1995–96 Detroit Pistons season

The 1995–96 NBA season was the Pistons' 48th season in the National Basketball Association, and 39th season in the city of Detroit.^[1] During the off-season, the Pistons hired Doug Collins as head coach,^[2][3][4][5] while acquiring Otis Thorpe from the Portland Trail Blazers; Thorpe won a championship as a member of the Houston Rockets in the 1994 NBA Finals.^[6][7][8][9]

1995–96 Detroit Pistons season
Head coach	Doug Collins
General manager	Rick Sund
Owner(s)	Bill Davidson
Arena	The Palace of Auburn Hills
Results
Record	46–36 (.561)
Place	Division: 5th (Central) Conference: 7th (Eastern)
Playoff finish	First round (lost to Magic 0–3)
Stats at Basketball Reference
Local media
Television	WKBD-TV (George Blaha, Kelly Tripucka) PASS Sports (Fred McLeod, Greg Kelser)
Radio	WWJ (George Blaha)
< 1994–95 1996–97 >

Under Collins, the Pistons, who were now led by second-year star Grant Hill and Allan Houston, struggled with a 5–9 record in November, but played over .500 basketball for the remainder of the regular season, holding a 23–22 record at the All-Star break.^[10] At mid-season, the team signed free agent Michael Curry, who was previously released by the Washington Bullets.^[11][12] The Pistons reemerged as a playoff contender finishing in fifth place in the Central Division with a 46–36 record,^[13] and returned to the playoffs after a three-year absence.

Hill led the team with 20.2 points, 9.8 rebounds, 6.9 assists and 1.3 steals per game, and was named to the All-NBA Second Team, and selected for the 1996 NBA All-Star Game in San Antonio, Texas.^{[14][15][16][17]} In addition, Houston finished second on the team in scoring averaging 19.7 points per game, and led them with 191 three-point field goals, while Thorpe provided the team with 14.2 points and 8.4 rebounds per game.

Meanwhile, Joe Dumars played half of the regular season off the bench as the team's sixth man, averaging just 11.8 points and 4.0 assists per game, and contributing 121 three-point field goals,^[18][19] as Lindsey Hunter was the team's starting point guard for half the season, contributing 8.5 points per game and 117 three-point field goals, and Terry Mills provided with 9.4 points and 4.3 rebounds per game off the bench. On the defensive side, top draft pick Theo Ratliff led the team with 1.5 blocks per game off the bench, and second-round draft pick Don Reid was the team's starting power forward, averaging 3.8 points and 2.9 rebounds per game.^[20]

Hill also finished tied in ninth place in Most Valuable Player voting, while Houston finished tied in eighth place in Most Improved Player voting,^[21][22] and Collins finished tied in third place in Coach of the Year voting,^{[23][24][21][22]}

However, in the Eastern Conference First Round of the playoffs, the Pistons would be swept by the Orlando Magic in three straight games.^{[25][26][27][28]} Following the season, Houston signed as a free agent with the New York Knicks,^{[29][30][31][32]} which left a bitter feud between Houston and Hill's relationship,^[33][34][35] and Mark West signed with the Cleveland Cavaliers.^[36][37]

During a road game against the Magic on March 20, 1996, and with the Magic up by 20 points against the Pistons, Magic reverse guard Anthony Bowie called a timeout with 2.7 seconds left to set up a play, so he could get his first career triple-double; Collins was upset about this, and ordered his players off the court to the locker room before the game had ended. Collins was fined $5,000 by the league, as the Magic defeated the Pistons, 113–91.^{[38][39][40][41]}

Draft picks

Main article: 1995 NBA draft

Round	Pick	Player	Position	Nationality	College
1	18	Theo Ratliff	C/PF	United States	Wyoming
1	19	Randolph Childress	PG	United States	Wake Forest
2	30	Lou Roe	PF	United States	Massachusetts Amherst
2	58	Don Reid	PF	United States	Georgetown

Roster

1995–96 Detroit Pistons roster

Players

Coaches

Pos. No. Player Height Weight DOB From G 25 Steve Bardo 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 1968–04–05 Illinois G 12 Michael Curry 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 210 lb (95 kg) 1968–08–22 Georgia Southern G 4 Joe Dumars 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 1963–05–24 McNeese State F 33 Grant Hill 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 225 lb (102 kg) 1972–10–05 Duke G 20 Allan Houston 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 200 lb (91 kg) 1971–04–20 Tennessee G 1 Lindsey Hunter 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 170 lb (77 kg) 1970–12–03 Jackson State C 45 Eric Leckner 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 265 lb (120 kg) 1966–05–27 Wyoming G 2 Mark Macon 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1969–04–14 Temple F 6 Terry Mills 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 230 lb (104 kg) 1967–12–21 Michigan C 42 Theo Ratliff 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 225 lb (102 kg) 1973–04–17 Wyoming F 52 Don Reid 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 250 lb (113 kg) 1973–12–30 Georgetown F 3 Lou Roe 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 220 lb (100 kg) 1972–07–14 UMass F/C 50 Otis Thorpe 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 225 lb (102 kg) 1962–08–05 Providence C 41 Mark West 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 230 lb (104 kg) 1960–11–05 Old Dominion

Head coach Doug Collins Assistant(s) Alvin Gentry Brian James Mike Abdenour (trainer) Legend (DP) Unsigned draft pick (FA) Free agent (S) Suspended Injured Roster Updated: February 22, 1996

Regular season

Season standings

Central Division	W	L	PCT	GB	Home	Road	Div	GP
z–Chicago Bulls	72	10	.878	–	39‍–‍2	33‍–‍8	24–4	82
x–Indiana Pacers	52	30	.634	20.0	32‍–‍9	20‍–‍21	19–9	82
x–Cleveland Cavaliers	47	35	.573	25.0	26‍–‍15	21‍–‍20	13–15	82
x–Atlanta Hawks	46	36	.561	26.0	26‍–‍15	20‍–‍21	15–13	82
x–Detroit Pistons	46	36	.561	26.0	30‍–‍11	16‍–‍25	15–13	82
Charlotte Hornets	41	41	.500	31.0	25‍–‍16	16‍–‍25	13–15	82
Milwaukee Bucks	25	57	.305	47.0	14‍–‍27	11‍–‍30	8–20	82
Toronto Raptors	21	61	.256	51.0	15‍–‍26	6‍–‍35	5–23	82

Eastern Conference
#	Team	W	L	PCT	GB	GP
1	z–Chicago Bulls	72	10	.878	–	82
2	y–Orlando Magic	60	22	.732	12.0	82
3	x–Indiana Pacers	52	30	.634	20.0	82
4	x–Cleveland Cavaliers	47	35	.573	25.0	82
5	x–New York Knicks	47	35	.573	25.0	82
6	x–Atlanta Hawks	46	36	.561	26.0	82
7	x–Detroit Pistons	46	36	.561	26.0	82
8	x–Miami Heat	42	40	.512	30.0	82
9	Charlotte Hornets	41	41	.500	31.0	82
10	Washington Bullets	39	43	.476	33.0	82
11	Boston Celtics	33	49	.402	39.0	82
12	New Jersey Nets	30	52	.366	42.0	82
13	Milwaukee Bucks	25	57	.305	47.0	82
14	Toronto Raptors	21	61	.256	51.0	82
15	Philadelphia 76ers	18	64	.220	54.0	82

z – clinched division title

y – clinched division title

x – clinched playoff spot

Record vs. opponents

1995-96 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	TOR	UTA	VAN	WAS
Atlanta	—	4–0	3–1	0–4	3–1	1–1	1–1	2–2	1–1	1–1	1–3	2–0	0–2	2–2	2–2	1–1	4–0	2–1	2–2	2–1	0–2	2–0	2–0	0–2	0–2	4–0	1–1	2–0	1–3
Boston	0–4	—	2–2	0–3	1–3	0–2	1–1	2–1	0–2	1–1	0–4	2–0	0–2	3–1	3–1	2–0	2–2	0–4	1–3	4–0	1–1	0–2	2–0	0–2	0–2	3–1	0–2	1–1	2–2
Charlotte	1–3	2–2	—	1–3	3–1	2–0	2–0	1–3	0–2	0–2	1–3	1–1	2–0	2–2	3–1	1–1	0–3	3–0	0–4	3–1	2–0	1–1	1–1	0–2	0–2	3–1	1–1	2–0	3–1
Chicago	4–0	3–0	3–1	—	4–0	2–0	1–1	4–0	2–0	2–0	2–2	2–0	2–0	3–1	4–0	2–0	3–0	3–1	3–1	4–0	1–1	2–0	2–0	2–0	1–1	3–1	2–0	2–0	4–0
Cleveland	1–3	3–1	1–3	0–4	—	2–0	1–1	2–2	2–0	1–1	2–2	2–0	2–0	1–3	4–0	2–0	1–2	3–1	1–2	4–0	2–0	1–1	1–1	0–2	0–2	3–1	0–2	2–0	3–1
Dallas	1–1	2–0	0–2	0–2	0–2	—	2–2	0–2	2–2	1–3	0–2	2–2	0–4	0–2	1–1	0–4	1–1	0–2	1–1	0–2	1–3	0–4	2–2	2–2	2–2	1–1	1–3	4–0	0–2
Denver	1–1	1–1	0–2	1–1	1–1	2–2	—	1–1	2–2	1–3	0–2	1–3	2–2	0–2	1–1	4–0	0–2	1–1	1–1	2–0	3–1	0–4	0–4	0–4	1–3	2–0	3–1	3–1	1–1
Detroit	2–2	1–2	3–1	0–4	2–2	2–0	1–1	—	2–0	1–1	2–2	2–0	0–2	1–3	2–2	1–1	4–0	0–4	1–3	4–0	2–0	2–0	1–1	2–0	1–1	4–0	0–2	2–0	1–2
Golden State	1–1	2–0	2–0	0–2	0–2	2–2	2–2	0–2	—	2–2	1–1	3–1	1–3	1–1	1–1	3–1	2–0	0–2	0–2	2–0	1–3	1–3	1–3	1–3	0–4	1–1	1–3	4–0	1–1
Houston	1–1	1–1	2–0	0–2	1–1	3–1	3–1	1–1	2–2	—	2–0	4–0	3–1	0–2	2–0	2–2	2–0	0–2	0–2	2–0	3–1	2–2	2–2	1–3	0–4	2–0	2–2	4–0	1–1
Indiana	3–1	4–0	3–1	2–2	2–2	2–0	2–0	2–2	1–1	0–2	—	2–0	1–1	3–0	3–1	1–1	1–3	1–3	2–2	3–1	1–1	1–1	0–2	1–1	2–0	4–0	0–2	2–0	3–0
L.A. Clippers	0–2	0–2	1–1	0–2	0–2	2–2	3–1	0–2	1–3	0–4	0–2	—	0–4	1–1	1–1	3–1	1–1	1–1	0–2	2–0	3–1	2–2	2–2	1–3	0–4	0–2	1–3	3–1	1–1
L.A. Lakers	2–0	2–0	0–2	0–2	0–2	4–0	2–2	2–0	3–1	1–3	1–1	4–0	—	2–0	2–0	3–1	2–0	1–1	1–1	1–1	3–1	2–2	3–1	1–3	2–2	2–0	2–2	4–0	1–1
Miami	2–2	1–3	2–2	1–3	3–1	2–0	2–0	3–1	1–1	2–0	0–3	1–1	0–2	—	3–0	1–1	5–0	1–3	1–3	3–1	1–1	0–2	1–1	1–1	0–2	2–1	0–2	1–1	2–2
Milwaukee	2–2	1–3	1–3	0–4	0–4	1–1	1–1	2–2	1–1	0–2	1–3	1–1	0–2	0–3	—	1–1	1–3	2–2	1–3	2–1	0–2	2–0	0–2	1–1	0–2	2–2	0–2	1–1	1–3
Minnesota	1–1	0–2	1–1	0–2	0–2	4–0	0–4	1–1	1–3	2–2	1–1	1–3	1–3	1–1	1–1	—	1–1	0–2	0–2	1–1	1–3	0–4	3–1	1–3	0–4	1–1	1–3	2–2	0–2
New Jersey	0–4	2–2	3–0	0–3	2–1	1–1	2–0	0–4	0–2	0–2	3–1	1–1	0–2	0–5	3–1	1–1	—	2–2	0–4	2–2	0–2	1–1	1–1	0–2	0–2	2–2	0–2	2–0	2–2
New York	1–2	4–0	0–3	1–3	1–3	2–0	1–1	4–0	2–0	2–0	3–1	1–1	1–1	3–1	2–2	2–0	2–2	—	1–3	3–1	0–2	0–2	0–2	1–1	1–1	4–0	1–1	1–1	3–1
Orlando	2–2	3–1	4–0	1–3	2–1	1–1	1–1	3–1	2–0	2–0	2–2	2–0	1–1	3–1	3–1	2–0	4–0	3–1	—	4–0	2–0	1–1	1–1	1–1	1–1	2–1	1–1	2–0	4–0
Philadelphia	1–2	0–4	1–3	0–4	0–4	2–0	0–2	0–4	0–2	0–2	1–3	0–2	1–1	1–3	1–2	1–1	2–2	1–3	0–4	—	0–2	0–2	0–2	0–2	0–2	3–1	1–1	1–1	1–3
Phoenix	2–0	1–1	0–2	1–1	0–2	3–1	1–3	0–2	3–1	1–3	1–1	1–3	1–3	1–1	2–0	3–1	2–0	2–0	0–2	2–0	—	2–2	2–2	1–3	0–4	2–0	1–3	4–0	2–0
Portland	0–2	2–0	1–1	0–2	1–1	4–0	4–0	0–2	3–1	2–2	1–1	2–2	2–2	2–0	0–2	4–0	1–1	2–0	1–1	2–0	2–2	—	1–3	1–3	1–3	2–0	1–3	2–2	0–2
Sacramento	0–2	0–2	1–1	0–2	1–1	2–2	4–0	1–1	3–1	2–2	2–0	2–2	1–3	1–1	2–0	1–3	1–1	2–0	1–1	2–0	2–2	3–1	—	1–3	0–4	2–0	0–4	2–2	0–2
San Antonio	2–0	2–0	2–0	0–2	2–0	2–2	4–0	0–2	3–1	3–1	1–1	3–1	3–1	1–1	1–1	3–1	2–0	1–1	1–1	2–0	3–1	3–1	3–1	—	2–2	2–0	3–1	4–0	1–1
Seattle	2–0	2–0	2–0	1–1	2–0	2–2	3–1	1–1	4–0	4–0	0–2	4–0	2–2	2–0	2–0	4–0	2–0	1–1	1–1	2–0	4–0	3–1	4–0	2–2	—	1–1	3–1	3–1	1–1
Toronto	0–4	1–3	1–3	1–3	1–3	1–1	0–2	0–4	1–1	0–2	0–4	2–0	0–2	1–2	2–2	1–1	2–2	0–4	1–2	1–3	0–2	0–2	0–2	0–2	1–1	—	0–2	1–1	3–1
Utah	1–1	2–0	1–1	0–2	2–0	3–1	1–3	2–0	3–1	2–2	2–0	3–1	2–2	2–0	2–0	3–1	2–0	1–1	1–1	1–1	3–1	3–1	4–0	1–3	1–3	2–0	—	4–0	1–1
Vancouver	0–2	1–1	0–2	0–2	0–2	0–4	1–3	0–2	0–4	0–4	0–2	1–3	0–4	1–1	1–1	2–2	0–2	1–1	0–2	1–1	0–4	2–2	2–2	0–4	1–3	1–1	0–4	—	0–2
Washington	3–1	2–2	1–3	0–4	1–3	2–0	1–1	2–1	1–1	1–1	0–3	1–1	1–1	2–2	3–1	2–0	2–2	1–3	0–4	3–1	0–2	2–0	2–0	1–1	1–1	1–3	1–1	2–0	—

Game log

Regular season

1995–96 game log Total: 46–36 (home: 30–11; road: 16–25)
November: 5–9 (home: 5–4; road: 0–5) Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 1 November 3 New York L 100–106 The Palace of Auburn Hills 0–1 4 November 8 Portland W 107–100 (OT) The Palace of Auburn Hills 1–3 5 November 10 Cleveland W 100–80 The Palace of Auburn Hills 2–3 6 November 15 Seattle W 94–87 The Palace of Auburn Hills 3–3 7 November 17 Utah L 81–86 The Palace of Auburn Hills 3–4 8 November 18 @ Cleveland L 90–93 Gund Arena 3–5 11 November 26 Houston W 102–100 The Palace of Auburn Hills 5–6 12 November 27 @ Orlando L 95–96 Orlando Arena 5–7 14 November 30 Miami L 107–118 The Palace of Auburn Hills 5–9
December : 10–5 (home: 6–2; road: 4–3) Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 15 December 2 Atlanta W 104–96 The Palace of Auburn Hills 6–9 19 December 10 @ L.A. Lakers L 82–87 Great Western Forum 8–11 20 December 13 L.A. Lakers L 98–101 The Palace of Auburn Hills 8–12 22 December 16 @ New York L 82–86 Madison Square Garden 9–13 25 December 22 @ Miami W 84–75 Miami Arena 12–13 26 December 23 Orlando L 79–94 The Palace of Auburn Hills 12–14
January : 6–6 (home: 2–1; road: 4–5) Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 34 January 15 @ Atlanta L 88–96 The Omni 19–15 35 January 18 San Antonio W 100–98 The Palace of Auburn Hills 19–16 36 January 19 @ Indiana L 81–89 Market Square Arena 19–17 37 January 21 Chicago L 96–111 The Palace of Auburn Hills 19–18 38 January 24 @ San Antonio W 85–84 Alamodome 20–18 40 January 27 @ Houston L 85–105 The Summit 21–19 41 January 29 @ Utah L 97–106 Delta Center 21–20
February : 7–6 (home: 4–3; road: 3–3) Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 42 February 1 Indiana W 87–70 The Palace of Auburn Hills 22–20 43 February 3 Sacramento L 85–94 The Palace of Auburn Hills 22–21 44 February 5 @ New York L 91–97 Madison Square Garden 22–22 45 February 7 Orlando W 97–83 The Palace of Auburn Hills 23–22 47 February 15 Chicago L 109–112 (OT) The Palace of Auburn Hills 24–23 50 February 21 New York L 110–113 (OT) The Palace of Auburn Hills 26–24 52 February 25 @ Portland W 93–81 Rose Garden Arena 27–25 43 February 26 @ Sacramento W 93–78 ARCO Arena 28–25 54 February 28 @ Seattle L 80–94 KeyArena 28–26
March : 11–5 (home: 8–1; road: 3–4) Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 55 March 1 @ Phoenix W 102–97 America West Arena 29–26 57 March 4 Atlanta W 99–93 The Palace of Auburn Hills 31–26 59 March 7 @ Chicago L 81–102 United Center 32–27 62 March 13 Phoenix W 118–115 The Palace of Auburn Hills 35–27 63 March 15 Cleveland W 80–69 The Palace of Auburn Hills 36–27 65 March 19 @ Orlando L 91–113 Orlando Arena 37–28 66 March 20 @ Miami L 93–102 Miami Arena 37–29 68 March 23 @ Atlanta L 84–92 The Omni 38–30 70 March 30 Miami L 85–95 The Palace of Auburn Hills 39–31
April : 7–5 (home: 5–0; road: 2–5) Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 77 April 13 @ Indiana L 86–91 Market Square Arena 44–33 79 April 17 Indiana W 102–93 The Palace of Auburn Hills 45–34 80 April 18 @ Chicago L 79–110 United Center 45–35 81 April 20 @ Cleveland L 73–75 Gund Arena 45–36
1995–96 schedule

Playoffs

1996 playoff game log
First Round: 0–3 (home: 0–1; road: 0–2) Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Series 1 April 26 @ Orlando L 92–112 Grant Hill (21) Grant Hill (11) three players tied (4) Orlando Arena 17,248 0–1 2 April 28 @ Orlando L 77–92 Allan Houston (23) Otis Thorpe (16) Otis Thorpe (3) Orlando Arena 17,248 0–2 3 April 30 Orlando L 98–101 Allan Houston (33) Otis Thorpe (13) Joe Dumars (7) The Palace of Auburn Hills 20,386 0–3
1996 schedule

Player statistics

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

Regular season

Player	GP	GS	MPG	FG%	3P%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
Steve Bardo	9	0	13.7	.391	.000	.667	2.4	1.7	0.4	0.1	2.4
Michael Curry	41	1	18.3	.464	.400	.707	2.0	0.6	0.6	0.0	4.9
Joe Dumars	67	40	32.7	.426	.406	.822	2.1	4.0	0.6	0.0	11.8
Grant Hill	80	80	40.8	.462	.192	.751	9.8	6.9	1.3	0.6	20.2
Allan Houston	82	75	37.5	.453	.427	.823	3.7	3.0	0.7	0.2	19.7
Lindsey Hunter	80	48	26.7	.381	.405	.700	2.4	2.4	1.1	0.2	8.5
Eric Leckner	18	8	8.6	.621		.615	1.9	0.1	0.1	0.2	2.4
Mark Macon	23	0	12.5	.433	.467	.818	1.0	0.7	0.7	0.0	3.2
Terry Mills	82	5	20.2	.419	.396	.771	4.3	1.2	0.5	0.2	9.4
Theo Ratliff	75	2	17.4	.557	.000	.708	4.0	0.2	0.2	1.5	4.5
Don Reid	69	46	14.4	.567		.662	2.9	0.2	0.7	0.6	3.8
Lou Roe	49	2	7.6	.356	.222	.750	1.6	0.3	0.2	0.2	1.8
Otis Thorpe	82	82	34.6	.530	.000	.710	8.4	1.9	0.6	0.5	14.2
Mark West	47	21	14.5	.484		.622	2.8	0.1	0.1	0.8	3.2

Playoffs

Player	GP	GS	MPG	FG%	3FG%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
Allan Houston	3	3	45.3	.431	.333	.900	2.7	2.0	0.0	0.3	25.0
Grant Hill	3	3	38.3	.564	.500	.857	7.3	3.7	1.0	0.0	19.0
Joe Dumars	3	3	41.0	.457	.357	1.000	4.3	3.7	0.0	0.0	13.7
Otis Thorpe	3	3	33.7	.542		.750	11.7	2.3	0.0	0.0	11.7
Mark West	3	3	26.0	.524		.462	5.3	0.3	0.3	0.3	9.3
Terry Mills	3	0	16.0	.250	.125	.833	1.7	1.3	0.3	0.0	5.3
Lindsey Hunter	2	0	18.0	.250	.250	.500	1.0	0.5	0.5	0.0	3.0
Michael Curry	3	0	14.3	.429	.000		1.0	0.3	0.3	0.3	2.0
Don Reid	3	0	8.7	.333		.333	0.3	0.3	0.0	0.7	1.0
Theo Ratliff	1	0	4.0				0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Lou Roe	2	0	3.5	.000			1.0	0.0	0.5	0.0	0.0
Eric Leckner	1	0	3.0				0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0

Player Statistics Citation:^[20]

Awards and records

• Grant Hill, All-NBA Second Team

Transactions

• September 20, 1995: Traded Randolph Childress and Bill Curley to the Portland Trail Blazers for Otis Thorpe.
• October 5, 1995: Signed Steve Bardo as a free agent.
• December 29, 1995: Waived Walter Bond.
• January 5, 1996: Waived Steve Bardo.
• January 31, 1996: Signed Michael Curry to the first of two consecutive 10-day contracts.
• February 22, 1996: Signed Michael Curry for the remainder of the season.

Player Transactions Citation:^[42]