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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 46th season for the

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in the

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, and their tenth season in

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. The Kings received the eighth overall pick in the

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, and selected power forward

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out of

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, and signed free agent

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during the off-season; however, Brickowski would miss the entire regular season due to a preseason shoulder injury. With the addition of Grant, and second-round draft pick Michael Smith out of

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, and replacing

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as the team's starting small forward with

Walt Williams Walter Ander "the Wizard" Williams (born April 16, 1970) is an American former professional basketball player. A sharpshooting 6'8" swingman, Williams attended school at the University of Maryland from 1988 to 1992, and has been credited for h ...

, the Kings played above .500 basketball for the first half of the regular season with a 25–20 record at the All-Star break. However, after a 28–20 start, they struggled with a 7-game losing streak afterwards and began to slip under .500. On the final day of the regular season, the Kings faced off against the

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at the

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for the eighth and final playoff spot in the Western Conference; the Nuggets would win, 102–89, as the Kings finished in fifth place in the Pacific Division with a 39–43 record, missing the

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for the ninth consecutive season.

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led the team in scoring with 22.8 points per game, led them with 156 three-point field goals, and was named to the

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, and selected for the

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, where he won the NBA All-Star Game Most Valuable Player award. In addition, Williams showed improvement, averaging 16.4 points and 1.6 steals per game along with 103 three-point field goals, while Grant averaged 13.2 points, 7.5 rebounds and 1.5 blocks per game, and was named to the

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contributed 11.6 points and 6.2 assists per game,

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provided the team with 10.8 points and 9.0 rebounds per game, and Smith averaged 6.9 points and 5.9 rebounds per game off the bench. Williams finished tied in ninth place in Most Improved Player voting, and Grant finished tied in fifth place in Rookie of the Year voting. Following the season, Webb was traded back to his former team, the

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, while Brickowski was traded back to his former team, the

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, and Randy Brown signed with the

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. For the season, the Kings revealed a new primary logo with the team name on a purple ribbon with a silver crown and jousting sticks, and changed their uniforms adding purple and black to their color scheme, plus adding new half black, and half purple alternate road uniforms with checkered flag side panels. The home and road jerseys both remained in use until 2002, while the primary logo lasted until 2016, and the alternate jerseys lasted until 1997.

Draft picks

Roster

Roster Notes

* Power forward

was on the

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due to a shoulder injury he sustained during the preseason, and missed the entire regular season.

Regular season

Season standings

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Record vs. opponents

Game log

Regular season

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Player statistics

Regular season

Player Statistics Citation:

Awards and records

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1st Team

Transactions

The Kings were involved in the following transactions during the 1994–95 season.

Draft picks

Roster

Roster Notes

Regular season

Season standings

Record vs. opponents

Game log

Regular season

Player statistics

Regular season

Awards and records

Transactions

Trades

Free agents

Additions

Subtractions

References

See also