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Here is the Seattle SuperSonics 1982–83 roster and regular season player statistics:
Seattle SuperSonics 1982–83 Roster
| No. |
Player |
Pos |
Height |
Weight |
Age |
College |
| 1 |
Gus Williams |
G |
6’2″ |
175 lbs |
29 |
USC |
| 4 |
Fred Brown |
G |
6’3″ |
180 lbs |
34 |
Iowa |
| 5 |
James Bailey |
F/C |
6’9″ |
220 lbs |
25 |
Rutgers |
| 10 |
Danny Vranes |
F |
6’7″ |
210 lbs |
25 |
Utah |
| 11 |
Clemon Johnson |
C |
6’10” |
240 lbs |
26 |
Florida A&M |
| 14 |
Rod Foster |
G |
6’1″ |
160 lbs |
22 |
UCLA |
| 20 |
Wally Walker |
F |
6’7″ |
215 lbs |
28 |
Virginia |
| 21 |
Steve Hawes |
C/F |
6’9″ |
225 lbs |
33 |
Washington |
| 22 |
Lonnie Shelton |
F/C |
6’8″ |
240 lbs |
27 |
Oregon State |
| 23 |
David Thompson |
G/F |
6’4″ |
195 lbs |
28 |
NC State |
| 31 |
Jack Sikma |
C |
6’11” |
230 lbs |
27 |
Illinois Wesleyan |
| 32 |
Al Wood |
G/F |
6’6″ |
193 lbs |
24 |
North Carolina |
| — |
Lenny Wilkens |
— |
— |
— |
— |
Head Coach |
1982–83 Seattle SuperSonics Regular Season Per Game
| Player |
Pos |
Age |
G |
GS |
MPG |
PPG |
RPG |
APG |
SPG |
BPG |
TOV |
FGA |
FG% |
3PA |
3P% |
FTA |
FT% |
| Gus Williams |
PG |
29 |
80 |
80 |
34.5 |
20.0 |
2.6 |
8.0 |
2.3 |
0.3 |
2.9 |
17.3 |
.477 |
0.5 |
.047 |
4.6 |
.751 |
| Jack Sikma |
C |
27 |
75 |
71 |
34.2 |
18.2 |
11.4 |
3.1 |
1.2 |
0.9 |
2.5 |
13.9 |
.464 |
0.1 |
.000 |
6.4 |
.837 |
| Lonnie Shelton |
PF |
27 |
82 |
79 |
31.4 |
12.4 |
6.0 |
2.9 |
0.9 |
0.9 |
2.1 |
11.2 |
.478 |
0.1 |
.167 |
2.3 |
.754 |
| David Thompson |
SG |
28 |
75 |
64 |
28.7 |
15.9 |
3.6 |
3.0 |
0.6 |
0.4 |
2.2 |
12.3 |
.481 |
0.1 |
.200 |
5.1 |
.784 |
| Danny Vranes |
SF |
24 |
82 |
73 |
25.0 |
6.9 |
5.2 |
1.5 |
0.6 |
0.6 |
1.2 |
5.2 |
.527 |
0.0 |
.000 |
2.5 |
.550 |
| James Donaldson |
C |
25 |
82 |
11 |
21.8 |
8.9 |
6.1 |
1.2 |
0.2 |
1.2 |
1.6 |
6.0 |
.583 |
0.0 |
|
2.7 |
.688 |
| Greg Kelser |
SF |
25 |
80 |
9 |
18.8 |
8.3 |
5.0 |
1.2 |
0.7 |
0.4 |
1.9 |
5.6 |
.549 |
0.0 |
.000 |
3.2 |
.673 |
| Fred Brown |
PG |
34 |
80 |
1 |
17.9 |
10.2 |
1.2 |
3.0 |
0.7 |
0.2 |
1.4 |
8.9 |
.520 |
0.4 |
.438 |
0.9 |
.806 |
| Steve Hawes |
PF |
32 |
31 |
1 |
17.9 |
5.5 |
4.3 |
1.2 |
0.3 |
0.2 |
1.1 |
4.7 |
.493 |
0.2 |
.429 |
1.0 |
.719 |
| Ray Tolbert |
PF |
24 |
45 |
2 |
15.8 |
5.0 |
3.4 |
0.7 |
0.4 |
0.5 |
1.1 |
4.2 |
.526 |
0.0 |
.000 |
1.0 |
.545 |
| Phil Smith |
SG |
30 |
79 |
17 |
15.7 |
5.7 |
1.6 |
2.7 |
0.6 |
0.1 |
1.3 |
5.1 |
.438 |
0.1 |
.375 |
1.7 |
.759 |
| Mark Radford |
SG |
23 |
54 |
2 |
8.1 |
3.7 |
0.9 |
1.9 |
0.6 |
0.1 |
1.4 |
3.2 |
.488 |
0.3 |
.222 |
1.4 |
.411 |
| John Greig |
SF |
21 |
9 |
0 |
2.9 |
2.1 |
0.7 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.1 |
0.2 |
1.4 |
.538 |
0.0 |
|
0.7 |
.833 |
| Team Totals |
|
|
82 |
82 |
241.5 |
110.0 |
45.4 |
27.8 |
8.3 |
5.3 |
18.7 |
88.7 |
.494 |
1.7 |
.210 |
30.0 |
.730 |
1982–83 Seattle SuperSonics Playoff Per Game
| Player |
Pos |
Age |
G |
GS |
MPG |
PPG |
RPG |
APG |
SPG |
BPG |
TOV |
FGA |
FG% |
3PA |
3P% |
FTA |
FT% |
| Gus Williams |
PG |
29 |
2 |
2 |
40.5 |
32.5 |
3.5 |
4.0 |
2.5 |
0.0 |
3.0 |
23.5 |
.553 |
1.0 |
.000 |
7.5 |
.867 |
| Jack Sikma |
C |
27 |
2 |
2 |
37.5 |
15.0 |
13.0 |
5.5 |
1.0 |
1.0 |
2.5 |
15.5 |
.355 |
0.5 |
.000 |
6.0 |
.667 |
| David Thompson |
SG |
28 |
2 |
2 |
32.5 |
12.0 |
0.0 |
3.5 |
0.5 |
0.5 |
2.0 |
12.5 |
.360 |
0.0 |
|
5.0 |
.600 |
| Danny Vranes |
SF |
24 |
2 |
2 |
28.0 |
6.0 |
9.5 |
0.5 |
0.0 |
0.5 |
0.5 |
8.5 |
.353 |
0.0 |
|
0.0 |
|
| Lonnie Shelton |
PF |
27 |
2 |
2 |
26.5 |
5.0 |
10.5 |
2.5 |
0.5 |
0.0 |
1.0 |
11.5 |
.174 |
1.5 |
.000 |
2.5 |
.400 |
| James Donaldson |
C |
25 |
2 |
2 |
23.5 |
12.0 |
8.5 |
1.0 |
0.0 |
1.5 |
0.0 |
11.0 |
.500 |
0.0 |
|
1.5 |
.667 |
| Steve Hawes |
PF |
32 |
2 |
2 |
17.5 |
6.0 |
3.0 |
1.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
1.5 |
5.0 |
.500 |
0.0 |
|
1.5 |
.667 |
| Fred Brown |
PG |
34 |
2 |
2 |
15.0 |
3.0 |
1.5 |
2.5 |
0.5 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
4.5 |
.222 |
0.0 |
|
1.0 |
1.000 |
| Greg Kelser |
SF |
25 |
2 |
2 |
9.5 |
2.0 |
3.0 |
0.5 |
0.5 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
2.5 |
.400 |
0.0 |
|
0.0 |
|
| Phil Smith |
SG |
30 |
2 |
2 |
9.5 |
3.0 |
1.5 |
0.5 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
1.0 |
3.0 |
.500 |
0.0 |
|
0.0 |
|
| Team Totals |
|
|
2 |
2 |
240.0 |
96.5 |
54.0 |
21.5 |
5.5 |
3.5 |
11.5 |
97.5 |
.405 |
3.0 |
.000 |
25.0 |
.700 |
1982–83 Seattle SuperSonics Regular Season Totals
| Player |
Pos |
Age |
GP |
GS |
MIN |
PTS |
REB |
AST |
STL |
BLK |
TO |
FGA |
FG |
3PA |
3P |
FTA |
FT |
| Gus Williams |
PG |
29 |
80 |
80 |
2761 |
1600 |
205 |
643 |
182 |
26 |
230 |
1384 |
660 |
43 |
2 |
370 |
278 |
| Lonnie Shelton |
PF |
27 |
82 |
79 |
2572 |
1016 |
495 |
237 |
75 |
72 |
172 |
915 |
437 |
6 |
1 |
187 |
141 |
| Jack Sikma |
C |
27 |
75 |
71 |
2564 |
1368 |
858 |
233 |
87 |
65 |
190 |
1043 |
484 |
8 |
0 |
478 |
400 |
| David Thompson |
SG |
28 |
75 |
64 |
2155 |
1190 |
270 |
222 |
47 |
33 |
163 |
925 |
445 |
10 |
2 |
380 |
298 |
| Danny Vranes |
SF |
24 |
82 |
73 |
2054 |
567 |
425 |
120 |
53 |
49 |
102 |
429 |
226 |
1 |
0 |
209 |
115 |
| James Donaldson |
C |
25 |
82 |
11 |
1789 |
728 |
501 |
97 |
19 |
101 |
132 |
496 |
289 |
0 |
0 |
218 |
150 |
| Greg Kelser |
SF |
25 |
80 |
9 |
1507 |
667 |
403 |
97 |
52 |
35 |
149 |
450 |
247 |
3 |
0 |
257 |
173 |
| Fred Brown |
PG |
34 |
80 |
1 |
1432 |
814 |
97 |
242 |
59 |
13 |
110 |
714 |
371 |
32 |
14 |
72 |
58 |
| Phil Smith |
SG |
30 |
79 |
17 |
1238 |
454 |
130 |
216 |
44 |
8 |
102 |
400 |
175 |
8 |
3 |
133 |
101 |
| Ray Tolbert |
PF |
24 |
45 |
2 |
712 |
224 |
151 |
31 |
16 |
24 |
51 |
190 |
100 |
2 |
0 |
44 |
24 |
| Steve Hawes |
PF |
32 |
31 |
1 |
556 |
170 |
133 |
36 |
9 |
6 |
34 |
146 |
72 |
7 |
3 |
32 |
23 |
| Mark Radford |
SG |
23 |
54 |
2 |
439 |
202 |
47 |
104 |
34 |
4 |
74 |
172 |
84 |
18 |
4 |
73 |
30 |
| John Greig |
SF |
21 |
9 |
0 |
26 |
19 |
6 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
13 |
7 |
0 |
0 |
6 |
5 |
| Team Totals |
|
82 |
82 |
19805 |
9019 |
3721 |
2278 |
677 |
437 |
1511 |
7277 |
3597 |
138 |
29 |
2459 |
1796 |
|
1982–83 Seattle SuperSonics Playoff Totals
| Player |
Pos |
Age |
GP |
GS |
MIN |
PTS |
REB |
AST |
STL |
BLK |
TO |
FGA |
FG |
3PA |
3P |
FTA |
FT |
| Gus Williams |
PG |
29 |
2 |
2 |
81 |
65 |
7 |
8 |
5 |
0 |
6 |
47 |
26 |
2 |
0 |
15 |
13 |
| Jack Sikma |
C |
27 |
2 |
2 |
75 |
30 |
26 |
11 |
2 |
2 |
5 |
31 |
11 |
1 |
0 |
12 |
8 |
| David Thompson |
SG |
28 |
2 |
2 |
65 |
24 |
0 |
7 |
1 |
1 |
4 |
25 |
9 |
0 |
0 |
10 |
6 |
| Danny Vranes |
SF |
24 |
2 |
2 |
56 |
12 |
19 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
17 |
6 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Lonnie Shelton |
PF |
27 |
2 |
2 |
53 |
10 |
21 |
5 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
23 |
4 |
3 |
0 |
5 |
2 |
| James Donaldson |
C |
25 |
2 |
2 |
47 |
24 |
17 |
2 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
22 |
11 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
2 |
| Steve Hawes |
PF |
32 |
2 |
2 |
35 |
12 |
6 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
10 |
5 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
2 |
| Fred Brown |
PG |
34 |
2 |
2 |
30 |
6 |
3 |
5 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
9 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
2 |
| Greg Kelser |
SF |
25 |
2 |
2 |
19 |
4 |
6 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
5 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Phil Smith |
SG |
30 |
2 |
2 |
19 |
6 |
3 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
6 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
| Team Totals |
|
2 |
480 |
79 |
195 |
193 |
108 |
43 |
11 |
7 |
23 |
195 |
79 |
6 |
0 |
50 |
35 |
Team Impact Index
| Player Name |
Role Tier |
MPG |
Usage Tier |
PPG |
RPG |
APG |
STK |
Impact Index* |
Notes |
Awards |
| Gus Williams |
Primary Playmaker |
34.5 |
High |
20.0 |
2.6 |
8.0 |
2.6 |
16.6 |
Engine of offense, high assist and scoring load; consistent scoring and playmaking; led team pace. |
MVP-18, AS |
| Jack Sikma |
Anchoring Big |
34.2 |
High |
18.2 |
11.4 |
3.1 |
2.1 |
17.4 |
Team’s two-way center; strong rebounder and scorer inside; contributes defensively and offensively; reliable floor spacer. |
MVP-11, AS |
| David Thompson |
Scoring Wing |
28.7 |
Medium |
15.9 |
3.6 |
3.0 |
1.0 |
11.7 |
Explosive scorer off the wing; efficient mid-range shooting; secondary ball handler; limited defensive impact. |
AS |
| Lonnie Shelton |
Versatile Forward |
31.4 |
Medium |
12.4 |
6.0 |
2.9 |
1.8 |
11.1 |
Strong rebounder and interior defender; provides secondary scoring; physical presence in paint; consistent starter. |
|
| Danny Vranes |
3-and-D Wing |
25.0 |
Low |
6.9 |
5.2 |
1.5 |
1.2 |
7.4 |
Energy wing; defensive specialist; stretches floor minimally; contributes to team depth; solid on-ball defense. |
|
| James Donaldson |
Defensive Big |
21.8 |
Low |
8.9 |
6.1 |
1.2 |
1.4 |
8.8 |
Backup center; rim protector; efficient scoring inside; limited playmaking; defensive anchor off bench. |
|
| Greg Kelser |
Role Scorer |
18.8 |
Low |
8.3 |
5.0 |
1.2 |
1.1 |
7.8 |
Bench wing providing scoring punch; contributes rebounds; efficient inside scoring; limited defensive versatility. |
|
| Fred Brown |
Veteran Facilitator |
17.9 |
Low |
10.2 |
1.2 |
3.0 |
0.9 |
7.7 |
Experienced backup guard; secondary playmaker; contributes scoring off bench; leadership and floor spacing. |
|
| Steve Hawes |
Situational Big |
17.9 |
Low |
5.5 |
4.3 |
1.2 |
0.5 |
5.8 |
Backup PF; low minutes; contributes rebounds and scoring in short stints; situational matchup player. |
|
| Ray Tolbert |
Developing Forward |
15.8 |
Low |
5.0 |
3.4 |
0.7 |
0.9 |
4.5 |
Young forward with limited role; contributes rebounds; developing inside-out game; rotational depth. |
|
| Phil Smith |
Spot-Up Guard |
15.7 |
Low |
5.7 |
1.6 |
2.7 |
0.7 |
5.4 |
Bench SG; spot-up shooting; occasional playmaking; floor spacing; veteran presence. |
|
| Mark Radford |
Fringe Rotation |
8.1 |
Low |
3.7 |
0.9 |
1.9 |
0.7 |
3.6 |
Young guard with minimal minutes; rotational depth; occasional scoring; developmental role. |
|
| John Greig |
Minimal Role |
2.9 |
Low |
2.1 |
0.7 |
0.0 |
0.1 |
1.5 |
Late-season call-up; negligible impact; learning experience. |
|
