1999 NBA Champions
An NBA lockout forced the regular season to be shortened to 50 games per team and the All-Star Game was canceled.
Commissioner
David Stern
Union Director
Billy Hunter
Players' President
Patrick Ewing
1999 NBA Draft
Pick
Player
Team
1
Elton Brand
Bulls
2
Steve Francis
Grizzlies
3
Baron Davis
Hornets
4
Lamar Odom
Clippers
5
Jonathan Bender
Raptors
what a year. the competitiveness of the ABL really brought the NBA out of its duldrums.