NBA Live 99

NBA Live 99 is EA Sports' NBA version for the 1998-99 NBA season. Among the most important new features in NBA Live 99 are the training mode and multi-season play, which allows players to develop between seasons. Although it did not include Free Agency or generated rookies, it was the precursor to Franchise Mode. Live 99 shipped with players from the 1997-98 season, as the 1998-99 NBA lockout hampered player movement and rookie signings in the summer of 1998.