1998–99 Toronto Raptors season

The 1998–99 NBA season was the Raptors' fourth season in the National Basketball Association.^[1] On March 23, 1998, the owners of all 29 NBA teams voted 27–2 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.^{[2][3][4][5][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.^{[7][8][9][10][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.^{[12][13][14][15][16]}

1998–99 Toronto Raptors season
Head coach	Butch Carter
General manager	Glen Grunwald
Owners	Maple Leaf Sports & Entertainment
Arena	SkyDome Maple Leaf Gardens Air Canada Centre
Results
Record	23–27 (.460)
Place	Division: 6th (Central) Conference: 10th (Eastern)
Playoff finish	Did not qualify
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com
Local media
Television	CKVR-TV Citytv TSN CTV Sportsnet Ontario CTV
Radio	CJCL
< 1997–98 1999–00 >

In the 1998 NBA draft, the Raptors selected Antawn Jamison from the University of North Carolina with the fourth overall pick, but soon traded him to the Golden State Warriors in exchange for his college teammate Vince Carter,^{[17][18][19][20][21]} who is also second-year star Tracy McGrady's cousin.^[22] During the off-season, the team acquired Charles Oakley from the New York Knicks,^{[23][24][25][26]} acquired Kevin Willis from the Houston Rockets,^{[27][28][29][30]} and signed free agent Michael Stewart.^[31]

During the regular season, the Raptors moved into their new arena Air Canada Centre.^[32][33] With the addition of Carter, the Raptors posted a 4–8 record in February. After a 6–12 start, the Raptors played their best basketball winning 12 of their next 14 games,^[34] while posting their first monthly winning record at 11–6 in March. However, they lost 13 of their final 18 games and finished the season with a 23–27 record, sixth in the Central Division.^[35]

Carter averaged 18.3 points, 5.7 rebounds and 1.5 blocks per game, and was named Rookie of the Year,^{[36][37][38][39]} and selected to the NBA All-Rookie First Team. In addition, Doug Christie averaged 15.2 points and 2.3 steals per game, while Willis provided the team with 12.0 points and 8.3 rebounds per game, and sixth man Dee Brown contributed 11.2 points per game off the bench, and led the league with 135 three-point field goals. McGrady averaged 9.3 points and 5.7 rebounds per game also off the bench, while Oakley averaged 7.0 points and 7.5 rebounds per game, John Wallace contributed 8.6 points per game off the bench, and second-year guard Alvin Williams contributed 5.0 points and 2.6 assists per game.^[40]

Following the season, Wallace re-signed as a free agent with his former team, the New York Knicks,^[41][42][43] and Reggie Slater was released to free agency.

Offseason

• June 25, 1998 – The Raptors trade Marcus Camby to the New York Knicks in exchange for Charles Oakley.
• January 21, 1999 – The Raptors trade Chauncey Billups to the Denver Nuggets for the Nuggets first-round pick in the 1999 NBA draft.

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NBA draft

Carter was drafted by the NBA's Golden State Warriors 5th overall and then traded to the Toronto Raptors for Antawn Jamison, his UNC college teammate and best friend.

Main article: 1998 NBA draft

Round	Pick	Player	Position	Nationality	College
1	4	Antawn Jamison (traded to Golden State)	SF/PF	United States	North Carolina
2	47	Tyson Wheeler	PG	United States	Rhode Island

Roster

1998–99 Toronto Raptors roster

Players

Coaches

Pos. No. Name Height Weight DOB From G 7 Brown, Dee 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 160 lb (73 kg) 1968–11–29 Jacksonville G/F 15 Carter, Vince 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 220 lb (100 kg) 1977–01–26 North Carolina G 13 Christie, Doug 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 200 lb (91 kg) 1970–05–09 Pepperdine G 11 Knight, Negele 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 175 lb (79 kg) 1967–03–06 Dayton F 22 Marks, Sean   6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 250 lb (113 kg) 1975–08–23 California F 1 McGrady, Tracy 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 210 lb (95 kg) 1979–05–24 Mt. Zion Christian Academy HS (NC) F/C 34 Oakley, Charles 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 225 lb (102 kg) 1963–12–18 Virginia Union F 35 Slater, Reggie 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 215 lb (98 kg) 1970–08–27 Wyoming F/C 4 Stewart, Michael 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 230 lb (104 kg) 1975–04–25 California F/C 12 Thomas, John 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 265 lb (120 kg) 1975–09–08 Minnesota F 44 Wallace, John 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 225 lb (102 kg) 1974–02–09 Syracuse G 20 Williams, Alvin 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1974–08–06 Villanova G 14 Williams, Micheal   6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 175 lb (79 kg) 1966–07–23 Baylor C 42 Willis, Kevin 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 220 lb (100 kg) 1962–09–06 Michigan State

Head coach Butch Carter Assistant coach(es) Joe Harrington Brian James Jim Thomas Legend (C) Team captain (DP) Unsigned draft pick (FA) Free agent (S) Suspended   Injured Roster Last transaction: February 19, 1999

Regular season

Highs

• The Raptors played their final game at Skydome on February 19, 1999.
• The first Raptors game at Air Canada Centre took place on February 21, 1999, versus the Vancouver Grizzlies.

Season standings

Central Division	W	L	PCT	GB	Home	Road	Div	GP
y-Indiana Pacers	33	17	.660	–	18–7	15–10	15–7	50
x-Atlanta Hawks	31	19	.620	2.0	16–9	15–10	15–8	50
x-Detroit Pistons	29	21	.580	4.0	17–8	12–13	13–8	50
x-Milwaukee Bucks	28	22	.560	5.0	17–8	11–14	13–11	50
Charlotte Hornets	26	24	.520	7.0	16–9	10–15	12–10	50
Toronto Raptors	23	27	.460	10.0	14–11	9–16	9–14	50
Cleveland Cavaliers	22	28	.440	11.0	15–10	7–18	9–13	50
Chicago Bulls	13	37	.260	20.0	8–17	5–20	4–19	50

Eastern Conference
#	Team	W	L	PCT	GB	GP
1	c-Miami Heat *	33	17	.660	–	50
2	y-Indiana Pacers *	33	17	.660	–	50
3	x-Orlando Magic	33	17	.660	–	50
4	x-Atlanta Hawks	31	19	.620	2.0	50
5	x-Detroit Pistons	29	21	.580	4.0	50
6	x-Philadelphia 76ers	28	22	.560	5.0	50
7	x-Milwaukee Bucks	28	22	.560	5.0	50
8	x-New York Knicks	27	23	.540	6.0	50
9	Charlotte Hornets	26	24	.520	7.0	50
10	Toronto Raptors	23	27	.460	10.0	50
11	Cleveland Cavaliers	22	28	.440	11.0	50
12	Boston Celtics	19	31	.380	14.0	50
13	Washington Wizards	18	32	.360	15.0	50
14	New Jersey Nets	16	34	.320	17.0	50
15	Chicago Bulls	13	37	.260	20.0	50

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	—	3–0	3–0	3–1	2–1	0–1	0–0	1–2	0–0	1–0	3–1	1–0	0–0	0–3	1–2	0–0	1–2	2–1	2–2	2–1	1–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	2–1	0–0	1–0	2–1
Boston	0–3	—	1–2	2–1	2–2	0–0	1–0	0–3	0–0	0–0	0–3	1–0	0–0	3–0	0–3	0–1	1–2	1–2	1–2	1–2	0–0	0–1	0–1	0–0	0–0	1–2	0–0	1–0	3–1
Charlotte	0–3	2–1	—	2–1	2–1	0–0	0–0	3–0	0–1	0–0	1–2	0–0	0–1	1–2	2–2	0–0	3–0	1–3	1–2	1–2	1–0	1–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	2–1	1–0	0–0	2–1
Chicago	1–3	1–2	1–2	—	0–3	0–1	0–0	0–3	0–0	0–0	0–3	1–0	0–0	1–2	1–3	0–0	2–1	1–2	0–3	1–2	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–1	0–1	1–2	0–1	1–0	1–2
Cleveland	1–2	2–2	1–2	3–0	—	0–0	0–0	1–2	1–0	0–1	0–3	0–0	1–0	0–3	1–2	0–0	3–0	1–2	1–2	1–2	1–0	0–0	0–0	1–0	0–0	2–2	0–1	0–0	1–2
Dallas	1–0	0–0	0–0	1–0	0–0	—	2–1	0–1	2–2	2–2	0–0	3–0	0–3	0–1	0–0	1–2	0–1	0–0	1–0	0–0	1–3	0–3	2–2	1–3	0–3	0–0	0–3	2–1	0–0
Denver	0–0	0–1	0–0	0–0	0–0	1–2	—	0–0	1–3	0–4	0–1	3–0	1–2	0–1	1–0	0–3	1–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–3	0–3	0–3	0–4	2–2	0–0	1–2	3–1	0–1
Detroit	2–1	3–0	0–3	3–0	2–1	1–0	0–0	—	0–0	0–0	2–1	0–0	0–0	2–1	2–1	0–1	2–1	2–1	0–4	1–3	1–0	0–0	0–0	0–1	1–0	2–1	1–0	0–0	2–1
Golden State	0–0	0–0	1–0	0–0	0–1	2–2	3–1	0–0	—	0–3	1–0	2–1	1–2	0–0	0–1	2–2	0–0	0–0	0–1	0–0	1–2	2–2	1–2	0–3	1–2	0–0	0–4	4–0	0–0
Houston	0–1	0–0	0–0	0–0	1–0	2–2	4–0	0–0	3–0	—	0–0	3–1	1–2	0–1	0–0	2–1	1–0	0–0	0–1	0–0	2–2	2–1	3–0	0–3	2–1	1–0	0–3	4–0	0–0
Indiana	1–2	3–0	2–1	3–0	3–0	0–0	1–0	1–2	0–1	0–0	—	0–0	1–0	2–2	3–0	0–0	3–1	2–1	1–2	1–2	0–0	0–1	0–0	0–0	0–0	2–1	0–0	1–0	3–0
L.A. Clippers	0–1	0–1	0–0	0–1	0–0	0–3	0–3	0–0	1–2	1–3	0–0	—	0–4	0–0	0–0	2–2	1–0	0–1	0–0	0–0	0–3	1–2	1–2	0–3	0–3	0–1	1–3	1–3	0–0
L.A. Lakers	0–0	0–0	1–0	0–0	0–1	3–0	2–1	0–0	2–1	2–1	0–1	4–0	—	0–0	0–0	2–1	0–0	1–0	1–0	0–1	3–1	2–2	1–2	2–1	2–2	0–0	1–3	2–1	0–0
Miami	3–0	0–3	2–1	2–1	3–0	1–0	1–0	1–2	0–0	1–0	2–2	0–0	0–0	—	2–1	0–1	3–1	2–2	2–1	2–1	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	3–0	0–1	0–0	3–0
Milwaukee	2–1	3–0	2–2	3–1	2–1	0–0	0–1	1–2	1–0	0–0	0–3	0–0	0–0	1–2	—	1–0	2–1	2–1	1–2	1–2	0–1	0–0	0–0	0–0	1–0	3–1	0–0	0–0	2–1
Minnesota	0–0	1–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	2–1	3–0	1–0	2–2	1–2	0–0	2–2	1–2	1–0	0–1	—	0–0	0–1	0–0	0–0	1–2	0–3	3–1	2–2	2–1	0–1	0–3	3–1	0–0
New Jersey	2–1	2–1	0–3	1–2	0–3	1–0	0–1	1–2	0–0	0–1	1–3	0–1	0–0	1–3	1–2	0–0	—	0–3	0–3	1–2	0–0	0–1	0–0	0–0	1–0	2–1	0–0	0–0	2–1
New York	1–2	2–1	3–1	2–1	2–1	0–0	0–0	1–2	0–0	0–0	1–2	1–0	0–1	2–2	1–2	1–0	3–0	—	0–3	3–1	1–0	0–0	0–1	0–0	0–0	1–2	0–0	0–0	2–1
Orlando	2–2	2–1	2–1	3–0	2–1	0–1	0–0	4–0	1–0	1–0	2–1	0–0	0–1	1–2	2–1	0–0	3–0	3–0	—	1–2	0–0	0–0	1–0	0–1	0–0	1–2	0–0	0–0	2–1
Philadelphia	1–2	2–1	2–1	2–1	2–1	0–0	0–0	3–1	0–0	0–0	2–1	0–0	1–0	1–2	2–1	0–0	2–1	1–3	2–1	—	0–0	0–1	1–0	0–1	0–1	2–1	0–0	1–0	1–2
Phoenix	0–1	0–0	0–1	0–0	0–1	3–1	3–0	0–1	2–1	2–2	0–0	3–0	1–3	0–0	1–0	2–1	0–0	0–1	0–0	0–0	—	0–3	0–3	2–2	3–0	0–0	2–2	3–0	0–0
Portland	0–0	1–0	0–1	0–0	0–0	3–0	3–0	0–0	2–2	1–2	1–0	2–1	2–2	0–0	0–0	3–0	1–0	0–0	0–0	1–0	3–0	—	4–0	1–3	2–2	0–0	1–2	4–0	0–0
Sacramento	0–0	1–0	1–0	0–0	0–0	2–2	3–0	0–0	2–1	0–3	0–0	2–1	2–1	0–0	0–0	1–3	0–0	1–0	0–1	0–1	3–0	0–4	—	1–2	2–2	0–0	1–2	4–0	1–0
San Antonio	0–0	0–0	0–0	1–0	0–1	3–1	4–0	1–0	3–0	3–0	0–0	3–0	1–2	0–0	0–0	2–2	0–0	0–0	1–0	1–0	2–2	3–1	2–1	—	2–1	0–1	2–1	3–0	0–0
Seattle	0–0	0–0	0–0	1–0	0–0	3–0	2–2	0–1	2–1	1–2	0–0	3–0	2–2	0–0	0–1	1–2	0–1	0–0	0–0	1–0	0–3	2–2	2–2	1–2	—	0–0	2–2	2–1	0–1
Toronto	1–2	2–1	1–2	2–1	2–2	0–0	0–0	1–2	0–0	0–1	1–2	1–0	0–0	0–3	1–3	1–0	1–2	2–1	2–1	1–2	0–0	0–0	0–0	1–0	0–0	—	0–0	1–0	2–2
Utah	0–0	0–0	0–1	1–0	1–0	3–0	2–1	0–1	4–0	3–0	0–0	3–1	3–1	1–0	0–0	3–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	2–2	2–1	2–1	1–2	2–2	0–0	—	3–0	1–0
Vancouver	0–1	0–1	0–0	0–1	0–0	1–2	1–3	0–0	0–3	0–4	0–1	3–1	1–2	0–0	0–0	1–3	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–1	0–3	0–3	0–4	0–3	1–2	0–1	0–3	—	0–0
Washington	1–2	1–3	1–2	2–1	2–1	0–0	1–0	1–2	0–1	0–0	0–3	0–0	0–0	0–3	1–2	0–0	1–2	1–2	1–2	2–1	0–0	0–1	0–1	0–0	1–0	2–2	0–1	0–0	—

Game log

1998–99 game log
February: 4–8 (home: 3–3; road: 1–5) Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 1 February 5 @ Boston W 103–92 Kevin Willis (28) Kevin Willis (16) Alvin Williams (6) FleetCenter 17,892 1-0 2 February 6 @ Washington L 97–98 Charles Oakley (18) Charles Oakley (8) Alvin Williams (9) MCI Center 19,335 1-1 3 February 9 Milwaukee L 77–91 Vince Carter (22) Charles Oakley, Kevin Willis (11) Dee Brown (6) Maple Leaf Gardens 14,577 1-2 4 February 11 @ Miami L 84–102 Doug Christie (20) Michael Stewart (7) Doug Christie, Alvin Williams (3) Miami Arena 14,832 1-3 5 February 16 @ New York L 85–95 Vince Carter (17) Charles Oakley (7) Doug Christie (4) Madison Square Garden 19,763 1-4 6 February 18 Washington L 88–95 Kevin Willis (25) Kevin Willis (14) Doug Christie (6) SkyDome 14,292 1-5 7 February 19 Milwaukee W 90–82 Doug Christie (20) Kevin Willis (11) Tracy McGrady (7) SkyDome 14,888 2-5 8 February 21 Vancouver W 102–87 Vince Carter (27) Kevin Willis (15) Charles Oakley (6) Air Canada Centre 19,800 3-5 9 February 23 @ Detroit L 80–106 John Wallace (14) Doug Christie, John Wallace (5) Doug Christie, Tracy McGrady (4) The Palace of Auburn Hills 14,187 3-6 10 February 24 @ Indiana L 84–104 Vince Carter (28) Kevin Willis (13) Tracy McGrady (3) Market Square Arena 14,700 3-7 11 February 26 Minnesota W 102–92 Vince Carter (21) Kevin Willis (16) Doug Christie (9) Air Canada Centre 15,122 4-7 12 February 28 Chicago L 88–90 (OT) Kevin Willis (19) Charles Oakley (12) Dee Brown (7) Air Canada Centre 14,173 4-8
March: 11–6 (home: 6–1; road: 5–5) Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 13 March 1 @ Charlotte L 88–91 Dee Brown, Vince Carter, Doug Christie (15) John Wallace (10) Alvin Williams (6) Charlotte Coliseum 18,039 4-9 14 March 4 @ Atlanta W 86–77 Dee Brown (16) Tracy McGrady, Charles Oakley (8) Doug Christie, Kevin Willis (4) Alexander Memorial Coliseum 7,877 5-9 15 March 5 Orlando L 84–89 Kevin Willis (21) Kevin Willis (14) Tracy McGrady, Alvin Williams (6) Air Canada Centre 15,601 5-10 16 March 7 Boston W 105–92 Vince Carter (26) Charles Oakley (13) Doug Christie (7) Air Canada Centre 16,635 6-10 17 March 11 @ Miami L 73–83 John Wallace (20) John Wallace (7) Charles Oakley (3) Miami Arena 14,911 6-11 18 March 13 @ Atlanta L 75–86 Doug Christie (21) Vince Carter (9) Doug Christie (4) Alexander Memorial Coliseum 8,456 6-12 19 March 15 Charlotte W 89–82 Doug Christie (18) Charles Oakley (10) Doug Christie (5) Air Canada Centre 15,329 7-12 20 March 16 New Jersey W 100–85 Vince Carter (20) Vince Carter (15) Dee Brown (5) Air Canada Centre 15,731 8-12 21 March 17 @ Detroit W 103–101 Vince Carter (28) Tracy McGrady (7) Tracy McGrady (5) The Palace of Auburn Hills 14,981 9-12 22 March 19 L.A. Clippers W 93–82 Vince Carter (26) Tracy McGrady (12) Dee Brown, Alvin Williams (5) Air Canada Centre 18,839 10-12 23 March 21 New York W 85–81 (OT) Vince Carter (23) Vince Carter, Charles Oakley (12) Charles Oakley (4) Air Canada Centre 19,266 11-12 24 March 22 @ New Jersey L 87–106 John Wallace (19) John Wallace (7) Vince Carter, Charles Oakley (3) Continental Airlines Arena 14,697 11-13 25 March 23 @ Chicago W 113–90 Dee Brown (25) Vince Carter (11) Doug Christie (8) United Center 22,236 12-13 26 March 25 @ Houston L 104–113 Vince Carter (32) Charles Oakley (8) Vince Carter (6) Compaq Center 16,285 12-14 27 March 26 @ San Antonio W 93–91 Dee Brown (23) Charles Oakley, Kevin Willis (7) Doug Christie, Charles Oakley (5) Alamodome 16,290 13-14 28 March 28 Chicago W 91–78 Vince Carter (22) Charles Oakley (13) Doug Christie (6) Air Canada Centre 18,461 14-14 29 March 30 @ Cleveland W 101–91 Dee Brown (28) Charles Oakley (11) Vince Carter, Tracy McGrady (6) Gund Arena 14,209 15-14
April: 7–11 (home: 4–7; road: 3–4) Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 30 April 1 Indiana W 88–87 Vince Carter (31) Vince Carter (11) Alvin Williams (8) Air Canada Centre 18,666 16-14 31 April 3 Washington W 87–85 Kevin Willis (22) Kevin Willis (11) Vince Carter, Doug Christie, Charles Oakley (4) Air Canada Centre 18,929 17-14 32 April 4 Philadelphia W 97–82 Doug Christie (22) Kevin Willis (11) Doug Christie, Charles Oakley, Kevin Willis (4) Air Canada Centre 18,462 18-14 33 April 6 Miami L 70–92 Tracy McGrady, John Wallace (12) Tracy McGrady (10) Dee Brown (4) Air Canada Centre 19,209 18-15 34 April 8 Boston L 89–101 Vince Carter (31) Kevin Willis (10) Tracy McGrady, Charles Oakley (5) Air Canada Centre 16,949 18-16 35 April 9 @ New Jersey L 99–106 Vince Carter (26) Kevin Willis (15) Dee Brown (6) Continental Airlines Arena 15,764 18-17 36 April 12 Indiana L 99–109 Vince Carter (29) Kevin Willis (19) Doug Christie (8) Air Canada Centre 19,427 18-18 37 April 14 @ Philadelphia L 78–96 Doug Christie (19) Kevin Willis (10) Dee Brown, Charles Oakley (4) First Union Center 17,474 18-19 38 April 16 Cleveland L 90–91 (OT) Doug Christie (22) Vince Carter (12) Vince Carter (8) Air Canada Centre 19,280 18-20 39 April 17 @ New York W 93–90 Vince Carter (21) Kevin Willis (10) Charles Oakley (6) Madison Square Garden 19,763 19-20 40 April 19 Orlando W 90–72 Tracy McGrady, Kevin Willis (16) Tracy McGrady (11) Alvin Williams (5) Air Canada Centre 17,715 20-20 41 April 20 Atlanta L 81–103 Vince Carter (16) Kevin Willis (8) Dee Brown (5) Air Canada Centre 18,439 20-21 42 April 21 @ Washington W 107–91 Doug Christie (28) Charles Oakley (9) Doug Christie (7) MCI Center 12,214 21-21 43 April 23 @ Orlando W 95–88 Vince Carter (24) Tracy McGrady (8) Dee Brown (4) Orlando Arena 17,248 22-21 44 April 25 Detroit L 83–91 Vince Carter (18) Kevin Willis (7) Vince Carter (8) Air Canada Centre 19,800 22-22 45 April 27 Charlotte L 98–108 Tracy McGrady (27) Charles Oakley (10) Charles Oakley (5) Air Canada Centre 19,800 22-23 46 April 28 @ Milwaukee L 102–115 Dee Brown (29) Vince Carter (7) Doug Christie (5) Bradley Center 15,463 22-24 47 April 30 @ Cleveland L 83–91 Vince Carter (25) Tracy McGrady (13) Vince Carter (5) Gund Arena 13,958 22-25
May: 1–2 (home: 1–0; road: 0–2) Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 48 May 1 @ Philadelphia L 96–103 Doug Christie (27) John Wallace (8) Charles Oakley (6) First Union Center 20,550 22-26 49 May 4 @ Milwaukee L 86–99 Vince Carter (26) Tracy McGrady, Reggie Slater (6) Charles Oakley (5) Bradley Center 13,859 22-27 50 May 5 Cleveland W 96–87 Doug Christie (26) John Thomas (11) Tracy McGrady, Charles Oakley (7) Air Canada Centre 19,800 23-27
1998–99 season schedule

Player statistics

Legend

GP	Games played	GS	Games started	MPG	Minutes per game
FG%	Field-goal percentage	3P%	3-point field-goal percentage	FT%	Free-throw percentage
RPG	Rebounds per game	APG	Assists per game	SPG	Steals per game
BPG	Blocks per game	PPG	Points per game

Regular season

Player	GP	GS	MPG	FG%	3P%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
Mark Baker	1	0	2.0	.000	.000	.000	.0	.0	.00	.00	.0
Dee Brown	49	0	28.1	.378	.387	.727	2.1	2.9	1.14	.16	11.2
Vince Carter	50	49	35.2	.450	.288	.761	5.7	3.0	1.10	1.54	18.3
Doug Christie	50	50	35.4	.388	.304	.841	4.1	3.7	2.26	.52	15.2
Negele Knight	6	0	9.3	.375	.000	.500	1.0	1.3	.17	.00	1.3
Sean Marks	8	0	3.5	.625	.000	.500	.1	.0	.13	.00	1.4
Tracy McGrady	49	2	22.6	.436	.229	.726	5.7	2.3	1.06	1.35	9.3
Charles Oakley	50	50	32.7	.428	.200	.807	7.5	3.4	.92	.42	7.0
Reggie Slater	30	0	8.8	.383	.000	.624	2.3	.2	.10	.10	3.8
Michael Stewart	42	2	9.4	.415	.000	.680	2.4	.1	.10	.67	1.5
John Thomas	39	11	15.2	.577	.000	.563	3.4	.4	.44	.23	4.3
John Wallace	48	3	16.9	.432	.000	.700	3.6	1.0	.25	.90	8.6
Alvin Williams	50	45	21.0	.401	.333	.846	1.6	2.6	1.02	.24	5.0
Micheal Williams	2	0	7.5	.200	.000	.000	.5	.0	.00	.00	1.0
Kevin Willis	42	38	29.0	.418	.000	.839	8.3	1.6	.67	.67	12.0

Award winners

• Vince Carter, NBA Rookie of the Year
• Vince Carter, NBA All-Rookie First Team

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External links

• 1998–99 Toronto Raptors season at Basketball Reference