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1982–83 Seattle SuperSonics season
NBA professional basketball team season
NBA professional basketball team season
(lost to Trail Blazers 0–2)
The 1982–83 NBA season was the SuperSonics' 16th season in the NBA. They started off the season with twelve straight wins but went 36-34 the rest of the way.
In the playoffs, the SuperSonics were swept by the Portland Trail Blazers in two games in the First Round.
Offseason
Draft
Main article: 1982 NBA draft
| Seattle SuperSonics}}" width="10%" | Round | Seattle SuperSonics}}" width="10%" | Pick | Seattle SuperSonics}}" width="20%" | Player | Seattle SuperSonics}}" width="15%" | Position | Seattle SuperSonics}}" width="15%" | Nationality | Seattle SuperSonics}}" width="20%" | College |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 65 | John Greig | SF | Oregon |
Roster
- Lenny Wilkens
- Les Habegger
Standings
Game log
Regular season
| 82 | April 16 | @ [Golden State](1982-83-golden-state-warriors-season) | L 122–133 | 7,713 | 48–34 |
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Playoffs
|- style="background:#fcc | 1 | April 20 | Portland | L 97–108 | Gus Williams (34) | Jack Sikma (15) | Williams, Sikma (7) | Kingdome 9,211 | 0–1 |- style="background:#fcc | 2 | April 22 | @ Portland | L 96–105 | Gus Williams (31) | Danny Vranes (18) | Jack Sikma (4) | Memorial Coliseum 12,666
| 0–2 |
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Player statistics
| **MPG** | Minutes per game | **PPG** | Points per game |
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| Seattle SuperSonics}}" | Player | Seattle SuperSonics}}" | GP | Seattle SuperSonics}}" | GS | Seattle SuperSonics}}" | MPG | Seattle SuperSonics}}" | RPG | Seattle SuperSonics}}" | APG | Seattle SuperSonics}}" | PPG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fred Brown | 80 | 1 | 17.9 | 1.2 | 3.0 | 10.2 | |||||||
| James Donaldson | 82 | 11 | 21.8 | 6.1 | 1.2 | 8.9 | |||||||
| John Greig | 9 | 0 | 2.9 | 0.7 | 0.0 | 2.1 | |||||||
| Steve Hawes | 31 | 1 | 17.9 | 4.3 | 1.2 | 5.5 | |||||||
| Greg Kelser | 80 | 9 | 18.8 | 5.0 | 1.2 | 8.3 | |||||||
| Mark Radford | 54 | 2 | 8.1 | 0.9 | 1.9 | 3.7 | |||||||
| Lonnie Shelton | 82 | 79 | 31.4 | 6.0 | 2.9 | 12.4 | |||||||
| Jack Sikma | 75 | 71 | 34.2 | 11.4 | 3.1 | 18.2 | |||||||
| Phil Smith | 79 | 17 | 15.7 | 1.6 | 2.7 | 5.7 | |||||||
| David Thompson | 75 | 64 | 28.7 | 3.6 | 3.0 | 15.9 | |||||||
| Ray Tolbert | 45 | 2 | 15.8 | 3.4 | 0.7 | 5.0 | |||||||
| Danny Vranes | 82 | 73 | 25.0 | 5.2 | 1.5 | 6.9 | |||||||
| Gus Williams | 80 | 80 | 34.5 | 2.6 | 8.0 | 20.0 |
| Seattle SuperSonics}}" | Player | Seattle SuperSonics}}" | GP | Seattle SuperSonics}}" | GS | Seattle SuperSonics}}" | MPG | Seattle SuperSonics}}" | RPG | Seattle SuperSonics}}" | APG | Seattle SuperSonics}}" | PPG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fred Brown | 2 | 15.0 | 1.5 | 2.5 | 3.0 | ||||||||
| James Donaldson | 2 | 23.5 | 8.5 | 1.0 | 12.0 | ||||||||
| Steve Hawes | 2 | 17.5 | 3.0 | 1.0 | 6.0 | ||||||||
| Greg Kelser | 2 | 9.5 | 3.0 | 0.5 | 2.0 | ||||||||
| Lonnie Shelton | 2 | 26.5 | 10.5 | 2.5 | 5.0 | ||||||||
| Jack Sikma | 2 | 37.5 | 13.0 | 5.5 | 15.0 | ||||||||
| Phil Smith | 2 | 9.5 | 1.5 | 0.5 | 3.0 | ||||||||
| David Thompson | 2 | 32.5 | 0.0 | 3.5 | 12.0 | ||||||||
| Danny Vranes | 2 | 28.0 | 9.5 | 0.5 | 6.0 | ||||||||
| Gus Williams | 2 | 40.5 | 3.5 | 4.0 | 32.5 |
Awards and records
| Seattle SuperSonics}}" | Player | Seattle SuperSonics}}" | Award | Seattle SuperSonics}}" | Date awarded | Seattle SuperSonics}}" | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zollie Volchok | NBA Executive of The Year | [1982-83 NBA Season](1982-83-nba-season) |
Transactions
Free agents
Additions
| Seattle SuperSonics}}" width="10%" | Date | Seattle SuperSonics}}" width="10%" | Player | Seattle SuperSonics}}" width="10%" | Signed | Seattle SuperSonics}}" width="20%" | Former team |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 16, [1982](1982-83-nba-season) | David Thompson | Free agent | Denver Nuggets |
Subtractions
| Seattle SuperSonics}}" width="10%" | Date | Seattle SuperSonics}}" width="10%" | Player | Seattle SuperSonics}}" width="10%" | Reason left | Seattle SuperSonics}}" width="20%" | New team |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ? | John Greig | Waived | N/A | ||||
| ? | Mark Radford | Waived | N/A |
Trades
| February 13, [1983](1982-83-nba-season) | To **Seattle SuperSonics**Steve Hawes (from Atlanta) | To **Atlanta Hawks**1984 2nd round pick (from Detroit) | To **Detroit Pistons**Ray Tolbert (from Seattle) |
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References
References
- [https://www.basketball-reference.com/teams/SEA/1983.html 1982-83 Seattle SuperSonics]
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