1998–99 Sacramento Kings season

The 1998–99 NBA season was the Kings' 50th season in the National Basketball Association, and 14th season in Sacramento.[1] In the 1998 NBA draft, the Kings selected Jason Williams from the University of Florida with the seventh pick.[2] During the off-season, the team acquired All-Star forward Chris Webber from the Washington Wizards,[3] and signed free agents Vlade Divac,[4] Vernon Maxwell, three-point specialist Jon Barry,[5] and second-year center Scot Pollard, who was signed midway through the season while Terry Dehere was released to free agency. After playing in Europe, Serbian forward Peja Stojaković, who was drafted 14th overall by the Kings in the 1996 NBA draft, would finally make his debut in the NBA. Under new head coach Rick Adelman,[6] the Kings struggled playing below .500 with a 17–22 start, but then improved winning ten of their final eleven games in a lockout-shortened season cut to 50 games,[7][8] finishing third in the Pacific Division with a 27–23 record, their first winning season in 16 years.[9]

1998–99 Sacramento Kings season
Head coachRick Adelman
General managerGeoff Petrie
PresidentGeoff Petrie
Owners
ArenaARCO Arena
Results
Record27–23 (.540)
PlaceDivision: 3rd (Pacific)
Conference: 6th (Western)
Playoff finishFirst round
(Lost to Jazz 2–3)
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com
Local media
Television
RadioKHTK

Webber averaged 20.0 points, 13.0 rebounds and 2.1 blocks per game, and was named to the All-NBA Second Team, while Williams averaged 12.8 points, 6.0 assists and 1.9 steals per game, and was selected to the NBA All-Rookie First Team. In addition, Vlade Divac provided the team with 14.3 points and 10.0 rebounds per game, while Corliss Williamson contributed 13.2 points per game, Maxwell provided with 10.7 points per game off the bench, and second-year guard Tariq Abdul-Wahad contributed 9.3 points per game.[10] Webber also finished in seventh place in Most Valuable Player voting, while Williams finished in second place in Rookie of the Year voting behind Vince Carter of the Toronto Raptors.[11]

In the Western Conference First Round of the playoffs, the Kings got off to a good start, taking a 2–1 series lead over the 3rd–seeded Utah Jazz.[12] However, the Jazz won Game 4 on the road by one point to even the series, and force a decisive fifth game.[13] The Kings would lose Game 5 on the road in overtime, 99–92.[14] Following the season, Abdul-Wahad was traded to the Orlando Magic, and Maxwell signed as a free agent with the Seattle SuperSonics.

For the season, the Kings added new purple alternate road uniforms with side panels to their shorts, which would last until 2002.[15]

Draft picks
Main article: 1998 NBA draft
Round Pick Player Position Nationality College
17Jason WilliamsPG United StatesFlorida
236Jerome JamesC United StatesFlorida A&M

Roster
1998–99 Sacramento Kings roster
Players Coaches
Pos.No.NameHeightWeightDOB (YYYY-MM-DD)From
G 9 Abdul-Wahad, Tariq 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 205 lb (93 kg) 1974–11–03 San José State
G 20 Barry, Jon 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 195 lb (88 kg) 1969–07–25 Georgia Tech
C 21 Divac, Vlade (C) 7 ft 1 in (2.16 m) 243 lb (110 kg) 1968–02–03 Serbia
F 51 Funderburke, Lawrence 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 230 lb (104 kg) 1970–12–15 Ohio State
G 7 Hawkins, Michael 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) 170 lb (77 kg) 1972–10–28 Xavier
C 53 James, Jerome 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 300 lb (136 kg) 1975–11–17 Florida A&M
G 3 Maxwell, Vernon 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 180 lb (82 kg) 1965–09–12 Florida
C 8 Miller, Oliver  6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 280 lb (127 kg) 1970–04–06 Arkansas
F/C 31 Pollard, Scot 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 265 lb (120 kg) 1975–02–12 Kansas
G 5 Robinson, Chris  (IN) 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 200 lb (91 kg) 1974–04–02 Western Kentucky
F 16 Stojaković, Peja 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 220 lb (100 kg) 1977–06–09 Serbia
F/C 4 Webber, Chris (C) 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 245 lb (111 kg) 1973–03–01 Michigan
G 55 Williams, Jason 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 1975–11–18 Florida
F 34 Williamson, Corliss 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 245 lb (111 kg) 1973–12–04 Arkansas
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (DP) Unsigned draft pick
  • (FA) Free agent
  • (S) Suspended
  • (IN) Inactive
  • Injured

Roster
Last transaction: February 24, 1999

Roster Notes
  • Shooting guard Chris Robinson was placed on the inactive list, and did not play for the Kings this season.

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—

Playoffs
1999 playoff game log
First round: 2–3 (Home: 1–1; Road: 1–2)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Series
1 May 8 @ Utah L 87–117 Chris Webber (14) Chris Webber (9) Chris Webber (3) Delta Center
19,911		 0–1
2 May 10 @ Utah W 101–90 Chris Webber (20) Vlade Divac (7) Vlade Divac (8) Delta Center
19,911		 1–1
3 May 12 Utah W 84–81 (OT) Vlade Divac (22) Vlade Divac (14) Jason Williams (6) ARCO Arena
17,317		 2–1
4 May 14 Utah L 89–90 Chris Webber (18) Vlade Divac (14) Jason Williams (6) ARCO Arena
17,317		 2–2
5 May 16 @ Utah L 92–99 (OT) Vernon Maxwell (22) Chris Webber (14) Vlade Divac (5) Delta Center
19,911		 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

NOTE: Please write the players statistics in alphabetical order by last name.

Season
Player GP GS MPG FG% 3FG% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG

Playoffs
Player GP GS MPG FG% 3FG% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG

Awards and records

References
  1. 1998-99 Sacramento Kings
  2. "PRO BASKETBALL; 7 Feet 1 Inch of Potential at No. 1". New York Times. June 25, 1998. Retrieved July 25, 2021.
  3. "N.B.A.; Webber Traded to Sacramento". New York Times. May 15, 1998. Retrieved July 28, 2017.
  4. "Kings Sign Center Vlade Divac". CBS News. January 22, 1999. Retrieved July 19, 2021.
  5. "Top 10 Free Agent Signings in Sacramento Kings History". A Royal Pain. September 9, 2015. Retrieved January 1, 2022.
  6. "Kings set to hire Adelman". SF Gate. September 16, 1998. Retrieved December 30, 2021.
  7. "BASKETBALL; It's Their Ball, and N.B.A. Owners Call for Lockout". New York Times. June 30, 1998. Retrieved January 20, 2022.
  8. "With Lockout Over, Players Work Out". New York Times. January 24, 1999. Retrieved January 20, 2022.
  9. "1998–99 Sacramento Kings Schedule and Results". Basketball-Reference. Retrieved June 26, 2021.
  10. "1998–99 Sacramento Kings Roster and Stats". Basketball-Reference. Retrieved June 26, 2021.
  11. "1998–99 NBA Awards Voting". Basketball-Reference. Retrieved January 2, 2022.
  12. "N.B.A.: ROUNDUP; Sacramento Surprise: Utah Near Elimination". New York Times. May 13, 1999. Retrieved January 21, 2022.
  13. "N.B.A.; Stockton Forces A Game 5". New York Times. May 15, 1999. Retrieved January 21, 2022.
  14. "Jazz Not Feeling Like a Kingpin". Los Angeles Times. May 17, 1999. Retrieved June 19, 2021.
  15. "Sacramento Kings Uniform". Chris Creamer's Sports Logos Page - SportsLogos.Net. Retrieved July 15, 2021.

See also
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