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Here is the 1981–82 Seattle SuperSonics roster and regular season player statistics:
Seattle SuperSonics 1981–82 Roster
| No. |
Player |
Pos |
Height |
Weight |
Age |
College |
| 1 |
Gus Williams |
G |
6’2″ |
175 lbs |
28 |
USC |
| 3 |
Joe Hassett |
G |
6’5″ |
180 lbs |
25 |
Providence |
| 4 |
Fred Brown |
G |
6’3″ |
180 lbs |
33 |
Iowa |
| 5 |
James Bailey |
F/C |
6’9″ |
220 lbs |
24 |
Rutgers |
| 10 |
Danny Vranes |
F |
6’7″ |
210 lbs |
24 |
Utah |
| 14 |
Paul Westphal |
G |
6’4″ |
195 lbs |
31 |
USC |
| 20 |
Wally Walker |
F |
6’7″ |
215 lbs |
27 |
Virginia |
| 21 |
Tom LaGarde |
C |
6’10” |
220 lbs |
26 |
North Carolina |
| 22 |
Lonnie Shelton |
F/C |
6’8″ |
240 lbs |
26 |
Oregon State |
| 23 |
Al Wood |
G/F |
6’6″ |
193 lbs |
23 |
North Carolina |
| 31 |
Jack Sikma |
C |
6’11” |
230 lbs |
26 |
Illinois Wesleyan |
| 32 |
Arvid Kramer |
C |
6’9″ |
230 lbs |
25 |
Augustana (SD) |
| — |
Sam Schulman |
— |
— |
— |
— |
Owner |
| — |
Lenny Wilkens |
— |
— |
— |
— |
Head Coach |
1981–82 Seattle SuperSonics Regular Season Per Game
| Player |
Pos |
Age |
G |
GS |
MPG |
PPG |
RPG |
APG |
SPG |
BPG |
TOV |
FGA |
FG% |
3PA |
3P% |
FTA |
FT% |
| Jack Sikma |
C |
26 |
82 |
82 |
37.2 |
19.6 |
12.7 |
3.4 |
1.2 |
1.3 |
2.6 |
14.8 |
.479 |
0.2 |
.154 |
6.4 |
.855 |
| Gus Williams |
PG |
28 |
80 |
80 |
36.0 |
23.4 |
3.1 |
6.9 |
2.2 |
0.5 |
2.5 |
19.9 |
.486 |
0.5 |
.225 |
5.5 |
.734 |
| Lonnie Shelton |
PF |
26 |
81 |
81 |
32.9 |
14.9 |
6.3 |
3.1 |
1.2 |
0.5 |
2.5 |
12.9 |
.486 |
0.1 |
.000 |
3.0 |
.783 |
| Wally Walker |
SF |
27 |
70 |
70 |
28.1 |
9.9 |
4.4 |
3.1 |
0.5 |
0.4 |
1.6 |
9.0 |
.480 |
0.0 |
.000 |
1.9 |
.672 |
| Bill Hanzlik |
SF |
24 |
81 |
76 |
24.4 |
5.8 |
3.3 |
2.3 |
1.0 |
0.4 |
1.3 |
4.4 |
.468 |
0.0 |
.000 |
2.2 |
.784 |
| Phil Smith |
SG |
29 |
26 |
2 |
22.9 |
8.2 |
2.7 |
2.8 |
0.8 |
0.3 |
1.5 |
7.2 |
.468 |
0.1 |
.000 |
2.1 |
.727 |
| Fred Brown |
SG |
33 |
82 |
2 |
21.8 |
11.2 |
1.7 |
2.9 |
0.8 |
0.0 |
1.2 |
10.5 |
.455 |
0.9 |
.325 |
1.6 |
.860 |
| James Donaldson |
C |
24 |
82 |
1 |
20.9 |
8.1 |
6.0 |
0.6 |
0.3 |
1.7 |
1.4 |
5.1 |
.609 |
0.0 |
— |
2.9 |
.629 |
| James Bailey |
PF |
24 |
10 |
0 |
18.0 |
6.6 |
4.8 |
1.3 |
0.3 |
0.7 |
1.9 |
6.5 |
.477 |
0.0 |
— |
1.1 |
.364 |
| Vinnie Johnson |
SG |
25 |
7 |
0 |
14.9 |
3.9 |
2.1 |
1.6 |
0.9 |
0.3 |
0.7 |
3.1 |
.409 |
0.1 |
.000 |
1.7 |
.750 |
| Danny Vranes |
SF |
23 |
77 |
1 |
14.0 |
4.9 |
2.6 |
0.7 |
0.4 |
0.3 |
0.9 |
3.4 |
.546 |
0.0 |
.000 |
1.9 |
.601 |
| John Johnson |
SF |
34 |
14 |
1 |
13.4 |
4.2 |
1.3 |
2.1 |
0.3 |
0.2 |
1.2 |
3.2 |
.489 |
0.0 |
— |
1.4 |
.750 |
| Armond Hill |
PG |
28 |
21 |
4 |
11.6 |
2.6 |
1.2 |
1.2 |
0.2 |
0.1 |
0.7 |
1.8 |
.514 |
0.0 |
— |
1.1 |
.739 |
| Greg Kelser |
SF |
24 |
49 |
10 |
11.4 |
4.9 |
3.1 |
0.9 |
0.3 |
0.3 |
1.3 |
3.8 |
.438 |
0.0 |
— |
2.4 |
.655 |
| Ray Tolbert |
PF |
23 |
52 |
0 |
9.5 |
3.4 |
1.9 |
0.5 |
0.2 |
0.3 |
0.6 |
3.0 |
.506 |
0.0 |
.000 |
0.5 |
.556 |
| Mark Radford |
SG |
22 |
43 |
0 |
8.6 |
3.4 |
0.7 |
1.3 |
0.4 |
0.0 |
1.0 |
2.3 |
.540 |
0.1 |
.667 |
1.6 |
.507 |
| Team Totals |
— |
— |
82 |
82 |
241.8 |
107.3 |
44.5 |
25.6 |
8.4 |
5.6 |
16.5 |
87.5 |
.488 |
1.9 |
.248 |
28.8 |
.740 |
1981–82 Seattle SuperSonics Playoff Per Game
| Player |
Pos |
Age |
G |
GS |
MPG |
PPG |
RPG |
APG |
SPG |
BPG |
TOV |
FGA |
FG% |
3PA |
3P% |
FTA |
FT% |
| Jack Sikma |
C |
26 |
8 |
8 |
39.4 |
20.5 |
12.1 |
3.0 |
1.1 |
1.0 |
2.0 |
16.0 |
.445 |
0.0 |
— |
7.3 |
.862 |
| Gus Williams |
PG |
28 |
8 |
8 |
39.4 |
26.3 |
3.3 |
8.1 |
1.6 |
0.6 |
2.3 |
23.3 |
.441 |
0.8 |
.333 |
7.0 |
.786 |
| Lonnie Shelton |
PF |
26 |
8 |
8 |
33.3 |
12.8 |
7.4 |
2.0 |
0.6 |
0.9 |
2.5 |
10.6 |
.471 |
0.0 |
— |
4.0 |
.688 |
| Bill Hanzlik |
SF |
24 |
8 |
8 |
25.4 |
6.5 |
4.0 |
2.5 |
0.8 |
0.6 |
1.6 |
4.3 |
.471 |
0.1 |
.000 |
2.8 |
.909 |
| James Donaldson |
C |
24 |
8 |
8 |
23.6 |
6.8 |
9.3 |
0.9 |
0.3 |
0.6 |
1.3 |
5.4 |
.419 |
0.0 |
— |
3.0 |
.750 |
| John Johnson |
SF |
34 |
7 |
7 |
22.7 |
5.4 |
2.0 |
4.9 |
0.9 |
0.0 |
1.6 |
5.4 |
.395 |
0.0 |
— |
1.6 |
.727 |
| Fred Brown |
SG |
33 |
8 |
8 |
19.8 |
11.9 |
1.9 |
2.3 |
0.6 |
0.0 |
1.1 |
11.1 |
.483 |
0.6 |
.400 |
1.3 |
.700 |
| Wally Walker |
SF |
27 |
8 |
8 |
19.6 |
4.9 |
4.0 |
1.9 |
0.5 |
0.5 |
0.9 |
5.6 |
.422 |
0.0 |
— |
0.5 |
.250 |
| Phil Smith |
SG |
29 |
8 |
8 |
11.5 |
3.1 |
1.0 |
0.9 |
0.6 |
0.1 |
0.5 |
3.8 |
.400 |
0.1 |
.000 |
0.4 |
.333 |
| Ray Tolbert |
PF |
23 |
4 |
4 |
7.8 |
2.5 |
1.3 |
0.3 |
1.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
1.3 |
.600 |
0.0 |
— |
2.0 |
.500 |
| Danny Vranes |
SF |
23 |
6 |
6 |
4.8 |
0.5 |
0.3 |
0.0 |
0.2 |
0.0 |
0.3 |
0.8 |
.200 |
0.0 |
— |
0.3 |
.500 |
| Greg Kelser |
SF |
24 |
3 |
3 |
2.0 |
1.3 |
1.0 |
0.3 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.7 |
0.7 |
.000 |
0.0 |
— |
1.3 |
1.000 |
| Team Totals |
— |
— |
8 |
8 |
240.0 |
99.5 |
45.9 |
26.0 |
7.5 |
4.4 |
14.4 |
86.3 |
.443 |
1.6 |
.308 |
29.3 |
.769 |
1981–82 Seattle SuperSonics Regular Season Totals
| Player |
Pos |
Age |
GP |
GS |
Min |
Pts |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
FGA |
FGM |
3PA |
3PM |
FTA |
FTM |
| Jack Sikma |
C |
26 |
82 |
82 |
3049 |
1611 |
1038 |
277 |
102 |
107 |
213 |
1212 |
581 |
13 |
2 |
523 |
447 |
| Gus Williams |
PG |
28 |
80 |
80 |
2876 |
1875 |
244 |
549 |
172 |
36 |
197 |
1592 |
773 |
40 |
9 |
436 |
320 |
| Lonnie Shelton |
PF |
26 |
81 |
81 |
2667 |
1204 |
509 |
252 |
99 |
43 |
199 |
1046 |
508 |
8 |
0 |
240 |
188 |
| Bill Hanzlik |
SF |
24 |
81 |
76 |
1974 |
472 |
266 |
183 |
81 |
30 |
106 |
357 |
167 |
4 |
0 |
176 |
138 |
| Wally Walker |
SF |
27 |
70 |
70 |
1965 |
694 |
305 |
218 |
36 |
28 |
111 |
629 |
302 |
2 |
0 |
134 |
90 |
| Fred Brown |
SG |
33 |
82 |
2 |
1785 |
922 |
140 |
238 |
69 |
4 |
96 |
863 |
393 |
77 |
25 |
129 |
111 |
| James Donaldson |
C |
24 |
82 |
1 |
1710 |
661 |
490 |
51 |
27 |
139 |
115 |
419 |
255 |
0 |
0 |
240 |
151 |
| Danny Vranes |
SF |
23 |
77 |
1 |
1075 |
375 |
198 |
56 |
28 |
21 |
68 |
262 |
143 |
1 |
0 |
148 |
89 |
| Phil Smith |
SG |
29 |
26 |
2 |
596 |
214 |
69 |
74 |
22 |
8 |
39 |
186 |
87 |
3 |
0 |
55 |
40 |
| Greg Kelser |
SF |
24 |
49 |
10 |
558 |
240 |
154 |
45 |
13 |
14 |
62 |
185 |
81 |
0 |
0 |
119 |
78 |
| Ray Tolbert |
PF |
23 |
52 |
0 |
492 |
175 |
99 |
25 |
8 |
14 |
33 |
158 |
80 |
1 |
0 |
27 |
15 |
| Mark Radford |
SG |
22 |
43 |
0 |
369 |
145 |
29 |
57 |
16 |
2 |
42 |
100 |
54 |
3 |
2 |
69 |
35 |
| Armond Hill |
PG |
28 |
21 |
4 |
243 |
55 |
25 |
25 |
5 |
2 |
14 |
37 |
19 |
0 |
0 |
23 |
17 |
| John Johnson |
SF |
34 |
14 |
1 |
187 |
59 |
18 |
29 |
4 |
3 |
17 |
45 |
22 |
0 |
0 |
20 |
15 |
| James Bailey |
PF |
24 |
10 |
0 |
180 |
66 |
48 |
13 |
3 |
7 |
19 |
65 |
31 |
0 |
0 |
11 |
4 |
| Vinnie Johnson |
SG |
25 |
7 |
0 |
104 |
27 |
15 |
11 |
6 |
2 |
5 |
22 |
9 |
1 |
0 |
12 |
9 |
| Team Totals |
— |
— |
82 |
82 |
19830 |
8795 |
3647 |
2103 |
691 |
460 |
1336 |
7178 |
3505 |
153 |
38 |
2362 |
1747 |
1981–82 Seattle SuperSonics Playoff Totals
| Player |
Pos |
Age |
GP |
GS |
Min |
Pts |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
FGA |
FGM |
3PA |
3PM |
FTA |
FTM |
| Jack Sikma |
C |
26 |
8 |
8 |
315 |
164 |
97 |
24 |
9 |
8 |
16 |
128 |
57 |
0 |
0 |
58 |
50 |
| Gus Williams |
PG |
28 |
8 |
8 |
315 |
210 |
26 |
65 |
13 |
5 |
18 |
186 |
82 |
6 |
2 |
56 |
44 |
| Lonnie Shelton |
PF |
26 |
8 |
8 |
266 |
102 |
59 |
16 |
5 |
7 |
20 |
85 |
40 |
0 |
0 |
32 |
22 |
| Bill Hanzlik |
SF |
24 |
8 |
8 |
203 |
52 |
32 |
20 |
6 |
5 |
13 |
34 |
16 |
1 |
0 |
22 |
20 |
| James Donaldson |
C |
24 |
8 |
8 |
189 |
54 |
74 |
7 |
2 |
5 |
10 |
43 |
18 |
0 |
0 |
24 |
18 |
| John Johnson |
SF |
34 |
7 |
7 |
159 |
38 |
14 |
34 |
6 |
0 |
11 |
38 |
15 |
0 |
0 |
11 |
8 |
| Fred Brown |
SG |
33 |
8 |
8 |
158 |
95 |
15 |
18 |
5 |
0 |
9 |
89 |
43 |
5 |
2 |
10 |
7 |
| Wally Walker |
SF |
27 |
8 |
8 |
157 |
39 |
32 |
15 |
4 |
4 |
7 |
45 |
19 |
0 |
0 |
4 |
1 |
| Phil Smith |
SG |
29 |
8 |
8 |
92 |
25 |
8 |
7 |
5 |
1 |
4 |
30 |
12 |
1 |
0 |
3 |
1 |
| Ray Tolbert |
PF |
23 |
4 |
4 |
31 |
10 |
5 |
1 |
4 |
0 |
0 |
5 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
8 |
4 |
| Danny Vranes |
SF |
23 |
6 |
6 |
29 |
3 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
5 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
| Greg Kelser |
SF |
24 |
3 |
3 |
6 |
4 |
3 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
4 |
4 |
| Team Totals |
— |
— |
8 |
8 |
1920 |
796 |
367 |
208 |
60 |
35 |
112 |
690 |
306 |
13 |
4 |
234 |
180 |
Team Impact Index
| Player Name |
Role Tier |
MPG |
Usage Tier |
PPG |
RPG |
APG |
STK |
Impact Index* |
Notes |
Awards |
| Gus Williams |
Primary Playmaker |
36.0 |
High |
23.4 |
3.1 |
6.9 |
2.7 |
18.05 |
Team’s primary scorer and facilitator; ran offense at high pace; capable of clutch scoring; good defensive activity for a PG. |
MVP-5, AS, NBA1 |
| Jack Sikma |
Anchoring Big |
37.2 |
High |
19.6 |
12.7 |
3.4 |
2.5 |
18.1 |
Two-way center; elite rebounder and rim protector; reliable scorer inside; stretches floor slightly; cornerstone of defense. |
MVP-9, AS, DEF2 |
| Lonnie Shelton |
Versatile Forward |
32.9 |
Medium |
14.9 |
6.3 |
3.1 |
1.7 |
12.5 |
Physical PF; secondary scorer and rebounder; strong on-ball defender; contributes to team toughness; defensive recognition. |
AS, DEF2 |
| Wally Walker |
Secondary Scorer |
28.1 |
Medium |
9.9 |
4.4 |
3.1 |
0.9 |
9.15 |
Starting SF; efficient mid-range scorer; facilitates offense; limited defensive stats; consistent starter role. |
|
| Bill Hanzlik |
Defensive Wing |
24.4 |
Low |
5.8 |
3.3 |
2.3 |
1.4 |
6.4 |
Rotational SF; perimeter defender; modest scoring; high-energy, role-playing wing. |
|
| Fred Brown |
Veteran Facilitator |
21.8 |
Low |
11.2 |
1.7 |
2.9 |
0.8 |
8.3 |
Experienced backup SG; secondary scoring and playmaking; spot-up shooter; leadership off bench. |
|
| Phil Smith |
Spot-Up Guard |
22.9 |
Low |
8.2 |
2.7 |
2.8 |
1.1 |
7.4 |
Backup SG; occasional scoring and playmaking; floor spacing; rotational role. |
|
| James Donaldson |
Defensive Big |
20.9 |
Low |
8.1 |
6.0 |
0.6 |
2.0 |
8.35 |
Backup center; rim protector; limited offensive touches; energy and defensive anchor off bench. |
|
| James Bailey |
Developing PF |
18.0 |
Low |
6.6 |
4.8 |
1.3 |
1.0 |
6.85 |
Young forward; rotational minutes; contributes rebounds and interior scoring; developmental player. |
|
| Vinnie Johnson |
Situational SG |
14.9 |
Low |
3.9 |
2.1 |
1.6 |
1.2 |
4.4 |
Bench SG; minimal minutes; scoring in short bursts; learning role. |
|
| Danny Vranes |
3-and-D Wing |
14.0 |
Low |
4.9 |
2.6 |
0.7 |
0.7 |
4.45 |
Defensive specialist; limited offensive role; perimeter defender and rebounder; rotational depth. |
|
| John Johnson |
Veteran Rotational |
13.4 |
Low |
4.2 |
1.3 |
2.1 |
0.5 |
4.05 |
Spot minutes; floor spacing; veteran presence; occasional scoring. |
|
| Armond Hill |
Minimal Role PG |
11.6 |
Low |
2.6 |
1.2 |
1.2 |
0.3 |
2.65 |
Backup PG; minor playmaking duties; learning minutes. |
|
| Greg Kelser |
Developing SF |
11.4 |
Low |
4.9 |
3.1 |
0.9 |
0.6 |
4.25 |
Young SF; limited minutes; rotational scorer; developing offensive game. |
|
| Ray Tolbert |
Fringe Rotation PF |
9.5 |
Low |
3.4 |
1.9 |
0.5 |
0.5 |
3.15 |
Deep bench PF; spot minutes; defensive and rebounding contributions; developmental role. |
|
| Mark Radford |
Fringe Rotation SG |
8.6 |
Low |
3.4 |
0.7 |
1.3 |
0.4 |
2.95 |
Young guard; minimal role; spot-up shooting; occasional rotation; developmental. |
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