[1] During the off-season, the Nets re-signed free agent Sleepy Floyd,[2][3] signed Sean Higgins,[4] and undrafted rookie guard Chris Childs.
[3][5] Under new head coach Butch Beard,[6][7][8] the Nets fell apart like a cheap suit losing five of their first six games, then after a 12–15 start, the team lost eight of their next nine games and played below .500 for the entire season, holding a 19–31 record at the All-Star break.
[9] Derrick Coleman missed 26 games with assorted aches and pains, and a wrist injury,[10][11][12] while Kevin Edwards only played just 14 games before sitting out the remainder of the season with a partly torn Achilles tendon,[13][14] Benoit Benjamin missed 21 games with a lower back injury,[15][16] and top draft pick Yinka Dare missed all but one game due to knee injuries.
[17][18] Both Coleman and Kenny Anderson had a public feud with their new coach,[19][20] as the Nets lost 15 of their final 19 games and missed the playoffs, finishing fifth in the Atlantic Division with a disappointing 30–52 record.
[22] Following the season, Morris signed as a free agent with the Utah Jazz,[23][24][25] while Benjamin was left unprotected in the 1995 NBA Expansion Draft, where he was selected by the newly expansion Vancouver Grizzlies,[26][27][28][29][30] and Floyd retired.