1992–93 Seattle SuperSonics season
1992–93 Seattle SuperSonics season | |
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Head coach | George Karl |
General manager | Bob Whitsitt |
Arena | Seattle Center Coliseum |
Results | |
Record | 55–27 (.671) |
Place | Division: 2nd (Pacific) Conference: 3rd (Western) |
Playoff finish | West Finals (Lost to Suns 3–4) |
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com | |
Local media | |
Television | KING-TV KSTW Prime Sports Northwest |
Radio | KJR |
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The 1992–93 NBA season was the 25th season for the Seattle SuperSonics in the National Basketball Association.[1] With George Karl in its second season as the SuperSonics coach, the team won their first four games of the season, which included two victories against the Houston Rockets in their first two games in Tokyo, Japan.[2] As the season progressed, they won ten straight games between February and March, as they improved their 47–35 record from the previous season to 55–27, and reached the 1993 Playoffs as the #3 seed in the Western Conference. Transactions included acquiring Vincent Askew from the Sacramento Kings early into the season, and trading Benoit Benjamin at midseason to the Los Angeles Lakers for Sam Perkins.[3] Shawn Kemp made his first All-Star appearance as he was selected for the 1993 NBA All-Star Game.
In the first round of the playoffs, the Sonics defeated the Utah Jazz in five games after trailing 2–1, then defeated the Rockets in seven games in the semifinals, which included a 103–100 overtime win in Game 7. However, the Sonics would then lose in the Western Conference Finals to the Charles Barkley-led Phoenix Suns in a full seven game series. Following the season, Derrick McKey was traded to the Indiana Pacers, and Eddie Johnson and Dana Barros were both dealt to the Charlotte Hornets, who then sent Barros to the Philadelphia 76ers two days later.
Draft picks
Round | Pick | Player | Position | Nationality | College |
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1 | 17 | Doug Christie | SG | ![]() |
Pepperdine |
2 | 45 | Chris King | SF | ![]() |
Wake Forest |
Roster
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Regular season
Season standings
W | L | PCT | GB | Home | Road | Div | |
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y-Phoenix Suns | 62 | 20 | .756 | — | 35–6 | 27–14 | 21–9 |
x-Seattle SuperSonics | 55 | 27 | .671 | 7 | 33–8 | 22–19 | 22–8 |
x-Portland Trail Blazers | 51 | 31 | .622 | 11 | 30–11 | 21–20 | 19–11 |
x-Los Angeles Clippers | 41 | 41 | .500 | 21 | 27–14 | 14–27 | 15–15 |
x-Los Angeles Lakers | 39 | 43 | .476 | 23 | 20–21 | 19–22 | 13–17 |
Golden State Warriors | 34 | 48 | .415 | 28 | 19–22 | 15–26 | 9–21 |
Sacramento Kings | 25 | 57 | .305 | 37 | 16–25 | 9–32 | 6–24 |
- y – clinched division title
- x – clinched playoff spot
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Team | W | L | PCT | GB | |
1 | z-Phoenix Suns | 62 | 20 | .756 | – |
2 | y-Houston Rockets | 55 | 27 | .671 | 7 |
3 | x-Seattle SuperSonics | 55 | 27 | .671 | 7 |
4 | x-Portland Trail Blazers | 51 | 31 | .622 | 11 |
5 | x-San Antonio Spurs | 49 | 33 | .598 | 13 |
6 | x-Utah Jazz | 47 | 35 | .573 | 15 |
7 | x-Los Angeles Clippers | 41 | 41 | .500 | 21 |
8 | x-Los Angeles Lakers | 39 | 43 | .476 | 23 |
9 | Denver Nuggets | 36 | 46 | .439 | 26 |
10 | Golden State Warriors | 34 | 48 | .415 | 28 |
11 | Sacramento Kings | 25 | 57 | .305 | 37 |
12 | Minnesota Timberwolves | 19 | 63 | .232 | 43 |
13 | Dallas Mavericks | 11 | 71 | .134 | 51 |
- z – clinched division title
- y – clinched division title
- x – clinched playoff spot
Record vs. opponents
1992–93 NBA records | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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 | — | 2–2 | 3–2 | 2–2 | 0–5 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 2–3 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 3–2 | 2–0 | 1–3 | 2–2 | 1–3 | 3–1 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 2–2 |
Boston | 2–2 | — | 3–1 | 1–3 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 1–3 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 4–0 | 1–4 | 3–2 | 4–1 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 4–1 |
Charlotte | 2–3 | 1–3 | — | 2–3 | 1–3 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 4–1 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 0–5 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 1–3 | 3–1 | 4–0 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 4–0 |
Chicago | 2–2 | 3–1 | 3–2 | — | 2–3 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 5–0 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 3–1 | 4–1 | 2–0 | 4–0 | 1–3 | 3–1 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 4–0 |
Cleveland | 5–0 | 1–3 | 3–1 | 3–2 | — | 2–0 | 1–1 | 3–2 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 4–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 4–1 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 1–3 | 2–2 | 4–0 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 3–1 |
Dallas | 1–1 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 0–2 | — | 1–5 | 1–1 | 0–4 | 1–4 | 1–1 | 0–4 | 1–3 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 1–4 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–4 | 0–4 | 0–4 | 0–5 | 1–3 | 0–5 | 1–1 |
Denver | 0–2 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 5–1 | — | 1–1 | 3–1 | 2–3 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 1–3 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 3–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 1–3 | 3–1 | 1–4 | 1–3 | 2–3 | 2–0 |
Detroit | 3–2 | 3–1 | 1–4 | 1–3 | 2–3 | 1–1 | 1–1 | — | 0–2 | 1–1 | 3–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 2–2 | 3–1 | 3–1 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 4–0 |
Golden State | 0–2 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 4–0 | 1–3 | 2–0 | — | 2–2 | 0–2 | 2–3 | 1–4 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–4 | 0–5 | 4–1 | 3–1 | 1–4 | 3–1 | 1–1 |
Houston | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 4–1 | 3–2 | 1–1 | 2–2 | — | 2–0 | 4–0 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 4–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 1–3 | 4–0 | 4–1 | 1–3 | 4–1 | 1–1 |
Indiana | 2–2 | 2–2 | 5–0 | 0–5 | 0–4 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–3 | 2–0 | 0–2 | — | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 2–3 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 1–3 | 2–2 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 3–1 |
L.A. Clippers | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 4–0 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 3–2 | 0–4 | 1–1 | — | 3–2 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 4–0 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 3–2 | 2–3 | 3–2 | 0–4 | 1–4 | 2–2 | 2–0 |
L.A. Lakers | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 3–1 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 4–1 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 2–3 | — | 0–2 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 0–5 | 3–2 | 3–2 | 2–2 | 1–4 | 1–3 | 2–0 |
Miami | 1–3 | 1–3 | 2–2 | 1–3 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 2–0 | — | 2–2 | 2–0 | 2–3 | 0–5 | 3–2 | 1–3 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 2–3 |
Milwaukee | 2–3 | 2–2 | 1–3 | 1–4 | 1–4 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 3–2 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 2–2 | — | 1–1 | 0–4 | 1–3 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 1–3 |
Minnesota | 0–2 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 4–1 | 2–3 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 2–4 | 1–1 | 0–4 | 1–3 | 0–2 | 1–1 | — | 1–1 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 0–4 | 1–3 | 1–3 | 1–4 | 0–4 | 1–4 | 1–1 |
New Jersey | 3–1 | 0–4 | 2–2 | 0–4 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 3–2 | 4–0 | 1–1 | — | 1–3 | 3–2 | 3–2 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 4–1 |
New York | 2–2 | 4–1 | 3–1 | 3–1 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 5–0 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 3–1 | — | 2–2 | 5–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 4–1 |
Orlando | 3–1 | 2–3 | 1–3 | 1–3 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–3 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 2–3 | 2–2 | — | 3–2 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 4–0 |
Philadelphia | 1–3 | 1–4 | 0–4 | 2–2 | 0–4 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 3–1 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 2–3 | 0–5 | 2–3 | — | 0–2 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 3–1 |
Phoenix | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 4–0 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 4–1 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 2–3 | 5–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 4–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 2–0 | — | 3–2 | 5–0 | 3–1 | 2–3 | 3–1 | 2–0 |
Portland | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 4–0 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 5–0 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 3–2 | 2–3 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 2–3 | — | 5–0 | 2–2 | 2–3 | 2–2 | 1–1 |
Sacramento | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 4–0 | 1–3 | 0–2 | 1–4 | 0–4 | 0–2 | 2–3 | 2–3 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 0–5 | 0–5 | — | 2–2 | 1–4 | 2–2 | 1–1 |
San Antonio | 0–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 5–0 | 4–1 | 2–0 | 1–3 | 1–4 | 1–1 | 4–0 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 4–1 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 1–3 | 2–2 | 2–2 | — | 3–1 | 3–3 | 1–1 |
Seattle | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 4–1 | 3–1 | 0–2 | 4–1 | 4–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 4–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 3–2 | 3–2 | 4–1 | 1–3 | — | 2–2 | 2–0 |
Utah | 0–2 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 5–0 | 3–2 | 2–0 | 1–3 | 1–4 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 4–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–3 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 3–3 | 2–2 | — | 1–1 |
Washington | 2–2 | 1–4 | 0–4 | 0–4 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 0–4 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 3–2 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 1–4 | 1–4 | 0–4 | 1–3 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–1 | — |
Game log
Playoffs
West First Round
(3) Seattle SuperSonics vs. (6) Utah Jazz: Sonics win series 3-2
- Game 1 @ Seattle Center Coliseum, Seattle (April 30): Seattle 99, Utah 85
- Game 2 @ Seattle Center Coliseum, Seattle (May 2): Utah 89, Seattle 85
- Game 3 @ Delta Center, Salt Lake City (May 4): Utah 90, Seattle 80
- Game 4 @ Delta Center, Salt Lake City (May 6): Seattle 93, Utah 80
- Game 5 @ Seattle Center Coliseum, Seattle (May 8): Seattle 100, Utah 92
Last Playoff Meeting: 1992 Western Conference Semifinals (Utah won 4-1)
West Conference Semifinals
(2) Houston Rockets vs. (3) Seattle SuperSonics: Sonics win series 4-3
- Game 1 @ Seattle Center Coliseum, Seattle (May 10): Seattle 99, Houston 90
- Game 2 @ Seattle Center Coliseum, Seattle (May 12): Seattle 111, Houston 100
- Game 3 @ The Summit, Houston (May 15): Houston 97, Seattle 79
- Game 4 @ The Summit, Houston (May 16): Houston 103, Seattle 92
- Game 5 @ Seattle Center Coliseum, Seattle (May 18): Seattle 120, Houston 95
- Game 6 @ The Summit, Houston (May 20): Houston 103, Seattle 90
- Game 7 @ Seattle Center Coliseum, Seattle (May 22): Seattle 103, Houston 100 (OT)
Last Playoff Meeting: 1989 Western Conference First Round (Seattle won 3-0)
West Conference Finals
(1) Phoenix Suns vs. (3) Seattle SuperSonics: Suns win series 4-3
- Game 1 @ America West Arena, Phoenix (May 24): Phoenix 105, Seattle 91
- Game 2 @ America West Arena, Phoenix (May 26): Seattle 103, Phoenix 99
- Game 3 @ Seattle Center Coliseum, Seattle (May 28): Phoenix 104, Seattle 97
- Game 4 @ Seattle Center Coliseum, Seattle (May 30): Seattle 120, Phoenix 101
- Game 5 @ America West Arena, Phoenix (June 1): Phoenix 120, Seattle 114
- Game 6 @ Seattle Center Coliseum, Seattle (June 3): Seattle 118, Phoenix 102
- Game 7 @ America West Arena, Phoenix (June 5): Phoenix 123, Seattle 110
Last Playoff Meeting: 1979 Western Conference Finals (Seattle won 4-3)
Player statistics
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 | 64 | 4 | 16.5 | .495 | .333 | .701 | 2.3 | 1.8 | .6 | .3 | 6.0 |
Dana Barros | 69 | 2 | 18.0 | .451 | .379 | .831 | 1.6 | 2.2 | .9 | .0 | 7.8 |
Benoit Benjamin1 | 31 | 6 | 14.5 | .497 | .000 | .701 | 3.6 | .4 | .5 | 1.1 | 6.7 |
Michael Cage | 82 | 66 | 26.3 | .526 | .000 | .469 | 8.0 | .8 | .9 | .6 | 6.1 |
Eddie Johnson | 82 | 0 | 22.8 | .467 | .304 | .911 | 3.3 | 1.6 | .4 | .0 | 14.4 |
Shawn Kemp | 78 | 68 | 33.1 | .492 | .000 | .712 | 10.7 | 2.0 | 1.5 | 1.9 | 17.8 |
Rich King | 3 | 0 | 4.0 | .400 | .000 | 1.000 | 1.7 | .3 | .0 | .0 | 2.0 |
Derrick McKey | 77 | 68 | 31.7 | .496 | .357 | .741 | 4.2 | 2.6 | 1.4 | .8 | 13.4 |
Nate McMillan | 73 | 25 | 27.1 | .464 | .385 | .709 | 4.2 | 5.3 | 2.4 | .4 | 7.5 |
Gerald Paddio | 41 | 3 | 7.5 | .447 | .250 | .667 | 1.2 | .8 | .3 | .1 | 3.9 |
Gary Payton | 82 | 78 | 31.1 | .494 | .206 | .770 | 3.4 | 4.9 | 2.2 | .3 | 13.5 |
Sam Perkins | 30 | 13 | 25.4 | .511 | .452 | .795 | 4.8 | .9 | .7 | 1.0 | 12.1 |
Ricky Pierce | 77 | 72 | 28.8 | .489 | .372 | .889 | 2.5 | 2.9 | 1.3 | .1 | 18.2 |
Steve Scheffler | 29 | 5 | 5.7 | .521 | .000 | .667 | 1.2 | .2 | .2 | .0 | 2.3 |
- 1.^ Statistics with the SuperSonics.
Playoffs
Player | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3FG% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
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Vincent Askew | 12 | 0 | 8.6 | .561 | .000 | .696 | 1.6 | .8 | .1 | .1 | 5.2 |
Dana Barros | 16 | 0 | 8.5 | .468 | .313 | .750 | .8 | .8 | .3 | .0 | 3.4 |
Michael Cage | 19 | 2 | 19.9 | .525 | .000 | .389 | 5.8 | .5 | .7 | .4 | 4.8 |
Eddie Johnson | 19 | 0 | 20.1 | .390 | .333 | .935 | 2.4 | .9 | .2 | .1 | 10.8 |
Shawn Kemp | 19 | 19 | 34.9 | .512 | .000 | .809 | 10.0 | 2.6 | 1.5 | 2.1 | 16.5 |
Derrick McKey | 19 | 17 | 34.1 | .525 | .400 | .667 | 5.2 | 3.7 | .6 | .9 | 11.3 |
Nate McMillan | 19 | 2 | 21.8 | .340 | .208 | .533 | 3.5 | 5.4 | .6 | 1.3 | 4.8 |
Gerald Paddio | 9 | 0 | 3.3 | .500 | .000 | .000 | .3 | .4 | .2 | .1 | 1.6 |
Gary Payton | 19 | 19 | 31.8 | .443 | .167 | .676 | 3.3 | 3.7 | 1.8 | .2 | 12.3 |
Sam Perkins | 19 | 17 | 32.9 | .436 | .380 | .873 | 7.0 | 1.9 | 1.0 | 1.3 | 14.4 |
Ricky Pierce | 19 | 19 | 30.4 | .456 | .400 | .898 | 2.4 | 2.2 | .6 | .2 | 17.7 |
Steve Scheffler | 9 | 0 | 2.4 | .500 | .000 | .1000 | 1.1 | .1 | .2 | .0 | 1.6 |
Awards and records
Awards
- Shawn Kemp was selected to play in the 1993 NBA All-Star Game for the West.
Records
Transactions
Overview
Players Added ----
Via free agency Via trade |
Players Lost ----
Via free agency Via trade Via waivers |
Trades
November 25, 1992 |
To Seattle SuperSonics----Conditional 2nd round pick for the 1993 NBA draft | To Sacramento Kings----Vincent Askew |
February 22, 1993 |
To Seattle SuperSonics----Sam Perkins | To Los Angeles Lakers----Benoit Benjamin----Draft rights to Doug Christie |
Free agents
Additions
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Subtractions
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Waivings
Player | Left |
Corey Gaines | November 19 |
See also
References
- ^ 1992–93 Seattle SuperSonics
- ^ "N.B.A. Schedules 2d Japan Opener". New York Times. June 26, 1992. Retrieved August 4, 2017.
- ^ "PRO BASKETBALL; Sonics Get Lakers' Perkins". New York Times. February 23, 1993. Retrieved April 17, 2017.