Crossword puzzle clue "n b a team starting in 1988"

N.B.A. team starting in 1988

Staples competitor starting in 1988

"Tony n' ___ Wedding" (Off Broadway hit starting in 1988)

Starting a project ... and what the letters between the starting and ending pairs of letters in each starred answer are doing?

World Series team manager of 1977, 1978, 1981 and 1988

Gretzky's team from 1979 to 1988

Super Bowl team: 1988

Team's top starting pitcher