1998–99 Seattle SuperSonics season

The 1998–99 Seattle SuperSonics season was the 31st season of the Seattle SuperSonics in the National Basketball Association (NBA).^[1] After a four month lockout wiped out half the season, the Sonics got off to a strong start under new head coach Paul Westphal winning their first six games. However, they soon fell apart losing six of their next nine games. From there, the Sonics would play around .500 for the rest of the season missing the playoffs for the first time in nine years with a 25-25 record, fifth in the Pacific Division.

Draft picks

Round	Pick	Player	Position	Nationality	College
1	27	Vladimir Stepania	C	Georgia
2	32	Rashard Lewis	SF	United States	Alief Elsik High School
2	33	Jelani McCoy	PF/C	United States	UCLA

Roster

Seattle SuperSonics roster
Players	Coaches
Pos. No. Name Height Weight DOB (YYYY–MM–DD) From 4.5 !PF 42 USA ! Baker, Vin 7000210820000000000♠6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 232 lb (105 kg) Hartford 2.0 !SG 12 USA ! Barry, Drew 7000195580000000000♠6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 191 lb (87 kg) Georgia Tech 2.0 !SG 4 USA ! Cotton, James 7000195580000000000♠6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Long Beach State 1.0 !PG 22 USA ! Crotty, John 7000185420000000000♠6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Virginia 2.0 !SG 3 USA ! Ellis, Dale 7000200659999999999♠6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Tennessee 2.0 !SG 33 USA ! Hawkins, Hersey 7000190500000000000♠6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Bradley 3.0 !SF 7 USA ! Lewis, Rashard 7000208279999999999♠6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Alief Elsik High School 6.0 !C 34 USA ! McCoy, Jelani 7000208279999999999♠6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 245 lb (111 kg) UCLA 4.5 !PF 24 USA ! MacLean, Don 7000208279999999999♠6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 235 lb (107 kg) UCLA 3.0 !SF 30 USA ! Owens, Billy 7000203200000000000♠6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Syracuse 1.0 !PG 20 USA ! Payton, Gary 7000193040000000000♠6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Oregon State 6.0 !C 0 HAI ! Polynice, Olden 7000210820000000000♠6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Virginia 3.0 !SF 11 Germany ! Schrempf, Detlef 7000205740000000000♠6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 214 lb (97 kg) Washington 6.0 !C 5 GEO ! Stepania, Vladimir 7000213360000000000♠7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 236 lb (107 kg) 4.5 !PF 15 USA ! Williams, Aaron 7000205740000000000♠6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Xavier	Head coach Paul Westphal (Southern California) Legend (C) Team captain (DP) Unsigned draft pick (FA) Free agent (S) Suspended Injured

Regular season

Season standings

Template:1998-99 NBA Pacific standings

z - clinched division title

y - clinched division title

x - clinched playoff spot

Player statistics

Awards and records

Awards

• Gary Payton, All-NBA Second Team
• Gary Payton, NBA All-Defensive First Team

Transactions

Free Agents

References

See also

• 1998-99 NBA season