1989–90 Golden State Warriors season explained

The 1989–90 NBA season was the Warriors' 44th season in the National Basketball Association, and 27th in the San Francisco Bay Area.^[1] With the 14th pick in the 1989 NBA draft, the Warriors selected Tim Hardaway from the University of Texas-El Paso.^{[2] [3]} Hardaway teamed with All-Star forward Chris Mullin, and second-year star Mitch Richmond to form the threesome later known as Run TMC. The Warriors got off to a bad start losing 14 of their first 18 games, but posted two six-game winning streaks afterwards winning 12 of their next 15 games, and held a 23–24 record at the All-Star break.^[4] At midseason, the team traded Winston Garland to the Los Angeles Clippers.^{[5] [6] [7]} However, midway through the season, they struggled and fell below .500, missing the playoffs by finishing fifth in the Pacific Division with a 37–45 record.^[8]

Mullin averaged 25.1 points, 5.9 rebounds and 1.6 steals per game, and was named to the All-NBA Third Team, and was selected for the 1990 NBA All-Star Game.^{[9] [10] [11] [12]} In addition, Richmond averaged 22.1 points per game, while Terry Teagle provided the team with 16.1 points per game, and Hardaway contributed 14.7 points, 8.7 assists and 2.1 steals per game, and was named to the NBA All-Rookie First Team. Rookie guard Sarunas Marciulionis contributed 12.1 points per game off the bench, while Rod Higgins provided with 11.1 points and 5.1 rebounds per game, and Manute Bol led the team with 3.2 blocks per game.^[13]

In a 120–115 road win over the Boston Celtics on January 21, 1990, Hardaway, Mullin and Richmond all surpassed 20 points in the same game for the first time.^{[14] [15]} The Warriors also led the NBA in scoring during the season.^[16] Following the season, Teagle was traded to the Los Angeles Lakers,^{[17] [18] [19]} and Bol was dealt to the Philadelphia 76ers.^{[20] [21] [22]}

For the season, the Warriors changed their uniforms, which remained in use until 1997.^{[23] [24]}

Draft picks

See main article: 1989 NBA draft.

Regular season

Season standings

z - clinched division title

y - clinched division title

x - clinched playoff spot

Record vs. opponents

1989-90 NBA Records
width=100	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	–	1–3	2–0	0–5	2–3	0–2	1–1	3–2	2–0	2–0	2–3	1–1	0–2	4–0	3–2	1–1	2–2	1–3	5–0	2–2	0–2	1–1	1–1	1–1	1–1	1–1	2–2
Boston	3–1	–	2–0	2–2	3–1	1–1	1–1	2–2	1–1	2–0	1–3	1–1	0–2	5–0	2–2	1–1	5–1	4–1	4–0	3–2	1–1	0–2	2–0	1–1	2–0	1–1	2–3
Charlotte	0–2	0–2	–	0–2	1–1	1–3	3–2	0–2	2–2	1–4	1–1	2–2	0–4	1–1	0–2	2–2	1–1	1–1	1–1	0–2	1–3	0–4	1–3	0–5	0–4	0–5	0–2
Chicago	5–0	2–2	2–0	–	5–0	2–0	1–1	1–4	2–0	1–1	2–3	1–1	1–1	4–0	4–1	2–0	3–1	3–1	3–2	2–2	2–0	1–1	1–1	1–1	1–1	0–2	3–1
Cleveland	3–2	1–3	1–1	0–5	–	0–2	0–2	1–4	1–1	0–2	3–2	1–1	1–1	4–0	3–2	1–1	4–0	2–2	4–1	2–2	1–1	1–1	2–0	1–1	1–1	1–1	3–1
Dallas	2–0	1–1	3–1	0–2	2–0	–	2–3	1–1	3–1	4–1	2–0	3–1	0–4	2–0	1–1	4–1	2–0	1–1	2–0	1–1	1–3	0–4	3–1	3–2	2–2	1–3	1–1
Denver	1–1	1–1	2–3	1–1	2–0	3–2	–	0–2	2–2	4–1	0–2	2–2	0–4	2–0	1–1	5–0	2–0	1–1	2–0	1–1	1–3	2–2	4–0	1–3	2–2	0–4	1–1
Detroit	2–3	2–2	2–0	4–1	4–1	1–1	2–0	–	1–1	1–1	4–1	1–1	1–1	3–1	3–2	2–0	4–0	4–0	5–0	1–3	2–0	1–1	2–0	1–1	1–1	1–1	4–0
Golden State	0–2	1–1	2–2	0–2	1–1	1–3	2–2	1–1	–	2–2	1–1	3–1	1–4	2–0	1–1	3–1	2–0	0–2	2–0	1–1	0–5	2–2	3–2	1–3	2–3	2–2	1–1
Houston	0–2	0–2	4–1	1–1	2–0	1–4	1–4	1–1	2–2	–	1–1	2–2	2–2	1–1	1–1	2–2	1–1	1–1	2–0	1–1	2–2	1–3	4–0	2–2	2–2	3–2	1–1
Indiana	3–2	3–1	1–1	3–2	2–3	0–2	2–0	1–4	1–1	1–1	–	0–2	0–2	3–1	3–2	1–1	4–0	1–3	4–1	0–4	1–1	1–1	1–1	1–1	1–1	1–1	3–1
L.A. Clippers	1–1	1–1	2–2	1–1	1–1	1–3	2–2	1–1	1–3	2–2	2–0	–	1–4	0–2	1–1	3–1	2–0	0–2	2–0	0–2	0–4	0–5	2–3	0–4	3–2	0–4	1–1
L.A. Lakers	2–0	2–0	4–0	1–1	1–1	4–0	4–0	1–1	4–1	2–2	2–0	4–1	–	2–0	1–1	4–0	2–0	2–0	1–1	1–1	3–1	2–3	5–0	2–2	4–0	2–2	1–1
Miami	0–4	0–5	1–1	0–4	0–4	0–2	0–2	1–3	0–2	1–1	1–3	2–0	0–2	–	2–2	1–1	1–4	1–5	3–1	0–5	0–2	0–2	1–1	0–2	0–2	1–1	2–3
Milwaukee	2–3	2–2	2–0	1–4	2–3	1–1	1–1	2–3	1–1	1–1	2–3	1–1	1–1	2–2	–	2–0	4–0	2–2	5–0	1–3	1–1	1–1	1–1	1–1	2–0	0–2	3–1
Minnesota	1–1	1–1	2–2	0–2	1–1	1–4	0–5	0–2	1–3	2–2	1–1	1–3	0–4	1–1	0–2	–	1–1	1–1	1–1	1–1	0–4	1–3	2–2	1–4	1–3	0–5	1–1
New Jersey	2–2	1–5	1–1	1–3	0–4	0–2	0–2	0–4	0–2	1–1	0–4	0–2	0–2	4–1	0–4	1–1	–	1–4	1–3	1–4	0–2	0–2	1–1	0–2	0–2	0–2	2–3
New York	3–1	1–4	1–1	1–3	2–2	1–1	1–1	0–4	2–0	1–1	3–1	2–0	0–2	5–1	2–2	1–1	4–1	–	2–2	2–3	1–1	0–2	2–0	1–1	1–1	1–1	5–0
Orlando	0–5	0–4	1–1	2–3	1–4	0–2	0–2	0–5	0–2	0–2	1–4	0–2	1–1	1–3	0–5	1–1	3–1	2–2	–	2–2	0–2	0–2	1–1	1–1	0–2	1–1	0–4
Philadelphia	2–2	2–3	2–0	2–2	2–2	1–1	1–1	3–1	1–1	1–1	4–0	2–0	1–1	5–0	3–1	1–1	4–1	3–2	2–2	–	1–1	1–1	1–1	1–1	1–1	1–1	5–1
Phoenix	2–0	1–1	3–1	0–2	1–1	3–1	3–1	0–2	5–0	2–2	1–1	4–0	1–3	2–0	1–1	4–0	2–0	1–1	2–0	1–1	–	2–3	5–0	0–4	3–2	3–1	2–0
Portland	1–1	2–0	4–0	1–1	1–1	4–0	2–2	1–1	2–2	3–1	1–1	5–0	3–2	2–0	1–1	3–1	2–0	2–0	2–0	1–1	3–2	–	4–0	3–1	3–2	2–2	1–1
Sacramento	1–1	0–2	3–1	1–1	0–2	1–3	0–4	0–2	2–3	0–4	1–1	3–2	0–5	1–1	1–1	2–2	1–1	0–2	1–1	1–1	0–5	0–4	–	0–4	2–2	1–3	1–1
San Antonio	1–1	1–1	5–0	1–1	1–1	2–3	3–1	1–1	3–1	2–2	1–1	4–0	2–2	2–0	1–1	4–1	2–0	1–1	1–1	1–1	4–0	1–3	4–0	–	3–1	3–2	2–0
Seattle	1–1	0–2	4–0	1–1	1–1	2–2	2–2	1–1	3–2	2–2	1–1	2–3	0–4	2–0	0–2	3–1	2–0	1–1	2–0	1–1	2–3	2–3	2–2	1–3	–	1–3	2–0
Utah	1–1	1–1	5–0	2–0	1–1	3–1	4–0	1–1	2–2	2–3	1–1	4–0	2–2	1–1	2–0	5–0	2–0	1–1	1–1	1–1	1–3	2–2	3–1	2–3	3–1	–	2–0
Washington	2–2	3–2	2–0	1–3	1–3	1–1	1–1	0–4	1–1	1–1	1–3	1–1	1–1	3–2	1–3	1–1	3–2	0–5	4–0	1–5	0–2	1–1	1–1	0–2	0–2	0–2	—

Game log

Player statistics

Regular season

Player	GP	GS	MPG	FG%	3P%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
	82	49	29.0	.480	.214	.830	4.5	1.9	1.1	.2	16.1
	82	22	24.3	.481	.347	.821	5.1	1.6	.6	.6	11.1
	79	78	33.7	.471	.274	.764	3.9	8.7	2.1	.2	14.7
	78	78	36.3	.536	.372	.889	5.9	4.1	1.6	.6	25.1
	78	78	35.9	.497	.358	.866	4.6	2.9	1.3	.3	22.1
	75	20	17.5	.331	.188	.510	3.7	.5	.2	3.2	1.9
	75	3	22.6	.519	.256	.787	2.9	1.6	1.3	.1	12.1
	70	21	19.2	.493	.278	.726	5.2	.8	.3	.4	8.8
^†	51	4	17.5	.375	.100	.841	2.2	3.1	.9	.1	5.3
	43	19	13.8	.426	.000	.712	3.7	.5	.4	.5	4.0
^†	40	33	12.0	.379		.548	2.5	.6	.0	.6	2.1
^†	23	0	11.0	.490	.222	.774	1.2	1.1	1.1	.0	5.6
^†	14	2	10.1	.421		.783	2.6	.3	.4	.6	3.6
	14	0	3.6	.286		.333	.9	.1	.1	.1	.7
	13	3	8.2	.417		.167	2.6	.1	.3	.8	1.6
	10	0	9.9	.375	.667	.824	1.7	.9	.0	.1	4.0
	10	0	3.7	.000	.000	.688	1.2	.1	.0	.0	1.1
	3	0	13.3	.500	.000	.571	2.7	.7	.3	.0	4.0

Awards and records

• Chris Mullin, NBA All-Star Game
• Chris Mullin, All-NBA Third Team
• Tim Hardaway, NBA All-Rookie Team 1st Team

Transactions

• June 15, 1989: Otis Smith drafted in the NBA expansion draft by the Orlando Magic.
• June 16, 1989: Released Orlando Graham.
• June 16, 1989: Released Ben McDonald.
• June 16, 1989: Released John Starks.
• June 23, 1989: Signed Sarunas Marciulionis as a free agent.
• June 27, 1989: Traded a 1989 1st round draft pick to the Seattle SuperSonics for a 1990 1st round draft pick.
• July 5, 1989: Released Steve Alford.
• July 11, 1989: Larry Smith signed as an unrestricted free agent with the Houston Rockets.
• August 7, 1989: Traded a 1990 1st round draft pick to the Seattle SuperSonics for Alton Lister.
• August 10, 1989: Signed Leonard Taylor as a free agent.
• September 22, 1989: Signed Uwe Blab as an unrestricted free agent.
• September 27, 1989: Traded Ralph Sampson to the Sacramento Kings for Jim Petersen.
• October 2, 1989: Traded Tellis Frank to the Miami Heat for a 1990 2nd round draft pick.
• October 5, 1989: Signed Tom Tolbert as a free agent.
• October 5, 1989: Steve Alford signed as an unrestricted free agent with the Dallas Mavericks.
• October 7, 1989: Signed Marques Johnson as an unrestricted free agent.
• November 2, 1989: Waived Tom Tolbert.
• November 9, 1989: Signed Tom Tolbert as a free agent.
• November 29, 1989: Waived Marques Johnson.
• December 4, 1989: Signed John Shasky as a free agent.
• December 12, 1989: Waived Leonard Taylor.
• February 22, 1990: Traded Uwe Blab to the San Antonio Spurs for Chris Welp.
• February 22, 1990: Traded Winston Garland to the Los Angeles Clippers for a 1990 2nd round draft pick and a 1992 2nd round draft pick.
• February 27, 1990: Signed Mike Smrek to a contract for the rest of the season.
• February 27, 1990: Waived John Shasky.
• February 28, 1990: Signed Kelvin Upshaw to a contract for the rest of the season.

Player Transactions Citation:^[25]

See also

• 1989-90 NBA season

Notes and References

1. https://www.basketball-reference.com/teams/GSW/1990.html 1989-90 Golden State Warriors
2. News: McManis . Sam . THE NBA DRAFT: The Other Teams: Sacramento's Secret Is Out: It's Ellison . Los Angeles Times . June 28, 1989 . November 23, 2022.
3. News: 1989 NBA Draft . Basketball-Reference . January 13, 2022.
4. News: NBA Games Played on February 8, 1990 . Basketball-Reference . November 23, 2022.
5. News: Howard-Cooper . Scott . Clippers Deal for Garland: Trade: He Isn't the Big-Name Player L.A. Wanted, But He Cost Only Two No. 2 Picks and Could Be a Starter Soon . Los Angeles Times . February 23, 1990 . December 31, 2022.
6. News: San Francisco Chronicle . Warriors Deal Former Starter Garland, Blab . Chicago Tribune . February 23, 1990 . December 31, 2022.
7. News: Warriors Deal Garland, Blab . Orlando Sentinel . February 23, 1990 . December 31, 2022.
8. Web site: 1989–90 Golden State Warriors Schedule and Results. Basketball-Reference. December 9, 2021.
9. News: Howard-Cooper . Scott . NBA ALL-STAR GAME: Entire Family Is Back Together--Almost . Los Angeles Times . February 11, 1990 . November 23, 2022.
10. News: Bird, Johnson Return Magic to All-Star Game . Sun Sentinel . February 11, 1990 . November 15, 2023.
11. News: NBA.com Staff . 1990 NBA All-Star Recap . NBA.com . September 13, 2021 . November 15, 2023.
12. Web site: 1990 NBA All-Star Game: East 130, West 113 . Basketball-Reference . December 9, 2021.
13. Web site: 1989–90 Golden State Warriors Roster and Stats. Basketball-Reference. February 4, 2022.
14. News: Warriors 120, Celtics 115 . United Press International . January 21, 1990 . April 9, 2023.
15. News: Golden State Warriors at Boston Celtics Box Score, January 21, 1990 . Basketball-Reference . February 15, 2022.
16. News: Howard-Cooper . Scott . Time Can't Fade Indelible Mark Run TMC Left on Warriors, NBA . August 23, 2011 . NBA.com . https://web.archive.org/web/20140112010749/http://www.nba.com/2011/news/features/scott_howard_cooper/08/23/remembering-run-tmc-warriors/index.html . January 12, 2014 . dead . March 2, 2013 .
17. News: Barnes . Mike . Lakers Acquire Teagle from the Warriors: NBA: Los Angeles Picks Up the High-Scoring Swingman in Exchange for a First-Round Pick in Next Year's Draft . Los Angeles Times . September 25, 1990 . December 15, 2021.
18. News: Lakers Pick Up Teagle from Golden State . Deseret News . September 26, 1990 . November 23, 2022.
19. News: Heisler . Mark . Magic Caps Off Teagle Deal . The Baltimore Sun . September 27, 1990 . April 9, 2023.
20. News: Warriors Trade Away Bol to 76ers . Deseret News . August 1, 1990 . April 9, 2023.
21. News: Associated Press . A Trading Flurry Uncapped in NBA: Basketball: Ainge Goes to Portland, Schayes to Milwaukee, Pressey to San Antonio, Bol to Philadelphia After Salary Cap Raised by Nearly $2 Million . Los Angeles Times . August 2, 1990 . December 15, 2021.
22. News: Hente . Karl . As Salary Cap Rises, Players Fly Around NBA . The Washington Post . August 2, 1990 . November 23, 2022.
23. News: Golden State Warriors Uniform . Chris Creamer's Sports Logos Page - SportsLogos.Net. . February 15, 2022.
24. News: Golden State Warriors Uniform . Chris Creamer's Sports Logos Page - SportsLogos.Net. . February 15, 2022.
25. Web site: 1989–90 Golden State Warriors Transactions. Basketball-Reference. January 13, 2022.