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1991–92 Seattle SuperSonics season

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The 1991–92 NBA season was the 24th season for the Seattle SuperSonics in the National Basketball Association.[1] The SuperSonics received the fourteenth overall pick in the 1991 NBA draft, and selected center Rich King from the University of Nebraska–Lincoln.[2][3][4][5]

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After a 7–3 start to the regular season, head coach K. C. Jones was fired with the team holding an 18–18 record.[6][7][8] After splitting four games under interim coach Bob Kloppenburg, the SuperSonics hired George Karl, who returned after a four-year absence from coaching in the NBA.[9][10][11][12] Under Karl, the SuperSonics held a 24–24 record at the All-Star break,[13] and finished in fourth place in the Pacific Division with a 47–35 record, earning the sixth seed in the Western Conference.[14]

Ricky Pierce led the team in scoring, averaging 21.7 points per game, while sixth man Eddie Johnson averaged 17.1 points per game off the bench, and Shawn Kemp played most of the regular season off the bench averaging 15.5 points, 10.4 rebounds and 1.9 blocks per game. In addition, Derrick McKey provided the team with 14.9 points and 5.2 rebounds per game, but only played 52 games due to a thumb injury,[15][16][17] while Benoit Benjamin provided with 14.0 points, 8.1 rebounds and 1.9 blocks per game, only playing in 63 games due to a broken hand injury,[18][19] and second-year guard Gary Payton contributed 9.4 points, 6.2 assists and 1.8 steals per game. Meanwhile, Michael Cage averaged 8.8 points and 8.9 rebounds per game, Dana Barros contributed 8.3 points per game, and Nate McMillan provided with 6.0 points, 5.0 assists and 1.8 steals per game.[20]

In the Western Conference First Round of the 1992 NBA playoffs, the SuperSonics defeated the 3rd-seeded Golden State Warriors in four games, winning the final two games by just four points.[21][22][23] However, they lost in the Western Conference Semi-finals to the Utah Jazz in five games.[24][25][26][27]

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Draft picks

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Roster

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Regular season

Season standings

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y – clinched division title
x – clinched playoff spot
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z – clinched division title
y – clinched division title
x – clinched playoff spot

Game log

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Playoffs

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Player statistics

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  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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* Statistics with the Seattle SuperSonics.

Playoffs

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Player Statistics Citation:[20]

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Awards and records

Records

  • Michael Cage finished the season with a franchise record .566 in field goal percentage.[28]

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Overview

Players added

Via draft

Via free agency

Players Lost

Via trade

Via waivers

Trades

October 2, 1991 To Seattle SuperSonics
Conditional 1993, 1995 and 1996 second-round picks
To Los Angeles Lakers
Sedale Threatt

Free agents

Additions

PlayerSignedFormer team
Bart KofoedAugust 23, 1991Utah Jazz
Marty ConlonOctober 1, 1991
Tony BrownFebruary 20, 1992

Waivings

PlayerLeft
Quintin DaileyDecember 10, 1991

Player Transactions Citation:[29]

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References

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