1994–95 Indiana Pacers season

1994–95   Indiana Pacers season
Division champions
Head coach	Larry Brown
General manager	Donnie Walsh
Owner	Herbert Simon
Arena	Market Square Arena
Results
Record	52–30 (.634)
Place	Division: 1st (Central) Conference: 2nd (Eastern)
Playoff finish	Eastern Conference finals (lost to Magic 3–4)
Stats at Basketball Reference
Local media
Television	WTTV Prime Sports Midwest
Radio	WNDE
< 1993–94 1995–96 >

The 1994–95 Indiana Pacers season was the 19th season for the Indiana Pacers in the National Basketball Association, and their 28th season as a franchise. ^[1] After appearing in their first Conference Finals last season, the Pacers acquired Mark Jackson from the Los Angeles Clippers, ^{[2] [3] [4]} and signed free agent Duane Ferrell during the off-season. ^[5]

The Pacers got off to a solid 14–6 start to the regular season, then went on a 7-game winning streak in February. After holding a 27–19 record at the All-Star break, ^[6] the team went 25–11 for the remainder of the season, as they won their first Division title since joining the NBA. ^[7] The Pacers finished in first place in the Central Division with a 52–30 record, and earned the second seed in the Eastern Conference. ^[8]

Reggie Miller led the Pacers with 19.6 points per game and 195 three-point field goals, and was named to the All-NBA Third Team. In addition, Rik Smits averaged 17.9 points and 7.7 rebounds per game, while Derrick McKey provided the team with 13.3 points, 4.9 rebounds and 1.5 steals per game, and was named to the NBA All-Defensive Second Team, Dale Davis provided with 10.6 points, 9.4 rebounds and 1.6 blocks per game, and Jackson averaged 7.6 points, 7.5 assists and 1.3 steals per game. Off the bench, sixth man Byron Scott contributed 10.0 points per game, while second-year forward Antonio Davis averaged 7.6 points and 6.4 rebounds per game, but only played just 44 games due to a back injury, ^{[9] [10]} and Sam Mitchell contributed 6.5 points per game. ^[11]

During the NBA All-Star weekend at the America West Arena in Phoenix, Arizona, Miller was selected for the 1995 NBA All-Star Game, as a member of the Eastern Conference All-Star team; it was his second All-Star appearance, and his first since 1990. ^{[12] [13] [14]} In addition, Miller also participated in the NBA Three-Point Shootout for the fourth time. ^{[15] [16]} Smits finished tied in ninth place in Most Improved Player voting, ^{[17] [18]} while McKey finished tied in sixth place in Defensive Player of the Year voting, ^{[19] [18]} and Scott finished in sixth place in Sixth Man of the Year voting. ^{[20] [18]}

In the Eastern Conference First Round of the 1995 NBA playoffs, and for the second consecutive year, the Pacers faced off against the 7th–seeded Atlanta Hawks; a team that featured All-Star guard Mookie Blaylock, Steve Smith and Stacey Augmon. The Pacers won the first two games over the Hawks at home at the Market Square Arena, before winning Game 3 on the road, 105–89 at the Omni Coliseum to win the series in a three-game sweep. ^{[21] [22] [23]}

In the Eastern Conference Semi-finals, and for the third consecutive year, the Pacers found themselves in a rematch with the 3rd–seeded New York Knicks, who were led by All-Star center Patrick Ewing, All-Star guard John Starks, and Sixth Man of the Year, Anthony Mason; despite the Pacers winning the Central Division title, the Knicks had home-court advantage in the series since they finished with a better regular-season record.

In Game 1 at Madison Square Garden, the Pacers were down by six points with 16.4 seconds left; Miller would single-handedly stun the Knicks by nailing a 3-pointer, and then stealing the inbounds pass and tying the game with another 3-pointer. ^[7] Knicks fan and film director Spike Lee was just a few feet away. Miller would add two free throws and give the Pacers a legendary comeback win, 107–105. ^{[24] [25] [26]} The Pacers then lost Game 2 to the Knicks, 96–77, as the series moved to the Market Square Arena; after four games, the Pacers took a 3–1 series lead. ^{[27] [28] [29]} However, the Knicks managed to win the next two games to force a Game 7 at Madison Square Garden. The Pacers managed to defeat the Knicks in a hard-fought seven-game series, winning Game 7 at New York City, 97–95, as Ewing's last-second shot did not go in the basket. ^{[30] [31] [32]}

In their second appearance in the Eastern Conference Finals, and for the second consecutive year, the Pacers then faced off against the top–seeded, and Atlantic Division champion Orlando Magic, who were led by the All-Star trio of Shaquille O'Neal, second-year star Penny Hardaway, and Horace Grant. The home team won every game in the series, as the Pacers lost Game 7 to the Magic on the road, 105–81 at the Orlando Arena, thus losing in a hard-fought seven-game series. ^{[33] [34] [35]} The Magic would reach the NBA Finals for the first time in franchise history, but would lose to the 6th-seeded, and defending NBA champion Houston Rockets in a four-game sweep in the 1995 NBA Finals. ^{[36] [37] [38]}

The Pacers were familiar with their opponents during the postseason, as they faced off against the same teams that they played against in last year's playoffs, the Hawks, Knicks and Magic, but this time in different order. Following the season, Scott was left unprotected in the 1995 NBA expansion draft, where he was selected by the Vancouver Grizzlies expansion team, ^{[39] [40] [41]} while long-time Pacers guard Vern Fleming signed as a free agent with the New Jersey Nets, ^{[42] [43]} Mitchell re-signed with his former team, the Minnesota Timberwolves, ^{[44] [45]} and LaSalle Thompson was released to free agency.

Offseason

NBA draft

Main article: 1994 NBA draft

Round	Pick	Player	Position	Nationality	College
1	15	Eric Piatkowski	SG	United States	Nebraska
2	41	William Njoku	PF	Ghana/ Canada	St. Mary's (Canada)
2	44	Damon Bailey	PG	United States	Indiana

Roster

1994–95 Indiana Pacers roster

Players

Coaches

Pos. No. Player Height Weight DOB From F/C 33 Antonio Davis 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 215 lb (98 kg) 1968–10–31 UTEP F/C 32 Dale Davis 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 230 lb (104 kg) 1969–03–25 Clemson F 27 Duane Ferrell 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 209 lb (95 kg) 1965–02–28 Georgia Tech G 10 Vern Fleming 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1962–02–04 Georgia F 43 Scott Haskin  (IN) 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 250 lb (113 kg) 1970–09–19 Oregon State G 13 Mark Jackson 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 180 lb (82 kg) 1965–04–01 St. John's C 54 Greg Kite 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 250 lb (113 kg) 1961–08–05 BYU F 9 Derrick McKey 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 205 lb (93 kg) 1966–10–10 Alabama G 31 Reggie Miller 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1965–08–24 UCLA F 5 Sam Mitchell 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 210 lb (95 kg) 1963–09–02 Mercer G 4 Byron Scott 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 195 lb (88 kg) 1961–03–28 Arizona State C 45 Rik Smits 7 ft 4 in (2.24 m) 250 lb (113 kg) 1966–08–23 Marist C 41 LaSalle Thompson 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 245 lb (111 kg) 1961–06–23 Texas G 3 Haywoode Workman 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 180 lb (82 kg) 1966–01–23 Oral Roberts

Head coach Larry Brown Assistant(s) Gar Heard George Irvine Billy King Legend (DP) Unsigned draft pick (FA) Free agent (S) Suspended (IN) Inactive Injured Roster

Roster notes

• Point guard Damon Bailey was on the injured reserve list due to knee injuries, missed the entire regular season, and never played for the Pacers.
• Center Scott Haskin was on the injured reserve list due to a back injury, and missed the entire regular season.

Regular season

Season standings

Central Division v t e	W	L	PCT	GB	Home	Road	Div
y- Indiana Pacers	52	30	.634	–	33–8	19–22	18–10
x- Charlotte Hornets	50	32	.610	2	29–12	21–20	17–11
x- Chicago Bulls	47	35	.573	5	28–13	19–22	16–12
x- Cleveland Cavaliers	43	39	.524	9	26–15	17–24	17–11
x- Atlanta Hawks	42	40	.512	10	24–17	18–23	9–19
Milwaukee Bucks	34	48	.415	18	22–19	12–29	13–15
Detroit Pistons	28	54	.341	24	22–19	6–35	8–20

#	Eastern Conference v t e
	Team	W	L	PCT	GB
1	c-Orlando Magic	57	25	.695	–
2	y-Indiana Pacers	52	30	.634	5
3	x-New York Knicks	55	27	.671	2
4	x-Charlotte Hornets	50	32	.610	7
5	x-Chicago Bulls	47	35	.573	10
6	x-Cleveland Cavaliers	43	39	.524	14
7	x-Atlanta Hawks	42	40	.512	15
8	x-Boston Celtics	35	47	.427	22
9	Milwaukee Bucks	34	48	.415	23
10	Miami Heat	32	50	.390	25
11	New Jersey Nets	30	52	.366	27
12	Detroit Pistons	28	54	.341	29
13	Philadelphia 76ers	24	58	.293	33
14	Washington Bullets	21	61	.256	36

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Game log

Regular season

1994–95 game log Total: 52–30 (home: 33–8; road: 19–22)
November: 7–5 (home: 4–1; road: 3–4) Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 1 November 4, 1994 @ Atlanta W 94–92 The Omni 1–0 2 November 5, 1994 Boston W 112–103 Market Square Arena 2–0 3 November 9, 1994 6:00 p.m. EST Houston L 104–109 Miller (25) D. Davis (14) Jackson (9) Market Square Arena 15,258 2–1 4 November 10, 1994 @ Detroit L 110–112 The Palace of Auburn Hills 2–2 5 November 12, 1994 @ Cleveland W 93–86 Gund Arena 3–2 6 November 15, 1994 @ Milwaukee L 81–82 Bradley Center 3–3 7 November 18, 1994 Seattle W 94–87 Market Square Arena 4–3 8 November 19, 1994 @ Charlotte W 102–89 Charlotte Coliseum 5–3 9 November 24, 1994 Golden State W 123–96 Market Square Arena 6–3 10 November 25, 1994 Milwaukee W 111–106 Market Square Arena 7–3 11 November 27, 1994 @ Portland L 89–99 Memorial Coliseum 7–4 12 November 28, 1994 @ Seattle L 99–118 Tacoma Dome 7–5
December: 10–4 (home: 6–0; road: 4–4) Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 13 December 1, 1994 @ L.A. Clippers W 93–84 Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena 8–5 14 December 3, 1994 @ Golden State W 118–107 Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum Arena 9–5 15 December 6, 1994 Detroit W 90–83 Market Square Arena 10–5 16 December 9, 1994 @ Philadelphia W 94–88 CoreStates Spectrum 11–5 17 December 10, 1994 Miami W 117–103 Market Square Arena 12–5 18 December 13, 1994 @ Cleveland L 83–90 Gund Arena 12–6 19 December 14, 1994 Atlanta W 81–79 Market Square Arena 13–6 20 December 16, 1994 Charlotte W 93–91 Market Square Arena 14–6 21 December 20, 1994 @ Charlotte L 95–99 Charlotte Coliseum 14–7 22 December 21, 1994 Chicago W 107–99 Market Square Arena 15–7 23 December 23, 1994 @ Chicago L 92–116 United Center 15–8 24 December 27, 1994 @ Denver W 95–91 McNichols Sports Arena 16–8 25 December 28, 1994 @ Utah L 95–117 Delta Center 16–9 26 December 30, 1994 New Jersey W 96–79 Market Square Arena 17–9
January: 7–8 (home: 5–3; road: 2–5) Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 27 January 3, 1995 @ New Jersey L 103–114 Brendan Byrne Arena 17–10 28 January 4, 1995 Washington W 94–90 Market Square Arena 18–10 29 January 6, 1995 @ Dallas L 92–103 Reunion Arena 18–11 30 January 7, 1995 8:30 p.m. EST @ Houston W 88–83 Miller (23) D. Davis (12) Jackson (8) The Summit 16,611 19–11 31 January 10, 1995 @ New York L 105–117 Madison Square Garden 19–12 32 January 11, 1995 @ Boston L 97–100 Boston Garden 19–13 33 January 13, 1995 @ Washington W 113–99 Capital Centre 20–13 34 January 14, 1995 Milwaukee L 95–97 Market Square Arena 20–14 35 January 16, 1995 Utah L 98–99 (OT) Market Square Arena 20–15 36 January 18, 1995 L.A. Lakers W 106–105 Market Square Arena 21–15 37 January 20, 1995 Atlanta W 99–89 Market Square Arena 22–15 38 January 22, 1995 2:30 p.m. EST San Antonio W 98–93 Smits (16) D. Davis (11) Jackson (7) Market Square Arena 16,672 23–15 39 January 24, 1995 @ Miami L 96–107 Miami Arena 23–16 40 January 26, 1995 Phoenix L 86–92 Market Square Arena 23–17 41 January 28, 1995 Philadelphia W 106–103 (OT) Market Square Arena 24–17
February: 10–3 (home: 5–1; road: 5–2) Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 42 February 1, 1995 Cleveland W 101–82 Market Square Arena 25–17 43 February 3, 1995 7:30 p.m. EST Orlando W 118–106 Smits (27) Smits (10) Miller (5) Market Square Arena 16,749 26–17 44 February 4, 1995 @ Cleveland L 73–82 Gund Arena 26–18 45 February 7, 1995 @ Charlotte W 95–92 (OT) Charlotte Coliseum 27–18 46 February 8, 1995 New York L 77–96 Market Square Arena 27–19 All-Star Break 47 February 14, 1995 7:30 p.m. EST @ Orlando L 92–111 Smits (20) Smits (8) Jackson (6) Orlando Arena 16,010 27–20 48 February 15, 1995 Detroit W 114–88 Market Square Arena 28–20 49 February 17, 1995 @ Minnesota W 110–78 Target Center 29–20 50 February 19, 1995 Miami W 106–87 Market Square Arena 30–20 51 February 22, 1995 @ New Jersey W 113–94 Brendan Byrne Arena 31–20 52 February 24, 1995 @ Milwaukee W 98–86 Bradley Center 32–20 53 February 26, 1995 Dallas W 100–92 Market Square Arena 33–20 54 February 27, 1995 @ Boston W 108–97 Boston Garden 34–20
March: 11–6 (home: 7–2; road: 4–4) Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 55 March 1, 1995 @ Detroit L 79–92 The Palace of Auburn Hills 34–21 56 March 3, 1995 @ Washington L 106–111 Capital Centre 34–22 57 March 4, 1995 Boston L 101–107 Market Square Arena 34–23 58 March 7, 1995 8:30 p.m. EST @ San Antonio W 117–100 Smits (35) Smits (10) Jackson (6) Alamodome 17,665 35–23 59 March 9, 1995 @ Sacramento W 109–94 ARCO Arena 36–23 60 March 10, 1995 @ Phoenix W 112–97 America West Arena 37–23 61 March 13, 1995 @ L.A. Lakers L 91–93 Great Western Forum 37–24 62 March 15, 1995 Milwaukee W 117–108 Market Square Arena 38–24 63 March 17, 1995 7:30 p.m. EST Orlando W 107–97 Smits (21) Smits (11) Jackson (11) Market Square Arena 16,706 39–24 64 March 19, 1995 Chicago W 103–96 (OT) Market Square Arena 40–24 65 March 21, 1995 @ Miami L 95–97 Miami Arena 40–25 66 March 22, 1995 L.A. Clippers W 107–103 Market Square Arena 41–25 67 March 24, 1995 Sacramento W 103–96 Market Square Arena 42–25 68 March 25, 1995 @ Philadelphia W 84–75 CoreStates Spectrum 43–25 69 March 27, 1995 New Jersey W 98–87 Market Square Arena 44–25 70 March 29, 1995 Cleveland W 107–96 Market Square Arena 45–25 71 March 31, 1995 Denver L 92–107 Market Square Arena 45–26
April: 7–4 (home: 6–1; road: 1–3) Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 72 April 2, 1995 Portland W 104–93 Market Square Arena 46–26 73 April 4, 1995 @ New York W 94–90 Madison Square Garden 47–26 74 April 5, 1995 Washington W 102–90 Market Square Arena 48–26 75 April 7, 1995 @ Atlanta L 90–102 The Omni 48–27 76 April 9, 1995 Charlotte W 97–68 Market Square Arena 49–27 77 April 11, 1995 @ Chicago L 89–96 United Center 49–28 78 April 14, 1995 New York L 84–88 Market Square Arena 49–29 79 April 16, 1995 Minnesota W 114–75 Market Square Arena 50–29 80 April 19, 1995 Philadelphia W 103–91 Market Square Arena 51–29 81 April 21, 1995 7:00 p.m. EST @ Orlando L 86–110 Miller (14) D. Davis, Mitchell (9) Jackson (8) Orlando Arena 16,010 51–30 82 April 23, 1995 Atlanta W 103–87 Market Square Arena 52–30
1994–95 schedule

Playoffs

1995 playoff game log
Eastern Conference First Round: 3–0 (home: 2–0; road: 1–0) Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Series 1 April 27, 1995 Atlanta W 90–82 Miller (24) McKey (9) Jackson (9) Market Square Arena 16,445 1–0 2 April 29, 1995 Atlanta W 105–97 Miller (39) Smits (11) Jackson (7) Market Square Arena 16,692 2–0 3 May 2, 1995 @ Atlanta W 105–89 Miller (32) Smits (14) Jackson (7) The Omni 12,106 3–0
Eastern Conference semifinals: 4–3 (home: 2–1; road: 2–2) Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Series 1 May 7, 1995 @ New York W 107–105 Smits (34) D. Davis (13) Jackson (7) Madison Square Garden 19,763 1–0 2 May 9, 1995 @ New York L 77–96 D. Davis (13) D. Davis (9) Jackson, Workman (4) Madison Square Garden 19,763 1–1 3 May 11, 1995 New York W 97–95 (OT) Miller (26) Miller (11) Jackson (4) Market Square Arena 16,675 2–1 4 May 13, 1995 New York W 98–84 Smits (25) Smits (11) Jackson (11) Market Square Arena 16,678 3–1 5 May 17, 1995 @ New York L 95–96 Smits (28) A. Davis (9) Miller (6) Madison Square Garden 19,763 3–2 6 May 19, 1995 New York L 82–92 Smits (21) A. Davis (8) McKey (6) Market Square Arena 16,679 3–3 7 May 21, 1995 @ New York W 97–95 Miller (29) Jackson (8) Jackson (8) Madison Square Garden 19,763 4–3
Eastern Conference finals: 3–4 (home: 3–0; road: 0–4) Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Series 1 May 23, 1995 7:00 p.m. EST @ Orlando L 101–105 Miller (26) D. Davis (8) Jackson (7) Orlando Arena 16,010 0–1 2 May 25, 1995 7:00 p.m. EST @ Orlando L 114–119 Miller (37) D. Davis (13) Smits (6) Orlando Arena 16,010 0–2 3 May 27, 1995 2:30 p.m. EST Orlando W 105–100 Miller (26) A. Davis (10) Jackson (13) Market Square Arena 16,477 1–2 4 May 29, 1995 2:30 p.m. EST Orlando W 94–93 Miller (23) Jackson, Smits (7) Smits (7) Market Square Arena 16,477 2–2 5 May 31, 1995 8:00 p.m. EST @ Orlando L 106–108 Miller, McKey (21) McKey (9) Jackson (11) Orlando Arena 16,010 2–3 6 June 2, 1995 8:00 p.m. EST Orlando W 123–96 Reggie Miller (36) Smits, D. Davis (10) Mark Jackson (12) Market Square Arena 16,477 3–3 7 June 4, 1995 6:00 p.m. EST @ Orlando L 81–105 D. Davis (15) D. Davis (14) Jackson (5) Orlando Arena 16,010 3–4
1995 schedule

Player statistics

Regular season

Player	POS	GP	GS	MP	REB	AST	STL	BLK	PTS	MPG	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
Mark Jackson	PG	82	67	2,402	306	616	105	16	624	29.3	3.7	7.5	1.3	.2	7.6
Derrick McKey	SF	81	81	2,805	394	276	125	49	1,075	34.6	4.9	3.4	1.5	.6	13.3
Reggie Miller	SG	81	81	2,665	210	242	98	16	1,588	32.9	2.6	3.0	1.2	.2	19.6
Sam Mitchell	SF	81	12	1,377	243	61	43	20	529	17.0	3.0	.8	.5	.2	6.5
Byron Scott	PG	80	1	1,528	151	108	61	13	802	19.1	1.9	1.4	.8	.2	10.0
Rik Smits	C	78	78	2,381	601	111	40	79	1,400	30.5	7.7	1.4	.5	1.0	17.9
Dale Davis	PF	74	70	2,346	696	58	72	116	786	31.7	9.4	.8	1.0	1.6	10.6
Haywoode Workman	PG	69	14	1,028	111	194	59	5	292	14.9	1.6	2.8	.9	.1	4.2
Duane Ferrell	SF	56	1	607	88	31	26	6	231	10.8	1.6	.6	.5	.1	4.1
Vern Fleming	PG	55	1	686	88	109	27	1	251	12.5	1.6	2.0	.5	.0	4.6
Antonio Davis	PF	44	1	1,030	280	25	19	29	335	23.4	6.4	.6	.4	.7	7.6
LaSalle Thompson	C	38	3	453	89	18	18	10	112	11.9	2.3	.5	.5	.3	2.9
John Williams	SF	34	0	402	62	27	10	2	100	11.8	1.8	.8	.3	.1	2.9
Greg Kite †	C	9	0	61	18	1	0	0	8	6.8	2.0	.1	.0	.0	.9
Mark Strickland	PF	4	0	9	4	0	0	1	3	2.3	1.0	.0	.0	.3	.8

• ^† Denotes player spent time with another team in the season. Stats reflect time with the Pacers only.

Playoffs

Player	POS	GP	GS	MP	REB	AST	STL	BLK	PTS	MPG	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
Reggie Miller	SG	17	17	641	61	36	15	4	434	37.7	3.6	2.1	.9	.2	25.5
Derrick McKey	SF	17	17	592	81	64	17	11	217	34.8	4.8	3.8	1.0	.6	12.8
Mark Jackson	PG	17	17	554	89	122	15	0	168	32.6	5.2	7.2	.9	.0	9.9
Rik Smits	C	17	17	546	119	34	5	14	341	32.1	7.0	2.0	.3	.8	20.1
Dale Davis	PF	17	17	490	136	6	7	14	135	28.8	8.0	.4	.4	.8	7.9
Antonio Davis	PF	17	0	367	97	7	9	11	101	21.6	5.7	.4	.5	.6	5.9
Byron Scott	PG	17	0	298	25	16	10	1	103	17.5	1.5	.9	.6	.1	6.1
Haywoode Workman	PG	17	0	275	28	45	11	0	77	16.2	1.6	2.6	.6	.0	4.5
Sam Mitchell	SF	17	0	223	48	6	3	1	68	13.1	2.8	.4	.2	.1	4.0
Duane Ferrell	SF	10	0	85	11	13	0	2	27	8.5	1.1	1.3	.0	.2	2.7
Greg Kite	C	8	0	26	7	0	1	0	4	3.3	.9	.0	.1	.0	.5
Vern Fleming	PG	3	0	8	2	2	0	0	2	2.7	.7	.7	.0	.0	.7

Awards, records, and honors

• Reggie Miller, NBA All-Star Game
• Reggie Miller, All-NBA Third Team
• Derrick McKey, NBA All-Defensive Second Team

Transactions

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

Trades

June 30, 1994

To Indiana Pacers Mark Jackson Greg Minor

To Los Angeles Clippers Pooh Richardson Malik Sealy Eric Piatkowski

Free agents

Additions Player Signed Former team Duane Ferrell September 30 Atlanta Hawks Dan O'Sullivan October 6 Detroit Pistons John Williams October 7 Los Angeles Clippers Mark Strickland March 4 Fort Wayne Fury (CBA) Greg Kite March 24 New York Knicks

Subtractions Player Left New team Dan O'Sullivan waived, October 11 Rapid City Thrillers (CBA) Greg Minor released, October 14 Boston Celtics John Williams waived, March 4 CB Granada (LEB Oro) Mark Strickland renounced, March 24 Atléticos de San Germán (BSN)

Player Transactions Citation: ^[47]

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