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Here is the 1975–76 Seattle SuperSonics roster and regular season player statistics:
Seattle SuperSonics 1975–76 Roster
| No. |
Player |
Pos |
Height |
Weight |
Age |
College |
| 10 |
Fred Brown |
SG |
6’3″ |
190 lbs |
27 |
Iowa |
| 12 |
Rod Derline |
SG |
6’4″ |
175 lbs |
24 |
Seattle |
| 14 |
Tal Skinner |
SG |
6’5″ |
190 lbs |
24 |
Maryland |
| 20 |
Leonard Gray |
PF |
6’8″ |
240 lbs |
24 |
Long Beach State |
| 22 |
Slick Watts |
PG |
6’1″ |
175 lbs |
24 |
Xavier (LA) |
| 24 |
Tom Burleson |
C |
7’2″ |
235 lbs |
23 |
NC State |
| 30 |
Bruce Seals |
SF |
6’8″ |
210 lbs |
22 |
Xavier (LA) |
| 31 |
John Brisker |
SF |
6’5″ |
210 lbs |
29 |
Toledo |
| 41 |
Frank Oleynick |
SG |
6’3″ |
190 lbs |
23 |
Seattle |
| 45 |
Jim Fox |
C |
6’10” |
230 lbs |
32 |
South Carolina |
1975–76 Seattle SuperSonics Regular Season Per Game
| Player |
Pos |
Age |
G |
GS |
MPG |
PPG |
RPG |
APG |
SPG |
BPG |
TO |
FGA |
FG% |
3PA |
3P% |
FTA |
FT% |
| Slick Watts |
PG |
24 |
82 |
82 |
33.9 |
13.0 |
4.5 |
8.1 |
3.2 |
0.2 |
3.3 |
12.4 |
.427 |
0 |
0 |
4.2 |
.578 |
| Fred Brown |
SG |
27 |
76 |
0 |
33.1 |
23.1 |
4.2 |
2.7 |
1.9 |
0.2 |
2.4 |
20.0 |
.488 |
0 |
0 |
4.1 |
.869 |
| Leonard Gray |
PF |
24 |
66 |
0 |
32.4 |
13.8 |
6.0 |
3.1 |
1.1 |
0.5 |
3.9 |
12.6 |
.474 |
0 |
0 |
2.6 |
.746 |
| Tom Burleson |
C |
23 |
82 |
82 |
32.3 |
15.6 |
9.0 |
2.2 |
0.9 |
1.8 |
3.3 |
12.6 |
.481 |
0 |
0 |
4.7 |
.750 |
| Bruce Seals |
SF |
22 |
81 |
0 |
30.1 |
11.8 |
6.3 |
1.5 |
0.8 |
0.5 |
3.9 |
11.0 |
.436 |
0 |
0 |
3.3 |
.678 |
| Mike Bantom |
SF |
24 |
66 |
0 |
22.8 |
8.4 |
5.6 |
1.5 |
0.4 |
0.4 |
3.2 |
6.8 |
.471 |
0 |
0 |
2.9 |
.675 |
| Herm Gilliam |
SG |
29 |
81 |
0 |
20.3 |
8.5 |
2.7 |
2.5 |
1.0 |
0.1 |
1.7 |
8.3 |
.442 |
0 |
0 |
1.4 |
.776 |
| Tal Skinner |
SF |
23 |
72 |
0 |
17.0 |
4.3 |
3.7 |
0.9 |
0.7 |
0.1 |
1.6 |
4.0 |
.463 |
0 |
0 |
1.1 |
.613 |
| Willie Norwood |
SF |
28 |
64 |
0 |
15.7 |
6.9 |
3.6 |
0.9 |
0.7 |
0.1 |
2.2 |
4.7 |
.485 |
0 |
0 |
3.2 |
.749 |
| John Hummer |
PF |
27 |
29 |
0 |
12.6 |
2.8 |
2.7 |
0.9 |
0.2 |
0.3 |
2.4 |
2.3 |
.478 |
0 |
0 |
1.4 |
.415 |
| Frank Oleynick |
SG |
20 |
52 |
0 |
12.5 |
5.9 |
0.9 |
1.0 |
0.4 |
0.1 |
1.2 |
6.1 |
.402 |
0 |
0 |
1.5 |
.688 |
| Al Carlson |
C |
24 |
28 |
0 |
10.0 |
2.6 |
2.6 |
0.5 |
0.3 |
0.4 |
1.4 |
2.8 |
.342 |
0 |
0 |
1.0 |
.621 |
| Zaid Abdul-Aziz |
C |
29 |
27 |
0 |
8.3 |
3.2 |
2.8 |
0.6 |
0.3 |
0.6 |
1.1 |
2.8 |
.467 |
0 |
0 |
1.1 |
.552 |
| Rod Derline |
SG |
23 |
49 |
0 |
6.9 |
3.9 |
0.6 |
0.5 |
0.2 |
0.0 |
0.4 |
3.7 |
.403 |
0 |
0 |
1.1 |
.804 |
| Gene Short |
SF |
22 |
7 |
0 |
5.3 |
1.9 |
1.0 |
0.3 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.7 |
1.6 |
.545 |
0 |
0 |
0.3 |
.500 |
| Team Totals |
— |
— |
82 |
82 |
241.2 |
106.4 |
45.3 |
23.6 |
10.6 |
4.3 |
26.0 |
94.3 |
.458 |
0 |
0 |
28.2 |
.711 |
1975–76 Seattle SuperSonics Playoff Per Game
| Player |
Pos |
Age |
G |
GS |
MPG |
PPG |
RPG |
APG |
SPG |
BPG |
TO |
FGA |
FG% |
3PA |
3P% |
FTA |
FT% |
| Fred Brown |
SG |
27 |
6 |
6 |
39.3 |
28.5 |
4.7 |
2.8 |
2.2 |
0.0 |
3.3 |
22.2 |
.511 |
0 |
0 |
7.3 |
.795 |
| Willie Norwood |
SF |
28 |
6 |
6 |
35.8 |
9.8 |
6.3 |
1.3 |
1.2 |
0.2 |
4.2 |
9.7 |
.414 |
0 |
0 |
3.0 |
.611 |
| Tom Burleson |
C |
23 |
6 |
6 |
34.7 |
20.8 |
9.5 |
1.7 |
1.0 |
1.3 |
4.2 |
12.5 |
.600 |
0 |
0 |
7.7 |
.761 |
| Slick Watts |
PG |
24 |
6 |
6 |
32.8 |
11.8 |
3.0 |
8.2 |
2.0 |
0.3 |
4.7 |
11.5 |
.435 |
0 |
0 |
3.8 |
.478 |
| Bruce Seals |
SF |
22 |
6 |
6 |
30.2 |
13.0 |
6.0 |
0.5 |
0.8 |
1.0 |
3.7 |
11.3 |
.441 |
0 |
0 |
4.3 |
.692 |
| Mike Bantom |
SF |
24 |
6 |
6 |
19.0 |
9.7 |
3.8 |
1.3 |
0.7 |
0.3 |
4.5 |
6.3 |
.579 |
0 |
0 |
3.3 |
.700 |
| Herm Gilliam |
SG |
29 |
6 |
6 |
14.3 |
2.8 |
1.8 |
2.0 |
1.0 |
0.0 |
1.7 |
4.5 |
.222 |
0 |
0 |
1.3 |
.625 |
| Tal Skinner |
SF |
23 |
6 |
6 |
14.3 |
3.2 |
2.5 |
1.2 |
0.8 |
0.3 |
1.5 |
2.3 |
.286 |
0 |
0 |
2.5 |
.733 |
| Zaid Abdul-Aziz |
C |
29 |
5 |
5 |
12.0 |
7.2 |
4.2 |
0.4 |
0.0 |
1.0 |
0.4 |
4.0 |
.700 |
0 |
0 |
2.2 |
.727 |
| Rod Derline |
SG |
23 |
4 |
4 |
10.3 |
1.5 |
1.0 |
0.3 |
0.3 |
0.0 |
1.0 |
2.5 |
.200 |
0 |
0 |
0.5 |
1.000 |
| John Hummer |
PF |
27 |
3 |
3 |
5.3 |
1.3 |
0.3 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
1.0 |
1.0 |
.667 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
— |
| Team Totals |
— |
— |
6 |
6 |
240.0 |
107.3 |
42.0 |
19.5 |
9.8 |
4.3 |
29.2 |
85.8 |
.480 |
0 |
0 |
35.5 |
.704 |
1975–76 Seattle SuperSonics Regular Season Totals
| Player |
Pos |
Age |
GP |
GS |
Min |
Pts |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
FGA |
FG |
3PA |
3P |
FTA |
FT |
| Slick Watts |
PG |
24 |
82 |
82 |
2776 |
1065 |
365 |
661 |
261 |
16 |
270 |
1015 |
433 |
0 |
0 |
344 |
199 |
| Tom Burleson |
C |
23 |
82 |
82 |
2647 |
1283 |
742 |
180 |
70 |
150 |
273 |
1032 |
496 |
0 |
0 |
388 |
291 |
| Fred Brown |
SG |
27 |
76 |
0 |
2516 |
1757 |
317 |
207 |
143 |
18 |
186 |
1522 |
742 |
0 |
0 |
314 |
273 |
| Bruce Seals |
SF |
22 |
81 |
0 |
2435 |
957 |
507 |
119 |
64 |
44 |
314 |
889 |
388 |
0 |
0 |
267 |
181 |
| Leonard Gray |
PF |
24 |
66 |
0 |
2139 |
914 |
398 |
203 |
75 |
36 |
260 |
831 |
394 |
0 |
0 |
169 |
126 |
| Herm Gilliam |
SG |
29 |
81 |
0 |
1644 |
688 |
220 |
202 |
82 |
12 |
139 |
676 |
299 |
0 |
0 |
116 |
90 |
| Mike Bantom |
SF |
24 |
66 |
0 |
1503 |
555 |
368 |
102 |
26 |
26 |
208 |
450 |
212 |
0 |
0 |
194 |
131 |
| Tal Skinner |
SF |
23 |
72 |
0 |
1224 |
313 |
264 |
67 |
50 |
7 |
116 |
285 |
132 |
0 |
0 |
80 |
49 |
| Willie Norwood |
SF |
28 |
64 |
0 |
1004 |
444 |
229 |
59 |
42 |
4 |
139 |
301 |
146 |
0 |
0 |
203 |
152 |
| Frank Oleynick |
SG |
20 |
52 |
0 |
650 |
307 |
45 |
53 |
21 |
6 |
62 |
316 |
127 |
0 |
0 |
77 |
53 |
| John Hummer |
PF |
27 |
29 |
0 |
364 |
81 |
77 |
25 |
6 |
9 |
71 |
67 |
32 |
0 |
0 |
41 |
17 |
| Rod Derline |
SG |
23 |
49 |
0 |
339 |
191 |
27 |
26 |
11 |
1 |
22 |
181 |
73 |
0 |
0 |
56 |
45 |
| Al Carlson |
C |
24 |
28 |
0 |
279 |
72 |
73 |
13 |
7 |
11 |
39 |
79 |
27 |
0 |
0 |
29 |
18 |
| Zaid Abdul-Aziz |
C |
29 |
27 |
0 |
223 |
86 |
76 |
16 |
8 |
15 |
29 |
75 |
35 |
0 |
0 |
29 |
16 |
| Gene Short |
SF |
22 |
7 |
0 |
37 |
13 |
7 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
5 |
11 |
6 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
| Team Totals |
— |
— |
82 |
82 |
19780 |
8726 |
3715 |
1935 |
866 |
355 |
2133 |
7730 |
3542 |
0 |
0 |
2309 |
1642 |
1975–76 Seattle SuperSonics Playoff Totals
| Player |
Pos |
Age |
GP |
GS |
Min |
Pts |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
FGA |
FG |
3PA |
3P |
FTA |
FT |
| Fred Brown |
SG |
27 |
6 |
6 |
236 |
171 |
28 |
17 |
13 |
0 |
20 |
133 |
68 |
0 |
0 |
44 |
35 |
| Willie Norwood |
SF |
28 |
6 |
6 |
215 |
59 |
38 |
8 |
7 |
1 |
25 |
58 |
24 |
0 |
0 |
18 |
11 |
| Tom Burleson |
C |
23 |
6 |
6 |
208 |
125 |
57 |
10 |
6 |
8 |
25 |
75 |
45 |
0 |
0 |
46 |
35 |
| Slick Watts |
PG |
24 |
6 |
6 |
197 |
71 |
18 |
49 |
12 |
2 |
28 |
69 |
30 |
0 |
0 |
23 |
11 |
| Bruce Seals |
SF |
22 |
6 |
6 |
181 |
78 |
36 |
3 |
5 |
6 |
22 |
68 |
30 |
0 |
0 |
26 |
18 |
| Mike Bantom |
SF |
24 |
6 |
6 |
114 |
58 |
23 |
8 |
4 |
2 |
27 |
38 |
22 |
0 |
0 |
20 |
14 |
| Herm Gilliam |
SG |
29 |
6 |
6 |
86 |
17 |
11 |
12 |
6 |
0 |
10 |
27 |
6 |
0 |
0 |
8 |
5 |
| Tal Skinner |
SF |
23 |
6 |
6 |
86 |
19 |
15 |
7 |
5 |
2 |
9 |
14 |
4 |
0 |
0 |
15 |
11 |
| Zaid Abdul-Aziz |
C |
29 |
5 |
5 |
60 |
36 |
21 |
2 |
0 |
5 |
2 |
20 |
14 |
0 |
0 |
11 |
8 |
| Rod Derline |
SG |
23 |
4 |
4 |
41 |
6 |
4 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
4 |
10 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
2 |
| John Hummer |
PF |
27 |
3 |
3 |
16 |
4 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
3 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Team Totals |
— |
— |
6 |
6 |
1440 |
644 |
252 |
117 |
59 |
26 |
175 |
515 |
247 |
0 |
0 |
213 |
150 |
Team Impact Index
| Player Name |
Role Tier |
MPG |
Usage Tier |
PPG |
RPG |
APG |
STK |
Impact Index* |
Notes |
Awards |
| Fred Brown |
Primary Scorer |
33.1 |
High |
23.1 |
4.2 |
2.7 |
2.1 |
16.1 |
Team’s go-to scorer, efficient from midrange and line, carried offensive load; consistent MVP-caliber production. |
MVP-13, AS |
| Tom Burleson |
Anchor Big |
32.3 |
Medium |
15.6 |
9.0 |
2.2 |
2.7 |
14.8 |
Defensive presence in the paint, strong rebounder; occasional offensive option; reliable starter. |
|
| Slick Watts |
Floor General |
33.9 |
High |
13.0 |
4.5 |
8.1 |
3.4 |
14.5 |
Facilitated offense, high assist rate, active defensively; a catalyst for transition scoring. |
DEF1 |
| Leonard Gray |
Versatile Forward |
32.4 |
Medium |
13.8 |
6.0 |
3.1 |
1.6 |
11.25 |
Balanced scoring and rebounding, capable of defending multiple positions; showed steady growth. |
|
| Bruce Seals |
Two-Way Wing |
30.1 |
Medium |
11.8 |
6.3 |
1.5 |
1.3 |
10.45 |
Contributed as slashing scorer, provided defensive versatility and athleticism on wing. |
|
| Herm Gilliam |
Scoring Spark |
20.3 |
Medium |
8.5 |
2.7 |
2.5 |
1.1 |
7.4 |
Came off bench to provide scoring punch; effective in catch-and-shoot and fast-break scenarios. |
|
| Mike Bantom |
Supporting Forward |
22.8 |
Low-Med |
8.4 |
5.6 |
1.5 |
0.8 |
7.15 |
Reliable bench contributor; provided rebounds and midrange scoring with minimal usage. |
|
| Willie Norwood |
Role Player |
15.7 |
Low |
6.9 |
3.6 |
0.9 |
0.8 |
6.1 |
Spot-up shooting and floor spacing; occasional defensive activity on wing. |
|
| Frank Oleynick |
Young Guard |
12.5 |
Low |
5.9 |
0.9 |
1.0 |
0.5 |
4.65 |
Rookie-level scoring and playmaking; contributed mostly in limited minutes off bench. |
|
| Tal Skinner |
Bench Contributor |
17.0 |
Low |
4.3 |
3.7 |
0.9 |
0.8 |
4.85 |
Provided depth at forward; mainly a defensive and hustle role player. |
|
| John Hummer |
Spot Starter |
12.6 |
Low |
2.8 |
2.7 |
0.9 |
0.5 |
3.45 |
Limited scoring; contributed defensively and on boards in short bursts. |
|
| Zaid Abdul-Aziz |
Backup Big |
8.3 |
Low |
3.2 |
2.8 |
0.6 |
0.6 |
3.6 |
Provided size and occasional defensive rim presence in limited minutes. |
|
| Al Carlson |
Deep Bench |
10.0 |
Low |
2.6 |
2.6 |
0.5 |
0.7 |
3.2 |
Minimal impact offensively; mainly backup center minutes. |
|
| Rod Derline |
Rookie Guard |
6.9 |
Low |
3.9 |
0.6 |
0.5 |
0.2 |
2.6 |
Inexperienced guard; limited minutes, contributed mainly as a shooter. |
|
| Gene Short |
Development Wing |
5.3 |
Low |
1.9 |
1.0 |
0.3 |
0.0 |
1.6 |
Rookie-level exposure; very limited role on court. |
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