The Atlanta Hawks were the most active participants in the 1999 draft, bar none.
The Hawks have a very long history in the NBA, long enough that they were actually established before the NBA itself.
The predecessor of the NBA, the BAA, was founded in 1949, while the Hawks' predecessor, the Buffalo Bisons, was founded in 1946.
The Bisons quickly moved to Illinois, renamed the Tri-Cities Blackhawks, and became a team in the NBL (a professional league founded in 1935).
After the BAA was established in 1949, some NBL teams merged with the BAA and joined in, and in 1951 they moved to Milwaukee and renamed the Milwaukee Hawks.
In 1955, the Hawks could no longer stay in Milwaukee and moved to St. Louis, renaming themselves the St. Louis Hawks.
The years in St. Louis were the most glorious phase for the Hawks; they selected the legendary center Bob Pettit, who led them to become a top team in the NBA at the time.
