The 1997–98 NBA season was the tenth season for the Charlotte Hornets in the National Basketball Association, early into the season, they traded Muggsy Bogues to which sports organization?
1997–98 Charlotte Hornets season The 1997–98 NBA season was the tenth season for the Charlotte Hornets in the National Basketball Association. During the offseason, the Hornets signed free agents David Wesley and Bobby Phills, while re-signing former Hornets forward J.R. Reid. Early into the season, they traded Muggsy Bogues to the Golden State Warriors for B.J. Armstrong. The Hornets had another stellar season posting a ten-game winning streak between February and March, as they finished the season third in the Central Division with a 51–31 record, and qualified for their fourth Playoff appearance. Glen Rice led them with 22.3 points per game, and made his third and final All-Star appearance in the 1998 NBA All-Star Game. In the playoffs, they defeated the Atlanta Hawks 3–1 in the first round, but were eliminated 4–1 by the Chicago Bulls in the Conference Semifinals, despite winning Game 2 at the United Center 78–76.
List of Denver Nuggets head coaches The Denver Nuggets are an American professional basketball team based in Denver, Colorado. They play in the Northwest Division of the Western Conference in the National Basketball Association (NBA). The Nuggets were founded as the Denver Rockets of the American Basketball Association (ABA) in 1967. In 1974, in anticipation of moving to the NBA, the franchise held a contest to choose a new trademarked name for the team, as Rockets was already in use by the Houston Rockets and the name Nuggets won. In 1976, the ABA folded, and the NBA decided to admit four ABA teams into the league, including the Nuggets, the San Antonio Spurs, the Indiana Pacers and the New York Nets.