1997–98 Orlando Magic season

The 1997–98 NBA season was the ninth season for the Orlando Magic in the National Basketball Association.^[1] The Magic hired Chuck Daly as head coach, who led the Detroit Pistons to two straight championships in 1989 and 1990.^[2][3][4][5] In the off-season, the team acquired All-Star guard Mark Price from the Golden State Warriors,^[6][7][8][9] acquired Derek Harper from the Dallas Mavericks,^{[10][11][12][13]} and signed free agent Bo Outlaw.^[14][15][16] Under Daly, the Magic would get off to a solid 16–7 start. However, they struggled losing nine of their next ten games, as Penny Hardaway only played just 19 games due to a knee injury, averaging 16.4 points and 1.5 steals per game.^{[17][18][19][20]} The team then lost seven straight games in January, as Darrell Armstrong was out for the remainder of the season with a torn rotator cuff in his right shoulder after 48 games.^[21][22] The Magic also signed free agent Vernon Maxwell in January, but released him to free agency after eleven games, as he later on signed with the Charlotte Hornets.^[23][24]

1997–98 Orlando Magic season
Head coach	Chuck Daly
General manager	John Gabriel
President	Bob Vander Weide
Owner(s)	Richard DeVos
Arena	Orlando Arena
Results
Record	41–41 (.500)
Place	Division: 5th (Atlantic) Conference: 10th (Eastern)
Playoff finish	Did not qualify
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com
Local media
Television	Sunshine Network, WKCF
< 1996–97 1998–99 >

At midseason, the team traded Rony Seikaly to the Utah Jazz in exchange for Greg Foster and Chris Morris.^{[25][26][27][28]} However, the trade was voided due to Seikaly failing to report to the Jazz within the 48-hour deadline, because of a foot injury.^{[29][30][31][32]} Instead, he was then traded along with second-year forward Brian Evans to the New Jersey Nets in exchange for David Benoit, Kevin Edwards and Yinka Dare, who never played for the Magic and was released to free agency.^{[33][34][35][36]} After the trade, the Magic signed free agent and former Slam Dunk champion Spud Webb to a 10-day contract, as he only played just four games for the team.^[37][38][39] The Magic held a 23–25 record at the All-Star break,^[40] and finished fifth in the Atlantic Division with a record of 41–41, missing the playoffs for the first time since the 1992–93 season.^[41]

In Hardaway's absence, Nick Anderson stepped up averaging 15.3 points and 5.1 rebounds per game, while Horace Grant averaged 12.1 points and 8.1 rebounds per game, and Derek Strong provided the team with 12.7 points, and 7.4 rebounds per game off the bench as the team's sixth man. In addition, Outlaw had a stellar season averaging 9.5 points, 7.8 rebounds, 1.3 steals and 2.2 blocks per game, while Price contributed 9.5 points and 4.7 assists per game, Armstrong provided with 9.2 points and 4.9 assists per game, and Harper contributed 8.6 points and 3.5 assists per game. Danny Schayes became the team's starting center after Seikaly was traded, as he averaged 5.5 points and 3.3 rebounds per game.^[42] Anderson also finished tied in fourth place in Most Improved Player voting, while Outlaw finished tied in eighth place.^[43][44]

Despite the knee injuries, Hardaway was selected for the 1998 NBA All-Star Game, which would be his final All-Star appearance.^{[45][46][47][48][49]} Following the season, Price retired after playing 12 seasons in the NBA,^[50] while Harper signed as a free agent with the Los Angeles Lakers,^[51][52] and Benoit and Edwards were both released to free agency.^[53]

Draft picks

Main article: 1997 NBA draft

Round	Pick	Player	Position	Nationality	School/Club Team
1	17	Johnny Taylor	SF	United States	Chattanooga
2	47	Eric Washington	SG	United States	Alabama

Roster

1997–98 Orlando Magic roster

Players

Coaches

Pos. No. Name Height Weight DOB From G/F 25 Anderson, Nick 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 205 lb (93 kg) 1968–01–20 Illinois G 10 Armstrong, Darrell 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 170 lb (77 kg) 1968–06–22 Fayetteville State F 2 Benoit, David 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 220 lb (100 kg) 1968–05–09 Alabama G 20 Edwards, Kevin 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 1965–10–30 DePaul F/C 54 Grant, Horace 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 215 lb (98 kg) 1965–07–04 Clemson G 1 Hardaway, Penny 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 195 lb (88 kg) 1971–07–18 Memphis G 12 Harper, Derek 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1961–10–13 Illinois C 8 Lawson, Jason 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 240 lb (109 kg) 1974–09–02 Villanova G 3 Ollie, Kevin 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 195 lb (88 kg) 1972–12–27 Connecticut F 45 Outlaw, Bo 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 210 lb (95 kg) 1971–04–13 Houston G 5 Price, Mark 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 170 lb (77 kg) 1964–02–15 Georgia Tech C 24 Schayes, Danny 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 235 lb (107 kg) 1959–05–10 Syracuse F 33 Strong, Derek 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 220 lb (100 kg) 1968–02–09 Xavier F 17 Taylor, Johnny 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 220 lb (100 kg) 1974–06–04 Chattanooga G 21 Wilkins, Gerald 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1963–09–11 Chattanooga

Head coach Chuck Daly Assistant coach(es) Tree Rollins Tom Sterner Brendan Suhr Legend (DP) Unsigned draft pick (FA) Free agent (S) Suspended Injured Roster Last transaction: March 22, 1998

Regular season

Season standings

Atlantic Division v t e	W	L	PCT	GB	Home	Road	Div
y-Miami Heat	55	27	.671	–	30-11	25–16	18–6
x-New York Knicks	43	39	.524	12	28–13	15–26	13–11
x-New Jersey Nets	43	39	.524	12	26–15	17–24	12–12
Washington Wizards	42	40	.512	13	24–17	18–23	12–13
Orlando Magic	41	41	.500	14	24–17	17–24	11–13
Boston Celtics	36	46	.439	19	24–17	12–29	12–12
Philadelphia 76ers	31	51	.378	24	19–22	12–29	7–17

#	Eastern Conference v t e
	Team	W	L	PCT	GB
1	c-Chicago Bulls	62	20	.756	–
2	y-Miami Heat	55	27	.671	7
3	x-Indiana Pacers	58	24	.707	4
4	x-Charlotte Hornets	51	31	.622	11
5	x-Atlanta Hawks	50	32	.610	12
6	x-Cleveland Cavaliers	47	35	.573	15
7	x-New York Knicks	43	39	.524	19
8	x-New Jersey Nets	43	39	.524	19
9	Washington Wizards	42	40	.512	20
10	Orlando Magic	41	41	.500	21
11	Detroit Pistons	37	45	.451	25
12	Boston Celtics	36	46	.439	26
12	Milwaukee Bucks	36	46	.439	26
14	Philadelphia 76ers	31	51	.378	31
15	Toronto Raptors	16	66	.195	46

z – clinched division title

y – clinched division title

x – clinched playoff spot

Record vs. opponents

1997-98 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	–	2–1	4–0	1–3	4–0	2–0	2–0	2–2	2–0	1–1	1–3	2–0	0–2	1–3	3–1	0–2	1–2	2–2	2–2	3–1	0–2	1–1	2–0	1–1	1–1	4–0	0–2	2–0	4–0
Boston	1–2	–	1–2	1–3	1–3	1–1	1–1	2–2	1–1	1–1	0–4	2–0	1–1	0–4	2–2	1–1	2–2	2–2	2–2	3–1	0–2	1–1	1–1	0–2	1–1	3–0	0–2	2–0	3–2
Charlotte	0–4	2–1	–	1–3	2–2	2–0	2–0	3–1	1–1	2–0	3–1	2–0	1–1	3–1	3–1	1–1	2–2	1–3	3–1	2–1	1–1	2–0	1–1	1–1	1–1	4–0	1–1	2–0	2–2
Chicago	3–1	3–1	3–1	–	2–2	1–1	2–0	3–1	2–0	2–0	2–2	2–0	1–1	2–1	4–0	1–1	4–0	4–0	3–1	2–1	1–1	1–1	2–0	2–0	1–1	4–0	0–2	2–0	3–1
Cleveland	0–4	3–1	2–2	2–2	–	1–1	2–0	3–1	2–0	1–1	2–2	2–0	1–1	1–3	2–2	2–0	3–1	1–2	2–2	3–1	2–0	1–1	2–0	0–2	0–2	3–1	1–1	2–0	1–2
Dallas	0–2	1–1	0–2	1–1	1–1	–	3–1	0–2	1–3	0–4	1–1	1–3	0–4	0–2	0–2	2–2	0–2	1–1	0–2	0–2	0–4	0–4	0–4	0–4	2–2	1–1	0–4	4–0	1–1
Denver	0–2	1–1	0–2	0–2	0–2	1–3	–	0–2	1–3	0–4	0–2	2–2	0–4	0–2	0–2	1–3	0–2	0–2	0–2	0–2	0–4	2–2	1–3	0–4	0–4	0–2	0–4	1–3	1–1
Detroit	2–2	2–2	1–3	1–3	1–3	2–0	2–0	–	2–0	1–1	1–3	2–0	0–2	1–2	2–2	0–2	2–2	2–2	1–2	3–1	1–1	0–2	1–1	1–1	0–2	4–0	0–2	0–2	2–2
Golden State	0–2	1–1	1–1	0–2	0–2	3–1	3–1	0–2	–	1–3	0–2	1–3	1–3	0–2	0–2	0–4	0–2	1–1	1–1	0–2	0–4	1–3	2–2	1–3	1–3	0–2	0–4	1–3	0–2
Houston	1–1	1–1	0–2	0–2	1–1	4–0	4–0	1–1	3–1	–	1–1	4–0	1–3	0–2	1–1	1–3	1–1	1–1	0–2	1–1	1–3	1–3	4–0	2–2	1–3	2–0	0–4	3–1	1–1
Indiana	3–1	4–0	1–3	2–2	2–2	1–1	2–0	3–1	2–0	1–1	–	2–0	0–2	3–1	4–0	2–0	2–1	2–1	3–1	4–0	1–1	1–1	2–0	0–2	0–2	4–0	1–1	2–0	4–0
L.A. Clippers	0–2	0–2	0–2	0–2	0–2	3–1	2–2	0–2	3–1	0–4	0–2	–	0–4	0–2	0–2	0–4	1–1	0–2	0–2	1–1	0–4	0–4	3–1	1–3	0–4	1–1	1–3	1–3	0–2
L.A. Lakers	2–0	1–1	1–1	1–1	1–1	4–0	4–0	2–0	3–1	3–1	2–0	4–0	–	1–1	2–0	4–0	1–1	1–1	1–1	0–2	2–2	2–2	4–0	4–0	1–3	2–0	3–1	4–0	1–1
Miami	3–1	4–0	1–3	1–2	3–1	2–0	2–0	2–1	2–0	2–0	1–3	2–0	1–1	–	3–1	1–1	3–1	2–2	3–1	4–0	0–2	2–0	2–0	0–2	0–2	4–0	1–1	2–0	2–2
Milwaukee	1–3	2–2	1–3	0–4	2–2	2–0	2–0	2–2	2–0	1–1	0–4	2–0	0–2	1–3	–	1–1	0–4	3–1	2–1	2–2	0–2	2–0	2–0	0–2	1–1	3–1	0–2	1–1	1–2
Minnesota	2–0	1–1	1–1	1–1	0–2	2–2	3–1	2–0	4–0	3–1	0–2	4–0	0–4	1–1	1–1	–	2–0	1–1	0–2	2–0	3–1	1–3	3–1	1–3	1–3	1–1	1–3	4–0	0–2
New Jersey	2–1	2–2	2–2	0–4	1–3	2–0	2–0	2–2	2–0	1–1	1–2	1–1	1–1	1–3	4–0	0–2	–	2–2	3–1	3–1	1–1	1–1	2–0	1–1	0–2	3–1	0–2	2–0	1–3
New York	2–2	2–2	3–1	0–4	2–1	1–1	2–0	2–2	1–1	1–1	1–2	2–0	1–1	2–2	1–3	1–1	2–2	–	4–0	2–2	2–0	1–1	1–1	0–2	1–1	3–1	0–2	2–0	1–3
Orlando	2–2	2–2	1–3	1–3	2–2	2–0	2–0	2–1	1–1	2–0	1–3	2–0	1–1	1–3	1–2	2–0	1–3	0–4	–	4–0	0–2	2–0	0–2	0–2	1–1	3–1	0–2	2–0	3–1
Philadelphia	1–3	1–3	1–2	1–2	1–3	2–0	2–0	1–3	2–0	1–1	0–4	1–1	2–0	0–4	2–2	0–2	1–3	2–2	0–4	–	1–1	1–1	1–1	0–2	0–2	2–2	0–2	2–0	3–1
Phoenix	2–0	2–0	1–1	1–1	0–2	4–0	4–0	1–1	4–0	3–1	1–1	4–0	2–2	2–0	2–0	1–3	1–1	0–2	2–0	1–1	–	2–2	3–1	3–1	2–2	2–0	1–3	4–0	1–1
Portland	1–1	1–1	0–2	1–1	1–1	4–0	2–2	2–0	3–1	3–1	1–1	4–0	2–2	0–2	0–2	3–1	1–1	1–1	0–2	1–1	2–2	–	3–1	2–2	0–4	2–0	3–1	2–2	1–1
Sacramento	0–2	1–1	1–1	0–2	0–2	4–0	3–1	1–1	2–2	0–4	0–2	1–3	0–4	0–2	0–2	1–3	0–2	1–1	2–0	1–1	1–3	1–3	–	0–4	1–3	1–1	2–2	2–2	1–1
San Antonio	1–1	2–0	1–1	0–2	2–0	4–0	4–0	1–1	3–1	2–2	2–0	3–1	0–4	2–0	2–0	3–1	1–1	2–0	2–0	2–0	1–3	2–2	4–0	–	2–2	2–0	1–3	4–0	1–1
Seattle	1–1	1–1	1–1	1–1	2–0	2–2	4–0	2–0	3–1	3–1	2–0	4–0	3–1	2–0	1–1	3–1	2–0	1–1	1–1	2–0	2–2	4–0	3–1	2–2	–	2–0	2–2	4–0	1–1
Toronto	0–4	0–3	0–4	0–4	1–3	1–1	2–0	0–4	2–0	0–2	0–4	1–1	0–2	0–4	1–3	1–1	1–3	1–3	1–3	2–2	0–2	0–2	1–1	0–2	0–2	–	0–2	1–1	0–3
Utah	2–0	2–0	1–1	2–0	1–1	4–0	4–0	2–0	4–0	4–0	1–1	3–1	1–3	1–1	2–0	3–1	2–0	2–0	2–0	2–0	3–1	1–3	2–2	3–1	2–2	2–0	–	4–0	0–2
Vancouver	0–2	0–2	0–2	0–2	0–2	0–4	3–1	2–0	3–1	1–3	0–2	3–1	0–4	0–2	1–1	0–4	0–2	0–2	0–2	0–2	0–4	2–2	2–2	0–4	0–4	1–1	0–4	–	1–1
Washington	0–4	2–3	2–2	1–3	2–1	1–1	1–1	2–2	2–0	1–1	0–4	2–0	1–1	2–2	2–1	2–0	3–1	3–1	1–3	1–3	1–1	1–1	1–1	1–1	1–1	3–0	2–0	1–1	—

Game log

Player statistics

Ragular season

Player	POS	GP	GS	MP	REB	AST	STL	BLK	PTS	MPG	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
Bo Outlaw	PF	82	76	2,953	637	216	107	181	783	36.0	7.8	2.6	1.3	2.2	9.5
Horace Grant	C	76	76	2,803	618	172	81	79	921	36.9	8.1	2.3	1.1	1.0	12.1
Danny Schayes	C	74	33	1,272	242	44	34	33	406	17.2	3.3	.6	.5	.4	5.5
Gerald Wilkins	SG	72	16	1,252	90	78	34	6	380	17.4	1.3	1.1	.5	.1	5.3
Derek Harper	SG	66	45	1,761	103	233	72	10	566	26.7	1.6	3.5	1.1	.2	8.6
Mark Price	PG	63	33	1,430	129	297	53	5	597	22.7	2.0	4.7	.8	.1	9.5
Nick Anderson	SF	58	44	1,701	297	119	72	23	890	29.3	5.1	2.1	1.2	.4	15.3
Derek Strong	PF	58	8	1,638	427	51	31	24	736	28.2	7.4	.9	.5	.4	12.7
Darrell Armstrong	PG	48	17	1,236	159	236	58	5	442	25.8	3.3	4.9	1.2	.1	9.2
Rony Seikaly†	C	47	47	1,484	357	69	25	39	704	31.6	7.6	1.5	.5	.8	15.0
Brian Evans†	SF	44	0	561	85	31	22	8	206	12.8	1.9	.7	.5	.2	4.7
David Benoit†	SF	24	0	324	62	8	9	4	138	13.5	2.6	.3	.4	.2	5.8
Penny Hardaway	SG	19	15	625	76	68	28	15	311	32.9	4.0	3.6	1.5	.8	16.4
Kevin Ollie†	PG	19	0	216	18	33	7	0	77	11.4	.9	1.7	.4	.0	4.1
Jason Lawson	C	17	0	80	27	5	4	4	26	4.7	1.6	.3	.2	.2	1.5
Kevin Edwards†	SG	12	0	135	20	13	5	1	59	11.3	1.7	1.1	.4	.1	4.9
Johnny Taylor	SF	12	0	108	13	1	3	2	38	9.0	1.1	.1	.3	.2	3.2
Vernon Maxwell†	SG	11	0	169	13	12	2	1	81	15.4	1.2	1.1	.2	.1	7.4
Spud Webb	PG	4	0	34	3	5	1	0	12	8.5	.8	1.3	.3	.0	3.0
Carl Thomas†	SG	4	0	15	0	1	0	1	9	3.8	.0	.3	.0	.3	2.3
Tim Kempton†	PF	3	0	15	1	1	0	0	0	5.0	.3	.3	.0	.0	.0
Donald Royal†	SF	2	0	18	4	1	1	0	5	9.0	2.0	.5	.5	.0	2.5

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

Awards and honors

• Penny Hardaway – All-Star

Transactions

References

1. 1997-98 Orlando Magic
2. "Daly Reconsiders, Takes Magic Job; Former Pistons Coach Gets 3-Year, $15 Million Deal". The Baltimore Sun. Orlando Sentinel. June 2, 1997. Retrieved September 25, 2023.
3. Johnson, L.C. (June 4, 1997). "It's Official: Magic Land Chuck Daly as Coach". Orlando Sentinel. Retrieved July 26, 2021.
4. "Magic Names Chuck Daly Coach". The Washington Post. June 4, 1997. Retrieved December 5, 2022.
5. Diamos, Jason (October 24, 1997). "PRO BASKETBALL; Daly Trying Again to Remold a Franchise". The New York Times. Retrieved July 1, 2022.
6. "PRO BASKETBALL; Warriors Send Price to Magic". The New York Times. Associated Press. October 28, 1997. Retrieved November 18, 2022.
7. Johnson, L.C. (October 28, 1997). "Magic Pay Price for Scoring". Orlando Sentinel. Retrieved October 13, 2021.
8. Steele, David (October 28, 1997). "Warriors Ship Out Price; Point-Guard Glut Gone; Magic Deal Shaw, Vaughn". SFGate. Retrieved December 4, 2022.
9. Fry, Darrell (October 28, 1997). "Magic Thinks Price Is Right, Pays with Shaw, Vaughn". Tampa Bay Times. Retrieved June 23, 2023.
10. "PLUS: BASKETBALL; Dallas-Orlando Trade". The New York Times. Associated Press. September 25, 1997. Retrieved December 5, 2022.
11. "Nelson Still Dealing, Gets Scott from Magic". Los Angeles Times. Staff and Wire Reports. September 25, 1997. Retrieved June 23, 2023.
12. Johnson, L.C. (September 25, 1997). "Trade Lets Magic Get Rid of Scott". Orlando Sentinel. Retrieved September 23, 2022.
13. "Mavericks Send Harper, O'Bannon to Magic for Scott, Cash". Associated Press. September 25, 1997. Retrieved July 31, 2021.
14. Baker, Chris (September 6, 1997). "Just Like Magic, Versatile Outlaw Leaves Clippers". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved October 22, 2022.
15. "Magic Corrals Outlaw". Tampa Bay Times. September 6, 1997. Retrieved June 3, 2022.
16. "Outlaw Breaks Free to Spark Magic". Orlando Sentinel. November 9, 1997. Retrieved September 25, 2023.
17. "Magic's Hardaway to Have Arthroscopic Surgery". Los Angeles Times. Associated Press. December 10, 1997. Retrieved May 5, 2022.
18. Povtak, Tim (December 10, 1997). "Surgery Assists Hardaway's Knee". Orlando Sentinel. Retrieved December 5, 2022.
19. Johnson, L.C. (December 11, 1997). "Hardaway to Be Gone 8-10 Weeks". Orlando Sentinel. Retrieved May 16, 2022.
20. Povtak, Tim (February 11, 1998). "Magic's Loss Costs Them a Pretty Penny". Orlando Sentinel. Retrieved February 2, 2023.
21. "N.B.A.: LAST NIGHT; Malone Helps Utah Pull Away". The New York Times. Associated Press. February 13, 1998. Retrieved May 5, 2022.
22. Povtak, Tim (February 13, 1998). "Injury Ends Armstrong's Best Season". Orlando Sentinel. Retrieved October 7, 2022.
23. Johnson, L.C. (January 15, 1998). "Maxwell Gets Set for 10 More Days". Orlando Sentinel. Retrieved July 12, 2022.
24. "N.B.A.: LAST NIGHT; Newly Signed Maxwell Delivers When It Counts". The New York Times. Associated Press. February 4, 1998. Retrieved October 7, 2022.
25. "N.B.A.: LAST NIGHT; Jazz Obtains Seikaly for Morris and Foster". The New York Times. Associated Press. February 17, 1998. Retrieved December 5, 2022.
26. "Seikaly Traded to Jazz for Reserves". Los Angeles Times. Associated Press. February 17, 1998. Retrieved December 5, 2022.
27. Jorgensen, Loren (February 17, 1998). "Jazz Pull Off Steal of a Deal, Acquire Seikaly". Deseret News. Retrieved December 5, 2022.
28. "Jazz Pick Up Seikaly In 2-for-1 Trade". The Spokesman-Review. Wire Reports. February 17, 1998. Retrieved October 10, 2023.
29. "Jazz Earns a Big Victory, But Seikaly Trade Voided". Los Angeles Times. Associated Press. February 19, 1998. Retrieved December 5, 2022.
30. Johnson, L.C. (February 19, 1998). "Seikaly Refuses to Play for Jazz". Orlando Sentinel. Retrieved December 5, 2022.
31. "Jazz Call Off Seikaly Deal". The Spokesman-Review. Associated Press. February 19, 1998. Retrieved October 10, 2023.
32. Jorgensen, Loren (March 7, 1998). "Rony Seikaly Insists Jazz Nixed the Trade". Deseret News. Retrieved October 22, 2021.
33. Popper, Steve (February 20, 1998). "PRO BASKETBALL; Seikaly Traded to Nets in a Last-Minute Deal". The New York Times. Retrieved June 24, 2021.
34. Heisler, Mark (February 20, 1998). "It's a Big Deal for Clippers: There Are No Slam Dunks in the Flurry of NBA Deals". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved December 4, 2022.
35. Smith, Sam (February 20, 1998). "NBA's Rash of Trades Ends with Another Seikaly Deal". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved June 21, 2023.
36. Povtak, Tim (February 20, 1998). "Seikaly Bounces to Nets, and It Looks as If He'll Go". Orlando Sentinel. Retrieved October 6, 2022.
37. Johnson, L.C. (February 20, 1998). "Magic Weigh Options". Orlando Sentinel. Retrieved January 28, 2023.
38. "Webb Heads to Magic". United Press International. February 22, 1998. Retrieved January 28, 2023.
39. Povtak, Tim (February 23, 1998). "Angry Pacers". Orlando Sentinel. Retrieved January 28, 2023.
40. "NBA Games Played on February 5, 1998". Basketball-Reference. Retrieved July 19, 2022.
41. "1997–98 Orlando Magic Schedule and Results". Basketball-Reference. Retrieved June 22, 2021.
42. "1997–98 Orlando Magic Roster and Stats". Basketball-Reference. Retrieved June 22, 2021.
43. Povtak, Tim (May 1, 1998). "Hawks' Henderson Wins Most Improved". Orlando Sentinel. Retrieved December 27, 2022.
44. "1997–98 NBA Awards Voting". Basketball-Reference. Retrieved December 27, 2022.
45. Armour, Terry (January 26, 1998). "Jordan Top All-Star Vote-Getter; Bryant, 19, Youngest Ever Picked". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved December 27, 2022.
46. Howard-Cooper, Scott (January 28, 1998). "Lakers Get Four-Star Rating as Van Exel, Jones Honored". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved April 20, 2023.
47. "1998 NBA All-Star Recap". NBA.com. NBA.com Staff. September 13, 2021. Retrieved May 16, 2023.
48. "1997-98 All-Star Events and Contestants - in New York". Eskimo North. Retrieved December 27, 2022.
49. "1998 NBA All-Star Game: East 135, West 114". Basketball-Reference. Retrieved November 27, 2021.
50. "All-Star Mark Price Retires". CBS News. Associated Press. February 11, 1999. Retrieved December 20, 2022.
51. Kawakami, Tim (January 20, 1999). "Good Signs for Lakers?". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved November 9, 2022.
52. "NBA Transactions". The New York Times. January 22, 1999. Retrieved June 25, 2022.
53. Wise, Mike (February 4, 1999). "PRO BASKETBALL; A Scrum for the Title". The New York Times. Retrieved June 28, 2022.