1998–99 Los Angeles Clippers season

The 1998–99 NBA season was the Clippers' 29th season in the National Basketball Association, and their 15th season in Los Angeles.[1] This was also the final season where the team played at the Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena, and played occasional home games at the Arrowhead Pond in Anaheim. The Clippers won the Draft Lottery selecting Michael Olowokandi out of Pacific University with the first overall pick in the 1998 NBA draft,[2] and signed free agents Sherman Douglas, second-year guard Troy Hudson, and undrafted rookie forward Tyrone Nesby in the off-season. However, the Clippers still struggled in a lockout-shortened season cut to 50 games,[3][4] under new head coach Chris Ford, losing their first 17 games of the season, tying the 1988–89 Miami Heat for the then-worst start in NBA history (later on broken by the 2009–10 New Jersey Nets, who lost their first 18 games of the season). The team lost 30 of their first 33 games, then lost their final six games, finishing last place in the Pacific Division with a 9–41 record.[5]

1998–99 Los Angeles Clippers season
Head coachChris Ford
OwnersDonald Sterling
ArenaLos Angeles Sports Arena
Arrowhead Pond
Results
Record9–41 (.180)
PlaceDivision: 7th (Pacific)
Conference: 13th (Western)
Playoff finishDid not qualify
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com
Local media
TelevisionKCAL-TV
Fox Sports West 2
(Ralph Lawler, Bill Walton)
RadioKXTA
(Rory Markas)

Second-year forward Maurice Taylor led the team in scoring with 16.8 points per game, while Lamond Murray provided them with 12.2 points per game. Three-point specialist Eric Piatkowski contributed 10.5 points per game, while Nesby averaged 10.1 points and 1.5 steals per game, and Olowokandi averaged 8.9 points and 7.9 rebounds per game, and was named to the NBA All-Rookie Second Team.[6] Following the season, Murray was traded to the Cleveland Cavaliers,[7] while Rodney Rogers signed as a free agent with the Phoenix Suns,[8] Lorenzen Wright was dealt to the Atlanta Hawks, Douglas re-signed with the New Jersey Nets, Darrick Martin signed with the Sacramento Kings, and Pooh Richardson was released to free agency.

Draft picks
Main article: 1998 NBA Draft
Round Pick Player Position Nationality College
11Michael OlowokandiC NigeriaPacific
122Brian SkinnerPF United StatesBaylor

Roster
1998–99 Los Angeles Clippers roster
Players Coaches
Pos.No.NameHeightWeightDOB (YYYY-MM-DD)From
G 1 Brooks, Scott  (IN) 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) 165 lb (75 kg) –– UC Irvine
C 33 Closs, Keith 7 ft 3 in (2.21 m) 215 lb (98 kg) –– Central Connecticut State
G 20 Douglas, Sherman 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 195 lb (88 kg) –– Syracuse
G 6 Hudson, Troy 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 170 lb (77 kg) –– Southern Illinois
G 15 Martin, Darrick  5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) 170 lb (77 kg) –– UCLA
F 7 Murray, Lamond 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 236 lb (107 kg) –– California
G/F 8 Nesby, Tyrone 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 225 lb (102 kg) –– UNLV
C 34 Olowokandi, Michael 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 270 lb (122 kg) –– Pacific
G 52 Piatkowski, Eric 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 215 lb (98 kg) –– Nebraska
G 24 Richardson, Pooh  (C) 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 180 lb (82 kg) –– UCLA
F 54 Rogers, Rodney 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 260 lb (118 kg) –– Wake Forest
F 32 Skinner, Brian 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 230 lb (104 kg) –– Michigan
G 5 Smith, Charles 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 194 lb (88 kg) –– New Mexico
F 23 Taylor, Maurice 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 260 lb (118 kg) –– Michigan
C 11 Vrankovic, Stojko  7 ft 2 in (2.18 m) 260 lb (118 kg) –– Croatia
F/C 55 Wright, Lorenzen 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 240 lb (109 kg) –– Memphis
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (DP) Unsigned draft pick
  • (FA) Free agent
  • (S) Suspended
  • (IN) Inactive
  • Injured

Roster
Last transaction: 2009-10-04

Roster Notes
  • Point guard Scott Brooks missed the entire season due to a knee injury, and never played for the Clippers.

Regular season

Season standings
Pacific Division W L PCT GB Home Road Div
y-Portland Trail Blazers 3515.700–22–313–1215–7
x-Los Angeles Lakers 3119.620418–713–1214–8
x-Sacramento Kings 2723.540816–911–1411–9
x-Phoenix Suns 2723.540815–1012–139–10
Seattle SuperSonics 2525.5001017–88–1711–10
Golden State Warriors 2129.4201413–128–178–11
Los Angeles Clippers 941.180266–193–223–16
# Western Conference
Team W L PCT GB
1 z-San Antonio Spurs3713.740–
2 y-Portland Trail Blazers3515.7002
3 x-Utah Jazz3713.740–
4 x-Los Angeles Lakers3119.6206
5 x-Houston Rockets3119.6206
6 x-Sacramento Kings2723.54010
7 x-Phoenix Suns2723.54010
8 x-Minnesota Timberwolves2525.50012
9 Seattle SuperSonics2525.50012
10 Golden State Warriors2129.42016
11 Dallas Mavericks1931.38018
12 Denver Nuggets1436.28023
13 Los Angeles Clippers941.18028
14 Vancouver Grizzlies842.16029
z - clinched division title
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—

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
Player GP GS MPG FG% 3FG% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
Maurice Taylor 464532.746.116.772.85.31.50.30.616.8
Lamond Murray 501326.339.133.080.33.91.21.20.412.2
Eric Piatkowski 493825.343.239.486.32.91.10.90.110.5
Tyrone Nesby 503625.844.936.578.23.51.61.50.410.1
Michael Olowokandi 453628.443.10.048.37.90.60.61.28.9
Sherman Douglas 301928.143.80.063.21.94.10.90.18.2
Darrick Martin 372525.436.729.280.31.33.91.20.18.0
James Robinson 14020.039.826.774.11.91.31.00.27.6
Rodney Rogers 47720.644.128.667.33.81.61.00.57.4
Troy Hudson 25621.040.031.989.52.23.70.40.16.8
Lorenzen Wright 481523.645.80.069.27.50.70.50.86.6
Brian Skinner 21012.346.50.060.62.50.00.50.64.1
Charles Smith 231013.836.121.243.81.00.60.70.63.7
Pooh Richardson 11011.833.30.0100.01.22.70.40.02.5
Keith Closs 1505.852.20.080.01.70.00.20.62.1
Stojko Vrankovic 2 0 6.0 25.0 0.0 0.0 3.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 1.0

Player Statistics Citation:[6]

Injuries and surgeries
Player Injury Date Injury Type
Scott Brooks January 30, 1999 Strained right MCL

Transactions

The Clippers have been involved in the following transactions during the 1998-1999 season.

Re-signed
Player Signed Contract
Darrick Martin January 22, 1999 One-year deal

Trades

No trades occurred for this team during this season.

Free Agents

Player Transactions Citation:[9]

See also

References
  1. 1998-99 Los Angeles Clippers
  2. "PRO BASKETBALL; 7 Feet 1 Inch of Potential at No. 1". New York Times. June 25, 1998. Retrieved July 25, 2021.
  3. Wise, Mike (June 30, 1998). "BASKETBALL; It's Their Ball, and N.B.A. Owners Call for Lockout". The New York Times. Retrieved January 20, 2022.
  4. Markowitz, Dan (January 24, 1999). "With Lockout Over, Players Work Out". The New York Times. Retrieved January 20, 2022.
  5. "1998–99 Los Angeles Clippers Schedule and Results". Basketball-Reference. Retrieved July 15, 2021.
  6. "1998–99 Los Angeles Clippers Roster and Stats". Basketball-Reference. Retrieved July 15, 2021.
  7. "Clippers Trade Murray for Anderson". AP News. August 4, 1999. Retrieved January 2, 2022.
  8. "Rogers' Shooting for the Suns". CBS News. August 2, 1999. Retrieved January 2, 2022.
  9. "1998–99 Los Angeles Clippers Transactions". Basketball-Reference. Retrieved July 15, 2021.
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