Question: The 1998–99 NBA season was the Wizards' 38th season in the National Basketball Association, the Wizards continued to under achieve as which American basketball.head coach was fired after a 13–19 start?
Context: The 1994–95 NBA season was the Pistons' 47th season in the National Basketball Association, and 38th season in the city of Detroit.  After losing 60 plus games and the retirements of Bill Laimbeer and Isiah Thomas, the Pistons started a new era by drafting Grant Hill out of Duke University with the third pick in the 1994 NBA draft.  The team also signed free agent Oliver Miller during the offseason.  Hill became an immediate fan favorite leading the team with 19.9 points per game, as he was selected for the 1995 NBA All-Star Game along with Joe Dumars.  However, after an 8–7 start to the season, the Pistons lost 13 of their next 14 games.  They continued to struggle losing eight of their final nine games, finishing last place in the Central Division with a 28–54 record.  Hill went on to share the Rookie of The Year honors with Jason Kidd of the Dallas Mavericks.  Following the season, Miller left in the 1995 NBA Expansion Draft, and head coach Don Chaney was fired. The 1998–99 NBA season was the Wizards' 38th season in the National Basketball Association.  Prior to the start of the season, which was delayed by a four-month lockout, the Wizards acquired All-Star guard Mitch Richmond and Otis Thorpe from the Sacramento Kings.  Richmond had a solid season leading the team in scoring averaging 19.7 points per game.  Meanwhile, Rod Strickland finished second in the league with 9.9 assists per game.  However, the Wizards continued to under achieve as head coach Bernie Bickerstaff was fired after a 13–19 start, and was replaced with Jim Brovelli midway through the season.  The team lost seven of their final nine games finishing sixth in the Atlantic Division with a disappointing 18–32 record.  Following the season, Thorpe signed as a free agent with the Miami Heat, Calbert Cheaney signed with the Boston Celtics, Ben Wallace was traded to the Orlando Magic, and Brovelli was fired as coach. The 1999–2000 NBA season was the Wizards' 39th season in the National Basketball Association.  During the offseason, the Wizards acquired Isaac Austin from the Orlando Magic, and signed free agents Aaron Williams and Michael Smith.  The Wizards continued to under achieve with a 14–30 start as head coach Gar Heard was fired and replaced with Darrell Walker.  Despite posting a solid 10–7 record in March, the Wizards finished last place in the Atlantic Division with a 29–53 record.  Top draft pick Richard Hamilton averaged 9.0 points per game off the Wizards bench.  However, the biggest news would involve the front office as retired Chicago Bulls star Michael Jordan joined the team as Vice President.  Following the season, Austin was traded to the Vancouver Grizzlies, Tracy Murray signed as a free agent with the Denver Nuggets, and Williams signed with the New Jersey Nets. The 2000–01 NBA season was the Wizards' 40th season in the National Basketball Association.  Washington hosted the 2001 NBA All-Star Game.  Under new head coach Leonard Hamilton, and later on acquiring Tyrone Nesby from the Los Angeles Clippers, the Wizards continued to struggle with a 7–34 start to the season, as people scoffed that their best player Michael Jordan was sitting up in the owner's box.  Juwan Howard, who grew disgruntled with all the team failures was traded at midseason to the Dallas Mavericks for Christian Laettner, Hubert Davis, and rookies Courtney Alexander and Etan Thomas, who was out for the entire season with a toe injury.  In early March, Rod Strickland was released and later on re-signed with the Portland Trail Blazers. The 2004–05 NBA season was the SuperSonics' 38th season in the National Basketball Association.  After losing their season opener to the Los Angeles Clippers 114–84 on November 3, the Sonics went on a nine-game winning streak as they won 17 of their first 20 games.  Despite losing eight of their final ten games, the Sonics finished first place in the Northwest Division with a solid 52–30 record, marking their first 50-plus win season since 1998, and first playoff appearance since 2002.  Ray Allen led the team averaging 23.9 points per game as he, and Rashard Lewis were both voted to play in the 2005 NBA All-Star Game in Denver.  In the first round of the playoffs, the Sonics defeated the Sacramento Kings in five games, but would lose in the second round to the eventual champion San Antonio Spurs in six games.  This would be their final playoff appearance as the Sonics.  Following the season, head coach Nate McMillan was fired, and Antonio Daniels signed as a free agent with the Washington Wizards. The 1998–99 NBA season was the Kings' 50th season in the National Basketball Association, and 14th season in Sacramento.  During the offseason, the Kings acquired All-Star forward Chris Webber from the Washington Wizards, and signed free agents Vlade Divac, Vernon Maxwell, second-year center Scot Pollard and Jon Barry.  With the acquisition of Webber along with Divac, Maxwell, Pollard, Barry and top draft pick Jason Williams, the Kings improved under new head coach Rick Adelman winning ten of their final eleven games, finishing third in the Pacific Division with a 27–23 record, their first winning season in 16 years. The 2003–04 NBA season was the Wizards 43rd season in the National Basketball Association, and their 31st season in the city of Washington, D.C..  With All-Star guard Michael Jordan retired for good and Doug Collins fired as head coach, the Wizards hired Eddie Jordan, and signed free agent and last year's Most Improved Player Gilbert Arenas during the offseason.  Under Jordan, the Wizards showed signs early into the season as they won their first game against the Chicago Bulls 99–74, and held the Toronto Raptors to 60 points in a 26-point margin win, while winning three of their first five games.  However, with team captain Jerry Stackhouse playing just 26 games due to knee injuries, the Wizards played mediocre basketball all season finishing sixth in the Atlantic Division with a disappointing 25–57 record, missing the playoffs for the seventh straight season.  Following the season, Stackhouse was traded to the Dallas Mavericks, and Christian Laettner signed as a free agent with the Miami Heat. The 2016–17 Washington Wizards season was the 56th season of the franchise in the National Basketball Association (NBA) and 44th in the Washington, D.C. area.  On April 14, 2016, the Wizards fired Randy Wittman after the team missed the playoffs.  On April 26, 2016, the Wizards hired Scott Brooks to be their head coach.  The Wizards clinched a playoff berth on their 129–108 victory over the Brooklyn Nets on Friday March 24, 2017 after having a one season absence from the playoffs.  On March 28, 2017, the Wizards defeated the Los Angeles Lakers 119–108 to win their first division title since 1979 ending their 38 year drought when they were named the Bullets. Bernard Tyrone Bickerstaff (born February 11, 1944) is an American basketball coach.  He previously worked as the head coach for the NBA's Seattle SuperSonics, Denver Nuggets, Washington Bullets/Wizards, Charlotte Bobcats, and Los Angeles Lakers.  He has also been an assistant for the Portland Trail Blazers, Chicago Bulls, Los Angeles Lakers, and Cleveland Cavaliers.  He has served in numerous other NBA front office positions, and has been a consultant for the Harlem Globetrotters. The 1998–99 NBA season was the Clippers' 29th season in the National Basketball Association, and their 15th season in Los Angeles.  This was also the final season where the team plays at the Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena.  The Clippers won the Draft Lottery selecting Michael Olowokandi with the first overall pick in the 1998 NBA draft, and signed free agents Sherman Douglas, second-year guard Troy Hudson, and undrafted rookie Tyrone Nesby.  However, the Clippers still struggled under new head coach Chris Ford, losing their first 17 games of the season, tying the 1988–89 Miami Heat for the then-worst start in NBA history.  The team lost 30 of their first 33 games, and finished the lockout shortened season last place in the Pacific Division with a 9–41 record.  Second-year star Maurice Taylor led the team in scoring with 16.8 points per game.
Answer: Bernard Tyrone Bickerstaff