1993–94 Milwaukee Bucks season

The 1993–94 Milwaukee Bucks season was the 26th season for the Milwaukee Bucks in the National Basketball Association.^[1] The Bucks received the eighth overall pick in the 1993 NBA draft, and selected power forward Vin Baker from the University of Hartford.^[2][3][4] During the off-season, the team signed free agent Ken Norman.^[5][6][7]

Despite the addition of Baker and Norman, the Bucks struggled all season long by posting a 10-game losing streak early into the regular season, and held a 14–34 record at the All-Star break.^[8] At mid-season, the team traded Frank Brickowski to the Charlotte Hornets, while second-year forward Anthony Avent was dealt to the Orlando Magic, and Danny Schayes was sold to the Los Angeles Lakers.^[9][10][11] The Bucks lost 22 of their final 25 games of the season, including a nine-game losing streak in April, finishing tied in last place in the Central Division with a franchise worst record of 20–62,^[12] a record that stood for 20 years until the 2013–14 season, where they posted a 15–67 record.^[1]

Eric Murdock averaged 15.3 points, 6.7 assists and 2.4 steals per game, while Baker averaged 13.5 points, 7.6 rebounds and 1.4 blocks per game, and was named to the NBA All-Rookie First Team, and second-year guard Todd Day provided the team with 12.7 points and 1.4 steals per game. In addition, Norman provided with 11.9 points and 6.1 rebounds per game, while Blue Edwards contributed 11.6 points per game. Off the bench, Derek Strong averaged 6.6 points and 4.2 rebounds per game, while second-year guard Jon Barry contributed 6.2 points per game, and second-year guard Lee Mayberry provided with 5.3 points and 2.6 assists per game.^[13]

During the NBA All-Star weekend at the Target Center in Minneapolis, Minnesota, Murdock participated in the NBA Three-Point Shootout;^[14][15] despite a stellar rookie season, and playing all 82 games during the regular season, Baker was not selected for the inaugural NBA Rookie Game.^[14][16] The Bucks finished 13th in the NBA in home-game attendance, with an attendance of 634,047 at the Bradley Center during the regular season.^[13][17] Following the season, Norman was traded to the Atlanta Hawks,^[18][19][20] while Edwards and Strong were both traded to the Boston Celtics on draft day,^[21][22][23] and Brad Lohaus signed as a free agent with the Miami Heat.^[24]

For the season, the Bucks redesigned their primary logo, replacing the color green with purple and silver to their color scheme of dark green and white. The team's primary logo featured a dark green buck with purple eyes in front of a purple triangle with a silver inline; below the buck featured the city name "Milwaukee" in silver letters on a purple rectangle, and the team name "Bucks" in silver letters with a purple outline in front of a dark green background.^[25] The team also redesigned their home and road uniforms, adding side panels to their shorts, their primary logo on the left leg, and the jersey number on the right leg. The white home uniforms featured a purple and dark green trim, and purple side panels with a dark green outline, while the road uniforms were changed from dark green to purple, and featured a dark green and white trim, and dark green side panels with a white outline.^[26][27]

The team's new primary logo would remain in use until 2006, while the new uniforms would last until 2001, where they would add purple, and green side panels to the sides of their home and road jerseys respectively; the basic design of the logo would remain in use until 2015.