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1994–95 Phoenix Suns season

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1994–95 Phoenix Suns season
Division champions
Head coachPaul Westphal
General managerJerry Colangelo
Owner(s)Jerry Colangelo
ArenaAmerica West Arena
Results
Record59–23 (.720)
PlaceDivision: 1st (Pacific)
Conference: 2nd (Western)
Playoff finishConference semifinals
(lost to Rockets 3–4)
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com
Local media
Television
RadioKTAR
< 1993–94 1995–96 >

The 1994–95 NBA season was the 27th season for the Phoenix Suns in the National Basketball Association.[1] During the off-season, the Suns signed free agents, All-Star forward Danny Manning,[2][3][4][5] Wayman Tisdale,[6][7] and Danny Schayes.[8] The team was led by Paul Westphal, in his third year as head coach of the Suns. The Suns held the league's best record at 38–10 before the All-Star break,[9] and finished the regular season with 59 wins and 23 losses, the first time in the franchise's history they had ended the season with 55 or more wins for three consecutive seasons.[10] All home games were played at America West Arena.

All-Star forward Charles Barkley averaged 23.0 points, 11.1 rebounds and 1.6 steals per game, while Manning, who was coming off an All-Star year, averaged 17.9 points and 6.0 rebounds per game, but the oft-injured Manning appeared in only just 46 games in his first season in Phoenix, and would not be available for the Suns' playoff run due to a torn ligament in his left knee.[11][12][13][14] In addition, point guard Kevin Johnson averaged 15.5 points and led the team with 7.7 assists per game, despite only playing just 47 games due to injuries, which happened earlier enough in the season, that he would be able to play in the Suns' fourth consecutive Western Conference Semi-finals,[15] and three-point specialist Dan Majerle provided the team with 15.6 points per game, and finished the season tied for second in made three-point field goals at 199. The Suns front court was supplanted by A.C. Green, who provided with 11.2 points and 8.2 rebounds per game, and Tisdale, who contributed 10.0 points per game. The Suns' 23rd overall pick in the 1994 NBA draft was used to select Wesley Person, a shooting guard from the University of Auburn,[16][17][18] who contributed 10.4 points per game while connecting on a team-high 43.6% of his three-pointers. By season's end, Person was selected to the NBA All-Rookie Second Team. Elliot Perry played most of the season as the team's starting point guard in Johnson's absence, as he averaged 9.7 points, 4.8 assists and led the Suns with 1.9 steals per game, and Danny Ainge contributed 7.7 points per game off the bench.[19]

The Suns swept the Portland Trail Blazers in three straight games in the Western Conference First Round of the playoffs.[20][21][22][23] In the Western Conference Semi-finals, the Suns took a 3–1 series lead over the 6th-seeded defending champion Houston Rockets,[24][25][26] but for the second year in a row, had their playoff run stopped in a Game 7 home loss to the Rockets.[27][28][29][30] The Rockets would go on to defeat the Orlando Magic in four straight games in the NBA Finals, winning their second consecutive championship.[31][32][33][34][35]

Barkley was named to his ninth All-Star Game, which was hosted in Phoenix, joined by Majerle, who was selected for his third and final All-Star Game; Westphal was also selected to coach the Western Conference in the All-Star Game.[36][37][38][39] Barkley repeated as an All-NBA Second Team selection. Following the season, Majerle was traded to the Cleveland Cavaliers,[40][41][42][43] while Ainge retired,[44] Richard Dumas signed as a free agent with the Philadelphia 76ers,[45] Schayes signed with the Miami Heat during the next season,[46] and undrafted rookie guard Trevor Ruffin was left unprotected in the 1995 NBA Expansion Draft, where he was selected by the newly expansion Vancouver Grizzlies.[47][48][49][50][51]

For the season, the Suns added new black alternate road uniforms, which remained in use until 2000.[52]

Draft picks

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Main article: 1994 NBA draft
Round Pick Player Position Nationality College / Team
1 23 Wesley Person SG/SF  United States Auburn
2 29 Antonio Lang SF  United States Duke
2 50 Charles Claxton C  United States Virgin Islands Georgia
2 52 Anthony Goldwire PG  United States Houston

Roster

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1994–95 Phoenix Suns roster
Players Coaches
Pos. No. Name Height Weight DOB From
G 22 Ainge, Danny 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 175 lb (79 kg) 1959–03–17 BYU
F 34 Barkley, Charles 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 252 lb (114 kg) 1963–02–20 Auburn
F 12 Dumas, Richard 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 200 lb (91 kg) 1969–05–19 Oklahoma State
F 45 Green, A.C. 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 220 lb (100 kg) 1963–10–04 Oregon State
G 7 Johnson, Kevin 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 180 lb (82 kg) 1966–03–04 California
C 35 Kleine, Joe 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 255 lb (116 kg) 1962–01–04 Arkansas
F 21 Lang, Antonio Injured 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 205 lb (93 kg) 1972–05–15 Duke
G 9 Majerle, Dan 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 215 lb (98 kg) 1965–09–09 Central Michigan
F 15 Manning, Danny Injured 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 230 lb (104 kg) 1966–05–17 Kansas
G 2 Perry, Elliot 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 150 lb (68 kg) 1969–03–28 Memphis
G 11 Person, Wesley 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 195 lb (88 kg) 1971–03–28 Auburn
G 8 Ruffin, Trevor 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1970–09–26 Hawaiʻi
C 24 Schayes, Danny 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 235 lb (107 kg) 1959–05–10 Syracuse
F 23 Tisdale, Wayman 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 240 lb (109 kg) 1964–06–09 Oklahoma
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (DP) Unsigned draft pick
  • (FA) Free agent
  • (S) Suspended
  • Injured Injured

Regular season

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Standings

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Pacific Division
 W L PCT GB Home Road Div
y-Phoenix Suns 59 23 .720 — 32–9 27–14 23–7
x-Seattle SuperSonics 57 25 .695 2 32–9 25–16 16–14
x-Los Angeles Lakers 48 34 .585 11 29–12 19–22 15–15
x-Portland Trail Blazers 44 38 .537 15 26–15 18–23 17–13
Sacramento Kings 39 43 .476 20 27–14 12–29 17–13
Golden State Warriors 26 56 .317 33 15–26 11–30 11–19
Los Angeles Clippers 17 65 .207 42 13–28 4–37 6–24
#
Western Conference
Team W L PCT GB
1 z-San Antonio Spurs 62 20 .756 –
2 y-Phoenix Suns 59 23 .720 3
3 x-Utah Jazz 60 22 .732 2
4 x-Seattle SuperSonics 57 25 .695 5
5 x-Los Angeles Lakers 48 34 .585 14
6 x-Houston Rockets 47 35 .573 15
7 x-Portland Trail Blazers 44 38 .537 18
8 x-Denver Nuggets 41 41 .500 21
9 Sacramento Kings 39 43 .476 23
10 Dallas Mavericks 36 46 .439 26
11 Golden State Warriors 26 56 .317 36
12 Minnesota Timberwolves 21 61 .256 41
13 Los Angeles Clippers 17 65 .207 45

Record vs. opponents

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1994–95 NBA records
Team ATL BOS CHA CHI CLE DAL DEN DET GSW HOU IND LAC LAL MIA MIL MIN NJN NYK ORL PHI PHO POR SAC SAS SEA UTA WAS
Atlanta — 3–1 2–2 1–4 1–4 2–0 2–0 3–2 2–0 0–2 1–4 2–0 0–2 2–2 1–3 2–0 4–0 2–2 1–3 3–1 1–1 1–1 1–1 1–1 0–2 0–2 4–0
Boston 1–3 — 1–3 0–4 2–2 1–1 1–1 3–1 2–0 1–1 2–2 0–2 1–1 4–1 1–3 2–0 2–3 0–5 2–3 3–1 1–1 0–2 1–1 0–2 1–1 0–2 3–1
Charlotte 2–2 3–1 — 2–2 3–2 0–2 1–1 5–0 2–0 0–2 1–4 2–0 0–2 3–1 4–1 1–1 3–1 3–1 1–3 3–1 0–2 2–0 1–1 1–1 2–0 2–0 3–1
Chicago 4–1 4–0 2–2 — 2–3 1–1 1–1 5–0 2–0 1–1 2–2 1–1 1–1 3–1 1–4 2–0 2–2 3–1 1–3 4–0 1–1 1–1 0–2 1–1 0–2 0–2 2–2
Cleveland 4–1 2–2 2–3 3–2 — 0–2 1–1 2–2 2–0 0–2 2–3 1–1 1–1 1–3 4–0 1–1 4–0 2–2 1–3 3–1 1–1 1–1 1–1 0–2 0–2 1–1 3–1
Dallas 0–2 1–1 2–0 1–1 2–0 — 1–4 1–1 3–1 2–3 1–1 3–1 1–3 0–2 1–1 4–1 1–1 0–2 0–2 2–0 0–4 3–1 2–2 2–3 0–4 2–4 1–1
Denver 0–2 1–1 1–1 1–1 1–1 4–1 — 1–1 1–3 1–4 1–1 4–0 2–2 2–0 2–0 6–0 1–1 0–2 0–2 1–1 1–3 3–1 2–2 1–4 1–3 1–4 2–0
Detroit 2–3 1–3 0–5 0–5 2–2 1–1 1–1 — 1–1 0–2 2–2 1–1 0–2 1–3 2–3 1–1 2–2 1–3 1–3 4–0 1–1 0–2 1–1 0–2 0–2 0–2 3–1
Golden State 0–2 0–2 0–2 0–2 0–2 1–3 3–1 1–1 — 0–4 0–2 3–2 3–2 1–1 0–2 1–3 1–1 1–1 0–2 1–1 3–2 1–4 0–5 1–3 1–4 2–2 2–0
Houston 2–0 1–1 2–0 1–1 2–0 3–2 4–1 2–0 4–0 — 1–1 3–1 0–4 2–0 1–1 3–2 2–0 0–2 0–2 2–0 3–1 1–3 3–1 1–5 0–4 2–3 2–0
Indiana 4–1 2–2 4–1 2–2 3–2 1–1 1–1 2–2 2–0 1–1 — 2–0 1–1 2–2 3–2 2–0 3–1 1–3 2–2 4–0 1–1 1–1 2–0 2–0 1–1 0–2 3–1
L.A. Clippers 0–2 2–0 0–2 1–1 1–1 1–3 0–4 1–1 2–3 1–3 0–2 — 2–3 0–2 1–1 1–3 0–2 0–2 0–2 1–1 1–4 0–5 1–4 0–4 0–5 1–3 0–2
L.A. Lakers 2–0 1–1 2–0 1–1 1–1 3–1 2–2 2–0 2–3 4–0 1–1 3–2 — 1–1 1–1 3–1 2–0 0–2 1–1 1–1 1–4 2–3 3–2 1–3 4–1 2–2 2–0
Miami 2–2 1–4 1–3 1–3 3–1 2–0 0–2 3–1 1–1 0–2 2–2 2–0 1–1 — 4–0 1–1 1–3 1–4 1–3 1–4 0–2 0–2 0–2 0–2 0–2 0–2 4–1
Milwaukee 3–1 3–1 1–4 4–1 0–4 1–1 0–2 3–2 2–0 1–1 2–3 1–1 1–1 0–4 — 1–1 2–2 2–2 0–4 3–1 0–2 0–2 1–1 0–2 0–2 0–2 3–1
Minnesota 0–2 0–2 1–1 0–2 1–1 1–4 0–6 1–1 3–1 2–3 0–2 3–1 1–3 1–1 1–1 — 1–1 0–2 1–1 1–1 0–4 0–4 1–3 0–5 0–4 1–4 1–1
New Jersey 0–4 3–2 1–3 2–2 0–4 1–1 1–1 2–2 1–1 0–2 1–3 2–0 0–2 3–1 2–2 1–1 — 1–4 2–2 2–3 0–2 1–1 1–1 0–2 1–1 0–2 2–3
New York 2–2 5–0 1–3 1–3 2–2 2–0 2–0 3–1 1–1 2–0 3–1 2–0 2–0 4–1 2–2 2–0 4–1 — 2–3 4–0 1–1 1–1 2–0 1–1 0–2 0–2 4–0
Orlando 3–1 3–2 3–1 3–1 3–1 2–0 2–0 3–1 2–0 2–0 2–2 2–0 1–1 3–1 4–0 1–1 2–2 3–2 — 4–1 1–1 2–0 1–1 1–1 0–2 1–1 3–2
Philadelphia 1–3 1–3 1–3 0–4 1–3 0–2 1–1 0–4 1–1 0–2 0–4 1–1 1–1 4–1 1–3 1–1 3–2 0–4 1–4 — 0–2 2–0 1–1 0–2 0–2 0–2 3–2
Phoenix 1–1 1–1 2–0 1–1 1–1 4–0 3–1 1–1 2–3 1–3 1–1 4–1 4–1 2–0 2–0 4–0 2–0 1–1 1–1 2–0 — 5–0 4–1 2–2 4–1 2–2 2–0
Portland 1–1 2–0 0–2 1–1 1–1 1–3 1–3 2–0 4–1 3–1 1–1 5–0 3–2 2–0 2–0 4–0 1–1 1–1 0–2 0–2 0–5 — 3–2 1–3 2–3 1–3 2–0
Sacramento 1–1 1–1 1–1 2–0 1–1 2–2 2–2 1–1 5–0 1–3 0–2 4–1 2–3 2–0 1–1 3–1 1–1 0–2 1–1 1–1 1–4 2–3 — 0–4 3–2 0–4 1–1
San Antonio 1–1 2–0 1–1 1–1 2–0 3–2 4–1 2–0 3–1 5–1 0–2 4–0 3–1 2–0 2–0 5–0 2–0 1–1 1–1 2–0 2–2 3–1 4–0 — 2–2 3–2 2–0
Seattle 2–0 1–1 0–2 2–0 2–0 4–0 3–1 2–0 4–1 4–0 1–1 5–0 1–4 2–0 2–0 4–0 1–1 2–0 2–0 2–0 1–4 3–2 2–3 2–2 — 1–3 2–0
Utah 2–0 2–0 0–2 2–0 1–1 4–2 4–1 2–0 2–2 3–2 2–0 3–1 2–2 2–0 2–0 4–1 2–0 2–0 1–1 2–0 2–2 3–1 4–0 2–3 3–1 — 2–0
Washington 0–4 1–3 1–3 2–2 1–3 1–1 0–2 1–3 0–2 0–2 1–3 2–0 0–2 1–4 1–3 1–1 3–2 0–4 2–3 2–3 0–2 0–2 1–1 0–2 0–2 0–2 —

Regular season

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Game log

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1994–95 game log
Total: 59–23 (home: 32–9; road: 27–14)
November: 10–4 (home: 7–0; road: 3–4)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
December: 11–3 (home: 7–1; road: 4–2)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
24 December 22, 1994
6:00 p.m. MST 		@ Houston L 106–114 Manning (23) Barkley (14) Manning, Perry (6) The Summit
16,611 		18–6
January: 13–2 (home: 4–1; road: 9–1)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
February: 8–5 (home: 6–3; road: 2–2)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
46 February 5, 1995
1:30 p.m. MST 		Houston L 100–124 Barkley (24) Barkley (11) Barkley (7) America West Arena
19,023 		36–10
All-Star Break
March: 9–6 (home: 3–4; road: 6–2)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
60 March 7, 1995
6:00 p.m. MST 		@ Houston W 113–102 Barkley (26) Barkley (14) Johnson (11) The Summit
16,611 		46–14
68 March 24, 1995
7:00 p.m. MST 		Houston L 97–99 Barkley (34) Barkley (26) Johnson (10) America West Arena
19,023 		49–19
April: 8–3 (home: 5–0; road: 3–3)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
1994–95 schedule

Playoffs

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Game log

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1995 playoff game log
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 28 Portland W 129–102 Charles Barkley (29) Charles Barkley (16) Kevin Johnson (10) America West Arena
19,023 		1–0
2 April 30 Portland W 103–94 Kevin Johnson (28) A.C. Green (15) Kevin Johnson (6) America West Arena
19,023 		2–0
3 May 2 @ Portland W 117–109 Charles Barkley (47) Charles Barkley (12) Kevin Johnson (11) Memorial Coliseum
12,888 		3–0
Conference semifinals: 3–4 (home: 2–2; road: 1–2)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Series
1 May 9, 1995
7:30 p.m. MST 		Houston W 130–108 Barkley (26) Green (15) Johnson (13) America West Arena
19,023 		1–0
2 May 11, 1995
7:30 p.m. MST 		Houston W 118–94 Barkley (30) Green (14) Johnson (12) America West Arena
19,023 		2–0
3 May 13, 1995
10:00 a.m. MST 		@ Houston L 85–118 Johnson (14) Green (9) Ainge, Barkley, Johnson (4) The Summit
16,611 		2–1
4 May 14, 1995
10:00 a.m. MST 		@ Houston W 114–110 Johnson (43) Green (12) Johnson (9) The Summit
16,611 		3–1
5 May 16, 1995
7:30 p.m. MST 		Houston L 97–103 (OT) Johnson (28) Barkley, Green (20) Johnson (8) America West Arena
19,023 		3–2
6 May 18, 1995
5:30 p.m. MST 		@ Houston L 103–116 Barkley (34) Barkley (14) Johnson (10) The Summit
16,611 		3–3
7 May 20, 1995
12:30 p.m. MST 		Houston L 114–115 Johnson (46) Barkley (23) Johnson (10) America West Arena
19,023 		3–4
1995 schedule

Awards and honors

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Week/Month

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  • Elliot Perry was named Player of the Week for games played November 14 through November 20.
  • Charles Barkley was named Player of the Week for games played February 13 through February 19.

All-Star

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  • Charles Barkley was voted as a starter for the Western Conference in the All-Star Game. It was his ninth consecutive All-Star selection. Barkley finished first in voting among Western Conference forwards with 1,046,105 votes.
  • Dan Majerle was voted as a starter for the Western Conference in the All-Star Game. It was his third All-Star selection. Majerle finished first in voting among Western Conference guards with 868,115 votes.
  • Paul Westphal coached the Western Conference in the All-Star Game, which was held in Phoenix for the second time. The West defeated the East 139–112.
  • Other Suns players receiving All-Star votes were: Danny Manning (327,554).
  • Dan Majerle was selected to compete in the Three-Point Shootout. Majerle was eliminated in the first round.
  • Wesley Person and Trevor Ruffin were selected to play in the Rookie Challenge.

Season

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Injuries/Missed games

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  • 10/08/94: Richard Dumas: League suspension (failed drug test); reinstated March 13
  • 11/03/94: Charles Barkley: Strained stomach muscle; placed on injured list until November 26
  • 11/03/94: Aaron Swinson: Sprained ankle; placed on injured list until November 15
  • 11/11/94: Kevin Johnson: Sprained rib cage muscle; out until November 18
  • 11/12/94: Danny Ainge: Flu; did not play
  • 11/15/94: Antonio Lang: Back spasms; placed on injured list until February 6
  • 11/16/94: Wayman Tisdale: Sprained ankle; out until November 29
  • 11/23/94: Kevin Johnson: Sore knee; did not play
  • 11/26/94: Kevin Johnson: Strained groin; placed on injured list until December 12
  • 11/27/94: Charles Barkley: Strained stomach muscle; did not play
  • 12/12/94: Kevin Johnson: Strained groin; did not play
  • 12/12/94: Aaron Swinson: Knee tendinitis; placed on injured list until December 29
  • 01/03/95: Kevin Johnson: Strained quadriceps; out until January 22
  • 01/03/95: Wayman Tisdale: Flu; did not play
  • 01/26/95: Kevin Johnson: Strained quadriceps; out until February 19
  • 01/29/95: Wesley Person: Sore foot; out until February 3
  • 02/03/95: Wayman Tisdale: Separated rib cartilage; out until February 17
  • 02/06/95: Danny Manning: Torn ACL; placed on injured list for rest of season
  • 02/17/95: Danny Ainge: League suspension (punched Chris Dudley on February 15); did not play
  • 02/26/95: Joe Kleine: Personal reasons; did not play
  • 02/28/95: Charles Barkley: Sprained knee; did not play
  • 03/01/95: Charles Barkley: Sprained knee; did not play
  • 03/14/95: Wayman Tisdale: Strained rib; placed on injured reserve until March 24
  • 03/24/95: Trevor Ruffin: Bruised shoulder; did not play
  • 03/24/95: Antonio Lang: Sprained knee; placed on injured list for rest of season
  • 03/31/95: Richard Dumas: Urinary tract infection; did not play
  • 04/02/95: Richard Dumas: Urinary tract infection; did not play
  • 04/09/95: Danny Ainge: Bruised knee, sore back; did not play
  • 04/09/95: Danny Ainge: Bruised knee, sore back; did not play
  • 04/15/95: Charles Barkley: League suspension (exceeded flagrant foul limit); did not play
  • 05/09/95: Richard Dumas: Bruised wrist; out until waived on May 18

Player statistics

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Legend
  GP Games played   GS  Games started  MPG  Minutes per game
 FG%  Field-goal percentage  3P%  3-point field-goal percentage  FT%  Free-throw percentage
 RPG  Rebounds per game  APG  Assists per game  SPG  Steals per game
 BPG  Blocks per game  PPG  Points per game

Season

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Player GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
Danny Ainge 74 1 18.6 .460 .364 .808 1.5 2.8 .6 .1 7.7
Charles Barkley 68 66 35.0 .486 .338 .748 11.1 4.1 1.6 .7+ 23.0
Richard Dumas 15 1 11.1 .507 .000 .500 1.9 0.5 .7 .1 5.5
A.C. Green 82 52 32.8 .504 .339 .732 8.2 1.5 .7 .4 11.2
Kevin Johnson 47 35 28.8 .470 .154 .810 2.4 7.7+ 1.0 .4 15.5
Joe Kleine 75 42 12.9 .449 .000 .857# 3.5 0.5 .2 .2 3.7
Antonio Lang 12 0 4.4 .400 . .750 0.3 0.1 .0 .2 0.9
Dan Majerle 82 46 37.7 .425 .363 .730 4.6 4.1 1.2 .5 15.6
Danny Manning 46 19 32.8 .547† .286 .673 6.0 3.3 .9 1.2+ 17.9
Elliot Perry 82 51 24.1 .520 .417 .810# 1.8 4.8+ 1.9 .0 9.7
Wesley Person 78 56 23.1 .484 .436^ .792 2.6 1.3 .6 .3 10.4
Trevor Ruffin 49 1 6.5 .426 .384 .711 0.5 1.0 .3 .0 4.8
Danny Schayes 69 27 11.9 .508 1.000^ .725 3.0 1.3 .3 .5 4.4
Aaron Swinson 9 0 5.7 .556† . .800 0.9 0.3 .1 .0 2.7
Wayman Tisdale 65 13 19.6 .484 . .770 3.8 0.7 .4 .4 10.0

† – Minimum 300 field goals made.
^ – Minimum 50 three-pointers made.
# – Minimum 125 free-throws made.
+ – Minimum 50 games played.

Playoffs

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Player GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
Danny Ainge 10 0 13.7 .500 .462 .909 1.0 1.0 .5 .0 6.0
Charles Barkley 10 10 39.0 .500 .257 .733 13.4 3.2 1.3 1.1 25.7
Richard Dumas 3 0 1.7 .250 . . 0.3 0.0 .0 .0 0.7
A.C. Green 10 10 36.8 .462 .083 .873 12.0 1.3 .6 .2 12.8
Kevin Johnson 10 10 37.1 .573 .500 .845 4.1 9.3 .9 .4 24.8
Joe Kleine 10 10 16.7 .574 .500^ . 3.1 0.8 .5 .3 6.3
Dan Majerle 10 0 30.7 .370 .364 .706 3.1 1.7 1.4 .3 8.2
Elliot Perry 9 0 11.8 .476 .400 .800 1.1 1.3 .6 .0 6.9
Wesley Person 10 10 24.7 .410 .378 .917 2.1 1.1 .3 .2 9.6
Trevor Ruffin 3 0 2.2 .500 .250 .200 0.6 0.4 .2 .0 2.0
Danny Schayes 10 0 14.6 .379 .000 .875 2.0 0.8 .3 .3 2.9
Wayman Tisdale 10 0 17.0 .451 .000 .643 3.0 1.1 .0 .4 7.3

^ – Minimum 5 three-pointers made.

Transactions

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Trades

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August 1, 1994 To Detroit Pistons
United States Mark West 		To Phoenix Suns
1996 second-round draft pick (United States Russ Millard)
1999 second-round draft pick
September 23, 1994 To Los Angeles Lakers
United States Cedric Ceballos 		To Phoenix Suns
1995 first-round draft pick (United States Michael Finley)

Free agents

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Additions

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Date Player Contract Former Team
July 26, 1994 A.C. Green Signed 5-year contract for $25 million Phoenix Suns
September 3, 1994 Danny Manning Signed 1-year contract for $1 million Atlanta Hawks
September 15, 1994 Aaron Swinson Undisclosed Auburn Tigers
September 15, 1994 Winston Garland Signed 1-year contract Houston Rockets
September 16, 1994 Wayman Tisdale Signed 1-year contract for $850,000 Sacramento Kings
September 30, 1994 Danny Schayes Signed 1-year contract for $672,000 Los Angeles Lakers
November 10, 1994 Trevor Ruffin Signed 1-year contract for $143,860 Hawaii Rainbow Warriors

Subtractions

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Date Player Reason Left New Team
July 1, 1994 Frank Johnson Retired —
July 22, 1994 Skeeter Henry Waived Grand Rapids Hoops (CBA)
September 15, 1994 Jerrod Mustaf Waived P.A.O.K. Thessaloniki (Greece)
September 20, 1994 Oliver Miller Free agent Detroit Pistons
October 13, 1994 Duane Cooper Waived Omaha Racers (CBA)
November 1, 1994 Winston Garland Waived Minnesota Timberwolves
November 1, 1994 Anthony Goldwire Waived Yakima Sun Kings (CBA)
November 2, 1994 Malcolm Mackey Waived Omaha Racers (CBA)
December 29, 1994 Aaron Swinson Waived Yakima Sun Kings (CBA)
May 18, 1995 Richard Dumas Waived Philadelphia 76ers

Player Transactions Citation:[56]

References

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