1994–95 Los Angeles Lakers season
NBA professional basketball team season
The 1994–95 Los Angeles Lakers season was the 47th season for the Los Angeles Lakers in the National Basketball Association, and their 35th season in Los Angeles, California. This was the first season since 1981–82 that All-Star forward James Worthy was not on the team, as he announced his retirement in November.
Season summary
Off-season
After missing the NBA playoffs the previous season, the Lakers received the tenth overall pick in the 1994 NBA draft, and selected shooting guard Eddie Jones out of Temple University. During the off-season, the team acquired Cedric Ceballos from the Phoenix Suns, and hired Del Harris as their new head coach.
Regular season
Under Harris, and with the addition of Ceballos and Jones, the Lakers struggled with a 3–5 start to the regular season, but then won ten of their next twelve games, and later on held a 29–16 record at the All-Star break. Despite losing seven of their final eight games of the season, the Lakers finished in third place in the Pacific Division with a 48–34 record, earned the fifth seed in the Western Conference, and returned to the NBA playoffs after a one-year absence. Harris was named the NBA Coach of the Year, after leading the Lakers to a 15-game improvement over the previous season.
Ceballos averaged 21.7 points and 8.0 rebounds per game, but only played 58 games due to a thumb injury, while second-year star Nick Van Exel averaged 16.9 points and 8.3 assists per game, and led the Lakers with 183 three-point field goals, and Vlade Divac provided the team with 16.0 points, 10.4 rebounds, 1.4 steals and 2.2 blocks per game. In addition, Jones contributed 14.0 points and 2.0 steals per game, and was named to the NBA All-Rookie First Team, but only played 64 games due to a shoulder injury, and Elden Campbell provided with 12.5 points, 6.1 rebounds and 1.8 blocks per game. Off the bench, Anthony Peeler contributed 10.4 points per game, while Sedale Threatt averaged 9.5 points and 4.2 assists per game, second-year forward George Lynch provided with 6.1 points per game, Tony Smith contributed 5.6 points per game, and Sam Bowie averaged 4.6 points and 4.3 rebounds per game.
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