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1996-1997 Seattle SuperSonics Regular Season Roster
Schedule | Depth Chart

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Regular Season Roster

Jersey Player Pos HT WT YOS Pre-Draft Team Draft Status Nationality
34 Terry Cummings F 6-9 220 14 DePaul 1982 Rnd 1 Pick 2 United States
3 Craig Ehlo SG 6-6 180 13 Washington State 1983 Rnd 3 Pick 1 United States
1 Sherell Ford F 6-7 210 1 Illinois-Chicago 1995 Rnd 1 Pick 26 United States
21 Greg Graham G 6-4 183 3 Indiana 1993 Rnd 1 Pick 17 United States
4 Antonio Harvey F-C 6-11 225 3 Pfeiffer 1993 NBA Draft, Undrafted United States
33 Hersey Hawkins G 6-3 190 8 Bradley 1988 Rnd 1 Pick 6 United States
40 Shawn Kemp F 6-10 280 7 Trinity Valley CC 1989 Rnd 1 Pick 17 United States
22 Jim McIlvaine C 7-1 240 2 Marquette 1994 Rnd 2 Pick 5 United States
10 Nate McMillan G-F 6-5 195 10 North Carolina State 1986 Rnd 2 Pick 6 United States
20 Gary Payton G 6-4 180 6 Oregon State 1990 Rnd 1 Pick 2 United States
14 Sam Perkins F 6-9 235 12 North Carolina 1984 Rnd 1 Pick 4 United States
55 Steve Scheffler F 6-9 250 6 Purdue 1990 Rnd 2 Pick 12 United States
11 Detlef Schrempf F 6-9 214 11 Washington 1985 Rnd 1 Pick 8 Germany / United States
13 Eric Snow G 6-3 190 1 Michigan State 1995 Rnd 2 Pick 14 United States
27 Elmore Spencer C 7-0 270 4 UNLV 1992 Rnd 1 Pick 25 United States
23 Larry Stewart F 6-8 220 5 Coppin State 1991 NBA Draft, Undrafted United States
25 David Wingate G 6-5 185 10 Georgetown 1986 Rnd 2 Pick 20 United States

Seattle Depth Chart Historical Seattle Depth Charts

  PG SG SF PF C
S Gary Payton
24.4p 6.6r 9.4a
 Hersey Hawkins
14.2p 4.4r 2.4a
 D. Schrempf
16.6p 5.4r 2.6a
 Sam Perkins
6.2p 4.4r 0.8a
 Shawn Kemp
20.4p 10.0r 3.4a
R  
 		 David Wingate
5.6p 2.6r 1.0a
  
 		 Terry Cummings
8.6p 6.4r 0.4a
  
 
L Eric Snow
0.4p 0.2r 1.0a
 Greg Graham
0.0p 0.0r 2.0a
  
 		 Larry Stewart
2.5p 0.0r 0.0a
 Jim McIlvaine
1.0p 0.5r 0.0a
L  
 		 Craig Ehlo
0.0p 0.0r 0.0a
  
 		 S. Scheffler
0.0p 0.0r 0.0a
  
 
L  
 		 Nate McMillan
0.0p 0.0r 0.0a
  
 		  
 		  
 

* Depth Chart stats are based upon the last 5 games played.


Pacific Division Standings

RankTeamRecordGB
1Seattle SuperSonics57-25-
2Los Angeles Lakers56-261
3Portland Trail Blazers49-338
4Phoenix Suns40-4217
5Los Angeles Clippers36-4621
6Sacramento Kings34-4823
7Golden State Warriors30-5227

Seattle Awards & Honors

Player Award / Honor
Gary Payton All-NBA Second Team (1997)
Gary Payton All-NBA Defensive First Team (1997)
Shawn Kemp Western All-Star Fan Vote Selection (1997)
Gary Payton Western All-Star Fan Vote Selection (1997)
Detlef Schrempf Western All-Star Replacement Selection (1997)
Sam Perkins Three Point Shootout Participant (1997)

Seattle Season Stat Leaders Full Team Stats

Player GP MIN PTS REB AST STL BLK TOV
Gary Payton 82 39.1 21.8 4.6 7.1 2.4 0.2 2.6
Shawn Kemp 81 34.0 18.7 10.0 1.9 1.5 1.0 3.5
Detlef Schrempf 62 35.4 16.5 6.4 4.3 1.0 0.3 2.4
Hersey Hawkins 82 33.6 13.9 3.9 3.0 1.9 0.1 1.6
Sam Perkins 81 24.4 11.0 3.7 1.3 0.9 0.6 1.0
Terry Cummings 45 18.4 8.2 4.1 0.9 0.7 0.2 1.0
Nate McMillan 38 21.6 4.8 3.2 3.7 1.6 0.2 0.9
Larry Stewart 70 14.0 4.3 2.4 0.7 0.4 0.3 0.9
Jim McIlvaine 81 17.9 3.7 4.0 0.3 0.5 2.0 0.8
David Wingate 65 14.3 3.6 1.1 1.2 0.7 0.1 0.6
Craig Ehlo 62 13.7 3.5 1.8 1.1 0.6 0.1 0.7
Greg Graham 28 7.0 3.3 0.5 0.4 0.4 0.0 0.4
Eric Snow 67 11.6 3.0 1.0 2.4 0.6 0.0 0.7
Antonio Harvey 6 4.3 2.5 1.7 0.2 0.0 0.7 0.2
Steve Scheffler 9 3.2 1.4 0.3 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.6
Elmore Spencer 1 5.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 1.0 0.0 1.0

Seattle Roster Composition

Selected via Draft

Shawn Kemp was selected as the #17 pick in the First Round of the 1989 NBA Draft by the Seattle SuperSonics. Shawn Kemp signed a multi-year contract with the Seattle SuperSonics on August 1, 1989. Shawn Kemp signed a multi-year extension with the Seattle SuperSonics on March 31, 1993.

Nate McMillan was selected as the #6 pick in the Second Round of the 1986 NBA Draft by the Seattle SuperSonics. Nate McMillan signed a contract with the Seattle SuperSonics on September 1, 1986. Nate McMillan re-signed to a multi-year contract as a free agent with the Seattle SuperSonics on August 1, 1987. Nate McMillan signed a multi-year extension with the Seattle SuperSonics on November 2, 1988. Nate McMillan signed a multi-year extension with the Seattle SuperSonics on October 1, 1991. Nate McMillan signed an extension with the Seattle SuperSonics on November 4, 1994.

Gary Payton was selected as the #2 pick in the First Round of the 1990 NBA Draft by the Seattle SuperSonics. Gary Payton signed a multi-year contract with the Seattle SuperSonics on October 10, 1990. Gary Payton re-signed to a multi-year contract as a free agent with the Seattle SuperSonics on July 23, 1996.

Acquired via Draft Rights Trade

Draft Rights to Eric Snow, the #14 pick in the Second Round of the 1995 NBA Draft, were acquired by the Seattle SuperSonics from the Milwaukee Bucks on June 28, 1995. Eric Snow signed a multi-year contract with the Seattle SuperSonics on September 29, 1995.

Acquired via Trade

Greg Graham was acquired in a trade by the Seattle SuperSonics from the New Jersey Nets on July 16, 1996.

Hersey Hawkins was acquired in a trade by the Seattle SuperSonics from the Charlotte Hornets on June 27, 1995. Hersey Hawkins re-signed to a multi-year contract as a free agent with the Seattle SuperSonics on July 20, 1996.

Sam Perkins was acquired in a trade by the Seattle SuperSonics from the Los Angeles Lakers on February 22, 1993. Sam Perkins re-signed to a multi-year contract as a free agent with the Seattle SuperSonics on July 15, 1996.

Detlef Schrempf was acquired in a trade by the Seattle SuperSonics from the Indiana Pacers on November 1, 1993. Detlef Schrempf re-signed to a multi-year contract as a free agent with the Seattle SuperSonics on July 18, 1994.

David Wingate was acquired in a trade by the Seattle SuperSonics from the Charlotte Hornets on June 27, 1995.

Acquired via Free Agency

Terry Cummings signed a contract as a free agent with the Seattle SuperSonics on January 13, 1997.

Craig Ehlo signed a multi-year contract as a free agent with the Seattle SuperSonics on July 23, 1996.

Jim McIlvaine signed a multi-year contract as a free agent with the Seattle SuperSonics on July 22, 1996.

Steve Scheffler signed a multi-year contract with the Seattle SuperSonics on December 2, 1992. Steve Scheffler re-signed to a contract as a free agent with the Seattle SuperSonics on September 3, 1994. Steve Scheffler re-signed to a contract as a free agent with the Seattle SuperSonics on October 5, 1995. Steve Scheffler re-signed to a multi-year contract as a free agent with the Seattle SuperSonics on July 21, 1996.

Larry Stewart signed a contract as a free agent with the Seattle SuperSonics on September 30, 1996.