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1996–97 Seattle SuperSonics season

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NBA professional basketball team season
1996–97 Seattle SuperSonics season
Division champions
Head coachGeorge Karl
General managerWally Walker
ArenaKeyArena at Seattle Center
Results
Record57–25 (.695)
PlaceDivision: 1st (Pacific)
Conference: 2nd (Western)
Playoff finishWest Semi-finals
(lost toRockets 3–4)
Stats atBasketball Reference
Local media
TelevisionKSTW
Fox Sports Northwest
RadioKJR
< 1995–961997–98 >

The1996–97 Seattle SuperSonics season was the 29th season for theSeattle SuperSonics in theNational Basketball Association.[1] The SuperSonics entered the regular season as runners-up in the1996 NBA Finals, having lost to theChicago Bulls in six games. During the off-season, the SuperSonics signed free agent centerJim McIlvaine to a 7-year $33.6 million contract, which was controversial as McIlvaine previously played a reserve role for theWashington Bullets in his first two seasons of his NBA career; he only averaged 2.3 points, 2.9 rebounds and 2.1 blocks per game during the previous season.[2][3][4] The team also signed other free agents,Craig Ehlo,[5][6] andLarry Stewart,[7][8] and then later on signed former All-Star forwardTerry Cummings in January.[9][10][11]

Coming off their trip to theNBA Finals, the SuperSonics posted an 11-game winning streak after losing two of their first three games of the regular season. The team later on posted a nine-game winning streak in January, then won seven straight games in February, and held a 32–15 record at the All-Star break.[12] The SuperSonics won their third Division title in four years, finishing in first place in thePacific Division with a 57–25 record, earning the second seed in theWestern Conference, and qualifying for theNBA playoffs for the seventh consecutive year.[13] The SuperSonics had the sixth best team defensive rating in the NBA.[14]

Gary Payton averaged 21.8 points, 7.1 assists and 2.4 steals per game, contributed 119 three-point field goals, and was named to theAll-NBA Second Team, and to theNBA All-Defensive First Team, whileShawn Kemp averaged 18.7 points, 10.0 rebounds and 1.5 steals per game, andDetlef Schrempf provided the team with 16.8 points, 6.5 rebounds and 4.4 assists per game, but only played 61 games due to a foot injury.[15][16][17] In addition,Hersey Hawkins contributed 13.9 points and 1.9 steals per game, and led the SuperSonics with 143 three-point field goals, while off the bench, sixth manSam Perkins provided with 11.0 points per game and 122 three-point field goals, Cummings averaged 8.2 points and 4.1 rebounds per game in 45 games, and McIlvaine, who was the team's starting center, contributed 3.8 points, 4.0 rebounds and led them with 2.0 blocks per game.[18] Defensive guardNate McMillan only played just 37 games this season due to a torn right abductor muscle,[19][20] as he averaged 4.6 points, 3.8 assists and 1.6 steals per game.[18]

During theNBA All-Star weekend at theGund Arena inCleveland, Ohio, Payton, Kemp and Schrempf were all selected for the1997 NBA All-Star Game, as members of the Western Conference All-Star team; it was Schrempf's third and final All-Star appearance.[21][22][23] Meanwhile, Perkins participated in theNBA Three-Point Shootout.[21][24] Payton finished in sixth place inMost Valuable Player voting,[25][26] and also finished in second place inDefensive Player of the Year voting, behindDikembe Mutombo of theAtlanta Hawks, while Kemp finished tied in sixth place,[27][26] and Perkins finished tied in fifth place inSixth Man of the Year voting.[28][26]

In the Western Conference First Round of the1997 NBA playoffs, the SuperSonics trailed 2–1 to the 7th-seededPhoenix Suns,[29][30][31] but won the series in five games.[32][33][34] In the Western Conference Semi-finals, they faced off against theHouston Rockets, who had home-court advantage in the series, and took a 3–1 series lead;[35][36][37] the SuperSonics won the next two games to even the series,[38][39][40] but lost Game 7 to the Rockets.[41][42][43]

The SuperSonics finished 13th in the NBA in home-game attendance, with an attendance of 699,952 at theKeyArena at Seattle Center during the regular season.[18][44] This season was Kemp's final season with the SuperSonics, as he was traded to theCleveland Cavaliers in a three-team trade the following year.[45][46][47] Also following the season, Cummings signed as a free agent with thePhiladelphia 76ers,[48][49][50] while Stewart was released to free agency, and Ehlo retired.

Draft picks

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Main article:1996 NBA draft
RoundPickPlayerPositionNationalityCollege
235Joseph BlairC United StatesArizona
245Joe VogelC United StatesColorado State
247Ron RileySG/SF United StatesArizona State
257Drew BarryPG United StatesGeorgia Tech

Roster

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1996–97 Seattle SuperSonics roster
PlayersCoaches
Pos.No.PlayerHeightWeightDOBFrom
F34Terry Cummings6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)220 lb (100 kg)1961–03–15DePaul
G3Craig Ehlo6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)180 lb (82 kg)1961–08–11Washington State
G21Greg Graham6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)174 lb (79 kg)1970–11–26Indiana
C24Antonio Harvey6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)250 lb (113 kg)1970–07–06Pfeiffer
G33Hersey Hawkins6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)190 lb (86 kg)1966–09–29Bradley
F40Shawn Kemp6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)230 lb (104 kg)1969–11–26Trinity Valley CC
C22Jim McIlvaine7 ft 1 in (2.16 m)240 lb (109 kg)1972–07–30Marquette
G10Nate McMillan6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)195 lb (88 kg)1964–08–03NC State
G20Gary Payton6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)180 lb (82 kg)1968–07–23Oregon State
C14Sam Perkins6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)235 lb (107 kg)1961–06–14North Carolina
C55Steve Scheffler6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)250 lb (113 kg)1967–09–03Purdue
F11Detlef Schrempf6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)214 lb (97 kg)1963–01–21Washington
G13Eric Snow6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)190 lb (86 kg)1973–04–24Michigan State
F23Larry Stewart6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)220 lb (100 kg)1968–09–21Coppin State
G25David Wingate6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)185 lb (84 kg)1963–12–15Georgetown
Head coach
Assistant(s)
Legend
  • (DP) Unsigned draft pick
  • (FA) Free agent
  • (S) Suspended
  • Injured Injured

Regular season

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Season standings

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W L PCT GB Home Road Div
y-Seattle SuperSonics5725.695–31–1026–1516–8
x-Los Angeles Lakers5626.683131–1025–1618–6
x-Portland Trail Blazers4933.598829–1220–2115–9
x-Phoenix Suns4042.4881725–1615–2613–11
x-Los Angeles Clippers3646.4392121–2015–2610–14
Sacramento Kings3448.4152322–1912–298–16
Golden State Warriors3052.3662718–2312–294–20
1996–97 NBA West standings
#
Team W L PCT GB
1c-Utah Jazz6418.780–
2y-Seattle SuperSonics5725.6957
3x-Houston Rockets5725.6957
4x-Los Angeles Lakers5626.6838
5x-Portland Trail Blazers4933.59815
6x-Minnesota Timberwolves4042.48824
7x-Phoenix Suns4042.48824
8x-Los Angeles Clippers3646.43928
9Sacramento Kings3448.41530
10Golden State Warriors3052.36634
11Dallas Mavericks2458.29340
12Denver Nuggets2161.25643
13San Antonio Spurs2062.24444
14Vancouver Grizzlies1468.17150

Game log

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Playoffs

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1997 playoff game log
First round: 3–2 (home: 2–1; road: 1–1)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Series
1April 25PhoenixL 101–106Gary Payton (23)Shawn Kemp (15)Gary Payton (9)KeyArena
17,072		0–1
2April 27PhoenixW 122–78Payton,Kemp (23)Shawn Kemp (15)Gary Payton (6)KeyArena
17,072		1–1
3April 29@PhoenixL 103–110Gary Payton (34)Shawn Kemp (11)Gary Payton (6)America West Arena
19,023		1–2
4May 1@PhoenixW 122–115 (OT)Gary Payton (28)Shawn Kemp (20)Gary Payton (14)America West Arena
19,023		2–2
5May 3PhoenixW 116–92Detlef Schrempf (24)Shawn Kemp (11)Gary Payton (10)KeyArena
17,072		3–2
Conference Semi-finals: 3–4 (home: 1–2; road: 2–2)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Series
1May 5@HoustonL 102–112Shawn Kemp (24)Shawn Kemp (11)Eric Snow (7)The Summit
16,285		0–1
2May 7@HoustonW 106–101Shawn Kemp (22)Shawn Kemp (15)Gary Payton (9)The Summit
16,285		1–1
3May 9HoustonL 93–97Payton,Kemp (28)Shawn Kemp (10)Payton,Kemp (5)KeyArena
17,072		1–2
4May 11HoustonL 106–110 (OT)Gary Payton (27)Kemp,Cummings (9)Gary Payton (11)KeyArena
17,072		1–3
5May 13@HoustonW 100–94Hersey Hawkins (23)Shawn Kemp (10)Gary Payton (11)The Summit
16,285		2–3
6May 15HoustonW 99–96Shawn Kemp (22)Shawn Kemp (11)Gary Payton (13)KeyArena
17,072		3–3
7May 17@HoustonL 91–96Gary Payton (27)Shawn Kemp (10)Gary Payton (7)The Summit
16,285		3–4
1997 schedule

Player statistics

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Legend
  GPGames 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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PlayerGPGSMPGFG%3P%FT%RPGAPGSPGBPGPPG
Gary Payton828239.2.476.313.7154.67.12.4.221.8
Hersey Hawkins828233.6.464.403.8753.93.01.9.113.9
Jim McIlvaine827918.0.471.143.4954.0.3.52.03.8
Shawn Kemp817534.0.510.364.74210.01.91.51.018.7
Sam Perkins81424.4.439.395.8173.71.3.9.611.0
Larry Stewart702114.0.444.243.7202.4.7.4.34.3
Eric Snow67011.6.451.267.7121.02.4.6.03.0
David Wingate65214.3.416.352.8251.11.2.7.13.6
Craig Ehlo62013.7.351.284.5001.81.1.6.13.5
Detlef Schrempf616035.9.492.354.8016.54.41.0.316.8
Terry Cummings45318.4.486.600.6954.1.9.7.28.2
Nate McMillan37221.6.409.333.6553.23.81.6.24.6
Greg Graham2807.0.363.290.650.5.4.4.03.3
Steve Scheffler704.1.857.500.4.0.0.01.9
Antonio Harvey604.3.455.8331.7.2.0.72.5
Elmore Spencer105.0.000.0.01.0.0.0

Playoffs

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PlayerGPGSMPGFG%3P%FT%RPGAPGSPGBPGPPG
Gary Payton121245.5.412.333.8205.48.72.2.323.8
Hersey Hawkins121240.3.470.458.9144.52.82.5.315.3
Detlef Schrempf121238.3.472.552.8155.83.41.1.116.9
Shawn Kemp121236.8.486.200.82912.33.01.21.321.6
Sam Perkins12628.3.337.311.8624.41.31.01.08.4
Terry Cummings12624.3.489.6676.01.2.9.58.8
David Wingate12016.0.424.387.6923.11.2.4.36.4
Eric Snow806.0.455.500.500.31.5.5.01.6
Greg Graham607.2.286.250.750.81.0.3.02.0
Jim McIlvaine505.6.571.500.4.0.2.41.8
Larry Stewart404.0.833.5001.000.3.5.5.33.3
Nate McMillan3013.7.000.0001.71.0.3.0.0

Player Statistics Citation:[18]

Awards and records

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Awards

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Records

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Transactions

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Trades

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Free agents

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Additions

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PlayerSignedFormer team

Subtractions

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PlayerLeftNew team

References

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See also

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Atlantic
Central
Western
Midwest
Pacific
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1980s
1990s
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Bold indicatesNBA Finals victory
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