2002–03 Seattle SuperSonics season

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2002–03 Seattle SuperSonics season
Head coachNate McMillan
General managerRick Sund
OwnersHoward Schultz
ArenaKeyArena
Results
Record40–42 (.488)
PlaceDivision: 5th (Pacific)
Conference: 10th (Western)
Playoff finishDid not qualify
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com
Local media
TelevisionKING-TV
KONG
Fox Sports Net Northwest
RadioKJR
< 2001–02 2003–04 >

The 2002–03 NBA season was the SuperSonics' 36th season in the National Basketball Association.[1] During the off-season, the Sonics acquired Kenny Anderson and Vitaly Potapenko from the Boston Celtics.[2][3][4] The Sonics got off to a solid start winning eight of their first ten games, but then lost six of their next seven games, then posted six-game losing streaks in January and February, holding a 21–27 record at the All-Star break.[5] At midseason, before the trading deadline, the team traded All-Star point guard Gary Payton and Desmond Mason to the Milwaukee Bucks in exchange for All-Star shooting guard Ray Allen.[6][7][8] More changes continued as Anderson was traded to the New Orleans Hornets in exchange for Elden Campbell.[9][10] Payton also represented the Western Conference for the final time in the 2003 NBA All-Star Game.[11]

The Sonics, now led by the newly acquired Allen, finished the season fifth in the Pacific Division with a 40–42 record, missing the playoffs.[12] Rashard Lewis averaged 18.1 points, 6.5 rebounds and 1.3 steals per game, while Brent Barry averaged 10.3 points, 5.1 assists and 1.5 steals per game, second-year forward Vladimir Radmanović provided the team with 10.1 points and 4.5 rebounds per game, and second-year center Predrag Drobnjak contributed 9.4 points per game.[13]

Following the season, Drobnjak signed as a free agent with the Los Angeles Clippers,[14][15] and Campbell signed with the Detroit Pistons.[16][17]

Offseason[edit]

Draft picks[edit]

Main article: 2002 NBA draft
Round Pick Player Position Nationality College
2 48 Peter Fehse PF  Germany

Roster[edit]

2002–03 Seattle SuperSonics roster
Players Coaches
Pos. No. Name Height Weight DOB From
G 34 Allen, Ray 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Connecticut
G/F 31 Barry, Brent 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Oregon State
F/C 52 Booth, Calvin 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 230 lb (104 kg) Penn State
F/C 41 Campbell, Elden Injured 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Clemson
F/C 14 Drobnjak, Predrag 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 270 lb (122 kg) FR Yugoslavia
F 30 Evans, Reggie 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 245 lb (111 kg) Iowa
G 40 Forte, Joseph 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 194 lb (88 kg) North Carolina
C 33 James, Jerome 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 300 lb (136 kg) Florida A&M
F 7 Lewis, Rashard 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 235 lb (107 kg) Alief Elsik HS (TX)
G 22 Murray, Ronald 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Shaw
G 8 Ollie, Kevin 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Connecticut
C 9 Potapenko, Vitaly 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 280 lb (127 kg) Wright State
F 77 Radmanović, Vladimir 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 227 lb (103 kg) FR Yugoslavia
F 45 Sesay, Ansu Injured 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Mississippi
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (DP) Unsigned draft pick
  • (FA) Free agent
  • (S) Suspended
  • Injured Injured

Roster
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Regular season[edit]

Season standings[edit]

Pacific Division
 W L PCT GB Home Road Div
y-Sacramento Kings 59 23 .720 – 35–6 24–17 17–7
x-Los Angeles Lakers 50 32 .610 9 31–10 19–22 15–9
x-Portland Trail Blazers 50 32 .610 9 27–14 23–18 15–9
x-Phoenix Suns 44 38 .537 15 30–11 14–27 12–12
Seattle SuperSonics 40 42 .488 19 25–16 15–26 11–13
Golden State Warriors 38 44 .463 21 24–17 14–27 8–16
Los Angeles Clippers 27 55 .329 32 16–25 11–30 6–18
#
Western Conference
Team W L PCT GB
1 z-San Antonio Spurs 60 22 .732 –
2 y-Sacramento Kings 59 23 .720 1
3 x-Dallas Mavericks 60 22 .732 –
4 x-Minnesota Timberwolves 51 31 .622 9
5 x-Los Angeles Lakers 50 32 .610 10
6 x-Portland Trail Blazers 50 32 .610 10
7 x-Utah Jazz 47 35 .573 13
8 x-Phoenix Suns 44 38 .537 16
9 Houston Rockets 43 39 .524 17
10 Seattle SuperSonics 40 42 .488 20
11 Golden State Warriors 38 44 .463 22
12 Memphis Grizzlies 28 54 .341 32
13 Los Angeles Clippers 27 55 .329 33
14 Denver Nuggets 17 65 .207 43
z - clinched division title
y - clinched division title
x - clinched playoff spot

Record vs. opponents[edit]

2002-03 NBA Records
Team ATL BOS CHI CLE DAL DEN DET GSW HOU IND LAC LAL MEM MIA MIL MIN NJN NOH NYK ORL PHI PHO POR SAC SAS SEA TOR UTA WAS
Atlanta – 0–3 2–2 4–0 0–2 2–0 1–3 0–2 1–1 2–2 2–0 1–1 1–1 1–3 2–2 0–2 1–3 2–2 1–3 2–1 3–1 0–2 0–2 1–1 1–1 1–1 1–3 1–1 2–2
Boston 3–0 – 2–2 4–0 0–2 1–1 2–2 1–1 0–2 2–2 2–0 1–1 2–0 2–2 1–2 2–0 1–3 3–1 4–0 3–2 2–2 0–2 1–1 0–2 0–2 2–0 1–2 1–1 1–3
Chicago 2–2 2–2 – 3–1 0–2 1–1 0–4 1–1 1–1 2–2 0–2 1–1 1–1 1–2 2–2 0–2 2–2 1–3 2–1 1–3 1–3 1–1 1–1 0–2 0–2 0–2 2–2 1–1 1–3
Cleveland 0–4 0–4 1–3 – 0–2 1–1 0–4 1–1 1–1 0–4 2–0 1–1 0–2 1–2 0–4 0–2 2–2 1–3 1–2 0–4 0–4 0–2 0–2 0–2 0–2 1–1 3–1 1–1 0–4
Dallas 2–0 2–0 2–0 2–0 – 4–0 2–0 4–0 4–0 1–1 4–0 1–3 4–0 2–0 0–2 2–2 2–0 2–0 2–0 1–1 2–0 2–2 2–2 1–3 2–2 2–2 2–0 2–2 2–0
Denver 0–2 1–1 1–1 1–1 0–4 – 0–2 0–4 0–4 1–1 1–3 0–4 2–2 2–0 1–1 0–4 0–2 0–2 0–2 0–2 0–2 1–3 2–2 0–4 1–3 1–3 1–1 0–4 1–1
Detroit 3–1 2–2 4–0 4–0 0–2 2–0 – 1–1 2–0 2–2 1–1 1–1 2–0 3–1 1–3 1–1 2–1 2–2 2–2 2–1 2–2 1–1 0–2 1–1 0–2 1–1 3–1 2–0 3–1
Golden State 2–0 1–1 1–1 1–1 0–4 4–0 1–1 – 1–3 1–1 2–2 2–2 2–2 1–1 0–2 1–3 1–1 1–1 2–0 1–1 2–0 2–2 0–4 0–4 1–3 2–2 2–0 2–2 2–0
Houston 1–1 2–0 1–1 1–1 0–4 4–0 0–2 3–1 – 1–1 2–2 2–2 3–1 1–1 1–1 2–2 1–1 1–1 0–2 2–0 2–0 3–1 1–3 2–2 1–3 2–2 2–0 1–3 1–1
Indiana 2–2 2–2 2–2 4–0 1–1 1–1 2–2 1–1 1–1 – 2–0 0–2 1–1 4–0 3–1 2–0 1–2 3–1 3–1 2–1 2–2 1–1 0–2 0–2 0–2 2–0 3–1 1–1 2–2
L.A. Clippers 0–2 0–2 2–0 0–2 0–4 3–1 1–1 2–2 2–2 0–2 – 0–4 2–2 2–0 1–1 1–3 1–1 1–1 1–1 1–1 0–2 1–3 1–3 1–3 1–3 1–3 1–1 1–3 0–2
L.A. Lakers 1–1 1–1 1–1 1–1 3–1 4–0 1–1 2–2 2–2 2–0 4–0 – 4–0 1–1 2–0 2–2 0–2 1–1 1–1 1–1 1–1 3–1 2–2 2–2 0–4 2–2 2–0 3–1 1–1
Memphis 1–1 0–2 1–1 2–0 0–4 2–2 0–2 2–2 1–3 1–1 2–2 0–4 – 2–0 2–0 0–4 1–1 1–1 1–1 2–0 0–2 1–3 1–3 0–4 1–3 1–3 1–1 1–3 1–1
Miami 3–1 2–2 2–1 2–1 0–2 0–2 1–3 1–1 1–1 0–4 0–2 1–1 0–2 – 1–3 1–1 0–4 0–4 2–2 0–4 0–4 2–0 0–2 1–1 0–2 0–2 4–0 0–2 1–3
Milwaukee 2–2 2–1 2–2 4–0 2–0 1–1 3–1 2–0 1–1 1–3 1–1 0–2 0–2 3–1 – 0–2 2–2 2–2 3–1 2–2 2–2 0–2 2–0 0–2 0–2 1–1 2–2 0–2 2–1
Minnesota 2–0 0–2 2–0 2–0 2–2 4–0 1–1 3–1 2–2 0–2 3–1 2–2 4–0 1–1 2–0 – 0–2 1–1 2–0 1–1 1–1 3–1 3–1 2–2 2–2 2–2 1–1 1–3 2–0
New Jersey 3–1 3–1 2–2 2–2 0–2 2–0 1–2 1–1 1–1 2–1 1–1 2–0 1–1 4–0 2–2 2–0 – 2–2 3–1 2–2 1–3 1–1 2–0 0–2 1–1 1–1 4–0 0–2 3–1
New Orleans 2–2 1–3 3–1 3–1 0–2 2–0 2–2 1–1 1–1 1–3 1–1 1–1 1–1 4–0 2–2 1–1 2–2 – 3–1 1–3 2–1 2–0 0–2 1–1 0–2 2–0 4–0 2–0 2–1
New York 3–1 0–4 1–2 2–1 0–2 2–0 2–2 0–2 2–0 1–3 1–1 1–1 1–1 2–2 1–3 0–2 1–3 1–3 – 2–2 2–2 2–0 0–2 1–1 2–0 1–1 3–1 1–1 2–2
Orlando 1–2 2–3 3–1 4–0 1–1 2–0 1–2 1–1 0–2 1–2 1–1 1–1 0–2 4–0 2–2 1–1 2–2 3–1 2–2 – 2–2 0–2 0–2 1–1 0–2 2–0 2–2 1–1 2–2
Philadelphia 1–3 2–2 3–1 4–0 0–2 2–0 2–2 0–2 0–2 2–2 2–0 1–1 2–0 4–0 2–2 1–1 3–1 1–2 2–2 2–2 – 0–2 2–0 0–2 1–1 1–1 3–0 1–1 4–0
Phoenix 2–0 2–0 1–1 2–0 2–2 3–1 1–1 2–2 1–3 1–1 3–1 1–3 3–1 0–2 2–0 1–3 1–1 0–2 0–2 2–0 2–0 – 3–1 2–2 3–1 1–3 1–1 1–3 1–1
Portland 2–0 1–1 1–1 2–0 2–2 2–2 2–0 4–0 3–1 2–0 3–1 2–2 3–1 2–0 0–2 1–3 0–2 2–0 2–0 2–0 0–2 1–3 – 1–3 2–2 4–0 2–0 1–3 1–1
Sacramento 1–1 2–0 2–0 2–0 3–1 4–0 1–1 4–0 2–2 2–0 3–1 2–2 4–0 1–1 2–0 2–2 2–0 1–1 1–1 1–1 2–0 2–2 3–1 – 1–3 3–1 1–1 3–1 2–0
San Antonio 1–1 2–0 2–0 2–0 2–2 3–1 2–0 3–1 3–1 2–0 3–1 4–0 3–1 2–0 2–0 2–2 1–1 2–0 0–2 2–0 1–1 1–3 2–2 3–1 – 3–1 2–0 4–0 1–1
Seattle 1–1 0–2 2–0 1–1 2–2 3–1 1–1 2–2 2–2 0–2 3–1 2–2 3–1 2–0 1–1 2–2 1–1 0–2 1–1 0–2 1–1 3–1 0–4 1–3 1–3 – 2–0 2–2 1–1
Toronto 3–1 2–1 2–2 1–3 0–2 1–1 1–3 0–2 0–2 1–3 1–1 0–2 1–1 0–4 2–2 1–1 0–4 0–4 1–3 2–2 0–3 1–1 0–2 1–1 0–2 0–2 – 0–2 3–1
Utah 1–1 1–1 1–1 1–1 2–2 4–0 0–2 2–2 3–1 1–1 3–1 1–3 3–1 2–0 2–0 3–1 2–0 0–2 1–1 1–1 1–1 3–1 3–1 1–3 0–4 2–2 2–0 – 1–1
Washington 2–2 3–1 3–1 4–0 0–2 1–1 1–3 0–2 1–1 2–2 2–0 1–1 1–1 3–1 1–2 0–2 1–3 1–2 2–2 2–2 0–4 1–1 1–1 0–2 1–1 1–1 1–3 1–1 —

Game log[edit]

Player statistics[edit]

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
Player GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
Ray Allen 29 29 41.3 .441 .351 .920 5.6 5.9 1.6 0.1 24.5
Gary Payton 52 52 40.8 .448 .298 .692 4.8 8.8 1.8 0.2 20.8
Rashard Lewis 77 77 39.5 .452 .346 .820 6.5 1.7 1.3 0.5 18.1
Desmond Mason 52 15 34.8 .436 .291 .740 6.4 1.8 0.9 0.4 14.1
Brent Barry 75 68 33.1 .458 .403 .795 4.0 5.1 1.5 0.2 10.3
Kevin Ollie 29 1 26.6 .441 1.000 .759 2.9 3.8 1.1 0.0 8.0
Vladimir Radmanović 72 16 26.5 .410 .355 .706 4.5 1.3 0.9 0.3 10.1
Predrag Drobnjak 82 69 24.2 .412 .353 .791 3.9 1.0 0.6 0.5 9.4
Reggie Evans 67 60 20.4 .471 .519 6.6 0.5 0.6 0.2 3.2
Kenny Anderson 38 1 18.1 .440 .000 .829 2.3 3.2 1.1 0.0 6.1
Vitaly Potapenko 26 2 15.5 .441 .759 3.4 0.2 0.3 0.3 4.0
Jerome James 51 16 15.0 .478 .587 4.2 0.5 0.2 1.6 5.4
Elden Campbell 15 0 12.3 .333 .762 2.6 0.6 0.6 0.5 3.2
Calvin Booth 47 0 12.2 .437 .000 .723 2.3 0.3 0.2 0.7 2.9
Ronald Murray 2 0 10.0 .400 .000 1.5 1.0 0.0 0.0 2.0
Ansu Sesay 45 4 10.0 .383 .571 1.6 0.5 0.3 0.1 2.1
Joseph Forte 17 0 5.1 .286 .000 .667 0.6 0.6 0.2 0.0 1.4

Provided by Basketball-Reference.com: View Original Table Generated 2/17/2017.

Awards and records[edit]

Transactions[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "2002-03 Seattle SuperSonics". Basketball-reference.com. Retrieved 2012-06-11.
  2. ^ Broussard, Chris (July 23, 2002). "PRO BASKETBALL; Baker Goes to Boston in a Five-Player Trade". The New York Times. Retrieved June 12, 2022.
  3. ^ "Baker Traded to the Celtics". Los Angeles Times. Associated Press. July 23, 2002. Retrieved November 30, 2022.
  4. ^ "WESTERN CONFERENCE: Team-by-Team Preview". The New York Times. October 28, 2002. Retrieved July 16, 2022.
  5. ^ "NBA Games Played on February 6, 2003". Basketball-Reference. Retrieved September 13, 2022.
  6. ^ Heisler, Mark (February 21, 2003). "Losses Will Fit Seattle Like a Glove". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved June 12, 2022.
  7. ^ Nichols, Rachel (February 21, 2003). "Sonics Trade Payton to Bucks". The Washington Post. Retrieved July 2, 2022.
  8. ^ "Payton, Mason Traded to Milwaukee for Ray Allen". The Seattle Times. February 20, 2003. Retrieved October 27, 2022.
  9. ^ Popper, Steve (February 21, 2003). "PRO BASKETBALL; Sonics Deal Payton to Bucks for Allen". The New York Times. Retrieved June 12, 2022.
  10. ^ "Hornets Trade Campbell for Kenny Anderson". Associated Press. February 20, 2003. Retrieved October 27, 2022.
  11. ^ "2003 NBA All-Star Game: West 155, East 145 (2OT)". Basketball-Reference. Retrieved January 13, 2022.
  12. ^ "2002–03 Seattle SuperSonics Schedule and Results". Basketball-Reference. Retrieved January 13, 2022.
  13. ^ "2002–03 Seattle SuperSonics Roster and Stats". Basketball-Reference. Retrieved June 13, 2022.
  14. ^ Crowe, Jerry (September 29, 2003). "Drobnjak Is Acquired in a Sign-and-Trade Deal". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved July 14, 2022.
  15. ^ "Transactions". The New York Times. September 29, 2003. Retrieved October 27, 2022.
  16. ^ "Campbell Signs with the Pistons". Deseret News. Associated Press. July 27, 2003. Retrieved October 27, 2022.
  17. ^ Broussard, Chris (October 28, 2003). "PRO BASKETBALL; Season Preview". The New York Times. Retrieved October 27, 2022.

See also[edit]

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