DOUNOBALL NBA Archive
1986-87 Seattle SuperSonics
39–43 · #15 in the league · Conference Finals
Season snapshotSEA
Seattle SuperSonics went 39–43 in the regular season, good for the #15 record in the league, and finished as conference finals.
League rank
#15
Net rating
+0.4
Home floor
Seattle Center Coliseum
Roster
15 players
Record
39–43
47.6% win rate
League rank
#15
Playoff team
Net rating
+0.4
SRS +0.1
Finish
Conference Finals
Reached the Conference Finals.
The squad
Season roster
| Player | Pos | No. | GP | GS | PPG | RPG | APG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tom Chambers | F-C | 24 | 82 | 82 | 23.3 | 6.6 | 3.0 |
| Xavier McDaniel | F | 34 | 82 | 82 | 23.0 | 8.6 | 2.5 |
| Dale Ellis | G-F | 3 | 82 | 76 | 24.9 | 5.5 | 2.9 |
| Alton Lister | C-F | 53 | 75 | 75 | 11.6 | 9.4 | 1.5 |
| Nate McMillan | G-F | — | 71 | 50 | 5.3 | 4.7 | 8.2 |
| Danny Young | G | — | 73 | 26 | 4.8 | 1.5 | 4.8 |
| Clemon Johnson | C-F | — | 78 | 7 | 3.2 | 3.6 | 0.3 |
| Michael Phelps | G | — | 60 | 6 | 3.0 | 0.8 | 1.1 |
| Gerald Henderson | G | — | 6 | 6 | 11.2 | 1.5 | 5.3 |
| Kevin Williams | G | — | 65 | 0 | 4.9 | 1.3 | 1.0 |
| Maurice Lucas | F-C | — | 63 | 0 | 7.9 | 4.9 | 1.0 |
| Russ Schoene | F-C | — | 63 | 0 | 2.7 | 1.9 | 0.4 |
| Terence Stansbury | G | — | 44 | 0 | 4.0 | 0.5 | 1.3 |
| Eddie Johnson | G | — | 24 | 0 | 9.0 | 1.9 | 4.8 |
| Curtis Kitchen | F | 42 | 6 | 0 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 0.2 |
Team stats
Season profile
110.7
ORtg
110.3
DRtg
101.8
Pace
+0.1
SRS
+0.5
MOV
54.3%
TS%
49.5%
eFG%
26.1
Avg age
Sideline
Coaching staff
Bernie Bickerstaff
head_coach
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Conference Finals
Reached the Conference Finals.
View playoffsHome floor
Seattle Center Coliseum
8,692 average attendance
Then and now
Seattle SuperSonics
SEA · Now: Oklahoma City Thunder
15 players