1993–94 Seattle SuperSonics season


The 1993–94 NBA season was the 26th season for the Seattle SuperSonics in the National Basketball Association. During the offseason, the Sonics acquired Detlef Schrempf from the Indiana Pacers, and Kendall Gill from the Charlotte Hornets. In their third season with George Karl as head coach, the Sonics got off to a fast start winning their first ten games on their way to a 26–3 start. The team won 17 of their final 19 games finishing the season with a franchise best 63–19 record, and made the Playoffs as the #1 seed in the Western Conference for the first time since the 1978–79 season, where the SuperSonics won their first NBA Championship. Shawn Kemp and Gary Payton were both selected for the 1994 NBA All-Star Game, which marked Payton's first All-Star appearance.
However, the Sonics did not make it past the first round, losing to the 8th-seeded 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. Following the season, Ricky Pierce was traded to the Golden State Warriors, and Michael Cage signed as an unrestricted free agent with the Cleveland Cavaliers.

Offseason

Draft picks

RoundPickPlayerPositionNationalityCollege
123Ervin JohnsonCUnited StatesNew Orleans
242Adonis JordanPGUnited StatesKansas

Roster

Depth chart

1993–94 Salaries

Player1993–94 Salary
Sam Perkins$3,587,000
Gary Payton$2,383,000
Ricky Pierce$2,100,000
Kendall Gill$2,000,000
Michael Cage$1,502,000
Detlef Schrempf$1,308,000
Nate McMillan$850,000
Shawn Kemp$750,000
Rich King$700,000
Ervin Johnson$617,000
Steve Scheffler$170,000
TOTAL$15,967,000

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Season standings

Record vs. opponents

Game log

Playoffs

Game log

Player statistics

Season

Playoffs

Awards and records

Awards

Overview

Trades

Free agents

Additions