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1994–95 Golden State Warriors season
1994–95 Golden State Warriors season
Head coach	Don Nelson (re-signed); Bob Lanier (interim);
General manager	Don Nelson (until Feb. 13); Ed Gregory;
Owner(s)	Chris Cohan
Arena	Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum Arena
Results
Record	26–56 (.317)
Place	Division: 6th (Pacific); Conference: 11th (Western)
Playoff finish	Did not qualify
	Stats at Basketball-Reference.com
Local media
Television	KPIX-TV; KICU-TV; SportsChannel Pacific
Radio	KNBR
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The 1994–95 NBA season was the Warriors’ 49th season in the National Basketball Association, and 33rd in the San Francisco Bay Area.^[1] During the off-season, the Warriors acquired Ricky Pierce and top draft pick Carlos Rogers from the Seattle SuperSonics.^[2]^[3] After having finished 50–32 the previous season, the Warriors made a number of deals to toughen the team in the middle by trading Billy Owens to the Miami Heat in exchange for Rony Seikaly.^[4]^[5] Before the season even started, second-year star Chris Webber began the season by exercising his option to become a restricted free agent, claiming irreconcilable differences with head coach Don Nelson. He asked to be traded, and the Warriors obliged, sending him to the Washington Bullets in exchange for Tom Gugliotta,^[6]^[7]^[8] who would later on be traded to the Minnesota Timberwolves in exchange for top draft pick Donyell Marshall midway through the season.^[9]^[10]

With the return of All-Star guard Tim Hardaway, who missed all of last season with a knee injury, the Warriors won their first five games of the season, winning 8 of their 13 games in November. However, they soon fell apart and struggled losing 18 of their next 20 games, posting ten and eight-game losing streaks respectively, as Pierce, Seikaly and Chris Mullin all missed large parts of the season due to injuries. All of this led to the resignation of Nelson after a 14–31 start.^[11]^[12]^[13] Under his replacement, retired All-Star center and Hall of Famer Bob Lanier, the team finished sixth in the Pacific Division with a disappointing 26–56 record.^[14]

Latrell Sprewell led the team with 20.6 points and 1.6 steals per game, and was selected for the 1995 NBA All-Star Game,^[15] while Hardaway averaged 20.1 points, 9.3 assists and 1.4 steals per game. In addition, Mullin averaged 19.0 points, 5.0 assists and 1.5 steals per game in 25 games, while Seikaly provided the team with 12.1 points and 7.4 rebounds per game in 36 games, and Pierce contributed 12.5 points per game off the bench in 27 games. Chris Gatling provided with 13.7 points, 7.6 rebounds per game and shot .633 in field-goal percentage, while Victor Alexander averaged 10.0 points and 5.8 rebounds per game, and Marshall was named to the NBA All-Rookie Second Team. Rogers averaged 8.9 points and 5.7 rebounds per game in only just 49 games, while Keith Jennings contributed 7.4 points and 4.7 assists per game, and top draft pick Clifford Rozier provided with 6.8 points and 7.4 rebounds per game.^[16]

Following the season, Pierce signed as a free agent with the Indiana Pacers,^[17] while Rogers and Alexander were both traded to the newly expansion Toronto Raptors,^[18] Jennings left in the 1995 NBA Expansion Draft,^[19]^[20] and Lanier was fired as head coach.

Draft picks

Round	Pick	Player	Position	Nationality	College / Team
1	16	Clifford Rozier	C	United States	Louisville
2	39	Anthony Miller	PF	United States	Michigan State
2	45	Dwayne Morton	SG	United States	Louisville

Roster

1994–95 Golden State Warriors roster

Players

Coaches

Pos.	No.	Name	Height	Weight	DOB	From
C	52	Alexander, Victor	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	265 lb (120 kg)	1969–08–31	Iowa State
F	25	Gatling, Chris	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	1967–09–03	Old Dominion
G	10	Hardaway, Tim	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	1966–09–01	UTEP
G	2	Jennings, Keith	5 ft 7 in (1.70 m)	160 lb (73 kg)	1968–11–02	East Tennessee State
G	20	Legler, Tim	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	1966–12–26	La Salle
G	9	Lorthridge, Ryan	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	1972–07–27	Jackson State
F	3	Marshall, Donyell	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	218 lb (99 kg)	1973–04–18	Connecticut
G	50	Morton, Dwayne	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	1971–08–08	Louisville
F	17	Mullin, Chris	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	1963–07–30	St. John's
G	22	Pierce, Ricky	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	1959–08–19	Rice
F	34	Rogers, Carlos	6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	1971–02–06	Tennessee State
C	44	Rozier, Clifford	6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)	245 lb (111 kg)	1972–10–31	Louisville
C	4	Seikaly, Rony	6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)	230 lb (104 kg)	1965–05–10	Syracuse
G	15	Sprewell, Latrell	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	1970–09–08	Alabama
F	12	Wood, David	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	227 lb (103 kg)	1964–11–30	Nevada

Head coach

Bob Lanier (interim)

Assistant coach(es)

Legend

(DP) Unsigned draft pick
(FA) Free agent
(S) Suspended
Injured

Regular season

Season standings

Pacific Division v t e	W	L	PCT	GB	Home	Road	Div
y-Phoenix Suns	59	23	.720	—	32–9	27–14	23–7
x-Seattle SuperSonics	57	25	.695	2	32–9	25–16	16–14
x-Los Angeles Lakers	48	34	.585	11	29–12	19–22	15–15
x-Portland Trail Blazers	44	38	.537	15	26–15	18–23	17–13
Sacramento Kings	39	43	.476	20	27–14	12–29	17–13
Golden State Warriors	26	56	.317	33	15–26	11–30	11–19
Los Angeles Clippers	17	65	.207	42	13–28	4–37	6–24

#	Western Conference v t e
#	Team	W	L	PCT	GB
1	z-San Antonio Spurs	62	20	.756	–
2	y-Phoenix Suns	59	23	.720	3
3	x-Utah Jazz	60	22	.732	2
4	x-Seattle SuperSonics	57	25	.695	5
5	x-Los Angeles Lakers	48	34	.585	14
6	x-Houston Rockets	47	35	.573	15
7	x-Portland Trail Blazers	44	38	.537	18
8	x-Denver Nuggets	41	41	.500	21

9	Sacramento Kings	39	43	.476	23
10	Dallas Mavericks	36	46	.439	26
11	Golden State Warriors	26	56	.317	36
12	Minnesota Timberwolves	21	61	.256	41
13	Los Angeles Clippers	17	65	.207	45

z - clinched division title

y - clinched division title

x - clinched playoff spot

Record vs. opponents

1994-95 NBA Records
Team	ATL	BOS	CHA	CHI	CLE	DAL	DEN	DET	GSW	HOU	IND	LAC	LAL	MIA	MIL	MIN	NJN	NYK	ORL	PHI	PHO	POR	SAC	SAS	SEA	UTA	WAS
Atlanta	–	3–1	2–2	1–4	1–4	2–0	2–0	3–2	2–0	0–2	1–4	2–0	0–2	2–2	1–3	2–0	4–0	2–2	1–3	3–1	1–1	1–1	1–1	1–1	0–2	0–2	4–0
Boston	1–3	–	1–3	0–4	2–2	1–1	1–1	3–1	2–0	1–1	2–2	0–2	1–1	4–1	1–3	2–0	2–3	0–5	2–3	3–1	1–1	0–2	1–1	0–2	1–1	0–2	3–1
Charlotte	2–2	3–1	–	2–2	3–2	0–2	1–1	5–0	2–0	0–2	1–4	2–0	0–2	3–1	4–1	1–1	3–1	3–1	1–3	3–1	0–2	2–0	1–1	1–1	2–0	2–0	3–1
Chicago	4–1	4–0	2–2	–	2–3	1–1	1–1	5–0	2–0	1–1	2–2	1–1	1–1	3–1	1–4	2–0	2–2	3–1	1–3	4–0	1–1	1–1	0–2	1–1	0–2	0–2	2–2
Cleveland	4–1	2–2	2–3	3–2	–	0–2	1–1	2–2	2–0	0–2	2–3	1–1	1–1	1–3	4–0	1–1	4–0	2–2	1–3	3–1	1–1	1–1	1–1	0–2	0–2	1–1	3–1
Dallas	0–2	1–1	2–0	1–1	2–0	–	1–4	1–1	3–1	2–3	1–1	3–1	1–3	0–2	1–1	4–1	1–1	0–2	0–2	2–0	0–4	3–1	2–2	2–3	0–4	2–4	1–1
Denver	0–2	1–1	1–1	1–1	1–1	4–1	–	1–1	1–3	1–4	1–1	4–0	2–2	2–0	2–0	6–0	1–1	0–2	0–2	1–1	1–3	3–1	2–2	1–4	1–3	1–4	2–0
Detroit	2–3	1–3	0–5	0–5	2–2	1–1	1–1	–	1–1	0–2	2–2	1–1	0–2	1–3	2–3	1–1	2–2	1–3	1–3	4–0	1–1	0–2	1–1	0–2	0–2	0–2	3–1
Golden State	0–2	0–2	0–2	0–2	0–2	1–3	3–1	1–1	–	0–4	0–2	3–2	3–2	1–1	0–2	1–3	1–1	1–1	0–2	1–1	3–2	1–4	0–5	1–3	1–4	2–2	2–0
Houston	2–0	1–1	2–0	1–1	2–0	3–2	4–1	2–0	4–0	–	1–1	3–1	0–4	2–0	1–1	3–2	2–0	0–2	0–2	2–0	3–1	1–3	3–1	1–5	0–4	2–3	2–0
Indiana	4–1	2–2	4–1	2–2	3–2	1–1	1–1	2–2	2–0	1–1	–	2–0	1–1	2–2	3–2	2–0	3–1	1–3	2–2	4–0	1–1	1–1	2–0	2–0	1–1	0–2	3–1
L.A. Clippers	0–2	2–0	0–2	1–1	1–1	1–3	0–4	1–1	2–3	1–3	0–2	–	2–3	0–2	1–1	1–3	0–2	0–2	0–2	1–1	1–4	0–5	1–4	0–4	0–5	1–3	0–2
L.A. Lakers	2–0	1–1	2–0	1–1	1–1	3–1	2–2	2–0	2–3	4–0	1–1	3–2	–	1–1	1–1	3–1	2–0	0–2	1–1	1–1	1–4	2–3	3–2	1–3	4–1	2–2	2–0
Miami	2–2	1–4	1–3	1–3	3–1	2–0	0–2	3–1	1–1	0–2	2–2	2–0	1–1	–	4–0	1–1	1–3	1–4	1–3	1–4	0–2	0–2	0–2	0–2	0–2	0–2	4–1
Milwaukee	3–1	3–1	1–4	4–1	0–4	1–1	0–2	3–2	2–0	1–1	2–3	1–1	1–1	0–4	–	1–1	2–2	2–2	0–4	3–1	0–2	0–2	1–1	0–2	0–2	0–2	3–1
Minnesota	0–2	0–2	1–1	0–2	1–1	1–4	0–6	1–1	3–1	2–3	0–2	3–1	1–3	1–1	1–1	–	1–1	0–2	1–1	1–1	0–4	0–4	1–3	0–5	0–4	1–4	1–1
New Jersey	0–4	3–2	1–3	2–2	0–4	1–1	1–1	2–2	1–1	0–2	1–3	2–0	0–2	3–1	2–2	1–1	–	1–4	2–2	2–3	0–2	1–1	1–1	0–2	1–1	0–2	2–3
New York	2–2	5–0	1–3	1–3	2–2	2–0	2–0	3–1	1–1	2–0	3–1	2–0	2–0	4–1	2–2	2–0	4–1	–	2–3	4–0	1–1	1–1	2–0	1–1	0–2	0–2	4–0
Orlando	3–1	3–2	3–1	3–1	3–1	2–0	2–0	3–1	2–0	2–0	2–2	2–0	1–1	3–1	4–0	1–1	2–2	3–2	–	4–1	1–1	2–0	1–1	1–1	0–2	1–1	3–2
Philadelphia	1–3	1–3	1–3	0–4	1–3	0–2	1–1	0–4	1–1	0–2	0–4	1–1	1–1	4–1	1–3	1–1	3–2	0–4	1–4	–	0–2	2–0	1–1	0–2	0–2	0–2	3–2
Phoenix	1–1	1–1	2–0	1–1	1–1	4–0	3–1	1–1	2–3	1–3	1–1	4–1	4–1	2–0	2–0	4–0	2–0	1–1	1–1	2–0	–	5–0	4–1	2–2	4–1	2–2	2–0
Portland	1–1	2–0	0–2	1–1	1–1	1–3	1–3	2–0	4–1	3–1	1–1	5–0	3–2	2–0	2–0	4–0	1–1	1–1	0–2	0–2	0–5	–	3–2	1–3	2–3	1–3	2–0
Sacramento	1–1	1–1	1–1	2–0	1–1	2–2	2–2	1–1	5–0	1–3	0–2	4–1	2–3	2–0	1–1	3–1	1–1	0–2	1–1	1–1	1–4	2–3	–	0–4	3–2	0–4	1–1
San Antonio	1–1	2–0	1–1	1–1	2–0	3–2	4–1	2–0	3–1	5–1	0–2	4–0	3–1	2–0	2–0	5–0	2–0	1–1	1–1	2–0	2–2	3–1	4–0	–	2–2	3–2	2–0
Seattle	2–0	1–1	0–2	2–0	2–0	4–0	3–1	2–0	4–1	4–0	1–1	5–0	1–4	2–0	2–0	4–0	1–1	2–0	2–0	2–0	1–4	3–2	2–3	2–2	–	1–3	2–0
Utah	2–0	2–0	0–2	2–0	1–1	4–2	4–1	2–0	2–2	3–2	2–0	3–1	2–2	2–0	2–0	4–1	2–0	2–0	1–1	2–0	2–2	3–1	4–0	2–3	3–1	–	2–0
Washington	0–4	1–3	1–3	2–2	1–3	1–1	0–2	1–3	0–2	0–2	1–3	2–0	0–2	1–4	1–3	1–1	3–2	0–4	2–3	2–3	0–2	0–2	1–1	0–2	0–2	0–2	—

Game log

1994–95 game log
Total: 26–56 (Home: 15–26; Road: 11–30)

November: 8–5 (home: 5–1; road: 3–4)

Game	Date	Team	Score	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Location Attendance	Record

December: 2–12 (home: 2–5; road: 0–7)

Game	Date	Team	Score	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Location Attendance	Record
14	December 1, 1994 7:30 p.m. PST	Houston	L 109–113	Sprewell (30)	Gugliotta (13)	Hardaway, Jennings (6)	Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum Arena 15,025	8–6
26	December 29, 1994 5:30 p.m. PST	@ Houston	L 124–126	Hardaway (32)	Gugliotta (12)	Hardaway (10)	The Summit 16,611	10–16

January: 2–11 (home: 1–5; road: 1–6)

Game	Date	Team	Score	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Location Attendance	Record

February: 4–9 (home: 2–4; road: 2–5)

Game	Date	Team	Score	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Location Attendance	Record
All-Star Break
52	February 25, 1995 5:30 p.m. PST	@ Houston	L 105–112	Sprewell (30)	Alexander (9)	Hardaway (8)	The Summit 16,611	16–36

March: 6–11 (home: 3–5; road: 3–6)

Game	Date	Team	Score	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Location Attendance	Record

April: 4–8 (home: 2–6; road: 2–2)

Game	Date	Team	Score	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Location Attendance	Record
73	April 6, 1995 7:30 p.m. PDT	Houston	L 102–110	Legler (24)	Rozier (21)	Jennings (8)	Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum Arena 15,025	23–50

1994–95 schedule

Player statistics

Legend
GP	Games played	GS	Games started	MPG	Minutes per game
FG%	Field-goal percentage	3P%	3-point field-goal percentage	FT%	Free-throw percentage
RPG	Rebounds per game	APG	Assists per game	SPG	Steals per game
BPG	Blocks per game	PPG	Points per game

Player	GP	GS	MPG	FG%	3FG%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
Victor Alexander	50	29	24.7	.515	.240	.600	5.8	1.2	.6	.6	10.0
Manute Bol¹	5	2	16.2	.600	.600	.000	2.4	.0	.0	1.8	3.0
Chris Gatling	58	22	25.3	.633	.000	.592	7.6	.9	.7	.9	13.7
Tom Gugliotta¹	40	40	33.1	.443	.311	.567	7.4	3.1	1.3	.6	10.9
Tim Hardaway	62	62	37.4	.427	.378	.760	3.1	9.3	1.4	.2	20.1
Rod Higgins¹	5	2	9.2	.250	.167	.750	1.4	.6	.2	.2	2.0
Keith Jennings	80	24	21.5	.447	.368	.876	1.9	4.7	1.2	.0	7.4
Tim Legler	24	0	15.5	.522	.520	.882	1.7	1.1	.5	.0	7.3
Ryan Lorthridge	37	2	18.2	.475	.214	.648	1.9	2.7	.8	.0	7.4
Donyell Marshall¹	32	23	32.8	.413	.270	.640	6.5	1.5	.6	1.2	14.8
Dwayne Morton	41	6	9.6	.388	.360	.682	1.4	.4	.3	.4	4.1
Chris Mullin	25	23	35.6	.489	.452	.879	4.6	5.0	1.5	.8	19.0
Ricky Pierce	27	6	24.9	.437	.329	.877	2.4	1.5	.8	.1	12.5
Carlos Rogers	49	18	20.8	.529	.143	.521	5.7	.8	.4	1.1	8.9
Clifford Rozier	66	34	22.6	.485	.286	.447	7.4	.7	.5	.6	6.8
Rony Seikaly	36	35	28.8	.516	.000	.694	7.4	1.3	.6	1.0	12.1
Latrell Sprewell	69	69	40.2	.418	.276	.781	3.7	4.0	1.6	.7	20.6
David Wood	78	13	17.1	.469	.341	.778	3.1	.8	.4	.2	5.5

1.^ Statistics with the Warriors.

Awards and records

Awards

NBA All-Rookie Teams

Donyell Marshall – All-Rookie Second Team

1995 NBA All-Star Game

Latrell Sprewell (second participation, first as a starter)

Transactions

Trades

July 1, 1994

To Golden State Warriors

1995 second-round pick

To Los Angeles Lakers

Anthony Miller

July 18, 1994

To Golden State Warriors

Ricky Pierce
Carlos Rogers
1995 second-round pick
1995 second-round pick

To Seattle SuperSonics

Byron Houston
Šarūnas Marčiulionis

November 2, 1994

To Golden State Warriors

Rony Seikaly

To Miami Heat

Sasha Danilović
Billy Owens

November 17, 1994

To Golden State Warriors

Tom Gugliotta
1996 first-round pick
1998 first-round pick
2000 first-round pick

To Washington Bullets

Chris Webber

February 18, 1995

To Golden State Warriors

Donyell Marshall

To Minnesota Timberwolves

Tom Gugliotta

Free agents

Additions
Player	Date signed	Former team
Bob McCann	September 28	Aresium Milan (Italy)
Rod Higgins	October 6	Cleveland Cavaliers
David Wood	October 6	Detroit Pistons
Manute Bol	October 18	Philadelphia 76ers
Ryan Lorthridge (10-day)	January 12	none
Ryan Lorthridge (rest of season)	January 22	Golden State Warriors
Tim Legler (10-day)	March 7	Omaha Racers (CBA)
Tim Legler (rest of season)	March 27	Golden State Warriors

Subtractions
Player	Date signed	New Team
Avery Johnson	July 22	San Antonio Spurs
Bob McCann	October 24	Rapid City Thrillers (CBA)
Rod Higgins	November 16	none
Manute Bol	February 15	Florida Beach Dogs (CBA)

Player Transactions Citation:^[21]

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-The '''[[1994–95 NBA season]]''' was the Warriors’ 49th season in the [[National Basketball Association]], and 33rd in the [[San Francisco Bay Area]].<ref>[https://www.basketball-reference.com/teams/GSW/1995.html 1994-95 Golden State Warriors]</ref> During the off-season, the Warriors acquired [[Ricky Pierce]] and top draft pick [[Carlos Rogers (basketball)|Carlos Rogers]] from the [[1993–94 Seattle SuperSonics season|Seattle SuperSonics]].<ref>{{cite news | last = Press | first = Associated | title = Marciulionis, Houston Are Traded for Pierce, Rogers | work = Los Angeles Times | date = July 19, 1994 | url = https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1994-07-19-sp-17339-story.html | access-date = September 22, 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite news | title = Warriors Acquire Pierce for Marciulionis | work = United Press International | date = July 18, 1994 | url = https://www.upi.com/Archives/1994/07/18/Warriors-acquire-Pierce-for-Marciulionis/8822774504000/ | access-date = January 14, 2022}}</ref> After having finished 50–32 the previous season, the Warriors made a number of deals to toughen the team in the middle by trading [[Billy Owens]] to the [[1994–95 Miami Heat season|Miami Heat]] in exchange for [[Rony Seikaly]].<ref>{{cite news | last = Press | first = Associated | title = PRO BASKETBALL; Seikaly Is Traded for Owens | work = The New York Times | date = November 3, 1994 | url = https://www.nytimes.com/1994/11/03/sports/pro-basketball-seikaly-is-traded-for-owens.html | access-date = September 22, 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite news | last = Press | first = Associated | title = ROUNDUP: Warriors Finally Get a Center in Seikaly | work = Los Angeles Times | date = November 3, 1994 | url = http://articles.latimes.com/1994-11-03/sports/sp-58147_1_warrior-seikaly-center | access-date = July 27, 2017}}</ref> Before the season even started, second-year star [[Chris Webber]] began the season by exercising his option to become a restricted free agent, claiming irreconcilable differences with head coach [[Don Nelson]]. He asked to be traded, and the Warriors obliged, sending him to the [[1994–95 Washington Bullets season|Washington Bullets]] in exchange for [[Tom Gugliotta]],<ref>{{cite news | last = Brown | first = Clifton | title = PRO BASKETBALL; Sign Him, Trade Him: Webber Becomes Bullet | work = The New York Times | date = November 18, 1994 | url = https://www.nytimes.com/1994/11/18/sports/pro-basketball-sign-him-trade-him-webber-becomes-bullet.html | access-date = March 19, 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite news | last = Heisler | first = Mark | title = Golden State Sends Webber to Washington: Pro Basketball: Warriors Get Gugliotta, Three No. 1 Picks in Exchange for Last Season's Rookie of the Year | work = Los Angeles Times | date = November 18, 1994 | url = https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1994-11-18-sp-64196-story.html | access-date = September 24, 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite news | last = Justice | first = Richard | title = Bullets' Fab Day Nets Howard, Webber | work = The Washington Post | date = November 18, 1994 | url = https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/sports/longterm/memories/bullets/articles/launch/94trd.htm | access-date = June 30, 2022}}</ref> who would later on be traded to the [[1994–95 Minnesota Timberwolves season|Minnesota Timberwolves]] in exchange for top draft pick [[Donyell Marshall]] midway through the season.<ref>{{cite news | last =  | first =  | title = PRO BASKETBALL; Gugliotta Is Traded | work = The New York Times | date = February 19, 1995 | url = https://www.nytimes.com/1995/02/19/sports/pro-basketball-gugliotta-is-traded.html | access-date = July 31, 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite news | last = Press | first = Associated | title = Warrior Makeover Continues with Trade: NBA: They Get Rookie Marshall from Minnesota in Exchange for Gugliotta, Who Was Acquired in Controversial Webber Deal | work = Los Angeles Times | date = February 19, 1995 | url = https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1995-02-19-sp-33769-story.html | access-date = September 22, 2022}}</ref>
+The '''[[1994–95 NBA season]]''' was the Warriors’ 49th season in the [[National Basketball Association]], and 33rd in the [[San Francisco Bay Area]].<ref>[https://www.basketball-reference.com/teams/GSW/1995.html 1994-95 Golden State Warriors]</ref> During the off-season, the Warriors acquired [[Ricky Pierce]] and top draft pick [[Carlos Rogers (basketball)|Carlos Rogers]] from the [[1993–94 Seattle SuperSonics season|Seattle SuperSonics]].<ref>{{cite news | agency = Associated Press | title = Marciulionis, Houston Are Traded for Pierce, Rogers | work = Los Angeles Times | date = July 19, 1994 | url = https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1994-07-19-sp-17339-story.html | access-date = September 22, 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite news | title = Warriors Acquire Pierce for Marciulionis | work = United Press International | date = July 18, 1994 | url = https://www.upi.com/Archives/1994/07/18/Warriors-acquire-Pierce-for-Marciulionis/8822774504000/ | access-date = January 14, 2022}}</ref> After having finished 50–32 the previous season, the Warriors made a number of deals to toughen the team in the middle by trading [[Billy Owens]] to the [[1994–95 Miami Heat season|Miami Heat]] in exchange for [[Rony Seikaly]].<ref>{{cite news | agency = Associated Press | title = PRO BASKETBALL; Seikaly Is Traded for Owens | work = The New York Times | date = November 3, 1994 | url = https://www.nytimes.com/1994/11/03/sports/pro-basketball-seikaly-is-traded-for-owens.html | access-date = September 22, 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite news | agency = Associated Press | title = ROUNDUP: Warriors Finally Get a Center in Seikaly | work = Los Angeles Times | date = November 3, 1994 | url = http://articles.latimes.com/1994-11-03/sports/sp-58147_1_warrior-seikaly-center | access-date = July 27, 2017}}</ref> Before the season even started, second-year star [[Chris Webber]] began the season by exercising his option to become a restricted free agent, claiming irreconcilable differences with head coach [[Don Nelson]]. He asked to be traded, and the Warriors obliged, sending him to the [[1994–95 Washington Bullets season|Washington Bullets]] in exchange for [[Tom Gugliotta]],<ref>{{cite news | last = Brown | first = Clifton | title = PRO BASKETBALL; Sign Him, Trade Him: Webber Becomes Bullet | work = The New York Times | date = November 18, 1994 | url = https://www.nytimes.com/1994/11/18/sports/pro-basketball-sign-him-trade-him-webber-becomes-bullet.html | access-date = March 19, 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite news | last = Heisler | first = Mark | title = Golden State Sends Webber to Washington: Pro Basketball: Warriors Get Gugliotta, Three No. 1 Picks in Exchange for Last Season's Rookie of the Year | work = Los Angeles Times | date = November 18, 1994 | url = https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1994-11-18-sp-64196-story.html | access-date = September 24, 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite news | last = Justice | first = Richard | title = Bullets' Fab Day Nets Howard, Webber | work = The Washington Post | date = November 18, 1994 | url = https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/sports/longterm/memories/bullets/articles/launch/94trd.htm | access-date = June 30, 2022}}</ref> who would later on be traded to the [[1994–95 Minnesota Timberwolves season|Minnesota Timberwolves]] in exchange for top draft pick [[Donyell Marshall]] midway through the season.<ref>{{cite news | last =  | first =  | title = PRO BASKETBALL; Gugliotta Is Traded | work = The New York Times | date = February 19, 1995 | url = https://www.nytimes.com/1995/02/19/sports/pro-basketball-gugliotta-is-traded.html | access-date = July 31, 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite news | agency = Associated Press | title = Warrior Makeover Continues with Trade: NBA: They Get Rookie Marshall from Minnesota in Exchange for Gugliotta, Who Was Acquired in Controversial Webber Deal | work = Los Angeles Times | date = February 19, 1995 | url = https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1995-02-19-sp-33769-story.html | access-date = September 22, 2022}}</ref>
 With the return of All-Star guard [[Tim Hardaway]], who missed all of last season with a knee injury, the Warriors won their first five games of the season, winning 8 of their 13 games in November. However, they soon fell apart and struggled losing 18 of their next 20 games, posting ten and eight-game losing streaks respectively, as Pierce, Seikaly and [[Chris Mullin (basketball)|Chris Mullin]] all missed large parts of the season due to injuries. All of this led to the resignation of Nelson after a 14–31 start.<ref>{{cite news | last = Friend | first = Tom | title = PRO BASKETBALL; Nelson Leaves the Warriors as Result of Webber Rift | work = The New York Times | date = February 14, 1995 | url = https://www.nytimes.com/1995/02/14/sports/pro-basketball-nelson-leaves-the-warriors-as-result-of-webber-rift.html | access-date = June 30, 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite news | last = Heisler | first = Mark | title = Warrior Refrain: No, Nellie: Analysis: Golden State Coach, General Manager, Once Among the NBA's Most Envied, Loses Jobs | work = Los Angeles Times | date = February 14, 1995 | url = https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1995-02-14-sp-31971-story.html | access-date = September 30, 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite news | last = Wise | first = Mike | title = PRO BASKETBALL; One Blot on Nelson's Impressive Resume | work = The New York Times | date = July 2, 1995 | url = https://www.nytimes.com/1995/07/02/sports/pro-basketball-one-blot-on-nelson-s-impressive-resume.html | access-date = July 27, 2017}}</ref> Under his replacement, retired All-Star center and Hall of Famer [[Bob Lanier]], the team finished sixth in the Pacific Division with a disappointing 26–56 record.<ref>{{cite web|title=1994–95 Golden State Warriors Schedule and Results|publisher=Basketball-Reference|url=https://www.basketball-reference.com/teams/GSW/1995_games.html|access-date=July 1, 2021}}</ref>
 [[Latrell Sprewell]] led the team with 20.6 points and 1.6 steals per game, and was selected for the [[1995 NBA All-Star Game]],<ref>{{cite news | title = 1995 NBA All-Star Game: West 139, East 112 | work = Basketball-Reference | date =  | url = https://www.basketball-reference.com/allstar/NBA_1995.html | access-date = November 28, 2021}}</ref> while Hardaway averaged 20.1 points, 9.3 assists and 1.4 steals per game. In addition, Mullin averaged 19.0 points, 5.0 assists and 1.5 steals per game in 25 games, while Seikaly provided the team with 12.1 points and 7.4 rebounds per game in 36 games, and Pierce contributed 12.5 points per game off the bench in 27 games. [[Chris Gatling]] provided with 13.7 points, 7.6 rebounds per game and shot .633 in field-goal percentage, while [[Victor Alexander]] averaged 10.0 points and 5.8 rebounds per game, and Marshall was named to the NBA All-Rookie Second Team. Rogers averaged 8.9 points and 5.7 rebounds per game in only just 49 games, while [[Keith Jennings (basketball)|Keith Jennings]] contributed 7.4 points and 4.7 assists per game, and top draft pick [[Clifford Rozier]] provided with 6.8 points and 7.4 rebounds per game.<ref name="roster">{{cite web|title=1994–95 Golden State Warriors Roster and Stats|publisher=Basketball-Reference|url=https://www.basketball-reference.com/teams/GSW/1995.html|access-date=July 1, 2021}}</ref>
 Following the season, Pierce signed as a free agent with the [[1995–96 Indiana Pacers season|Indiana Pacers]],<ref>{{cite news | last = Heisler | first = Mark | title = Eastern Conference: Central Atlantic | work = Los Angeles Times | date = November 1, 1995 | url = https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1995-11-01-sp-63486-story.html?_amp=true | access-date = September 30, 2022}}</ref> while Rogers and Alexander were both traded to the newly expansion [[1995–96 Toronto Raptors season|Toronto Raptors]],<ref>{{cite news | last =  | first =  | title = NBA Off-Season Transactions | work = United Press International | date = October 5, 1995 | url = https://www.upi.com/Archives/1995/10/05/NBA-Off-Season-Transactions/6462812865600/ | access-date = June 30, 2022}}</ref> Jennings left in the [[1995 NBA Expansion Draft]],<ref>{{cite news | last = Wise | first = Mike | title = PRO BASKETBALL; Anthony Is No. 2 of the Secaucus 27 | work = The New York Times | date = June 25, 1995 | url = https://www.nytimes.com/1995/06/25/sports/pro-basketball-anthony-is-no-2-of-the-secaucus-27.html | access-date = October 5, 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=1995 NBA Expansion Draft|publisher=Basketball-Reference|url=https://www.basketball-reference.com/draft/NBA_1995_expansion.html|access-date=October 5, 2022}}</ref> and Lanier was fired as head coach.

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Draft picks

Roster

Regular season

Season standings

Record vs. opponents

Game log

Player statistics

Awards and records

Awards

Transactions

Trades

Free agents

References

See also