1998–99 Dallas Mavericks season

1998–99 Dallas Mavericks season
Dirk Nowitzki`s rookie season
Head coach	Don Nelson
Arena	Reunion Arena
Results
Record	19–31 (.380)
Place	Division: 4th (Midwest) Conference: 11th (Western)
Playoff finish	DNQ
Stats @ Basketball-Reference.com

The 1998-99 NBA season was the Mavericks' 19th season in the NBA. In the offseason, the Mavericks acquired point guard Steve Nash from the Phoenix Suns and traded first round draft pick Robert Traylor to the Milwaukee Bucks for rookie Dirk Nowitzki. In a season shortened by a four month lockout, the young Mavericks began to show promise by posting their first winning record at home in ten years at 15-11. However, they were still a mile away from the playoffs as they finished fifth in the Midwest Division with a 19-31 record.

Offseason

Draft picks

Main article: 1998 NBA Draft

Round	Pick	Player	Position	Nationality	College
1	6	Robert Traylor	PF/C	United States	Michigan
2	30	Ansu Sesay	F	United States	Mississippi
2	35	Bruno Sundov	C	Croatia
2	53	Greg Buckner	SG	United States	Clemson

Robert Traylor was traded to the Milwaukee Bucks for Pat Garrity and Dirk Nowitzki.

Roster

Dallas Mavericks roster
Players	Coaches
Pos. No. Name Height Weight DOB (YYYY–MM–DD) From C 11 Anstey, Chris 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 249 lb (113 kg) Australia C 44 Bradley, Shawn 7 ft 6 in (2.29 m) 235 lb (107 kg) Brigham Young SF 23 Ceballos, Cedric 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Cal State Fullerton SG 24 Davis, Hubert 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 183 lb (83 kg) North Carolina SF 4 Finley, Michael 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Wisconsin PF 45 Green, A.C. 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Oregon State PG 13 Nash, Steve 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Santa Clara PF 41 Nowitzki, Dirk 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 245 lb (111 kg) Germany PG 14 Pack, Robert 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Southern California SG 20 Strickland, Erick 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Nebraska C 40 Šundov, Bruno 7 ft 2 in (2.18 m) 220 lb (100 kg) The Winchendon School (HS) PF 33 Trent, Gary 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 250 lb (113 kg) Ohio PF 52 Walker, Samaki 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 240 lb (109 kg) Louisville C 18 Williams, John 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Tulane	Head coach Don Nelson (Iowa) Assistant coach(es) Donnie Nelson (Wheaton (IL)) Scott Roth (Wisconsin) Charlie Parker (Findlay) Legend (C) Team captain (DP) Unsigned draft pick (FA) Free agent (S) Suspended Injured Roster • Transactions

Roster Notes

• Center Shawn Bradley also holds American citizenship.

Regular season

Season standings

Midwest Division	W	L	PCT	GB	Home	Road	Div
y-San Antonio Spurs	37	13	.740	–	21–4	16–9	17–4
x-Utah Jazz	37	13	.740	–	22–3	15–10	15–3
x-Houston Rockets	31	19	.620	6	19–6	12–13	12–9
x-Minnesota Timberwolves	25	25	.500	12	18–7	7–18	11–9
Dallas Mavericks	19	31	.380	18	15–10	4–21	8–12
Denver Nuggets	14	36	.280	23	12–13	2–23	5–16
Vancouver Grizzlies	8	42	.160	29	7–18	1–24	3–18

z - clinched division title

y - clinched division title

x - clinched playoff spot

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

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

See also

• 1998-99 NBA season