2002–03 Seattle SuperSonics season

2002–03 Seattle SuperSonics season
Head coachNate McMillan
General managerRick Sund
OwnersHoward Schultz
ArenaKeyArena
Results
Record40–42 (.488)
PlaceDivision: 5th (Pacific)
Conference: 10th (Western)
Playoff finishDid not qualify
Stats at Basketball Reference
Local media
TelevisionKING-TV
KONG
Fox Sports Net Northwest
RadioKJR

The 2002–03 Seattle SuperSonics season was the 36th season for the Seattle SuperSonics in the National Basketball Association.[1] During the off-season, the SuperSonics acquired Kenny Anderson and Vitaly Potapenko from the Boston Celtics,[2][3][4] and signed free agent and rookie power forward Reggie Evans.

The SuperSonics got off to a solid start by winning eight of their first ten games of the regular season, but then lost six of their next seven games, then posted two six-game losing streaks in January and February, holding a 21–27 record at the All-Star break.[5] At mid-season, before the trading deadline, the team traded All-Star guard Gary Payton, and Desmond Mason to the Milwaukee Bucks in exchange for All-Star guard Ray Allen, and Kevin Ollie;[6][7][8] Payton averaged 20.8 points, 8.8 assists and 1.8 steals per game in 52 games before the trade.[9] The team also traded Anderson to the New Orleans Hornets in exchange for Elden Campbell.[10][11] The SuperSonics finished in fifth place in the Pacific Division with a 40–42 record, missing the NBA playoffs.[12]

Allen averaged 24.5 points, 5.6 rebounds, 5.9 assists and 1.6 steals per game in 29 games after the trade, while Rashard Lewis averaged 18.1 points, 6.5 rebounds and 1.3 steals per game, and Brent Barry provided the team with 10.3 points, 5.1 assists and 1.5 steals per game, and also led them with 118 three-point field goals. In addition, second-year forward Vladimir Radmanović contributed 10.1 points and 4.5 rebounds per game, and contributed 104 three-point field goals, while second-year center Predrag Drobnjak provided with 9.4 points and 3.9 rebounds per game, and Ollie contributed 8.0 points and 3.8 assists per game in 29 games. Meanwhile, Jerome James averaged 5.2 points, 4.5 rebounds and 1.6 blocks per game, Potapenko contributed 4.0 points and 3.4 rebounds per game, but only played just 26 games due to injury, and Evans provided with 3.2 points and 6.6 rebounds per game.[9]

During the NBA All-Star weekend at the Philips Arena in Atlanta, Georgia, and before the mid-season trade, Payton was selected for the 2003 NBA All-Star Game, as a member of the Western Conference All-Star team; it was his final All-Star appearance.[13][14][15] Meanwhile, Mason participated in the NBA Slam Dunk Contest for the third consecutive year,[16][17] and Barry participated in the NBA Three-Point Shootout,[16][17] and also finished tied in 21st place in Most Improved Player voting.[18]

The SuperSonics finished 20th in the NBA in home-game attendance, with an attendance of 637,194 at the KeyArena at Seattle Center during the regular season.[9][19] Following the season, Drobnjak signed as a free agent with the Los Angeles Clippers,[20][21] while Ollie signed with the Cleveland Cavaliers, and Campbell signed with the Detroit Pistons.[22][23]

Offseason

Draft picks

Main article: 2002 NBA draft
Round Pick Player Position Nationality College
2 48 Peter Fehse PF  Germany

Roster

2002–03 Seattle SuperSonics roster
Players Coaches
Pos. No. Player Height Weight DOB From
G 34 Ray Allen 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Connecticut
G/F 31 Brent Barry 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Oregon State
F/C 52 Calvin Booth 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 230 lb (104 kg) Penn State
F/C 41 Elden Campbell  6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Clemson
F/C 14 Predrag Drobnjak 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 270 lb (122 kg) FR Yugoslavia
F 30 Reggie Evans 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 245 lb (111 kg) Iowa
G 40 Joseph Forte 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 194 lb (88 kg) North Carolina
C 33 Jerome James 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 300 lb (136 kg) Florida A&M
F 7 Rashard Lewis 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 235 lb (107 kg) Alief Elsik HS (TX)
G 22 Ronald Murray 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Shaw
G 8 Kevin Ollie 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Connecticut
C 9 Vitaly Potapenko 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 280 lb (127 kg) Wright State
F 77 Vladimir Radmanović 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 227 lb (103 kg) FR Yugoslavia
F 45 Ansu Sesay  6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Mississippi
Head coach
Assistant(s)
Legend
  • (DP) Unsigned draft pick
  • (FA) Free agent
  • (S) Suspended
  • Injured

Roster

Regular season

Season standings

Pacific Division
 W L PCT GB Home Road Div
y-Sacramento Kings 59 23 .720 – 35–6 24–17 17–7
x-Los Angeles Lakers 50 32 .610 9 31–10 19–22 15–9
x-Portland Trail Blazers 50 32 .610 9 27–14 23–18 15–9
x-Phoenix Suns 44 38 .537 15 30–11 14–27 12–12
e-Seattle SuperSonics 40 42 .488 19 25–16 15–26 11–13
e-Golden State Warriors 38 44 .463 21 24–17 14–27 8–16
e-Los Angeles Clippers 27 55 .329 32 16–25 11–30 6–18
#
Western Conference
Team W L PCT GB
1 z-San Antonio Spurs 60 22 .732 –
2 y-Sacramento Kings 59 23 .720 1
3 x-Dallas Mavericks 60 22 .732 –
4 x-Minnesota Timberwolves 51 31 .622 9
5 x-Los Angeles Lakers 50 32 .610 10
6 x-Portland Trail Blazers 50 32 .610 10
7 x-Utah Jazz 47 35 .573 13
8 x-Phoenix Suns 44 38 .537 16
9 e-Houston Rockets 43 39 .524 17
10 e-Seattle SuperSonics 40 42 .488 20
11 e-Golden State Warriors 38 44 .463 22
12 e-Memphis Grizzlies 28 54 .341 32
13 e-Los Angeles Clippers 27 55 .329 33
14 e-Denver Nuggets 17 65 .207 43
z - clinched division title
y - clinched division title
x - clinched playoff spot

Game log

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
Player GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
Ray Allen 29 29 41.3 .441 .351 .920 5.6 5.9 1.6 0.1 24.5
Gary Payton 52 52 40.8 .448 .298 .692 4.8 8.8 1.8 0.2 20.8
Rashard Lewis 77 77 39.5 .452 .346 .820 6.5 1.7 1.3 0.5 18.1
Desmond Mason 52 15 34.8 .436 .291 .740 6.4 1.8 0.9 0.4 14.1
Brent Barry 75 68 33.1 .458 .403 .795 4.0 5.1 1.5 0.2 10.3
Kevin Ollie 29 1 26.6 .441 1.000 .759 2.9 3.8 1.1 0.0 8.0
Vladimir Radmanović 72 16 26.5 .410 .355 .706 4.5 1.3 0.9 0.3 10.1
Predrag Drobnjak 82 69 24.2 .412 .353 .791 3.9 1.0 0.6 0.5 9.4
Reggie Evans 67 60 20.4 .471 .519 6.6 0.5 0.6 0.2 3.2
Kenny Anderson 38 1 18.1 .440 .000 .829 2.3 3.2 1.1 0.0 6.1
Vitaly Potapenko 26 2 15.5 .441 .759 3.4 0.2 0.3 0.3 4.0
Jerome James 51 16 15.0 .478 .587 4.2 0.5 0.2 1.6 5.4
Elden Campbell 15 0 12.3 .333 .762 2.6 0.6 0.6 0.5 3.2
Calvin Booth 47 0 12.2 .437 .000 .723 2.3 0.3 0.2 0.7 2.9
Ronald Murray 2 0 10.0 .400 .000 1.5 1.0 0.0 0.0 2.0
Ansu Sesay 45 4 10.0 .383 .571 1.6 0.5 0.3 0.1 2.1
Joseph Forte 17 0 5.1 .286 .000 .667 0.6 0.6 0.2 0.0 1.4

Player statistics citation:[9]

Awards and records

Transactions

References

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See also

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