Head coach P. J. Carlesimo Arena The Arena in Oakland Playoff finish DNQ | Owner(s) Chris Cohan Record 19–63 (.232) | |
Place Division: 6th (Pacific)
Conference: 12th (Western) | ||
The 1997–98 NBA season was the Warriors' 52nd season in the National Basketball Association, and 36th in the San Francisco Bay Area. The Warriors got a new logo, new uniforms, and moved into their new arena known as The Arena in Oakland. During the offseason, the Warriors acquired Erick Dampier from the Indiana Pacers, and Brian Shaw from the Orlando Magic. Early into the season, they traded B.J. Armstrong to the Charlotte Hornets for Muggsy Bogues and Tony Delk. However, the Warriors struggled losing 13 of their first 14 games of the season. Things would get worse in December as Latrell Sprewell choked new head coach P.J. Carlesimo during practice, and was suspended for the rest of the season, which was 68 games. Without Sprewell, the Warriors then suffered a 14-game losing streak along the way.
Midway through the season, the team traded Shaw along with Joe Smith to the Philadelphia 76ers for Jim Jackson and Clarence Weatherspoon, while acquiring Jason Caffey from the Chicago Bulls. The Warriors finished sixth in the Pacific Division with an awful 19–63 record. Following the season, Sprewell was traded to the New York Knicks, Jackson signed as a free agent with the Portland Trail Blazers, and Weatherspoon signed with the Miami Heat.
The Warriors new uniforms lasted until 2002, while the logo remained in use until 2010.