The 1998–99 NBA season was the San Antonio Spurs' 32nd season as a franchise, the team's 26th season in San Antonio, and the team's 23rd season in the National Basketball Association. During the off-season, the Spurs acquired second-year guard Antonio Daniels from the Vancouver Grizzlies, and signed free agents Mario Elie, three-point specialist Steve Kerr, and Jerome Kersey. After a promising rookie season from second-year star Tim Duncan, Spurs fans had to wait three months for the season to begin due to a lockout by NBA owners. When the season, which was cut to 50 games finally started, the Spurs posted a 6–8 record in February. In March and April, they won 31 of their final 36 games on their way to a league-best 37–13 season record, roughly equivalent to 61–21 in a full season.