1993–94 Seattle SuperSonics season

The 1993–94 NBA season was the 26th season for the Seattle SuperSonics in the National Basketball Association.[1] During the offseason, the Sonics acquired Detlef Schrempf from the Indiana Pacers,[2] and Kendall Gill from the Charlotte Hornets. In their third season with George Karl as head coach, the Sonics got off to a fast start winning their first ten games on their way to a 26–3 start. The team won 17 of their final 19 games finishing the season with a franchise best 63–19 record, and made the Playoffs as the #1 seed in the Western Conference for the first time since the 1978–79 season, where the SuperSonics won their first NBA Championship. Shawn Kemp and Gary Payton were both selected for the 1994 NBA All-Star Game, which marked Payton's first All-Star appearance.

1993–94 Seattle SuperSonics season
Division champions
Head coachGeorge Karl
General managerBob Whitsitt
ArenaSeattle Center Coliseum
Results
Record63–19 (.768)
PlaceDivision: 1st (Pacific)
Conference: 1st (Western)
Playoff finishWest First Round
(Lost to Nuggets 2–3)
Stats @ Basketball-Reference.com
Local media
TelevisionKSTW
Prime Sports Northwest
RadioKJR

However, the Sonics did not make it past the first round, losing to the 8th-seeded Denver Nuggets in five games after taking a 2–0 lead in the series. It was the first time in NBA Playoffs history that a number 8 seed defeated a number 1 seeded team.[3] Following the season, Ricky Pierce was traded to the Golden State Warriors, and Michael Cage signed as an unrestricted free agent with the Cleveland Cavaliers.

Offseason

Draft picks
Main article: 1993 NBA draft
Round Pick Player Position Nationality College
123Ervin JohnsonC United StatesNew Orleans
242Adonis JordanPG United StatesKansas

Roster
Roster listing
1993–94 Seattle SuperSonics roster
Players Coaches
Pos.No.NameHeightWeightDOB (YYYY-MM-DD)From
SG 17 Askew, Vincent 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 210 lb (95 kg) 1966–02–28 Memphis
C 44 Cage, Michael 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 224 lb (102 kg) 1962–01–28 San Diego State
SG 13 Gill, Kendall 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 195 lb (88 kg) 1968–05–25 Illinois
C 50 Johnson, Ervin 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 245 lb (111 kg) 1967–12–21 New Orleans
PF 40 Kemp, Shawn 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 230 lb (104 kg) 1969–11–26 Trinity Valley CC
SF 35 King, Chris 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 215 lb (98 kg) 1969–07–24 Wake Forest
C 25 King, Rich 7 ft 2 in (2.18 m) 260 lb (118 kg) 1969–04–04 Nebraska
SG 10 McMillan, Nate 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 195 lb (88 kg) 1964–08–03 North Carolina State
PG 20 Payton, Gary 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 180 lb (82 kg) 1968–07–23 Oregon State
PF 14 Perkins, Sam 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 235 lb (107 kg) 1961–06–14 North Carolina
SG 22 Pierce, Ricky 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 205 lb (93 kg) 1959–08–19 Rice
C 55 Scheffler, Steve 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 250 lb (113 kg) 1967–09–03 Purdue
SF 11 Schrempf, Detlef 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 215 lb (98 kg) 1963–01–21 Washington
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (DP) Unsigned draft pick
  • (FA) Free agent
  • (S) Suspended
  • Injured

Depth chart
Pos. Starter Bench Reserve Inactive
C Michael CageErvin JohnsonSteve SchefflerRich King
PF Shawn KempSam Perkins
SF Detlef SchrempfVincent AskewChris King
SG Kendall GillRicky Pierce
PG Gary PaytonNate McMillan

1993–94 Salaries
Player 1993–94 Salary
Sam Perkins $3,587,000
Gary Payton $2,383,000
Ricky Pierce $2,100,000
Kendall Gill $2,000,000
Michael Cage $1,502,000
Detlef Schrempf $1,308,000
Nate McMillan $850,000
Shawn Kemp $750,000
Rich King $700,000
Ervin Johnson $617,000
Steve Scheffler $170,000
TOTAL $15,967,000

Sources:

  • Basketball Reference: 1993-94 SEA Salaries[4]

Regular season

Season standings
Pacific Division W L PCT GB Home Road Div
y-Seattle SuperSonics 6319.768—37–426–1525–5
x-Phoenix Suns 5626.683736–520–2119–11
x-Golden State Warriors 5032.6101329–1221–2019–11
x-Portland Trail Blazers 4735.5731630–1117–2417–13
Los Angeles Lakers 3349.4023021–2012–297–23
Sacramento Kings 2854.3413520–218–339–21
Los Angeles Clippers 2755.3293617–2410–319–21
# Western Conference
Team W L PCT GB
1 z-Seattle SuperSonics6319.768–
2 y-Houston Rockets5824.7075
3 x-Phoenix Suns5626.6837
4 x-San Antonio Spurs5527.6718
5 x-Utah Jazz5329.64610
6 x-Golden State Warriors5032.61013
7 x-Portland Trail Blazers4735.57316
8 x-Denver Nuggets4240.51221
9 Los Angeles Lakers3349.40230
10 Sacramento Kings2854.34135
11 Los Angeles Clippers2755.32936
12 Minnesota Timberwolves2062.24443
13 Dallas Mavericks1369.15950

Record vs. opponents
1993–94 NBA records
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 —4–04–12–33–12–01–14–00–21–13–21–11–13–15–02–01–32–23–14–01–11–12–01–11–11–14–0
Boston 0–4—0–42–21–32–01–13–11–11–10–41–11–12–33–11–11–40–42–24–11–11–11–10–20–20–23–2
Charlotte 1–44–0—1–41–41–11–14–00–21–12–21–12–01–33–22–02–23–12–23–12–00–21–10–20–21–12–2
Chicago 3–22–24–1—1–32–01–15–02–01–14–12–01–12–24–02–03–11–32–23–11–10–21–11–11–12–04–0
Cleveland 1–33–14–13–1—2–01–13–22–00–22–32–01–11–33–22–02–20–42–24–00–22–02–00–21–11–13–1
Dallas 0–20–21–10–20–2—1–41–10–41–40–20–40–40–20–25–10–20–20–20–20–41–32–20–50–40–51–1
Denver 1–11–11–11–11–14–1—2–01–33–21–13–13–11–12–04–11–11–11–10–21–31–32–22–42–21–41–1
Detroit 0–41–30–40–52–31–10–2—0–20–21–41–10–22–21–42–01–30–41–31–31–10–21–11–11–10–22–2
Golden State 2–01–12–00–20–24–03–12–0—0–41–14–15–02–02–02–20–21–11–11–12–33–24–12–21–43–12–0
Houston 1–11–11–11–12–04–12–32–04–0—1–14–03–12–01–14–12–02–01–12–02–24–04–02–32–23–31–1
Indiana 2–34–02–21–43–22–01–14–11–11–1—2–00–23–13–12–03–10–42–22–21–11–12–00–21–11–13–1
L.A. Clippers 1–11–11–10–20–24–01–31–11–40–40–2—2–31–11–11–31–10–21–11–10–52–33–21–31–41–31–1
L.A. Lakers 1–11–10–21–11–14–01–32–00–51–32–03–2—1–12–03–10–20–22–01–13–20–51–40–40–52–21–1
Miami 1–33–23–12–23–12–01–12–20–20–21–31–11–1—4–02–02–32–22–34–10–20–21–10–21–11–13–1
Milwaukee 0–51–32–30–42–32–00–24–10–21–11–31–10–20–4—0–21–30–41–31–30–21–11–10–20–20–21–3
Minnesota 0–21–10–20–20–21–51–40–22–21–40–23–11–30–22–0—1–10–21–12–00–40–42–21–40–41–40–2
New Jersey 3–14–12–21–32–22–01–13–12–00–21–31–12–03–23–11–1—4–10–53–10–20–21–11–11–11–13–1
New York 2–24–01–33–14–02–01–14–01–10–24–02–02–02–24–02–01–4—3–23–21–12–02–01–11–10–25–0
Orlando 1–32–22–22–22–22–01–13–11–11–12–21–10–23–23–11–15–02–3—4–01–12–02–00–21–12–04–1
Philadelphia 0–41–41–31–30–42–02–03–11–10–22–21–11–11–43–10–21–32–30–4—0–20–20–20–20–21–12–3
Phoenix 1–11–10–21–12–04–03–11–13–22–21–15–02–32–02–04–02–01–11–12–0—3–24–13–12–32–22–0
Portland 1–11–12–02–00–23–13–12–02–30–41–13–25–02–01–14–02–00–20–22–02–3—4–11–31–41–32–0
Sacramento 0–21–11–11–10–22–22–21–11–40–40–22–34–11–11–12–21–10–20–22–01–41–4—1–30–51–32–0
San Antonio 1–12–02–01–12–05–04–21–12–23–22–03–14–02–02–04–11–11–12–02–01–33–13–1—0–40–52–0
Seattle 1–12–02–01–11–14–02–21–14–12–21–14–15–01–12–04–01–11–11–12–03–24–15–04–0—3–12–0
Utah 1–12–01–10–21–15–04–12–01–33–31–13–12–21–12–04–11–12–00–21–12–23–13–15–01–3—2–0
Washington 0–42–32–20–41–31–11–12–20–21–11–31–11–11–33–12–01–30–51–43–20–20–20–20–20–20–2—

Game log
1993–94 game log
Total: 63–19 (Home: 37–4; Road: 26–15)
November: 11–1 (Home: 6–0; Road: 5–1)
December : 11–2 (Home: 7–1; Road: 4–1)
January : 9–6 (Home: 5–2; Road: 4–4)
February : 8–5 (Home: 3–0; Road: 5–5)
March : 14–3 (Home: 9–1; Road: 5–2)
April : 10–2 (Home: 7–0; Road: 3–2)
1993–94 schedule

Playoffs

Game log
1994 playoff game log
Western Conference Quarterfinals vs. Denver: 2–3 (Home: 2–1; Road: 0–2)

Player statistics
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
Player GP GS MPG FG% 3FG% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
Vincent Askew 80321.1.481.194.8292.32.4.9.29.1
Michael Cage 824220.8.545.000.4865.4.5.9.54.6
Alphonso Ford1 602.7.5381.000.500.0.2.3.02.7
Kendall Gill 797730.8.443.317.7823.43.51.9.414.1
Ervin Johnson 4536.2.415.000.6302.6.2.2.52.6
Shawn Kemp 797332.9.538.250.74110.82.61.82.118.1
Chris King 1505.7.396.286.5771.0.7.3.03.7
Rich King 2702.9.441.000.500.7.3.0.11.5
Nate McMillan 73825.8.447.391.5643.95.33.0.36.0
Gary Payton 828235.1.504.278.5953.36.02.3.216.5
Sam Perkins 814126.8.438.367.8014.51.4.8.412.3
Ricky Pierce 51020.0.471.188.8961.61.8.8.114.5
Steve Scheffler 3514.3.609.000.950.7.2.2.02.1
Detlef Schrempf 818033.7.493.324.7695.63.4.9.115.0
1.^ Statistics with the SuperSonics.

Playoffs
Player GP GS MPG FG% 3FG% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
Vincent Askew 5019.0.357.000.8421.21.8.2.07.2
Michael Cage 5518.6.375.000.3335.4.8.81.02.8
Kendall Gill 5530.6.433.222.6194.82.01.2.213.4
Ervin Johnson 204.0.000.000.0002.0.0.0.0.0
Shawn Kemp 5541.2.371.000.6679.83.42.02.414.8
Chris King 203.5.000.000.0005.23.7.2.0.0
Nate McMillan 5021.8.320.364.2503.22.01.2.24.2
Gary Payton 5536.2.493.333.4213.45.61.6.415.8
Sam Perkins 5028.2.333.429.8827.2.8.8.49.8
Ricky Pierce 5014.8.452.000.7061.0.6.2.08.0
Steve Scheffler 109.01.000.000.0003.0.01.0.02.0
Detlef Schrempf 5534.8.520.333.8675.42.0.2.618.6

Awards and records

Awards

Records
  • Team record for most victories in a single season (63)

Transactions

Overview
Players Added ----

Via draft

Via free agency

Via trade

 Players Lost ----

Via trade

Trades
September 1, 1993 To Seattle SuperSonics
Kendall Gill		 To Charlotte Hornets
Dana Barros
Eddie Johnson
Hornets option to swap 1994 first round picks
with the SuperSonics.
November 1, 1993 To Seattle SuperSonics
Detlef Schrempf		 To Indiana Pacers
Derrick McKey
Gerald Paddio

Additions
PlayerSignedFormer team
Alphonso Ford2March 22, 1994
1.^ First of two 10-day contracts.

See also

References

  1. 1993–94 Seattle SuperSonics
  2. "PRO BASKETBALL; Schrempf Goes To SuperSonics". New York Times. November 2, 1993. Retrieved April 17, 2017.
  3. "PRO BASKETBALL; The Worst Eliminates the Best in Overtime". New York Times. May 7, 1994. Retrieved July 19, 2017.
  4. 1993-94 SEA Salaries – Basketball-Reference.com
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