1995–96 Seattle SuperSonics season
1995–96 Seattle SuperSonics season | |
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Conference champions | |
Division champions | |
Head coach | George Karl |
General manager | Wally Walker |
Arena | KeyArena at Seattle Center |
Results | |
Record | 64–18 (.780) |
Place | Division: 1st (Pacific) Conference: 1st (Western) |
Playoff finish | NBA Finals (Lost to Bulls 2–4) |
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com | |
Local media | |
Television | KSTW Prime Sports Northwest |
Radio | KJR |
The 1995–96 NBA season was the 28th season for the Seattle SuperSonics in the National Basketball Association.[1] During the offseason, the Sonics acquired shooting guards Hersey Hawkins and David Wingate from the Charlotte Hornets,[2] and re-acquired Frank Brickowski from the Sacramento Kings. The team returned to what had now become the KeyArena at Seattle Center after spending the previous season in the Tacoma Dome, while the KeyArena was being renovated.[3] After two consecutive playoffs appearances losing in the first round, the Sonics got off to a 9–6 start in November, but later on posted a 14-game winning streak between February and March,[4] then won nine straight games between March and April. The team won 30 of their final 36 games after the All-Star break to finish the regular season with a franchise best 64–18 record,[5] surpassing the record from the 1993–94 season, and earned their third number one seed in the Western Conference in franchise history.
Point guard and Defensive Player of the Year Gary Payton, and power forward Shawn Kemp were both selected for the 1996 NBA All-Star Game, with head coach George Karl coaching the Western Conference.[6] Both players were also selected to the All-NBA Second Team. Payton was named to the NBA All-Defensive First Team averaging 19.3 points, 7.5 assists and 2.9 steals per game, and became the first and only point guard ever to win the Defensive Player of the Year award,[7] while Kemp led the team with 19.6 points, 11.4 rebounds and 1.6 blocks per game. Detlef Schrempf averaged 17.1 points per game, while Hawkins provided the team with 15.6 points and 1.8 steals per game. Sixth man Sam Perkins provided scoring off the bench averaging 11.8 points per game.[8] This Sonics team is regarded as one of the best defensive teams in the late 90s.
Led by Kemp and Payton, the two formed "Sonic Boom", one of the most electrifying tandems in NBA history. The SuperSonics defeated the Sacramento Kings three games to one in the Western Conference First Round, advancing to the second round for the first time in three years.[9] In the Western Conference Semifinals, they swept the 5th-seeded and reigning champions Houston Rockets in four straight games to advance to the Western Conference Finals,[10] where they defeated the Utah Jazz in seven games to reach their first NBA Finals since 1979.[11] In the Finals, they would face the Chicago Bulls, who posted the league's best record at 72–10, and were led by Michael Jordan, Scottie Pippen and Dennis Rodman. After an 0–3 start in the series, Seattle managed to win their next two home games, but eventually lost the series in Game 6 in Chicago.[12] Following the season, Ervin Johnson signed as a free agent with the Denver Nuggets, Vincent Askew was traded to the New Jersey Nets, and Brickowski signed with the Boston Celtics. This Sonics team has been featured in the video game series NBA 2K.
For the season, the Sonics featured a new logo of a dark green oval with the Space Needle forming the letter "I" in Sonics,[13] plus adding new uniforms, and added dark green and red to their color scheme.[14][15] The logo and uniforms would both remain in use until 2001.
Draft picks
Round | Pick | Player | Position | Nationality | College |
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1 | 26 | Sherell Ford | SF | United States | Illinois–Chicago |
2 | 54 | Eurelijus Žukauskas | C | Lithuania | Neptūnas Klaipėda |
Roster
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Regular season
Season standings
W | L | PCT | GB | Home | Road | Div | |
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y-Seattle SuperSonics | 64 | 18 | .780 | – | 38–3 | 26–15 | 21–3 |
x-Los Angeles Lakers | 53 | 29 | .646 | 11 | 30–11 | 23–18 | 17–7 |
x-Portland Trail Blazers | 44 | 38 | .537 | 20 | 26–15 | 18–23 | 11–13 |
x-Phoenix Suns | 41 | 41 | .500 | 23 | 25–16 | 16–25 | 9–15 |
x-Sacramento Kings | 39 | 43 | .476 | 25 | 26–15 | 13–28 | 11–13 |
Golden State Warriors | 36 | 46 | .439 | 28 | 23–18 | 13–28 | 7–17 |
Los Angeles Clippers | 29 | 53 | .354 | 35 | 19–22 | 10–31 | 7–17 |
# | Team | W | L | PCT | GB | GP |
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1 | c-Seattle SuperSonics * | 64 | 18 | .780 | – | 82 |
2 | y-San Antonio Spurs * | 59 | 23 | .720 | 5 | 82 |
3 | x-Utah Jazz | 55 | 27 | .671 | 9 | 82 |
4 | x-Los Angeles Lakers | 53 | 29 | .646 | 11 | 82 |
5 | x-Houston Rockets | 48 | 34 | .585 | 16 | 82 |
6 | x-Portland Trail Blazers | 44 | 38 | .537 | 20 | 82 |
7 | x-Phoenix Suns | 41 | 41 | .500 | 23 | 82 |
8 | x-Sacramento Kings | 39 | 43 | .476 | 25 | 82 |
9 | Golden State Warriors | 36 | 46 | .439 | 28 | 82 |
10 | Denver Nuggets | 35 | 47 | .427 | 29 | 82 |
11 | Los Angeles Clippers | 29 | 53 | .354 | 35 | 82 |
12 | Minnesota Timberwolves | 26 | 56 | .317 | 38 | 82 |
13 | Dallas Mavericks | 26 | 56 | .317 | 38 | 82 |
14 | Vancouver Grizzlies | 15 | 67 | .183 | 49 | 82 |
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 | TOR | UTA | VAN | WAS |
Atlanta | — | 4–0 | 3–1 | 0–4 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 4–0 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 4–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–3 |
Boston | 0–4 | — | 2–2 | 0–3 | 1–3 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 0–4 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 3–1 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 0–4 | 1–3 | 4–0 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 3–1 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 2–2 |
Charlotte | 1–3 | 2–2 | — | 1–3 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 1–3 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 0–3 | 3–0 | 0–4 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 3–1 |
Chicago | 4–0 | 3–0 | 3–1 | — | 4–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 4–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 4–0 | 2–0 | 3–0 | 3–1 | 3–1 | 4–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 4–0 |
Cleveland | 1–3 | 3–1 | 1–3 | 0–4 | — | 2–0 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 1–3 | 4–0 | 2–0 | 1–2 | 3–1 | 1–2 | 4–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 3–1 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 3–1 |
Dallas | 1–1 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 0–2 | — | 2–2 | 0–2 | 2–2 | 1–3 | 0–2 | 2–2 | 0–4 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 0–4 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–3 | 0–4 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 4–0 | 0–2 |
Denver | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–2 | — | 1–1 | 2–2 | 1–3 | 0–2 | 1–3 | 2–2 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 4–0 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 0–4 | 0–4 | 0–4 | 1–3 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 3–1 | 1–1 |
Detroit | 2–2 | 1–2 | 3–1 | 0–4 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 1–1 | — | 2–0 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 1–3 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 4–0 | 0–4 | 1–3 | 4–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 4–0 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 1–2 |
Golden State | 1–1 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 0–2 | — | 2–2 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 1–3 | 1–3 | 1–3 | 1–3 | 0–4 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 4–0 | 1–1 |
Houston | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 2–2 | — | 2–0 | 4–0 | 3–1 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 1–3 | 0–4 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 4–0 | 1–1 |
Indiana | 3–1 | 4–0 | 3–1 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 0–2 | — | 2–0 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 1–3 | 2–2 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 4–0 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 3–0 |
L.A. Clippers | 0–2 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 2–2 | 3–1 | 0–2 | 1–3 | 0–4 | 0–2 | — | 0–4 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 1–3 | 0–4 | 0–2 | 1–3 | 3–1 | 1–1 |
L.A. Lakers | 2–0 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 4–0 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 4–0 | — | 2–0 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 2–2 | 3–1 | 1–3 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 4–0 | 1–1 |
Miami | 2–2 | 1–3 | 2–2 | 1–3 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 0–3 | 1–1 | 0–2 | — | 3–0 | 1–1 | 5–0 | 1–3 | 1–3 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 2–1 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 2–2 |
Milwaukee | 2–2 | 1–3 | 1–3 | 0–4 | 0–4 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 0–3 | — | 1–1 | 1–3 | 2–2 | 1–3 | 2–1 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 2–2 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 1–3 |
Minnesota | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 4–0 | 0–4 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 1–1 | — | 1–1 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 0–4 | 3–1 | 1–3 | 0–4 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 2–2 | 0–2 |
New Jersey | 0–4 | 2–2 | 3–0 | 0–3 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 0–4 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 0–5 | 3–1 | 1–1 | — | 2–2 | 0–4 | 2–2 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 2–2 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 2–2 |
New York | 1–2 | 4–0 | 0–3 | 1–3 | 1–3 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 4–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 2–2 | — | 1–3 | 3–1 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 4–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 3–1 |
Orlando | 2–2 | 3–1 | 4–0 | 1–3 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 4–0 | 3–1 | — | 4–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 4–0 |
Philadelphia | 1–2 | 0–4 | 1–3 | 0–4 | 0–4 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 0–4 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 1–3 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 1–3 | 0–4 | — | 0–2 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–3 |
Phoenix | 2–0 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 3–1 | 1–3 | 0–2 | 3–1 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 2–0 | — | 2–2 | 2–2 | 1–3 | 0–4 | 2–0 | 1–3 | 4–0 | 2–0 |
Portland | 0–2 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 4–0 | 4–0 | 0–2 | 3–1 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 4–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 2–2 | — | 1–3 | 1–3 | 1–3 | 2–0 | 1–3 | 2–2 | 0–2 |
Sacramento | 0–2 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 4–0 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 3–1 | — | 1–3 | 0–4 | 2–0 | 0–4 | 2–2 | 0–2 |
San Antonio | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 4–0 | 0–2 | 3–1 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 3–1 | 3–1 | — | 2–2 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 4–0 | 1–1 |
Seattle | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 4–0 | 4–0 | 0–2 | 4–0 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 4–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 4–0 | 3–1 | 4–0 | 2–2 | — | 1–1 | 3–1 | 3–1 | 1–1 |
Toronto | 0–4 | 1–3 | 1–3 | 1–3 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 0–4 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 0–4 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 1–2 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 0–4 | 1–2 | 1–3 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 1–1 | — | 0–2 | 1–1 | 3–1 |
Utah | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 1–3 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 3–1 | 4–0 | 1–3 | 1–3 | 2–0 | — | 4–0 | 1–1 |
Vancouver | 0–2 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 0–4 | 1–3 | 0–2 | 0–4 | 0–4 | 0–2 | 1–3 | 0–4 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 0–4 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 0–4 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 0–4 | — | 0–2 |
Washington | 3–1 | 2–2 | 1–3 | 0–4 | 1–3 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–3 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 1–3 | 0–4 | 3–1 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 2–0 | — |
Game log
1995–96 game log Total: 64–18 (Home: 38–3; Road: 26–15) | |||||||||
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November: 0–0 (home: 0–0; road: 0–0)
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December: 0–0 (home: 0–0; road: 0–0)
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January: 0–0 (home: 0–0; road: 0–0)
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February: 0–0 (home: 0–0; road: 0–0)
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March: 0–0 (home: 0–0; road: 0–0)
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April: 0–0 (home: 0–0; road: 0–0)
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1995–96 schedule |
Season Synopsis
November
The SuperSonics started their season on November 3 on the road wherein they faced the Utah Jazz in Salt Lake City. They started the game well after leading the Jazz in the 1st Quarter, but the Jazz fought back and never looked back as they defeated the Sonics, 112-94. The Sonics now went back home to play the two Los Angeles teams, the Los Angeles Lakers and the L.A. Clippers. The SuperSonics won both of their home games, as they were now up 2-1 for the season. On November 26, the SuperSonics hosted the Michael Jordan-led Chicago Bulls. The visiting Bulls hold a double-digit lead at halftime but the Sonics fought back and only allowed 28 2nd half PTS for the Bulls as they won the game, 97-92. The month of November for the Sonics ended in a disappointing way because they were defeated by a point by the visiting Indiana Pacers led by Reggie Miller. Overall, the Sonics posted a record of 9-6 in 15 games played during that month.
Playoffs
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First Round: 3–1 (home: 1–1; road: 2–0)
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Conference Semifinals: 4–0 (home: 2–0; road: 2–0)
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Conference Finals: 4–3 (home: 3–1; road: 1–2)
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NBA Finals: 2–4 (home: 2–1; road: 0–3)
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1996 schedule |
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 | 69 | 2 | 25.0 | .493 | .337 | .764 | 3.2 | 2.4 | .7 | .2 | 8.4 |
Frank Brickowski | 63 | 8 | 15.7 | .488 | .405 | .709 | 2.4 | .9 | .4 | .1 | 5.4 |
Sherell Ford | 28 | 1 | 5.0 | .375 | .160 | .765 | .9 | .2 | .3 | .0 | 3.2 |
Hersey Hawkins | 82 | 82 | 34.4 | .473 | .384 | .874 | 3.6 | 2.7 | 1.8 | .2 | 15.6 |
Ervin Johnson | 81 | 60 | 18.8 | .511 | .333 | .669 | 5.3 | .6 | .5 | 1.6 | 5.5 |
Shawn Kemp | 79 | 76 | 33.3 | .561 | .417 | .742 | 11.4 | 2.2 | 1.2 | 1.6 | 19.6 |
Nate McMillan | 55 | 14 | 22.9 | .420 | .380 | .707 | 3.8 | 3.6 | 1.7 | .3 | 5.0 |
Gary Payton | 81 | 81 | 39.0 | .484 | .328 | .748 | 4.2 | 7.5 | 2.9 | .2 | 19.3 |
Sam Perkins | 82 | 20 | 26.5 | .408 | .355 | .793 | 4.5 | 1.5 | 1.0 | .6 | 11.8 |
Steve Scheffler | 35 | 2 | 5.2 | .533 | .200 | .474 | .9 | .1 | .2 | .1 | 1.7 |
Detlef Schrempf | 63 | 60 | 34.9 | .486 | .408 | .776 | 5.2 | 4.4 | .9 | .1 | 17.1 |
Eric Snow | 43 | 1 | 9.0 | .420 | .200 | .592 | 1.0 | 1.7 | .7 | .0 | 2.7 |
David Wingate | 60 | 3 | 11.6 | .415 | .441 | .780 | .9 | 1.0 | .3 | .1 | 3.7 |
Playoffs
Player | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3FG% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
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Vincent Askew | 19 | 0 | 18.2 | .343 | .261 | .607 | 2.2 | 1.4 | .7 | .4 | 3.7 |
Frank Brickowski | 21 | 3 | 9.8 | .421 | .273 | .750 | 1.4 | .5 | .3 | .2 | 2.0 |
Hersey Hawkins | 21 | 21 | 34.0 | .452 | .344 | .895 | 3.0 | 2.2 | 1.3 | .2 | 12.3 |
Ervin Johnson | 18 | 18 | 14.1 | .371 | .000 | .818 | 3.8 | .4 | .3 | .8 | 3.1 |
Shawn Kemp | 20 | 20 | 36.0 | .570 | .000 | .795 | 10.4 | 1.5 | 1.2 | 2.0 | 20.9 |
Nate McMillan | 19 | 0 | 20.3 | .406 | .475 | .643 | 3.7 | 2.7 | 1.2 | .3 | 4.4 |
Gary Payton | 21 | 21 | 43.4 | .485 | .410 | .633 | 5.1 | 6.8 | 1.8 | .3 | 20.7 |
Sam Perkins | 21 | 1 | 31.1 | .459 | .368 | .754 | 4.3 | 1.7 | .7 | .3 | 12.3 |
Steve Scheffler | 8 | 0 | 2.8 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .8 | .3 | .1 | .0 | .0 |
Detlef Schrempf | 21 | 21 | 37.6 | .475 | .368 | .750 | 5.0 | 3.2 | .7 | .2 | 16.0 |
Eric Snow | 10 | 0 | 2.4 | .143 | .000 | .000 | .4 | .6 | .2 | .0 | .2 |
David Wingate | 13 | 0 | 5.2 | .438 | .500 | 1.000 | .2 | .0 | .0 | .0 | 1.5 |
Awards and records
Awards
- Gary Payton was named the Defensive Player of the Year and led the league in total steals and steals per game.
- Shawn Kemp – All-NBA Second Team
- Gary Payton – All-NBA Second Team
- Gary Payton – All-Defensive First Team
- Shawn Kemp (fourth appearance, second start)
- Gary Payton (third appearance)
Records
Transactions
Trades
June 27, 1995 |
To Seattle SuperSonics Hersey Hawkins David Wingate |
To Charlotte Hornets Kendall Gill |
June 28, 1995 |
To Seattle SuperSonics Eric Snow |
To Milwaukee Bucks Aurelijus Zukauskas 1996 second-round pick |
September 18, 1995 |
To Seattle SuperSonics Frank Brickowski |
To Sacramento Kings Byron Houston Šarūnas Marčiulionis |
Free agents
Additions
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Subtractions
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See also
References
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