1994–95 Philadelphia 76ers season
season of National Basketball Association team the Philadelphia 76ers
The 1994–95 Philadelphia 76ers season was the 46th season for the Philadelphia 76ers in the National Basketball Association, and their 32nd season in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
Season summary
Off-season
The 76ers received the sixth overall pick in the 1994 NBA draft, and selected power forward Sharone Wright out of Clemson University. During the off-season, the team signed free agents Scott Williams, Jeff Grayer, undrafted rookie power forward Derrick Alston, and then signed Willie Burton during the first month of the regular season. The 76ers also hired John Lucas as their new head coach and General Manager.
For the season, the 76ers redesigned their home and road uniforms, which featured the team nickname "Sixers" on the front of their jerseys, slated blue side panels on their jerseys and shorts, and the team's primary logo on the right leg of their shorts. The white home uniforms featured a white and red trim, and white and red outlines next to the side panels, while the red road uniforms featured a red and white trim, and red and white outlines. The team's new uniforms would remain in use until 1997.
Regular season
Under Lucas and with the addition of Wright, Burton and Williams, the 76ers struggled losing six of their first seven games of the regular season. After a 10–16 start to the season, the team posted a nine-game losing streak between December and January, as Jeff Malone only played just 19 games due to a sprained ankle injury, and was out for the remainder of the season. After holding a 14–34 record at the All-Star break, the 76ers posted an eight-game losing streak in March, and finished in sixth place in the Atlantic Division with a 24–58 record.
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