1998–99 Orlando Magic season

The 1998–99 NBA season was the tenth season for the Orlando Magic in the National Basketball Association.^[1] Due to a lockout, the regular season began on February 5, 1999, and was cut from 82 games to 50.^[2]

1998–99 Orlando Magic season
Head coach	Chuck Daly
President	Bob Vander Weide
General manager	John Gabriel
Owner(s)	Richard DeVos
Arena	Orlando Arena
Results
Record	33–17 (.660)
Place	Division: 2nd (Atlantic) Conference: 3rd (Eastern)
Playoff finish	First round (lost to 76ers 1–3)
Stats at Basketball Reference
Local media
Television	WKCF Sunshine Network
Radio	WDBO
< 1997–98 1999–00 >

The Magic had three first-round draft picks in the 1998 NBA draft, selecting center Michael Doleac from the University of Utah with the twelfth overall pick, power forward Keon Clark from the University of Nevada, Las Vegas with the thirteenth overall pick, and small forward Matt Harpring out of Georgia Tech University with the fifteenth overall pick.^{[3][4][5][6][7]} However, Clark never played for the Magic, and was later on traded to the Denver Nuggets.^[8][9][10] During the off-season, the Magic signed free agents Isaac Austin,^[11][12][13] and former All-Star forward Dominique Wilkins, who previously played overseas in Italy, and would become teammates with his younger brother Gerald Wilkins.^{[14][15][16][17]}

At mid-season, the team signed free agent B.J. Armstrong, who was previously released by the Los Angeles Lakers, who acquired him from the Charlotte Hornets in a mid-season trade.^[18][19][20] The Magic played solid basketball winning 14 of their first 18 games of the regular season, then won their final four games, and finished in second place in the Atlantic Division with a 33–17 record, earning the #3 seed in the Eastern Conference, and returning to the NBA playoffs after a one-year absence.^[21]

After missing most of the previous season with a knee injury, Penny Hardaway played all 50 games, but his scoring had decreased as he averaged 15.8 points, 5.3 assists and 2.2 steals per game. In addition, Nick Anderson provided the team with 14.9 points, 5.9 rebounds and 1.4 steals per game, while Darrell Armstrong had a breakout season averaging 13.8 points, 6.7 assists and 2.2 steals per game, and was named the NBA Sixth Man of the Year, and also the NBA Most Improved Player of the Year.^{[22][23][24][25]} Austin averaged 9.7 points and 4.8 rebounds per game, while Horace Grant provided with 8.9 points and 7.0 rebounds per game, Harpring contributed 8.2 points and 4.3 rebounds per game, and Bo Outlaw averaged 6.5 points, 5.4 rebounds, 1.3 steals and 1.4 blocks per game,^[26] but only played 31 games due to a leg injury.^[27][28] Harpring was named to the NBA All-Rookie First Team, while Doleac was selected to the NBA All-Rookie Second Team.

However, in the Eastern Conference First Round of the 1999 NBA playoffs, the Magic lost to the 6th–seeded Philadelphia 76ers in four games.^{[29][30][31][32]} Following the season, head coach Chuck Daly retired,^{[33][34][35][36]} while Hardaway was traded to the Phoenix Suns after six seasons in Orlando,^{[37][38][39][40][41]} Anderson, the only member left from the team's inaugural season, was traded to the Sacramento Kings after ten seasons in Orlando,^{[42][43][44][45]} Grant was dealt to the Seattle SuperSonics,^{[46][47][48][49]} Austin was sent to the Washington Wizards,^{[50][51][52][53]} and B.J. Armstrong re-signed as a free agent with his former team, the Chicago Bulls.^[54][55][56] Both of the Wilkins' brothers, and veteran center Danny Schayes all retired.

For the season, the Magic changed their uniforms replacing the pinstripes with visible stars, and side panels on their jerseys and shorts, which remained in use until 2003.^[57][58]

Draft picks

Main article: 1998 NBA draft

Round	Pick	Player	Position	Nationality	School/Club Team
1	12	Michael Doleac	C	United States	Utah
1	13	Keon Clark	PF/C	United States	UNLV
1	15	Matt Harpring	SF/SG	United States	Georgia Tech
2	42	Miles Simon	SG	United States	Arizona

Roster

1998–99 Orlando Magic roster

Players

Coaches

Pos. No. Player Height Weight DOB From G/F 25 Nick Anderson 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 205 lb (93 kg) 1968–01–20 Illinois G 2 B. J. Armstrong 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 175 lb (79 kg) 1967–09–09 Iowa G 10 Darrell Armstrong 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 170 lb (77 kg) 1968–06–22 Fayetteville State C 8 Isaac Austin 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 255 lb (116 kg) 1969–08–18 Arizona State C 51 Michael Doleac 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 262 lb (119 kg) 1977–06–15 Utah F 54 Horace Grant 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 215 lb (98 kg) 1965–07–04 Clemson G 1 Penny Hardaway 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 195 lb (88 kg) 1971–07–18 Memphis F 15 Matt Harpring 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 231 lb (105 kg) 1976–05–31 Georgia Tech C 52 Jonathan Kerner  6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 245 lb (111 kg) 1974–06–06 East Carolina F 45 Bo Outlaw 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 210 lb (95 kg) 1971–04–13 Houston C 24 Danny Schayes 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 235 lb (107 kg) 1959–05–10 Syracuse G 34 Miles Simon  6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 202 lb (92 kg) 1975–11–21 Arizona F 33 Derek Strong 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 220 lb (100 kg) 1968–02–09 Xavier F 21 Dominique Wilkins 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 200 lb (91 kg) 1960–01–12 Georgia G 9 Gerald Wilkins  6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1963–09–11 Chattanooga

Head coach Chuck Daly Assistant(s) Eric Musselman Tree Rollins Tom Sterner Brendan Suhr Legend (DP) Unsigned draft pick (FA) Free agent (S) Suspended Injured Roster Updated: March 14, 1999

Regular season

Season standings

Atlantic Division	W	L	PCT	GB	Home	Road	Div	GP
c-Miami Heat	33	17	.660	–	18‍–‍7	15‍–‍10	12–8	50
x-Orlando Magic	33	17	.660	–	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	–	50
3	x-Orlando Magic	33	17	.660	–	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	–	3–0	3–0	3–1	2–1	0–1	0–0	1–2	0–0	1–0	3–1	1–0	0–0	0–3	1–2	0–0	1–2	2–1	2–2	2–1	1–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	2–1	0–0	1–0	2–1
Boston	0–3	–	1–2	2–1	2–2	0–0	1–0	0–3	0–0	0–0	0–3	1–0	0–0	3–0	0–3	0–1	1–2	1–2	1–2	1–2	0–0	0–1	0–1	0–0	0–0	1–2	0–0	1–0	3–1
Charlotte	0–3	2–1	–	2–1	2–1	0–0	0–0	3–0	0–1	0–0	1–2	0–0	0–1	1–2	2–2	0–0	3–0	1–3	1–2	1–2	1–0	1–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	2–1	1–0	0–0	2–1
Chicago	1–3	1–2	1–2	–	0–3	0–1	0–0	0–3	0–0	0–0	0–3	1–0	0–0	1–2	1–3	0–0	2–1	1–2	0–3	1–2	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–1	0–1	1–2	0–1	1–0	1–2
Cleveland	1–2	2–2	1–2	3–0	–	0–0	0–0	1–2	1–0	0–1	0–3	0–0	1–0	0–3	1–2	0–0	3–0	1–2	1–2	1–2	1–0	0–0	0–0	1–0	0–0	2–2	0–1	0–0	1–2
Dallas	1–0	0–0	0–0	1–0	0–0	–	2–1	0–1	2–2	2–2	0–0	3–0	0–3	0–1	0–0	1–2	0–1	0–0	1–0	0–0	1–3	0–3	2–2	1–3	0–3	0–0	0–3	2–1	0–0
Denver	0–0	0–1	0–0	0–0	0–0	1–2	–	0–0	1–3	0–4	0–1	3–0	1–2	0–1	1–0	0–3	1–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–3	0–3	0–3	0–4	2–2	0–0	1–2	3–1	0–1
Detroit	2–1	3–0	0–3	3–0	2–1	1–0	0–0	–	0–0	0–0	2–1	0–0	0–0	2–1	2–1	0–1	2–1	2–1	0–4	1–3	1–0	0–0	0–0	0–1	1–0	2–1	1–0	0–0	2–1
Golden State	0–0	0–0	1–0	0–0	0–1	2–2	3–1	0–0	–	0–3	1–0	2–1	1–2	0–0	0–1	2–2	0–0	0–0	0–1	0–0	1–2	2–2	1–2	0–3	1–2	0–0	0–4	4–0	0–0
Houston	0–1	0–0	0–0	0–0	1–0	2–2	4–0	0–0	3–0	–	0–0	3–1	1–2	0–1	0–0	2–1	1–0	0–0	0–1	0–0	2–2	2–1	3–0	0–3	2–1	1–0	0–3	4–0	0–0
Indiana	1–2	3–0	2–1	3–0	3–0	0–0	1–0	1–2	0–1	0–0	–	0–0	1–0	2–2	3–0	0–0	3–1	2–1	1–2	1–2	0–0	0–1	0–0	0–0	0–0	2–1	0–0	1–0	3–0
L.A. Clippers	0–1	0–1	0–0	0–1	0–0	0–3	0–3	0–0	1–2	1–3	0–0	–	0–4	0–0	0–0	2–2	1–0	0–1	0–0	0–0	0–3	1–2	1–2	0–3	0–3	0–1	1–3	1–3	0–0
L.A. Lakers	0–0	0–0	1–0	0–0	0–1	3–0	2–1	0–0	2–1	2–1	0–1	4–0	–	0–0	0–0	2–1	0–0	1–0	1–0	0–1	3–1	2–2	1–2	2–1	2–2	0–0	1–3	2–1	0–0
Miami	3–0	0–3	2–1	2–1	3–0	1–0	1–0	1–2	0–0	1–0	2–2	0–0	0–0	–	2–1	0–1	3–1	2–2	2–1	2–1	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	3–0	0–1	0–0	3–0
Milwaukee	2–1	3–0	2–2	3–1	2–1	0–0	0–1	1–2	1–0	0–0	0–3	0–0	0–0	1–2	–	1–0	2–1	2–1	1–2	1–2	0–1	0–0	0–0	0–0	1–0	3–1	0–0	0–0	2–1
Minnesota	0–0	1–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	2–1	3–0	1–0	2–2	1–2	0–0	2–2	1–2	1–0	0–1	–	0–0	0–1	0–0	0–0	1–2	0–3	3–1	2–2	2–1	0–1	0–3	3–1	0–0
New Jersey	2–1	2–1	0–3	1–2	0–3	1–0	0–1	1–2	0–0	0–1	1–3	0–1	0–0	1–3	1–2	0–0	–	0–3	0–3	1–2	0–0	0–1	0–0	0–0	1–0	2–1	0–0	0–0	2–1
New York	1–2	2–1	3–1	2–1	2–1	0–0	0–0	1–2	0–0	0–0	1–2	1–0	0–1	2–2	1–2	1–0	3–0	–	0–3	3–1	1–0	0–0	0–1	0–0	0–0	1–2	0–0	0–0	2–1
Orlando	2–2	2–1	2–1	3–0	2–1	0–1	0–0	4–0	1–0	1–0	2–1	0–0	0–1	1–2	2–1	0–0	3–0	3–0	–	1–2	0–0	0–0	1–0	0–1	0–0	1–2	0–0	0–0	2–1
Philadelphia	1–2	2–1	2–1	2–1	2–1	0–0	0–0	3–1	0–0	0–0	2–1	0–0	1–0	1–2	2–1	0–0	2–1	1–3	2–1	–	0–0	0–1	1–0	0–1	0–1	2–1	0–0	1–0	1–2
Phoenix	0–1	0–0	0–1	0–0	0–1	3–1	3–0	0–1	2–1	2–2	0–0	3–0	1–3	0–0	1–0	2–1	0–0	0–1	0–0	0–0	–	0–3	0–3	2–2	3–0	0–0	2–2	3–0	0–0
Portland	0–0	1–0	0–1	0–0	0–0	3–0	3–0	0–0	2–2	1–2	1–0	2–1	2–2	0–0	0–0	3–0	1–0	0–0	0–0	1–0	3–0	–	4–0	1–3	2–2	0–0	1–2	4–0	0–0
Sacramento	0–0	1–0	1–0	0–0	0–0	2–2	3–0	0–0	2–1	0–3	0–0	2–1	2–1	0–0	0–0	1–3	0–0	1–0	0–1	0–1	3–0	0–4	–	1–2	2–2	0–0	1–2	4–0	1–0
San Antonio	0–0	0–0	0–0	1–0	0–1	3–1	4–0	1–0	3–0	3–0	0–0	3–0	1–2	0–0	0–0	2–2	0–0	0–0	1–0	1–0	2–2	3–1	2–1	–	2–1	0–1	2–1	3–0	0–0
Seattle	0–0	0–0	0–0	1–0	0–0	3–0	2–2	0–1	2–1	1–2	0–0	3–0	2–2	0–0	0–1	1–2	0–1	0–0	0–0	1–0	0–3	2–2	2–2	1–2	–	0–0	2–2	2–1	0–1
Toronto	1–2	2–1	1–2	2–1	2–2	0–0	0–0	1–2	0–0	0–1	1–2	1–0	0–0	0–3	1–3	1–0	1–2	2–1	2–1	1–2	0–0	0–0	0–0	1–0	0–0	–	0–0	1–0	2–2
Utah	0–0	0–0	0–1	1–0	1–0	3–0	2–1	0–1	4–0	3–0	0–0	3–1	3–1	1–0	0–0	3–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	2–2	2–1	2–1	1–2	2–2	0–0	–	3–0	1–0
Vancouver	0–1	0–1	0–0	0–1	0–0	1–2	1–3	0–0	0–3	0–4	0–1	3–1	1–2	0–0	0–0	1–3	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–1	0–3	0–3	0–4	0–3	1–2	0–1	0–3	–	0–0
Washington	1–2	1–3	1–2	2–1	2–1	0–0	1–0	1–2	0–1	0–0	0–3	0–0	0–0	0–3	1–2	0–0	1–2	1–2	1–2	2–1	0–0	0–1	0–1	0–0	1–0	2–2	0–1	0–0	—

Game log

Playoffs

1999 playoff game log
First round: 1–3 (home: 1–1; road: 0–2) Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Series 1 May 9 Philadelphia L 90–104 Penny Hardaway (19) Horace Grant (10) Armstrong, Hardaway (6) Orlando Arena 15,267 0–1 2 May 11 Philadelphia W 79–68 Penny Hardaway (22) Nick Anderson (8) three players tied (4) Orlando Arena 16,345 1–1 3 May 13 @ Philadelphia L 85–97 Nick Anderson (23) Matt Harpring (10) Darrell Armstrong (7) First Union Center 20,874 1–2 4 May 15 @ Philadelphia L 91–101 Nick Anderson (29) Austin, Grant (8) Darrell Armstrong (8) First Union Center 20,550 1–3
1999 schedule

Player statistics

Regular season

Player	POS	GP	GS	MP	REB	AST	STL	BLK	PTS	MPG	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
Penny Hardaway	SG	50	50	1,944	284	266	111	23	791	38.9	5.7	5.3	2.2	.5	15.8
Horace Grant	PF	50	50	1,660	351	90	46	60	443	33.2	7.0	1.8	.9	1.2	8.9
Matt Harpring	SF	50	22	1,114	214	45	30	6	408	22.3	4.3	.9	.6	.1	8.2
Darrell Armstrong	PG	50	15	1,502	180	335	108	4	690	30.0	3.6	6.7	2.2	.1	13.8
Isaac Austin	C	49	49	1,259	237	89	47	35	477	25.7	4.8	1.8	1.0	.7	9.7
Michael Doleac	C	49	0	780	148	20	19	17	304	15.9	3.0	.4	.4	.3	6.2
Nick Anderson	SF	47	39	1,581	277	91	64	15	701	33.6	5.9	1.9	1.4	.3	14.9
Derek Strong	PF	44	0	695	161	17	15	7	223	15.8	3.7	.4	.3	.2	5.1
Bo Outlaw	PF	31	22	851	167	56	40	43	203	27.5	5.4	1.8	1.3	1.4	6.5
Dominique Wilkins	SF	27	2	252	71	16	4	1	134	9.3	2.6	.6	.1	.0	5.0
B. J. Armstrong†	PG	22	0	180	23	34	9	0	48	8.2	1.0	1.5	.4	.0	2.2
Danny Schayes	C	19	1	143	14	4	1	2	28	7.5	.7	.2	.1	.1	1.5
Doug Overton†	PG	6	0	33	2	3	1	0	18	5.5	.3	.5	.2	.0	3.0
Miles Simon	SG	5	0	19	2	0	1	0	2	3.8	.4	.0	.2	.0	.4
Gerald Wilkins	SG	3	0	28	1	1	0	0	2	9.3	.3	.3	.0	.0	.7
Jonathan Kerner	C	1	0	5	0	0	0	0	0	5.0	.0	.0	.0	.0	.0
Kevin Ollie†	PG	1	0	4	1	0	0	0	1	4.0	1.0	.0	.0	.0	1.0

Playoffs

Player	POS	GP	GS	MP	REB	AST	STL	BLK	PTS	MPG	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
Penny Hardaway	SG	4	4	167	20	22	9	1	76	41.8	5.0	5.5	2.3	.3	19.0
Darrell Armstrong	PG	4	4	163	20	25	9	0	59	40.8	5.0	6.3	2.3	.0	14.8
Nick Anderson	SF	4	4	152	27	9	9	0	83	38.0	6.8	2.3	2.3	.0	20.8
Horace Grant	PF	4	4	128	28	5	2	2	27	32.0	7.0	1.3	.5	.5	6.8
Isaac Austin	C	4	4	112	16	8	4	3	26	28.0	4.0	2.0	1.0	.8	6.5
Bo Outlaw	PF	4	0	83	15	2	1	8	18	20.8	3.8	.5	.3	2.0	4.5
Matt Harpring	SF	4	0	82	20	7	1	0	33	20.5	5.0	1.8	.3	.0	8.3
Michael Doleac	C	4	0	43	12	0	0	1	17	10.8	3.0	.0	.0	.3	4.3
B. J. Armstrong	PG	2	0	3	0	1	0	0	0	1.5	.0	.5	.0	.0	.0
Derek Strong	PF	1	0	16	0	0	1	0	4	16.0	.0	.0	1.0	.0	4.0
Danny Schayes	C	1	0	8	0	0	0	0	0	8.0	.0	.0	.0	.0	.0
Dominique Wilkins	SF	1	0	3	0	0	0	0	2	3.0	.0	.0	.0	.0	2.0

• ^† Denotes player spent time with another team in the season. Stats reflect time with the Magic only.

Awards and records

• Darrell Armstrong – Sixth Man of the Year, Most Improved Player
• Matt Harpring – All-Rookie 1st team
• Michael Doleac – All-Rookie 2nd team

Transactions