1993–94 Seattle SuperSonics season

The 1993–94 Seattle SuperSonics season was the 26th season of the Seattle SuperSonics in the National Basketball Association (NBA). In the third season with George Karl as head coach the Sonics finished the season with a franchise best 63–19 record and made the Playoffs as the number one seed in the Western Conference for the first time since the 1978–79 season, where the SuperSonics won their first NBA Championship. However, the Sonics didn't make it past the first round, losing to the Denver Nuggets in five games after taking a 2–0 lead in the series. It was the first time in NBA Playoffs history that a number 8 seed defeated a number 1 seeded team.

Offseason

Draft picks

Round	Pick	Player	Position	Nationality	College
1	23	Ervin Johnson	C	United States	New Orleans
2	42	Adonis Jordan	PG	United States	Kansas

Roster

Seattle SuperSonics 1993–94 roster
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Nat. Name Ht. Wt. DOB From 2.5 !G/F 17 USA ! Askew, Vincent 78 !6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 210 lb (95 kg) 1966–02–28 Memphis 5.5 !F/C 44 USA ! Cage, Michael 81 !6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 224 lb (102 kg) 1962–01–28 San Diego State 5.5 !F/C 40 USA ! Kemp, Shawn 82 !6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 230 lb (104 kg) 1969–11–26 Trinity Valley CC 1.5 !G 13 USA ! Gill, Kendall 77 !6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 195 lb (88 kg) 1968–05–25 Illinois 6.0 !C 50 USA ! Johnson, Ervin 83 !6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 245 lb (111 kg) 1967–12–21 New Orleans 4.0 !F 50 USA ! King, Chris 80 !6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 215 lb (98 kg) 1969–07–24 Wake Forest 6.0 !C 25 USA ! King, Rich 86 !7 ft 2 in (2.18 m) 260 lb (118 kg) 1969–04–04 Nebraska 2.5 !G/F 10 USA ! McMillan, Nate 77 !6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 195 lb (88 kg) 1964–08–03 North Carolina State 1.5 !G 20 USA ! Payton, Gary 76 !6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 180 lb (82 kg) 1968–07–23 Oregon State 5.5 !F/C 14 USA ! Perkins, Sam 81 !6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 235 lb (107 kg) 1961–06–14 North Carolina 2.5 !G/F 22 USA ! Pierce, Ricky 76 !6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 205 lb (93 kg) 1959–08–19 Rice 5.5 !F/C 55 USA ! Scheffler, Steve 81 !6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 250 lb (113 kg) 1967–09–03 Purdue 5.5 !F/C 11 GER ! Schrempf, Detlef 81 !6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 214 lb (97 kg) 1963–01–21 Washington	Head coach George Karl (North Carolina) Legend (C) Team captain (DP) Unsigned draft pick (FA) Free agent (S) Suspended Injured

Depth chart

Regular season

Season standings

Game log

Playoffs

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Player statistics

Season

1.^ Statistics with the SuperSonics.

Playoffs

Awards and records

Awards

• Shawn Kemp earned an All-NBA Second Team selection.
• Gary Payton earned All-NBA Third Team and All-Defensive First Team selections.
• Nate McMillan earned an All-Defensive Second Team selection and finished the season as leader in total steals and steals per game.
• Shawn Kemp and Gary Payton were selected to play in the 1994 NBA All-Star Game for the West. It was Kemp's first start as an All-Star.

Records

Transactions

Overview

Trades

Free agents

Additions