2001–02 Seattle SuperSonics season

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2001–02 Seattle SuperSonics season
Head coachNate McMillan
General managerRick Sund
OwnersHoward Schultz
ArenaKeyArena
Results
Record45–37 (.549)
PlaceDivision: 4th (Pacific)
Conference: 7th (Western)
Playoff finishWest First Round
(lost to Spurs 2–3)
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com
Local media
TelevisionKING-TV
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Fox Sports Net Northwest
RadioKJR
< 2000–01 2002–03 >

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]

Gary Payton averaged 22.1 points, 9.0 assists and 1.6 steals per game, and was named to the All-NBA Second Team, NBA All-Defensive First Team, and was selected for the 2002 NBA All-Star Game.[7][8][9] In addition, Rashard Lewis averaged 16.8 points and 7.0 rebounds per game, while Brent Barry provided the team with 14.4 points per game, Vin Baker contributed 14.1 points and 6.4 rebounds per game, but only played 55 games due to a shoulder injury,[10][11][12] second-year forward Desmond Mason provided with 12.4 points per game off the bench, and top draft pick Vladimir Radmanovic was named to the NBA All-Rookie Second Team.[13] Payton also finished in sixth place in Most Valuable Player voting.[14]

However, their season would end quickly as the Sonics lost in five games in the Western Conference First Round of the playoffs to the San Antonio Spurs led by Tim Duncan, who was MVP following the season.[15][16][17][18] This season was also Payton's final full season in Seattle, as he was traded to the Milwaukee Bucks midway through next season.[19][20][21][22] Also following the season, Baker was traded to the Boston Celtics,[23][24][25] and second round draft pick Earl Watson signed as a free agent with the Memphis Grizzlies.[26][27]

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[edit]

Main article: 2001 NBA draft
Round Pick Player Position Nationality College
1 12 Vladimir Radmanovic SF/PF  Yugoslavia
2 39 Earl Watson PG  United States UCLA
2 41 Bobby Simmons SF/PF  United States DePaul

Roster[edit]

2001–02 Seattle SuperSonics roster
Players Coaches
Pos. No. Name Height Weight DOB From
F/C 42 Baker, Vin 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 232 lb (105 kg) 1971–11–23 Hartford
G/F 31 Barry, Brent 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1971–12–31 Oregon State
F/C 52 Booth, Calvin Injured 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 230 lb (104 kg) 1976–05–07 Penn State
F/C 14 Drobnjak, Predrag 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 270 lb (122 kg) 1975–10–27 FR Yugoslavia
C 33 James, Jerome 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 300 lb (136 kg) 1975–11–17 Florida A&M
F 7 Lewis, Rashard 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 235 lb (107 kg) 1979–08–08 Alief Elsik HS (TX)
G 9 Livingston, Randy 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 209 lb (95 kg) 1975–04–02 LSU
F 35 Long, Art Injured 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 250 lb (113 kg) 1972–10–01 Cincinnati
G/F 24 Mason, Desmond 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 224 lb (102 kg) 1977–10–11 Oklahoma State
C 00 Oyedeji, Olumide 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 240 lb (109 kg) 1981–05–11 Nigeria
G 20 Payton, Gary 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 180 lb (82 kg) 1968–07–23 Oregon State
F 77 Radmanović, Vladimir 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 227 lb (103 kg) 1980–11–19 FR Yugoslavia
F 45 Sesay, Ansu 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 225 lb (102 kg) 1976–07–29 Mississippi
G 25 Watson, Earl 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 195 lb (88 kg) 1979–06–12 UCLA
G 1 Williams, Shammond 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 201 lb (91 kg) 1975–04–05 North Carolina
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (DP) Unsigned draft pick
  • (FA) Free agent
  • (S) Suspended
  • Injured Injured

Roster
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Roster Notes[edit]

  • 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[edit]

Season standings[edit]

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[edit]

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 —

Game log[edit]

Playoffs[edit]

2002 playoff game log
First round: 2–3 (home: 1–1; road: 1–2)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Series
1 April 20 @ San Antonio L 89–110 Vin Baker (22) Vin Baker (7) four players tied (2) Alamodome
23,634 		0–1
2 April 22 @ San Antonio W 98–90 Gary Payton (21) Gary Payton (11) Gary Payton (5) Alamodome
23,059 		1–1
3 April 27 San Antonio L 75–102 Gary Payton (20) Brent Barry (8) Gary Payton (6) KeyArena
17,072 		1–2
4 May 1 San Antonio W 91–79 Gary Payton (28) Gary Payton (12) Gary Payton (11) KeyArena
17,072 		2–2
5 May 3 @ San Antonio L 78–101 Gary Payton (23) Gary Payton (9) Gary Payton (5) Alamodome
23,369 		2–3
2002 schedule

Player statistics[edit]

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[edit]

Player GP GS MPG FG% 3FG% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
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[edit]

Player GP GS MPG FG% 3FG% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
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[edit]

Transactions[edit]

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See also[edit]

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