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The 1981–82 Seattle SuperSonics relied on Gus Williams as their primary scorer and playmaker, while Jack Sikma anchored the frontcourt with consistent scoring, rebounding, and passing. Lonnie Shelton supplied strong interior rebounding and defensive presence, and Fred Brown added valuable perimeter scoring. Seattle’s statistical profile reflected a balanced offense with multiple reliable scoring options, solid frontcourt rebounding, and effective ball movement across the rotation.

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

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

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

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

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

HeatingUp Impact Index: Team Impact Spotlight

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.