1987–88 Seattle SuperSonics season

1987–88 Seattle SuperSonics season
Head coach	Bernie Bickerstaff
General manager	Bob Whitsitt
Owner(s)	Barry Ackerley
Arena	Seattle Center Coliseum
Results
Record	44–38 (.537)
Place	Division: 3rd (Pacific) Conference: 7th (Western)
Playoff finish	First round (lost to Nuggets 2–3)
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com
Local media
Television	KIRO-TV KTZZ-TV
Radio	KJR

The 1987–88 Seattle SuperSonics season was the 21st season of the Seattle SuperSonics in the National Basketball Association (NBA). It was Bernie Bickerstaff's first season with a winning percentage above .500, coaching the Sonics to a 44–38 record. However, in the 1988 NBA Playoffs, they lost in five games to the Denver Nuggets in the first round. Xavier McDaniel was selected for the 1988 NBA All-Star Game.

Offseason

Draft picks

Main article: 1987 NBA draft

Seattle selected future hall of famer Scottie Pippen in the first round thanks to a pick acquired from the New York Knicks, but traded him on draft day to the Chicago Bulls for Olden Polynice and two future conditional draft picks.

Round	Pick	Player	Position	Nationality	College
1	5	Scottie Pippen (traded to Chicago)	SF	United States	Central Arkansas
1	9	Derrick McKey	F	United States	Alabama

Roster

1987–88 Seattle SuperSonics roster

Players

Coaches

Pos. No. Name Height Weight DOB From F 24 Chambers, Tom 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 220 lb (100 kg) 1959–06–21 Utah G/F 3 Ellis, Dale 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 205 lb (93 kg) 1960–08–06 Tennessee F/C 45 Johnson, Clemon 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 240 lb (109 kg) 1956–09–12 Florida A&M C 53 Lister, Alton 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 240 lb (109 kg) 1958–10–01 Arizona State F 34 McDaniel, Xavier 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 205 lb (93 kg) 1963–06–04 Wichita State F 31 McKey, Derrick 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 205 lb (93 kg) 1966–10–10 Alabama G 10 McMillan, Nate 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 195 lb (88 kg) 1964–08–03 NC State C 23 Polynice, Olden 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 220 lb (100 kg) 1964–11–21 Virginia F/C 40 Schoene, Russ 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 210 lb (95 kg) 1960–04–16 Chattanooga G 4 Threatt, Sedale 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 175 lb (79 kg) 1961–09–10 West Virginia Tech G 30 Williams, Kevin 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 175 lb (79 kg) 1961–09–11 St. John's G 22 Young, Danny 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 175 lb (79 kg) 1962–07–26 Wake Forest

Head coach Bernie Bickerstaff Legend (DP) Unsigned draft pick (FA) Free agent (S) Suspended Injured

1987–88 Salaries

Player	1987–88 Salary
Tom Chambers	$950,000
Xavier McDaniel	$875,000
Alton Lister	$835,000
Clemon Johnson	$502,000
Derrick McKey	$355,000
Olden Polynice	$350,000
Dale Ellis	$325,000
Sedale Threatt	$270,000
Russ Schoene	$250,000
Danny Young	$130,000
Nate McMillan	$129,000
Kevin Williams	$125,000
TOTAL	$5,096,000

Sources:

• Basketball Reference: SEA Salaries

Regular season

Season standings

Pacific Division	W	L	PCT	GB	Home	Road	Div
y-Los Angeles Lakers	62	20	.756	–	36–5	26–15	23–7
x-Portland Trail Blazers	53	29	.646	9	33–8	20–21	23–7
x-Seattle SuperSonics	44	38	.537	18	32–9	12–29	19–11
Phoenix Suns	28	54	.341	34	22–19	6–35	11–19
Golden State Warriors	20	62	.244	42	16–25	4–37	7–23
Los Angeles Clippers	17	65	.207	45	14–27	3–38	7–23

#	Western Conference
	Team	W	L	PCT	GB
1	z-Los Angeles Lakers	62	20	.756	–
2	y-Denver Nuggets	54	28	.659	8
3	x-Dallas Mavericks	53	29	.646	9
4	x-Portland Trail Blazers	53	29	.646	9
5	x-Utah Jazz	47	35	.573	15
6	x-Houston Rockets	46	36	.561	16
7	x-Seattle SuperSonics	44	38	.537	18
8	x-San Antonio Spurs	31	51	.378	31
9	Phoenix Suns	28	54	.341	34
10	Sacramento Kings	24	58	.293	38
11	Golden State Warriors	20	62	.244	42
12	Los Angeles Clippers	17	65	.207	45

Record vs. opponents

1987–88 NBA records
Team	ATL	BOS	CHI	CLE	DAL	DEN	DET	GSW	HOU	IND	LAC	LAL	MIL	NJN	NYK	PHI	PHO	POR	SAC	SAS	SEA	UTA	WAS
Atlanta	–	2–4	2–3	5–1	2–0	1–1	2–4	2–0	1–1	4–2	2–0	0–2	3–3	5–0	3–3	6–0	1–1	0–2	1–1	2–0	2–0	1–1	3–3
Boston	4–2	–	3–3	2–3	2–0	0–2	3–3	2–0	1–1	5–0	2–0	0–2	3–3	5–1	5–1	4–2	2–0	2–0	2–0	2–0	1–1	2–0	5–1
Chicago	3–2	3–3	–	3–3	0–2	1–1	2–4	2–0	2–0	3–3	2–0	1–1	5–1	5–1	3–2	4–2	2–0	1–1	1–1	1–1	1–1	2–0	3–3
Cleveland	1–5	3–2	3–3	–	1–1	1–1	1–5	0–2	1–1	4–2	1–1	1–1	2–4	5–1	2–4	3–2	1–1	1–1	2–0	2–0	1–1	0–2	6–0
Dallas	0–2	0–2	2–0	1–1	–	3–3	1–1	4–1	4–2	2–0	5–0	1–4	2–0	1–1	1–1	1–1	5–0	3–2	5–1	5–1	3–2	3–3	1–1
Denver	1–1	2–0	1–1	1–1	3–3	–	1–1	4–1	4–2	1–1	5–0	3–2	1–1	2–0	1–1	2–0	3–2	2–3	4–2	5–1	4–1	2–4	2–0
Detroit	4–2	3–3	4–2	5–1	1–1	1–1	–	2–0	1–1	3–3	1–1	0–2	4–2	5–1	4–2	4–1	2–0	1–1	2–0	1–1	1–1	2–0	3–2
Golden State	0–2	0–2	0–2	2–0	1–4	1–4	0–2	–	0–5	0–2	3–3	0–6	0–2	2–0	0–2	1–1	2–4	1–5	2–3	3–2	1–5	1–4	0–2
Houston	1–1	1–1	0–2	1–1	2–4	2–4	1–1	5–0	–	2–0	3–2	1–4	2–0	1–1	1–1	1–1	4–1	4–1	4–2	2–4	3–2	3–3	2–0
Indiana	2–4	0–5	3–3	2–4	0–2	1–1	3–3	2–0	0–2	–	1–1	1–1	3–3	6–0	2–3	2–4	2–0	0–2	2–0	2–0	1–1	1–1	2–4
L.A. Clippers	0–2	0–2	0–2	1–1	0–5	0–5	1–1	3–3	2–3	1–1	–	1–5	0–2	0–2	0–2	1–1	2–4	0–6	3–2	0–5	1–5	1–4	0–2
L.A. Lakers	2–0	2–0	1–1	1–1	4–1	2–3	2–0	6–0	4–1	1–1	5–1	–	0–2	2–0	2–0	2–0	5–1	3–3	4–1	5–0	4–2	4–1	1–1
Milwaukee	3–3	3–3	1–5	4–2	0–2	1–1	2–4	2–0	0–2	3–3	2–0	2–0	–	3–2	3–3	2–4	1–1	1–1	2–0	1–1	1–1	1–1	4–1
New Jersey	0–5	1–5	1–5	1–5	1–1	0–2	1–5	0–2	1–1	0–6	2–0	0–2	2–3	–	3–3	2–4	1–1	0–2	1–1	1–1	0–2	1–1	0–6
New York	3–3	1–5	2–3	4–2	1–1	1–1	2–4	2–0	1–1	3–2	2–0	0–2	3–3	3–3	–	3–3	0–2	1–1	1–1	1–1	0–2	1–1	3–3
Philadelphia	0–6	2–4	2–4	2–3	1–1	0–2	1–4	1–1	1–1	4–2	1–1	0–2	4–2	4–2	3–3	–	1–1	1–1	1–1	1–1	1–1	2–0	3–3
Phoenix	1–1	0–2	0–2	1–1	0–5	2–3	0–2	4–2	1–4	0–2	4–2	1–5	1–1	1–1	2–0	1–1	–	0–6	3–2	2–3	2–4	2–3	0–2
Portland	2–0	0–2	1–1	1–1	2–3	3–2	1–1	5–1	1–4	2–0	6–0	3–3	1–1	2–0	1–1	1–1	6–0	–	4–1	5–0	3–3	1–4	2–0
Sacramento	1–1	0–2	1–1	0–2	1–5	2–4	0–2	3–2	2–4	0–2	2–3	1–4	0–2	1–1	1–1	1–1	2–3	1–4	–	3–3	1–4	1–5	0–2
San Antonio	0–2	0–2	1–1	0–2	1–5	1–5	1–1	2–3	4–2	0–2	5–0	0–5	1–1	1–1	1–1	1–1	3–2	0–5	3–3	–	3–2	3–3	0–2
Seattle	0–2	1–1	1–1	1–1	2–3	1–4	1–1	5–1	2–3	1–1	5–1	2–4	1–1	2–0	2–0	1–1	4–2	3–3	4–1	2–3	–	1–4	2–0
Utah	1–1	0–2	0–2	2–0	3–3	4–2	0–2	4–1	3–3	1–1	4–1	1–4	1–1	1–1	1–1	0–2	3–2	4–1	5–1	3–3	4–1	–	2–0
Washington	3–3	1–5	3–3	0–6	1–1	0–2	2–3	2–0	0–2	4–2	2–0	1–1	1–4	6–0	3–3	3–3	2–0	0–2	2–0	2–0	0–2	0–2	—

Game log

1987–88 game log Total: 44–38 (home: 32–9; road: 12–29)
November: 6–6 (home: 5–1; road: 1–5) Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 1 November 6, 1987 7:30 p.m. PST @ L.A. Lakers L 109–113 Chambers (20) McDaniel (9) McMillan (12) The Forum 17,505 0–1 2 November 7 Phoenix Suns 96-112 Dale Ellis (27) Seattle Center Coliseum 14,252 1–1 3 November 10, 1987 7:30 p.m. PST Dallas L 101-117 Ellis (28) Lister (8) Vincent (6) Seattle Center Coliseum 10,447 1–2 4 November 12 vs San Antonio Spurs 123-118 Xavier McDaniel (23) HemisFair Arena 6,399 1–3 5 November 13, 1987 5:00 p.m. PST @ Dallas W 103–95 Ellis (22) Lister (8) McMillan (11) Reunion Arena 17,007 2–3 6 November 15 vs Houston Rockets 108-106 Dale Ellis (34) The Summit 16,611 2–4 7 November 18 Portland Trail Blazers 114-120 Xavier McDaniel (32) Seattle Center Coliseum 8,461 3–4 8 November 20 Milwaukee Bucks 97-99 Xavier McDaniel (30) Seattle Center Coliseum 14,601 4–4 9 November 21 Washington Bullets 103-124 Xavier McDaniel (28) Seattle Center Coliseum 13,437 5–4 10 November 24, 1987 7:30 p.m. PST L.A. Lakers W 103–85 McDaniel (34) Liiister (13) McMillan (10) Seattle Center Coliseum 14,634 6–4 11 November 27, 1987 4:30 p.m. PST @ Boston L 112–117 Ellis (37) Ellis (9) McMillan (10) Boston Garden 14,890 6–5 12 November 28 vs Indiana Pacers 131-115 Dale Ellis (29) Market Square Arena 11,538 6–6
December: 9–7 (home: 5–0; road: 4–7) Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 13 December 1 vs New York Knicks 109-112 Dale Ellis (37) Madison Square Garden (IV) 11,424 7–6 14 December 2 vs Cleveland Cavaliers 104-102 Dale Ellis (25) Coliseum at Richfield 6,207 7–7 15 December 4 vs Philadelphia 76ers 118-105 Tom Chambers (24) The Spectrum 13,115 7–8 16 December 5 vs Washington Bullets 99-115 Xavier McDaniel (26) Capital Centre 11,604 8–8 17 December 8 Cleveland Cavaliers 96-107 Dale Ellis Xavier McDaniel (25) Seattle Center Coliseum 8,520 9–8 18 December 10 vs Los Angeles Clippers 113-96 Dale Ellis (20) Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena 5,852 9–9 19 December 12 Los Angeles Clippers 95-116 Xavier McDaniel (35) Seattle Center Coliseum 10,623 10–9 20 December 14, 1987 @ Utah L 95–116 Ellis (29) Salt Palace 12,212 10–10 21 December 15 vs Portland Trail Blazers 128-109 Xavier McDaniel (22) Memorial Coliseum 12,666 10–11 22 December 17 Sacramento Kings 109-114 Tom Chambers (42) Seattle Center Coliseum 10,238 11–11 23 December 19 vs Golden State Warriors 102-129 Xavier McDaniel (32) Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum Arena 12,998 12–11 24 December 20, 1987 7:30 p.m. PST @ L.A. Lakers L 94–103 Ellis (24) McDaniel (11) McDaniel (7) The Forum 17,505 12–12 25 December 23 vs Phoenix Suns 102-103 Dale Ellis (35) Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum 10,351 13–12 26 December 26, 1987 @ Denver L 111–115 McDaniel (26) McNichols Sports Arena 12,403 13–13 27 December 28, 1987 Denver W 108–100 McDaniel (30) Seattle Center Coliseum 13,007 14–13 28 December 30, 1987 7:30 p.m. PST Boston W 111–105 Chambers (31) Lister (12) Vincent (9) Seattle Center Coliseum 14,850 15–13
January: 9–6 (home: 8–1; road: 1–5) Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 29 January 2 Philadelphia 76ers 114-116 Xavier McDaniel (35) Seattle Center Coliseum 14,250 16–13 30 January 5 vs Portland Trail Blazers 126-114 Dale Ellis (32) Memorial Coliseum 12,666 16–14 31 January 6 Houston Rockets 95-110 Tom Chambers (46) Seattle Center Coliseum 11,289 17–14 32 January 9 San Antonio Spurs 133-141 Dale Ellis (47) Seattle Center Coliseum 11,565 18–14 33 January 10 vs Sacramento Kings 109-108 Dale Ellis (30) ARCO Arena (I) 10,333 18–15 34 January 13 Golden State Warriors 115-144 Xavier McDaniel (30) Seattle Center Coliseum 7,909 19–15 35 January 15, 1988 Utah W 124–105 Ellis (39) Seattle Center Coliseum 10,418 20–15 36 January 16 vs Los Angeles Clippers 112-114 (OT) Dale Ellis (41) Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena 8,697 21–15 37 January 18 Indiana Pacers 105-115 Dale Ellis (29) Seattle Center Coliseum 10,151 22–15 38 January 20 New York Knicks 96-108 Xavier McDaniel (41) Seattle Center Coliseum 11,767 23–15 39 January 22, 1988 7:30 p.m. PST Detroit W 109–106 Ellis (47) Lister (13) McMillan (14) Seattle Center Coliseum 14,737 24–15 40 January 24, 1988 12:30 p.m. PST L.A. Lakers L 109–116 McDaniel (35) Chambers (10) McMillan (11) Seattle Center Coliseum 14,739 24–16 41 January 26 vs Sacramento Kings 100-116 Dale Ellis (42) ARCO Arena (I) 10,333 25–16 42 January 29, 1988 5:30 p.m. PST @ Dallas L 109–117 Ellis (35) Lister (9) McMillan (10) Reunion Arena 17,007 25–17 43 January 30 vs San Antonio Spurs 112-102 (OT) Xavier McDaniel Tom Chambers (27) HemisFair Arena 8,319 25–18
February: 4–9 (home: 3–2; road: 1–7) Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 44 February 1, 1988 @ Utah L 100–105 Ellis (40) Salt Palace 12,212 25–19 45 February 4, 1988 Atlanta L 109–119 Ellis (36) Seattle Center Coliseum 14,611 25–20 All-Star Break 46 February 9 vs Portland Trail Blazers 139-123 Tom Chambers (21) Memorial Coliseum 12,666 25–21 47 February 11 Houston Rockets 115-120 Tom Chambers (36) Seattle Center Coliseum 13,038 26–21 48 February 13 vs Golden State Warriors 109-95 Dale Ellis (28) Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum Arena 13,502 26–22 49 February 15, 1988 6:00 p.m. PST Dallas L 122–128 (OT) Chambers (29) McDaniel (7) Vincent (12) Seattle Center Coliseum 13,492 26–23 50 February 17 vs Milwaukee Bucks 115-93 Dale Ellis (26) MECCA Arena 11,052 26–24 51 February 18, 1988 4:30 p.m. PST @ Detroit L 95–108 Chambers (24) Polynice (6) McMillan (9) Pontiac Silverdome 24,482 26–25 52 February 20 vs New Jersey Nets 101-113 Dale Ellis (30) Brendan Byrne Arena 11,137 27–25 53 February 21, 1988 @ Atlanta L 113–129 Ellis (31) The Omni 15,437 27–26 54 February 23, 1988 @ Chicago L 97–104 (OT) Ellis (34) Chicago Stadium 17,648 27–27 55 February 26 Sacramento Kings 130-133 Dale Ellis (37) Seattle Center Coliseum 11,632 28–27 56 February 27 Golden State Warriors 111-114 Dale Ellis (30) Seattle Center Coliseum 10,752 29–27
March: 8–6 (home: 5–3; road: 3–3) Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 57 March 1, 1988 7:30 p.m. PST L.A. Lakers W 114–100 Ellis (26) McDaniel (12) McMillan (17) Seattle Center Coliseum 14,850 30–27 58 March 4, 1988 Utah L 110–125 Chambers (29) Seattle Center Coliseum 11,268 30–28 59 March 5, 1988 Denver L 102–115 Ellis (27) Seattle Center Coliseum 13,287 30–29 60 March 8 vs Golden State Warriors 116-121 (OT) Dale Ellis (29) Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum Arena 11,178 31–29 61 March 9 vs Sacramento Kings 97-106 Dale Ellis (24) ARCO Arena (I) 10,333 32–29 62 March 13 New Jersey Nets 102-115 Tom Chambers (25) Seattle Center Coliseum 9,040 33–29 63 March 15 vs Phoenix Suns 111-90 Dale Ellis (38) Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum 11,159 33–30 64 March 17 vs Houston Rockets 115-106 Tom Chambers (24) The Summit 16,611 33–31 65 March 18 vs San Antonio Spurs 110-118 (OT) Xavier McDaniel (31) HemisFair Arena 7,353 34–31 66 March 20, 1988 @ Denver L 95–108 Ellis (23) McNichols Sports Arena 13,117 34–32 67 March 23 Portland Trail Blazers 108-118 Dale Ellis (35) Seattle Center Coliseum 14,250 35–32 68 March 26 Los Angeles Clippers 98-131 Dale Ellis (27) Seattle Center Coliseum 11,650 36–32 69 March 29, 1988 Chicago W 106–103 Chambers (34) Seattle Center Coliseum 14,850 37–32 70 March 31 San Antonio Spurs 117-115 Dale Ellis Tom Chambers (27) Seattle Center Coliseum 9,210 37–33
April: 7–5 (home: 6–2; road: 1–3) Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 71 April 2 Phoenix Suns 107-151 Xavier McDaniel (26) Seattle Center Coliseum 9,790 38–33 72 April 5, 1988 7:30 p.m. PDT @ L.A. Lakers L 90–94 Chambers (21) Lister (14) McDaniel, McMillan (4) The Forum 17,505 38–34 73 April 6 Golden State Warriors 102-114 Derrick McKey (18) Seattle Center Coliseum 9,520 39–34 74 April 8 Portland Trail Blazers 100-114 Xavier McDaniel (34) Seattle Center Coliseum 14,438 40–34 75 April 9 Houston Rockets 108-104 Xavier McDaniel (27) Seattle Center Coliseum 13,584 40–35 76 April 13 Los Angeles Clippers 92-113 Xavier McDaniel (23) Seattle Center Coliseum Not announced 41–35 77 April 15, 1988 7:30 p.m. PDT Dallas W 115–88 Lister (19) Lister, McDaniel (7) McMillan (8) Seattle Center Coliseum 12,576 42–35 78 April 16 vs Phoenix Suns 121-119 (OT) Sedale Threatt (31) Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum 11,406 42–36 79 April 19, 1988 @ Denver L 114–134 Chambers (29) McNichols Sports Arena 14,478 42–37 80 April 20 Phoenix Suns 98-121 Dale Ellis (24) Seattle Center Coliseum Not announced 43–37 81 April 22, 1988 Utah L 109–110 Ellis (20) Seattle Center Coliseum 14,250 43–38 82 April 24 vs Los Angeles Clippers 100-109 Russ Schoene Tom Chambers (20) Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena Not announced 44–38
1987–88 season schedule

• Green background indicates win.
• Red background indicates loss.

Playoffs

1988 playoff game log
First round: 2–3 (home: 1–1; road: 1–2) Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Series 1 April 29, 1988 @ Denver L 123–126 Chambers (29) McDaniel (10) McDaniel, McMillan (8) McNichols Sports Arena 17,022 0–1 2 May 1, 1988 @ Denver W 111–91 Ellis (24) McDaniel (17) McMillan (6) McNichols Sports Arena 17,022 1–1 3 May 3, 1988 Denver L 114–125 Chambers (34) McDaniel (12) McMillan (9) Seattle Center Coliseum 14,250 1–2 4 May 5, 1988 Denver W 127–117 McDaniel (27) McKey (7) Young (8) Seattle Center Coliseum 14,250 2–2 5 May 7, 1988 @ Denver L 96–115 Chambers (23) Lister (8) McDaniel (5) McNichols Sports Arena 16,040 2–3
1988 schedule

Statistics

Legend

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

Player	GP	GS	MPG	FG%	3FG%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
Tom Chambers	82	82	32.7	.448	.303	.807	6.0	2.6	1.1	.6	20.4
Dale Ellis	75	73	37.2	.503	.413	.767	4.5	2.6	1.0	.1	25.8
Clemon Johnson	74	26	9.8	.467	.000	.688	2.4	.2	.2	.3	1.6
Alton Lister	82	55	22.1	.504	.500	.606	7.6	.7	.3	1.7	5.6
Xavier McDaniel	78	77	34.7	.488	.280	.715	6.6	3.4	1.2	.7	21.4
Derrick McKey	82	4	20.8	.491	.367	.772	4.0	1.3	.9	.8	8.5
Nate McMillan	82	82	29.9	.474	.375	.707	4.1	8.6	2.1	.6	7.6
Olden Polynice	82	0	13.2	.465	.000	.639	4.0	.4	.4	.3	4.1
Russ Schoene	81	2	12.0	.458	.293	.810	2.4	.7	.5	.2	6.0
Sedale Threatt1	26	0	13.6	.519	.143	.833	1.3	2.0	1.3	.2	7.5
Sam Vincent1	43	0	12.7	.474	.385	.767	1.1	3.2	.5	.1	4.5
Kevin Williams	80	9	13.6	.442	.143	.844	1.6	1.2	.8	.1	6.3
Danny Young	77	0	12.3	.408	.286	.811	1.0	2.8	.7	.0	3.2

1.^ Statistics with the SuperSonics.

Playoffs

Player	GP	GS	MPG	FG%	3FG%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
Tom Chambers	5		25.8	.549	.000	.829	6.2	2.2	.6	.2	25.8
Dale Ellis	5		34.4	.482	.250	.724	4.6	3.0	.6	.4	20.8
Clemon Johnson	5		7.8	.429	.000	.500	1.4	.0	.2	.2	1.4
Alton Lister	5		15.4	.706	.000	.800	5.8	1.0	.2	1.0	5.6
Xavier McDaniel	5		36.0	.556	.500	.500	9.6	5.0	.6	.2	21.2
Derrick McKey	5		21.8	.632	.333	.588	4.0	1.6	.6	1.0	12.0
Nate McMillan	5		25.4	.343	.000	.643	4.2	6.6	.4	.6	6.6
Olden Polynice	5		13.2	.455	.000	.000	1.6	.0	.6	.0	2.0
Russ Schoene	5		7.8	.583	.500	.000	1.4	.4	.2	.0	3.2
Sedale Threatt	5		16.0	.412	.000	1.000	2.2	2.2	.2	.0	6.4
Kevin Williams	5		14.0	.438	.000	.000	1.6	1.8	.6	.0	2.8
Danny Young	5		19.0	.524	.000	1.000	2.0	3.8	.4	.4	6.4

Awards and records

Awards

• Derrick McKey earned an NBA All-Rookie First Team selection.
• Xavier McDaniel was selected to participate in the 1988 NBA All-Star Game.

Transactions

Overview

Players Added Via draft Derrick McKey Olden Polynice Via free agency Ricky Wilson Via trade Sam Vincent Sedale Threatt

Players Lost Via free agency Maurice Lucas Via trade Sam Vincent Via waiver Ricky Wilson Mike Phelps Tod Murphy

Trades

October 16, 1987	To Seattle SuperSonics Sam Vincent Scott Wedman	To Boston Celtics Conditional 1988 second round pick
February 25, 1988	To Seattle SuperSonics Sedale Threatt	To Chicago Bulls Sam Vincent

Free agents

Additions

Player	Signed	Former team
Ricky Wilson	October 7, 1987	Mississippi Jets

Subtractions

Player	Left	New team
Maurice Lucas2	November 10, 1987	Portland Trail Blazers
Eddie Johnson	December 6, 1987	— (Suspended/Retired)3

2.^ Received a conditional 1990 second round pick as compensation.

3.^ Suspended on December 6, 1987 due to failed mandatory drug counseling; later retired altogether.

See also

• 1987–88 NBA season