NBA professional basketball team season
NBA professional basketball team season
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]
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 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 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Mississippi
Head coach Assistant coach(es) Legend (DP) Unsigned draft pick(FA) Free agent(S) Suspended Injured Roster
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