After both sides failed to reach an agreement, the owners called for a lockout, which began on July 1, 1998, putting a hold on all team trades, free agent signings and training camp workouts, and cancelling many NBA regular season and preseason games.
However, with Phil Jackson's resignation as head coach, the departures of Scottie Pippen (who was traded to the Houston Rockets), Dennis Rodman (who signed with the Los Angeles Lakers as a free agent), and Michael Jordan announcing his retirement for the second time on January 13, 1999, during the latter stages of the lockout, it marked the end of the Bulls dynasty in the 1990s.
[17] Under new head coach Tim Floyd,[18][19][20] plus the off-season acquisitions of Brent Barry,[21][22][23] Mark Bryant, and Andrew Lang,[24][25][26] the Bulls were a shell of their former selves, losing eight of their first nine games of the season.
On April 10, 1999, the Bulls set an all-time NBA record low for points in the shot clock era in an 82–49 loss at the United Center to the Miami Heat.
[40] Roster Last transaction: February 16, 1999 In a home game against the Miami Heat on April 10, the Bulls scored 49 points, the fewest by any team since the shot clock was introduced in 1954.