Utah Jazz
(37-13, first in Midwest)
DRAFT PICKS: (No. 19, No. 24, No. 28, No. 58)

1999   D R A F T   C H O I C E S Round Pick Player Pos College 1 19 Quincy Lewis SF Minnesota 1 24 Andrei Kirilenko PF 1 28 Scott Padgett PF Kentucky 2 58 Eddie Lucas 2G Virginia Tech

T E A M   S T R E N G T H S Veterans Pick and roll W E A K N E S S E S Age Free agents Window of opportunity closing? C H A N G E S Malone/Stockton/Hornacek are free agents More playing time for Russell & Anderson N E E D S Center Get younger N O T E S: Jazz lost in the conference semis to the Blazers (4-2) after having lost in the finals the past two years Karl Malone won his second MVP and was named to his 11th all-NBA team. He averaged 23.8 ppg (3rd) and 9.4 rpg John Stockton finished 8th in the league in assists (7.5). Ranked second in the league in shooting (.465). They had led the league in shooting the previous four seasons Over the last two seasons, the Jazz are 37-5 vs. the Midwest and 21-1 at home Jazz have never been in the draft lottery (Portland - only other team) 15-1 when they shot 50 percent or better Four of their top-five scorers are eligible for free agency (Malone, Hornacek, Stockton & Anderson) Have made the playoffs for 16 straight seasons (only Portland with 17 has a longer run) F I R S T   R O U N D   P I C K S   I N   T H E   9 0 ' S 1990 - None 1991 - Eric Murdock, G (21) 1992 - None 1993 - Luther Wright, C (18) 1994 - None 1995 - Greg Ostertag, C (28) 1996 - Martin Muursepp, F (25) 1997 - Jacque Vaughn, G (27) 1998 - Nazr Mohammed, f (29) P L A Y E R S   B Y   P O S I T I O N Small Forwards Bryon Russell Shandon Anderson Power Forwards Karl Malone Thurl Bailey Centers Greg Ostertag Todd Fuller Greg Foster Point Guards John Stockton Howard Eisley Jacque Vaughn Shooting Guards Jeff Hornacek F R E E   A G E N T S 1999 Malone, Anderson, Stockton, Bailey, Hornacek, Foster, Fuller 2000 Eisley, Vaughn 2001 Keefe

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