1987–88 Seattle SuperSonics season

1987–88 Seattle SuperSonics season
Head coachBernie Bickerstaff
General managerBob Whitsitt
Owner(s)Barry Ackerley
ArenaSeattle Center Coliseum
Results
Record44–38 (.537)
PlaceDivision: 3rd (Pacific)
Conference: 7th (Western)
Playoff finishFirst round
(lost to Nuggets 2–3)
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com
Local media
Television
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The 1987–88 Seattle SuperSonics season was the 21st season of the Seattle SuperSonics in the National Basketball Association (NBA). It was Bernie Bickerstaff's first season with a winning percentage above .500, coaching the Sonics to a 44–38 record. However, in the 1988 NBA Playoffs, they lost in five games to the Denver Nuggets in the first round. Xavier McDaniel was selected for the 1988 NBA All-Star Game.

Offseason

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Draft picks

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Main article: 1987 NBA draft

Seattle selected future hall of famer Scottie Pippen in the first round thanks to a pick acquired from the New York Knicks, but traded him on draft day to the Chicago Bulls for Olden Polynice and two future conditional draft picks.

Round Pick Player Position Nationality College
1 5 Scottie Pippen (traded to Chicago) SF  United States Central Arkansas
1 9 Derrick McKey F  United States Alabama

Roster

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1987–88 Seattle SuperSonics roster
Players Coaches
Pos. No. Name Height Weight DOB From
F 24 Chambers, Tom 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 220 lb (100 kg) 1959–06–21 Utah
G/F 3 Ellis, Dale 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 205 lb (93 kg) 1960–08–06 Tennessee
F/C 45 Johnson, Clemon 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 240 lb (109 kg) 1956–09–12 Florida A&M
C 53 Lister, Alton 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 240 lb (109 kg) 1958–10–01 Arizona State
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 NC State
C 23 Polynice, Olden 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 220 lb (100 kg) 1964–11–21 Virginia
F/C 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
G 30 Williams, Kevin 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 175 lb (79 kg) 1961–09–11 St. John's
G 22 Young, Danny 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 175 lb (79 kg) 1962–07–26 Wake Forest
Head coach
Legend
  • (DP) Unsigned draft pick
  • (FA) Free agent
  • (S) Suspended
  • Injured Injured

1987–88 Salaries

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Player 1987–88 Salary
Tom Chambers $950,000
Xavier McDaniel $875,000
Alton Lister $835,000
Clemon Johnson $502,000
Derrick McKey $355,000
Olden Polynice $350,000
Dale Ellis $325,000
Sedale Threatt $270,000
Russ Schoene $250,000
Danny Young $130,000
Nate McMillan $129,000
Kevin Williams $125,000
TOTAL $5,096,000

Sources:

  • Basketball Reference: SEA Salaries[1]

Regular season

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Season standings

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Pacific Division
 W L PCT GB Home Road Div
y-Los Angeles Lakers 62 20 .756 – 36–5 26–15 23–7
x-Portland Trail Blazers 53 29 .646 9 33–8 20–21 23–7
x-Seattle SuperSonics 44 38 .537 18 32–9 12–29 19–11
Phoenix Suns 28 54 .341 34 22–19 6–35 11–19
Golden State Warriors 20 62 .244 42 16–25 4–37 7–23
Los Angeles Clippers 17 65 .207 45 14–27 3–38 7–23
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Western Conference
Team W L PCT GB
1 z-Los Angeles Lakers 62 20 .756 –
2 y-Denver Nuggets 54 28 .659 8
3 x-Dallas Mavericks 53 29 .646 9
4 x-Portland Trail Blazers 53 29 .646 9
5 x-Utah Jazz 47 35 .573 15
6 x-Houston Rockets 46 36 .561 16
7 x-Seattle SuperSonics 44 38 .537 18
8 x-San Antonio Spurs 31 51 .378 31
9 Phoenix Suns 28 54 .341 34
10 Sacramento Kings 24 58 .293 38
11 Golden State Warriors 20 62 .244 42
12 Los Angeles Clippers 17 65 .207 45

Record vs. opponents

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1987–88 NBA records
Team ATL BOS CHI CLE DAL DEN DET GSW HOU IND LAC LAL MIL NJN NYK PHI PHO POR SAC SAS SEA UTA WAS
Atlanta – 2–4 2–3 5–1 2–0 1–1 2–4 2–0 1–1 4–2 2–0 0–2 3–3 5–0 3–3 6–0 1–1 0–2 1–1 2–0 2–0 1–1 3–3
Boston 4–2 – 3–3 2–3 2–0 0–2 3–3 2–0 1–1 5–0 2–0 0–2 3–3 5–1 5–1 4–2 2–0 2–0 2–0 2–0 1–1 2–0 5–1
Chicago 3–2 3–3 – 3–3 0–2 1–1 2–4 2–0 2–0 3–3 2–0 1–1 5–1 5–1 3–2 4–2 2–0 1–1 1–1 1–1 1–1 2–0 3–3
Cleveland 1–5 3–2 3–3 – 1–1 1–1 1–5 0–2 1–1 4–2 1–1 1–1 2–4 5–1 2–4 3–2 1–1 1–1 2–0 2–0 1–1 0–2 6–0
Dallas 0–2 0–2 2–0 1–1 – 3–3 1–1 4–1 4–2 2–0 5–0 1–4 2–0 1–1 1–1 1–1 5–0 3–2 5–1 5–1 3–2 3–3 1–1
Denver 1–1 2–0 1–1 1–1 3–3 – 1–1 4–1 4–2 1–1 5–0 3–2 1–1 2–0 1–1 2–0 3–2 2–3 4–2 5–1 4–1 2–4 2–0
Detroit 4–2 3–3 4–2 5–1 1–1 1–1 – 2–0 1–1 3–3 1–1 0–2 4–2 5–1 4–2 4–1 2–0 1–1 2–0 1–1 1–1 2–0 3–2
Golden State 0–2 0–2 0–2 2–0 1–4 1–4 0–2 – 0–5 0–2 3–3 0–6 0–2 2–0 0–2 1–1 2–4 1–5 2–3 3–2 1–5 1–4 0–2
Houston 1–1 1–1 0–2 1–1 2–4 2–4 1–1 5–0 – 2–0 3–2 1–4 2–0 1–1 1–1 1–1 4–1 4–1 4–2 2–4 3–2 3–3 2–0
Indiana 2–4 0–5 3–3 2–4 0–2 1–1 3–3 2–0 0–2 – 1–1 1–1 3–3 6–0 2–3 2–4 2–0 0–2 2–0 2–0 1–1 1–1 2–4
L.A. Clippers 0–2 0–2 0–2 1–1 0–5 0–5 1–1 3–3 2–3 1–1 – 1–5 0–2 0–2 0–2 1–1 2–4 0–6 3–2 0–5 1–5 1–4 0–2
L.A. Lakers 2–0 2–0 1–1 1–1 4–1 2–3 2–0 6–0 4–1 1–1 5–1 – 0–2 2–0 2–0 2–0 5–1 3–3 4–1 5–0 4–2 4–1 1–1
Milwaukee 3–3 3–3 1–5 4–2 0–2 1–1 2–4 2–0 0–2 3–3 2–0 2–0 – 3–2 3–3 2–4 1–1 1–1 2–0 1–1 1–1 1–1 4–1
New Jersey 0–5 1–5 1–5 1–5 1–1 0–2 1–5 0–2 1–1 0–6 2–0 0–2 2–3 – 3–3 2–4 1–1 0–2 1–1 1–1 0–2 1–1 0–6
New York 3–3 1–5 2–3 4–2 1–1 1–1 2–4 2–0 1–1 3–2 2–0 0–2 3–3 3–3 – 3–3 0–2 1–1 1–1 1–1 0–2 1–1 3–3
Philadelphia 0–6 2–4 2–4 2–3 1–1 0–2 1–4 1–1 1–1 4–2 1–1 0–2 4–2 4–2 3–3 – 1–1 1–1 1–1 1–1 1–1 2–0 3–3
Phoenix 1–1 0–2 0–2 1–1 0–5 2–3 0–2 4–2 1–4 0–2 4–2 1–5 1–1 1–1 2–0 1–1 – 0–6 3–2 2–3 2–4 2–3 0–2
Portland 2–0 0–2 1–1 1–1 2–3 3–2 1–1 5–1 1–4 2–0 6–0 3–3 1–1 2–0 1–1 1–1 6–0 – 4–1 5–0 3–3 1–4 2–0
Sacramento 1–1 0–2 1–1 0–2 1–5 2–4 0–2 3–2 2–4 0–2 2–3 1–4 0–2 1–1 1–1 1–1 2–3 1–4 – 3–3 1–4 1–5 0–2
San Antonio 0–2 0–2 1–1 0–2 1–5 1–5 1–1 2–3 4–2 0–2 5–0 0–5 1–1 1–1 1–1 1–1 3–2 0–5 3–3 – 3–2 3–3 0–2
Seattle 0–2 1–1 1–1 1–1 2–3 1–4 1–1 5–1 2–3 1–1 5–1 2–4 1–1 2–0 2–0 1–1 4–2 3–3 4–1 2–3 – 1–4 2–0
Utah 1–1 0–2 0–2 2–0 3–3 4–2 0–2 4–1 3–3 1–1 4–1 1–4 1–1 1–1 1–1 0–2 3–2 4–1 5–1 3–3 4–1 – 2–0
Washington 3–3 1–5 3–3 0–6 1–1 0–2 2–3 2–0 0–2 4–2 2–0 1–1 1–4 6–0 3–3 3–3 2–0 0–2 2–0 2–0 0–2 0–2 —

Game log

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1987–88 game log
Total: 44–38 (home: 32–9; road: 12–29)
November: 6–6 (home: 5–1; road: 1–5)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
1 November 6, 1987
7:30 p.m. PST 		@ L.A. Lakers L 109–113 Chambers (20) McDaniel (9) McMillan (12) The Forum
17,505 		0–1
2 November 7 Phoenix Suns 96-112 Dale Ellis (27) Seattle Center Coliseum
14,252		 1–1
3 November 10, 1987
7:30 p.m. PST 		Dallas L 101-117 Ellis (28) Lister (8) Vincent (6) Seattle Center Coliseum
10,447 		1–2
4 November 12 vs San Antonio Spurs 123-118 Xavier McDaniel (23) HemisFair Arena
6,399		 1–3
5 November 13, 1987
5:00 p.m. PST 		@ Dallas W 103–95 Ellis (22) Lister (8) McMillan (11) Reunion Arena
17,007 		2–3
6 November 15 vs Houston Rockets 108-106 Dale Ellis (34) The Summit
16,611		 2–4
7 November 18 Portland Trail Blazers 114-120 Xavier McDaniel (32) Seattle Center Coliseum
8,461		 3–4
8 November 20 Milwaukee Bucks 97-99 Xavier McDaniel (30) Seattle Center Coliseum
14,601		 4–4
9 November 21 Washington Bullets 103-124 Xavier McDaniel (28) Seattle Center Coliseum
13,437		 5–4
10 November 24, 1987
7:30 p.m. PST 		L.A. Lakers W 103–85 McDaniel (34) Liiister (13) McMillan (10) Seattle Center Coliseum
14,634 		6–4
11 November 27, 1987
4:30 p.m. PST 		@ Boston L 112–117 Ellis (37) Ellis (9) McMillan (10) Boston Garden
14,890 		6–5
12 November 28 vs Indiana Pacers 131-115 Dale Ellis (29) Market Square Arena
11,538		 6–6
December: 9–7 (home: 5–0; road: 4–7)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
13 December 1 vs New York Knicks 109-112 Dale Ellis (37) Madison Square Garden (IV)
11,424		 7–6
14 December 2 vs Cleveland Cavaliers 104-102 Dale Ellis (25) Coliseum at Richfield
6,207		 7–7
15 December 4 vs Philadelphia 76ers 118-105 Tom Chambers (24) The Spectrum
13,115		 7–8
16 December 5 vs Washington Bullets 99-115 Xavier McDaniel (26) Capital Centre
11,604		 8–8
17 December 8 Cleveland Cavaliers 96-107 Dale Ellis
Xavier McDaniel
(25)		 Seattle Center Coliseum
8,520		 9–8
18 December 10 vs Los Angeles Clippers 113-96 Dale Ellis (20) Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena
5,852		 9–9
19 December 12 Los Angeles Clippers 95-116 Xavier McDaniel (35) Seattle Center Coliseum
10,623		 10–9
20 December 14, 1987 @ Utah L 95–116 Ellis (29) Salt Palace
12,212 		10–10
21 December 15 vs Portland Trail Blazers 128-109 Xavier McDaniel (22) Memorial Coliseum
12,666		 10–11
22 December 17 Sacramento Kings 109-114 Tom Chambers (42) Seattle Center Coliseum
10,238		 11–11
23 December 19 vs Golden State Warriors 102-129 Xavier McDaniel (32) Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum Arena
12,998		 12–11
24 December 20, 1987
7:30 p.m. PST 		@ L.A. Lakers L 94–103 Ellis (24) McDaniel (11) McDaniel (7) The Forum
17,505 		12–12
25 December 23 vs Phoenix Suns 102-103 Dale Ellis (35) Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum
10,351		 13–12
26 December 26, 1987 @ Denver L 111–115 McDaniel (26) McNichols Sports Arena
12,403 		13–13
27 December 28, 1987 Denver W 108–100 McDaniel (30) Seattle Center Coliseum
13,007 		14–13
28 December 30, 1987
7:30 p.m. PST 		Boston W 111–105 Chambers (31) Lister (12) Vincent (9) Seattle Center Coliseum
14,850 		15–13
January: 9–6 (home: 8–1; road: 1–5)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
29 January 2 Philadelphia 76ers 114-116 Xavier McDaniel (35) Seattle Center Coliseum
14,250		 16–13
30 January 5 vs Portland Trail Blazers 126-114 Dale Ellis (32) Memorial Coliseum
12,666		 16–14
31 January 6 Houston Rockets 95-110 Tom Chambers (46) Seattle Center Coliseum
11,289		 17–14
32 January 9 San Antonio Spurs 133-141 Dale Ellis (47) Seattle Center Coliseum
11,565		 18–14
33 January 10 vs Sacramento Kings 109-108 Dale Ellis (30) ARCO Arena (I)
10,333		 18–15
34 January 13 Golden State Warriors 115-144 Xavier McDaniel (30) Seattle Center Coliseum
7,909		 19–15
35 January 15, 1988 Utah W 124–105 Ellis (39) Seattle Center Coliseum
10,418 		20–15
36 January 16 vs Los Angeles Clippers 112-114 (OT) Dale Ellis (41) Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena
8,697		 21–15
37 January 18 Indiana Pacers 105-115 Dale Ellis (29) Seattle Center Coliseum
10,151		 22–15
38 January 20 New York Knicks 96-108 Xavier McDaniel (41) Seattle Center Coliseum
11,767		 23–15
39 January 22, 1988
7:30 p.m. PST 		Detroit W 109–106 Ellis (47) Lister (13) McMillan (14) Seattle Center Coliseum
14,737 		24–15
40 January 24, 1988
12:30 p.m. PST 		L.A. Lakers L 109–116 McDaniel (35) Chambers (10) McMillan (11) Seattle Center Coliseum
14,739 		24–16
41 January 26 vs Sacramento Kings 100-116 Dale Ellis (42) ARCO Arena (I)
10,333		 25–16
42 January 29, 1988
5:30 p.m. PST 		@ Dallas L 109–117 Ellis (35) Lister (9) McMillan (10) Reunion Arena
17,007 		25–17
43 January 30 vs San Antonio Spurs 112-102 (OT) Xavier McDaniel
Tom Chambers
(27)		 HemisFair Arena
8,319		 25–18
February: 4–9 (home: 3–2; road: 1–7)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
44 February 1, 1988 @ Utah L 100–105 Ellis (40) Salt Palace
12,212 		25–19
45 February 4, 1988 Atlanta L 109–119 Ellis (36) Seattle Center Coliseum
14,611 		25–20
All-Star Break
46 February 9 vs Portland Trail Blazers 139-123 Tom Chambers (21) Memorial Coliseum
12,666		 25–21
47 February 11 Houston Rockets 115-120 Tom Chambers (36) Seattle Center Coliseum
13,038		 26–21
48 February 13 vs Golden State Warriors 109-95 Dale Ellis (28) Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum Arena
13,502		 26–22
49 February 15, 1988
6:00 p.m. PST 		Dallas L 122–128 (OT) Chambers (29) McDaniel (7) Vincent (12) Seattle Center Coliseum
13,492 		26–23
50 February 17 vs Milwaukee Bucks 115-93 Dale Ellis (26) MECCA Arena
11,052		 26–24
51 February 18, 1988
4:30 p.m. PST 		@ Detroit L 95–108 Chambers (24) Polynice (6) McMillan (9) Pontiac Silverdome
24,482 		26–25
52 February 20 vs New Jersey Nets 101-113 Dale Ellis (30) Brendan Byrne Arena
11,137		 27–25
53 February 21, 1988 @ Atlanta L 113–129 Ellis (31) The Omni
15,437 		27–26
54 February 23, 1988 @ Chicago L 97–104 (OT) Ellis (34) Chicago Stadium
17,648 		27–27
55 February 26 Sacramento Kings 130-133 Dale Ellis (37) Seattle Center Coliseum
11,632		 28–27
56 February 27 Golden State Warriors 111-114 Dale Ellis (30) Seattle Center Coliseum
10,752		 29–27
March: 8–6 (home: 5–3; road: 3–3)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
57 March 1, 1988
7:30 p.m. PST 		L.A. Lakers W 114–100 Ellis (26) McDaniel (12) McMillan (17) Seattle Center Coliseum
14,850 		30–27
58 March 4, 1988 Utah L 110–125 Chambers (29) Seattle Center Coliseum
11,268 		30–28
59 March 5, 1988 Denver L 102–115 Ellis (27) Seattle Center Coliseum
13,287 		30–29
60 March 8 vs Golden State Warriors 116-121 (OT) Dale Ellis (29) Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum Arena
11,178		 31–29
61 March 9 vs Sacramento Kings 97-106 Dale Ellis (24) ARCO Arena (I)
10,333		 32–29
62 March 13 New Jersey Nets 102-115 Tom Chambers (25) Seattle Center Coliseum
9,040		 33–29
63 March 15 vs Phoenix Suns 111-90 Dale Ellis (38) Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum
11,159		 33–30
64 March 17 vs Houston Rockets 115-106 Tom Chambers (24) The Summit
16,611		 33–31
65 March 18 vs San Antonio Spurs 110-118 (OT) Xavier McDaniel (31) HemisFair Arena
7,353		 34–31
66 March 20, 1988 @ Denver L 95–108 Ellis (23) McNichols Sports Arena
13,117 		34–32
67 March 23 Portland Trail Blazers 108-118 Dale Ellis (35) Seattle Center Coliseum
14,250		 35–32
68 March 26 Los Angeles Clippers 98-131 Dale Ellis (27) Seattle Center Coliseum
11,650		 36–32
69 March 29, 1988 Chicago W 106–103 Chambers (34) Seattle Center Coliseum
14,850 		37–32
70 March 31 San Antonio Spurs 117-115 Dale Ellis
Tom Chambers
(27)		 Seattle Center Coliseum
9,210		 37–33
April: 7–5 (home: 6–2; road: 1–3)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
71 April 2 Phoenix Suns 107-151 Xavier McDaniel (26) Seattle Center Coliseum
9,790		 38–33
72 April 5, 1988
7:30 p.m. PDT 		@ L.A. Lakers L 90–94 Chambers (21) Lister (14) McDaniel,
McMillan (4) 		The Forum
17,505 		38–34
73 April 6 Golden State Warriors 102-114 Derrick McKey (18) Seattle Center Coliseum
9,520		 39–34
74 April 8 Portland Trail Blazers 100-114 Xavier McDaniel (34) Seattle Center Coliseum
14,438		 40–34
75 April 9 Houston Rockets 108-104 Xavier McDaniel (27) Seattle Center Coliseum
13,584		 40–35
76 April 13 Los Angeles Clippers 92-113 Xavier McDaniel (23) Seattle Center Coliseum
Not announced		 41–35
77 April 15, 1988
7:30 p.m. PDT 		Dallas W 115–88 Lister (19) Lister,
McDaniel (7) 		McMillan (8) Seattle Center Coliseum
12,576 		42–35
78 April 16 vs Phoenix Suns 121-119 (OT) Sedale Threatt (31) Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum
11,406		 42–36
79 April 19, 1988 @ Denver L 114–134 Chambers (29) McNichols Sports Arena
14,478 		42–37
80 April 20 Phoenix Suns 98-121 Dale Ellis (24) Seattle Center Coliseum
Not announced		 43–37
81 April 22, 1988 Utah L 109–110 Ellis (20) Seattle Center Coliseum
14,250 		43–38
82 April 24 vs Los Angeles Clippers 100-109 Russ Schoene
Tom Chambers
(20)		 Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena
Not announced		 44–38
1987–88 season schedule
  • Green background indicates win.
  • Red background indicates loss.

Playoffs

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1988 playoff game log
First round: 2–3 (home: 1–1; road: 1–2)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Series
1 April 29, 1988 @ Denver L 123–126 Chambers (29) McDaniel (10) McDaniel,
McMillan (8) 		McNichols Sports Arena
17,022 		0–1
2 May 1, 1988 @ Denver W 111–91 Ellis (24) McDaniel (17) McMillan (6) McNichols Sports Arena
17,022 		1–1
3 May 3, 1988 Denver L 114–125 Chambers (34) McDaniel (12) McMillan (9) Seattle Center Coliseum
14,250 		1–2
4 May 5, 1988 Denver W 127–117 McDaniel (27) McKey (7) Young (8) Seattle Center Coliseum
14,250 		2–2
5 May 7, 1988 @ Denver L 96–115 Chambers (23) Lister (8) McDaniel (5) McNichols Sports Arena
16,040 		2–3
1988 schedule

Statistics

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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

Season

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Player GP GS MPG FG% 3FG% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
Tom Chambers 82 82 32.7 .448 .303 .807 6.0 2.6 1.1 .6 20.4
Dale Ellis 75 73 37.2 .503 .413 .767 4.5 2.6 1.0 .1 25.8
Clemon Johnson 74 26 9.8 .467 .000 .688 2.4 .2 .2 .3 1.6
Alton Lister 82 55 22.1 .504 .500 .606 7.6 .7 .3 1.7 5.6
Xavier McDaniel 78 77 34.7 .488 .280 .715 6.6 3.4 1.2 .7 21.4
Derrick McKey 82 4 20.8 .491 .367 .772 4.0 1.3 .9 .8 8.5
Nate McMillan 82 82 29.9 .474 .375 .707 4.1 8.6 2.1 .6 7.6
Olden Polynice 82 0 13.2 .465 .000 .639 4.0 .4 .4 .3 4.1
Russ Schoene 81 2 12.0 .458 .293 .810 2.4 .7 .5 .2 6.0
Sedale Threatt1 26 0 13.6 .519 .143 .833 1.3 2.0 1.3 .2 7.5
Sam Vincent1 43 0 12.7 .474 .385 .767 1.1 3.2 .5 .1 4.5
Kevin Williams 80 9 13.6 .442 .143 .844 1.6 1.2 .8 .1 6.3
Danny Young 77 0 12.3 .408 .286 .811 1.0 2.8 .7 .0 3.2
1.^ Statistics with the SuperSonics.

Playoffs

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Player GP GS MPG FG% 3FG% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
Tom Chambers 5 25.8 .549 .000 .829 6.2 2.2 .6 .2 25.8
Dale Ellis 5 34.4 .482 .250 .724 4.6 3.0 .6 .4 20.8
Clemon Johnson 5 7.8 .429 .000 .500 1.4 .0 .2 .2 1.4
Alton Lister 5 15.4 .706 .000 .800 5.8 1.0 .2 1.0 5.6
Xavier McDaniel 5 36.0 .556 .500 .500 9.6 5.0 .6 .2 21.2
Derrick McKey 5 21.8 .632 .333 .588 4.0 1.6 .6 1.0 12.0
Nate McMillan 5 25.4 .343 .000 .643 4.2 6.6 .4 .6 6.6
Olden Polynice 5 13.2 .455 .000 .000 1.6 .0 .6 .0 2.0
Russ Schoene 5 7.8 .583 .500 .000 1.4 .4 .2 .0 3.2
Sedale Threatt 5 16.0 .412 .000 1.000 2.2 2.2 .2 .0 6.4
Kevin Williams 5 14.0 .438 .000 .000 1.6 1.8 .6 .0 2.8
Danny Young 5 19.0 .524 .000 1.000 2.0 3.8 .4 .4 6.4

Awards and records

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Awards

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Records

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Transactions

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Overview

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Players Added

Via draft

Via free agency

Via trade

Players Lost

Via free agency

Via trade

Via waiver

Trades

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October 16, 1987 To Seattle SuperSonics
Sam Vincent
Scott Wedman 		To Boston Celtics
Conditional 1988 second round pick
February 25, 1988 To Seattle SuperSonics
Sedale Threatt 		To Chicago Bulls
Sam Vincent

Free agents

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2.^ Received a conditional 1990 second round pick as compensation.
3.^ Suspended on December 6, 1987 due to failed mandatory drug counseling; later retired altogether.

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "1987-88 Seattle SuperSonics Salaries". Basketball Reference. Basketball Reference.
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