DOUNOBALL NBA Archive
1996-97 Seattle SuperSonics
57–25 · #4 in the league · Conference Semifinals
Season snapshotSEA
Seattle SuperSonics went 57–25 in the regular season, good for the #4 record in the league, and finished as conference semifinals.
League rank
#4
Net rating
+8.5
Home floor
KeyArena at Seattle Center
Roster
16 players
Record
57–25
69.5% win rate
League rank
#4
Playoff team
Net rating
+8.5
SRS +6.9
Finish
Conference Semifinals
Reached the Conference Semifinals.
The squad
Season roster
| Player | Pos | No. | GP | GS | PPG | RPG | APG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gary Payton | G | 20 | 82 | 82 | 21.8 | 4.6 | 7.1 |
| Hersey Hawkins | G | 33 | 82 | 82 | 13.9 | 3.9 | 3.0 |
| Jim McIlvaine | C | 22 | 82 | 79 | 3.8 | 4.0 | 0.3 |
| Shawn Kemp | F-C | 40 | 81 | 75 | 18.7 | 10.0 | 1.9 |
| Detlef Schrempf | F-C | 11 | 61 | 60 | 16.8 | 6.5 | 4.4 |
| Larry Stewart | F | 23 | 70 | 21 | 4.3 | 2.4 | 0.7 |
| Sam Perkins | F-C | 14 | 81 | 4 | 11.0 | 3.7 | 1.3 |
| Terry Cummings | F | 34 | 45 | 3 | 8.2 | 4.1 | 0.9 |
| David Wingate | G-F | 25 | 65 | 2 | 3.6 | 1.1 | 1.2 |
| Nate McMillan | G-F | 10 | 37 | 2 | 4.6 | 3.2 | 3.8 |
| Eric Snow | G | 13 | 67 | 0 | 3.0 | 1.0 | 2.4 |
| Craig Ehlo | G-F | 3 | 62 | 0 | 3.5 | 1.8 | 1.1 |
| Greg Graham | G | 21 | 28 | 0 | 3.3 | 0.5 | 0.4 |
| Steve Scheffler | C-F | 55 | 7 | 0 | 1.9 | 0.4 | 0.0 |
| Antonio Harvey | F-C | 24 | 6 | 0 | 2.5 | 1.7 | 0.2 |
| Elmore Spencer | C | 27 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Team stats
Season profile
111.2
ORtg
102.7
DRtg
90.3
Pace
+6.9
SRS
+7.7
MOV
55.7%
TS%
51.0%
eFG%
30.0
Avg age
Sideline
Coaching staff
George Karl
head_coach
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Standings
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Conference Semifinals
Reached the Conference Semifinals.
View playoffsHome floor
KeyArena at Seattle Center
17,072 average attendance
Then and now
Seattle SuperSonics
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16 players