The

1994–95 NBA season The 1994–95 NBA season was the 49th season of the National Basketball Association (NBA). The season ended with the Houston Rockets defeating the Orlando Magic 4–0 in the NBA Finals to be crowned champions. Notable occurrences *The Housto ...

was the 15th season for the

Dallas Mavericks The Dallas Mavericks (often referred to as the Mavs) are an American professional basketball team based in Dallas. The Mavericks compete in the National Basketball Association (NBA) as a member of the Southwest Division (NBA), Southwest Divisi ...

in the

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. With the hopes of repeating history, the Mavericks brought back original head coach

Dick Motta John Richard Motta (born September 3, 1931) is an American former basketball coach whose career in the National Basketball Association (NBA) spanned 25 years. Motta coached the Washington Wizards, Washington Bullets to the 1978 NBA Finals, 1978 ...

to restore a team that had compiled an awful 24–140 record over the last two years. The Mavericks received the second overall pick in the

1994 NBA draft The 1994 NBA draft took place on June 29, 1994, at Hoosier Dome in Indianapolis. Two NBA rookies of the year were picked in the first round, as Jason Kidd and Grant Hill were co-winners of the award for the 1994–95 NBA season. Kidd and Hill ...

, and selected point guard

Jason Kidd Jason Frederick Kidd (born March 23, 1973) is an American professional basketball coach and former player who is the List of current NBA head coaches, head coach for the Dallas Mavericks of the National Basketball Association (NBA). Widely regar ...

from the

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. Meanwhile, former Sixth Man

Roy Tarpley Roy James Tarpley Jr. (November 28, 1964 – January 9, 2015) was an American professional basketball player. He played the power forward and center positions in the National Basketball Association (NBA), earning an NBA Sixth Man of the Year Awa ...

returned after being suspended by the NBA three years ago. With the new trio of Kidd, second-year star

Jamal Mashburn Jamal Mashburn Sr. (born November 29, 1972) is an American entrepreneur and former professional basketball player. Nicknamed "the Monster Mash", Mashburn was a prolific scorer as a small forward in his 12 seasons in the National Basketball Assoc ...

and Jim Jackson, the Mavericks had a formidable young foundation, winning seven of their first eleven games of the regular season. However, after a 16–17 start, they would lose eight straight games in January, and hold an 18–28 record at the All-Star break. At mid-season, the team signed free agent

George McCloud George Aaron McCloud (born May 27, 1967) is an American former professional basketball player who played eleven seasons in the National Basketball Association (NBA). Early life McCloud attended Mainland High School in Daytona Beach and Florid ...

, and acquired

Scott Brooks Scott William Brooks (born July 31, 1965) is an American professional basketball coach and former player who is the top assistant coach for the Los Angeles Lakers of the National Basketball Association (NBA). As a player, he won an NBA champions ...

from the

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. The Mavericks finished in fifth place in the Midwest Division with a 36–46 record, which was 23 more wins then their previous season, and 12 more wins then their previous two seasons combined. Kidd averaged 11.7 points, 5.4 rebounds, 7.7 assists and 1.9 steals per game, as he was named the co-

NBA Rookie of the Year The National Basketball Association's Rookie of the Year is an annual National Basketball Association (NBA) award given to the top rookie(s) of the regular season. Initiated following the 1952–53 NBA season, it confers the Eddie Gottlieb T ...

along with

Grant Hill Grant Henry Hill (born October 5, 1972) is an American professional basketball executive and former player who is a co-owner of the Atlanta Hawks of the National Basketball Association (NBA) and a part-owner of Orlando City SC of Major League ...

of the

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, and was named to the

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. In addition, Jackson averaged a career-high of 25.7 points per game, but only played 51 games due to an ankle injury, while Mashburn finished second on the team in scoring with 24.1 points per game, and led them with 113 three-point field goals, and Tarpley provided the team with 12.6 points and 8.2 rebounds per game off the bench, but only played 55 games due to foot and knee injuries. Second-year forward

Popeye Jones Ronald Jerome "Popeye" Jones (born June 17, 1970) is an American professional basketball coach and former player who most recently served as an assistant coach for the Denver Nuggets of the National Basketball Association (NBA). College career B ...

averaged 10.3 points and led the team with 10.6 rebounds per game, while McCloud contributed 9.6 points per game in 42 games, second-year guard

Lucious Harris Lucious H. Harris (born December 18, 1970) is an American former professional basketball player who was selected by the Dallas Mavericks in the second round (28th pick overall) of the 1993 NBA draft. Harris has played for the Mavericks, Philade ...

contributed 9.5 points per game, and defensive center Lorenzo Williams provided with 8.4 rebounds and 1.8 blocks per game. Kidd also finished in thirteenth place in

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voting, while Jones finished tied in seventh place in Most Improved Player voting, with Jackson finishing tied in ninth place, and Motta finished in fifth place in

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voting. Following the season, Doug Smith, who failed to live up to expectations as a top draft pick after four seasons with the Mavericks, was left unprotected in the 1995 NBA expansion draft, where he was selected by the newly expansion

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Offseason

Draft picks

Roster

Regular season

Season standings

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Record vs. opponents

Game log

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Jackson Jackson may refer to: Places Australia * Jackson, Queensland, a town in the Maranoa Region * Jackson North, Queensland, a locality in the Maranoa Region * Jackson South, Queensland, a locality in the Maranoa Region * Jackson oil field in Durham, ...

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Kidd Kidd may refer to: Places * Kidd (railway point), British Columbia, a former Canadian settlement * Kidd's Beach, a coastal town in the Eastern Cape, South Africa * Kidd Islands, Antarctic island grouping * Mount Kidd, a peak in the Canadian ...

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Jones Jones or Joneses may refer to: People and fictional characters *Jones (surname), a common Welsh and English surname * List of people with surname Jones, including fictional characters ** Justice Jones (disambiguation) ** Judge Jones (disambiguati ...

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Player statistics

Ragular season

Awards and records

NBA Rookie of the Year Award The National Basketball Association's Rookie of the Year is an annual National Basketball Association (NBA) award given to the top rookie(s) of the regular season. Initiated following the 1952–53 NBA season, it confers the Eddie Gottlieb Tr ...

NBA All-Rookie Team The NBA All-Rookie Team is an annual National Basketball Association (NBA) honor given since the 1962–63 NBA season to the top rookies during the regular season. Voting is conducted by the NBA head coaches who are not allowed to vote for play ...

1st Team