Record: 29-21, Finished 3rd in NBA Central Division (Schedule and Results)
Coach: Alvin Gentry (29-21)
PTS/G: 90.4 (20th of 29) ▪ Opp PTS/G: 86.9 (7th of 29)
SRS: 3.97 (5th of 29) ▪ Pace: 86.3 (27th of 29)
Off Rtg: 104.2 (10th of 29) ▪ Def Rtg: 100.3 (9th of 29)
Expected W-L: 32-18 (6th of 29)
Arena: The Palace of Auburn Hills ▪ Attendance: 444,585 (8th of 29)
Playoffs:
Lost NBA Eastern Conference First Round (3-2) versus Atlanta Hawks
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Transactions listed are from July 1, 1998 to June
30, 1999.
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stats.
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accomplishments.
January 22, 1999
Waived Charles O'Bannon.
Traded Bonzi Wells to the Portland Trail Blazers for a 1999 1st round draft pick (Jumaine Jones) and a 2000 2nd round draft pick (Scoonie Penn).
Signed Jud Buechler as a free agent.
Traded Scot Pollard and a 1999 1st round draft pick (Jumaine Jones) to the Atlanta Hawks for Christian Laettner.
Released Malik Sealy.
Signed Loy Vaught as a free agent.
Released Rick Mahorn.
January 26, 1999
Signed Charles O'Bannon as a free agent.
January 29, 1999
Signed Mikki Moore as a free agent.
February 18, 1999
Waived Mark Macon.
Signed Corey Beck as a free agent.
Waived Mikki Moore.
March 9, 1999
Waived Steve Henson.
Waived Corey Beck.
March 14, 1999
Signed Khalid Reeves to the first of two 10-day contracts.
April 3, 1999
Signed Khalid Reeves to a contract for the rest of the season.
April 28, 1999
Joe Dumars retired.
June 30, 1999
Drafted Melvin Levett in the 2nd round (54th pick) of the 1999 NBA Draft.