Los Angeles Lakers Regular Season Rosters

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1998-1999 Los Angeles Lakers Regular Season Roster

Jersey Player Pos HT WT YOS Pre-Draft Team Draft Status Nationality
43 Corie Blount PF 6-9 240 5 Cincinnati 1993 Rnd 1 Pick 25 United States
8 Kobe Bryant SG 6-6 212 2 Lower Merion High School (Pennsylvania) 1996 Rnd 1 Pick 13 United States
41 Elden Campbell FC 6-11 215 8 Clemson 1990 Rnd 1 Pick 27 United States
2 Derek Fisher G 6-1 210 2 Little Rock 1996 Rnd 1 Pick 24 United States
17 Rick Fox SF 6-7 230 7 North Carolina 1991 Rnd 1 Pick 24 Canada / Bahamas
12 Derek Harper PG 6-4 185 15 Illinois 1983 Rnd 1 Pick 11 United States
5 Robert Horry PF 6-9 220 6 Alabama 1992 Rnd 1 Pick 11 United States
7 Sam Jacobson G 6-4 215 0 Minnesota 1998 Rnd 1 Pick 26 United States
6 Eddie Jones G-F 6-6 200 4 Temple 1994 Rnd 1 Pick 10 United States
40 Travis Knight C 7-0 235 2 UConn 1996 Rnd 1 Pick 29 United States
10 Tyronn Lue G 6-0 170 0 Nebraska 1998 Rnd 1 Pick 23 United States
34 Shaquille O'Neal C 7-1 325 6 LSU 1992 Rnd 1 Pick 1 United States
21 Ruben Patterson F-G 6-5 223 0 Cincinnati 1998 Rnd 2 Pick 2 United States
11 J.R. Reid PF 6-9 247 8 North Carolina 1989 Rnd 1 Pick 5 United States
41 Glen Rice SF 6-8 228 9 Michigan 1989 Rnd 1 Pick 4 United States
73 Dennis Rodman PF 6-7 210 12 Southeastern Oklahoma State 1986 Rnd 2 Pick 3 United States
45 Sean Rooks C 6-10 250 6 Arizona 1992 Rnd 2 Pick 3 United States

1998-1999 L.A. Lakers Depth Chart

  PG SG SF PF C
Starters D. Fisher K. Bryant G. Rice J. Reid S. O'Neal
Rotation D. Harper   R. Fox R. Horry S. Rooks
Rotation T. Lue     T. Knight  
Lim PT   S. Jacobson R. Patterson    

1998-1999 Pacific Division Standings

RankTeamRecordGB
1Portland Trail Blazers35-15-
2Los Angeles Lakers31-194
3Phoenix Suns27-238
4Sacramento Kings27-238
5Seattle SuperSonics25-2510
6Golden State Warriors21-2914
7Los Angeles Clippers9-4126

1998-1999 L.A. Lakers Awards & Honors

Player Award / Honor
Shaquille O'Neal All-NBA Second Team (1999)
Kobe Bryant All-NBA Third Team (1999)

1998-1999 L.A. Lakers Season Stat Leaders

Player GP MIN PTS REB AST STL BLK TOV
Shaquille O'Neal 49 34.8 26.3 10.7 2.3 0.7 1.7 2.5
Kobe Bryant 50 37.9 19.9 5.3 3.8 1.4 1.0 3.1
Glen Rice 27 36.5 17.5 3.7 2.6 0.6 0.2 1.7
Rick Fox 44 21.5 9.0 2.0 2.0 0.6 0.2 1.3
Derek Harper 45 24.9 6.9 1.5 4.2 1.0 0.1 1.2
Derek Fisher 50 22.6 5.9 1.8 3.9 1.2 0.0 1.5
Eddie Jones 20 36.2 13.6 3.8 3.0 1.8 1.2 1.1
Robert Horry 38 19.6 4.9 4.0 1.5 0.9 1.0 1.3
Travis Knight 37 14.2 4.2 3.5 0.8 0.6 0.7 0.9
J.R. Reid 25 18.9 5.0 4.0 0.9 0.6 0.0 0.9
Elden Campbell 17 19.1 7.4 5.6 0.5 0.1 0.9 1.3
Sean Rooks 36 8.8 2.7 2.0 0.2 0.1 0.2 0.6
Tyronn Lue 15 12.5 5.0 0.4 1.7 0.3 0.0 0.7
Ruben Patterson 24 6.0 2.7 1.2 0.1 0.2 0.1 0.5
Dennis Rodman 23 28.6 2.1 11.2 1.3 0.4 0.5 1.3
Corie Blount 14 11.6 2.3 3.3 0.1 0.1 0.3 0.4
Sam Jacobson 2 6.0 4.0 1.5 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.5

1998-1999 Los Angeles Lakers Roster Composition

Selected via Draft

Derek Fisher was selected as the #24 pick in the First Round of the 1996 NBA Draft by the Los Angeles Lakers. Derek Fisher signed a multi-year contract with the Los Angeles Lakers on July 19, 1996.

Sam Jacobson was selected as the #26 pick in the First Round of the 1998 NBA Draft by the Los Angeles Lakers. Sam Jacobson signed a multi-year contract with the Los Angeles Lakers on January 21, 1999.

Ruben Patterson was selected as the #2 pick in the Second Round of the 1998 NBA Draft by the Los Angeles Lakers. Ruben Patterson signed a contract with the Los Angeles Lakers on January 21, 1999.

Acquired via Draft Rights Trade

Draft Rights to Kobe Bryant, the #13 pick in the First Round of the 1996 NBA Draft, were acquired by the Los Angeles Lakers from the Charlotte Hornets (1988) on July 11, 1996. Kobe Bryant signed a multi-year contract with the Los Angeles Lakers on August 25, 1996. Kobe Bryant signed a multi-year extension with the Los Angeles Lakers on January 29, 1999.

Draft Rights to Tyronn Lue, the #23 pick in the First Round of the 1998 NBA Draft, were acquired by the Los Angeles Lakers from the Denver Nuggets on June 24, 1998. Tyronn Lue signed a multi-year contract with the Los Angeles Lakers on January 21, 1999.

Acquired via Trade

Robert Horry was acquired in a trade by the Los Angeles Lakers from the Phoenix Suns on January 10, 1997. Robert Horry re-signed to a multi-year contract as a free agent with the Los Angeles Lakers on July 29, 1997.

Travis Knight was acquired in a trade by the Los Angeles Lakers from the Boston Celtics on January 21, 1999.

J.R. Reid was acquired in a trade by the Los Angeles Lakers from the Charlotte Hornets (1988) on March 10, 1999.

Glen Rice was acquired in a trade by the Los Angeles Lakers from the Charlotte Hornets (1988) on March 10, 1999.

Acquired via Free Agency

Rick Fox signed a contract with the Los Angeles Lakers on August 28, 1997. Rick Fox re-signed to a multi-year contract as a free agent with the Los Angeles Lakers on January 21, 1999.

Derek Harper signed a multi-year contract as a free agent with the Los Angeles Lakers on January 22, 1999.

Shaquille O'Neal signed a multi-year contract as a free agent with the Los Angeles Lakers on July 18, 1996.

Sean Rooks signed a multi-year contract as a free agent with the Los Angeles Lakers on July 16, 1996.

1998-1999 Los Angeles Lakers Front Office

Staff Member Position Start Season Previous Job
Magic Johnson Co-Owner, VP 1994-1995 Head Coach (Los Angeles Lakers, 1993 to 1994)
Edward P. Roski, Jr. Co-Owner 1998-1999 N/A
Philip F. Anschutz Co-Owner 1998-1999 N/A
Dr. Jerry H. Buss Owner, Majority Owner 1979-1980 N/A
Francis R. Mariani Chief Executive Officer 1987-1988 N/A
Tim Harris Chief Operating Officer 1996-1997 N/A
Jim Perzik General Counsel 1979-1980 N/A
Joe McCormack Chief Financial Officer, Senior VP 1989-1990 N/A
Del Harris Head Coach 1994-1995 Head Coach (Milwaukee Bucks, 1987 to 1992)
Bill Bertka Head Coach, Assistant Coach 1981-1982 General Manager (Utah Jazz, 1974 to 1976)
Larry Drew Assistant Coach 1992-1993 N/A
Kurt Rambis Head Coach, Assistant Coach 2013-2014 Head Coach (Minnesota Timberwolves, 2009 to 2011)
Jerry West Executive VP of Basketball Operations 1994-1995 General Manager (Los Angeles Lakers, 1982 to 1994)
Mitch Kupchak General Manager 1994-1995 Assistant General Manager (Los Angeles Lakers, 1986 to 1994)
Jim Buss Assistant General Manager 1998-1999 N/A
Rudy Garciduenas Director of International Scouting 1984-1985 N/A
Bill Sharman Special Consultant 1990-1991 General Manager (Los Angeles Lakers, 1976 to 1982)
Bumper Tormohlen Scout 1967-1968 N/A
Ronnie Lester Scout 1987-1988 N/A
Gary Vitti Athletic Trainer 1984-1985 N/A
Dr. Michael Mellman Team Physician 1990-1991 N/A
Stu Lantz Television Analyst 1987-1988 N/A
Chick Hearn Television Play-By-Play 1965-1966 N/A
Bill Macdonald Television Play-By-Play 1985-1986 N/A
Lawrence Tanter Public Address Announcer 1981-1982 N/A