The

1993–94 NBA season The 1993–94 NBA season was the 48th season of the National Basketball Association (NBA). The season ended with the Houston Rockets defeating the New York Knicks 4 games to 3 in the 1994 NBA Finals, NBA Finals to win the franchise's first champ ...

was the 33rd season for the

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in the

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, and their 21st season in

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. The Bullets received the sixth overall pick in the

1993 NBA draft The 1993–94 NBA season, 1993 NBA draft took place on June 30, 1993, at The Palace of Auburn Hills in Auburn Hills, Michigan. The draft had some talented players at the top, but injuries and personal problems hurt many of them. Chris Webber, Pen ...

, and selected shooting guard

Calbert Cheaney Calbert Nathaniel Cheaney (born July 17, 1971) is an American basketball coach and former player who serves as Director of player development for the Indiana Hoosiers men's basketball of the Big Ten. He starred as a player for the Indiana Hoosie ...

out of

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, and also selected 7' 7" Romanian center

Gheorghe Mureșan Gheorghe Dumitru Mureșan (; born 14 February 1971), known as ''the Giant'' () is a Romanian-American former professional basketball player. At , he is one of the two tallest players to have played in the NBA. Early life Mureșan was born in T ...

with the 30th overall pick. During the off-season, the team acquired former All-Star center

Kevin Duckworth Kevin Jerome Duckworth (April 1, 1964 – August 25, 2008) was an American professional basketball player who played as center in the National Basketball Association (NBA). A native of Illinois, he played college basketball for the Eastern Ill ...

from the

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, signed free agents Kenny Walker, and undrafted rookie shooting guard

Mitchell Butler Mitchell Leon Butler (born December 15, 1970) is an American sports agent and former professional basketball player. He played in the National Basketball Association (NBA) from 1993 to 2004. The shooting guard signed undrafted with the Washin ...

from the

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, and released

LaBradford Smith LaBradford Corvey Smith (born April 3, 1969) is an American former professional basketball player. Career Smith went to Bay City High School in Bay City, Texas. He played collegiately at the University of Louisville before being selected by th ...

to free agency after seven games, as he later on signed with the

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. However, Duckworth never lived up to expectations as he struggled with weight problems, where he weighed up to 340 lbs during the regular season. After a 6–6 start to the regular season, the Bullets' struggles continued losing ten straight games in December, holding a 15–32 record at the All-Star break, then suffering a nine-game losing streak in March. The Bullets finished in last place in the Atlantic Division with a 24–58 record. Second-year forward Don MacLean averaged 18.2 points and 6.2 rebounds per game, and was named the NBA Most Improved Player of the Year, while

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averaged 18.2 points per game, and finished tied in seventh place in Most Improved Player voting, and second-year star

Tom Gugliotta Thomas James Gugliotta (born December 19, 1969) is an American former professional basketball player. Drafted with the sixth pick in the 1992 NBA draft, he played thirteen seasons in the National Basketball Association (NBA). A 6'11 power forwa ...

provided the team with 17.1 points, 9.3 rebounds and 2.2 steals per game. In addition, Michael Adams provided with 12.1 points, 6.9 assists and 1.4 steals per game, while Cheaney contributed 12.0 points per game, and

Pervis Ellison Pervis Ellison (born April 3, 1967) is an American former National Basketball Association (NBA) player. Nicknamed "Never Nervous Pervis" for his clutch play with the University of Louisville, after leading Louisville to a national championship, E ...

averaged 7.3 points and 5.1 rebounds per game, but only played just 47 games due to injury. Meanwhile, Butler contributed 6.9 points per game off the bench, and Duckworth averaged 6.6 points and 4.7 rebounds per game; also off the bench, second-year guard

Brent Price Hartley Brent Price (born December 9, 1968) is an American former professional basketball player who played for four teams in the National Basketball Association (NBA). He is the brother of 4-time NBA All-Star, Mark Price. Early years Price was ...

provided with 6.2 points and 3.3 assists per game, while Mureșan averaged 5.6 points and 3.6 rebounds per game, and Walker contributed 4.8 points and 4.0 rebounds per game. Following the season, Ellison signed as a free agent with the

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, while Adams was traded to the

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, and head coach

Wes Unseld Westley Sissel Unseld Sr. (March 14, 1946June 2, 2020) was an American professional basketball player, coach and executive. He spent his entire National Basketball Association (NBA) career with the Baltimore/Capital/Washington Bullets. Unseld ...

resigned after six in a half seasons coaching the Bullets; 27 years later, Unseld's son, Wes Unseld Jr., became the head coach of the renamed Wizards team in 2021, one year after his father's death due to pneumonia at the age of 74 in 2020. On January 7, 1994, the Bullets nearly dealt with tragedy as forward Larry Stewart was gagged, shot in the neck, and stabbed in the right thigh by four intruders in his Baltimore county home; he was taken to Baltimore's shock trauma center, where the doctors found that the bullet had passed through his neck, narrowly missing his spinal cord. Stewart had only played just three games this season due to a foot injury.

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Awards and records

* Don MacLean,

NBA Most Improved Player Award The NBA's Most Improved Player (MIP) is an annual National Basketball Association (NBA) award given to the player who has shown the most progress during the regular season compared to previous seasons. The winner is selected by a panel of sportsw ...

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Record vs. opponents

Game log

Player statistics

Regular season

Awards and records

Transactions

References

See also