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1979-80 Seattle Supersonics Roster and Statistics

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56-26, Finished 2nd in NBA Pacific Division (Schedule and Results)
Coached by: Lenny Wilkens (56-26)

Points Per Game: 108.5 (12th of 22) ▪ Opponent Points Per Game: 103.8 (3rd of 22)
Pythagorean W-L: 53-29 (3rd of 22)

Arena: King County Domed Stadium ▪ Attendance: 890,713 (1st of 22)

SRS: 4.24 (3rd of 22) ▪ Pace Factor: 101.8 (16th of 22)
Offensive Rating: 105.8 (8th of 22) ▪ Defensive Rating: 101.2 (3rd of 22)

Playoffs:
Lost NBA Western Conference Finals (4-1) versus Los Angeles Lakers
Won NBA Western Conference Semifinals (4-3) versus Milwaukee Bucks
Won NBA Western Conference First Round (2-1) versus Portland Trail Blazers

1979-80 Seattle Supersonics:

Roster

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No. Player Pos Ht Wt Birth Date Exp College
20 James Bailey F-C 6-9 220 May 21, 1957 R Rutgers University
32 Fred Brown G 6-3 182 August 7, 1948 8 University of Iowa
24 Dennis Johnson G 6-4 185 September 18, 1954 3 Pepperdine University
27 John Johnson F 6-7 200 October 18, 1947 9 University of Iowa
15 Vinnie Johnson G 6-2 200 September 1, 1956 R Baylor University
23 Tom LaGarde C-F 6-10 220 February 10, 1955 2 University of North Carolina
8 Lonnie Shelton F-C 6-8 240 October 19, 1955 3 Oregon State University
43 Jack Sikma C-F 6-11 230 November 14, 1955 2 Illinois Wesleyan University
36 Paul Silas F-C 6-7 220 July 12, 1943 15 Creighton University
42 Wally Walker F 6-7 190 July 18, 1954 3 University of Virginia
1 Gus Williams G 6-2 175 October 10, 1953 4 University of Southern California

Team and Opponent Statistics

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G MP FG FGA FG% 3P 3PA 3P% FT FTA FT% ORB DRB TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF PTS PTS
Team 82 19830 3554 7565 .470 59 189 .312 1730 2253 .768 1380 2550 3930 2043 750 428 1496 1865 8897 108.5
Opponent 82 19830 3408 7424 .459 59 240 .246 1640 2147 .764 1203 2409 3612 2016 728 393 1519 1997 8515 103.8

Player Statistics

Totals

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Rk Player Age G GS MP FG FGA FG% 3P 3PA 3P% FT FTA FT% ORB DRB TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF PTS
1 Gus Williams 26 82 2969 739 1533 .482 7 36 .194 331 420 .788 127 148 275 397 200 37 181 160 1816
2 Dennis Johnson 25 81 2937 574 1361 .422 12 58 .207 380 487 .780 173 241 414 332 144 82 227 267 1540
3 Jack Sikma 24 82 2793 470 989 .475 0 1 .000 235 292 .805 198 710 908 279 68 77 202 232 1175
4 Lonnie Shelton 24 76 2243 425 802 .530 1 5 .200 184 241 .763 199 383 582 145 92 79 169 292 1035
5 Fred Brown 31 80 1701 404 843 .479 39 88 .443 113 135 .837 35 120 155 174 65 17 105 117 960
6 John Johnson 32 81 2533 377 772 .488 0 0 161 201 .801 163 263 426 424 76 35 247 213 915
7 Tom LaGarde 24 82 1164 146 306 .477 0 0 90 137 .657 127 185 312 91 19 34 97 206 382
8 Wally Walker 25 70 844 139 274 .507 0 0 48 64 .750 64 106 170 53 21 4 50 102 326
9 Paul Silas 36 82 1595 113 299 .378 0 0 89 136 .654 204 232 436 66 25 5 83 120 315
10 James Bailey 22 67 726 122 271 .450 0 0 68 101 .673 71 126 197 28 21 54 79 116 312
11 Vinnie Johnson 23 38 325 45 115 .391 0 1 .000 31 39 .795 19 36 55 54 19 4 42 40 121

Per Game

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Rk Player Age G GS MP FG FGA FG% 3P 3PA 3P% FT FTA FT% ORB DRB TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF PTS
1 Gus Williams 26 82 36.2 9.0 18.7 .482 0.1 0.4 .194 4.0 5.1 .788 1.5 1.8 3.4 4.8 2.4 0.5 2.2 2.0 22.1
2 Dennis Johnson 25 81 36.3 7.1 16.8 .422 0.1 0.7 .207 4.7 6.0 .780 2.1 3.0 5.1 4.1 1.8 1.0 2.8 3.3 19.0
3 Jack Sikma 24 82 34.1 5.7 12.1 .475 0.0 0.0 .000 2.9 3.6 .805 2.4 8.7 11.1 3.4 0.8 0.9 2.5 2.8 14.3
4 Lonnie Shelton 24 76 29.5 5.6 10.6 .530 0.0 0.1 .200 2.4 3.2 .763 2.6 5.0 7.7 1.9 1.2 1.0 2.2 3.8 13.6
5 Fred Brown 31 80 21.3 5.1 10.5 .479 0.5 1.1 .443 1.4 1.7 .837 0.4 1.5 1.9 2.2 0.8 0.2 1.3 1.5 12.0
6 John Johnson 32 81 31.3 4.7 9.5 .488 0.0 0.0 2.0 2.5 .801 2.0 3.2 5.3 5.2 0.9 0.4 3.0 2.6 11.3
7 Tom LaGarde 24 82 14.2 1.8 3.7 .477 0.0 0.0 1.1 1.7 .657 1.5 2.3 3.8 1.1 0.2 0.4 1.2 2.5 4.7
8 Wally Walker 25 70 12.1 2.0 3.9 .507 0.0 0.0 0.7 0.9 .750 0.9 1.5 2.4 0.8 0.3 0.1 0.7 1.5 4.7
9 James Bailey 22 67 10.8 1.8 4.0 .450 0.0 0.0 1.0 1.5 .673 1.1 1.9 2.9 0.4 0.3 0.8 1.2 1.7 4.7
10 Paul Silas 36 82 19.5 1.4 3.6 .378 0.0 0.0 1.1 1.7 .654 2.5 2.8 5.3 0.8 0.3 0.1 1.0 1.5 3.8
11 Vinnie Johnson 23 38 8.6 1.2 3.0 .391 0.0 0.0 .000 0.8 1.0 .795 0.5 0.9 1.4 1.4 0.5 0.1 1.1 1.1 3.2

Per 36 Minutes

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Rk Player Age G GS MP FG FGA FG% 3P 3PA 3P% FT FTA FT% ORB DRB TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF PTS
1 Gus Williams 26 82 2969 9.0 18.6 .482 0.1 0.4 .194 4.0 5.1 .788 1.5 1.8 3.3 4.8 2.4 0.4 2.2 1.9 22.0
2 Fred Brown 31 80 1701 8.6 17.8 .479 0.8 1.9 .443 2.4 2.9 .837 0.7 2.5 3.3 3.7 1.4 0.4 2.2 2.5 20.3
3 Dennis Johnson 25 81 2937 7.0 16.7 .422 0.1 0.7 .207 4.7 6.0 .780 2.1 3.0 5.1 4.1 1.8 1.0 2.8 3.3 18.9
4 Lonnie Shelton 24 76 2243 6.8 12.9 .530 0.0 0.1 .200 3.0 3.9 .763 3.2 6.1 9.3 2.3 1.5 1.3 2.7 4.7 16.6
5 James Bailey 22 67 726 6.0 13.4 .450 0.0 0.0 3.4 5.0 .673 3.5 6.2 9.8 1.4 1.0 2.7 3.9 5.8 15.5
6 Jack Sikma 24 82 2793 6.1 12.7 .475 0.0 0.0 .000 3.0 3.8 .805 2.6 9.2 11.7 3.6 0.9 1.0 2.6 3.0 15.1
7 Wally Walker 25 70 844 5.9 11.7 .507 0.0 0.0 2.0 2.7 .750 2.7 4.5 7.3 2.3 0.9 0.2 2.1 4.4 13.9
8 Vinnie Johnson 23 38 325 5.0 12.7 .391 0.0 0.1 .000 3.4 4.3 .795 2.1 4.0 6.1 6.0 2.1 0.4 4.7 4.4 13.4
9 John Johnson 32 81 2533 5.4 11.0 .488 0.0 0.0 2.3 2.9 .801 2.3 3.7 6.1 6.0 1.1 0.5 3.5 3.0 13.0
10 Tom LaGarde 24 82 1164 4.5 9.5 .477 0.0 0.0 2.8 4.2 .657 3.9 5.7 9.6 2.8 0.6 1.1 3.0 6.4 11.8
11 Paul Silas 36 82 1595 2.6 6.7 .378 0.0 0.0 2.0 3.1 .654 4.6 5.2 9.8 1.5 0.6 0.1 1.9 2.7 7.1

Advanced

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Rk Player Age G MP PER TS% eFG% ORB% DRB% TRB% AST% STL% BLK% TOV% USG% ORtg DRtg OWS DWS WS
1 Gus Williams 26 82 2969 20.6 .529 .484 4.5 5.3 4.9 20.7 3.2 0.7 9.5 25.2 113 102 7.2 4.4 11.6
2 Jack Sikma 24 82 2793 16.5 .526 .475 7.4 26.9 17.1 13.7 1.1 1.5 15.3 18.6 107 98 3.3 5.3 8.6
3 Lonnie Shelton 24 76 2243 16.8 .570 .531 9.3 18.0 13.6 9.1 1.9 1.9 15.7 18.9 110 99 3.5 4.1 7.5
4 Dennis Johnson 25 81 2937 15.9 .489 .426 6.2 8.7 7.4 16.1 2.3 1.5 12.6 24.2 104 102 3.0 4.4 7.4
5 Fred Brown 31 80 1701 16.4 .532 .502 2.2 7.5 4.8 15.5 1.8 0.6 10.4 23.4 109 104 2.8 2.1 4.9
6 John Johnson 32 81 2533 13.3 .532 .488 6.7 11.0 8.8 22.4 1.4 0.8 22.3 17.2 103 103 1.7 3.2 4.9
7 Tom LaGarde 24 82 1164 10.8 .521 .477 11.4 16.8 14.1 10.1 0.8 1.6 20.9 15.7 101 102 0.6 1.7 2.2
8 Paul Silas 36 82 1595 8.2 .439 .378 13.4 15.4 14.4 5.0 0.7 0.2 18.8 10.9 99 104 0.2 2.0 2.2
9 Wally Walker 25 70 844 12.3 .539 .507 7.9 13.3 10.6 8.6 1.2 0.3 14.2 16.5 108 103 1.0 1.1 2.0
10 James Bailey 22 67 726 12.3 .495 .450 10.2 18.3 14.3 5.3 1.4 4.1 20.0 21.4 93 98 -0.4 1.4 1.0
11 Vinnie Johnson 23 38 325 10.9 .458 .391 6.1 11.7 8.9 21.9 2.8 0.7 24.1 21.1 89 100 -0.3 0.5 0.2

Playoffs

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Totals Shooting Per Game
Rk Player Age G MP FG FGA 3P 3PA FT FTA ORB TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF PTS FG% 3P% FT% MP PTS TRB AST
1 Gus Williams 26 15 564 146 284 1 5 62 86 30 60 84 34 7 47 38 355 .514 .200 .721 37.6 23.7 4.0 5.6
2 Dennis Johnson 25 15 582 100 244 5 15 52 62 25 64 57 27 10 43 48 257 .410 .333 .839 38.8 17.1 4.3 3.8
3 Fred Brown 31 15 313 80 182 10 34 18 21 16 38 32 2 1 23 23 188 .440 .294 .857 20.9 12.5 2.5 2.1
4 John Johnson 32 15 486 78 158 0 1 30 37 44 102 85 8 3 56 45 186 .494 .000 .811 32.4 12.4 6.8 5.7
5 Lonnie Shelton 24 15 469 74 146 0 1 32 51 35 125 25 23 12 37 54 180 .507 .000 .627 31.3 12.0 8.3 1.7
6 Jack Sikma 24 15 534 65 163 0 2 46 54 30 126 55 17 5 35 55 176 .399 .000 .852 35.6 11.7 8.4 3.7
7 James Bailey 22 12 138 21 44 0 0 13 20 8 25 5 9 9 9 22 55 .477 .650 11.5 4.6 2.1 0.4
8 Wally Walker 25 13 157 18 35 0 0 18 24 15 29 7 1 3 5 20 54 .514 .750 12.1 4.2 2.2 0.5
9 Tom LaGarde 24 14 163 17 46 0 0 9 11 13 40 12 2 0 7 25 43 .370 .818 11.6 3.1 2.9 0.9
10 Paul Silas 36 15 257 13 43 0 0 11 13 33 75 15 9 2 9 29 37 .302 .846 17.1 2.5 5.0 1.0
11 Vinnie Johnson 23 5 12 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 1 0 0 1 2 .333 2.4 0.4 0.4 0.4

Playoffs Advanced

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Rk Player Age G MP PER TS% eFG% ORB% DRB% TRB% AST% STL% BLK% TOV% USG% ORtg DRtg OWS DWS WS
1 Gus Williams 26 15 564 21.7 .552 .516 5.7 5.9 5.8 25.9 3.0 0.7 12.7 26.9 112 104 1.4 0.6 2.0
2 Lonnie Shelton 24 15 469 14.2 .534 .507 8.1 21.3 14.6 7.9 2.4 1.4 18.0 18.0 100 99 0.2 0.8 1.0
3 Jack Sikma 24 15 534 11.9 .471 .399 6.1 20.0 12.9 14.5 1.6 0.5 15.8 17.1 100 102 0.2 0.7 0.9
4 Dennis Johnson 25 15 582 12.7 .474 .420 4.6 7.5 6.0 14.8 2.3 1.0 13.7 22.2 99 105 0.2 0.6 0.8
5 John Johnson 32 15 486 13.8 .534 .494 9.8 13.3 11.5 26.0 0.8 0.3 24.3 19.5 100 106 0.3 0.4 0.7
6 Wally Walker 25 13 157 12.9 .593 .514 10.3 9.9 10.1 6.2 0.3 1.1 9.9 13.2 126 107 0.4 0.1 0.5
7 Fred Brown 31 15 313 14.8 .492 .467 5.5 7.8 6.6 17.7 0.3 0.2 10.7 28.1 103 109 0.3 0.2 0.5
8 Paul Silas 36 15 257 8.9 .380 .302 13.9 18.2 16.0 7.5 1.7 0.4 15.6 9.2 101 102 0.1 0.3 0.4
9 James Bailey 22 12 138 14.1 .521 .477 6.3 13.7 9.9 5.3 3.2 3.7 14.6 18.4 101 98 0.1 0.2 0.3
10 Tom LaGarde 24 14 163 8.1 .423 .370 8.6 18.4 13.4 10.1 0.6 0.0 12.1 14.6 98 105 0.0 0.2 0.2
11 Vinnie Johnson 23 5 12 11.7 .333 .333 0.0 18.5 9.1 22.2 4.1 0.0 0.0 10.3 103 98 0.0 0.0 0.0

Salaries

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Rk Player Salary
1 Gus Williams $480,000
2 Dennis Johnson $450,000
3 Lonnie Shelton $250,000
4 Jack Sikma $150,000
Estimated salaries are marked with an asterisk (*)