The

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was the 49th season for the

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in the

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, and their 33rd season in the

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. During the off-season, the Warriors acquired

Ricky Pierce Richard Charles Pierce (born August 19, 1959) is an American former professional basketball player. Nicknamed "Deuces" and "Big Paper Daddy", he was selected as an NBA All-Star (1991) and was twice the NBA Sixth Man of the Year (1987, 1990) whi ...

, and rookie power forward, and top draft pick Carlos Rogers out of

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from the

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. 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 Billy Eugene Owens (born May 1, 1969) is an American former professional basketball player who played for several teams in the National Basketball Association (NBA). He played college basketball for Syracuse, where he was an All-American and th ...

to the

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in exchange for

Rony Seikaly Ronald Fred Seikaly (born May 10, 1965) is a Lebanese-American former professional basketball player. He was one of the first internationally born players to make an impact on American basketball. Considered one of the top college players from ...

. Before the regular season even started, second-year star

Chris Webber Mayce Edward Christopher Webber III (born March 1, 1973), nicknamed "C-Webb", is an American former professional basketball player. Webber played 15 seasons in the National Basketball Association (NBA), with the largest portion of his career sp ...

began the season by exercising his option to become a restricted free agent, claiming irreconcilable differences with head coach

Don Nelson Donald Arvid Nelson (born May 15, 1940) is an American former professional basketball player and head coach. Nelson is second all-time in regular season wins of any coach in NBA history, with 1,335 (he held the record for most wins for almost 12 ...

; he asked to be traded, and the Warriors obliged, sending him to the

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in exchange for

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 ...

, who would later on be traded to the

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in exchange for rookie small forward, and top draft pick

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from the

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at mid-season. With the return of All-Star guard

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, who missed all of last season with a knee injury, the Warriors won their first five games of the regular 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 Christopher Paul Mullin (born July 30, 1963) is an American former professional basketball player, executive and coach. He is a five time NBA All-Star and four time All-NBA Team member. He is also two-time Olympic Gold medalist and a two-time ...

all missed large parts of the season due to injuries. All of this led to the resignation of Nelson after a 14–31 record at the All-Star break. Under his replacement, retired All-Star center and Hall of Famer

Bob Lanier Robert Jerry Lanier Jr. (September 10, 1948 – May 10, 2022) was an American professional basketball player. He played center (basketball), center for the Detroit Pistons and the Milwaukee Bucks of the National Basketball Association (NBA). L ...

, the team finished in sixth place in the Pacific Division with a disappointing 26–56 record.

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led the team with 20.6 points and 1.6 steals per game, and was selected for the

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, while Hardaway averaged 20.1 points, 9.3 assists and 1.4 steals per game, and led the Warriors with 168 three-point field goals, Mullin provided the team with 19.0 points, 5.0 assists and 1.5 steals per game in 25 games, and Marshall contributed 14.8 points and 6.5 rebounds per game in 32 games with the Warriors after the trade, and was named to the

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. In addition, Seikaly provided with 12.1 points and 7.4 rebounds per game in 36 games, while Pierce contributed 12.5 points per game off the bench in 27 games, and

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provided with 13.7 points, 7.6 rebounds per game, shot .633 in field-goal percentage, and finished in eighth place in Sixth Man of the Year voting, and tied in ninth place in Most Improved Player voting. Meanwhile,

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averaged 10.0 points and 5.8 rebounds per game, Rogers averaged 8.9 points and 5.7 rebounds per game in only just 49 games, Keith Jennings contributed 7.4 points and 4.7 assists per game, and top draft pick

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provided with 6.8 points and 7.4 rebounds per game. Following the season, Pierce signed as a free agent with the

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, while Rogers and Alexander were both traded to the newly expansion

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, Jennings was left unprotected in the 1995 NBA expansion draft, where he was selected by the Raptors, and Lanier was fired as head coach.

Draft picks

Roster

Regular season

Season standings

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Record vs. opponents

Game log

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Player statistics

:1. Statistics with the Warriors. Player Statistics Citation:

Awards and records

Awards

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– All-Rookie Second Team ;

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(second participation, first as a starter)

Transactions

Trades

Free agents

Player Transactions Citation: