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The 76ers received the eighth overall pick in the1998 NBA draft, and selected shooting guardLarry Hughes out ofSaint Louis University.^[4]^[5]^[6] In the off-season, the team signed free agentsMatt Geiger,George Lynch andHarvey Grant,^[7]^[8]^[9] and later on re-signed former 76ers forwardRick Mahorn in late February.^[10]^[11] At mid-season, the team traded second-year forwardTim Thomas, andScott Williams to theMilwaukee Bucks in exchange forTyrone Hill.^[12]^[13]^[14]

The 76ers won six straight games after a 4–5 start to the regular season, and had their first winning month in five years by winning 8 of 13 games in February, finishing in third place in theAtlantic Division with a 28–22 record, earning the sixth seed in theEastern Conference, and qualifying for theNBA playoffs for the first time since the1990–91 season.^[15]

After playing point guard for the previous two seasons,Allen Iverson moved into the shooting guard position, and led the league in scoring averaging 26.8 points, 4.6 assists and 2.3 steals per game, and was named to theAll-NBA First Team. In addition, Geiger averaged 13.5 points and 7.2 rebounds per game, whileTheo Ratliff provided the team with 11.2 points, 8.1 rebounds and 3.0 blocks per game, and was named to theNBA All-Defensive Second Team, and Hughes contributed 9.1 points per game off the bench. Meanwhile,Eric Snow became the team's starting point guard, and provided with 8.6 points, 6.3 assists and 2.1 steals per game, and Lynch averaged 8.3 points, 6.5 rebounds and 2.0 steals per game.^[16]

Iverson also finished in fourth place inMost Valuable Player voting,^[17]^[18] while Ratliff finished tied in fifth place inDefensive Player of the Year voting,^[18] Snow finished in second place inMost Improved Player voting behindDarrell Armstrong of theOrlando Magic, while Ratliff finished in sixth place,^[19]^[18] and head coachLarry Brown finished in second place inCoach of the Year voting, behindMike Dunleavy of thePortland Trail Blazers.^[20]^[18]

In the Eastern Conference First Round of the1999 NBA playoffs, and Iverson's first ever playoff appearance, the 76ers defeated the 3rd–seededMagic in four games,^[21]^[22]^[23] in which Iverson recorded a playoff career-high of ten steals in a 97–85 Game 3 home win over the Magic.^[24]^[25]^[26] However, the 76ers were swept in the Eastern Conference Semi-finals by theIndiana Pacers in four straight games.^[27]^[28]^[29]

Following the season, Grant and second-year guardAnthony Parker were both traded to theOrlando Magic, who released Grant to free agency,^[30]^[31] and Mahorn retired after playing in his second stint with the 76ers.

Offseason

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Draft picks

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Main article:1998 NBA draft

Round	Pick	Player	Position	Nationality	College
1	8	Larry Hughes	SG	United States	Saint Louis University
2	37	Casey Shaw	C	United States	University of Toledo

Roster

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1998–99 Philadelphia 76ers roster

Players

Coaches

Pos.	No.	Player	Height	Weight	DOB	From
C	52	Matt Geiger	7 ft 0 in (2.13 m)	243 lb (110 kg)	1969–09–10	Georgia Tech
F	44	Harvey Grant	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	1965–07–04	Oklahoma
F	40	Tyrone Hill	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	240 lb (109 kg)	1968–03–19	Xavier
F	25	Jerald Honeycutt	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	245 lb (111 kg)	1974–10–20	Tulane
G	21	Larry Hughes	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	184 lb (83 kg)	1979–01–23	Saint Louis
G	3	Allen Iverson	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	165 lb (75 kg)	1975–06–07	Georgetown
F	9	George Lynch	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	218 lb (99 kg)	1970–09–03	North Carolina
F/C	4	Rick Mahorn	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	240 lb (109 kg)	1958–09–21	Hampton
G/F	8	Aaron McKie	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	209 lb (95 kg)	1972–10–02	Temple
F/C	14	Nazr Mohammed	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	221 lb (100 kg)	1977–09–05	Kentucky
G	11	Doug Overton	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	1969–08–03	La Salle
G	12	Anthony Parker	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	1975–06–19	Bradley
F/C	42	Theo Ratliff	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	225 lb (102 kg)	1973–04–17	Wyoming
C	30	Casey Shaw	6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)	230 lb (104 kg)	1975–07–20	Toledo
G	20	Eric Snow	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	1973–04–24	Michigan State

Head coach

Larry Brown

Assistant(s)

Legend

(DP) Unsigned draft pick
(FA) Free agent
(S) Suspended
Injured

Roster
Updated: April 16, 1999

Regular season

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Season standings

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Atlantic Division	W	L	PCT	GB	Home	Road	Div	GP
c-Miami Heat	33	17	.660	–	18‍–‍7	15‍–‍10	12–8	50
x-Orlando Magic	33	17	.660	–	21‍–‍4	12‍–‍13	12–6	50
x-Philadelphia 76ers	28	22	.560	5.0	17‍–‍8	11‍–‍14	9–10	50
x-New York Knicks	27	23	.540	6.0	19‍–‍6	8‍–‍17	12–8	50
Boston Celtics	19	31	.380	14.0	10‍–‍15	9‍–‍16	10–9	50
Washington Wizards	18	32	.360	15.0	13‍–‍12	5‍–‍20	6–13	50
New Jersey Nets	16	34	.320	17.0	12‍–‍13	4‍–‍21	6–13	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

z – clinched division title

y – clinched division title

x – clinched playoff spot

Playoffs

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1999 playoff game log

First Round: 3–1 (home: 2–0; road: 1–1)

Game	Date	Team	Score	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Location Attendance	Series
1	May 9	@Orlando	W 104–90	Allen Iverson (30)	George Lynch (12)	Allen Iverson (7)	Orlando Arena 15,267	1–0
2	May 11	@Orlando	L 68–79	Allen Iverson (13)	Theo Ratliff (8)	George Lynch (6)	Orlando Arena 16,345	1–1
3	May 13	Orlando	W 97–85	Allen Iverson (33)	Tyrone Hill (9)	Eric Snow (8)	First Union Center 20,874	2–1
4	May 15	Orlando	W 101–91	Allen Iverson (37)	George Lynch (10)	Allen Iverson (9)	First Union Center 20,550	3–1

Conference semifinals: 0–4 (home: 0–2; road: 0–2)

Game	Date	Team	Score	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Location Attendance	Series
1	May 17	@Indiana	L 90–94	Allen Iverson (35)	Matt Geiger (11)	Eric Snow (10)	Market Square Arena 16,723	0–1
2	May 19	@Indiana	L 82–85	Allen Iverson (23)	Theo Ratliff (12)	Eric Snow (6)	Market Square Arena 16,795	0–2
3	May 21	Indiana	L 86–97	Allen Iverson (32)	Tyrone Hill (12)	Eric Snow (9)	First Union Center 20,930	0–3
4	May 23	Indiana	L 86–89	Allen Iverson (25)	Matt Geiger (13)	Eric Snow (7)	First Union Center 20,844	0–4

1999 schedule

Player statistics

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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

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Player	GP	GS	MPG	FG%	3P%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
Benoit Benjamin	6	0	5.5	.286			1.3	.2	.0	.0	.7
Matt Geiger	50	40	30.8	.479	.200	.797	7.2	1.2	.8	.8	13.5
Harvey Grant	47	10	17.0	.369	.167	.724	2.3	.5	.4	.3	3.1
Tyrone Hill^†	21	6	28.0	.480		.507	7.3	.9	.8	.4	8.5
Jerald Honeycutt^†	13	0	6.9	.259	.357	.750	.8	.2	.3	.2	1.9
Larry Hughes	50	1	19.8	.411	.154	.709	3.8	1.5	.9	.3	9.1
Allen Iverson	48	48	41.5	.412	.291	.751	4.9	4.6	2.3	.1	26.8
George Lynch	43	43	30.6	.421	.391	.631	6.5	1.8	2.0	.5	8.3
Rick Mahorn	16	0	7.9	.278		.375	1.4	.1	.3	.1	.8
Aaron McKie	50	4	19.2	.401	.194	.710	2.8	2.0	1.3	.1	4.8
Nazr Mohammed	26	0	4.7	.357		.571	1.4	.1	.2	.2	1.6
Doug Overton^†	10	0	3.7	.333	.000		.2	.4	.1	.0	1.0
Anthony Parker	2	0	1.5	1.000			.0	.0	.0	.0	1.0
Theo Ratliff	50	50	32.5	.470		.725	8.1	.6	.9	3.0	11.2
Casey Shaw	9	0	1.6	.125			.3	.0	.0	.0	.2
Eric Snow	48	48	35.8	.428	.238	.733	3.4	6.3	2.1	.0	8.6
Tim Thomas^†	17	0	11.1	.403	.263	.792	1.9	.9	.2	.2	4.6
Scott Williams^†	2	0	8.5	.000			1.0	.5	1.0	.5	.0

Playoffs

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Player	GP	GS	MPG	FG%	3P%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
Matt Geiger	8	8	29.9	.438	.000	.828	7.6	.8	1.1	.8	13.5
Harvey Grant	4	0	7.3	1.000			1.0	.0	.0	.3	.5
Tyrone Hill	8	1	24.5	.487		.368	7.4	.0	.4	.3	5.6
Jerald Honeycutt	6	0	2.0	.200	.000		.2	.0	.0	.0	.3
Larry Hughes	8	2	24.8	.403	.000	.833	4.6	2.0	1.9	1.1	10.3
Allen Iverson	8	8	44.8	.411	.283	.712	4.1	4.9	2.5	.3	28.5
George Lynch	8	6	31.1	.446	.333	.706	6.6	2.0	2.3	.3	9.0
Rick Mahorn	5	0	5.8	.333		.500	1.6	.2	.2	.0	1.0
Aaron McKie	6	0	16.2	.304	.000	.857	2.5	1.8	.7	.0	3.3
Nazr Mohammed	3	0	1.0				.0	.0	.0	.0	.0
Theo Ratliff	7	7	29.1	.465		.579	7.3	.9	.7	2.6	7.3
Eric Snow	8	8	38.3	.420	.231	.815	4.1	7.1	1.0	.1	12.4

^† Denotes player spent time with another team in the season. Stats reflect time with the 7ers only.

Player Statistics Citation:^[16]

Awards and records

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Transactions

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References

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Regular season

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References

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