NBA professional basketball team season
NBA professional basketball team season
The
1998β99 NBA season was the Kings' Golden Jubileu in the
National Basketball Association , and 14th season in
Sacramento .
[1] On March 23, 1998, the owners of all 29 NBA teams voted 27β2 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.
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[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.
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[11] 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.
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In the
1998 NBA draft , the Kings selected
Jason Williams from the
University of Florida with the seventh overall pick;
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[21] Williams would earn the nickname "White Chocolate", and would also be known for his flashy passes and crossovers.
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[23] During the off-season, the team acquired All-Star forward
Chris Webber from the
Washington Wizards ,
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[28] and signed free agents
Vlade Divac ,
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Vernon Maxwell , three-point specialist
Jon Barry ,
[33] 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 StojakoviΔ , who was drafted 14th overall by the Kings in the
1996 NBA draft , would finally make his debut in the NBA.
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[35] Under new head coach
Rick Adelman ,
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[37] the Kings struggled playing below .500 with a 17β22 start, but then improved winning ten of their final eleven games, finishing third in the Pacific Division with a 27β23 record, their first winning season in 16 years.
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Webber averaged 20.0 points, 13.0 rebounds and 2.1 blocks per game, and was named to the All-NBA Second Team, while Divac averaged 14.3 points, 10.0 rebounds and 4.3 assists per game, and Williams provided the team with 12.8 points, 6.0 assists and 1.9 steals per game, and was named to the NBA All-Rookie First Team. In addition,
Corliss Williamson provided with 13.2 points per game, and second-year guard
Tariq Abdul-Wahad contributed 9.3 points per game. Off the bench, Maxwell contributed 10.7 points per game, while second-year forward
Lawrence Funderburke averaged 8.9 points and 4.7 rebounds per game, and StojakoviΔ provided with 8.4 points per game.
[39] Webber also finished in seventh place in
Most Valuable Player voting,
[40] while Williams finished in second place in
Rookie of the Year voting behind
Vince Carter of the
Toronto Raptors .
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In the Western Conference First Round of the
playoffs , the Kings got off to a good start, taking a 2β1 series lead over the 3rdβseeded
Utah Jazz .
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[46] However, the Jazz won Game 4 on the road by one point to even the series, 90β89, and force a decisive fifth game.
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[49] The Kings would lose Game 5 on the road in overtime, 99β92.
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[53] Following the season, Abdul-Wahad was traded to the
Orlando Magic ,
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Seattle SuperSonics .
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For the season, the Kings added new purple alternate road uniforms with black side panels to their shorts, which would remain in use until 2002.
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Draft picks
Round
Pick
Player
Position
Nationality
College
1
7
Jason Williams
PG
United States
Florida
2
36
Jerome James
C
United States
Florida A&M
Roster
1998β99 Sacramento Kings roster
Players
Coaches
Pos.
No.
Name
Height
Weight
DOB
From
G
9
Abdul-Wahad, Tariq
6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
205 lb (93 kg)
1974β11β03
San JosΓ© State
G
20
Barry, Jon
6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
195 lb (88 kg)
1969β07β25
Georgia Tech
C
21
Divac, Vlade (C)
7 ft 1 in (2.16 m)
243 lb (110 kg)
1968β02β03
Serbia
F
51
Funderburke, Lawrence
6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)
230 lb (104 kg)
1970β12β15
Ohio State
G
7
Hawkins, Michael
5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
170 lb (77 kg)
1972β10β28
Xavier
C
53
James, Jerome
7 ft 0 in (2.13 m)
300 lb (136 kg)
1975β11β17
Florida A&M
G
3
Maxwell, Vernon
6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
180 lb (82 kg)
1965β09β12
Florida
C
8
Miller, Oliver
6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)
280 lb (127 kg)
1970β04β06
Arkansas
F/C
31
Pollard, Scot
6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)
265 lb (120 kg)
1975β02β12
Kansas
G
5
Robinson, Chris (IN)
6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
200 lb (91 kg)
1974β04β02
Western Kentucky
F
16
StojakoviΔ, Peja
6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)
220 lb (100 kg)
1977β06β09
Serbia
F/C
4
Webber, Chris (C)
6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)
245 lb (111 kg)
1973β03β01
Michigan
G
55
Williams, Jason
6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
190 lb (86 kg)
1975β11β18
Florida
F
34
Williamson, Corliss
6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
245 lb (111 kg)
1973β12β04
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
z β clinched division title
y β clinched division title
x β 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
β
3β0
3β0
3β1
2β1
0β1
0β0
1β2
0β0
1β0
3β1
1β0
0β0
0β3
1β2
0β0
1β2
2β1
2β2
2β1
1β0
0β0
0β0
0β0
0β0
2β1
0β0
1β0
2β1
Boston
0β3
β
1β2
2β1
2β2
0β0
1β0
0β3
0β0
0β0
0β3
1β0
0β0
3β0
0β3
0β1
1β2
1β2
1β2
1β2
0β0
0β1
0β1
0β0
0β0
1β2
0β0
1β0
3β1
Charlotte
0β3
2β1
β
2β1
2β1
0β0
0β0
3β0
0β1
0β0
1β2
0β0
0β1
1β2
2β2
0β0
3β0
1β3
1β2
1β2
1β0
1β0
0β0
0β0
0β0
2β1
1β0
0β0
2β1
Chicago
1β3
1β2
1β2
β
0β3
0β1
0β0
0β3
0β0
0β0
0β3
1β0
0β0
1β2
1β3
0β0
2β1
1β2
0β3
1β2
0β0
0β0
0β0
0β1
0β1
1β2
0β1
1β0
1β2
Cleveland
1β2
2β2
1β2
3β0
β
0β0
0β0
1β2
1β0
0β1
0β3
0β0
1β0
0β3
1β2
0β0
3β0
1β2
1β2
1β2
1β0
0β0
0β0
1β0
0β0
2β2
0β1
0β0
1β2
Dallas
1β0
0β0
0β0
1β0
0β0
β
2β1
0β1
2β2
2β2
0β0
3β0
0β3
0β1
0β0
1β2
0β1
0β0
1β0
0β0
1β3
0β3
2β2
1β3
0β3
0β0
0β3
2β1
0β0
Denver
0β0
0β1
0β0
0β0
0β0
1β2
β
0β0
1β3
0β4
0β1
3β0
1β2
0β1
1β0
0β3
1β0
0β0
0β0
0β0
0β3
0β3
0β3
0β4
2β2
0β0
1β2
3β1
0β1
Detroit
2β1
3β0
0β3
3β0
2β1
1β0
0β0
β
0β0
0β0
2β1
0β0
0β0
2β1
2β1
0β1
2β1
2β1
0β4
1β3
1β0
0β0
0β0
0β1
1β0
2β1
1β0
0β0
2β1
Golden State
0β0
0β0
1β0
0β0
0β1
2β2
3β1
0β0
β
0β3
1β0
2β1
1β2
0β0
0β1
2β2
0β0
0β0
0β1
0β0
1β2
2β2
1β2
0β3
1β2
0β0
0β4
4β0
0β0
Houston
0β1
0β0
0β0
0β0
1β0
2β2
4β0
0β0
3β0
β
0β0
3β1
1β2
0β1
0β0
2β1
1β0
0β0
0β1
0β0
2β2
2β1
3β0
0β3
2β1
1β0
0β3
4β0
0β0
Indiana
1β2
3β0
2β1
3β0
3β0
0β0
1β0
1β2
0β1
0β0
β
0β0
1β0
2β2
3β0
0β0
3β1
2β1
1β2
1β2
0β0
0β1
0β0
0β0
0β0
2β1
0β0
1β0
3β0
L.A. Clippers
0β1
0β1
0β0
0β1
0β0
0β3
0β3
0β0
1β2
1β3
0β0
β
0β4
0β0
0β0
2β2
1β0
0β1
0β0
0β0
0β3
1β2
1β2
0β3
0β3
0β1
1β3
1β3
0β0
L.A. Lakers
0β0
0β0
1β0
0β0
0β1
3β0
2β1
0β0
2β1
2β1
0β1
4β0
β
0β0
0β0
2β1
0β0
1β0
1β0
0β1
3β1
2β2
1β2
2β1
2β2
0β0
1β3
2β1
0β0
Miami
3β0
0β3
2β1
2β1
3β0
1β0
1β0
1β2
0β0
1β0
2β2
0β0
0β0
β
2β1
0β1
3β1
2β2
2β1
2β1
0β0
0β0
0β0
0β0
0β0
3β0
0β1
0β0
3β0
Milwaukee
2β1
3β0
2β2
3β1
2β1
0β0
0β1
1β2
1β0
0β0
0β3
0β0
0β0
1β2
β
1β0
2β1
2β1
1β2
1β2
0β1
0β0
0β0
0β0
1β0
3β1
0β0
0β0
2β1
Minnesota
0β0
1β0
0β0
0β0
0β0
2β1
3β0
1β0
2β2
1β2
0β0
2β2
1β2
1β0
0β1
β
0β0
0β1
0β0
0β0
1β2
0β3
3β1
2β2
2β1
0β1
0β3
3β1
0β0
New Jersey
2β1
2β1
0β3
1β2
0β3
1β0
0β1
1β2
0β0
0β1
1β3
0β1
0β0
1β3
1β2
0β0
β
0β3
0β3
1β2
0β0
0β1
0β0
0β0
1β0
2β1
0β0
0β0
2β1
New York
1β2
2β1
3β1
2β1
2β1
0β0
0β0
1β2
0β0
0β0
1β2
1β0
0β1
2β2
1β2
1β0
3β0
β
0β3
3β1
1β0
0β0
0β1
0β0
0β0
1β2
0β0
0β0
2β1
Orlando
2β2
2β1
2β1
3β0
2β1
0β1
0β0
4β0
1β0
1β0
2β1
0β0
0β1
1β2
2β1
0β0
3β0
3β0
β
1β2
0β0
0β0
1β0
0β1
0β0
1β2
0β0
0β0
2β1
Philadelphia
1β2
2β1
2β1
2β1
2β1
0β0
0β0
3β1
0β0
0β0
2β1
0β0
1β0
1β2
2β1
0β0
2β1
1β3
2β1
β
0β0
0β1
1β0
0β1
0β1
2β1
0β0
1β0
1β2
Phoenix
0β1
0β0
0β1
0β0
0β1
3β1
3β0
0β1
2β1
2β2
0β0
3β0
1β3
0β0
1β0
2β1
0β0
0β1
0β0
0β0
β
0β3
0β3
2β2
3β0
0β0
2β2
3β0
0β0
Portland
0β0
1β0
0β1
0β0
0β0
3β0
3β0
0β0
2β2
1β2
1β0
2β1
2β2
0β0
0β0
3β0
1β0
0β0
0β0
1β0
3β0
β
4β0
1β3
2β2
0β0
1β2
4β0
0β0
Sacramento
0β0
1β0
1β0
0β0
0β0
2β2
3β0
0β0
2β1
0β3
0β0
2β1
2β1
0β0
0β0
1β3
0β0
1β0
0β1
0β1
3β0
0β4
β
1β2
2β2
0β0
1β2
4β0
1β0
San Antonio
0β0
0β0
0β0
1β0
0β1
3β1
4β0
1β0
3β0
3β0
0β0
3β0
1β2
0β0
0β0
2β2
0β0
0β0
1β0
1β0
2β2
3β1
2β1
β
2β1
0β1
2β1
3β0
0β0
Seattle
0β0
0β0
0β0
1β0
0β0
3β0
2β2
0β1
2β1
1β2
0β0
3β0
2β2
0β0
0β1
1β2
0β1
0β0
0β0
1β0
0β3
2β2
2β2
1β2
β
0β0
2β2
2β1
0β1
Toronto
1β2
2β1
1β2
2β1
2β2
0β0
0β0
1β2
0β0
0β1
1β2
1β0
0β0
0β3
1β3
1β0
1β2
2β1
2β1
1β2
0β0
0β0
0β0
1β0
0β0
β
0β0
1β0
2β2
Utah
0β0
0β0
0β1
1β0
1β0
3β0
2β1
0β1
4β0
3β0
0β0
3β1
3β1
1β0
0β0
3β0
0β0
0β0
0β0
0β0
2β2
2β1
2β1
1β2
2β2
0β0
β
3β0
1β0
Vancouver
0β1
0β1
0β0
0β1
0β0
1β2
1β3
0β0
0β3
0β4
0β1
3β1
1β2
0β0
0β0
1β3
0β0
0β0
0β0
0β1
0β3
0β3
0β4
0β3
1β2
0β1
0β3
β
0β0
Washington
1β2
1β3
1β2
2β1
2β1
0β0
1β0
1β2
0β1
0β0
0β3
0β0
0β0
0β3
1β2
0β0
1β2
1β2
1β2
2β1
0β0
0β1
0β1
0β0
1β0
2β2
0β1
0β0
β
Game log
1998β99 game log Total: 27β23 (home: 16β9; road: 11β14)
February: 6β7 (home: 3β0; road: 3β7)
Game
Date
Team
Score
High points
High rebounds
High assists
Location Attendance
Record
1
February 5
@
San Antonio
L 83β101
Jason Williams (21)
Chris Webber (12)
Williams, Webber,
Abdul-Wahad (3)
Alamodome 19,002
0β1
2
February 7
Vancouver
W 109β87
Chris Webber (25)
Vlade Divac (16)
Vlade Divac (10)
ARCO Arena 17,317
1β1
3
February 9
@
Phoenix
W 112β95
Chris Webber (28)
Chris Webber (20)
Vlade Divac (7)
America West Arena 18,217
2β1
4
February 10
@
Houston
L 82β92
Chris Webber (21)
Chris Webber (19)
Tariq Abdul-Wahad (5)
Compaq Center 16,285
2β2
5
February 15
@
Utah
L 112β120 (OT)
Chris Webber (26)
Chris Webber (11)
Jason Williams (7)
Delta Center 19,911
2β3
6
February 16
Boston
W 101β98
Webber,
Williamson (22)
Chris Webber (15)
Vlade Divac (8)
ARCO Arena 16,576
3β3
7
February 17
@
Seattle
W 109β106 (OT)
Chris Webber (23)
Webber, Divac (14)
Jason Williams (5)
KeyArena 17,072
4β3
8
February 19
Charlotte
W 106β95
Jason Williams (25)
Chris Webber (14)
Jon Barry (5)
ARCO Arena 17,317
5β3
9
February 21
@
Minnesota
L 90β102
Chris Webber (20)
Lawrence Funderburke (12)
Jason Williams (8)
Target Center 16,848
5β4
10
February 22
@
Orlando
L 96β107
Chris Webber (22)
Chris Webber (13)
Jason Williams (7)
Orlando Arena 16,542
5β5
11
February 24
@
Philadelphia
L 81β94
Chris Webber (21)
Chris Webber (11)
Jason Williams (7)
First Union Center 14,437
5β6
12
February 25
@
Washington
W 115β105
Vlade Divac (22)
Vlade Divac (17)
Chris Webber (10)
MCI Center 16,813
6β6
13
February 27
@
Dallas
L 90β97
Vlade Divac (20)
Chris Webber (14)
Jason Williams (7)
Reunion Arena 15,009
6β7
March: 8β11 (home: 4β6; road: 4β5)
Game
Date
Team
Score
High points
High rebounds
High assists
Location Attendance
Record
14
March 1
Seattle
L 102β105
Chris Webber (20)
Chris Webber (14)
Jason Williams (10)
ARCO Arena 16,786
6β8
15
March 2
@
Vancouver
W 111β101
Chris Webber (36)
Chris Webber (17)
Jason Williams (9)
General Motors Place 13,252
7β8
16
March 3
Portland
L 93β97 (OT)
Chris Webber (20)
Chris Webber (14)
Chris Webber (6)
ARCO Arena 15,160
7β9
17
March 6
@
Phoenix
W 111β99
Jason Williams (24)
Chris Webber (14)
Webber, Williams (6)
America West Arena 19,023
8β9
18
March 7
Dallas
W 94β89
Chris Webber (18)
Chris Webber (13)
Chris Webber (7)
ARCO Arena 14,715
9β9
19
March 9
@ Portland
L 98β103
Lawrence Funderburke (18)
Vlade Divac (16)
Webber,
Maxwell (5)
Rose Garden 18,147
9β10
20
March 11
@
L.A. Clippers
L 92β106
Vlade Divac (19)
Chris Webber (9)
Jason Williams (4)
Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena 7,884
9β11
21
March 12
Minnesota
L 95β101
Jason Williams (17)
Chris Webber (10)
Jason Williams (5)
ARCO Arena 17,317
9β12
22
March 14
L.A. Lakers
W 105β101
Jason Williams (21)
Chris Webber (11)
Williams, Divac (5)
ARCO Arena 17,317
10β12
23
March 15
@
Golden State
W 111β105
Chris Webber (20)
Vlade Divac (8)
Webber, Divac (6)
The Arena in Oakland 17,317
11β12
24
March 16
San Antonio
L 109β121
Vlade Divac (18)
Chris Webber (14)
Jason Williams (10)
ARCO Arena 14,570
11β13
25
March 18
Portland
L 78β88
Chris Webber (16)
Chris Webber (20)
Jason Williams (5)
ARCO Arena 14,397
11β14
26
March 20
@ Dallas
L 90β104
Tariq Abdul-Wahad (16)
Chris Webber (16)
Vlade Divac (6)
Reunion Arena 16,161
11β15
27
March 22
@
Houston
L 100β110
Chris Webber (29)
Chris Webber (11)
Chris Webber (6)
Compaq Center 16,285
11β16
28
March 24
New York
W 92β91
Vernon Maxwell (19)
Chris Webber (9)
Vlade Divac (10)
ARCO Arena 17,023
12β16
29
March 26
@ L.A. Lakers
W 111β109
Chris Webber (29)
Webber, Divac (10)
Jason Williams (12)
Great Western Forum 17,505
13β16
30
March 28
Houston
L 93β107
Jason Williams (21)
Lawrence Funderburke (15)
Vlade Divac (5)
ARCO Arena 17,317
13β17
31
March 30
Utah
W 104β101 (OT)
Vernon Maxwell (33)
Vlade Divac (13)
Michael Hawkins (7)
ARCO Arena 17,317
14β17
32
March 31
@ Portland
L 86β100
Vlade Divac (20)
Vlade Divac (12)
Vlade Divac (7)
Rose Garden 18,468
14β18
April: 10β5 (home: 7β3; road: 3β2)
Game
Date
Team
Score
High points
High rebounds
High assists
Location Attendance
Record
33
April 3
@
Minnesota
L 96β105
Vlade Divac (19)
Chris Webber (10)
Vlade Divac (9)
Target Center 17,011
14β19
34
April 6
@
Seattle
W 112β106 (OT)
Jason Williams (21)
Vlade Divac (14)
Vlade Divac (10)
KeyArena 17,072
15β19
35
April 7
L.A. Lakers
L 89β104
Corliss Williamson (22)
Chris Webber (16)
Webber,
StojakoviΔ (6)
ARCO Arena 17,317
15β20
36
April 10
Denver
W 110β104
Chris Webber (23)
Vlade Divac (15)
Jason Williams (9)
ARCO Arena 17,317
16β20
37
April 11
@
Vancouver
W 91β88
Chris Webber (24)
Chris Webber (10)
Jason Williams (7)
General Motors Place 17,167
17β20
38
April 13
Utah
L 100β105 (OT)
Corliss Williamson (22)
Chris Webber (16)
Chris Webber (8)
ARCO Arena 17,317
17β21
39
April 15
Seattle
L 98β99 (OT)
Chris Webber (26)
Chris Webber (21)
Jason Williams (13)
ARCO Arena 17,317
17β22
40
April 17
Denver
W 119β97
Corliss Williamson (29)
Vlade Divac (14)
Jason Williams (11)
ARCO Arena 16,285
18β22
41
April 19
@
L.A. Clippers
W 102β98
Corliss Williamson (23)
Tariq Abdul-Wahad (9)
Jason Williams (14)
Arrowhead Pond of Anaheim 10,878
19β22
42
April 21
Golden State
W 103β94
Chris Webber (25)
Chris Webber (16)
Webber, Williams (5)
ARCO Arena 17,087
20β22
43
April 23
Minnesota
W 105β97
Jason Williams (27)
Chris Webber (19)
Webber, Williams, StojakoviΔ (4)
ARCO Arena 17,317
21β22
44
April 24
Dallas
W 105β102
Vlade Divac (28)
Vlade Divac (9)
Jason Williams (7)
ARCO Arena 17,317
22β22
45
April 26
@ Golden State
L 89β114
StojakoviΔ, Funderburke (17)
Vlade Divac (10)
Vlade Divac (5)
The Arena in Oakland 16,111
22β23
46
April 27
San Antonio
W 104β100 (OT)
Vlade Divac (27)
Vlade Divac (15)
Jason Williams (7)
ARCO Arena 16,776
23β23
47
April 29
L.A. Clippers
W 103β81
Tariq Abdul-Wahad (19)
Divac,
Pollard (11)
Jon Barry (9)
ARCO Arena 16,938
24β23
May: 3β0 (home: 2β0; road: 1β0)
1998β99 schedule
Playoffs
1999 playoff game log
First round: 2β3 (home: 1β1; road: 1β2)
1999 schedule
Player statistics
Season
β‘ Waived during the season
Playoffs
Awards and records
Transactions
Free agents
Re-signed
Additions
Subtractions
Player Transactions Citation:
[59]
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See also
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