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The 1974–75 Seattle SuperSonics were built around Spencer Haywood, whose scoring and rebounding anchored the frontcourt, while Fred Brown provided a reliable secondary scoring option. Slick Watts orchestrated the offence as the team’s primary playmaker and defensive catalyst, generating steals at a high rate. The statistics reflect a balanced team that combined inside production, active perimeter defence, and shared offensive responsibility across the rotation.

Roster

NO. PLAYER POS HT WT BIRTH DATE COLLEGE
11 Leonard Gray PF 6-8 240 December 19, 1951 Cal State Long Beach
13 Slick Watts PG 6-1 175 July 22, 1951 Xavier University of Louisiana
16 Tom Burleson C 7-2 225 February 24, 1952 NC State
20 Dean Tolson PF 6-8 190 November 25, 1951 Arkansas
21 Archie Clark PG 6-2 175 July 15, 1941 Minnesota
22 Tal Skinner SF 6-5 195 September 10, 1952 University of Maryland Eastern Shore
24 Spencer Haywood PF 6-8 225 April 22, 1949 Trinidad State Junior College, Detroit Mercy
25 Rod Derline SG 6-0 175 March 11, 1952 Seattle University
30 Wardell Jackson SF 6-7 200 July 18, 1951 Ohio State
31 Jim Fox C 6-10 230 April 7, 1943 South Carolina
32 Fred Brown SG 6-3 182 August 7, 1948 Southeastern Iowa Community College, West Burlington Campus, Iowa
40 John Brisker SG 6-5 210 June 15, 1947 Toledo
42 John Hummer PF 6-9 230 May 4, 1948 Princeton
43 Kenny McIntosh SF 6-7 225 January 21, 1949 Eastern Michigan

Note: Jack Sikma was drafted in 1977, not part of the 1974–75 team. Removed from the list if mistakenly included.

Regular Season Per Game

Player Pos Age G GS MPG PPG RPG APG SPG BPG TOV FGA FG% 3PA 3P% FTA FT%
Spencer Haywood PF 25 68 68 37.2 22.4 9.3 2.0 0.8 1.6 2.5 19.5 .459 0 0 5.6 .811
Fred Brown SG 26 81 81 33.0 21.0 4.2 3.5 2.3 0.2 2.8 19.0 .480 0 0 3.4 .831
Archie Clark PG 33 77 77 32.2 13.9 3.1 5.6 1.4 0.1 2.4 11.9 .495 0 0 2.5 .834
Leonard Gray PF 23 75 75 30.4 11.5 6.4 2.2 0.8 0.3 3.9 10.3 .489 0 0 1.9 .722
Slick Watts PG 23 82 82 25.1 6.8 3.2 6.1 2.3 0.1 3.1 6.7 .421 0 0 1.9 .608
Jim Fox C 31 75 75 23.5 9.0 6.5 1.8 0.6 0.2 2.2 7.2 .469 0 0 2.8 .802
Tom Burleson C 22 82 82 23.0 10.1 7.0 1.4 0.8 1.9 2.7 9.4 .417 0 0 3.2 .687
Tal Skinner SF 22 73 73 21.6 4.8 4.7 1.2 0.7 0.2 2.2 4.8 .409 0 0 1.3 .649
Wardell Jackson SF 23 56 56 16.8 4.3 2.4 0.5 0.5 0.1 2.3 4.3 .397 0 0 1.3 .718
Kenny McIntosh SF 26 6 6 16.8 3.0 2.5 1.2 0.7 0.5 2.0 4.8 .207 0 0 1.5 .667
John Hummer PF 26 43 43 13.2 2.2 2.4 0.9 0.2 0.2 1.5 2.5 .380 0 0 1.2 .275
John Brisker SG 27 21 21 13.1 7.7 1.6 0.9 0.3 0.1 1.6 6.7 .426 0 0 2.3 .857
Rod Derline SG 22 58 58 11.5 5.6 1.0 0.8 0.4 0.1 0.8 5.7 .428 0 0 1.0 .768
Dean Tolson PF 23 19 19 4.6 2.3 1.2 0.3 0.2 0.3 0.6 1.9 .432 0 0 0.9 .647
Team Totals — — 82 — 242.4 103.1 45.4 24.4 10.2 4.6 24.1 93.3 .456 — — 24.0 .749

Playoff Per Game

Player Pos Age G GS MPG PPG RPG APG SPG BPG TOV FGA FG% 3PA 3P% FTA FT%
Tom Burleson C 22 9 9 40.4 20.7 10.7 1.4 0.8 2.0 3.2 16.9 .513 0 0 4.4 .750
Spencer Haywood PF 25 9 9 37.4 15.7 9.0 2.0 0.8 1.2 3.2 14.6 .359 0 0 6.8 .770
Slick Watts PG 23 9 9 31.3 11.1 3.7 7.1 3.0 0.4 3.3 10.3 .462 0 0 2.9 .538
Fred Brown SG 26 8 8 30.0 20.6 4.5 2.9 2.1 0.1 2.4 17.4 .496 0 0 4.0 .844
Archie Clark PG 33 9 9 29.9 11.1 3.6 3.4 0.7 0.1 2.6 10.4 .436 0 0 2.2 .900
Leonard Gray PF 23 9 9 29.2 9.9 5.0 2.2 1.3 0.6 4.6 8.9 .488 0 0 1.4 .846
Tal Skinner SF 22 9 9 23.4 6.2 4.2 1.3 1.0 0.2 2.9 5.0 .467 0 0 2.1 .737
John Hummer PF 26 6 6 11.3 0.0 1.5 0.7 0.3 0.0 1.2 1.2 .000 0 0 0.0 —
Rod Derline SG 22 6 6 10.7 7.0 2.2 1.2 0.3 0.0 1.0 5.5 .545 0 0 1.2 .857
Dean Tolson PF 23 4 4 5.5 1.0 1.8 0.3 0.0 0.0 0.8 2.0 .125 0 0 0.5 1.000
Jim Fox C 31 8 8 5.0 1.5 1.1 0.3 0.0 0.1 0.8 1.8 .286 0 0 0.9 .571
Team Totals — — 9 — 240.0 99.4 44.3 21.7 9.9 4.8 24.3 88.4 .454 — — 25.2 .762

Regular Season Totals

Player Pos Age GP GS Min PTS TRB AST STL BLK TOV FGA FGM 3PA 3PM FTA FTM
Fred Brown SG 26 81 — 2669 1700 343 284 187 14 227 1537 737 0 0 272 226
Spencer Haywood PF 25 68 — 2529 1525 630 137 54 108 173 1325 608 0 0 381 309
Archie Clark PG 33 77 — 2481 1071 235 433 110 5 188 919 455 0 0 193 161
Leonard Gray PF 23 75 — 2280 860 478 163 63 24 292 773 378 0 0 144 104
Slick Watts PG 23 82 — 2056 557 262 499 190 12 254 551 232 0 0 153 93
Tom Burleson C 22 82 — 1888 826 572 115 64 153 221 772 322 0 0 265 182
Jim Fox C 31 75 — 1766 676 491 137 48 17 168 540 253 0 0 212 170
Tal Skinner SF 22 73 — 1574 347 344 85 49 17 161 347 142 0 0 97 63
Wardell Jackson SF 23 56 — 939 243 133 30 26 5 126 242 96 0 0 71 51
Rod Derline SG 22 58 — 666 327 59 45 23 4 47 332 142 0 0 56 43
John Hummer PF 26 43 — 568 96 104 38 8 7 63 108 41 0 0 51 14
John Brisker SG 27 21 — 276 162 33 19 7 3 33 141 60 0 0 49 42
Kenny McIntosh SF 26 6 — 101 18 15 7 4 3 12 29 6 0 0 9 6
Dean Tolson PF 23 19 — 87 43 22 5 4 6 12 37 16 0 0 17 11
Team Totals — — 82 — 19880 8451 3721 1997 837 378 1977 7653 3488 — — 1970 1475

Playoff Totals

Player Pos Age GP GS Min PTS TRB AST STL BLK TOV FGA FGM 3PA 3PM FTA FTM
Tom Burleson C 22 9 — 364 186 96 13 7 18 29 152 78 0 0 40 30
Spencer Haywood PF 25 9 — 337 141 81 18 7 11 29 131 47 0 0 61 47
Slick Watts PG 23 9 — 282 100 33 64 27 4 30 93 43 0 0 26 14
Archie Clark PG 33 9 — 269 100 32 31 6 1 23 94 41 0 0 20 18
Leonard Gray PF 23 9 — 263 89 45 20 12 5 41 80 39 0 0 13 11
Fred Brown SG 26 8 — 240 165 36 23 17 1 19 139 69 0 0 32 27
Tal Skinner SF 22 9 — 211 56 38 12 9 2 26 45 21 0 0 19 14
John Hummer PF 26 6 — 68 0 9 4 2 0 7 7 0 0 0 0 0
Rod Derline SG 22 6 — 64 42 13 7 2 0 6 33 18 0 0 7 6
Jim Fox C 31 8 — 40 12 9 2 0 1 6 14 4 0 0 7 4
Dean Tolson PF 23 4 — 22 4 7 1 0 0 3 8 1 0 0 2 2
Team Totals — — 9 — 2160 895 399 195 89 43 219 796 361 — — 227 173

HeatingUp Impact Index: Team Impact Spotlight

Player Name Role Tier MPG Usage Tier PPG RPG APG STK Impact Index* Notes Awards
Spencer Haywood Primary Scorer 37.2 High 22.4 9.3 2.0 2.4 17.05 Team’s centerpiece; dominant scorer and rebounder; versatile big who could stretch floor; contributed at MVP level. MVP-13, AS, NBA2
Fred Brown Co-Star / Scorer 33.0 High 21.0 4.2 3.5 2.5 15.6 Secondary offensive weapon; strong efficiency and floor spacing; handled scoring and some playmaking. MVP-21
Archie Clark Floor General 32.2 High 13.9 3.1 5.6 1.5 12.05 Veteran point guard; facilitated offense, penetrated for scoring, and contributed defensively; key playmaker.  
Leonard Gray Versatile Forward 30.4 Medium 11.5 6.4 2.2 1.1 10.6 Rookie-of-the-year candidate; contributed scoring, rebounding, and defensive activity; developing into multi-role forward. ROY-4
Slick Watts Backup PG / Facilitator 25.1 Medium 6.8 3.2 6.1 2.4 9.25 Played second unit; orchestrated offense off bench; strong defensive activity in steals.  
Tom Burleson Defensive Anchor 23.0 Medium 10.1 7.0 1.4 2.7 10.6 Rim protector and rebounder; contributed modest scoring; impactful defensively in limited minutes.  
Jim Fox Supporting Big 23.5 Medium 9.0 6.5 1.8 0.8 9.8 Provided depth at center; efficient scorer in limited touches; helped team rebounding.  
Tal Skinner Bench Forward 21.6 Low 4.8 4.7 1.2 0.9 5.8 Role player off the bench; contributed in rebounding, defense, and energy plays.  
Wardell Jackson Role Wing 16.8 Low 4.3 2.4 0.5 0.6 3.9 Spot-up shooter and occasional defensive contributor; limited offensive responsibility.  
Kenny McIntosh Bench Wing 16.8 Low 3.0 2.5 1.2 1.2 3.95 Very limited sample; contributed marginally in scoring and defense.  
John Hummer Spot PF 13.2 Low 2.2 2.4 0.9 0.4 2.95 Provided short-minute support at forward; limited scoring, some rebounding.  
John Brisker Bench SG 13.1 Low 7.7 1.6 0.9 0.4 5.3 Limited games; contributed scoring off the bench; known for intensity and midrange shooting.  
Rod Derline Rookie Guard 11.5 Low 5.6 1.0 0.8 0.5 4.95 Rookie-level minutes; contributed in scoring and perimeter defense sparingly.  
Dean Tolson Development PF 4.6 Low 2.3 1.2 0.3 0.5 2.15 Very limited minutes; mainly developmental exposure and practice squad rotation.