1988–89 Seattle SuperSonics season

The 1988–89 NBA season was the Seattle SuperSonics' 22nd season in the National Basketball Association.[1]

1988–89 Seattle SuperSonics season
Head coachBernie Bickerstaff
General managerBob Whitsitt
ArenaSeattle Center Coliseum
Results
Record47–35 (.573)
PlaceDivision: 3rd (Pacific)
Conference: 4th (Western)
Playoff finishWest Conference Semifinals
(Lost to Lakers 0–4)
Stats @ Basketball-Reference.com
Local media
TelevisionKIRO-TV
KTZZ-TV
RadioKJR
(Kevin Calabro)

In the playoffs, the SuperSonics defeated the Houston Rockets in four games in the First Round, before being swept by the Los Angeles Lakers in four games in the Semifinals.

The Sonics finished nineteenth in the NBA in attendance for the season.

Draft picks

At the 1988 Draft the SuperSonics got the fifteenth overall pick behind the Phoenix Suns. With their first round pick the SuperSonics selected Gary Grant but he would be traded on draft night along with a first-round pick to the Los Angeles Clippers for Michael Cage. In the second round, they selected guard Corey Gaines.

Round Pick Player Position Nationality College
115Gary Grant (traded to L.A. Clippers)PG United StatesMichigan
365Corey GainesG United StatesLoyola Marymount

Roster
Roster listing
1988–89 Seattle SuperSonics roster
PlayersCoaches
Pos.No.NameHeightWeightDOB (YYYY-MM-DD)From
F 42 Ballard, Greg 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 215 lb (98 kg) 1955-01-29 Oregon
F 44 Cage, Michael 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 224 lb (102 kg) 1962-01-28 San Diego State
F 41 Champion, Mike 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 230 lb (104 kg) 1964-04-05 Gonzaga
G 3 Ellis, Dale 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 205 lb (93 kg) 1960-08-06 Tennessee
G 15 Johnson, Avery 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 175 lb (79 kg) 1965-03-25 Southern
C 53 Lister, Alton 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 240 lb (109 kg) 1958-10-01 Arizona State
G 20 Lucas, John 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 175 lb (79 kg) 1953-10-31 Maryland
F 34 McDaniel, Xavier 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 205 lb (93 kg) 1963-06-04 Wichita State
F 31 McKey, Derrick 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 205 lb (93 kg) 1966-10-10 Alabama
G 10 McMillan, Nate 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 195 lb (88 kg) 1964-08-03 North Carolina State
C 23 Polynice, Olden 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 220 lb (100 kg) 1964-11-21 Virginia
G 35 Reynolds, Jerry 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 200 lb (91 kg) 1962-12-23 LSU
F 40 Schoene, Russ 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 210 lb (95 kg) 1960-04-16 Chattanooga
G 4 Threatt, Sedale 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 175 lb (79 kg) 1961-09-10 West Virginia Tech
Head coach
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (DP) Unsigned draft pick
  • (FA) Free agent
  • (S) Suspended
  • Injured

Roster

Depth chart
Pos. Starting 5 Bench 1 Bench 2 Bench 3
C Alton Lister Olden Polynice
PF Michael Cage Russ Schoene
SF Derrick McKey Xavier McDaniel Greg Ballard Mike Champion
SG Dale Ellis Jerry Reynolds
PG Nate McMillan Sedale Threatt John Lucas Avery Johnson

Regular season

Season standings
Pacific Division W L PCT GB Home Road Div
y-Los Angeles Lakers 5725.695–35–622–1925–9
x-Phoenix Suns 5527.671235–620–2123–11
x-Seattle SuperSonics 4735.5731031–1016–2520–14
x-Golden State Warriors 4339.5241429–1214–2715–19
x-Portland Trail Blazers 3943.4761828–1311–3017–17
Sacramento Kings 2755.3293021–206–3512–22
Los Angeles Clippers 2161.2563617–244–377–27
# Western Conference
Team W L PCT GB
1 c-Los Angeles Lakers5725.695–
2 y-Utah Jazz5131.6226
3 x-Phoenix Suns5527.6712
4 x-Seattle SuperSonics4735.57310
5 x-Houston Rockets4537.54912
6 x-Denver Nuggets4438.53713
7 x-Golden State Warriors4339.52414
8 x-Portland Trail Blazers3943.47618
9 Dallas Mavericks3844.46319
10 Sacramento Kings2755.32930
11 San Antonio Spurs2161.25636
12 Los Angeles Clippers2161.25636
13 Miami Heat1567.18342
z – clinched division title
y – clinched division title
x – clinched playoff spot

Record vs. opponents
1988-89 NBA Records
Team ATL BOS CHA CHI CLE DAL DEN DET GSW HOU IND LAC LAL MIA MIL NJN NYK PHI PHO POR SAC SAS SEA UTA WAS
Atlanta —3–14–14–24–21–10–21–51–11–15–12–01–11–16–04–12–22–21–11–12–01–11–11–13–1
Boston 1–3—6–01–31–41–11–11–31–11–12–32–01–12–02–25–13–33–30–21–12–02–00–21–12–4
Charlotte 1–40–6—1–40–40–20–20–40–20–22–22–00–21–10–42–42–43–30–20–21–12–01–11–11–5
Chicago 2–43–14–1—0–62–01–10–61–11–14–21–12–02–06–02–23–21–31–12–02–02–02–00–23–1
Cleveland 2–44–14–06–0—2–02–03–31–11–15–11–10–22–03–34–02–23–22–02–02–02–01–11–12–2
Dallas 1–11–12–00–20–2—3–30–21–31–51–13–10–46–00–21–10–21–11–32–22–25–12–24–21–1
Denver 2–01–12–01–10–23–3—1–13–14–21–12–21–35–10–21–11–11–11–32–23–13–32–23–31–1
Detroit 5–13–14–06–03–32–01–1—1–11–14–22–02–02–02–44–00–45–02–01–12–02–02–02–05–0
Golden State 1–11–12–01–11–13–11–31–1—1–31–15–12–34–00–22–02–01–12–42–42–33–12–42–21–1
Houston 1–11–12–01–11–15–12–41–13–1—2–02–21–34–21–12–00–20–21–33–12–26–02–22–40–2
Indiana 1–53–22–22–41–51–11–12–41–10–2—1–10–21–12–41–30–50–41–12–01–12–01–11–11–3
L.A. Clippers 0–20–20–21–11–11–32–20–21–52–21–1—1–51–30–21–10–20–21–51–52–33–11–41–30–2
L.A. Lakers 1–11–12–00–22–04–03–10–23–23–12–05–1—4–01–11–11–12–03–35–05–13–14–21–31–1
Miami 1–10–21–10–20–20–61–50–20–42–41–13–10–4—0–21–11–10–20–40–41–32–40–41–50–2
Milwaukee 0–62–24–00–63–32–02–04–22–01–14–22–01–12–0—4–11–33–11–12–02–01–11–11–14–1
New Jersey 1–41–54–22–20–41–11–10–40–20–23–11–11–11–11–4—2–41–51–10–21–11–12–00–21–5
New York 2–23–34–22–32–22–01–14–00–22–05–02–01–11–13–14–2—2–41–12–01–11–11–11–15–1
Philadelphia 2–23–33–33–12–31–11–10–51–12–04–02–00–22–01–35–14–2—0–21–12–01–11–11–14–2
Phoenix 1–12–02–01–10–23–13–10–24–23–11–15–13–34–01–11–11–12–0—2–35–13–14–12–22–0
Portland 1–11–12–00–20–22–22–21–14–21–30–25–10–54–00–22–00–21–13–2—3–34–02–40–41–1
Sacramento 0–20–21–10–20–22–21–30–23–22–21–13–21–53–10–21–11–10–21–53–3—2–21–51–30–2
San Antonio 1–10–20–20–20–21–53–30–21–30–60–21–31–34–21–11–11–11–11–30–42–2—0–41–51–1
Seattle 1–12–01–10–21–12–22–20–24–22–21–14–12–44–01–10–21–11–11–44–25–14–0—3–11–1
Utah 1–11–11–12–01–12–43–30–22–24–21–13–13–15–11–12–01–11–12–24–03–15–11–3—2–0
Washington 1–34–25–11–32–21–11–10–51–12–03–12–01–12–01–45–11–52–40–21–12–01–11–10–2—

Game Log
1988–89 game log
November
December
January
February
March
April
1988–89 season schedule
  • Green background indicates win.
  • Red background indicates loss.

Playoffs
1989 playoff game log
West First Round vs. (5) Houston Rockets – Seattle wins series 3–1
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsLocation
Attendance		Record
1April 28Houston Rockets111–107Dale Ellis (25)Seattle Kingdome
14,250		1–0
2April 30Houston Rockets109–97Xavier McDaniel
Alton Lister
(20)		Seattle Kingdome
12,887		2–0
3May 3at Houston Rockets107–126Dale Ellis (26)The Summit
16,611		2–1
4May 5at Houston Rockets98–96Dale Ellis (26)The Summit
16,611		3–1
West Semifinals vs. (1) Los Angeles Lakers – Seattle lose series 0–4
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsLocation
Attendance		Record
1May 7at Los Angeles Lakers102–113Derrick McKey (23)Great Western Forum
17,505		0–1
2May 10at Los Angeles Lakers108–130Xavier McDaniel (17)Great Western Forum
17,505		0–2
3May 12Los Angeles Lakers86–91Dale Ellis (30)Seattle Kingdome
14,541		0–3
4May 14Los Angeles Lakers95–97Xavier McDaniel (30)Seattle Kingdome
14,006		0–4
1989 playoff schedule
  • Green background indicates win.
  • Red background indicates loss.

Player statistics

Note: PG= per game; M= Minutes; R= Rebounds; A= Assists; S = Steals; B = Blocks; P = Points; T = Turnovers; PF = Personal fouls

Season
Player Age Games played MPG RPG APG SPG BPG TPG PFPG PPG
Greg Ballard 34 2 7.5 3.5 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 1.5 3.0
Michael Cage 27 80 31.7 9.6 1.6 1.2 0.7 1.6 2.3 10.3
Mike Champion 24 2 2.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.5 1.0 0.0
Dale Ellis 28 82 38.9 4.2 2.0 1.3 0.3 2.7 2.4 27.5
Avery Johnson 23 43 6.8 0.6 1.7 0.5 0.1 0.4 0.8 1.6
Alton Lister 30 82 22.0 6.6 0.7 0.3 2.2 1.4 3.8 8.0
John Lucas 35 74 11.4 1.1 3.5 0.8 0.0 0.9 0.7 4.2
Xavier McDaniel 25 82 29.1 5.3 1.6 1.0 0.5 2.6 2.8 20.5
Derrick McKey 22 82 34.2 5.7 2.7 1.3 0.9 2.3 3.2 15.9
Nate McMillan 24 75 31.2 5.2 9.3 2.1 0.6 2.8 3.1 7.1
Olden Polynice 24 80 10.4 2.6 0.3 0.5 0.4 0.6 2.1 2.9
Jerry Reynolds 26 56 13.2 1.8 1.1 0.9 0.5 1.0 1.0 7.6
Russ Schoene 28 69 11.2 2.4 0.5 0.5 0.3 0.7 2.0 5.2
Sedale Threatt 27 63 19.4 1.9 3.8 1.3 0.1 1.2 2.5 8.6

Playoffs
Player Age Games played MPG RPG APG SPG BPG TPG PFPG PPG
Michael Cage 27 8 21.9 5.8 0.6 0.9 0.4 1.0 1.8 7.1
Dale Ellis 28 8 38.0 4.0 1.3 1.4 0.1 2.6 2.4 22.9
Avery Johnson 23 6 5.2 0.7 0.8 0.7 0.0 0.0 0.2 1.8
Alton Lister 30 8 20.0 4.8 0.3 0.3 2.6 1.1 3.5 7.0
John Lucas 35 4 9.3 0.3 2.0 0.0 0.0 0.5 1.3 2.8
Xavier McDaniel 25 8 35.1 8.4 2.8 0.3 0.6 2.8 3.8 18.8
Derrick McKey 22 8 35.8 6.5 2.3 0.8 1.9 2.9 4.1 13.3
Nate McMillan 24 8 25.0 3.1 7.9 1.3 0.6 2.4 2.6 6.8
Olden Polynice 24 8 20.3 7.8 0.1 0.8 0.5 0.6 4.0 7.1
Jerry Reynolds 26 4 10.0 1.3 0.3 0.5 1.5 1.0 1.5 5.5
Russ Schoene 28 3 14.3 1.7 0.7 0.7 0.0 0.0 2.3 4.3
Sedale Threatt 27 8 25.1 1.6 6.1 2.1 0.0 1.4 2.8 12.0

Awards and records

1989 NBA All-Star Game selections (game played on February 12, 1989)

Non All-Star Awards and records

Transactions

Free agents

Additions
Date Player Signed Former team
August 2, 1988 Avery Johnson Free agent Palm Beach Stingrays
September 19, 1988 John Lucas Free agent Milwaukee Bucks
October 4, 1988 Mike Champion Free agent N/A (Undrafted)
February 13, 1989 Greg Ballard 10-day contract Golden State Warriors
February 26, 1989 Mike Champion 10-day contract N/A

Subtractions
Date Player Reason left New team
October 25, 1988 Mike Champion Waived N/A
October 31, 1988 Danny Young Waived Portland Trail Blazers
October 31, 1988 Corey Gaines Waived New Jersey Nets

Trades
October 4, 1988
 To Seattle SuperSonics---- To Milwaukee Bucks----

See also

References
  1. "1988-89 Seattle SuperSonics". Basketball-reference.com. Retrieved 2012-06-11.
  2. https://www.basketball-reference.com/coaches/bickebe99c.html
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