Seattle SuperSonics Playoff Rosters

1982-1983 Seattle SuperSonics Playoff Roster

Player Pos HT WT Birth Date Age Pre-Draft Team YOS Draft Status
Fred Brown PG 6-3 182 Aug 7, 1948 34 Iowa 11 1971 1st Rnd, #11, Seattle SuperSonics
James Donaldson C 7-2 275 Aug 16, 1957 25 Washington State 2 1979 4th Rnd, #73, Seattle SuperSonics
John Greig SG 6-7 215 Apr 28, 1961 21 Oregon 0 1982 3rd Rnd, #65, Seattle SuperSonics
Steve Hawes C 6-9 220 May 26, 1950 32 Washington 8 1972 2nd Rnd, #24, Cleveland Cavaliers
Greg Kelser SF 6-7 190 Sep 17, 1957 25 Michigan State 3 1979 1st Rnd, #4, Detroit Pistons
Mark Radford SG 6-4 190 Jul 5, 1959 23 Oregon State 1 1981 3rd Rnd, #53, Seattle SuperSonics
Lonnie Shelton FC 6-8 240 Oct 19, 1955 27 Oregon State 6 1976 2nd Rnd, #37, New York Knicks
Jack Sikma C 6-11 230 Nov 14, 1955 27 Illinois Wesleyan 5 1977 1st Rnd, #8, Seattle SuperSonics
Phil Smith SG 6-4 185 Apr 22, 1952 30 San Francisco 8 1974 2nd Rnd, #29, Golden State Warriors
David Thompson GF 6-5 195 Jul 13, 1954 28 NC State 6 1975 1st Rnd, #2, Atlanta Hawks
Danny Vranes SF 6-7 210 Oct 29, 1958 24 Utah 0 1981 1st Rnd, #5, Seattle SuperSonics
Gus Williams PG 6-2 175 Oct 10, 1953 29 USC 6 1975 2nd Rnd, #23, Golden State Warriors

1982-1983 Playoff Matchups

Eastern Conference
DescriptionHomeAwayResult
First Round #3 Boston Celtics #6 Atlanta Hawks BOS in 3
First Round #4 New Jersey Nets #5 New York Knicks NYK in 2
Second Round #1 Philadelphia Sixers #5 New York Knicks PHI in 4
Second Round #3 Boston Celtics #2 Milwaukee Bucks MIL in 4
Conference Finals #1 Philadelphia Sixers #2 Milwaukee Bucks PHI in 5

Western Conference
DescriptionHomeAwayResult
First Round #3 Phoenix Suns #6 Denver Nuggets DEN in 3
First Round #4 Seattle SuperSonics #5 Portland Trail Blazers POR in 2
Second Round #1 Los Angeles Lakers #5 Portland Trail Blazers LAL in 5
Second Round #2 San Antonio Spurs #6 Denver Nuggets SAS in 5
Conference Finals #1 Los Angeles Lakers #2 San Antonio Spurs LAL in 6

NBA Finals
DescriptionHomeAwayResult
NBA Finals #1 Philadelphia Sixers #1 Los Angeles Lakers PHI in 4

1982-1983 Seattle Playoff Stats

Player GP MIN PTS REB AST STL BLK TOV
Gus Williams 2 40.5 32.5 3.5 4.0 2.5 0.0 3.0
Jack Sikma 2 37.5 15.0 13.0 5.5 1.0 1.0 2.5
James Donaldson 2 23.5 12.0 8.5 1.0 0.0 1.5 0.0
David Thompson 2 32.5 12.0 0.0 3.5 0.5 0.5 2.0
Danny Vranes 2 28.0 6.0 9.5 0.5 0.0 0.5 0.5
Steve Hawes 2 17.5 6.0 3.0 1.0 0.0 0.0 1.5
Lonnie Shelton 2 26.5 5.0 10.5 2.5 0.5 0.0 1.0
Fred Brown 2 15.0 3.0 1.5 2.5 0.5 0.0 0.0
Phil Smith 2 9.5 3.0 1.5 0.5 0.0 0.0 1.0
Greg Kelser 2 9.5 2.0 3.0 0.5 0.5 0.0 0.0

1982-1983 Seattle SuperSonics Opening Round Schedule

Date Opponent Result Venue Record Seattle Leaders Portland Leaders
Apr 20, 1983
v.
Portland
L, 97-108 Kingdome
Opening Round
0-1 PTS: 34. Gus Williams
REB: 15. Jack Sikma
AST: 7. Jack Sikma
PTS: 25. M. Thompson
REB: 11. Calvin Natt
AST: 8. M. Thompson
Apr 22, 1983
@
Portland
L, 105-96 Veterans Memorial Coliseum
Opening Round
0-2 PTS: 31. Gus Williams
REB: 18. Danny Vranes
AST: 4. Jack Sikma
PTS: 26. Jim Paxson
REB: 12. M. Thompson
AST: 6. M. Thompson