1989–90 Seattle SuperSonics season


The 1989–90 NBA season was the 22nd season for the Seattle SuperSonics in the National Basketball Association. It was Bernie Bickerstaff's last season as head coach of the Sonics, and the first season for rookie and future All-Star forward Shawn Kemp. After winning two of their first three games, the Sonics lost in a quintuple-overtime game on November 9 to the Milwaukee Bucks, 155–154 at the Bradley Center. The Sonics played around.500 for the entire season peaking late in the season at 34-32 before going 7-9 to end their season, as they finished fourth in the Pacific Division with a 41–41 record, losing the #8 seed in the Western Conference to the Houston Rockets, who had the same record but were ahead after tie-breaks, and thus did not reach the playoffs. This was also Xavier McDaniel's final full season in Seattle, as he was traded midway through the following season to the Phoenix Suns.

Draft picks

Seattle drafted future All-Stars Dana Barros and Shawn Kemp as their only two picks of the 1989 Draft. Kemp would go on to have a successful 8-year run with the Sonics.
RoundPickPlayerPositionNationalityCollege
116Dana BarrosPGUnited StatesBoston College
117Shawn KempPF / CUnited StatesTrinity Valley CC

Roster

Regular season

Season standings

Record vs. opponents

Game log

Player statistics

Legend

Season

Awards, records, and honors

The Sonics did not have any awards, records, and honors.

Transactions

Overview

Trades

Free agents

Additions

Subtractions