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1982-83 Seattle SuperSonics Roster and Statistics

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48-34, Finished 3rd in NBA Pacific Division (Schedule and Results)
Coach: Lenny Wilkens (48-34)

PTS/G: 110.0 (10th of 23) ▪ Opp PTS/G: 106.8 (11th of 23)
SRS: 2.88 (7th of 23) ▪ Pace: 103.2 (12th of 23)
Off Rtg: 105.9 (9th of 23) ▪ Def Rtg: 102.8 (8th of 23)
Expected W-L: 49-33 (7th of 23)

Arena: King County Domed Stadium ▪ Attendance: 574,986 (4th of 23)

Playoffs:
Lost NBA Western Conference First Round (2-0) versus Portland Trail Blazers

Roster

No. Player Pos Ht Wt Birth Date Exp College
32 Fred Brown G 6-3 182 August 7, 1948 11 University of Iowa
40 James Donaldson C 7-2 275 August 16, 1957 2 Washington State University
22 John Greig F 6-7 215 April 28, 1961 R University of Oregon
10 Steve Hawes C-F 6-9 220 May 26, 1950 8 University of Washington
3 Greg Kelser F 6-7 190 September 17, 1957 3 Michigan State University
30 Mark Radford G 6-4 190 July 5, 1959 1 Oregon State University
Lonnie Shelton F-C 6-8 240 October 19, 1955 6 Oregon State University
43 Jack Sikma C-F 6-11 230 November 14, 1955 5 Illinois Wesleyan University
20 Phil Smith G 6-4 185 April 22, 1952 8 University of San Francisco
44 David Thompson G-F 6-4 195 July 13, 1954 7 North Carolina State University
33 Ray Tolbert F 6-9 225 September 10, 1958 1 Indiana University
23 Danny Vranes F 6-7 210 October 29, 1958 1 University of Utah
1 Gus Williams G 6-2 175 October 10, 1953 6 University of Southern California

Team and Opponent Statistics

G MP FG FGA FG% 3P 3PA 3P% FT FTA FT% ORB DRB TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF PTS PTS/G
Team 82 19805 3597 7277 .494 29 138 .210 1796 2459 .730 1152 2569 3721 2278 677 437 1533 1969 9019 110.0
Lg Rank 8 12 14 6 20 18 19 10 9 16 17 3 7 4 16 11 8 20 10 10
Opponent 82 19805 3546 7703 .460 49 197 .249 1615 2184 .739 1314 2397 3711 2146 726 360 1443 2152 8756 106.8
Lg Rank 8 12 20 3 17 14 13 5 4 11 20 12 16 13 11 4 20 15 11 11

Totals

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 29 80 80 2761 660 1384 .477 2 43 .047 278 370 .751 72 133 205 643 182 26 230 117 1600
2 Jack Sikma 27 75 71 2564 484 1043 .464 0 8 .000 400 478 .837 213 645 858 233 87 65 190 263 1368
3 David Thompson 28 75 64 2155 445 925 .481 2 10 .200 298 380 .784 96 174 270 222 47 33 163 142 1190
4 Lonnie Shelton 27 82 79 2572 437 915 .478 1 6 .167 141 187 .754 158 337 495 237 75 72 172 310 1016
5 Fred Brown 34 80 1 1432 371 714 .520 14 32 .438 58 72 .806 32 65 97 242 59 13 110 98 814
6 James Donaldson 25 82 11 1789 289 496 .583 0 0 150 218 .688 131 370 501 97 19 101 132 171 728
7 Greg Kelser 25 80 9 1507 247 450 .549 0 3 .000 173 257 .673 158 245 403 97 52 35 149 243 667
8 Danny Vranes 24 82 73 2054 226 429 .527 0 1 .000 115 209 .550 177 248 425 120 53 49 102 254 567
9 Phil Smith 30 79 17 1238 175 400 .438 3 8 .375 101 133 .759 27 103 130 216 44 8 102 113 454
10 Ray Tolbert 24 45 2 712 100 190 .526 0 2 .000 24 44 .545 46 105 151 31 16 24 51 97 224
11 Mark Radford 23 54 2 439 84 172 .488 4 18 .222 30 73 .411 12 35 47 104 34 4 74 78 202
12 Steve Hawes 32 31 1 556 72 146 .493 3 7 .429 23 32 .719 28 105 133 36 9 6 34 79 170
13 John Greig 21 9 0 26 7 13 .538 0 0 5 6 .833 2 4 6 0 0 1 2 4 19

Per Game

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 29 80 80 34.5 8.3 17.3 .477 0.0 0.5 .047 3.5 4.6 .751 0.9 1.7 2.6 8.0 2.3 0.3 2.9 1.5 20.0
2 Jack Sikma 27 75 71 34.2 6.5 13.9 .464 0.0 0.1 .000 5.3 6.4 .837 2.8 8.6 11.4 3.1 1.2 0.9 2.5 3.5 18.2
3 David Thompson 28 75 64 28.7 5.9 12.3 .481 0.0 0.1 .200 4.0 5.1 .784 1.3 2.3 3.6 3.0 0.6 0.4 2.2 1.9 15.9
4 Lonnie Shelton 27 82 79 31.4 5.3 11.2 .478 0.0 0.1 .167 1.7 2.3 .754 1.9 4.1 6.0 2.9 0.9 0.9 2.1 3.8 12.4
5 Fred Brown 34 80 1 17.9 4.6 8.9 .520 0.2 0.4 .438 0.7 0.9 .806 0.4 0.8 1.2 3.0 0.7 0.2 1.4 1.2 10.2
6 James Donaldson 25 82 11 21.8 3.5 6.0 .583 0.0 0.0 1.8 2.7 .688 1.6 4.5 6.1 1.2 0.2 1.2 1.6 2.1 8.9
7 Greg Kelser 25 80 9 18.8 3.1 5.6 .549 0.0 0.0 .000 2.2 3.2 .673 2.0 3.1 5.0 1.2 0.7 0.4 1.9 3.0 8.3
8 Danny Vranes 24 82 73 25.0 2.8 5.2 .527 0.0 0.0 .000 1.4 2.5 .550 2.2 3.0 5.2 1.5 0.6 0.6 1.2 3.1 6.9
9 Phil Smith 30 79 17 15.7 2.2 5.1 .438 0.0 0.1 .375 1.3 1.7 .759 0.3 1.3 1.6 2.7 0.6 0.1 1.3 1.4 5.7
10 Steve Hawes 32 31 1 17.9 2.3 4.7 .493 0.1 0.2 .429 0.7 1.0 .719 0.9 3.4 4.3 1.2 0.3 0.2 1.1 2.5 5.5
11 Ray Tolbert 24 45 2 15.8 2.2 4.2 .526 0.0 0.0 .000 0.5 1.0 .545 1.0 2.3 3.4 0.7 0.4 0.5 1.1 2.2 5.0
12 Mark Radford 23 54 2 8.1 1.6 3.2 .488 0.1 0.3 .222 0.6 1.4 .411 0.2 0.6 0.9 1.9 0.6 0.1 1.4 1.4 3.7
13 John Greig 21 9 0 2.9 0.8 1.4 .538 0.0 0.0 0.6 0.7 .833 0.2 0.4 0.7 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.2 0.4 2.1

Per 36 Minutes

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 John Greig 21 9 0 26 9.7 18.0 .538 0.0 0.0 6.9 8.3 .833 2.8 5.5 8.3 0.0 0.0 1.4 2.8 5.5 26.3
2 Gus Williams 29 80 80 2761 8.6 18.0 .477 0.0 0.6 .047 3.6 4.8 .751 0.9 1.7 2.7 8.4 2.4 0.3 3.0 1.5 20.9
3 Fred Brown 34 80 1 1432 9.3 17.9 .520 0.4 0.8 .438 1.5 1.8 .806 0.8 1.6 2.4 6.1 1.5 0.3 2.8 2.5 20.5
4 David Thompson 28 75 64 2155 7.4 15.5 .481 0.0 0.2 .200 5.0 6.3 .784 1.6 2.9 4.5 3.7 0.8 0.6 2.7 2.4 19.9
5 Jack Sikma 27 75 71 2564 6.8 14.6 .464 0.0 0.1 .000 5.6 6.7 .837 3.0 9.1 12.0 3.3 1.2 0.9 2.7 3.7 19.2
6 Mark Radford 23 54 2 439 6.9 14.1 .488 0.3 1.5 .222 2.5 6.0 .411 1.0 2.9 3.9 8.5 2.8 0.3 6.1 6.4 16.6
7 Greg Kelser 25 80 9 1507 5.9 10.7 .549 0.0 0.1 .000 4.1 6.1 .673 3.8 5.9 9.6 2.3 1.2 0.8 3.6 5.8 15.9
8 James Donaldson 25 82 11 1789 5.8 10.0 .583 0.0 0.0 3.0 4.4 .688 2.6 7.4 10.1 2.0 0.4 2.0 2.7 3.4 14.6
9 Lonnie Shelton 27 82 79 2572 6.1 12.8 .478 0.0 0.1 .167 2.0 2.6 .754 2.2 4.7 6.9 3.3 1.0 1.0 2.4 4.3 14.2
10 Phil Smith 30 79 17 1238 5.1 11.6 .438 0.1 0.2 .375 2.9 3.9 .759 0.8 3.0 3.8 6.3 1.3 0.2 3.0 3.3 13.2
11 Ray Tolbert 24 45 2 712 5.1 9.6 .526 0.0 0.1 .000 1.2 2.2 .545 2.3 5.3 7.6 1.6 0.8 1.2 2.6 4.9 11.3
12 Steve Hawes 32 31 1 556 4.7 9.5 .493 0.2 0.5 .429 1.5 2.1 .719 1.8 6.8 8.6 2.3 0.6 0.4 2.2 5.1 11.0
13 Danny Vranes 24 82 73 2054 4.0 7.5 .527 0.0 0.0 .000 2.0 3.7 .550 3.1 4.3 7.4 2.1 0.9 0.9 1.8 4.5 9.9

Advanced

Rk Player Age G MP PER TS% eFG% ORB% DRB% TRB% AST% STL% BLK% TOV% USG% ORtg DRtg OWS DWS WS WS/48
1 Jack Sikma 27 75 2564 19.6 .546 .464 9.3 25.7 17.8 12.6 1.6 1.3 13.2 22.5 111 99 5.2 4.6 9.8 .183
2 Gus Williams 29 80 2761 20.5 .517 .478 2.9 4.9 4.0 34.8 3.1 0.5 12.9 25.8 108 104 5.2 3.3 8.5 .148
3 David Thompson 28 75 2155 16.1 .545 .482 5.0 8.2 6.7 14.7 1.0 0.8 13.0 23.3 108 106 3.6 1.8 5.4 .120
4 James Donaldson 25 82 1789 15.6 .615 .583 8.2 21.1 14.9 7.3 0.5 3.0 18.2 16.2 110 101 2.5 2.6 5.1 .138
5 Lonnie Shelton 27 82 2572 12.7 .509 .478 6.9 13.4 10.3 12.5 1.4 1.5 14.7 18.2 102 103 1.6 3.2 4.8 .090
6 Danny Vranes 24 82 2054 10.6 .544 .527 9.6 12.3 11.0 7.3 1.2 1.3 16.4 12.1 108 104 1.9 2.3 4.2 .099
7 Greg Kelser 25 80 1507 14.7 .592 .549 11.7 16.6 14.3 8.6 1.6 1.2 20.9 18.9 106 102 1.7 2.1 3.9 .123
8 Fred Brown 34 80 1432 17.7 .546 .529 2.5 4.6 3.6 26.0 1.9 0.5 12.9 23.9 108 106 2.3 1.3 3.6 .120
9 Phil Smith 30 79 1238 11.7 .495 .441 2.4 8.5 5.6 22.8 1.7 0.3 18.2 18.1 99 105 0.4 1.2 1.7 .065
10 Steve Hawes 32 31 556 9.7 .531 .503 5.6 19.3 12.7 8.3 0.8 0.6 17.5 14.0 101 103 0.2 0.7 0.9 .079
11 Ray Tolbert 24 45 712 9.7 .535 .526 7.2 15.0 11.3 5.7 1.0 1.8 19.6 14.6 96 103 0.0 0.9 0.9 .061
12 John Greig 21 9 26 19.9 .607 .538 8.6 15.7 12.3 0.0 0.0 2.0 11.3 27.2 115 105 0.1 0.0 0.1 .182
13 Mark Radford 23 54 439 12.1 .495 .500 3.1 8.1 5.7 33.1 3.6 0.5 26.6 25.4 87 101 -0.7 0.7 0.0 -0.001

Playoffs

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 29 2 81 26 47 0 2 13 15 4 7 8 5 0 6 5 65 .553 .000 .867 40.5 32.5 3.5 4.0
2 Jack Sikma 27 2 75 11 31 0 1 8 12 6 26 11 2 2 5 7 30 .355 .000 .667 37.5 15.0 13.0 5.5
3 James Donaldson 25 2 47 11 22 0 0 2 3 5 17 2 0 3 0 4 24 .500 .667 23.5 12.0 8.5 1.0
4 David Thompson 28 2 65 9 25 0 0 6 10 0 0 7 1 1 4 7 24 .360 .600 32.5 12.0 0.0 3.5
5 Steve Hawes 32 2 35 5 10 0 0 2 3 1 6 2 0 0 3 8 12 .500 .667 17.5 6.0 3.0 1.0
6 Danny Vranes 24 2 56 6 17 0 0 0 0 9 19 1 0 1 1 7 12 .353 28.0 6.0 9.5 0.5
7 Lonnie Shelton 27 2 53 4 23 0 3 2 5 13 21 5 1 0 2 7 10 .174 .000 .400 26.5 5.0 10.5 2.5
8 Phil Smith 30 2 19 3 6 0 0 0 0 0 3 1 0 0 2 1 6 .500 9.5 3.0 1.5 0.5
9 Fred Brown 34 2 30 2 9 0 0 2 2 0 3 5 1 0 0 3 6 .222 1.000 15.0 3.0 1.5 2.5
10 Greg Kelser 25 2 19 2 5 0 0 0 0 3 6 1 1 0 0 4 4 .400 9.5 2.0 3.0 0.5

Playoffs Advanced

Rk Player Age G MP PER TS% eFG% ORB% DRB% TRB% AST% STL% BLK% TOV% USG% ORtg DRtg OWS DWS WS WS/48
1 Gus Williams 29 2 81 27.1 .606 .553 4.2 4.0 4.1 19.7 3.1 0.0 10.1 29.4 121 110 0.3 0.0 0.4 .223
2 James Donaldson 25 2 47 22.0 .515 .500 9.0 27.5 17.2 7.2 0.0 3.8 0.0 19.8 122 107 0.1 0.0 0.2 .177
3 Jack Sikma 27 2 75 15.5 .413 .355 6.8 28.8 16.5 21.7 1.3 1.6 12.1 22.0 95 106 0.0 0.1 0.1 .032
4 Fred Brown 34 2 30 7.4 .304 .222 0.0 10.8 4.8 22.0 1.7 0.0 0.0 13.2 93 111 0.0 0.0 0.0 .005
5 Steve Hawes 32 2 35 6.0 .530 .500 2.4 15.4 8.1 8.4 0.0 0.0 20.9 16.4 92 113 0.0 0.0 0.0 -0.014
6 Greg Kelser 25 2 19 11.9 .400 .400 13.4 17.0 15.0 7.3 2.6 0.0 0.0 10.5 114 107 0.0 0.0 0.0 .099
7 Phil Smith 30 2 19 5.6 .500 .500 0.0 17.0 7.5 7.9 0.0 0.0 25.0 16.8 79 113 0.0 0.0 0.0 -0.080
8 Danny Vranes 24 2 56 8.5 .353 .353 13.7 19.3 16.1 2.5 0.0 1.1 5.6 12.9 95 111 0.0 0.0 0.0 .012
9 David Thompson 28 2 65 5.8 .408 .360 0.0 0.0 0.0 15.7 0.8 0.9 12.0 20.6 87 114 -0.1 0.0 -0.1 -0.059
10 Lonnie Shelton 27 2 53 5.4 .198 .174 20.8 16.3 18.8 12.6 0.9 0.0 7.4 20.5 72 111 -0.2 0.0 -0.2 -0.137