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1972–73 Seattle SuperSonics season

NBA professional basketball team season

NBA professional basketball team season

FieldValue
teamSeattle SuperSonics
end_year1973
wins26
losses56
divisionPacific
division_place4
conf_place8
coachTom Nissalke
Bucky Buckwalter
gmBob Houbregs
ownersSam Schulman
arenaSeattle Center Coliseum
televisionKTNT-TV
radioKOMO
playoffsDid not qualify
bbr_teamSEA

Bucky Buckwalter The 1972–73 Seattle SuperSonics season was the 6th season of the Seattle SuperSonics in the National Basketball Association (NBA). The team finished the regular season in 6th place in the Western Conference with a 26–56 record, 21 wins behind the one obtained in their previous season. Head coach Tom Nissalke was fired by the team in January after a 13–32 start and was replaced by his assistant Bucky Buckwalter.

Offseason

The offseason trade that sent player-coach Lenny Wilkens to the Cleveland Cavaliers was received with shock from fans and the player himself. The trade also sent Barry Clemens to the Cavaliers and brought All-Star Butch Beard to the Sonics.

The signing of free agent John Brisker cost the SuperSonics a $10,000 fine and the resignation of their 1973 first round draft pick to the Philadelphia 76ers for violation of league rules that prohibited the team to approach Brisker without contacting the Sixers, who selected him in a supplemental draft in 1969 and held the rights to the player. However, Seattle regained its first round pick after an appeal and the Sonics' second round selection was given to the 76ers.

Draft

Main article: 1972 NBA draft

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17Isaac StallworthG/FUnited StatesKansas
218Joby WrightC/FUnited StatesIndiana
223Brian TaylorGUnited StatesPrinceton
340Jim CreightonFUnited StatesColorado
457Joe MackeyFUnited StatesUSC
573Gary LaddGUnited StatesSeattle
690Ronald ThomasPFUnited StatesLouisville
7107Jerry DunnFUnited StatesWestern Kentucky
8123Willie StoudamireGUnited StatesPortland State
9138Dwight HolidayGUnited StatesHawaii
10151Dan StewardGUnited StatesWashington State
11162Steve TurnerCUnited StatesVanderbilt
12171Greg DaustFUnited StatesUMSL
14185Cleveland HillFUnited StatesNicholls State

Roster

  • Tom Nissalke (fired)
  • Bucky Buckwalter (interim)

Standings

  • z – clinched division title
  • y – clinched division title
  • x – clinched playoff spot

Game log

|- | 1 | October 10 | @ New York | L 89–113 | John Brisker (16) | | | Madison Square Garden 19,447

0–1
2
October 11
@ Philadelphia
W 105–100
Spencer Haywood (22)

| | | The Spectrum 6,257

1–1
3
October 13
@ Portland
W 92–84
Spencer Haywood (35)

| | | Memorial Coliseum 8,573

2–1
4
October 20
Golden State
L 92–101
Spencer Haywood (22)

| | | Seattle Center Coliseum 10,950

2–2
5
October 21
@ Phoenix
L 117–129
John Brisker (34)

| | | Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum 8,315

2–3
6
October 22
Portland
W 120–119 (OT)
John Brisker (30)

| | | Seattle Center Coliseum 6,925

3–3
7
October 25
Atlanta
L 115–118
Spencer Haywood (33)

| | | Seattle Center Coliseum 7,140

3–4
8
October 27
Phoenix
W 120–115
Dick Snyder (29)

| | | Seattle Center Coliseum 8,201

4–4
9
October 29
Chicago
L 94–95
Spencer Haywood (30)

| | | Seattle Center Coliseum 8,022

4–5
10
November 1
Detroit
L 106–116
John Brisker (33)

| | | Seattle Center Coliseum 6,005

4–6
11
November 3
New York
L 80–105
Spencer Haywood (18)

| | | Seattle Center Coliseum 10,031

4–7
12
November 5
Los Angeles
L 115–124
Spencer Haywood (30)

| | | Seattle Center Coliseum 11,250

4–8
13
November 8
@ Milwaukee
L 103–116
Spencer Haywood (29)

| | | Milwaukee Arena 7,378

4–9
14
November 10
Kansas City–Omaha
L 106–111
Spencer Haywood (38)

| | | Seattle Center Coliseum 8,156

4–10
15
November 12
Cleveland
L 107–113
Spencer Haywood (28)

| | | Seattle Center Coliseum 13,174

4–11
16
November 14
@ Chicago
L 80–97
Spencer Haywood (20)

| | | Chicago Stadium 7,894

4–12
17
November 15
@ Kansas City–Omaha
L 97–106
Spencer Haywood (27)

| | | Municipal Auditorium 4,364

4–13
18
November 17
Philadelphia
W 105–92
Spencer Haywood (29)

| | | Seattle Center Coliseum 7,762

5–13
19
November 18
@ Portland
W 102–100
Spencer Haywood (21)

| | | Memorial Coliseum 9,639

6–13
20
November 19
Buffalo
W 107–84
Spencer Haywood (26)

| | | Seattle Center Coliseum 6,587

7–13
21
November 21
@ Cleveland
L 88–98
Spencer Haywood (32)

| | | Cleveland Arena 2,864

7–14
22
November 22
@ Baltimore
L 90–112
Dick Snyder (21)

| | | Baltimore Civic Center 2,877

7–15
23
November 23
@ Atlanta
L 97–110
Spencer Haywood (29)

| | | Omni Coliseum 6,523

7–16
24
November 25
@ Houston
L 109–114
Spencer Haywood (38)

| | | Hofheinz Pavilion 2,912

7–17
25
November 26
Detroit
W 103–96
Spencer Haywood (39)

| | | Seattle Center Coliseum 7,980

8–17
26
November 29
@ Boston
L 98–120
Spencer Haywood (29)

| | | Boston Garden 5,263

8–18
27
December 1
@ Buffalo
L 90–93
Spencer Haywood, Dick Snyder (15)

| | | Seattle Center Coliseum 16,107

8–19
28
December 2
@ Chicago
L 80–89
Spencer Haywood (26)

| | | Chicago Stadium 8,030

8–20
29
December 3
@ Cleveland
L 103–105 (OT)
Spencer Haywood (29)

| | | Cleveland Arena 2,957

8–21
30
December 6
Milwaukee
W 95–91
Spencer Haywood (32)

| | | Seattle Center Coliseum 8,953

9–21
31
December 8
@ Los Angeles
L 100–119
Spencer Haywood (26)

| | | The Forum 14,618

9–22
32
December 10
Phoenix
W 110–102
Spencer Haywood (32)

| | | Seattle Center Coliseum 10,628

10–22
33
December 13
Milwaukee
L 103–104 (OT)
Spencer Haywood (38)

| | | Seattle Center Coliseum 8,036

10–23
34
December 15
Portland
L 95–96
Spencer Haywood (37)

| | | Seattle Center Coliseum 7,812

10–24
35
December 17
Boston
L 98–123
Spencer Haywood (34)

| | | Seattle Center Coliseum 10,633

10–25
36
December 19
@ Milwaukee
L 77–121
John Brisker (15)

| | | Milwaukee Arena 7,407

10–26
37
December 20
@ Kansas City–Omaha
L 110–121
Isaac Stallworth (32)

| | | Omaha, NE 4,067

10–27
38
December 22
@ Detroit
L 97–109
Fred Brown (21)

| | | Cobo Arena 3,779

10–28
39
December 25
@ Portland
L 113–116
Spencer Haywood (35)

| | | Memorial Coliseum 6,818

10–29
40
December 26
@ Golden State
W 97–95
Spencer Haywood (42)

| | | Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum Arena 3,605

11–29
41
December 29
Cleveland
W 99–91
Spencer Haywood (31)

| | | Seattle Center Coliseum 12,738

12–29
42
January 1
Los Angeles
L 103–108
Spencer Haywood (28)

| | | Seattle Center Coliseum 8,751

12–30
43
January 3
Kansas City–Omaha
W 107–100
Spencer Haywood (51)

| | | Seattle Center Coliseum 10,266

13–30
44
January 5
Golden State
L 96–128
Fred Brown (20)

| | | Seattle Center Coliseum 9,087

13–31
45
January 7
Philadelphia
L 82–85
Spencer Haywood (18)

| | | Seattle Center Coliseum 12,150

13–32
46
January 10
Baltimore
L 86–98
Spencer Haywood (17)

| | | Seattle Center Coliseum 7,570

13–33
47
January 12
Detroit
W 113–104
Spencer Haywood (36)

| | | Seattle Center Coliseum 8,420

14–33
48
January 14
New York Knicks
L 84–86
Spencer Haywood (18)

| | | Seattle Center Coliseum 11,538

14–34
49
January 16
@ Kansas City–Omaha
W 125–122
Jim Fox, Spencer Haywood (23)

| | | Municipal Auditorium 4,468

15–34
50
January 17
@ Detroit
W 106–104
Spencer Haywood (28)

| | | Cobo Arena 2,630

16–34
51
January 19
@ Boston
L 104–124
Spencer Haywood (25)

| | | Boston Garden 14,190

16–35
52
January 20
Baltimore
L 106–126
Spencer Haywood (28)

| | | College Park, MD 12,084

16–36
53
January 25
@ Phoenix
L 109–112
Spencer Haywood (27)

| | | Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum 5,701

16–37
54
January 28
@ Los Angeles
L 94–130
Spencer Haywood (29)

| | | The Forum 17,107

16–38
55
January 31
Houston
W 118–109
Spencer Haywood (37)

| | | Seattle Center Coliseum 6,257

17–38
56
February 2
Chicago
W 118–104
John Brisker (24)

| | | Seattle Center Coliseum 8,818

18–38
57
February 3
@ Golden State
L 101–123
Spencer Haywood (34)

| | | Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum Arena 3,261

18–39
58
February 4
Kansas City–Omaha
L 98–120
Spencer Haywood (27)

| | | Seattle Center Coliseum 11,140

18–40
59
February 6
@ Portland
W 118–117
Spencer Haywood (41)

| | | Memorial Coliseum 4,755

19–40
60
February 8
@ Phoenix
L 112–125
Spencer Haywood (31)

| | | Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum 7,084

19–41
61
February 11
Buffalo
L 125–128
Spencer Haywood (40)

| | | Seattle Center Coliseum 6,960

19–42
62
February 13
@ Los Angeles
L 98–101
Spencer Haywood (35)

| | | The Forum 13,127

19–43
63
February 14
Baltimore
L 106–107
Spencer Haywood (37)

| | | Seattle Center Coliseum 6,034

19–44
64
February 16
Golden State
W 114–108 (OT)
Fred Brown (33)

| | | Seattle Center Coliseum 9,070

20–44
65
February 18
Boston
L 105–106
Spencer Haywood (32)

| | | Seattle Center Coliseum 12,905

20–45
66
February 21
Houston
L 107–139
Spencer Haywood (27)

| | | San Antonio, TX 4,179

20–46
67
February 23
Atlanta
W 124–120
Spencer Haywood (29)

| | | Seattle Center Coliseum 11,735

21–46
68
February 25
Chicago
L 85–88
Spencer Haywood (29)

| | | Seattle Center Coliseum 10,103

21–47
69
February 27
@ Atlanta
L 130–131
Spencer Haywood (33)

| | | Omni Coliseum 8,295

21–48
70
February 28
@ Milwaukee
L 110–124
Spencer Haywood (36)

| | | Milwaukee Arena 10,292

21–49
71
March 2
@ Buffalo
W 139–120
Spencer Haywood (35)

| | | Seattle Center Coliseum 5,563

22–49
72
March 3
@ Detroit
W 115–113
Spencer Haywood (33)

| | | Cobo Arena 5,044

23–49
73
March 6
@ New York
L 94–106
Spencer Haywood (25)

| | | Madison Square Garden 19,644

23–50
74
March 10
@ Philadelphia
W 106–96
Spencer Haywood (27)

| | | The Spectrum 4,942

24–50
75
March 13
@ Chicago
L 89–104
Spencer Haywood (31)

| | | Chicago Stadium 9,270

24–51
76
March 16
Golden State
W 116–106
Spencer Haywood (35)

| | | Seattle Center Coliseum 10,512

25–51
77
March 18
Houston
W 121–112
Spencer Haywood (38)

| | | Seattle Center Coliseum 8,956

26–51
78
March 20
@ Golden State
L 106–114
Spencer Haywood (39)

| | | Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum Arena 2,992

26–52
79
March 21
Milwaukee
L 96–119
Spencer Haywood (29)

| | | Seattle Center Coliseum 11,407

26–53
80
March 23
Portland
L 112–118
Kennedy McIntosh (25)

| | | Seattle Center Coliseum 10,305

26–54
81
March 25
Los Angeles
L 93–109
Spencer Haywood (25)

| | | Seattle Center Coliseum 13,180

26–55
82
March 28
Phoenix
L 125–127
John Brisker (39)

| | | Seattle Center Coliseum 11,246 | 26–56

Player statistics

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73–19.2.439–.7142.43.4––6.6
70–23.3.435–.8224.62.1––12.8
79–29.4.455–.8184.05.5––13.5
26–5.1.286–.4442.2.4––.8
12–8.3.435–.875.51.3––2.8
74–33.0.515–.80811.22.4––11.4
77–42.3.476–.83912.92.5––29.2
3–5.7.444–1.0002.0.7––3.0
68–16.1.399–.7005.11.1––5.6
56–19.7.326–.6154.0.9––4.5
82–37.3.463–.8613.93.8––13.8
77–15.9.379–.7542.9.8––6.3
53–20.0.431–.5742.43.5––6.6
77–12.1.478–.4162.8.5––3.9

Awards and records

  • Spencer Haywood was selected to the All-NBA First Team for the second time.

Transactions

Overview

Players AddedPlayers Lost
**Via draft****Via trade**

Trades

To Seattle SuperSonicsTo Cleveland CavaliersTo Seattle SuperSonicsTo Houston RocketsTo Seattle SuperSonicsTo Chicago Bulls
August 23, 1972
Butch BeardLenny Wilkens
Barry Clemens
September 18, 1972
Cash considerationsDon Smith
October 20, 1972
Kennedy McIntoshGar Heard
[1973](1973-nba-draft) third round pick

References

References

  1. [https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=37ItAAAAIBAJ&sjid=xgkEAAAAIBAJ&dq=supersonics&pg=900%2C1999634 Supersonics fire Tom Nissalke], ''[[Star-News]]''. January 11, 1973. Retrieved June 13, 2012.
  2. Ellensburg Daily Record]]''. August 24, 1972. Retrieved June 12, 2012.
  3. Ellensburg Daily Record]]''. August 31, 1972. Retrieved June 12, 2012.
  4. The Day]]''. November 17, 1972. Retrieved June 12, 2012.
  5. (April 19, 1973). "Seattle Regains First-Round Pick". E. W. Scripps Company.
  6. [https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=UAZKAAAAIBAJ&sjid=ex4NAAAAIBAJ&dq=supersonics&pg=3262%2C3441305 Seattle Inks Brisker], ''[[The Michigan Daily]]''. August 9, 1972. Retrieved June 12, 2012.
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