Atlanta Hawks 1998-99 Roster and Statistics

Last Updated on September 16, 2026 by Mat Diekhake

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The 1998–99 Atlanta Hawks were led by Steve Smith’s scoring and all-around wing play, while Dikembe Mutombo anchored the defense with elite rebounding and shot-blocking. Mookie Blaylock controlled the offense with his playmaking, perimeter shooting, and disruptive defense, and Alan Henderson provided efficient frontcourt scoring. The Hawks combined strong defensive play, rebounding, and balanced offensive contributions, relying on teamwork rather than a single dominant scorer.

Roster

NO.	PLAYER NAME	POS	HT	WT	DATE OF BIRTH	COLLEGE
3	Shammond Williams	PG	6-1	201	April 5, 1975	UNC
4	Chris Crawford	PF	6-9	235	May 13, 1975	Marquette
7	Roshown McLeod	SF	6-8	221	November 17, 1975	St. John’s, Duke
8	Steve Smith	SG	6-8	200	March 31, 1969	Michigan State
10	Mookie Blaylock	PG	6-0	180	March 20, 1967	Midland College, Oklahoma
15	Jeff Sheppard	SG	6-3	190	September 29, 1974	Kentucky
20	LaPhonso Ellis	PF	6-8	240	May 5, 1970	Notre Dame
22	Ed Gray	SG	6-3	210	September 27, 1975	Tennessee, California
24	Anthony Johnson	PG	6-3	190	October 2, 1974	College of Charleston
33	Tyrone Corbin	SF	6-6	210	December 31, 1962	DePaul
41	Mark West	C	6-10	230	November 5, 1960	Old Dominion
43	Grant Long	PF	6-8	225	March 12, 1966	Eastern Michigan
44	Alan Henderson	SF	6-9	235	December 2, 1972	Indiana
55	Dikembe Mutombo	C	7-2	245	June 25, 1966	Georgetown

Regular Season Per Game

Player	Pos	Age	GP	GS	MPG	PPG	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	TOV	FGA	FGM	FG%	3PA	3PM	3P%	FTA	FTM	FT%
Steve Smith	SG	29	36	36	36.5	18.7	4.2	3.3	1.0	0.3	2.8	15.0	6.0	.402	3.9	1.3	.338	6.3	5.3	.849
Mookie Blaylock	PG	31	48	48	36.7	13.3	4.7	5.8	2.1	0.2	2.4	13.6	5.1	.379	5.2	1.6	.307	1.9	1.4	.758
Dikembe Mutombo	C	32	50	50	36.6	10.8	12.2	1.1	0.3	2.9	1.9	6.8	3.5	.512	0.0	0.0	—	5.7	3.9	.684
Grant Long	PF	32	50	13	27.6	9.8	5.9	1.1	1.1	0.3	1.5	7.2	3.0	.421	0.4	0.1	.167	4.7	3.7	.783
Alan Henderson	SF	26	38	37	30.1	12.5	6.6	0.7	0.9	0.5	1.5	11.1	4.9	.442	0.0	0.0	.000	3.9	2.6	.671
Tyrone Corbin	SF	36	47	6	22.7	7.5	3.1	0.9	0.7	0.1	0.9	7.1	2.8	.391	2.5	0.8	.319	1.7	1.1	.650
Chris Crawford	PF	23	42	30	18.7	6.9	2.1	0.6	0.2	0.3	1.1	6.1	2.6	.431	0.8	0.3	.333	1.7	1.4	.814
Anthony Johnson	PG	24	49	2	18.1	5.0	1.5	2.2	0.7	0.1	1.3	4.6	1.9	.404	0.4	0.1	.263	1.7	1.2	.695
LaPhonso Ellis	PF	28	20	20	27.0	10.2	5.5	0.9	0.4	0.4	1.7	9.5	4.0	.421	0.3	0.1	.200	3.1	2.2	.705
Roshown McLeod	SF	23	34	0	10.2	4.8	1.5	0.4	0.1	0.0	0.7	4.8	1.8	.380	0.3	0.0	.100	1.3	1.1	.822
Ed Gray	SG	23	30	3	11.2	4.9	0.9	0.4	0.4	0.0	1.0	6.1	1.8	.291	1.4	0.4	.286	1.2	0.9	.757
Mark West	C	38	49	0	10.2	1.2	2.6	0.3	0.1	0.4	0.3	1.2	0.4	.373	0.0	0.0	—	0.9	0.3	.356
Jeff Sheppard	SG	24	18	5	10.3	2.2	1.2	0.9	0.2	0.0	0.4	2.2	0.8	.385	0.4	0.1	.286	0.7	0.4	.615
Shammond Williams	PG	23	2	0	2.0	1.5	0.0	0.5	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.5	0.0	.000	0.0	0.0	—	2.0	1.5	.750
Team Totals			50	50	241.5	86.3	43.5	15.6	6.9	5.2	14.9	75.2	30.8	.409	12.9	3.9	.306	28.4	20.8	.731

Playoff Per Game

Player	Pos	Age	GP	GS	MPG	PPG	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	TOV	FGA	FGM	FG%	3PA	3PM	3P%	FTA	FTM	FT%
Steve Smith	SG	29	9	9	39.6	17.3	3.4	3.3	1.6	0.2	2.3	17.0	6.0	.353	3.7	1.0	.273	4.8	4.3	.907
Dikembe Mutombo	C	32	9	9	42.2	12.6	13.9	1.2	0.6	2.6	2.0	7.9	4.4	.563	0.0	0.0	—	5.2	3.7	.702
Mookie Blaylock	PG	31	9	9	39.8	12.6	4.0	4.0	2.0	0.2	3.3	15.0	4.9	.326	5.7	2.0	.353	1.7	0.8	.467
Grant Long	PF	32	9	9	39.8	11.7	8.2	0.9	2.0	0.4	2.6	9.8	4.0	.409	0.4	0.1	.250	4.9	3.6	.727
Chris Crawford	PF	23	6	5	20.8	9.8	3.2	0.8	0.2	0.2	1.0	8.0	2.7	.333	2.3	0.7	.286	4.3	3.8	.885
Tyrone Corbin	SF	36	9	4	29.8	7.7	3.7	1.8	0.7	0.0	0.9	8.0	3.3	.417	2.6	0.7	.261	0.4	0.3	.750
Ed Gray	SG	23	8	0	8.9	5.5	1.1	0.5	0.8	0.1	0.3	5.1	1.9	.366	1.4	0.5	.364	1.4	1.3	.909
Roshown McLeod	SF	23	6	0	8.2	4.3	0.5	0.2	0.2	0.2	0.2	3.5	1.8	.524	0.0	0.0	—	0.7	0.7	1.000
Anthony Johnson	PG	24	9	0	12.3	2.7	1.0	1.1	0.1	0.1	0.6	3.2	0.9	.276	0.2	0.1	.500	1.1	0.8	.700
Mark West	C	38	9	0	7.6	0.9	1.0	0.2	0.2	0.1	0.7	1.1	0.3	.300	0.0	0.0	—	0.4	0.2	.500
Alan Henderson	SF	26	1	0	4.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	—	0.0	0.0	—	0.0	0.0	—
Jeff Sheppard	SG	24	4	0	3.0	0.0	0.5	0.5	0.3	0.0	0.0	0.8	0.0	.000	0.0	0.0	—	0.0	0.0	—
Team Totals			9	9	240.0	79.7	38.9	13.9	8.1	4.0	13.3	74.6	28.6	.383	15.3	4.8	.312	23.1	17.8	.769

Regular Season Per 36 Mins

Player	Pos	Age	GP	GS	Min	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	FGA	FGM	FG%	3PA	3PM	3P%	FTA	FTM	FT%
Steve Smith	SG	29	36	36	1314	18.4	4.1	3.2	1.0	0.3	2.7	14.8	5.9	.402	3.8	1.3	.338	6.2	5.2	.849
Mookie Blaylock	PG	31	48	48	1763	13.1	4.6	5.7	2.0	0.2	2.3	13.3	5.0	.379	5.1	1.6	.307	1.9	1.4	.758
Dikembe Mutombo	C	32	50	50	1829	10.6	12.0	1.1	0.3	2.9	1.9	6.7	3.4	.512	0.0	0.0	—	5.6	3.8	.684
Grant Long	PF	32	50	13	1380	12.8	7.7	1.4	1.5	0.4	1.9	9.4	3.9	.421	0.5	0.1	.167	6.1	4.8	.783
Alan Henderson	SF	26	38	37	1142	14.9	7.9	0.9	1.0	0.6	1.8	13.3	5.9	.442	0.0	0.0	.000	4.7	3.2	.671
Tyrone Corbin	SF	36	47	6	1066	11.9	4.9	1.5	1.0	0.2	1.5	11.3	4.4	.391	4.0	1.3	.319	2.7	1.8	.650
Chris Crawford	PF	23	42	30	784	13.2	4.1	1.1	0.5	0.6	2.2	11.7	5.1	.431	1.5	0.5	.333	3.2	2.6	.814
Anthony Johnson	PG	24	49	2	885	9.9	3.1	4.4	1.4	0.3	2.6	9.2	3.7	.404	0.8	0.2	.263	3.3	2.3	.695
LaPhonso Ellis	PF	28	20	20	539	13.6	7.3	1.2	0.5	0.5	2.3	12.7	5.3	.421	0.3	0.1	.200	4.1	2.9	.705
Roshown McLeod	SF	23	34	0	348	16.8	5.2	1.4	0.2	0.1	2.4	16.9	6.4	.380	1.0	0.1	.100	4.7	3.8	.822
Ed Gray	SG	23	30	3	337	15.6	3.0	1.3	1.3	0.1	3.1	19.4	5.7	.291	4.5	1.3	.286	4.0	3.0	.757
Mark West	C	38	49	0	499	4.3	9.0	0.9	0.3	1.6	1.2	4.3	1.6	.373	0.0	0.0	—	3.2	1.2	.356
Jeff Sheppard	SG	24	18	5	185	7.8	4.3	3.1	0.6	0.0	1.4	7.6	2.9	.385	1.4	0.4	.286	2.5	1.6	.615
Shammond Williams	PG	23	2	0	4	27.0	0.0	9.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	9.0	0.0	.000	0.0	0.0	—	36.0	27.0	.750

Playoff Per 36 Mins

Player	Pos	Age	GP	GS	Min	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	FGA	FGM	FG%	3PA	3PM	3P%	FTA	FTM	FT%
Ed Gray	SG	23	8	0	71	22.3	4.6	2.0	3.0	0.5	1.0	20.8	7.6	.366	5.6	2.0	.364	5.6	5.1	.909
Steve Smith	SG	29	9	9	356	15.8	3.1	3.0	1.4	0.2	2.1	15.5	5.5	.353	3.3	0.9	.273	4.3	3.9	.907
Roshown McLeod	SF	23	6	0	49	19.1	2.2	0.7	0.7	0.7	0.7	15.4	8.1	.524	0.0	0.0	—	2.9	2.9	1.000
Mookie Blaylock	PG	31	9	9	358	11.4	3.6	3.6	1.8	0.2	3.0	13.6	4.4	.326	5.1	1.8	.353	1.5	0.7	.467
Chris Crawford	PF	23	6	5	125	17.0	5.5	1.4	0.3	0.3	1.7	13.8	4.6	.333	4.0	1.2	.286	7.5	6.6	.885
Dikembe Mutombo	C	32	9	9	380	10.7	11.8	1.0	0.5	2.2	1.7	6.7	3.8	.563	0.0	0.0	—	4.5	3.1	.702
Grant Long	PF	32	9	9	358	10.6	7.4	0.8	1.8	0.4	2.3	8.8	3.6	.409	0.4	0.1	.250	4.4	3.2	.727
Tyrone Corbin	SF	36	9	4	268	9.3	4.4	2.1	0.8	0.0	1.1	9.7	4.0	.417	3.1	0.8	.261	0.5	0.4	.750
Anthony Johnson	PG	24	9	0	111	7.8	2.9	3.2	0.3	0.3	1.6	9.4	2.6	.276	0.6	0.3	.500	3.2	2.3	.700
Mark West	C	38	9	0	68	4.2	4.8	1.1	1.1	0.5	3.2	5.3	1.6	.300	0.0	0.0	—	2.1	1.1	.500
Jeff Sheppard	SG	24	4	0	12	0.0	6.0	6.0	3.0	0.0	0.0	9.0	0.0	.000	0.0	0.0	—	0.0	0.0	—
Alan Henderson	SF	26	1	0	4	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	—	0.0	0.0	—	0.0	0.0	—

Regular Season Totals

Player	Pos	Age	GP	GS	Min	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	FGA	FGM	FG%	3PA	3PM	3P%	FTA	FTM	FT%
Steve Smith	SG	29	36	36	1314	672	151	118	36	11	99	540	217	.402	139	47	.338	225	191	.849
Mookie Blaylock	PG	31	48	48	1763	640	224	278	99	9	115	651	247	.379	251	77	.307	91	69	.758
Dikembe Mutombo	C	32	50	50	1829	541	610	57	16	147	94	338	173	.512	0	0	—	285	195	.684
Grant Long	PF	32	50	13	1380	489	296	53	57	16	74	359	151	.421	18	3	.167	235	184	.783
Alan Henderson	SF	26	38	37	1142	474	250	28	33	19	58	423	187	.442	1	0	.000	149	100	.671
Tyrone Corbin	SF	36	47	6	1066	352	145	43	31	7	43	335	131	.391	119	38	.319	80	52	.650
Chris Crawford	PF	23	42	30	784	288	90	24	10	13	48	255	110	.431	33	11	.333	70	57	.814
Anthony Johnson	PG	24	49	2	885	244	75	107	35	7	65	225	91	.404	19	5	.263	82	57	.695
LaPhonso Ellis	PF	28	20	20	539	204	109	18	8	7	34	190	80	.421	5	1	.200	61	43	.705
Roshown McLeod	SF	23	34	0	348	162	50	14	2	1	23	163	62	.380	10	1	.100	45	37	.822
Ed Gray	SG	23	30	3	337	146	28	12	12	1	29	182	53	.291	42	12	.286	37	28	.757
Mark West	C	38	49	0	499	60	125	13	4	22	17	59	22	.373	0	0	—	45	16	.356
Jeff Sheppard	SG	24	18	5	185	40	22	16	3	0	7	39	15	.385	7	2	.286	13	8	.615
Shammond Williams	PG	23	2	0	4	3	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	.000	0	0	—	4	3	.750
Team Totals			50	50	12075	4315	2175	782	346	260	706	3760	1539	.409	644	197	.306	1422	1040	.731

Playoff Totals

Player	Pos	Age	GP	GS	Min	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	FGA	FGM	FG%	3PA	3PM	3P%	FTA	FTM	FT%
Steve Smith	SG	29	9	9	356	156	31	30	14	2	21	153	54	.353	33	9	.273	43	39	.907
Dikembe Mutombo	C	32	9	9	380	113	125	11	5	23	18	71	40	.563	0	0	—	47	33	.702
Mookie Blaylock	PG	31	9	9	358	113	36	36	18	2	30	135	44	.326	51	18	.353	15	7	.467
Grant Long	PF	32	9	9	358	105	74	8	18	4	23	88	36	.409	4	1	.250	44	32	.727
Tyrone Corbin	SF	36	9	4	268	69	33	16	6	0	8	72	30	.417	23	6	.261	4	3	.750
Chris Crawford	PF	23	6	5	125	59	19	5	1	1	6	48	16	.333	14	4	.286	26	23	.885
Ed Gray	SG	23	8	0	71	44	9	4	6	1	2	41	15	.366	11	4	.364	11	10	.909
Roshown McLeod	SF	23	6	0	49	26	3	1	1	1	1	21	11	.524	0	0	—	4	4	1.000
Anthony Johnson	PG	24	9	0	111	24	9	10	1	1	5	29	8	.276	2	1	.500	10	7	.700
Mark West	C	38	9	0	68	8	9	2	2	1	6	10	3	.300	0	0	—	4	2	.500
Jeff Sheppard	SG	24	4	0	12	0	2	2	1	0	0	3	0	.000	0	0	—	0	0	—
Alan Henderson	SF	26	1	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	—	0	0	—	0	0	—
Team Totals			9	9	2160	717	350	125	73	36	120	671	257	.383	138	43	.312	208	160	.769

HeatingUp Impact Index: Regular Season Team Impact Spotlight

Player Name	Role Tier	MPG	Usage Tier	PPG	RPG	APG	STK (SPG + BPG)	Impact Index	Notes	Awards
Steve Smith	Primary Scoring Wing (1.1)	36.5	High	18.7	4.2	3.3	1.3	72.60	As Atlanta’s primary scoring wing, Smith carried the half-court offense and was especially important when the Hawks needed a reliable shot-maker late. A knee absence in April exposed how much pressure his return removed from the rest of the backcourt, with contemporaneous coverage identifying him as Atlanta’s leading scorer. CBS/AP game report	MVP voting: T-16th (1999)
Dikembe Mutombo	Defensive Anchor (1.1)	36.6	Medium	10.8	12.2	1.1	3.2	66.07	Atlanta’s defensive anchor controlled the paint without needing a large offensive workload. His 7-foot-2 presence allowed the Hawks to build their identity around interior deterrence and rebounding, while one March win over Indiana was framed as a statement game in which Mutombo’s 20 rebounds helped Atlanta dictate the physical battle. Los Angeles Times/AP game report	DPOY voting: 2nd (1999); All-Defensive Second Team (1999); IBM Award (1999)
Mookie Blaylock	Two-Way Floor General (1.05)	36.7	High	13.3	4.7	5.8	2.3	65.77	Working as Atlanta’s two-way floor general, Blaylock organized the offense while remaining one of its most disruptive perimeter defenders. His 5.8 assists reflected his table-setting responsibility, but contemporaneous reporting also emphasized his ability to create turnovers and hit timely perimeter shots when the offense bogged down. The Washington Post/AP game report	All-Defensive Second Team (1999)
Alan Henderson	Starting Interior Forward (1.05)	30.1	Medium	12.5	6.6	0.7	1.4	48.97	Henderson functioned as a starting interior scorer and rebounder, filling the frontcourt role Atlanta had entrusted to him after he took over the starting spot the previous season. His season was interrupted by an eye injury, reinforcing how important his physical presence was to a relatively thin front line. Los Angeles Times preseason coverage	—
Grant Long	Veteran Frontcourt Stabilizer (1.05)	27.6	Medium	9.8	5.9	1.1	1.4	42.04	Long gave Atlanta a veteran interior presence who could absorb heavy minutes when injuries disrupted the lineup. Coach Lenny Wilkens specifically praised the energy and quality minutes he provided during a February start, and Long also showed he could create offense from the forward spot rather than simply occupy the floor. CBS/AP game report	—
LaPhonso Ellis	Interior Scoring Forward (1.05)	27.0	Medium	10.2	5.5	0.9	0.8	36.54	Ellis supplied Atlanta with a physical interior scoring option alongside Mutombo and Henderson, but his season never settled into a full workload. He started all 20 games he played before a sports hernia ended his season, limiting what had been intended as a significant free-agent addition to the frontcourt. CBS/AP injury report	—
Tyrone Corbin	Veteran Wing Stopper (1.0)	22.7	Low	7.5	3.1	0.9	0.8	24.60	Corbin was the veteran wing used to stabilize Atlanta’s lineup when injuries forced Wilkens to shuffle the rotation. His value was tied less to shot volume than to defensive toughness, experience and the ability to give the team energy; Wilkens singled out his contribution when Corbin stepped into a starting role in February. CBS/AP game report	—
Chris Crawford	Second-Unit Scoring Forward (1.0)	18.7	Medium	6.9	2.1	0.6	0.5	20.20	Crawford operated as an attacking reserve forward who could change the rhythm of a game when Atlanta needed another scorer. His role was flexible enough for him to move between the starting group and the second unit, reflecting the Hawks’ reliance on lineup adjustments around their veteran core.	—
Anthony Johnson	Backup Point Guard (1.0)	18.1	Medium	5.0	1.5	2.2	0.8	19.00	Johnson served primarily as a backup point guard, but his quick promotion into the starting lineup showed the trust Atlanta had in his ability to handle extra responsibility. When Blaylock was sidelined by illness, Johnson responded with a season-high 17 points while directing the offense against Indiana. Los Angeles Times/AP game report	—
Roshown McLeod	Rookie Wing Reserve (1.0)	10.2	Low	4.8	1.5	0.4	0.1	13.60	McLeod was a rookie wing reserve whose role was mainly to provide length and another perimeter body behind Atlanta’s established veteran rotation. Contemporary coverage treated him as a developmental piece with room to grow rather than a player carrying a defined offensive assignment. ESPN Hawks retrospective	—
Ed Gray	Scoring Guard Reserve (1.0)	11.2	Low	4.9	0.9	0.4	0.4	13.20	Gray was used as a reserve scoring guard, but his second Atlanta season remained difficult to establish because his role was limited and his availability was inconsistent. Earlier draft coverage had viewed him as an unusually NBA-ready scorer, yet the Hawks never found a sustained rotation role for that offensive ability. Los Angeles Times draft coverage	—
Mark West	Rim-Protection Reserve (1.0)	10.2	Low	1.2	2.6	0.3	0.5	9.20	West provided veteran center depth and a traditional interior defensive presence in short stretches. At 38, his job was primarily situational: protect the paint, contest around the rim and give Mutombo a breather rather than create offense. Limited contemporary coverage of his specific regular-season role was available.	—
Jeff Sheppard	Perimeter Reserve (1.0)	10.3	Low	2.2	1.2	0.9	0.2	9.00	Sheppard occupied a limited perimeter reserve role behind Atlanta’s established guards. His minutes were sporadic, with the rookie guard mainly providing ballhandling depth rather than a consistent scoring assignment; the Hawks’ regular-season rotation left little room for a larger offensive responsibility. ESPN regular-season game coverage	—
Shammond Williams	Emergency Point Guard (1.0)	2.0	Low	1.5	0.0	0.5	0.0	4.00	Williams was essentially emergency point-guard depth during the shortened season, appearing only briefly as Atlanta’s veteran backcourt handled nearly all of the meaningful minutes. Contemporary roster coverage listed him as an unsigned rookie before the season began, underscoring how limited his eventual role became. Deseret News NBA roster coverage	—
Team Totals		241.5		86.3	43.5	15.6	12.1		1998-99 Atlanta Hawks regular season: 31-19 in the lockout-shortened 50-game schedule.

HeatingUp Impact Index: Playoff Team Impact Spotlight

Player Name	Role Tier	MPG	Usage Tier	PPG	RPG	APG	STK (SPG + BPG)	Impact Index	Notes	Awards
Dikembe Mutombo	Defensive Anchor (1.1)	42.2	Medium	12.6	13.9	1.2	3.2	74.78	Defensive anchor and interior eraser, Mutombo set the tone for Atlanta’s playoff identity. Against Detroit, he controlled both ends with 28 points and 13 rebounds in Game 2, while contemporaneous coverage described him as dominating the series and disrupting Detroit’s offense with his size and rim protection. Cayman Compass/AP playoff report	DPOY voting: 2nd (1999); All-Defensive Second Team (1999); IBM Award (1999)
Steve Smith	Primary Scoring Wing (1.1)	39.6	High	17.3	3.4	3.3	1.8	68.11	Primary scoring wing and Atlanta’s main perimeter shot creator, Smith had to manufacture offense against New York’s physical defense. He scored 25 in Game 1, but the Knicks increasingly forced difficult possessions and Smith acknowledged that Atlanta’s shooting rhythm disappeared as the series progressed. CBS News/AP playoff report	MVP voting: T-16th (1999)
Mookie Blaylock	Two-Way Floor General (1.05)	39.8	High	12.6	4.0	4.0	2.2	57.46	Two-way floor general, Blaylock carried Atlanta’s ballhandling burden while remaining a disruptive perimeter defender. The Hawks repeatedly relied on him to organize possessions and create pressure at the point of attack, but New York’s defense made his offensive workload inefficient as the series wore on. Washington Post playoff coverage	All-Defensive Second Team (1999)
Grant Long	Veteran Interior Stabilizer (1.05)	39.8	Medium	11.7	8.2	0.9	2.4	53.59	Veteran interior stabilizer, Long became indispensable after Atlanta’s frontcourt injuries and played enormous minutes throughout the postseason. His value showed up in the physical work: rebounding, absorbing contact and defending bigger lineups, while his 26-point, 11-rebound effort helped Atlanta survive Detroit in the decisive first-round game. Los Angeles Times coverage of Long’s Atlanta role	—
Chris Crawford	Second-Unit Scoring Forward (1.05)	20.8	Medium	9.8	3.2	0.8	0.4	32.80	Second-unit scoring forward, Crawford supplied the sort of instant offense Atlanta lacked when its veteran perimeter scorers stalled. He erupted for 20 first-half points against New York after returning from a shoulder injury, and Lenny Wilkens deliberately kept him as a bench weapon rather than immediately returning him to a larger starting role. CBS News/AP playoff report	—
Tyrone Corbin	Veteran Wing Stopper (1.05)	29.8	Medium	7.7	3.7	1.8	0.7	32.11	Veteran wing stopper and lineup stabilizer, Corbin became especially important when Crawford’s shoulder injury reduced Atlanta’s depth. Wilkens leaned on him for nearly 30 playoff minutes a night, and he responded with a 10-point, nine-rebound performance in Game 2 that helped preserve Atlanta’s early series advantage. ESPN playoff game coverage	—
Ed Gray	Instant-Offense Reserve (1.0)	8.9	Medium	5.5	1.1	0.5	0.9	17.60	Instant-offense reserve, Gray was given short bursts where Atlanta needed another perimeter scorer. He was particularly aggressive in the Knicks series, including a 13-point outing in Game 2, but the rotation generally kept him behind the veteran backcourt. Contemporary coverage also noted his late jumper in Game 1 after Atlanta’s offense had gone cold. AJC Hawks draft retrospective	—
Roshown McLeod	Developmental Wing Reserve (1.0)	8.2	Low	4.3	0.5	0.2	0.4	10.80	Developmental wing reserve, McLeod was still finding his NBA footing and rarely received a defined offensive assignment during the postseason. His limited minutes reflected Atlanta’s preference for its veteran core in high-leverage possessions, while contemporary Atlanta coverage described the rookie as part of a roster still trying to blend new pieces together. CBS/AP Atlanta coverage	—
Anthony Johnson	Backup Point Guard (1.0)	12.3	Low	2.7	1.0	1.1	0.2	10.00	Backup point guard, Johnson was primarily responsible for spelling Blaylock and keeping the offense organized rather than creating his own scoring chances. His role remained small throughout the postseason, although Atlanta trusted him with brief stretches when the veteran starters needed relief. CBS News/AP league coverage	—
Mark West	Veteran Rim-Protection Reserve (1.0)	7.6	Low	0.9	1.0	0.2	0.3	4.80	Veteran rim-protection reserve, West was used almost exclusively as situational frontcourt depth behind Mutombo and Long. At 38, his value was experience and physical size rather than offensive creation; Atlanta turned to him for brief defensive possessions when the rotation demanded another big body. ESPN Atlanta roster coverage	—
Jeff Sheppard	Emergency Perimeter Guard (1.0)	3.0	Low	0.0	0.5	0.5	0.3	2.60	Emergency perimeter guard, Sheppard had virtually no offensive responsibility during Atlanta’s postseason run. His sporadic availability reflected his status as depth behind Blaylock and Smith rather than a regular rotation piece; contemporary roster coverage identified him as one of the Hawks’ late-season additions. Deseret News NBA roster coverage	—
Alan Henderson	Injured Starting Forward (1.0)	4.0	Low	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.00	Injured starting forward, Henderson’s playoff role effectively disappeared after he suffered an eye injury in the opening game against Detroit. Atlanta continued without him, and reporting later confirmed that his eye problem was serious enough that the Hawks did not expect him to return for the postseason. Washington Post playoff coverage	—
Team Totals		240.0		79.7	38.9	13.9	12.1	363.05	1999 Atlanta Hawks postseason: defeated Detroit 3-2 in the Eastern Conference First Round before losing 0-4 to New York in the Eastern Conference Semifinals.