The

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was the 46th season for the

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in the

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, and their 27th season in

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. This was the team's first season since 1981–82 without All-Star forward

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, as he signed as a free agent with the

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in the off-season. During the off-season, the Hawks acquired Ken Norman from the

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, and

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from the

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. After the first two games of the regular season, the team traded

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to the

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in exchange for Steve Smith and Grant Long. The Hawks struggled losing their first four games of the regular season, got off to a 12–19 start, and later on held a 22–26 record at the All-Star break. However, head coach

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made history by becoming the NBA's all-time winningest coach, surpassing

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on January 6, 1995, with 939 wins in a 112–90 home win over the

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. The Hawks won seven of their final ten games of the season, finishing in fifth place in the Central Division with a mediocre 42–40 record, and earning the #7 seed in the Eastern Conference.

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led the team with 17.2 points, 7.7 assists and 2.5 steals per game, and also led them 199 three-point field goals, which was tied in second in the league, and was named to the

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. In addition, Smith averaged 16.2 points per game and contributed 135 three-point field goals, while Stacey Augmon provided the team with 13.9 points and 1.3 steals per game, and Norman contributed 12.7 points and 4.9 rebounds per game. Meanwhile, Long provided with 11.7 points, 7.5 rebounds and 1.4 steals per game, and

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averaged 9.7 points, 5.6 rebounds and 1.8 blocks per game, while off the bench, sixth man

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contributed 9.7 points per game, but only played just 49 games due to a knee injury, and Corbin contributed 6.2 points per game. However, in the 1995 NBA playoffs, the Hawks would be eliminated by the

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for the second consecutive season, as they were swept in three straight games in the Eastern Conference First Round. The Hawks finished 26th in the NBA in home-game attendance, with an attendance of 504,807 at the

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, which was the second-lowest during the regular season. Following the season, Corbin was traded to the

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, and Jon Koncak signed as a free agent with the

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. For the season, the Hawks added new black alternate road uniforms, which only lasted for just one season.

Draft picks

Roster

Roster Notes

* Center Blair Rasmussen was on the

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due to a back injury, and missed the entire regular season.

Regular season

Season standings

Record vs. opponents

Game log

, - align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" , 27 , December 27, 1994
8:30p.m. EST , @

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L 93–105
, Norman (28) , Norman (11) , Ehlo (6) , The Summit
16,394 , 11–16 , - align="center" , colspan="9" bgcolor="#bbcaff", All-Star Break , - style="background:#cfc;" , - bgcolor="#bbffbb" , - align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" , 62 , March 13, 1995
7:30p.m. EST ,

L 86–97
, Blaylock (25) , Norman (11) ,

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(7) , The Omni
11,746 , 31–31

Playoffs

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L 82–90
, Grant Long (18) , Grant Long (11) ,

(9) ,

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16,445 , 0–1 , - align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" , 2 , April 29 , @

L 97–105
, Steve Smith (27) , Grant Long (13) ,

, Blaylock (3) ,

16,692 , 0–2 , - align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" , 3 , May 2 ,

L 89–105
,

(20) , Grant Long (10) ,

(5) , The Omni
12,106 , 0–3 , -

Player statistics

Season

Playoffs

Player Statistics Citation:

Awards and records

Awards

Trades

November 7, 1994 *Traded

, and a 1996 first round draft pick to the

for Grant Long, Steve Smith, and a 1996 second round draft pick. Player Transactions Citation:

References

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Draft picks

Roster

Roster Notes

Regular season

Season standings

Record vs. opponents

Game log

Playoffs

Player statistics

Season

Playoffs

Awards and records

Awards

Trades

See also

References