1998–99 Sacramento Kings season
The 1998–99 NBA season was the Kings' 50th season in the National Basketball Association, and 14th season in Sacramento. In the 1998 NBA draft, the Kings selected Jason Williams from the University of Florida with the seventh pick. During the off-season, the team acquired All-Star forward Chris Webber from the Washington Wizards, and signed free agents Vlade Divac, Vernon Maxwell, three-point specialist Jon Barry, and second-year center Scot Pollard, who was signed midway through the season while Terry Dehere was released to free agency. After playing in Europe, Serbian forward Peja Stojaković , who was drafted 14th overall by the Kings in the 1996 NBA draft, would finally make his debut in the NBA. Under new head coach Rick Adelman, the Kings struggled playing below .500 with a 17–22 start, but then improved winning ten of their final eleven games in a lockout-shortened season cut to 50 games, finishing third in the Pacific Division with a 27–23 record, their first winning season in 16 years. Webber averaged 20.0 points, 13.0 rebounds and 2.1 blocks per game, and was named to the All-NBA Second Team, while Williams averaged 12.8 points, 6.0 assists  and 1.9 steals per game, and was selected to the NBA All-Rookie First Team. In addition, Vlade Divac provided the team with 14.3 points and 10.0 rebounds per game, while Corliss Williamson contributed 13.2 points per game, Maxwell provided with 10.7 points per game off the bench, and second-year guard Tariq Abdul-Wahad contributed 9.3 points per game. Webber also finished in seventh place in Most Valuable Player voting, while Williams finished in second place in Rookie of the Year voting behind Vince Carter of the Toronto Raptors. In the Western Conference First Round of the playoffs, the  Kings got off to a good start, taking a 2–1 series lead over the 3rd–seeded Utah Jazz. However, the Jazz won Game 4 on the road by one point to even the series, and force a decisive fifth game. The Kings would lose Game 5 on the road in overtime, 99–92. Following the season, Abdul-Wahad was traded to the Orlando Magic, and Maxwell signed as a free agent with the Seattle SuperSonics. For the season, the Kings added new purple alternate road uniforms with side panels to their shorts, which would last until 2002. Player statistics. NOTE: Please  write the players statistics in alphabetical order by last name.