2001–02 Seattle SuperSonics season

2001–02 Seattle SuperSonics season
Head coach	Nate McMillan
General manager	Rick Sund
Owner(s)	Howard Schultz
Arena	KeyArena
Results
Record	45–37 (.549)
Place	Division: 4th (Pacific) Conference: 7th (Western)
Playoff finish	West First Round (eliminated 2-3)
Stats @ Basketball-Reference.com

The 2001-02 NBA season was the SuperSonics' 35th season in the NBA.^[1] Heading into Nate McMillan's first full season as head coach, the Sonics finished 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. Gary Payton was selected for the 2002 NBA All-Star Game. However, their season would end quickly as they lost in five games in the first round of the playoffs to the San Antonio Spurs led by Tim Duncan, who was MVP following the season. This season was also Payton's final full season in Seattle, as he was traded to the Milwaukee Bucks midway next season. Also following the season, Vin Baker was traded to the Boston Celtics.

The Sonics also changed their logo and uniforms, going back to their traditional colors of green and yellow. The logo and uniforms lasted until 2008.

Draft picks

Main article: 2001 NBA Draft

Round	Pick	Player	Position	Nationality	College
1	12	Vladimir Radmanovic	SF/PF	Serbia
2	39	Earl Watson	PG	United States	UCLA
2	41	Bobby Simmons	SF/PF	United States	DePaul

Roster

Seattle SuperSonics roster

Players

Coaches

Pos.	No.	Name	Height	Weight	DOB (YYYY–MM–DD)
5.5 !F/C	42	USA !	Baker, Vin	7000210820000000000♠6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)	232 lb (105 kg)	Hartford
2.5 !G/F	31	USA !	Barry, Brent	7000198120000000000♠6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	Oregon State
5.5 !F/C	52	USA !	Booth, Calvin	7000210820000000000♠6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)	230 lb (104 kg)	Penn State
5.5 !F/C	14	MNE !	Drobnjak, Predrag	7000210820000000000♠6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)	270 lb (122 kg)	Montenegro
6.0 !C	33	USA !	James, Jerome	7000213360000000000♠7 ft 0 in (2.13 m)	300 lb (136 kg)	Florida A&M
4.0 !F	7	USA !	Lewis, Rashard	7000208279999999999♠6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	235 lb (107 kg)	Alief Elsik HS (TX)
1.5 !G	9	USA !	Livingston, Randy	7000193040000000000♠6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	209 lb (95 kg)	LSU
4.0 !F	35	USA !	Long, Art	7000205740000000000♠6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	250 lb (113 kg)	Cincinnati
2.5 !G/F	24	USA !	Mason, Desmond	7000200659999999999♠6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	224 lb (102 kg)	Oklahoma State
6.0 !C	00	NGR !	Oyedeji, Olumide	7000208279999999999♠6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	240 lb (109 kg)	Nigeria
1.5 !G	20	USA !	Payton, Gary	7000193040000000000♠6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	Oregon State
4.0 !F	77	SRB !	Radmanović, Vladimir	7000208279999999999♠6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	227 lb (103 kg)	Serbia
4.0 !F	45	USA !	Sesay, Ansu	7000205740000000000♠6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	225 lb (102 kg)	Mississippi
1.5 !G	25	USA !	Watson, Earl	7000185420000000000♠6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	UCLA
1.5 !G	1	GEO !	Williams, Shammond	7000185420000000000♠6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	201 lb (91 kg)	North Carolina

Head coach

Nate McMillan (North Carolina State)

Assistant coach(es)

Legend

(C) Team captain
(DP) Unsigned draft pick
(FA) Free agent
(S) Suspended
Injured

Roster • Transactions

Roster Notes

Guard Shammond Williams holds American and Georgian dual citizenship. He was born in the United States but he played on the Georgian national team.

Regular season

Season standings

Pacific Division	W	L	PCT	GB	Home	Road	Div
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

#	Western Conference
#	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

2001-02 NBA Records
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	—

Playoffs

West First Round

(2) San Antonio Spurs vs. (7) Seattle SuperSonics Last Playoff Meeting: 1982 Western Conference Semifinals (San Antonio won 4-1)

Game	Date	Visitor	Score	Home	Score	Record (SAS-SEA)	Venue	TV Time (EST)	Recap
1	April 20	Seattle	89	San Antonio	110	1-0	Alamodome	NBC 5:30	Recap
2	April 22	Seattle	98	San Antonio	90	1-1	Alamodome	TNT 9:30	Recap
3	April 27	San Antonio	102	Seattle	75	2-1	KeyArena	NBC 5:30	Recap
4	May 1	San Antonio	79	Seattle	91	2-2	KeyArena	TNT 10:30	Recap
5	May 3	Seattle	78	San Antonio	101	3-2	Alamodome	TNT 9:30	Recap
San Antonio wins series 3–2

Player statistics

Legend
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

Season

Player	GP	GS	MPG	FG%	3FG%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
Baker, Vin !Vin Baker
Barry, Brent !Brent Barry
Booth, Calvin !Calvin Booth
Drobnjak, Predrag !Predrag Drobnjak
Harvey, Antonio !Antonio Harvey
James, Jerome !Jerome James
Lewis, Rashard !Rashard Lewis
Livingston, Randy !Randy Livingston
Long, Art !Art Long
Mason, Desmond !Desmond Mason
Oyedeji, Olumide !Olumide Oyedeji
Payton, Gary !Gary Payton
Radmanovic, Vladimir !Vladimir Radmanovic
Sesay, Ansu !Ansu Sesay
Watson, Earl !Earl Watson
Williams, Shammond !Shammond Williams

Playoffs

Player	GP	GS	MPG	FG%	3FG%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
Baker, Vin !Vin Baker
Barry, Brent !Brent Barry
Drobnjak, Predrag !Predrag Drobnjak
James, Jerome !Jerome James
Lewis, Rashard !Rashard Lewis
Livingston, Randy !Randy Livingston
Mason, Desmond !Desmond Mason
Oyedeji, Olumide !Olumide Oyedeji
Payton, Gary !Gary Payton
Radmanovic, Vladimir !Vladimir Radmanovic
Sesay, Ansu !Ansu Sesay
Williams, Shammond !Shammond Williams

Awards and records

Gary Payton, All-NBA Second Team
Gary Payton, NBA All-Defensive First Team
Vladimir Radmanovic, NBA All-Rookie Team 2nd Team

References

↑ "2001-02 Seattle SuperSonics". Basketball-reference.com. Retrieved 2012-06-11.

Oklahoma City Thunder

Founded in 1967 Formerly the Seattle SuperSonics (1967–2008) Based in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma

Franchise	History 1967 Expansion Draft All-time rosters SuperSonics Thunder Draft history Franchise achievements Seasons Head coaches Current season

Arenas	KeyArena at Seattle Center Kingdome Tacoma Dome Chesapeake Energy Arena

General Managers	Richman Vertlieb Houbregs Russell Volchok Wilkens Whitsitt Walker Sund Presti

D-League affiliate	Oklahoma City Blue

Administration	Owner Professional Basketball Club LLC (Clay Bennett, Chairman) Executive Vice President & General Manager Sam Presti Head coach Billy Donovan

Retired numbers	1 10 19 24 32 43 MIC

NBA Championships (1)	1979

Western Conference Championships (4)	1978 1979 1996 2012

Culture and lore	Seattle SuperSonics relocation to Oklahoma City Howard Schultz Wheedle Squatch Rumble the Bison "Supersonics" Sonicsgate Thunderstruck "Thunder Up" "Can't Hold Us"

Media	TV Fox Sports Oklahoma Radio The Sports Animal (98.1 FM) 640 ESPN Radio Announcers Brian Davis Michael Cage Matt Pinto

2001–02 Seattle SuperSonics season

Draft picks

Roster

Roster Notes

Regular season

Season standings

Record vs. opponents

Playoffs

West First Round

Player statistics

Season

Playoffs

Awards and records

References

See also