1998–99 Phoenix Suns season
Suns extended playoff streak to eleven seasons.
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The 1998–99 Phoenix Suns season was the 31st for the franchise in the National Basketball Association. Due to a lockout, the regular season was reduced from 82 games to 50 and began on February 5, 1999. The Suns finished tied for third in the Pacific Division with a 27–23 record, earning the seventh seed in the Western Conference and extending their playoff streak to eleven consecutive years.
Awards and honors
The 1998–99 NBA lockout cancelled All-Star weekend. Jason Kidd earned Player of the Month honors for April and a Player of the Week award for mid-April. He made the All-NBA First Team and the All-Defensive First Team, placed fifth in MVP voting, and led the league in assists per game (10.8), total assists (539), and minutes played (2,060). Clifford Robinson finished seventh in Defensive Player of the Year voting and tenth in Most Improved Player voting.
Did You Know?
- This was the first year in franchise history that the Suns had no draft picks.
- Their first-round pick (which turned into Tyronn Lue) was traded to the Denver Nuggets the previous year in the Antonio McDyess deal.
- Their second-round pick (which turned into Greg Buckner) was traded to the Dallas Mavericks in 1996 in the Jason Kidd deal.
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