1994–95 Philadelphia 76ers season

Philadelphia 76ers
Company type	Professional basketball team
Industry	Sports
Headquarters	Philadelphia, United States
Area served	United States
Key people	John Lucas (head coach and general manager)
Products	Basketball team
Parent	National Basketball Association (NBA)

The 1994–95 Philadelphia 76ers season represented the 46th year of the franchise's participation in the NBA and its 32nd campaign based in Philadelphia. With the sixth overall selection in the 1994 NBA draft, the organization chose power forward Sharone Wright from Clemson University. Throughout the off-season, the 76ers added free agents Scott Williams and Jeff Grayer to their roster, later incorporating Willie Burton in the early stages of the regular season.

Guided by newly appointed head coach and general manager John Lucas, the squad encountered difficulties, dropping six of their initial seven contests. After beginning with a 10–16 record, a subsequent nine-game losing streak ensued, compounded by injuries to key contributor Jeff Malone, who participated in only 19 games while averaging 18.4 points per outing. At the All-Star break, the team stood at 14–34 and concluded the season sixth in the Atlantic Division with a final record of 24–58.

Leading the team offensively, Dana Barros posted averages of 20.6 points, 7.5 assists, and 1.8 steals per game. He set a new franchise benchmark by sinking 197 three-pointers on an efficient .464 shooting percentage and was honored as the Most Improved Player of the Year. Additional significant contributors included Clarence Weatherspoon with 18.1 points and 6.9 rebounds per game, Burton contributing 15.3 points, Wright delivering 11.4 points, 6.0 rebounds, and 1.3 blocks while earning a spot on the All-Rookie Second Team, and second-year center Shawn Bradley who averaged 9.5 points, 8.0 rebounds, and 3.3 blocks per contest. Grayer added an average of 8.3 points across 47 games, while Williams contributed 6.4 points along with 6.3 rebounds per game.

During the events of the NBA All-Star weekend, Barros was selected for his first and sole All-Star Game appearance and took part in his third straight NBA Three-Point Shootout competition. Wright was featured in the NBA Rookie Game, and Tim Perry competed in his third NBA Slam Dunk Contest.

After the conclusion of the season, Barros signed with the Boston Celtics. Both Burton and Grayer entered free agency as unrestricted players, while first-round draft pick B.J. Tyler was left unprotected for the 1995 NBA expansion draft and subsequently chosen by the Toronto Raptors.

This season also saw a revision to the franchise’s uniform design with blue side panels added to both jerseys and shorts—a style that persisted through to the 1996–97 Philadelphia 76ers season.

Draft picks

Round	Pick	Player	Position	Nationality	School/Club team
1	6	Sharone Wright	PF/C	Template:USA	Clemson
1	20	B.J. Tyler	PG	Template:USA	University of Texas at Austin

Roster Notes

Center Shawn Bradley was raised in the United States but represented Germany in international competitions.

Season standings

:z - secured division championship

:y - secured division championship

:x - earned a playoff berth

Game log

Regular season

|- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 2 | November 5, 1994 | @ Orlando | L 107–122 | | | | Orlando Arena | 0–2 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 6 | November 12, 1994 | Orlando | L 103–116 | | | | CoreStates Spectrum | 1–5

|- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 17 | December 9, 1994 | Indiana | L 88–94 | | | | CoreStates Spectrum | 7–10

|- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 34 | January 14, 1995 | @ Orlando | L 70–91 | | | | Orlando Arena | 10–24 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 42 | January 28, 1995 | @ Indiana | L 103–106 (OT) | | | | Market Square Arena | 12–30

|- align="center" bgcolor="#bbcaff" colspan="9"|1995 NBA All-Star Game |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc"

|50 
|February 17, 1995 
|@ 1994–95 Orlando Magic season 
|L 83–129 
| 
| 
| 
|Orlando Arena 
|14–36

|- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc"

|60 
|March 10, 1995 
|1994–95 San Antonio Spurs season 
|L94–100 



|CoreStates Spectrum 
|17–43

|- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc"

|62 
|March14,1995
7:30 p.m. EST 
|1994–95 Houston Rockets season 
|L107–136

Dana Barros(50) Clarence Weatherspoon(8) Dana Barros(8)

CoreStates Spectrum
11,484

|17–45

|- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc"

|63

|March16,1995

|@ 1994–95 San Antonio Spurs season

|L86–112

Alamodome

|17–46

|- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc"

|65

|March19,1995
3:30 p.m. EST

|@ 1994–95 Houston Rockets season

|L103–114

Clarence Weatherspoon(25)

Shawn Bradley(12)

Dana Barros(10)

The Summit
16,611

|17–48

|- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc"

|68

|March25,1995

|1994–95 Indiana Pacers season

|L75–84

CoreStates Spectrum

|18–50

|- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc"

|75

|April8,1995

|1994–95 Orlando Magic season

|W109–99

CoreStates Spectrum

|21–54

|- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc"

|80

|April19,1995

|@ 1994–95 Indiana Pacers season

|L91–103

Market Square Arena

|23–57

Regular season

Player

GP

GS

MPG

FG%

3P%

FT%

RPG

APG

SPG

BPG

PPG

^†

3

0

10.0

.091

–

2.7

.0

.7

64

1

16.1

.465

.000

.492

3.4

.5

.6

.5

4.7

82

40.5

.490

.464

.899

3.3

7.5

1.8

.0

20.6

82

59

28.8

.455

.000

.638

8.0

.6

.7

3.3

9.5

53

31

29.5

.401

.385

.824

3.1

1.8

.6

.4

15.3

^†

5

0

12.6

.333

.214

1.000

1.4

.8

.4

.0

4.6

5

0

19.6

.231

.000

.500

4.0

1.8

.2

.0

3.8

11

8

25.5

.471

.133

.455

1.6

3.0

.7

.1

5.0

50

7

15.5

.426

.214

.753

1.2

1.3

.6

.1

5.0

47

25

23.4

.428

.333

.699

3.2

1.6

.6

.1

8.3

10

0

15.8

.396

1.000

.500

2.3

1.2

.9

.0

4.6

21

1

12.2

.368

.267

.667

2.0

.9

.4

.2

3.3

19

34.7

.507

.393

.864

2.9

1.5

.8

.0

18.4

42

1

10.6

.346

(–)

.550

2.1

0.3

0,2

0,4

1,8

^†

5

0

7,2

–

0,2

2,2

0

0.

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Awards and honors

Dana Barros, recognized as the Most Improved Player of the Year
Sharone Wright, named to the NBA All-Rookie Second Team

Transactions

Significant roster moves made by the 76ers throughout the 1994–95 campaign included:

Trades

July 25, 1994

Acquired by Philadelphia 76ers

1996 second-round draft choice (Jamie Feick)

Sent to Detroit Pistons

Eric Leckner

Additions

Player	Date Signed	Previous Team
Scott Williams	July 28	Chicago Bulls
Tate George	October 5	Quad City Thunder (CBA)
Steve Bardo	October 6	Wichita Falls Texans (CBA)
Lloyd Daniels	October 8	San Antonio Spurs
Willie Burton	November 8	Miami Heat
Jaren Jackson	November 15	Portland Trail Blazers
Jeff Grayer	January 5	Golden State Warriors
Kevin Pritchard	February 15	Quad City Thunder (CBA)
Jerome Harmon	February 17	Free agent
Alaa Abdelnaby	March 24	Sacramento Kings
Alphonso Ford	March 27	Tri-City Chinook (CBA)
Corey Gaines	April 4	Scavolini Pesaro (Lega Basket Serie A)

Departures

Player	Date Left	Destination
Moses Malone	waived, June 17	San Antonio Spurs
Isaac Austin	released, July 28	CRO Lyon (France)
Johnny Dawkins	waived, October 6	Detroit Pistons
Steve Bardo	waived, October 27	Chicago Rockers (CBA)
Tate George	waived, November 7	Milwaukee Bucks
Lloyd Daniels	waived, November 14	Limoges CSP (LNB Pro A)
Jaren Jackson	waived, January 4	Pittsburgh Piranhas (CBA)
Alaa Abdelnaby	waived, April 12	Papagou B.C. (Greece)
Alphonso Ford	waived, April 14	Grupo AGB Huesca (LEB Oro)

Draft picks

Roster Notes

Season standings

Game log

Regular season

Regular season

Awards and honors

Transactions

Trades

Additions

Departures

See also