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1998 N.B.A. Free Agents

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Owen O'Malley

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1998 N.B.A. Free Agents (team-by-team)

o-player or team option

Atlantic Division

Boston

Tyus Edney
"Popeye" Jones
Zan Tabak

Miami

Keith Askins
Brent Barry
Marty Conlon
Eric Murdock
Mark Strickland
Rex Walters

New Jersey

Sherman Douglas
Jayson Williams

New York

Anthony Bowie
Chris Dudley
Brooks Thompson
Buck Williams

Orlando

Darrell Armstrong
David Benoit
Kevin Edwards
Derek Harper
Jason Lawson
Dan Schayes
Derek Strong
Gerald Wilkins

Philadelphia

Derrick Coleman (buyout option)
Mark Davis
Doug Overton
Theo Ratliff
Brian Shaw
Joe Smith
o-Eric Snow
Kebu Stewart

Washington

Terry Davis
Ledell Eackles
Darvin Ham
Gheorge Muresan
God Shammgod
Rod Strickland
Ben Wallace

Central Division

Atlanta

Greg "Cadillac" Anderson
Chucky Brown
Tyrone Corbin
Chris Crawford
Alan Henderson
Christian Laettner
Anthony Miller
Eldridge Recasner

Charlotte

Corey Beck
Dell Curry
Vlade Divac
Matt Geiger
Donald Royal

Chicago

Jud Buechler
Scott Burrell
Michael Jordan
Steve Kerr
Joe Kleine
Rusty LaRue
Luc Longley
Scottie Pippen
Dennis Rodman
Bill Wennington

Cleveland

Mitchell Butler
Scott Brooks
Henry James
Carl Thomas

Detroit

Joe Dumars
Rick Mahorn
Charles O'Bannon
Don Reid
Malik Sealy
Jerry Stackhouse

Indiana

Travis Best
Etdrick Bohannon
Fred Hoiberg
Mark Pope
Rik Smits
Mark West

Milwaukee

Jamie Feick
Ricky Pierce

Toronto

Chris Garner
Oliver Miller
Gary Trent
Alvin Williams

Midwest Division

Dallas

Cedric Ceballos
Ace Custis
Shawn Respert
Eric Riley
Kurt Thomas

Denver

Cory Alexander
LaPhonso Ellis
Anthony Goldwire
Johnny Newman
Joe Wolf

Houston

Charles Barkley
Matt Bullard
Emanual Davis
Clyde Drexler (retired)
Mario Elie
Othella Harrington
Eddie Johnson
Charles Jones
Matt Maloney
Serge Zwikker

Minnesota

Bill Curley
o-Tom Gugliotta
Tom Hammonds
Reggie Jordan
Sam Mitchell
Cherokee Parks
Terry Porter
o-Stanley Roberts
DeJuan Wheat

San Antonio

Vinny Del Negro
Reggie Geary
o-Carl Herrera
Jaren Jackson
o-Will Perdue
Chuck Person
Malik Rose
Monty Williams

Utah

Antoine Carr
Chris Morris

Vancouver

"Blue" Edwards
George Lynch
Sam Mack
Tony Massenburg
Ivano Newbill

Pacific Division

Golden State

"Muggsy" Bogues (buyout option)
Jason Caffey
Jimmy Jackson
Clarence Weatherspoon

L.A. Clippers

Ike Austin
James Collins
Darrick Martin
Loy Vaught

L.A. Lakers

Mario Bennett
Jon Barry
Rick Fox
Shea Seals

Phoenix

o-Mark Bryant
Rex Chapman
Kevin Johnson
Horacio Llamas
George McCloud
Antonio McDyess
Marko Milic
Cliff Robinson
Dennis Scott
John "Hot Rod" Williams

Portland

Rick Brunson
Alton Lister
Arvydas Sabonis
Damon Stoudamire

Sacramento

Mahmoud Abdul-Rauf
o-Terry Dehere
Anthony Johnson
Billy Owens
o-Olden Polynice
Chris Robinson
Michael Stewart
Corliss Williamson

Seattle

Greg Anthony
Stephen Howard
Jerome Kersey
Nate McMillan (retired)
Sam Perkins
Aaron Williams
David Wingate


1998 N.B.A. Free Agents (by position)

Originally compiled by: P.J. Nylen

(prorated) = player signed after the start of the season

POS PLAYER TEAM HT WT AGE YRS 97-98 SALARY
G Mahmoud Abdul-Rauf SAC 6-1 162 29 8 $ 3.30M
G Cory Alexander DEN 6-1 190 25 3 $ 0.27M
(prorated)
G Greg Anthony SEA 6-1 180 30 7 $ 0.27M
G Darrell Armstrong ORL 6-1 180 30 4 $ 0.35M
G Brent Barry MIA 6-6 195 27 3 $ 1.08M
G Drew Barry ATL 6-5 191 25 1 $ 0.24M
(prorated)
G Jon Barry LAL 6-5 210 28 6 $ 0.27M
G Corey Beck CHA 6-3 200 27 2 $ 0.27M
G Travis Best IND 5-11 182 25 3 $ 0.75M
G Anthony Bowie NYK 6-6 200 34 8 $ 0.27M
(prorated)
G Scott Brooks CLE 5-11 165 32 10 $ 0.27M
(prorated)
G Rick Brunson POR 6-4 195 26 1 $ 0.24M
(prorated)
G Mitchell Butler CLE 6-5 210 27 5 $ 0.27M
G Rex Chapman PHO 6-4 195 30 10 $ 0.33M
G James Collins LAC 6-4 196 24 1 $ 0.24M
G James Cotton SEA 6-5 220 22 1 $ 0.24M
G Emanual Davis HOU 6-5 195 29 2 $ 0.33M
G Terry Dehere SAC 6-4 190 26 5 $ 0.50M
G Vinny Del Negro SAS 6-4 200 31 8 $ 2.30M
G Sherman Douglas NJN 6-1 195 32 9 $ 0.27M
G Clyde Drexler HOU 6-7 222 36 15 $ 5.50M
G Joe Dumars DET 6-3 195 35 13 $ 3.00M
G Ledell Eackles WAS 6-5 220 32 7 $ 0.27M
G Tyus Edney BOS 5-10 152 25 3 $ 0.40M
G Kevin Edwards ORL 6-3 210 32 10 $ 2.64M
G Harold Ellis DEN 6-5 200 27 3 $ 0.27M
(prorated)
G Chris Garner TOR 5-10 156 23 1 $ 0.24M
G Reggie Geary SAS 6-2 190 24 2 $ 0.27M
G Anthony Goldwire DEN 6-2 182 26 3 $ 0.33M
G Gary Grant POR 6-3 185 33 10 $ 0.27M
(prorated)
G Litterial Green MIL 6-1 195 28 4 $ 0.27M
(prorated)
G Derek Harper ORL 6-4 206 37 15 $ 1.56M
G Steve Henson DET 6-1 180 30 6 $ 0.27M
(prorated)
G Fred Hoiberg IND 6-4 203 25 3 $ 0.36M
G Jaren Jackson SAS 6-6 215 31 8 $ 0.27M
G Jim Jackson GSW 6-6 220 27 6 $ 4.60M
G Anthony Johnson SAC 6-3 190 23 1 $ 0.24M
G Kevin Johnson PHO 6-1 190 32 11 $ 8.00M
G Michael Jordan CHI 6-6 216 35 13 $33.14M
G Reggie Jordan MIN 6-4 195 30 4 $ 0.27M
G Steve Kerr CHI 6-3 181 32 10 $ 0.75M
G Rusty LaRue CHI 6-2 185 25 1 $ 0.24M
(prorated)
G Gerald Madkins GSW 6-4 200 29 3 $ 0.27M
(prorated)
G Matt Maloney HOU 6-3 200 26 2 $ 0.33M
G Darrick Martin LAC 5-11 170 27 4 $ 0.43M
G Vernon Maxwell CHA 6-4 190 32 10 $ 0.27M
(prorated)
G Eric Murdock MIA 6-1 193 30 7 $ 0.27M
G Kevin Ollie ORL 6-4 195 26 1 $ 0.24M
G Doug Overton PHI 6-3 190 29 6 $ 0.33M
G Ricky Pierce MIL 6-4 215 38 16 $ 0.50M
(prorated)
G Terry Porter MIN 6-3 195 35 13 $ 2.00M
G Eldridge Recasner ATL 6-3 190 31 4 $ 0.33M
G Shawn Respert TOR 6-2 195 26 3 $ 1.60M
G Shea Seals LAL 6-5 210 22 1 $ 0.24M
G God Shammgod WAS 6-0 169 22 1 $ 0.24M
G Brian Shaw PHI 6-6 200 32 9 $ 3.75M
G Damon Stoudamire POR 5-10 171 24 3 $ 1.75M
G Rod Strickland WAS 6-3 185 31 10 $ 3.45M
G Carl Thomas CLE 6-4 195 28 3 $ 0.27M
(prorated)
G Brooks Thompson NYK 6-4 193 27 4 $ 0.27M
(prorated)
G Rex Walters MIA 6-4 190 28 5 $ 0.27M
(prorated)
G Eric Washington DEN 6-4 190 24 1 $ 0.24M
G DeJuan Wheat MIN 6-0 165 25 1 $ 0.24M
G Alvin Williams TOR 6-5 185 23 1 $ 0.24M
G-F Keith Askins MIA 6-8 220 31 8 $ 0.75M
G-F Jud Buechler CHI 6-6 228 30 8 $ 0.50M
G-F Scott Burrell CHI 6-7 218 27 5 $ 1.43M
G-F Dell Curry CHA 6-5 204 34 12 $ 3.66M
G-F Mark Davis PHI 6-7 210 25 3 $ 0.33M
G-F Blue Edwards VAN 6-4 229 32 9 $ 2.30M
G-F Mario Elie HOU 6-5 210 34 8 $ 2.43M
G-F Dale Ellis SEA 6-7 215 37 15 $ 1.92M
G-F Sam Mack VAN 6-7 220 28 4 $ 0.46M
G-F Nate McMillan SEA 6-5 210 33 12 $ 3.50M
G-F Marko Milic PHO 6-6 235 21 1 $ 0.24M
G-F Billy Owens SAC 6-9 225 29 7 $ 4.23M
G-F Malik Sealy DET 6-8 200 28 6 $ 1.15M
G-F Jerry Stackhouse DET 6-6 218 24 4 $ 2.58M
G-F Gerald Wilkins ORL 6-6 225 34 12 $ 0.33M
G-F David Wingate SEA 6-5 187 34 12 $ 0.57M
F Vincent Askew POR 6-6 235 32 9 $ 0.27M
F Charles Barkley HOU 6-6 252 35 14 $ 2.25M
F Mario Bennett LAL 6-9 235 24 2 $ 0.27M
F David Benoit ORL 6-8 220 30 6 $ 0.61M
F Etdrick Bohannon IND 6-9 220 25 1 $ 0.27M
F Chucky Brown ATL 6-8 215 30 9 $ 0.27M
F Matt Bullard HOU 6-10 235 31 7 $ 0.33M
F Willie Burton SAS 6-8 219 30 7 $ 0.27M
(prorated)
F Jason Caffey GSW 6-8 256 25 3 $ 0.85M
F Antoine Carr UTA 6-9 270 36 14 $ 1.60M
F Cedric Ceballos DAL 6-7 220 28 8 $ 2.61M
F Marty Conlon MIA 6-11 245 30 7 $ 0.27M
(prorated)
F Tyrone Corbin ATL 6-6 225 36 13 $ 0.33M
F Chris Crawford ATL 6-9 235 23 1 $ 0.24M
F Ace Custis DAL 6-9 211 24 1 $ 0.24M
F Ben Davis NYK 6-9 240 26 2 $ 0.27M
(prorated)
F LaPhonso Ellis DEN 6-8 240 28 6 $ 3.65M
F Tony Farmer CHA 6-9 244 28 1 $ 0.27M
F Jamie Feick MIL 6-8 255 23 2 $ 0.27M
F Rick Fox LAL 6-7 242 28 7 $ 1.00M
F Darvin Ham WAS 6-7 230 24 2 $ 0.27M
F Tom Hammonds MIN 6-9 225 31 9 $ 0.27M
F Alan Henderson ATL 6-9 235 26 3 $ 1.03M
F Cedric Henderson CLE 6-7 215 23 1 $ 0.25M
F Mark Hendrickson SAC 6-9 220 24 2 $ 0.27M
(prorated)
F Carl Herrera SAS 6-9 225 32 7 $ 1.82M
F Stephen Howard SEA 6-9 250 27 4 $ 0.27M
F Henry James CLE 6-8 220 32 7 $ 1.00M
F Eddie Johnson HOU 6-7 215 39 16 $ 0.33M
F Popeye Jones BOS 6-8 250 28 5 $ 1.89M
F Jerome Kersey SEA 6-7 225 36 14 $ 0.50M
F Antonio Lang MIA 6-8 230 26 4 $ 0.27M
(prorated)
F Grant Long DET 6-9 248 32 10 $ 2.61M
F George Lynch VAN 6-8 228 27 5 $ 2.12M
F Rick Mahorn DET 6-10 260 39 17 $ 0.48M
F George McCloud PHO 6-8 225 31 8 $ 0.27M
F Antonio McDyess PHO 6-9 220 23 3 $ 2.88M
F Anthony Miller ATL 6-9 255 27 4 $ 0.27M
F Sam Mitchell MIN 6-7 215 34 9 $ 1.40M
F Chris Morris UTA 6-8 228 32 10 $ 3.00M
F Johnny Newman DEN 6-7 205 34 12 $ 1.33M
F Jeff Nordgaard MIL 6-6 222 25 1 $ 0.24M
(prorated)
F Chuck Person SAS 6-8 230 34 12 $ 2.47M
F Scottie Pippen CHI 6-7 228 32 11 $ 2.78M
F Mark Pope IND 6-10 235 25 1 $ 0.27M
F Clifford Robinson PHO 6-10 225 31 9 $ 1.00M
F Dennis Rodman CHI 6-8 220 37 12 $ 4.50M
F Malik Rose SAS 6-7 250 23 2 $ 0.27M
F Donald Royal CHA 6-8 218 32 8 $ 0.27M
(prorated)
F Dennis Scott PHO 6-8 229 29 8 $ 2.92M
F Dickey Simpkins CHI 6-10 264 26 4 $ 0.27M
(prorated)
F Joe Smith PHI 6-10 225 22 3 $ 3.17M
F Joe Stephens HOU 6-7 210 25 2 $ 0.27M
F Kebu Stewart PHI 6-8 239 25 1 $ 0.24M
F Derek Strong ORL 6-9 240 30 7 $ 0.33M
F Kurt Thomas DAL 6-9 230 25 3 $ 1.40M
F Gary Trent TOR 6-8 250 23 3 $ 1.33M
F Loy Vaught LAC 6-9 240 31 8 $ 3.35M
F Ben Wallace WAS 6-9 240 23 2 $ 0.33M
F Clarence Weatherspoon GSW 6-7 240 27 6 $ 2.80M
F Aaron Williams SEA 6-9 225 26 4 $ 0.50M
F Buck Williams NYK 6-8 225 38 17 $ 1.43M
F Jayson Williams NJN 6-10 245 30 8 $ 2.50M
F Travis Williams CHA 6-7 224 29 1 $ 0.24M
F Corliss Williamson SAC 6-7 245 24 3 $ 1.20M
F-C Mark Bryant PHO 6-9 245 33 10 $ 2.25M
F-C Terry Davis WAS 6-10 250 31 8 $ 0.27M
F-C Othella Harrington HOU 6-9 235 24 2 $ 0.33M
F-C Christian Laettner ATL 6-11 245 28 6 $ 5.05M
F-C Loren Meyer PHO 6-10 260 25 3 $ 0.72M
F-C Cherokee Parks MIN 6-11 240 26 3 $ 1.26M
F-C Sam Perkins SEA 6-9 260 37 14 $ 3.37M
F-C Theo Ratliff PHI 6-10 225 25 3 $ 0.93M
F-C David Vaughn NJN 6-9 240 25 3 $ 0.27M
(prorated)
F-C Herb Williams NYK 6-11 260 40 17 $ 0.27M
(prorated)
F-C Joe Wolf DEN 6-11 253 34 10 $ 0.48M
C Greg Anderson ATL 6-10 250 34 10 $ 0.27M
C Isaac Austin LAC 6-10 265 30 5 $ 0.38M
C William Cunningham PHI 6-11 250 24 1 $ 0.24M
(prorated)
C Vlade Divac CHA 7-1 260 30 9 $ 4.83M
C Chris Dudley NYK 6-11 260 33 11 $ 1.14M
C Matt Geiger CHA 7-1 248 28 6 $ 1.40M
C Charles Jones HOU 6-9 215 41 15 $ 0.27M
(prorated)
C Joe Kleine CHI 7-0 271 36 13 $ 0.27M
C Jason Lawson ORL 6-11 240 24 2 $ 0.24M
C Alton Lister POR 7-0 245 39 16 $ 0.27M
C Horacio Llamas PHO 6-11 285 24 2 $ 0.27M
C Luc Longley CHI 7-2 292 29 7 $ 3.18M
C Oliver Miller TOR 6-9 325 28 6 $ 0.27M
(prorated)
C Gheorghe Muresan WAS 7-7 303 27 5 $ 1.89M
C Ivano Newbill VAN 6-9 245 27 3 $ 0.27M
C Will Perdue SAS 7-0 240 32 10 $ 1.99M
C Olden Polynice SAC 7-0 250 33 11 $ 3.61M
C Arvydas Sabonis POR 7-3 292 33 3 $ 3.08M
C Rony Seikaly NJN 6-11 253 33 10 $ 4.00M
C Danny Schayes ORL 6-11 260 39 17 $ 0.69M
C Rik Smits IND 7-4 265 31 10 $ 4.00M
C Michael Stewart SAC 6-10 230 23 1 $ 0.24M
C Zan Tabak BOS 7-0 245 28 4 $ 0.95M
C Bill Wennington CHI 7-0 277 35 11 $ 1.80M
C Mark West IND 6-10 246 37 15 $ 0.65M
C John Williams PHO 6-11 245 34 12 $ 4.55M
C George Zidek SEA 7-0 266 24 3 $ 0.27M
(prorated)
C Serge Zwikker HOU 7-3 273 25 1 $ 0.24M

NBA OPTIONAL FREE AGENTS (July 1st, 1998):

POS PLAYER TEAM HT WT AGE YRS 97-98 SALARY
G Anfernee Hardaway ORL 6-7 215 27 5 $ 7.58M
G Brent Price HOU 6-1 185 30 5 $ 1.92M
F Vin Baker SEA 6-11 250 26 5 $ 4.06M
F Tom Gugliotta MIN 6-10 240 28 6 $ 6.60M
F Grant Hill DET 6-8 225 26 4 $ 5.85M
F Lamond Murray LAC 6-7 236 25 4 $ 2.90M
C Stanley Roberts MIN 7-0 290 28 7 $ 4.50M

Tom&Eva McGuigan

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May 23, 1998, 3:00:00 AM5/23/98
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In article <3566F71E...@library.health.ufl.edu>, Owen O'Malley

<Ow...@library.health.ufl.edu> wrote:
>1998 N.B.A. Free Agents (team-by-team)
>
>Orlando

You need to add Kevin Ollie to the list.

Tom

JT

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Tom&Eva McGuigan wrote:
>
> In article <3566F71E...@library.health.ufl.edu>, Owen O'Malley
> <Ow...@library.health.ufl.edu> wrote:
> >1998 N.B.A. Free Agents (team-by-team)
> >
> >Orlando
>
> You need to add Kevin Ollie to the list.
>
> Tom

...and delete Penny from the "optional" list. That's after next
season....... ---JT

G. Timothy Walton

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May 25, 1998, 3:00:00 AM5/25/98
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Owen O'Malley (Ow...@library.health.ufl.edu) writes:

> 1998 N.B.A. Free Agents (team-by-team)
>

> C Oliver Miller TOR 6-9 325 28 6 $ 0.27M
> (prorated)

Next year's salary: whatever the local gas station is paying.

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