2001–02 Seattle SuperSonics season
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The 2001–02 NBA season was the 35th season for the Seattle SuperSonics in the National Basketball Association.[1] During the off-season, the Sonics signed free agents Calvin Booth,[2][3] and Jerome James.[4] Heading into Nate McMillan's first full season as head coach, the Sonics struggled losing five of their first seven games, and held a 9–14 start to the season. However, they won 14 of their next 20 games and played above .500 for the remainder of the season, holding a 25–23 record at the All-Star break,[5] but lost six of their final eight games, finishing fourth in the Pacific Division with a 45–37 record, which was only a one-game improvement over the previous season where they missed the playoffs.[6]
However, their season would end quickly as the Sonics lost in five games in the Western Conference First Round of the
For the season, the Sonics changed their primary logo,[28] and added new uniforms,[29][30] going back to their traditional color scheme of emerald green and yellow. The logo and uniforms both remained in use until 2008.
Draft picks
Round | Pick | Player | Position | Nationality | College |
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1 | 12 | Vladimir Radmanovic |
SF/PF | Yugoslavia |
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2 | 39 | Earl Watson | PG | United States | UCLA |
2 | 41 | Bobby Simmons | SF/PF | United States | DePaul |
Roster
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Roster Notes
- Point Guard Shammond Williams holds American and Georgian dual citizenship. He was born in the United States but he later played on the Georgian national team.
Regular season
Season standings
W | L | PCT | GB | Home | Road | Div | |
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y-Sacramento Kings | 61 | 21 | .744 | – | 36–5 | 25–16 | 15–9 |
x-Los Angeles Lakers | 58 | 24 | .707 | 3 | 34–7 | 24–17 | 16–8 |
x-Portland Trail Blazers | 49 | 33 | .598 | 12 | 30–11 | 19–22 | 14–10 |
x-Seattle SuperSonics | 45 | 37 | .549 | 16 | 26–15 | 19–22 | 13–11 |
Los Angeles Clippers | 39 | 43 | .476 | 22 | 25–16 | 14–27 | 9–15 |
Phoenix Suns | 36 | 46 | .439 | 25 | 23–18 | 13–28 | 12–12 |
Golden State Warriors | 21 | 61 | .256 | 40 | 14–27 | 7–34 | 5–19 |
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Team | W | L | PCT | GB | |
1 | z-Sacramento Kings | 61 | 21 | .744 | – |
2 | y-San Antonio Spurs | 58 | 24 | .707 | 3 |
3 | x-Los Angeles Lakers | 58 | 24 | .707 | 3 |
4 | x-Dallas Mavericks | 57 | 25 | .695 | 4 |
5 | x-Minnesota Timberwolves | 50 | 32 | .610 | 11 |
6 | x-Portland Trail Blazers | 49 | 33 | .598 | 12 |
7 | x-Seattle SuperSonics | 45 | 37 | .549 | 16 |
8 | x-Utah Jazz | 44 | 38 | .537 | 17 |
9 | Los Angeles Clippers | 39 | 43 | .476 | 22 |
10 | Phoenix Suns | 36 | 46 | .439 | 25 |
11 | Houston Rockets | 28 | 54 | .341 | 33 |
12 | Denver Nuggets | 27 | 55 | .329 | 34 |
13 | Memphis Grizzlies | 23 | 59 | .280 | 38 |
14 | Golden State Warriors | 21 | 61 | .256 | 40 |
- z - clinched division title
- y - clinched division title
- x - clinched playoff spot
Record vs. opponents
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Team | ATL | BOS | CHA | CHI | CLE | DAL | DEN | DET | GSW | HOU | IND | LAC | LAL | MEM | MIA | MIL | MIN | NJN | NYK | ORL | PHI | PHO | POR | SAC | SAS | SEA | TOR | UTA | WAS |
Atlanta | – | 2–2 | 2–2 | 3–1 | 3–1 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 1–3 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 1–3 | 0–2 | 2–1 | 1–3 | 1–3 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 0–4 | 1–1 | 0–3 |
Boston | 2–2 | – | 2–1 | 2–2 | 4–0 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 3–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 4–0 | 3–1 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 3–1 |
Charlotte | 2–2 | 1–2 | – | 4–0 | 3–1 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 1–3 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 2–2 | 0–2 | 1–3 | 2–2 | 3–1 | 1–3 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 3–1 |
Chicago | 1–3 | 2–2 | 0–4 | – | 1–3 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 0–4 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 2–2 | 0–2 | 0–4 | 3–1 | 0–3 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 0–4 | 0–2 | 1–3 |
Cleveland | 1–3 | 0–4 | 1–3 | 3–1 | – | 0–2 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 1–3 | 2–2 | 1–3 | 0–3 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–3 | 0–2 | 1–2 |
Dallas | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | – | 4–0 | 1–1 | 4–0 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 1–3 | 4–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 2–2 | 3–1 | 1–3 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 1–1 |
Denver | 0–2 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 0–4 | – | 0–2 | 1–3 | 2–2 | 0–2 | 1–3 | 1–3 | 3–1 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 2–2 | 0–4 | 0–4 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 0–2 |
Detroit | 3–1 | 2–2 | 3–1 | 3–1 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | – | 1–1 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 3–1 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 4–0 |
Golden State | 0–2 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–4 | 3–1 | 1–1 | – | 1–3 | 0–2 | 2–2 | 1–3 | 3–1 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 0–4 | 2–2 | 0–4 | 0–4 | 0–4 | 0–2 | 0–4 | 1–1 |
Houston | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 3–1 | – | 0–2 | 1–3 | 0–4 | 1–3 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 1–3 | 0–4 | 0–4 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 1–1 |
Indiana | 3–1 | 0–3 | 1–3 | 4–0 | 2–2 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 1–3 | 2–0 | 2–0 | – | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 2–1 | 3–1 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 3–1 |
L.A. Clippers | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 3–1 | 1–1 | – | 1–3 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 3–1 | 1–3 | 1–3 | 1–3 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 0–4 | 1–1 |
L.A. Lakers | 1–1 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 4–0 | 2–0 | 3–1 | – | 3–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 3–1 | 3–1 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 2–0 |
Memphis | 0–2 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–4 | 1–3 | 0–2 | 1–3 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 1–3 | – | 1–1 | 0–2 | 0–4 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 1–3 | 2–2 | 1–3 | 0–4 | 0–4 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 0–2 |
Miami | 1–3 | 1–3 | 0–3 | 3–1 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–2 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | – | 3–1 | 0–2 | 1–3 | 2–2 | 3–1 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–3 | 0–2 | 2–2 |
Milwaukee | 3–1 | 3–1 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 1–3 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 1–3 | – | 0–2 | 1–2 | 1–3 | 2–1 | 1–3 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 4–0 | 2–0 | 3–1 |
Minnesota | 2–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 4–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | – | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 1–3 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 2–0 |
New Jersey | 1–2 | 1–3 | 3–1 | 4–0 | 3–1 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 2–1 | 1–1 | – | 4–0 | 3–1 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 3–1 |
New York | 3–1 | 0–4 | 2–2 | 1–3 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 3–1 | 0–2 | 0–4 | – | 0–4 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 1–3 |
Orlando | 3–1 | 1–3 | 1–3 | 3–0 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 1–3 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 4–0 | – | 3–1 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 2–2 |
Philadelphia | 3–1 | 3–1 | 3–1 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 3–1 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 3–1 | 1–3 | – | 2–0 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 0–2 | 2–3 |
Phoenix | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 4–0 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 2–2 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 0–2 | – | 2–2 | 1–3 | 1–3 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 0–2 |
Portland | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2–2 | – | 2–2 | 1–3 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 2–0 |
Sacramento | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 1–3 | 4–0 | 2–0 | 4–0 | 4–0 | 0–2 | 3–1 | 1–3 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 2–2 | – | 3–1 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 4–0 | 1–1 |
San Antonio | 2–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 4–0 | 2–0 | 4–0 | 4–0 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 1–3 | 4–0 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 2–2 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 3–1 | 1–3 | – | 2–2 | 1–1 | 4–0 | 2–0 |
Seattle | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–3 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 4–0 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 1–3 | 4–0 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 1–3 | 2–2 | 2–2 | – | 2–0 | 1–3 | 1–1 |
Toronto | 4–0 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 4–0 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 0–4 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 0–3 | 1–3 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 0–2 | – | 1–1 | 1–2 |
Utah | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 1–3 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 4–0 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 4–0 | 1–3 | 1–3 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 3–1 | 0–4 | 0–4 | 3–1 | 1–1 | – | 2–0 |
Washington | 3–0 | 1–3 | 1–3 | 3–1 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 0–4 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 1–3 | 0–2 | 1–3 | 3–1 | 2–2 | 3–2 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 0–2 | — |
Game log
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Playoffs
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First round: 2–3 (home: 1–1; road: 1–2)
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Player statistics
GP | Games 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
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Season
Player | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3FG% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
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Gary Payton | 82 | 82 | 40.3 | .467 | .314 | .797 | 4.8 | 9.0 | 1.6 | 0.3 | 22.1 |
Brent Barry | 81 | 81 | 37.5 | .508 | .424 | .846 | 5.4 | 5.3 | 1.8 | 0.5 | 14.4 |
Rashard Lewis | 71 | 70 | 36.4 | .468 | .389 | .810 | 7.0 | 1.7 | 1.5 | 0.6 | 16.8 |
Desmond Mason | 75 | 20 | 32.3 | .464 | .271 | .848 | 4.7 | 1.4 | 0.9 | 0.4 | 12.4 |
Vin Baker | 55 | 41 | 31.1 | .485 | .125 | .633 | 6.4 | 1.3 | 0.4 | 0.7 | 14.1 |
Vladimir Radmanovic | 61 | 16 | 20.2 | .412 | .420 | .681 | 3.8 | 1.3 | 0.9 | 0.4 | 6.7 |
Calvin Booth | 15 | 15 | 18.6 | .427 | .958 | 3.6 | 1.1 | 0.4 | 0.9 | 6.2 | |
Predrag Drobnjak | 64 | 12 | 18.3 | .461 | .000 | .753 | 3.4 | 0.8 | 0.3 | 0.5 | 6.8 |
Jerome James | 56 | 40 | 16.9 | .491 | .500 | 4.1 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 1.5 | 5.3 | |
Ansu Sesay | 9 | 0 | 15.8 | .500 | .700 | 2.2 | 0.9 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 6.4 | |
Art Long | 63 | 27 | 15.7 | .492 | .529 | 4.0 | 0.7 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 4.5 | |
Earl Watson | 64 | 0 | 15.1 | .453 | .364 | .639 | 1.3 | 2.0 | 0.9 | 0.1 | 3.6 |
Randy Livingston | 13 | 0 | 13.5 | .278 | .125 | .909 | 1.9 | 2.0 | 0.7 | 0.2 | 3.2 |
Shammond Williams | 50 | 2 | 12.1 | .420 | .373 | .795 | 1.3 | 1.7 | 0.4 | 0.0 | 4.4 |
Antonio Harvey | 5 | 3 | 9.4 | .333 | .500 | 1.8 | 1.0 | 0.2 | 0.6 | 1.8 | |
Olumide Oyedeji | 36 | 1 | 6.1 | .537 | .611 | 2.2 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 1.5 |
Provided by Basketball-Reference.com: View Original Table Generated 2/17/2017.
Playoffs
Player | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3FG% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
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Gary Payton | 5 | 5 | 41.4 | .425 | .267 | .586 | 8.6 | 5.8 | 0.6 | 0.4 | 22.2 |
Desmond Mason | 5 | 5 | 41.0 | .421 | .333 | .588 | 6.2 | 1.8 | 0.8 | 0.4 | 11.8 |
Brent Barry | 5 | 5 | 29.8 | .412 | .438 | 1.000 | 4.6 | 2.8 | 0.6 | 0.8 | 7.8 |
Vin Baker | 5 | 4 | 28.8 | .500 | 1.000 | .778 | 5.0 | 0.8 | 0.6 | 1.2 | 13.2 |
Rashard Lewis | 3 | 2 | 26.3 | .375 | .167 | 1.000 | 3.7 | 0.7 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 12.7 |
Vladimir Radmanovic | 5 | 2 | 22.6 | .438 | .538 | 1.000 | 3.6 | 1.0 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 7.6 |
Randy Livingston | 5 | 0 | 16.0 | .412 | .333 | 1.000 | 1.2 | 2.0 | 0.4 | 0.0 | 4.0 |
Ansu Sesay | 4 | 0 | 15.0 | .375 | 1.000 | 3.5 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 1.8 | |
Jerome James | 5 | 1 | 14.0 | .391 | .000 | 2.4 | 0.8 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 3.6 | |
Predrag Drobnjak | 3 | 1 | 12.7 | .333 | .500 | 2.7 | 0.7 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 3.3 | |
Shammond Williams | 3 | 0 | 12.7 | .429 | .500 | .667 | 1.3 | 1.0 | 0.7 | 0.0 | 5.3 |
Olumide Oyedeji | 3 | 0 | 5.7 | .800 | .200 | 2.0 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3.0 |
Provided by Basketball-Reference.com: View Original Table Generated 2/17/2017.
Awards and records
- All-NBA Second Team
- NBA All-Defensive First Team
- Vladimir Radmanovic, NBA All-Rookie Team2nd Team
Transactions
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See also
- 2001-02 NBA season