1998–99 New Jersey Nets season

The 1998–99 NBA season was the Nets' 32nd season in the National Basketball Association, and 23rd season in East Rutherford, New Jersey.[1] After a lockout wiped out nearly half of the season, cutting it to 50 games,[2][3] the Nets signed free agents Eric Murdock and Scott Burrell, and acquired Jim McIlvaine from the Seattle SuperSonics. However, they struggled and got off to a poor start losing 18 of their first 21 games. Head coach John Calipari was fired after a 3–17 start, and was replaced with assistant Don Casey.[4] At mid-season, Sam Cassell, who was out with an ankle injury after four games, was traded along with Chris Gatling to the Milwaukee Bucks in a three-team trade, as the Nets acquired Stephon Marbury from the Minnesota Timberwolves, and acquired Jamie Feick from the Bucks.[5]

1998–99 New Jersey Nets season
Head coach
General managerJohn Nash
PresidentMichael Rowe
OwnersCommunity Youth Organization
ArenaContinental Airlines Arena
Results
Record16–34 (.320)
PlaceDivision: 7th (Atlantic)
Conference: 14th (Eastern)
Playoff finishDid not qualify
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com
Local media
TelevisionWPXN-TV
Fox Sports New York
RadioWOR

As the season progressed, the Nets were dealt with a blow when Jayson Williams suffered a severe leg injury in April, and was out for the remainder of the season after 30 games.[6] Near the end of the season, the team signed free agent Gheorghe Mureșan, as the Nets finished last place in the Atlantic Division with a 16–34 record.[7] Marbury averaged 23.4 points and 8.7 assists per game with the Nets in 31 games, while second-year star Keith Van Horn averaged 21.8 points and 8.5 rebounds per game. In addition, Kerry Kittles provided the team with 12.9 points and 1.7 steals per game, while Kendall Gill contributed 11.8 points and 2.7 steals per game, and Williams provided with 8.1 points, 12.0 rebounds and 2.0 blocks per game.[8] Following the season, Murdock was traded to the Los Angeles Clippers, and Rony Seikaly was released to free agency and then retired.

For the season, the Nets added new gray alternate road uniforms with dark navy side panels, which were slightly redesigned in 2000.[9]

Offseason

Draft picks
Main article: 1998 NBA Draft

The Nets had no draft picks in 1998.

Roster
1998–99 New Jersey Nets roster
Players Coaches
Pos.No.NameHeightWeightDOB (YYYY-MM-DD)From
F 24 Burrell, Scott 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 218 lb (99 kg) –– Connecticut
G 43 Carr, Chris 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 207 lb (94 kg) –– Southern Illinois
C 51 Cunningham, William 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 250 lb (113 kg) –– Temple
F 14 Feick, Jamie 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 255 lb (116 kg) –– Michigan State
G/F 13 Gill, Kendall 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 195 lb (88 kg) –– Illinois
G/F 12 Harris, Lucious 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 190 lb (86 kg) –– Long Beach State
F 42 Hendrickson, Mark 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 220 lb (100 kg) –– Washington State
G 30 Kittles, Kerry 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 179 lb (81 kg) –– Villanova
G 33 Marbury, Stephon 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 180 lb (82 kg) –– Georgia Tech
C 22 McIlvaine, Jim  7 ft 1 in (2.16 m) 240 lb (109 kg) –– Marquette
G 5 Murdock, Eric  6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 190 lb (86 kg) –– Providence
C 77 Mureșan, Gheorghe 7 ft 7 in (2.31 m) 303 lb (137 kg) –– Romania
G 1 Perry, Elliot 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 150 lb (68 kg) –– Memphis
C 2 Seikaly, Rony 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 230 lb (104 kg) –– Syracuse
F 44 Van Horn, Keith  6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 220 lb (100 kg) –– Utah
F/C 55 Williams, Jayson  6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 240 lb (109 kg) –– St. John's
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (DP) Unsigned draft pick
  • (FA) Free agent
  • (S) Suspended
  • Injured

Roster

Regular season

Season standings
Atlantic Division W L PCT GB Home Road Div GP
c-Miami Heat 33 17 .660 0.0 18–7 15–10 12–8 50
x-Orlando Magic 33 17 .660 0.0 21–4 12–13 12–6 50
x-Philadelphia 76ers 28 22 .560 5.0 17–8 11–14 9–10 50
x-New York Knicks 27 23 .540 6.0 19–6 8–17 12–8 50
Boston Celtics 19 31 .380 14.0 10–15 9–16 10–9 50
Washington Wizards 18 32 .360 15.0 13–12 5–20 6–13 50
New Jersey Nets 16 34 .320 17.0 12–13 4–21 6–13 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
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

Regular Season
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
New Jersey Nets statistics
Player GP GS MPG FG% 3FG% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
Stephon Marbury 31 31 39.8 .439 .367 .832 2.6 8.7 1.0 0.1 23.4
Keith Van Horn 42 42 37.5 .428 .302 .859 8.5 1.5 1.0 1.3 21.8
Sam Cassell 4 3 25.0 .429 .143 .935 1.5 4.8 0.8 0.0 18.0
Kerry Kittles 46 40 34.1 .370 .316 .772 4.2 2.5 1.7 0.6 12.9
Kendall Gill 50 47 32.1 .398 .118 .683 4.9 2.5 2.7 0.5 11.8
Jayson Williams 30 30 34.0 .445 .000 .565 12.0 1.1 0.8 2.0 8.1
Doug Overton 8 1 21.8 .439 .500 .857 2.1 2.0 0.4 0.1 8.0
Eric Murdock 15 8 26.7 .395 .364 .808 2.3 4.4 1.5 0.1 7.9
Jamie Feick 26 16 32.7 .504 .717 11.0 0.9 1.0 0.7 6.8
Scott Burrell 32 10 22.1 .361 .389 .810 3.7 1.4 1.3 0.3 6.6
Chris Carr 28 2 13.0 .374 .379 .694 2.1 0.6 0.3 0.0 6.6
Mark Hendrickson 22 6 18.1 .443 .000 .840 3.1 0.6 0.5 0.0 5.5
Lucious Harris 36 5 16.7 .403 .220 .750 1.9 0.9 0.5 0.2 5.4
Chris Gatling 18 2 15.6 .371 .000 .500 3.6 0.7 0.4 0.2 4.7
Damon Jones 11 0 11.9 .318 .345 .846 1.2 1.2 0.6 0.0 4.5
Earl Boykins 5 0 10.2 .476 .200 0.8 1.2 0.2 0.0 4.2
David Vaughn 10 0 10.3 .542 .800 3.4 0.1 0.2 0.8 3.4
Brian Evans 11 0 11.0 .324 .364 1.000 1.5 1.3 0.3 0.3 2.7
Elliot Perry 30 0 8.1 .349 .391 .750 0.9 1.2 0.5 0.0 2.6
Jim McIlvaine 22 1 12.2 .431 .667 2.5 0.1 0.4 1.5 2.2
Rony Seikaly 9 0 9.8 .200 .389 2.3 0.2 0.4 0.7 1.7
William Cunningham 15 6 10.7 .167 .000 1.9 0.1 0.1 0.7 0.4
Gheorghe Muresan 1 0 1.0 .000 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0

Player Statistics Citation:[8]

References
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  2. "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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  4. "Nets Dismiss Calipari With a 3-17 Record". New York Times. March 16, 1999. Retrieved January 5, 2022.
  5. "Marbury Traded to Nets; Timberwolves Get Brandon". Los Angeles Times. March 12, 1999. Retrieved July 17, 2021.
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