2001β02 Seattle SuperSonics season | |
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Head coach | Nate McMillan |
General manager | Rick Sund |
Owners | Howard Schultz |
Arena | KeyArena |
Results | |
Record | 45–37 (.549) |
Place | Division: 4th (
Pacific) Conference: 7th ( Western) |
Playoff finish |
West First Round (lost to Spurs 2β3) |
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com | |
Local media | |
Television |
KING-TV KONG Fox Sports Net Northwest |
Radio | KJR |
The 2001β02 NBA season was the 35th season for the Seattle SuperSonics in the National Basketball Association. [1] During the off-season, the Sonics signed free agents Calvin Booth, [2] [3] and Jerome James. [4] Heading into Nate McMillan's first full season as head coach, the Sonics struggled losing five of their first seven games, and held a 9β14 start to the season. However, they won 14 of their next 20 games and played above .500 for the remainder of the season, holding a 25β23 record at the All-Star break, [5] but lost six of their final eight games, finishing fourth in the Pacific Division with a 45β37 record, which was only a one-game improvement over the previous season where they missed the playoffs. [6]
Gary Payton averaged 22.1 points, 9.0 assists and 1.6 steals per game, and was named to the All-NBA Second Team, NBA All-Defensive First Team, and was selected for the 2002 NBA All-Star Game. [7] [8] [9] In addition, Rashard Lewis averaged 16.8 points and 7.0 rebounds per game, while Brent Barry provided the team with 14.4 points per game, Vin Baker contributed 14.1 points and 6.4 rebounds per game, but only played 55 games due to a shoulder injury, [10] [11] [12] second-year forward Desmond Mason provided with 12.4 points per game off the bench, and top draft pick Vladimir Radmanovic was named to the NBA All-Rookie Second Team. [13] Payton also finished in sixth place in Most Valuable Player voting. [14]
However, their season would end quickly as the Sonics lost in five games in the Western Conference First Round of the playoffs to the San Antonio Spurs led by Tim Duncan, who was MVP following the season. [15] [16] [17] [18] This season was also Payton's final full season in Seattle, as he was traded to the Milwaukee Bucks midway through next season. [19] [20] [21] [22] Also following the season, Baker was traded to the Boston Celtics, [23] [24] [25] and second round draft pick Earl Watson signed as a free agent with the Memphis Grizzlies. [26] [27]
For the season, the Sonics changed their primary logo, [28] and added new uniforms, [29] [30] going back to their traditional color scheme of emerald green and yellow. The logo and uniforms both remained in use until 2008.
Round | Pick | Player | Position | Nationality | College |
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1 | 12 | Vladimir Radmanovic | SF/PF | Yugoslavia | |
2 | 39 | Earl Watson | PG | United States | UCLA |
2 | 41 | Bobby Simmons | SF/PF | United States | DePaul |
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W | L | PCT | GB | Home | Road | Div | |
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y- Sacramento Kings | 61 | 21 | .744 | β | 36β5 | 25β16 | 15β9 |
x- Los Angeles Lakers | 58 | 24 | .707 | 3 | 34β7 | 24β17 | 16β8 |
x- Portland Trail Blazers | 49 | 33 | .598 | 12 | 30β11 | 19β22 | 14β10 |
x- Seattle SuperSonics | 45 | 37 | .549 | 16 | 26β15 | 19β22 | 13β11 |
Los Angeles Clippers | 39 | 43 | .476 | 22 | 25β16 | 14β27 | 9β15 |
Phoenix Suns | 36 | 46 | .439 | 25 | 23β18 | 13β28 | 12β12 |
Golden State Warriors | 21 | 61 | .256 | 40 | 14β27 | 7β34 | 5β19 |
# | |||||
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Team | W | L | PCT | GB | |
1 | z- Sacramento Kings | 61 | 21 | .744 | β |
2 | y- San Antonio Spurs | 58 | 24 | .707 | 3 |
3 | x- Los Angeles Lakers | 58 | 24 | .707 | 3 |
4 | x- Dallas Mavericks | 57 | 25 | .695 | 4 |
5 | x- Minnesota Timberwolves | 50 | 32 | .610 | 11 |
6 | x- Portland Trail Blazers | 49 | 33 | .598 | 12 |
7 | x- Seattle SuperSonics | 45 | 37 | .549 | 16 |
8 | x- Utah Jazz | 44 | 38 | .537 | 17 |
9 | Los Angeles Clippers | 39 | 43 | .476 | 22 |
10 | Phoenix Suns | 36 | 46 | .439 | 25 |
11 | Houston Rockets | 28 | 54 | .341 | 33 |
12 | Denver Nuggets | 27 | 55 | .329 | 34 |
13 | Memphis Grizzlies | 23 | 59 | .280 | 38 |
14 | Golden State Warriors | 21 | 61 | .256 | 40 |
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Team | ATL | BOS | CHA | CHI | CLE | DAL | DEN | DET | GSW | HOU | IND | LAC | LAL | MEM | MIA | MIL | MIN | NJN | NYK | ORL | PHI | PHO | POR | SAC | SAS | SEA | TOR | UTA | WAS |
Atlanta | β | 2β2 | 2β2 | 3β1 | 3β1 | 0β2 | 2β0 | 1β3 | 2β0 | 1β1 | 1β3 | 1β1 | 1β1 | 2β0 | 3β1 | 1β3 | 0β2 | 2β1 | 1β3 | 1β3 | 1β3 | 1β1 | 1β1 | 0β2 | 0β2 | 0β2 | 0β4 | 1β1 | 0β3 |
Boston | 2β2 | β | 2β1 | 2β2 | 4β0 | 0β2 | 2β0 | 2β2 | 1β1 | 0β2 | 3β0 | 2β0 | 2β0 | 2β0 | 3β1 | 1β3 | 1β1 | 3β1 | 4β0 | 3β1 | 1β3 | 1β1 | 1β1 | 0β2 | 0β2 | 1β1 | 2β2 | 1β1 | 3β1 |
Charlotte | 2β2 | 1β2 | β | 4β0 | 3β1 | 0β2 | 2β0 | 1β3 | 2β0 | 1β1 | 3β1 | 1β1 | 0β2 | 1β1 | 3β0 | 2β2 | 0β2 | 1β3 | 2β2 | 3β1 | 1β3 | 2β0 | 1β1 | 0β2 | 1β1 | 1β1 | 2β2 | 1β1 | 3β1 |
Chicago | 1β3 | 2β2 | 0β4 | β | 1β3 | 0β2 | 0β2 | 1β3 | 1β1 | 2β0 | 0β4 | 0β2 | 2β0 | 1β1 | 1β3 | 2β2 | 0β2 | 0β4 | 3β1 | 0β3 | 1β2 | 1β1 | 0β2 | 0β2 | 0β2 | 1β1 | 0β4 | 0β2 | 1β3 |
Cleveland | 1β3 | 0β4 | 1β3 | 3β1 | β | 0β2 | 1β1 | 1β3 | 1β1 | 2β0 | 2β2 | 0β2 | 0β2 | 1β1 | 3β1 | 3β1 | 2β0 | 1β3 | 2β2 | 1β3 | 0β3 | 1β1 | 0β2 | 0β2 | 1β1 | 0β2 | 1β3 | 0β2 | 1β2 |
Dallas | 2β0 | 2β0 | 2β0 | 2β0 | 2β0 | β | 4β0 | 1β1 | 4β0 | 2β2 | 2β0 | 2β2 | 1β3 | 4β0 | 1β1 | 2β0 | 2β2 | 2β0 | 1β1 | 1β1 | 1β1 | 3β1 | 2β2 | 3β1 | 1β3 | 3β1 | 1β1 | 3β1 | 1β1 |
Denver | 0β2 | 0β2 | 0β2 | 2β0 | 1β1 | 0β4 | β | 0β2 | 1β3 | 2β2 | 0β2 | 1β3 | 1β3 | 3β1 | 0β2 | 0β2 | 2β2 | 1β1 | 2β0 | 0β2 | 1β1 | 3β1 | 2β2 | 0β4 | 0β4 | 3β1 | 1β1 | 1β3 | 0β2 |
Detroit | 3β1 | 2β2 | 3β1 | 3β1 | 3β1 | 1β1 | 2β0 | β | 1β1 | 1β1 | 3β1 | 1β1 | 0β2 | 2β0 | 2β1 | 2β2 | 1β1 | 3β1 | 3β1 | 2β2 | 2β1 | 1β1 | 0β2 | 0β2 | 0β2 | 1β1 | 3β1 | 1β1 | 4β0 |
Golden State | 0β2 | 1β1 | 0β2 | 1β1 | 1β1 | 0β4 | 3β1 | 1β1 | β | 1β3 | 0β2 | 2β2 | 1β3 | 3β1 | 0β2 | 0β2 | 1β3 | 1β1 | 1β1 | 0β2 | 1β1 | 0β4 | 2β2 | 0β4 | 0β4 | 0β4 | 0β2 | 0β4 | 1β1 |
Houston | 1β1 | 2β0 | 1β1 | 0β2 | 0β2 | 2β2 | 2β2 | 1β1 | 3β1 | β | 0β2 | 1β3 | 0β4 | 1β3 | 0β2 | 1β1 | 2β2 | 0β2 | 1β1 | 0β2 | 1β1 | 2β2 | 1β3 | 0β4 | 0β4 | 2β2 | 1β1 | 2β2 | 1β1 |
Indiana | 3β1 | 0β3 | 1β3 | 4β0 | 2β2 | 0β2 | 2β0 | 1β3 | 2β0 | 2β0 | β | 1β1 | 0β2 | 1β1 | 2β2 | 1β3 | 1β1 | 1β3 | 2β1 | 3β1 | 3β1 | 1β1 | 1β1 | 2β0 | 1β1 | 0β2 | 1β3 | 1β1 | 3β1 |
L.A. Clippers | 1β1 | 0β2 | 1β1 | 2β0 | 2β0 | 2β2 | 3β1 | 1β1 | 2β2 | 3β1 | 1β1 | β | 1β3 | 3β1 | 2β0 | 1β1 | 2β2 | 0β2 | 2β0 | 1β1 | 0β2 | 3β1 | 1β3 | 1β3 | 1β3 | 1β3 | 1β1 | 0β4 | 1β1 |
L.A. Lakers | 1β1 | 0β2 | 2β0 | 0β2 | 2β0 | 3β1 | 3β1 | 2β0 | 3β1 | 4β0 | 2β0 | 3β1 | β | 3β1 | 1β1 | 2β0 | 2β2 | 1β1 | 2β0 | 2β0 | 1β1 | 2β2 | 2β2 | 3β1 | 3β1 | 3β1 | 1β1 | 3β1 | 2β0 |
Memphis | 0β2 | 0β2 | 1β1 | 1β1 | 1β1 | 0β4 | 1β3 | 0β2 | 1β3 | 3β1 | 1β1 | 1β3 | 1β3 | β | 1β1 | 0β2 | 0β4 | 0β2 | 1β1 | 0β2 | 2β0 | 1β3 | 2β2 | 1β3 | 0β4 | 0β4 | 1β1 | 3β1 | 0β2 |
Miami | 1β3 | 1β3 | 0β3 | 3β1 | 1β3 | 1β1 | 2β0 | 1β2 | 2β0 | 2β0 | 2β2 | 0β2 | 1β1 | 1β1 | β | 3β1 | 0β2 | 1β3 | 2β2 | 3β1 | 1β3 | 1β1 | 1β1 | 0β2 | 1β1 | 2β0 | 1β3 | 0β2 | 2β2 |
Milwaukee | 3β1 | 3β1 | 2β2 | 2β2 | 1β3 | 0β2 | 2β0 | 2β2 | 2β0 | 1β1 | 3β1 | 1β1 | 0β2 | 2β0 | 1β3 | β | 0β2 | 1β2 | 1β3 | 2β1 | 1β3 | 0β2 | 0β2 | 0β2 | 2β0 | 0β2 | 4β0 | 2β0 | 3β1 |
Minnesota | 2β0 | 1β1 | 2β0 | 2β0 | 0β2 | 2β2 | 2β2 | 1β1 | 3β1 | 2β2 | 1β1 | 2β2 | 2β2 | 4β0 | 2β0 | 2β0 | β | 1β1 | 2β0 | 1β1 | 1β1 | 2β2 | 2β2 | 1β3 | 2β2 | 2β2 | 1β1 | 3β1 | 2β0 |
New Jersey | 1β2 | 1β3 | 3β1 | 4β0 | 3β1 | 0β2 | 1β1 | 1β3 | 1β1 | 2β0 | 3β1 | 2β0 | 1β1 | 2β0 | 3β1 | 2β1 | 1β1 | β | 4β0 | 3β1 | 2β2 | 1β1 | 1β1 | 1β1 | 2β0 | 1β1 | 2β2 | 1β1 | 3β1 |
New York | 3β1 | 0β4 | 2β2 | 1β3 | 2β2 | 1β1 | 0β2 | 1β3 | 1β1 | 1β1 | 1β2 | 0β2 | 0β2 | 1β1 | 2β2 | 3β1 | 0β2 | 0β4 | β | 0β4 | 1β3 | 1β1 | 1β1 | 1β1 | 0β2 | 2β0 | 3β0 | 1β1 | 1β3 |
Orlando | 3β1 | 1β3 | 1β3 | 3β0 | 3β1 | 1β1 | 2β0 | 2β2 | 2β0 | 2β0 | 1β3 | 1β1 | 0β2 | 2β0 | 1β3 | 1β2 | 1β1 | 1β3 | 4β0 | β | 3β1 | 2β0 | 0β2 | 1β1 | 0β2 | 0β2 | 3β1 | 1β1 | 2β2 |
Philadelphia | 3β1 | 3β1 | 3β1 | 2β1 | 3β0 | 1β1 | 1β1 | 1β2 | 1β1 | 1β1 | 1β3 | 2β0 | 1β1 | 0β2 | 3β1 | 3β1 | 1β1 | 2β2 | 3β1 | 1β3 | β | 2β0 | 0β2 | 0β2 | 1β1 | 1β1 | 1β3 | 0β2 | 2β3 |
Phoenix | 1β1 | 1β1 | 0β2 | 1β1 | 1β1 | 1β3 | 1β3 | 1β1 | 4β0 | 2β2 | 1β1 | 1β3 | 2β2 | 3β1 | 1β1 | 2β0 | 2β2 | 1β1 | 1β1 | 0β2 | 0β2 | β | 2β2 | 1β3 | 1β3 | 2β2 | 1β1 | 2β2 | 0β2 |
Portland | 1β1 | 1β1 | 1β1 | 2β0 | 2β0 | 2β2 | 2β2 | 2β0 | 2β2 | 3β1 | 1β1 | 3β1 | 2β2 | 2β2 | 1β1 | 2β0 | 2β2 | 1β1 | 1β1 | 2β0 | 2β0 | 2β2 | β | 2β2 | 1β3 | 3β1 | 1β1 | 1β3 | 2β0 |
Sacramento | 2β0 | 2β0 | 2β0 | 2β0 | 2β0 | 1β3 | 4β0 | 2β0 | 4β0 | 4β0 | 0β2 | 3β1 | 1β3 | 3β1 | 2β0 | 2β0 | 3β1 | 1β1 | 1β1 | 1β1 | 2β0 | 3β1 | 2β2 | β | 3β1 | 2β2 | 2β0 | 4β0 | 1β1 |
San Antonio | 2β0 | 2β0 | 1β1 | 2β0 | 1β1 | 3β1 | 4β0 | 2β0 | 4β0 | 4β0 | 1β1 | 3β1 | 1β3 | 4β0 | 1β1 | 0β2 | 2β2 | 0β2 | 2β0 | 2β0 | 1β1 | 3β1 | 3β1 | 1β3 | β | 2β2 | 1β1 | 4β0 | 2β0 |
Seattle | 2β0 | 1β1 | 1β1 | 1β1 | 2β0 | 1β3 | 1β3 | 1β1 | 4β0 | 2β2 | 2β0 | 3β1 | 1β3 | 4β0 | 0β2 | 2β0 | 2β2 | 1β1 | 0β2 | 2β0 | 1β1 | 2β2 | 1β3 | 2β2 | 2β2 | β | 2β0 | 1β3 | 1β1 |
Toronto | 4β0 | 2β2 | 2β2 | 4β0 | 3β1 | 1β1 | 1β1 | 1β3 | 2β0 | 1β1 | 3β1 | 1β1 | 1β1 | 1β1 | 3β1 | 0β4 | 1β1 | 2β2 | 0β3 | 1β3 | 3β1 | 1β1 | 1β1 | 0β2 | 1β1 | 0β2 | β | 1β1 | 1β2 |
Utah | 1β1 | 1β1 | 1β1 | 2β0 | 2β0 | 1β3 | 3β1 | 1β1 | 4β0 | 2β2 | 1β1 | 4β0 | 1β3 | 1β3 | 2β0 | 0β2 | 1β3 | 1β1 | 1β1 | 1β1 | 2β0 | 2β2 | 3β1 | 0β4 | 0β4 | 3β1 | 1β1 | β | 2β0 |
Washington | 3β0 | 1β3 | 1β3 | 3β1 | 2β1 | 1β1 | 2β0 | 0β4 | 1β1 | 1β1 | 1β3 | 1β1 | 0β2 | 2β0 | 2β2 | 1β3 | 0β2 | 1β3 | 3β1 | 2β2 | 3β2 | 2β0 | 0β2 | 1β1 | 0β2 | 1β1 | 2β1 | 0β2 | β |
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2002 schedule |
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% | 3FG% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
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Gary Payton | 82 | 82 | 40.3 | .467 | .314 | .797 | 4.8 | 9.0 | 1.6 | 0.3 | 22.1 |
Brent Barry | 81 | 81 | 37.5 | .508 | .424 | .846 | 5.4 | 5.3 | 1.8 | 0.5 | 14.4 |
Rashard Lewis | 71 | 70 | 36.4 | .468 | .389 | .810 | 7.0 | 1.7 | 1.5 | 0.6 | 16.8 |
Desmond Mason | 75 | 20 | 32.3 | .464 | .271 | .848 | 4.7 | 1.4 | 0.9 | 0.4 | 12.4 |
Vin Baker | 55 | 41 | 31.1 | .485 | .125 | .633 | 6.4 | 1.3 | 0.4 | 0.7 | 14.1 |
Vladimir Radmanovic | 61 | 16 | 20.2 | .412 | .420 | .681 | 3.8 | 1.3 | 0.9 | 0.4 | 6.7 |
Calvin Booth | 15 | 15 | 18.6 | .427 | .958 | 3.6 | 1.1 | 0.4 | 0.9 | 6.2 | |
Predrag Drobnjak | 64 | 12 | 18.3 | .461 | .000 | .753 | 3.4 | 0.8 | 0.3 | 0.5 | 6.8 |
Jerome James | 56 | 40 | 16.9 | .491 | .500 | 4.1 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 1.5 | 5.3 | |
Ansu Sesay | 9 | 0 | 15.8 | .500 | .700 | 2.2 | 0.9 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 6.4 | |
Art Long | 63 | 27 | 15.7 | .492 | .529 | 4.0 | 0.7 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 4.5 | |
Earl Watson | 64 | 0 | 15.1 | .453 | .364 | .639 | 1.3 | 2.0 | 0.9 | 0.1 | 3.6 |
Randy Livingston | 13 | 0 | 13.5 | .278 | .125 | .909 | 1.9 | 2.0 | 0.7 | 0.2 | 3.2 |
Shammond Williams | 50 | 2 | 12.1 | .420 | .373 | .795 | 1.3 | 1.7 | 0.4 | 0.0 | 4.4 |
Antonio Harvey | 5 | 3 | 9.4 | .333 | .500 | 1.8 | 1.0 | 0.2 | 0.6 | 1.8 | |
Olumide Oyedeji | 36 | 1 | 6.1 | .537 | .611 | 2.2 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 1.5 |
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Player | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3FG% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
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Gary Payton | 5 | 5 | 41.4 | .425 | .267 | .586 | 8.6 | 5.8 | 0.6 | 0.4 | 22.2 |
Desmond Mason | 5 | 5 | 41.0 | .421 | .333 | .588 | 6.2 | 1.8 | 0.8 | 0.4 | 11.8 |
Brent Barry | 5 | 5 | 29.8 | .412 | .438 | 1.000 | 4.6 | 2.8 | 0.6 | 0.8 | 7.8 |
Vin Baker | 5 | 4 | 28.8 | .500 | 1.000 | .778 | 5.0 | 0.8 | 0.6 | 1.2 | 13.2 |
Rashard Lewis | 3 | 2 | 26.3 | .375 | .167 | 1.000 | 3.7 | 0.7 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 12.7 |
Vladimir Radmanovic | 5 | 2 | 22.6 | .438 | .538 | 1.000 | 3.6 | 1.0 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 7.6 |
Randy Livingston | 5 | 0 | 16.0 | .412 | .333 | 1.000 | 1.2 | 2.0 | 0.4 | 0.0 | 4.0 |
Ansu Sesay | 4 | 0 | 15.0 | .375 | 1.000 | 3.5 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 1.8 | |
Jerome James | 5 | 1 | 14.0 | .391 | .000 | 2.4 | 0.8 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 3.6 | |
Predrag Drobnjak | 3 | 1 | 12.7 | .333 | .500 | 2.7 | 0.7 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 3.3 | |
Shammond Williams | 3 | 0 | 12.7 | .429 | .500 | .667 | 1.3 | 1.0 | 0.7 | 0.0 | 5.3 |
Olumide Oyedeji | 3 | 0 | 5.7 | .800 | .200 | 2.0 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3.0 |
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2001β02 Seattle SuperSonics season | |
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Head coach | Nate McMillan |
General manager | Rick Sund |
Owners | Howard Schultz |
Arena | KeyArena |
Results | |
Record | 45–37 (.549) |
Place | Division: 4th (
Pacific) Conference: 7th ( Western) |
Playoff finish |
West First Round (lost to Spurs 2β3) |
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com | |
Local media | |
Television |
KING-TV KONG Fox Sports Net Northwest |
Radio | KJR |
The 2001β02 NBA season was the 35th season for the Seattle SuperSonics in the National Basketball Association. [1] During the off-season, the Sonics signed free agents Calvin Booth, [2] [3] and Jerome James. [4] Heading into Nate McMillan's first full season as head coach, the Sonics struggled losing five of their first seven games, and held a 9β14 start to the season. However, they won 14 of their next 20 games and played above .500 for the remainder of the season, holding a 25β23 record at the All-Star break, [5] but lost six of their final eight games, finishing fourth in the Pacific Division with a 45β37 record, which was only a one-game improvement over the previous season where they missed the playoffs. [6]
Gary Payton averaged 22.1 points, 9.0 assists and 1.6 steals per game, and was named to the All-NBA Second Team, NBA All-Defensive First Team, and was selected for the 2002 NBA All-Star Game. [7] [8] [9] In addition, Rashard Lewis averaged 16.8 points and 7.0 rebounds per game, while Brent Barry provided the team with 14.4 points per game, Vin Baker contributed 14.1 points and 6.4 rebounds per game, but only played 55 games due to a shoulder injury, [10] [11] [12] second-year forward Desmond Mason provided with 12.4 points per game off the bench, and top draft pick Vladimir Radmanovic was named to the NBA All-Rookie Second Team. [13] Payton also finished in sixth place in Most Valuable Player voting. [14]
However, their season would end quickly as the Sonics lost in five games in the Western Conference First Round of the playoffs to the San Antonio Spurs led by Tim Duncan, who was MVP following the season. [15] [16] [17] [18] This season was also Payton's final full season in Seattle, as he was traded to the Milwaukee Bucks midway through next season. [19] [20] [21] [22] Also following the season, Baker was traded to the Boston Celtics, [23] [24] [25] and second round draft pick Earl Watson signed as a free agent with the Memphis Grizzlies. [26] [27]
For the season, the Sonics changed their primary logo, [28] and added new uniforms, [29] [30] going back to their traditional color scheme of emerald green and yellow. The logo and uniforms both remained in use until 2008.
Round | Pick | Player | Position | Nationality | College |
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1 | 12 | Vladimir Radmanovic | SF/PF | Yugoslavia | |
2 | 39 | Earl Watson | PG | United States | UCLA |
2 | 41 | Bobby Simmons | SF/PF | United States | DePaul |
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W | L | PCT | GB | Home | Road | Div | |
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y- Sacramento Kings | 61 | 21 | .744 | β | 36β5 | 25β16 | 15β9 |
x- Los Angeles Lakers | 58 | 24 | .707 | 3 | 34β7 | 24β17 | 16β8 |
x- Portland Trail Blazers | 49 | 33 | .598 | 12 | 30β11 | 19β22 | 14β10 |
x- Seattle SuperSonics | 45 | 37 | .549 | 16 | 26β15 | 19β22 | 13β11 |
Los Angeles Clippers | 39 | 43 | .476 | 22 | 25β16 | 14β27 | 9β15 |
Phoenix Suns | 36 | 46 | .439 | 25 | 23β18 | 13β28 | 12β12 |
Golden State Warriors | 21 | 61 | .256 | 40 | 14β27 | 7β34 | 5β19 |
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1 | z- Sacramento Kings | 61 | 21 | .744 | β |
2 | y- San Antonio Spurs | 58 | 24 | .707 | 3 |
3 | x- Los Angeles Lakers | 58 | 24 | .707 | 3 |
4 | x- Dallas Mavericks | 57 | 25 | .695 | 4 |
5 | x- Minnesota Timberwolves | 50 | 32 | .610 | 11 |
6 | x- Portland Trail Blazers | 49 | 33 | .598 | 12 |
7 | x- Seattle SuperSonics | 45 | 37 | .549 | 16 |
8 | x- Utah Jazz | 44 | 38 | .537 | 17 |
9 | Los Angeles Clippers | 39 | 43 | .476 | 22 |
10 | Phoenix Suns | 36 | 46 | .439 | 25 |
11 | Houston Rockets | 28 | 54 | .341 | 33 |
12 | Denver Nuggets | 27 | 55 | .329 | 34 |
13 | Memphis Grizzlies | 23 | 59 | .280 | 38 |
14 | Golden State Warriors | 21 | 61 | .256 | 40 |
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Team | ATL | BOS | CHA | CHI | CLE | DAL | DEN | DET | GSW | HOU | IND | LAC | LAL | MEM | MIA | MIL | MIN | NJN | NYK | ORL | PHI | PHO | POR | SAC | SAS | SEA | TOR | UTA | WAS |
Atlanta | β | 2β2 | 2β2 | 3β1 | 3β1 | 0β2 | 2β0 | 1β3 | 2β0 | 1β1 | 1β3 | 1β1 | 1β1 | 2β0 | 3β1 | 1β3 | 0β2 | 2β1 | 1β3 | 1β3 | 1β3 | 1β1 | 1β1 | 0β2 | 0β2 | 0β2 | 0β4 | 1β1 | 0β3 |
Boston | 2β2 | β | 2β1 | 2β2 | 4β0 | 0β2 | 2β0 | 2β2 | 1β1 | 0β2 | 3β0 | 2β0 | 2β0 | 2β0 | 3β1 | 1β3 | 1β1 | 3β1 | 4β0 | 3β1 | 1β3 | 1β1 | 1β1 | 0β2 | 0β2 | 1β1 | 2β2 | 1β1 | 3β1 |
Charlotte | 2β2 | 1β2 | β | 4β0 | 3β1 | 0β2 | 2β0 | 1β3 | 2β0 | 1β1 | 3β1 | 1β1 | 0β2 | 1β1 | 3β0 | 2β2 | 0β2 | 1β3 | 2β2 | 3β1 | 1β3 | 2β0 | 1β1 | 0β2 | 1β1 | 1β1 | 2β2 | 1β1 | 3β1 |
Chicago | 1β3 | 2β2 | 0β4 | β | 1β3 | 0β2 | 0β2 | 1β3 | 1β1 | 2β0 | 0β4 | 0β2 | 2β0 | 1β1 | 1β3 | 2β2 | 0β2 | 0β4 | 3β1 | 0β3 | 1β2 | 1β1 | 0β2 | 0β2 | 0β2 | 1β1 | 0β4 | 0β2 | 1β3 |
Cleveland | 1β3 | 0β4 | 1β3 | 3β1 | β | 0β2 | 1β1 | 1β3 | 1β1 | 2β0 | 2β2 | 0β2 | 0β2 | 1β1 | 3β1 | 3β1 | 2β0 | 1β3 | 2β2 | 1β3 | 0β3 | 1β1 | 0β2 | 0β2 | 1β1 | 0β2 | 1β3 | 0β2 | 1β2 |
Dallas | 2β0 | 2β0 | 2β0 | 2β0 | 2β0 | β | 4β0 | 1β1 | 4β0 | 2β2 | 2β0 | 2β2 | 1β3 | 4β0 | 1β1 | 2β0 | 2β2 | 2β0 | 1β1 | 1β1 | 1β1 | 3β1 | 2β2 | 3β1 | 1β3 | 3β1 | 1β1 | 3β1 | 1β1 |
Denver | 0β2 | 0β2 | 0β2 | 2β0 | 1β1 | 0β4 | β | 0β2 | 1β3 | 2β2 | 0β2 | 1β3 | 1β3 | 3β1 | 0β2 | 0β2 | 2β2 | 1β1 | 2β0 | 0β2 | 1β1 | 3β1 | 2β2 | 0β4 | 0β4 | 3β1 | 1β1 | 1β3 | 0β2 |
Detroit | 3β1 | 2β2 | 3β1 | 3β1 | 3β1 | 1β1 | 2β0 | β | 1β1 | 1β1 | 3β1 | 1β1 | 0β2 | 2β0 | 2β1 | 2β2 | 1β1 | 3β1 | 3β1 | 2β2 | 2β1 | 1β1 | 0β2 | 0β2 | 0β2 | 1β1 | 3β1 | 1β1 | 4β0 |
Golden State | 0β2 | 1β1 | 0β2 | 1β1 | 1β1 | 0β4 | 3β1 | 1β1 | β | 1β3 | 0β2 | 2β2 | 1β3 | 3β1 | 0β2 | 0β2 | 1β3 | 1β1 | 1β1 | 0β2 | 1β1 | 0β4 | 2β2 | 0β4 | 0β4 | 0β4 | 0β2 | 0β4 | 1β1 |
Houston | 1β1 | 2β0 | 1β1 | 0β2 | 0β2 | 2β2 | 2β2 | 1β1 | 3β1 | β | 0β2 | 1β3 | 0β4 | 1β3 | 0β2 | 1β1 | 2β2 | 0β2 | 1β1 | 0β2 | 1β1 | 2β2 | 1β3 | 0β4 | 0β4 | 2β2 | 1β1 | 2β2 | 1β1 |
Indiana | 3β1 | 0β3 | 1β3 | 4β0 | 2β2 | 0β2 | 2β0 | 1β3 | 2β0 | 2β0 | β | 1β1 | 0β2 | 1β1 | 2β2 | 1β3 | 1β1 | 1β3 | 2β1 | 3β1 | 3β1 | 1β1 | 1β1 | 2β0 | 1β1 | 0β2 | 1β3 | 1β1 | 3β1 |
L.A. Clippers | 1β1 | 0β2 | 1β1 | 2β0 | 2β0 | 2β2 | 3β1 | 1β1 | 2β2 | 3β1 | 1β1 | β | 1β3 | 3β1 | 2β0 | 1β1 | 2β2 | 0β2 | 2β0 | 1β1 | 0β2 | 3β1 | 1β3 | 1β3 | 1β3 | 1β3 | 1β1 | 0β4 | 1β1 |
L.A. Lakers | 1β1 | 0β2 | 2β0 | 0β2 | 2β0 | 3β1 | 3β1 | 2β0 | 3β1 | 4β0 | 2β0 | 3β1 | β | 3β1 | 1β1 | 2β0 | 2β2 | 1β1 | 2β0 | 2β0 | 1β1 | 2β2 | 2β2 | 3β1 | 3β1 | 3β1 | 1β1 | 3β1 | 2β0 |
Memphis | 0β2 | 0β2 | 1β1 | 1β1 | 1β1 | 0β4 | 1β3 | 0β2 | 1β3 | 3β1 | 1β1 | 1β3 | 1β3 | β | 1β1 | 0β2 | 0β4 | 0β2 | 1β1 | 0β2 | 2β0 | 1β3 | 2β2 | 1β3 | 0β4 | 0β4 | 1β1 | 3β1 | 0β2 |
Miami | 1β3 | 1β3 | 0β3 | 3β1 | 1β3 | 1β1 | 2β0 | 1β2 | 2β0 | 2β0 | 2β2 | 0β2 | 1β1 | 1β1 | β | 3β1 | 0β2 | 1β3 | 2β2 | 3β1 | 1β3 | 1β1 | 1β1 | 0β2 | 1β1 | 2β0 | 1β3 | 0β2 | 2β2 |
Milwaukee | 3β1 | 3β1 | 2β2 | 2β2 | 1β3 | 0β2 | 2β0 | 2β2 | 2β0 | 1β1 | 3β1 | 1β1 | 0β2 | 2β0 | 1β3 | β | 0β2 | 1β2 | 1β3 | 2β1 | 1β3 | 0β2 | 0β2 | 0β2 | 2β0 | 0β2 | 4β0 | 2β0 | 3β1 |
Minnesota | 2β0 | 1β1 | 2β0 | 2β0 | 0β2 | 2β2 | 2β2 | 1β1 | 3β1 | 2β2 | 1β1 | 2β2 | 2β2 | 4β0 | 2β0 | 2β0 | β | 1β1 | 2β0 | 1β1 | 1β1 | 2β2 | 2β2 | 1β3 | 2β2 | 2β2 | 1β1 | 3β1 | 2β0 |
New Jersey | 1β2 | 1β3 | 3β1 | 4β0 | 3β1 | 0β2 | 1β1 | 1β3 | 1β1 | 2β0 | 3β1 | 2β0 | 1β1 | 2β0 | 3β1 | 2β1 | 1β1 | β | 4β0 | 3β1 | 2β2 | 1β1 | 1β1 | 1β1 | 2β0 | 1β1 | 2β2 | 1β1 | 3β1 |
New York | 3β1 | 0β4 | 2β2 | 1β3 | 2β2 | 1β1 | 0β2 | 1β3 | 1β1 | 1β1 | 1β2 | 0β2 | 0β2 | 1β1 | 2β2 | 3β1 | 0β2 | 0β4 | β | 0β4 | 1β3 | 1β1 | 1β1 | 1β1 | 0β2 | 2β0 | 3β0 | 1β1 | 1β3 |
Orlando | 3β1 | 1β3 | 1β3 | 3β0 | 3β1 | 1β1 | 2β0 | 2β2 | 2β0 | 2β0 | 1β3 | 1β1 | 0β2 | 2β0 | 1β3 | 1β2 | 1β1 | 1β3 | 4β0 | β | 3β1 | 2β0 | 0β2 | 1β1 | 0β2 | 0β2 | 3β1 | 1β1 | 2β2 |
Philadelphia | 3β1 | 3β1 | 3β1 | 2β1 | 3β0 | 1β1 | 1β1 | 1β2 | 1β1 | 1β1 | 1β3 | 2β0 | 1β1 | 0β2 | 3β1 | 3β1 | 1β1 | 2β2 | 3β1 | 1β3 | β | 2β0 | 0β2 | 0β2 | 1β1 | 1β1 | 1β3 | 0β2 | 2β3 |
Phoenix | 1β1 | 1β1 | 0β2 | 1β1 | 1β1 | 1β3 | 1β3 | 1β1 | 4β0 | 2β2 | 1β1 | 1β3 | 2β2 | 3β1 | 1β1 | 2β0 | 2β2 | 1β1 | 1β1 | 0β2 | 0β2 | β | 2β2 | 1β3 | 1β3 | 2β2 | 1β1 | 2β2 | 0β2 |
Portland | 1β1 | 1β1 | 1β1 | 2β0 | 2β0 | 2β2 | 2β2 | 2β0 | 2β2 | 3β1 | 1β1 | 3β1 | 2β2 | 2β2 | 1β1 | 2β0 | 2β2 | 1β1 | 1β1 | 2β0 | 2β0 | 2β2 | β | 2β2 | 1β3 | 3β1 | 1β1 | 1β3 | 2β0 |
Sacramento | 2β0 | 2β0 | 2β0 | 2β0 | 2β0 | 1β3 | 4β0 | 2β0 | 4β0 | 4β0 | 0β2 | 3β1 | 1β3 | 3β1 | 2β0 | 2β0 | 3β1 | 1β1 | 1β1 | 1β1 | 2β0 | 3β1 | 2β2 | β | 3β1 | 2β2 | 2β0 | 4β0 | 1β1 |
San Antonio | 2β0 | 2β0 | 1β1 | 2β0 | 1β1 | 3β1 | 4β0 | 2β0 | 4β0 | 4β0 | 1β1 | 3β1 | 1β3 | 4β0 | 1β1 | 0β2 | 2β2 | 0β2 | 2β0 | 2β0 | 1β1 | 3β1 | 3β1 | 1β3 | β | 2β2 | 1β1 | 4β0 | 2β0 |
Seattle | 2β0 | 1β1 | 1β1 | 1β1 | 2β0 | 1β3 | 1β3 | 1β1 | 4β0 | 2β2 | 2β0 | 3β1 | 1β3 | 4β0 | 0β2 | 2β0 | 2β2 | 1β1 | 0β2 | 2β0 | 1β1 | 2β2 | 1β3 | 2β2 | 2β2 | β | 2β0 | 1β3 | 1β1 |
Toronto | 4β0 | 2β2 | 2β2 | 4β0 | 3β1 | 1β1 | 1β1 | 1β3 | 2β0 | 1β1 | 3β1 | 1β1 | 1β1 | 1β1 | 3β1 | 0β4 | 1β1 | 2β2 | 0β3 | 1β3 | 3β1 | 1β1 | 1β1 | 0β2 | 1β1 | 0β2 | β | 1β1 | 1β2 |
Utah | 1β1 | 1β1 | 1β1 | 2β0 | 2β0 | 1β3 | 3β1 | 1β1 | 4β0 | 2β2 | 1β1 | 4β0 | 1β3 | 1β3 | 2β0 | 0β2 | 1β3 | 1β1 | 1β1 | 1β1 | 2β0 | 2β2 | 3β1 | 0β4 | 0β4 | 3β1 | 1β1 | β | 2β0 |
Washington | 3β0 | 1β3 | 1β3 | 3β1 | 2β1 | 1β1 | 2β0 | 0β4 | 1β1 | 1β1 | 1β3 | 1β1 | 0β2 | 2β0 | 2β2 | 1β3 | 0β2 | 1β3 | 3β1 | 2β2 | 3β2 | 2β0 | 0β2 | 1β1 | 0β2 | 1β1 | 2β1 | 0β2 | β |
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2002 schedule |
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% | 3FG% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
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Gary Payton | 82 | 82 | 40.3 | .467 | .314 | .797 | 4.8 | 9.0 | 1.6 | 0.3 | 22.1 |
Brent Barry | 81 | 81 | 37.5 | .508 | .424 | .846 | 5.4 | 5.3 | 1.8 | 0.5 | 14.4 |
Rashard Lewis | 71 | 70 | 36.4 | .468 | .389 | .810 | 7.0 | 1.7 | 1.5 | 0.6 | 16.8 |
Desmond Mason | 75 | 20 | 32.3 | .464 | .271 | .848 | 4.7 | 1.4 | 0.9 | 0.4 | 12.4 |
Vin Baker | 55 | 41 | 31.1 | .485 | .125 | .633 | 6.4 | 1.3 | 0.4 | 0.7 | 14.1 |
Vladimir Radmanovic | 61 | 16 | 20.2 | .412 | .420 | .681 | 3.8 | 1.3 | 0.9 | 0.4 | 6.7 |
Calvin Booth | 15 | 15 | 18.6 | .427 | .958 | 3.6 | 1.1 | 0.4 | 0.9 | 6.2 | |
Predrag Drobnjak | 64 | 12 | 18.3 | .461 | .000 | .753 | 3.4 | 0.8 | 0.3 | 0.5 | 6.8 |
Jerome James | 56 | 40 | 16.9 | .491 | .500 | 4.1 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 1.5 | 5.3 | |
Ansu Sesay | 9 | 0 | 15.8 | .500 | .700 | 2.2 | 0.9 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 6.4 | |
Art Long | 63 | 27 | 15.7 | .492 | .529 | 4.0 | 0.7 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 4.5 | |
Earl Watson | 64 | 0 | 15.1 | .453 | .364 | .639 | 1.3 | 2.0 | 0.9 | 0.1 | 3.6 |
Randy Livingston | 13 | 0 | 13.5 | .278 | .125 | .909 | 1.9 | 2.0 | 0.7 | 0.2 | 3.2 |
Shammond Williams | 50 | 2 | 12.1 | .420 | .373 | .795 | 1.3 | 1.7 | 0.4 | 0.0 | 4.4 |
Antonio Harvey | 5 | 3 | 9.4 | .333 | .500 | 1.8 | 1.0 | 0.2 | 0.6 | 1.8 | |
Olumide Oyedeji | 36 | 1 | 6.1 | .537 | .611 | 2.2 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 1.5 |
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Player | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3FG% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
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Gary Payton | 5 | 5 | 41.4 | .425 | .267 | .586 | 8.6 | 5.8 | 0.6 | 0.4 | 22.2 |
Desmond Mason | 5 | 5 | 41.0 | .421 | .333 | .588 | 6.2 | 1.8 | 0.8 | 0.4 | 11.8 |
Brent Barry | 5 | 5 | 29.8 | .412 | .438 | 1.000 | 4.6 | 2.8 | 0.6 | 0.8 | 7.8 |
Vin Baker | 5 | 4 | 28.8 | .500 | 1.000 | .778 | 5.0 | 0.8 | 0.6 | 1.2 | 13.2 |
Rashard Lewis | 3 | 2 | 26.3 | .375 | .167 | 1.000 | 3.7 | 0.7 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 12.7 |
Vladimir Radmanovic | 5 | 2 | 22.6 | .438 | .538 | 1.000 | 3.6 | 1.0 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 7.6 |
Randy Livingston | 5 | 0 | 16.0 | .412 | .333 | 1.000 | 1.2 | 2.0 | 0.4 | 0.0 | 4.0 |
Ansu Sesay | 4 | 0 | 15.0 | .375 | 1.000 | 3.5 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 1.8 | |
Jerome James | 5 | 1 | 14.0 | .391 | .000 | 2.4 | 0.8 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 3.6 | |
Predrag Drobnjak | 3 | 1 | 12.7 | .333 | .500 | 2.7 | 0.7 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 3.3 | |
Shammond Williams | 3 | 0 | 12.7 | .429 | .500 | .667 | 1.3 | 1.0 | 0.7 | 0.0 | 5.3 |
Olumide Oyedeji | 3 | 0 | 5.7 | .800 | .200 | 2.0 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3.0 |
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