Who were the best NBA shooting guards in 1998? Circa 98 takes a closer look: 1) Michael Jordan The GOAT enjoyed another great season in 1997-1998, culminating in his sixth NBA Championship and Finals MVP Award. MJ averaged 28.7 points per game in his age 34 season (led the league) while making All-NBA 1st team … Read more
In this post from Circa 98, we will tell you what happened to James Jett in 1998. In the 98 season, James Jett started in all 16 games. His 45 receptions and 882 yards provided a spark for the Oakland franchise. Flanked by Hall of Famer Tim Brown, Jett set a career-high in receiving yards … Read more
Who were the top 10 NFL wide receivers during the 1998 Season? Circa 98 takes a look: 1) Randy Moss It’s rare that a rookie makes such a great impact on his team or the entire league, but that’s exactly what Randy Moss did in 1998. After dropping in the draft due to “character concerns” … Read more
Who were the top 10 MLB center fielders during the 1998 Season? Circa 98 examines: 1) Ken Griffey Jr. Many will consider this a controversial pick because Jr. clearly declined defensively in 1998. However, when you hit 56 home runs with 146 RBI’s and 20 SB’s, you are going to get the benefit of the … Read more
Who were the top 10 NBA point guards in 1998? Circa 98 examines: 1) Gary Payton Although it is not considered the best regular season of his career (96 or 2000 is), Payton started all 82 games for the Seattle SuperSonics, leading them, along with Vin Baker, to a 61-21 record, the 2nd best in … Read more
Alex Ochoa endured the worst year of his Major League career in 1998. Having been traded by The New York Mets to the Minnesota Twins in December 1997 (in exchange for Rich Becker), Ochoa was considered a high upside player who while coming off of a down year but was just one season removed from … Read more
Tracy McGrady, otherwise known as T-Mac was not a household name in 1998. Instead, McGrady was entering his 2nd season with The Toronto Raptors after being drafted 9th overall just one year earlier. In his rookie season (the 1997-1998 season) Mcgrady averaged 7.0 PPG and 4.2 RPG while starting 17 of the 64 games he … Read more
In this post, we’re going to tell you what happened to JJ Stokes in 1998. In 1998, JJ Stokes started 11 of the 49ers 16 games and played in all of them. It will go down in history as Stokes’ best season. He caught 63 passes for 770 yards and 8 touchdowns. The Niners won … Read more
The 1998 NBA Draft occurred on June 24, 1998, in Vancouver British Columbia, Canada at General Motors Place. It is best known as the draft that enabled Vince Carter and Dirk Nowitzki to enter the league. Former Finals MVP Paul Pierce was also selected in 1998, by the Boston Celtics, at #10. To this date, … Read more