1998–99 Detroit Pistons season

The 1998–99 NBA season was the Pistons' 51st season in the National Basketball Association, and 42nd season in the city of Detroit.^[1] On March 23, 1998, the owners of all 29 NBA teams voted 27–2 to reopen the league's collective bargaining agreement, seeking changes to the league's salary cap system, and a ceiling on individual player salaries. The National Basketball Players Association (NBPA) opposed to the owners' plan, and wanted raises for players who earned the league's minimum salary. After both sides failed to reach an agreement, the owners called for a lockout, which began on July 1, 1998, putting a hold on all team trades, free agent signings and training camp workouts, and cancelling many NBA regular season and preseason games.^{[2][3][4][5][6]} Due to the lockout, the NBA All-Star Game, which was scheduled to be played in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania on February 14, 1999, was also cancelled.^{[7][8][9][10][11]}

1998–99 Detroit Pistons season
Head coach	Alvin Gentry
General manager	Rick Sund
Owner(s)	Bill Davidson
Arena	The Palace of Auburn Hills
Results
Record	29–21 (.580)
Place	Division: 3rd (Central) Conference: 5th (Eastern)
Playoff finish	First round (lost to Hawks 2–3)
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com
Local media
Television	WKBD-TV (George Blaha, Kelly Tripucka) Fox Sports Detroit (Fred McLeod, Greg Kelser)
Radio	WDFN (George Blaha)
< 1997–98 1999–00 >

However, on January 6, 1999, NBA commissioner David Stern, and NBPA director Billy Hunter finally reached an agreement to end the lockout. The deal was approved by both the players and owners, and was signed on January 20, ending the lockout after 204 days. The regular season began on February 5, and was cut short to just 50 games instead of the regular 82-game schedule.^{[12][13][14][15][16]}

The Pistons had the eleventh overall pick in the 1998 NBA draft, and selected Bonzi Wells out of Ball State University,^{[17][18][19][20]} but later on traded him to the Portland Trail Blazers.^{[21][22][23][24]} In the off-season, the team acquired Christian Laettner from the Atlanta Hawks,^{[25][26][27][28]} and signed free agents Loy Vaught,^[29][30][31] and Jud Buechler.^[32][33][34] Laettner would reunite with former Duke University teammate Grant Hill, but only played just 16 games due to an Achilles injury and a broken rib.^[35][36][37] After a solid year the previous season, Brian Williams changed his named to Bison Dele to honor his Cherokee heritage.^[38][39][40] The Pistons won their first three games, but then lost five straight. However, they would play above .500 for the rest of the season, and bounce back from their disappointing season to finish third in the Central Division with a 29–21 record, and return to the playoffs after a one-year absence.^[41]

Hill averaged 21.1 points, 7.1 rebounds, 6.0 assists and 1.6 steals per game, was named to the All-NBA Second Team, and finished in eighth place in Most Valuable Player voting,^[42] while sixth man Jerry Stackhouse continued to provide scoring off the bench averaging 14.5 points per game. In addition, Lindsey Hunter provided the team with 11.9 points and 1.8 steals per game, while Joe Dumars contributed 11.3 points per game, and Dele averaged 10.5 points and 5.6 rebounds per game. Off the bench, Laettner averaged 7.6 points and 3.4 rebounds per game, while Jerome Williams provided the team with 7.0 points and 7.1 rebounds per game, and starting power forward Don Reid contributed 5.1 points and 3.6 rebounds per game.^[43]

However, in the Eastern Conference First Round of the playoffs, the Pistons would lose to the Atlanta Hawks in five games.^{[44][45][46][47]} This season also marked an end of an era, as Dumars retired after a solid fourteen-year career with the Pistons, and would become the team's vice president next season.^{[48][49][50][51]} This was also Dele's final season of his career as he retired before the following season, turning down a $36 million contract.^{[52][53][39][40]}

Draft picks

Main article: 1998 NBA draft

Round	Pick	Player	Position	Nationality	College
1	11	Bonzi Wells	SG	United States	Ball State
2	40	Korleone Young	SF	United States

Roster

1998–99 Detroit Pistons roster

Players

Coaches

Pos. No. Name Height Weight DOB From G/F 30 Buechler, Jud 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 220 lb (100 kg) 1968–06–19 Arizona C 8 Dele, Bison 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 260 lb (118 kg) 1969–04–06 Arizona G 4 Dumars, Joe 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 1963–05–24 McNeese State F 33 Hill, Grant 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 225 lb (102 kg) 1972–10–05 Duke G 1 Hunter, Lindsey 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 170 lb (77 kg) 1970–12–03 Jackson State F/C 32 Laettner, Christian 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 235 lb (107 kg) 1969–08–17 Duke C 00 Montross, Eric 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 270 lb (122 kg) 1971–09–23 North Carolina G 5 O'Bannon, Charles 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 209 lb (95 kg) 1975–02–22 UCLA G 20 Reeves, Khalid 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 199 lb (90 kg) 1972–07–15 Arizona F/C 52 Reid, Don 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 250 lb (113 kg) 1973–12–30 Georgetown G 42 Stackhouse, Jerry 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 218 lb (99 kg) 1974–11–05 North Carolina F/C 35 Vaught, Loy 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 230 lb (104 kg) 1968–02–27 Michigan F 13 Williams, Jerome 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 206 lb (93 kg) 1973–05–10 Georgetown F 45 Young, Korleone 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 213 lb (97 kg) 1978–12–31 Hargrave Military Academy (VA)

Head coach Alvin Gentry Assistant coach(es) John Hammond Gar Heard Bob Ociepka Mike Abdenour (trainer) Legend (DP) Unsigned draft pick (FA) Free agent (S) Suspended Injured Roster Last transaction: April 3, 1999

Regular season

Season standings

Central Division	W	L	PCT	GB	Home	Road	Div	GP
y-Indiana Pacers	33	17	.660	–	18‍–‍7	15‍–‍10	15–7	50
x-Atlanta Hawks	31	19	.620	2.0	16‍–‍9	15‍–‍10	15–8	50
x-Detroit Pistons	29	21	.580	4.0	17‍–‍8	12‍–‍13	13–8	50
x-Milwaukee Bucks	28	22	.560	5.0	17‍–‍8	11‍–‍14	13–11	50
Charlotte Hornets	26	24	.520	7.0	16‍–‍9	10‍–‍15	12–10	50
Toronto Raptors	23	27	.460	10.0	14‍–‍11	9‍–‍16	9–14	50
Cleveland Cavaliers	22	28	.440	11.0	15‍–‍10	7‍–‍18	9–13	50
Chicago Bulls	13	37	.260	20.0	8‍–‍17	5‍–‍20	4–19	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

c - clinched homecourt advantage

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: 2–3 (home: 2–0; road: 0–3) Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Series 1 May 8 @ Atlanta L 70–90 Grant Hill (26) Bison Dele (9) Grant Hill (8) Georgia Dome 20,884 0–1 2 May 10 @ Atlanta L 69–89 Grant Hill (15) Grant Hill (10) Joe Dumars (5) Georgia Dome 16,377 0–2 3 May 12 Atlanta W 79–63 Christian Laettner (15) Jerome Williams (10) Grant Hill (5) The Palace of Auburn Hills 14,812 1–2 4 May 14 Atlanta W 103–82 Grant Hill (23) Jerome Williams (8) Grant Hill (9) The Palace of Auburn Hills 16,216 2–2 5 May 16 @ Atlanta L 75–87 Grant Hill (21) Dele, Hill (7) Grant Hill (11) Alexander Memorial Coliseum 8,460 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

Regular season

Player	GP	GS	MPG	FG%	3P%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
Grant Hill	50	50	37.0	.479	.000	.752	7.1	6.0	1.6	0.5	21.1
Jerry Stackhouse	42	9	28.3	.371	.278	.850	2.5	2.8	0.8	0.5	14.5
Lindsey Hunter	49	49	35.8	.435	.386	.753	3.4	3.9	1.8	0.2	11.9
Joe Dumars	38	38	29.4	.411	.403	.836	1.8	3.5	0.6	0.1	11.3
Bison Dele	49	48	24.0	.501	.000	.686	5.6	1.4	0.8	0.8	10.5
Christian Laettner	16	0	21.1	.358	.333	.772	3.4	1.5	0.9	0.8	7.6
Jerome Williams	50	10	23.1	.500		.673	7.0	0.5	1.3	0.1	7.1
Jud Buechler	50	0	21.1	.417	.412	.722	2.7	1.1	0.7	0.3	5.5
Don Reid	47	30	19.9	.557		.608	3.6	0.7	0.6	0.9	5.1
Korleone Young	3	0	5.0	.500	.250	1.000	1.3	0.3	0.0	0.0	4.3
Loy Vaught	37	10	13.0	.381	.000	.643	3.9	0.3	0.4	0.2	3.4
Charles O'Bannon	18	1	9.2	.429	.000	1.000	1.9	0.7	0.1	0.2	3.1
Khalid Reeves	11	0	10.2	.381	.333	.571	0.6	1.0	0.4	0.0	2.3
Eric Montross	46	2	12.5	.525	.000	.344	3.0	0.3	0.3	0.6	2.1
Mikki Moore	2	0	3.0	1.000		1.000	0.5	0.0	0.0	0.0	2.0
Mark Macon	7	3	9.9	.200	.333		0.7	0.6	0.7	0.1	1.3
Corey Beck	8	0	3.8	.500		1.000	0.6	0.0	0.3	0.0	1.3
Steve Henson	4	0	6.3	.500		1.000	0.0	0.8	0.3	0.0	1.0

Playoffs

Player	GP	GS	MPG	FG%	3P%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
Grant Hill	5	5	35.2	.457	.000	.813	7.2	7.4	2.0	0.4	19.4
Bison Dele	5	5	24.4	.600		.556	6.4	0.2	0.6	0.4	10.6
Joe Dumars	5	5	30.6	.487	.526	1.000	1.4	2.6	0.4	0.0	10.2
Christian Laettner	5	0	24.6	.426		.786	2.8	2.2	0.8	0.2	10.2
Jerry Stackhouse	5	0	24.8	.391	.250	.857	1.6	1.2	0.4	0.2	10.0
Lindsey Hunter	5	5	36.0	.264	.273	1.000	3.0	2.4	1.4	0.0	7.2
Jerome Williams	5	5	24.6	.444		.778	6.4	0.8	0.8	0.0	6.2
Loy Vaught	2	0	7.5	.500			0.5	0.0	0.5	0.0	2.0
Jud Buechler	5	0	16.8	.200	.250		2.6	0.6	0.6	0.2	1.6
Eric Montross	5	0	14.0	.500		.500	2.6	0.0	0.0	0.4	1.4
Don Reid	4	0	5.3	.667			1.0	0.3	0.0	0.0	1.0
Charles O'Bannon	4	0	2.3	.667			0.3	0.3	0.0	0.0	1.0

Player Statistics Citation:^[43]

Awards and records

• Grant Hill, All-NBA Second Team

Transactions

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See also

• 1998-99 NBA season