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1991–92 Seattle SuperSonics season
NBA basketball team season From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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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]
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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Regular season
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- y – clinched division title
- x – clinched playoff spot
- z – clinched division title
- y – clinched division title
- x – clinched playoff spot
Game log
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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 |
Season
* Statistics with the Seattle SuperSonics.
Playoffs
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
Player | Signed | Former team |
Bart Kofoed | August 23, 1991 | Utah Jazz |
Marty Conlon | October 1, 1991 | |
Tony Brown | February 20, 1992 |
Waivings
Player | Left |
Quintin Dailey | December 10, 1991 |
Player Transactions Citation:[29]
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