Cleveland Cavaliers Regular Season Rosters
1998-1999 Cleveland Cavaliers Regular Season Roster
1998-1999 Cleveland Depth Chart
PG | SG | SF | PF | C | |
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Starters | B. Knight | D. Anderson | W. Person | C. Henderson | S. Kemp |
Rotation | B. Sura | D. Ferry | Z. Ilgauskas | ||
Rotation | M. Butler | J. Newman | R. Stack | ||
Lim PT | E. Boykins | C. Blount | A. DeClercq |
1998-1999 Central Division Standings
Rank | Team | Record | GB |
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1 | Indiana Pacers | 33-17 | - |
2 | Atlanta Hawks | 31-19 | 2 |
3 | Detroit Pistons | 29-21 | 4 |
4 | Milwaukee Bucks | 28-22 | 5 |
5 | Charlotte Hornets | 26-24 | 7 |
6 | Toronto Raptors | 23-27 | 10 |
7 | Cleveland Cavaliers | 22-28 | 11 |
8 | Chicago Bulls | 13-37 | 20 |
1998-1999 Cleveland Season Stat Leaders
Player | GP | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV |
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Shawn Kemp | 42 | 35.1 | 20.5 | 9.2 | 2.4 | 1.1 | 1.1 | 3.0 |
Wesley Person | 45 | 29.8 | 11.2 | 3.2 | 1.8 | 0.8 | 0.4 | 0.9 |
Cedric Henderson | 50 | 30.3 | 9.1 | 3.9 | 2.3 | 1.2 | 0.5 | 1.9 |
Derek Anderson | 38 | 25.7 | 10.8 | 2.9 | 3.8 | 1.3 | 0.1 | 2.2 |
Brevin Knight | 39 | 30.4 | 9.6 | 3.4 | 7.7 | 1.8 | 0.2 | 2.7 |
Danny Ferry | 50 | 21.2 | 7.0 | 2.0 | 1.1 | 0.5 | 0.2 | 0.8 |
Johnny Newman | 50 | 19.0 | 6.1 | 1.5 | 0.8 | 0.6 | 0.2 | 0.8 |
Andrew DeClercq | 33 | 25.6 | 9.0 | 5.8 | 0.6 | 1.1 | 0.6 | 1.0 |
Bob Sura | 50 | 16.8 | 4.3 | 2.0 | 3.0 | 0.9 | 0.3 | 1.3 |
Mitchell Butler | 31 | 13.5 | 5.4 | 1.4 | 0.7 | 0.5 | 0.1 | 0.9 |
Vitaly Potapenko | 17 | 27.5 | 8.4 | 5.5 | 0.9 | 0.6 | 0.9 | 1.6 |
Zydrunas Ilgauskas | 5 | 34.2 | 15.2 | 8.8 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 1.4 | 1.8 |
Corie Blount | 20 | 18.4 | 3.4 | 5.2 | 0.5 | 0.9 | 0.6 | 0.8 |
Ryan Stack | 18 | 11.1 | 2.6 | 1.9 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 0.6 | 0.5 |
Earl Boykins | 17 | 10.0 | 2.6 | 0.8 | 1.6 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.8 |
Antonio Lang | 10 | 6.5 | 1.3 | 1.6 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.4 |
Litterial Green | 1 | 2.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
1998-1999 Cleveland Cavaliers Roster Composition
Selected via Draft |
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Derek Anderson was selected as the #13 pick in the First Round of the 1997 NBA Draft by the Cleveland Cavaliers. Derek Anderson signed a multi-year contract with the Cleveland Cavaliers on July 7, 1997. Cedric Henderson was selected as the #16 pick in the Second Round of the 1997 NBA Draft by the Cleveland Cavaliers. Cedric Henderson signed a multi-year contract with the Cleveland Cavaliers on September 17, 1997. Zydrunas Ilgauskas was selected as the #20 pick in the First Round of the 1996 NBA Draft by the Cleveland Cavaliers. Zydrunas Ilgauskas signed a multi-year contract with the Cleveland Cavaliers on August 1, 1996. Zydrunas Ilgauskas signed a multi-year extension with the Cleveland Cavaliers on January 29, 1999. Brevin Knight was selected as the #16 pick in the First Round of the 1997 NBA Draft by the Cleveland Cavaliers. Brevin Knight signed a multi-year contract with the Cleveland Cavaliers on July 7, 1997. Ryan Stack was selected as the #19 pick in the Second Round of the 1998 NBA Draft by the Cleveland Cavaliers. Ryan Stack signed a contract with the Cleveland Cavaliers on January 22, 1999. Bob Sura was selected as the #17 pick in the First Round of the 1995 NBA Draft by the Cleveland Cavaliers. Bob Sura signed a multi-year contract with the Cleveland Cavaliers on September 29, 1995. Bob Sura signed a multi-year extension with the Cleveland Cavaliers on September 26, 1997. |
Acquired via Draft Rights Trade |
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Draft Rights to Danny Ferry, the #2 pick in the First Round of the 1989 NBA Draft, were acquired by the Cleveland Cavaliers from the Los Angeles Clippers on November 16, 1989. Danny Ferry signed a multi-year contract with the Cleveland Cavaliers on June 1, 1990. |
Acquired via Trade |
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Andrew DeClercq was acquired in a trade by the Cleveland Cavaliers from the Boston Celtics on March 11, 1999. Shawn Kemp was acquired in a trade by the Cleveland Cavaliers from the Seattle SuperSonics on September 25, 1997. Shawn Kemp signed a multi-year extension with the Cleveland Cavaliers on October 16, 1997. Wesley Person was acquired in a trade by the Cleveland Cavaliers from the Phoenix Suns on October 1, 1997. Wesley Person re-signed to a multi-year contract as a free agent with the Cleveland Cavaliers on October 29, 1997. |
Acquired via Free Agency |
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Corie Blount signed a multi-year contract as a free agent with the Cleveland Cavaliers on March 13, 1999. Earl Boykins signed a contract with the Cleveland Cavaliers on March 10, 1999. Earl Boykins re-signed to a contract as a free agent with the Cleveland Cavaliers on March 23, 1999. Earl Boykins re-signed to a contract as a free agent with the Cleveland Cavaliers on April 2, 1999. Mitchell Butler signed a contract as a free agent with the Cleveland Cavaliers on March 19, 1999. Johnny Newman signed a multi-year contract as a free agent with the Cleveland Cavaliers on January 24, 1999. |
1998-1999 Cleveland Cavaliers Front Office
Staff Member | Position | Start Season | Previous Job |
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George Gund | Owner | 1983-1984 | N/A |
Gordon Gund | Owner, Majority Owner | 1983-1984 | N/A |
Marvin Cross | Director of Team Security | 1981-1982 | N/A |
Mike Fratello | Head Coach | 1993-1994 | Head Coach (Atlanta Hawks, 1983 to 1990) |
Ron Rothstein | Assistant Coach | 1993-1994 | Head Coach (Detroit Pistons, 1992 to 1993) |
Sidney Lowe | Assistant Coach | 2021-2022 | Assistant Coach (Detroit Pistons, 2018 to 2021) |
Marc Iavaroni | Assistant Coach | 1997-1998 | N/A |
Jim Paxson | Executive VP of Basketball Operations | 1998-1999 | N/A |
Wayne Embry | General Manager | 1985-1986 | General Manager (Milwaukee Bucks, 1972 to 1980) |
Mike Wilhelm | Video Coordinator | 1996-1997 | Assistant Video Coordinator (Cleveland Cavaliers, 1993 to 1996) |
Gary Briggs | Head Athletic Trainer | 1982-1983 | N/A |
Stan Kellers | Strength and Conditioning Coach | 1996-1997 | N/A |
Joe Tait | Radio Broadcaster | 1970-1971 | N/A |