 Boston Celtics 19 31 .380 14.0 50
13 Washington Wizards 18 32 .360 15.0 50
14 New Jersey Nets 16 34 .320 17.0 50
15 Chicago Bulls 13 37 .260 20.0 50
c - clinched homecourt advantage
y - clinched division title
x - clinched playoff spot


Record vs. opponents
1998-99 NBA Records
Team ATL BOS CHA CHI CLE DAL DEN DET GSW HOU IND LAC LAL MIA MIL MIN NJN NYK ORL PHI PHO POR SAC SAS SEA TOR UTA VAN WAS
Atlanta —3–03–03–12–10–10–01–20–01–03–11–00–00–31–20–01–22–12–22–11–00–00–00–00–02–10–01–02–1
Boston 0–3—1–22–12–20–01–00–30–00–00–31–00–03–00–30–11–21–21–21–20–00–10–10–00–01–20–01–03–1
Charlotte 0–32–1—2–12–10–00–03–00–10–01–20–00–11–22–20–03–01–31–21–21–01–00–00–00–02–11–00–02–1
Chicago 1–31–21–2—0–30–10–00–30–00–00–31–00–01–21–30–02–11–20–31–20–00–00–00–10–11–20–11–01–2
Cleveland 1–22–21–23–0—0–00–01–21–00–10–30–01–00–31–20–03–01–21–21–21–00–00–01–00–02–20–10–01–2
Dallas 1–00–00–01–00–0—2–10–12–22–20–03–00–30–10–01–20–10–01–00–01–30–32–21–30–30–00–32–10–0
Denver 0–00–10–00–00–01–2—0–01–30–40–13–01–20–11–00–31–00–00–00–00–30–30–30–42–20–01–23–10–1
Detroit 2–13–00–33–02–11–00–0—0–00–02–10–00–02–12–10–12–12–10–41–31–00–00–00–11–02–11–00–02–1
Golden State 0–00–01–00–00–12–23–10–0—0–31–02–11–20–00–12–20–00–00–10–01–22–21–20–31–20–00–44–00–0
Houston 0–10–00–00–01–02–24–00–03–0—0–03–11–20–10–02–11–00–00–10–02–22–13–00–32–11–00–34–00–0
Indiana 1–23–02–13–03–00–01–01–20–10–0—0–01–02–23–00–03–12–11–21–20–00–10–00–00–02–10–01–03–0
L.A. Clippers 0–10–10–00–10–00–30–30–01–21–30–0—0–40–00–02–21–00–10–00–00–31–21–20–30–30–11–31–30–0
L.A. Lakers 0–00–01–00–00–13–02–10–02–12–10–14–0—0–00–02–10–01–01–00–13–12–21–22–12–20–01–32–10–0
Miami 3–00–32–12–13–01–01–01–20–01–02–20–00–0—2–10–13–12–22–12–10–00–00–00–00–03–00–10–03–0
Milwaukee 2–13–02–23–12–10–00–11–21–00–00–30–00–01–2—1–02–12–11–21–20–10–00–00–01–03–10–00–02–1
Minnesota 0–01–00–00–00–02–13–01–02–21–20–02–21–21–00–1—0–00–10–00–01–20–33–12–22–10–10–33–10–0
New Jersey 2–12–10–31–20–31–00–11–20–00–11–30–10–01–31–20–0—0–30–31–20–00–10–00–01–02–10–00–02–1
New York 1–22–13–12–12–10–00–01–20–00–01–21–00–12–21–21–03–0—0–33–11–00–00–10–00–01–20–00–02–1
Orlando 2–22–12–13–02–10–10–04–01–01–02–10–00–11–22–10–03–03–0—1–20–00–01–00–10–01–20–00–02–1
Philadelphia 1–22–12–12–12–10–00–03–10–00–02–10–01–01–22–10–02–11–32–1—0–00–11–00–10–12–10–01–01–2
Phoenix 0–10–00–10–00–13–13–00–12–12–20–03–01–30–01–02–10–00–10–00–0—0–30–32–23–00–02–23–00–0
Portland 0–01–00–10–00–03–03–00–02–21–21–02–12–20–00–03–01–00–00–01–03–0—4–01–32–20–01–24–00–0
Sacramento 0–01–01–00–00–02–23–00–02–10–30–02–12–10–00–01–30–01–00–10–13–00–4—1–22–20–01–24–01–0
San Antonio 0–00–00–01–00–13–14–01–03–03–00–03–01–20–00–02–20–00–01–01–02–23–12–1—2–10–12–13–00–0
Seattle 0–00–00–01–00–03–02–20–12–11–20–03–02–20–00–11–20–10–00–01–00–32–22–21–2—0–02–22–10–1
Toronto 1–22–11–22–12–20–00–01–20–00–11–21–00–00–31–31–01–22–12–11–20–00–00–01–00–0—0–01–02–2
Utah 0–00–00–11–01–03–02–10–14–03–00–03–13–11–00–03–00–00–00–00–02–22–12–11–22–20–0—3–01–0
Vancouver 0–10–10–00–10–01–21–30–00–30–40–13–11–20–00–01–30–00–00–00–10–30–30–40–31–20–10–3—0–0
Washington 1–21–31–22–12–10–01–01–20–10–00–30–00–00–31–20–01–21–21–22–10–00–10–10–01–02–20–10–0—

Playoffs
1999 playoff game log
First Round: 2–3 (Home: 2–0; Road: 0–3)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Series
1 May 8 @ Atlanta L 70–90 Grant Hill (26) Bison Dele (9) Grant Hill (8) Georgia Dome
20,884		 0–1
2 May 10 @ Atlanta L 69–89 Grant Hill (15) Grant Hill (10) Joe Dumars (5) Georgia Dome
16,377		 0–2
3 May 12 Atlanta W 79–63 Christian Laettner (15) Jerome Williams (10) Grant Hill (5) The Palace of Auburn Hills
14,812		 1–2
4 May 14 Atlanta W 103–82 Grant Hill (23) Jerome Williams (8) Grant Hill (9) The Palace of Auburn Hills
16,216		 2–2
5 May 16 @ Atlanta L 75–87 Grant Hill (21) Dele, Hill (7) Grant Hill (11) Alexander Memorial Coliseum
8,460		 2–3
1999 schedule

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

Regular Season
Player GP GS MPG FG% 3FG% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
Grant Hill 505037.0.479.000.7527.16.01.60.521.1
Jerry Stackhouse 42928.3.371.278.8502.52.80.80.514.5
Lindsey Hunter 494935.8.435.386.7533.43.91.80.211.9
Joe Dumars 383829.4.411.403.8361.83.50.60.111.3
Bison Dele 494824.0.501.000.6865.61.40.80.810.5
Christian Laettner 16021.1.358.333.7723.41.50.90.87.6
Jerome Williams 501023.1.500.6737.00.51.30.17.1
Jud Buechler 50021.1.417.412.7222.71.10.70.35.5
Don Reid 473019.9.557.6083.60.70.60.95.1
Korleone Young 305.0.500.2501.0001.30.30.00.04.3
Loy Vaught 371013.0.381.000.6433.90.30.40.23.4
Charles O'Bannon 1819.2.429.0001.0001.90.70.10.23.1
Khalid Reeves 11010.2.381.333.5710.61.00.40.02.3
Eric Montross 46212.5.525.000.3443.00.30.30.62.1
Mikki Moore 203.01.0001.0000.50.00.00.02.0
Mark Macon 739.9.200.3330.70.60.70.11.3
Corey Beck 803.8.5001.0000.60.00.30.01.3
Steve Henson 406.3.5001.0000.00.80.30.01.0

Playoffs
Player GP GS MPG FG% 3FG% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
Grant Hill 5535.2.457.000.8137.27.42.00.419.4
Bison Dele 5524.4.600.5566.40.20.60.410.6
Joe Dumars 5530.6.487.5261.0001.42.60.40.010.2
Christian Laettner 5024.6.426.7862.82.20.80.210.2
Jerry Stackhouse 5024.8.391.250.8571.61.20.40.210.0
Lindsey Hunter 5536.0.264.2731.0003.02.41.40.07.2
Jerome Williams 5524.6.444.7786.40.80.80.06.2
Loy Vaught 207.5.5000.50.00.50.02.0
Jud Buechler 5016.8.200.2502.60.60.60.21.6
Eric Montross 5014.0.500.5002.60.00.00.41.4
Don Reid 405.3.6671.00.30.00.01.0
Charles O'Bannon 402.3.6670.30.30.00.01.0

Player Statistics Citation:[10]

Awards and records

References
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  5. "Eccentric Life, Chilling Mystery". Washington Post. September 22, 2002. Retrieved June 19, 2021.
  6. "BASKETBALL; It's Their Ball, and N.B.A. Owners Call for Lockout". New York Times. June 30, 1998. Retrieved January 20, 2022.
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  12. "Dumars Quits On Top, Piston To Retire After Stellar Run". New York Daily News. May 12, 1999. Retrieved March 2, 2017.

See also
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