Last Updated on July 29, 2026 by Mat Diekhake

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The 1975–76 Seattle SuperSonics were led offensively by Fred Brown, whose scoring was complemented by the inside production of Tom Burleson and Leonard Gray. Slick Watts controlled the offence as the team’s primary playmaker while also generating defensive pressure, and Bruce Seals added rebounding from the wing. The statistics reflect a balanced team that played at a fast pace, with scoring spread across the rotation rather than concentrated in a single star.

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

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

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

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

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

HeatingUp Impact Index: Team Impact Spotlight

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.