1993–94 Seattle SuperSonics season
1993–94 Seattle SuperSonics season | |
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Division champions | |
Head coach | George Karl |
General manager | Bob Whitsitt |
Arena | Seattle Center Coliseum |
Results | |
Record | 63–19 (.768) |
Place |
Division: 1st (Pacific) Conference: 1st (Western) |
Playoff finish |
West First Round (Lost to Nuggets 2–3) |
Stats @ Basketball-Reference.com | |
Local media | |
Television |
KING-TV KSTW Prime Sports Northwest |
Radio | KJR |
The 1993–94 NBA season was the 26th season for the Seattle SuperSonics in the National Basketball Association.[1] During the offseason, the Sonics acquired Detlef Schrempf from the Indiana Pacers,[2] and Kendall Gill from the Charlotte Hornets. In their third season with George Karl as head coach, the Sonics got off to a fast start winning their first ten games on their way to a 26–3 start. The team won 17 of their final 19 games finishing the season with a franchise best 63–19 record, and made the Playoffs as the #1 seed in the Western Conference for the first time since the 1978–79 season, where the SuperSonics won their first NBA Championship. Shawn Kemp and Gary Payton were both selected for the 1994 NBA All-Star Game, which marked Payton's first All-Star appearance.
However, the Sonics did not make it past the first round, losing to the 8th-seeded Denver Nuggets in five games after taking a 2–0 lead in the series. It was the first time in NBA Playoffs history that a number 8 seed defeated a number 1 seeded team.[3] Following the season, Ricky Pierce was traded to the Golden State Warriors, and Michael Cage signed as an unrestricted free agent with the Cleveland Cavaliers.
Offseason
Draft picks
Round | Pick | Player | Position | Nationality | College |
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1 | 23 | Ervin Johnson | C | New Orleans | |
2 | 42 | Adonis Jordan | PG | Kansas |
Roster
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Regular season
Season standings
Pacific Division | W | L | PCT | GB | Home | Road | Div |
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y-Seattle SuperSonics | 63 | 19 | .768 | — | 37–4 | 26–15 | 25–5 |
x-Phoenix Suns | 56 | 26 | .683 | 7 | 36–5 | 20–21 | 19–11 |
x-Golden State Warriors | 50 | 32 | .610 | 13 | 29–12 | 21–20 | 19–11 |
x-Portland Trail Blazers | 47 | 35 | .573 | 16 | 30–11 | 17–24 | 17–13 |
Los Angeles Lakers | 33 | 49 | .402 | 30 | 21–20 | 12–29 | 7–23 |
Sacramento Kings | 28 | 54 | .341 | 35 | 20–21 | 8–33 | 9–21 |
Los Angeles Clippers | 27 | 55 | .329 | 36 | 17–24 | 10–31 | 9–21 |
# | Western Conference | ||||
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Team | W | L | PCT | GB | |
1 | z-Seattle SuperSonics | 63 | 19 | .768 | – |
2 | y-Houston Rockets | 58 | 24 | .707 | 5 |
3 | x-Phoenix Suns | 56 | 26 | .683 | 7 |
4 | x-San Antonio Spurs | 55 | 27 | .671 | 8 |
5 | x-Utah Jazz | 53 | 29 | .646 | 10 |
6 | x-Golden State Warriors | 50 | 32 | .610 | 13 |
7 | x-Portland Trail Blazers | 47 | 35 | .573 | 16 |
8 | x-Denver Nuggets | 42 | 40 | .512 | 21 |
9 | Los Angeles Lakers | 33 | 49 | .402 | 30 |
10 | Sacramento Kings | 28 | 54 | .341 | 35 |
11 | Los Angeles Clippers | 27 | 55 | .329 | 36 |
12 | Minnesota Timberwolves | 20 | 62 | .244 | 43 |
13 | Dallas Mavericks | 13 | 69 | .159 | 50 |
Record vs. opponents
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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 | — | 4–0 | 4–1 | 2–3 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 4–0 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 3–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 5–0 | 2–0 | 1–3 | 2–2 | 3–1 | 4–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 4–0 |
Boston | 0–4 | — | 0–4 | 2–2 | 1–3 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–4 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–3 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 1–4 | 0–4 | 2–2 | 4–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 3–2 |
Charlotte | 1–4 | 4–0 | — | 1–4 | 1–4 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 4–0 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–3 | 3–2 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 3–1 | 2–2 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 2–2 |
Chicago | 3–2 | 2–2 | 4–1 | — | 1–3 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 5–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 4–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 4–0 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 1–3 | 2–2 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 4–0 |
Cleveland | 1–3 | 3–1 | 4–1 | 3–1 | — | 2–0 | 1–1 | 3–2 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 2–3 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 3–2 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 0–4 | 2–2 | 4–0 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 3–1 |
Dallas | 0–2 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 0–2 | — | 1–4 | 1–1 | 0–4 | 1–4 | 0–2 | 0–4 | 0–4 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 5–1 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 0–4 | 1–3 | 2–2 | 0–5 | 0–4 | 0–5 | 1–1 |
Denver | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 4–1 | — | 2–0 | 1–3 | 3–2 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 4–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–3 | 1–3 | 2–2 | 2–4 | 2–2 | 1–4 | 1–1 |
Detroit | 0–4 | 1–3 | 0–4 | 0–5 | 2–3 | 1–1 | 0–2 | — | 0–2 | 0–2 | 1–4 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 2–2 | 1–4 | 2–0 | 1–3 | 0–4 | 1–3 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 2–2 |
Golden State | 2–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 4–0 | 3–1 | 2–0 | — | 0–4 | 1–1 | 4–1 | 5–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–3 | 3–2 | 4–1 | 2–2 | 1–4 | 3–1 | 2–0 |
Houston | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 4–1 | 2–3 | 2–0 | 4–0 | — | 1–1 | 4–0 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 4–1 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 4–0 | 4–0 | 2–3 | 2–2 | 3–3 | 1–1 |
Indiana | 2–3 | 4–0 | 2–2 | 1–4 | 3–2 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 4–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | — | 2–0 | 0–2 | 3–1 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 0–4 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 3–1 |
L.A. Clippers | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 4–0 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 1–4 | 0–4 | 0–2 | — | 2–3 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–5 | 2–3 | 3–2 | 1–3 | 1–4 | 1–3 | 1–1 |
L.A. Lakers | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 4–0 | 1–3 | 2–0 | 0–5 | 1–3 | 2–0 | 3–2 | — | 1–1 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 3–2 | 0–5 | 1–4 | 0–4 | 0–5 | 2–2 | 1–1 |
Miami | 1–3 | 3–2 | 3–1 | 2–2 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 1–1 | — | 4–0 | 2–0 | 2–3 | 2–2 | 2–3 | 4–1 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 3–1 |
Milwaukee | 0–5 | 1–3 | 2–3 | 0–4 | 2–3 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 4–1 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 0–4 | — | 0–2 | 1–3 | 0–4 | 1–3 | 1–3 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 1–3 |
Minnesota | 0–2 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 1–5 | 1–4 | 0–2 | 2–2 | 1–4 | 0–2 | 3–1 | 1–3 | 0–2 | 2–0 | — | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 0–4 | 0–4 | 2–2 | 1–4 | 0–4 | 1–4 | 0–2 |
New Jersey | 3–1 | 4–1 | 2–2 | 1–3 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 3–2 | 3–1 | 1–1 | — | 4–1 | 0–5 | 3–1 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 3–1 |
New York | 2–2 | 4–0 | 1–3 | 3–1 | 4–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 4–0 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 4–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 4–0 | 2–0 | 1–4 | — | 3–2 | 3–2 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 5–0 |
Orlando | 1–3 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 3–2 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 5–0 | 2–3 | — | 4–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 4–1 |
Philadelphia | 0–4 | 1–4 | 1–3 | 1–3 | 0–4 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–4 | 3–1 | 0–2 | 1–3 | 2–3 | 0–4 | — | 0–2 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 2–3 |
Phoenix | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 4–0 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 3–2 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 5–0 | 2–3 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 4–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | — | 3–2 | 4–1 | 3–1 | 2–3 | 2–2 | 2–0 |
Portland | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 3–1 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 2–3 | 0–4 | 1–1 | 3–2 | 5–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 4–0 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 2–3 | — | 4–1 | 1–3 | 1–4 | 1–3 | 2–0 |
Sacramento | 0–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 1–4 | 0–4 | 0–2 | 2–3 | 4–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 1–4 | 1–4 | — | 1–3 | 0–5 | 1–3 | 2–0 |
San Antonio | 1–1 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 5–0 | 4–2 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 3–2 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 4–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 4–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 1–3 | 3–1 | 3–1 | — | 0–4 | 0–5 | 2–0 |
Seattle | 1–1 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 4–0 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 4–1 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 4–1 | 5–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 4–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 3–2 | 4–1 | 5–0 | 4–0 | — | 3–1 | 2–0 |
Utah | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 5–0 | 4–1 | 2–0 | 1–3 | 3–3 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 4–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 3–1 | 3–1 | 5–0 | 1–3 | — | 2–0 |
Washington | 0–4 | 2–3 | 2–2 | 0–4 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 1–3 | 0–5 | 1–4 | 3–2 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 0–2 | — |
Playoffs
West First Round
(1) Seattle SuperSonics vs. (8) Denver Nuggets: Nuggets win series 3-2
- Game 1 @ Seattle Center Coliseum, Seattle (April 28): Seattle 106, Denver 82
- Game 2 @ Seattle Center Coliseum, Seattle (April 30): Seattle 97, Denver 87
- Game 3 @ McNichols Sports Arena, Denver (May 2): Denver 110, Seattle 93
- Game 4 @ McNichols Sports Arena, Denver (May 5): Denver 94, Seattle 85 (OT)
- Game 5 @ Seattle Center Coliseum, Seattle (May 7): Denver 98, Seattle 94 (OT)
Last Playoff Meeting: 1988 Western Conference First Round (Denver won 3-2)
Player statistics
Legend | |||||
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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 |
Season
Player | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3FG% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
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Vincent Askew | 80 | 3 | 21.1 | .481 | .194 | .829 | 2.3 | 2.4 | .9 | .2 | 9.1 |
Michael Cage | 82 | 42 | 20.8 | .545 | .000 | .486 | 5.4 | .5 | .9 | .5 | 4.6 |
Alphonso Ford1 | 6 | 0 | 2.7 | .538 | 1.000 | .500 | .0 | .2 | .3 | .0 | 2.7 |
Kendall Gill | 79 | 77 | 30.8 | .443 | .317 | .782 | 3.4 | 3.5 | 1.9 | .4 | 14.1 |
Ervin Johnson | 45 | 3 | 6.2 | .415 | .000 | .630 | 2.6 | .2 | .2 | .5 | 2.6 |
Shawn Kemp | 79 | 73 | 32.9 | .538 | .250 | .741 | 10.8 | 2.6 | 1.8 | 2.1 | 18.1 |
Chris King | 15 | 0 | 5.7 | .396 | .286 | .577 | 1.0 | .7 | .3 | .0 | 3.7 |
Rich King | 27 | 0 | 2.9 | .441 | .000 | .500 | .7 | .3 | .0 | .1 | 1.5 |
Nate McMillan | 73 | 8 | 25.8 | .447 | .391 | .564 | 3.9 | 5.3 | 3.0 | .3 | 6.0 |
Gary Payton | 82 | 82 | 35.1 | .504 | .278 | .595 | 3.3 | 6.0 | 2.3 | .2 | 16.5 |
Sam Perkins | 81 | 41 | 26.8 | .438 | .367 | .801 | 4.5 | 1.4 | .8 | .4 | 12.3 |
Ricky Pierce | 51 | 0 | 20.0 | .471 | .188 | .896 | 1.6 | 1.8 | .8 | .1 | 14.5 |
Steve Scheffler | 35 | 1 | 4.3 | .609 | .000 | .950 | .7 | .2 | .2 | .0 | 2.1 |
Detlef Schrempf | 81 | 80 | 33.7 | .493 | .324 | .769 | 5.6 | 3.4 | .9 | .1 | 15.0 |
- 1.^ Statistics with the SuperSonics.
Playoffs
Player | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3FG% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
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Vincent Askew | 5 | 0 | 19.0 | .357 | .000 | .842 | 1.2 | 1.8 | .2 | .0 | 7.2 |
Michael Cage | 5 | 5 | 18.6 | .375 | .000 | .333 | 5.4 | .8 | .8 | 1.0 | 2.8 |
Kendall Gill | 5 | 5 | 30.6 | .433 | .222 | .619 | 4.8 | 2.0 | 1.2 | .2 | 13.4 |
Ervin Johnson | 2 | 0 | 4.0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 2.0 | .0 | .0 | .0 | .0 |
Shawn Kemp | 5 | 5 | 41.2 | .371 | .000 | .667 | 9.8 | 3.4 | 2.0 | 2.4 | 14.8 |
Chris King | 2 | 0 | 3.5 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 5.2 | 3.7 | .2 | .0 | .0 |
Nate McMillan | 5 | 0 | 21.8 | .320 | .364 | .250 | 3.2 | 2.0 | 1.2 | .2 | 4.2 |
Gary Payton | 5 | 5 | 36.2 | .493 | .333 | .421 | 3.4 | 5.6 | 1.6 | .4 | 15.8 |
Sam Perkins | 5 | 0 | 28.2 | .333 | .429 | .882 | 7.2 | .8 | .8 | .4 | 9.8 |
Ricky Pierce | 5 | 0 | 14.8 | .452 | .000 | .706 | 1.0 | .6 | .2 | .0 | 8.0 |
Steve Scheffler | 1 | 0 | 9.0 | 1.000 | .000 | .000 | 3.0 | .0 | 1.0 | .0 | 2.0 |
Detlef Schrempf | 5 | 5 | 34.8 | .520 | .333 | .867 | 5.4 | 2.0 | .2 | .6 | 18.6 |
Awards and records
Awards
- Shawn Kemp earned an All-NBA Second Team selection.
- Gary Payton earned All-NBA Third Team and NBA All-Defensive First Team selections.
- Nate McMillan earned an All-Defensive Second Team selection and finished the season as leader in total steals and steals per game.
- Shawn Kemp and Gary Payton were both selected to play in the 1994 NBA All-Star Game for the West. It was Kemp's first start as an All-Star, and Payton's first appearance in an All-Star Game.
Records
- Team record for most victories in a single season (63)
Transactions
Overview
Players Added ----
Via draft Via free agency Via trade |
Players Lost ----
Via trade |
Trades
September 1, 1993 | To Seattle SuperSonics Kendall Gill |
To Charlotte Hornets Dana Barros Eddie Johnson Hornets option to swap 1994 first round picks with the SuperSonics. |
November 1, 1993 | To Seattle SuperSonics Detlef Schrempf |
To Indiana Pacers Derrick McKey Gerald Paddio |
Free agents
Additions
See alsoReferences
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