Which American former professional basketball player who also played for Philadelphia 76ers did the Nets sign during its 1992-93 season?
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1992–93 New Jersey Nets season The 1992–93 NBA season was the Nets' 26th season in the National Basketball Association, and 17th season in East Rutherford, New Jersey. The Nets hired Chuck Daly as head coach, acquired Rumeal Robinson from the Atlanta Hawks, and signed free agents Rick Mahorn and Jayson Williams during the offseason. Under Daly, the Nets continued to improve getting off to a solid 31–24 start, before losing second-year star Kenny Anderson for the remainder of the season to a wrist injury. Midway through the season, the Nets signed free agents Maurice Cheeks and former New York Knicks star Bernard King. Despite losing ten of their final eleven games, they finished third in the Atlantic Division with a 43–39 record. The club qualified for the playoffs, but were eliminated in the first round by the Cleveland Cavaliers in five games.
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Jayson Williams Jayson Williams (born February 22, 1968) is an American former professional basketball player. He played for the Philadelphia 76ers and New Jersey Nets of the National Basketball Association. In 2010, Williams pleaded guilty to assault in the accidental shooting death of a limousine driver. He served an 27-month prison sentence and was released in April 2012.
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Vincent Askew Vincent Jerome Askew (born February 28, 1966) is an American retired professional basketball player who was selected by the Philadelphia 76ers in the second round (39th overall) of the 1987 NBA draft. A 6'6" guard-forward from Memphis State University, Askew played in nine NBA seasons for eight different teams. He is a cousin of rapper Teflon Don. He was raised by his grandmother who had 13 kids and custody of Askew and three cousins.
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1992–93 Denver Nuggets season The 1992–93 NBA season was the Nuggets' 17th season in the National Basketball Association, and 26th season as a franchise. During the offseason, the Nuggets acquired second-year guard Robert Pack from the Portland Trail Blazers, and brought back Dan Issel as their new head coach. Issel starred for the Nuggets for ten seasons as a player. Under Issel, the Nuggets got off to a 7–7 start, but then suffered a 14-game losing streak from December 5 to January 5. Along the way, the team signed free agent Tom Hammonds midway through the season. Despite the losing streak, the Nuggets showed significant improvement and missed the playoffs by just 3 games with a record of 36–46, fourth in the Midwest Division.
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Todd Lichti Todd Samuel Lichti (born January 8, 1967) is a retired American professional basketball player. At 6'4" (1.93 m) and 205 lb (93 kg) he played at guard. He was selected with 15th pick in the 1989 NBA draft by the Denver Nuggets where he stayed for 4 years. He also had short spells with Orlando Magic, Golden State Warriors and Boston Celtics before moving to Australia to play for the Perth Wildcats.
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1994–95 Philadelphia 76ers season The 1994–95 NBA season was the 76ers 46th season in the National Basketball Association, and 32nd season in Philadelphia. During the offseason, the Sixers signed unrestricted free agent Scott Williams, then signed free agent Willie Burton early into the season. Under new head coach John Lucas, and despite second-year star Shawn Bradley playing a full season, the Sixers struggled after a 10–16 start losing nine consecutive games, as Jeff Malone played just 19 games due to a foot injury. The Sixers finished sixth in the Atlantic Division with a 24–58 record. Top draft pick Sharone Wright out of Clemson was selected to the All-Rookie Second Team. Guard Dana Barros was named Most Improved Player of The Year, averaging 20.6 points per game while shooting .464 from three point range, and .899 from the free throw line. He was also selected for the 1995 NBA All-Star Game. Following the season, Barros departed and signed as a free agent with the Boston Celtics.
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1992–93 Milwaukee Bucks season The 1992–93 NBA season was the Bucks' 25th season in the National Basketball Association. During the offseason, the Bucks acquired Blue Edwards and second-year guard Eric Murdock from the Utah Jazz. They hired Mike Dunleavy as head coach to lead a young team. The Bucks got off to a strong start winning 10 of their first 13 games. However, things would get worse as they went on an 11-game losing streak in December. At midseason, they traded Alvin Robertson to the Detroit Pistons for Orlando Woolridge. The Bucks lost their final eight games of the season finishing last place in the Central Division with a 28–54 record. Moses Malone only played just eleven games this season due to a back injury. Edwards and Frank Brickowski both led the Bucks in scoring with 16.9 points per game. Following the season, Woolridge and Malone both left for free agency and signed with the Philadelphia 76ers.
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1993–94 Sacramento Kings season The 1993–94 NBA season was the Kings' 45th season in the National Basketball Association, and ninth season in Sacramento. With top draft pick Bobby Hurley from Duke University in the 1993 NBA draft, the Kings had a renewed optimism entering the season winning three of their first four games. However, they proceeded to lose 12 of their next 13 games including eight straight losses. In December, things got worse for the Kings as Hurley was involved in a life threatening automobile accident, and was out for the remainder of the season after playing just 19 games. At midseason, the Kings acquired Olden Polynice from the Detroit Pistons as they went on to finish sixth in the Pacific Division with a 28–54 record. Mitch Richmond averaged 23.4 points per game, and was selected to start for the Western Conference in the 1994 NBA All-Star Game. Following the season, Wayman Tisdale signed as a free agent with the Phoenix Suns.
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Michael Anderson (basketball) Michael Levin Anderson (born March 23, 1966) is an American former basketball player for Drexel University, the NBA, Spain's professional Liga ACB, the Continental Basketball Association, the Greek A1 League and the Turkish Basketball League.
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Craig Spitzer Craig W. Spitzer (born December 18, 1945) is an American former professional basketball player.
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Dave Deutsch David "Dave" Deutsch (born May 13, 1945 in Brooklyn, New York) is a retired professional basketball player who spent one season in the National Basketball Association (NBA) with the New York Knicks during the 1966–67 season. The Knicks drafted him during the 1966 NBA Draft in the 12 round (98 overall) from the University of Rochester.
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Billy Schaeffer William G. "Billy" Schaeffer (born December 11, 1951) is a retired American professional basketball player. He played in the American Basketball Association (ABA) for the New York Nets in between 1973 and January 1976, at which point he was traded to the Virginia Squires for the remainder of the 1975–76 season. Schaeffer was part of the Nets' championship season in 1973–74. He played collegiately at St. John's and was selected in the 1973 NBA Draft by the Los Angeles Lakers.
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1993–94 Denver Nuggets season The 1993–94 NBA season was the Nuggets' 18th season in the National Basketball Association, and 27th season as a franchise. During the offseason, the Nuggets acquired Brian Williams from the Orlando Magic. The team also acquired All-Star guard Alvin Robertson from the Detroit Pistons in exchange for Mark Macon early into the season. However, Robertson did not play due to a back injury. The Nuggets posted a 42–40 record and made the playoffs for the first time in 4 years. The Nuggets qualified for the playoffs as the #8 seed in the Western Conference.
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Eric Washington Eric Maurice Washington (born March 23, 1974) is an American former National Basketball Association (NBA) player.
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1992–93 Minnesota Timberwolves season The 1992–93 NBA season was the Timberwolves' 4th season in the National Basketball Association. In the 1992 NBA draft, the Timberwolves selected Christian Laettner out of Duke University with the third pick. In the offseason, they acquired Chuck Person and Michael Williams from the Indiana Pacers. Laettner had a solid rookie season averaging 18.2 points and 8.7 rebounds per game, while being selected to the All-Rookie First Team. Doug West continued to increase his scoring leading the team with 19.3 points per game. However, the T-Wolves continued to struggle as head coach Jimmy Rodgers was fired after a 6–23 start to the season. Under his replacement Sidney Lowe, the team suffered a 12-game losing streak in April, finishing fifth in the Midwest Division with a 19–63 record. Following the season, Felton Spencer was traded to the Utah Jazz.
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Matt Wenstrom Matthew William Wenstrom (born November 4, 1970) is a retired American basketball player. He played for the Boston Celtics in the National Basketball Association during the 1993-94 NBA season.
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Chris Mullin (basketball) Christopher Paul Mullin (born July 30, 1963) is an American retired professional basketball player and current head coach of the St. John's Red Storm. He previously served as special advisor for the Sacramento Kings and general manager of the Golden State Warriors. He is a two-time Olympic Gold medalist and a two-time Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame inductee (in 2010 as a member of the 1992 United States men's Olympic basketball team ("The Dream Team"), and in 2011 for his individual career).
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1996–97 Philadelphia 76ers season The 1996–97 NBA season was the 76ers 48th season in the National Basketball Association, and 34th season in Philadelphia. After two seasons at Georgetown, point guard Allen Iverson was selected first overall by the Philadelphia 76ers in the 1996 NBA draft. Iverson quickly established himself as one of the premier point guards in the NBA averaging 23.5 points per game. He was named 1997 Rookie of the Year and was a member of the NBA All-Rookie First Team. During the offseason, the Sixers acquired Don MacLean from the Denver Nuggets and signed free agents Mark Davis, Lucious Harris and Michael Cage. The Sixers played around .500 in November with a 7–8 start to the season. However, they struggled and lost 23 of their next 24 games, including 11 and 13-game losing streaks posted respectively. The Sixers lost ten of their final eleven games, and finished sixth in the Atlantic Division with a 22–60 record.
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Ken Green (basketball, born 1959) Kenneth "Apple" Green (born September 19, 1959) is a former National Basketball Association (NBA) player for the New York Knicks. Green played for Pan American University, where he led the Broncs to the 1981 NIT tournament, the school's only Division I post-season appearance. During this season Green was an NCAA honorable mention All American. Green was drafted with the eleventh pick in the second round of the 1981 NBA Draft by the Denver Nuggets; however, the Nuggets waived Green before the start of the 1981-82 NBA season. He was signed by the Portland Trail Blazers before the 1985–86 NBA season, but was once again waived before the start of the season. On March 25, 1986 the New York Knicks signed Green to a 10-day contract and then signed him to a contract for the rest of the season on April 4, 1986. In seven games with the Knicks, Green averaged 4.4 points per game and 3.9 rebounds per game.
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David Wingate (basketball) David Grover Stacey Wingate, Jr. (born December 15, 1963) is an American retired professional basketball player. The shooting guard-small forward spent 15 years in the National Basketball Association with six teams.
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1990–91 New Jersey Nets season The 1990–91 NBA season was the Nets' 24th season in the National Basketball Association, and 15th season in East Rutherford, New Jersey. After finishing with the worst record last season, the Nets won the draft lottery and selected Derrick Coleman out of Syracuse with the first pick in the 1990 NBA draft. In the offseason, the team acquired Reggie Theus from the Orlando Magic. However, the Nets continued to struggle losing eleven consecutive games between December and January. Their movement would continue at midseason as they acquired Dražen Petrović from the Portland Trail Blazers, and rookie Terry Mills from the Denver Nuggets. The Nets finished fifth in the Atlantic Division with a 26–56 record. Coleman had a stellar rookie season averaging 18.4 points and 10.3 rebounds per game, as he was named Rookie of The Year. Following the season, Theus retired.
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Harold Pressley Harold Pressley (born July 14, 1963) is an American former professional basketball player. He spent four years in the National Basketball Association (NBA) for the Sacramento Kings between 1986 and 1990 before playing a major role in Joventut Badalona's success both in the Spanish league and the Euroleague until 1993.