Dallas Mavericks Regular Season Rosters

1998-1999 Dallas Mavericks Regular Season Roster

Jersey Player Pos HT WT YOS Pre-Draft Team Draft Status Nationality
11 Chris Anstey C 7-0 253 1 South East Melbourne (Australia) 1997 Rnd 1 Pick 18 Australia
44 Shawn Bradley C 7-6 235 5 Brigham Young 1993 Rnd 1 Pick 2 United States / Germany
23 Cedric Ceballos SF 6-6 190 8 Cal State Fullerton 1990 Rnd 2 Pick 21 United States
24 Hubert Davis SF 6-5 183 6 North Carolina 1992 Rnd 1 Pick 20 United States
4 Michael Finley G-F 6-7 225 3 Wisconsin 1995 Rnd 1 Pick 21 United States
45 A.C. Green PF 6-9 220 13 Oregon State 1985 Rnd 1 Pick 23 United States
13 Steve Nash G 6-3 178 2 Santa Clara 1996 Rnd 1 Pick 15 Canada / South Africa
41 Dirk Nowitzki PF 7-0 245 0 DJK Wurzburg (Germany) 1998 Rnd 1 Pick 9 Germany
14 Robert Pack SG 6-2 180 7 USC 1991 NBA Draft, Undrafted United States
6 Khalid Reeves G 6-3 200 4 Arizona 1994 Rnd 1 Pick 12 United States
5 Ansu Sesay F 6-9 225 0 Ole Miss 1998 Rnd 2 Pick 1 United States
20 Erick Strickland G 6-3 210 2 Nebraska 1996 NBA Draft, Undrafted United States
40 Bruno Sundov C 7-2 220 0 KK Split (Croatia) 1998 Rnd 2 Pick 6 Croatia
33 Gary Trent PF 6-8 250 3 Ohio 1995 Rnd 1 Pick 11 United States
52 Samaki Walker PF 6-9 250 2 Louisville 1996 Rnd 1 Pick 9 United States
18 Hot Rod Williams FC 6-11 215 12 Tulane 1985 Rnd 2 Pick 21 United States

1998-1999 Dallas Depth Chart

  PG SG SF PF C
Starters S. Nash M. Finley A. Green D. Nowitzki S. Bradley
Rotation E. Strickland H. Davis C. Ceballos G. Trent H. Williams
Rotation   R. Pack   S. Walker C. Anstey
Rotation         B. Sundov
Lim PT     A. Sesay    

1998-1999 Midwest Division Standings

RankTeamRecordGB
1San Antonio Spurs37-13-
2Utah Jazz37-130
3Houston Rockets31-196
4Minnesota Timberwolves25-2512
5Dallas Mavericks19-3118
6Denver Nuggets14-3623
7Vancouver Grizzlies8-4229

1998-1999 Dallas Season Stat Leaders

Player GP MIN PTS REB AST STL BLK TOV
Michael Finley 50 41.0 20.2 5.3 4.4 1.3 0.3 2.1
Gary Trent 45 30.3 16.0 7.8 1.7 0.6 0.5 1.5
Hubert Davis 50 27.6 9.1 1.7 1.8 0.4 0.1 1.1
Shawn Bradley 49 26.4 8.6 8.0 0.8 0.7 3.2 1.1
Dirk Nowitzki 47 20.4 8.2 3.4 1.0 0.6 0.6 1.6
Steve Nash 40 31.7 7.9 2.9 5.5 0.9 0.1 2.1
Erick Strickland 33 17.2 7.5 2.5 1.9 1.2 0.1 1.1
A.C. Green 50 18.5 4.9 4.6 0.5 0.6 0.2 0.4
Samaki Walker 39 14.6 5.9 3.7 0.2 0.2 0.4 0.9
Robert Pack 25 18.7 8.9 1.4 3.2 0.8 0.0 2.0
Cedric Ceballos 13 27.1 12.5 6.5 0.9 0.5 0.4 2.2
Chris Anstey 41 11.5 3.3 2.4 0.7 0.4 0.3 0.6
Hot Rod Williams 25 16.1 1.2 3.3 0.6 0.5 0.7 0.5
Bruno Sundov 3 3.7 1.3 0.0 0.3 0.0 0.0 0.3

1998-1999 Dallas Mavericks Roster Composition

Selected via Draft

Ansu Sesay was selected as the #1 pick in the Second Round of the 1998 NBA Draft by the Dallas Mavericks. Ansu Sesay signed a contract with the Dallas Mavericks on January 21, 1999.

Bruno Sundov was selected as the #6 pick in the Second Round of the 1998 NBA Draft by the Dallas Mavericks. Bruno Sundov signed a multi-year contract with the Dallas Mavericks on March 29, 1999.

Samaki Walker was selected as the #9 pick in the First Round of the 1996 NBA Draft by the Dallas Mavericks. Samaki Walker signed a multi-year contract with the Dallas Mavericks on August 23, 1996.

Acquired via Draft Rights Trade

Draft Rights to Chris Anstey, the #18 pick in the First Round of the 1997 NBA Draft, were acquired by the Dallas Mavericks from the Portland Trail Blazers on June 25, 1997. Chris Anstey signed a multi-year contract with the Dallas Mavericks on November 3, 1997.

Draft Rights to Dirk Nowitzki, the #9 pick in the First Round of the 1998 NBA Draft, were acquired by the Dallas Mavericks from the Milwaukee Bucks on June 24, 1998. Dirk Nowitzki signed a multi-year contract with the Dallas Mavericks on January 21, 1999.

Acquired via Trade

Shawn Bradley was acquired in a trade by the Dallas Mavericks from the New Jersey Nets on February 17, 1997.

Cedric Ceballos was acquired in a trade by the Dallas Mavericks from the Phoenix Suns on February 18, 1998. Cedric Ceballos re-signed to a contract as a free agent with the Dallas Mavericks on January 27, 1999.

Michael Finley was acquired in a trade by the Dallas Mavericks from the Phoenix Suns on December 26, 1996. Michael Finley signed a multi-year extension with the Dallas Mavericks on October 1, 1997.

A.C. Green was acquired in a trade by the Dallas Mavericks from the Phoenix Suns on December 26, 1996.

Steve Nash was acquired in a trade by the Dallas Mavericks from the Phoenix Suns on June 24, 1998. Steve Nash signed a multi-year extension with the Dallas Mavericks on January 25, 1999.

Robert Pack was acquired in a trade by the Dallas Mavericks from the New Jersey Nets on February 17, 1997.

Acquired via Free Agency

Hubert Davis signed a multi-year contract as a free agent with the Dallas Mavericks on September 4, 1997.

Erick Strickland signed a contract with the Dallas Mavericks on February 15, 1997. Erick Strickland re-signed to a contract as a free agent with the Dallas Mavericks on February 25, 1997. Erick Strickland re-signed to a multi-year contract as a free agent with the Dallas Mavericks on August 18, 1997.

Gary Trent signed a contract as a free agent with the Dallas Mavericks on January 23, 1999.

Hot Rod Williams signed a multi-year contract as a free agent with the Dallas Mavericks on January 22, 1999.

1998-1999 Dallas Mavericks Front Office

Staff Member Position Start Season Previous Job
Ross Perot, Jr. Owner 1996-1997 N/A
Terdema Ussery Chief Executive Officer 1997-1998 N/A
Don Nelson Head Coach, General Manager 1997-1998 Head Coach (New York Knicks, 1995 to 1996)
Ron Ekker Assistant Coach, Director of Scouting 1993-1994 N/A
Charlie Parker Assistant Coach 1996-1997 Head Coach (USC, 1994 to 1996)
Scott Roth Assistant Coach, Director of Scouting 1996-1997 N/A
Donnie Nelson Assistant Coach 1997-1998 Assistant Coach (Phoenix Suns, 1994 to 1997)
Gary Boren Free Throw Coach 1997-1998 Free Throw Coach (New York Knicks, 1995 to 1997)
Keith Grant VP of Basketball Operations 1996-1997 Director of Player Personnel (Dallas Mavericks, 1994 to 1996)
Reggie Johnson Video Coordinator 1995-1996 N/A
Mark Aguirre Scout 1997-1998 N/A
Tony Ronzone Scout 1998-1999 N/A
George Killebrew Executive VP 1991-1992 N/A
Dwayne Wilson Equipment Manager 1995-1996 N/A
Bill Peterson Scout, Player Development Coach 1998-1999 N/A
Roger Hinds Head Athletic Trainer 1996-1997 Strength and Conditioning Coach (Atlanta Hawks, 1992 to 1996)
Matt Pinto Radio Broadcaster 1997-1998 N/A