Last Updated on July 29, 2026 by Mat Diekhake

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The 1986–87 Seattle SuperSonics were led by Tom Chambers and Xavier McDaniel, who formed a high-scoring frontcourt duo, while Dale Ellis added another potent perimeter scoring threat after joining the lineup. Nate McMillan directed the offense with steady playmaking and disruptive defense, and Alton Lister anchored the interior with rebounding and rim protection. Seattle’s statistics reflected a balanced attack with multiple scoring options, active defense, and strong frontcourt production.

Roster

No. Player Pos Height Weight Age College
1 Gerald Henderson  G 6’2″ 175 lbs 30 Virginia Commonwealth
2 Nate McMillan G 6’5″ 175 lbs 23 North Carolina State
3 Michael Cage F 6’9″ 225 lbs 26 San Diego State
4 Fred Brown G 6’3″ 180 lbs 38 Iowa
5 James Bailey F/C 6’9″ 220 lbs 29 Rutgers
10 Danny Vranes F 6’7″ 210 lbs 29 Utah
11 John Lucas G 6’3″ 170 lbs 33 Maryland
20 Wally Walker F 6’7″ 215 lbs 31 Virginia
22 Tom Chambers F 6’10” 220 lbs 27 Utah
31 Jack Sikma C 6’11” 230 lbs 31 Illinois Wesleyan
32 Al Wood G/F 6’6″ 193 lbs 28 North Carolina
— Bernie Bickerstaff — — — — Head Coach

Regular Season Per Game

Player Pos Age G GS MPG PPG RPG APG SPG BPG TOV FGA FG% 3PA 3P% FTA FT%
Dale Ellis SG 26 82 76 37.5 24.9 5.5 2.9 1.3 0.4 2.9 18.5 .516 2.9 .358 6.0 .787
Xavier McDaniel SF 23 82 82 37.0 23.0 8.6 2.5 1.4 0.6 2.9 19.3 .509 0.2 .214 4.8 .696
Tom Chambers PF 27 82 82 36.8 23.3 6.6 3.0 1.0 0.6 3.3 17.6 .456 1.8 .372 7.7 .849
Alton Lister C 28 75 75 30.5 11.6 9.4 1.5 0.4 2.4 2.3 9.2 .504 0.0 .000 3.5 .675
Nate McMillan PG 22 71 50 27.8 5.3 4.7 8.2 1.8 0.6 2.2 4.2 .475 0.1 .000 2.0 .617
Gerald Henderson PG 31 6 6 25.8 11.2 1.5 5.3 1.0 0.0 2.5 8.3 .500 0.5 .000 3.0 .944
Eddie Johnson SG 31 24 0 21.2 9.0 1.9 4.8 0.5 0.0 1.7 7.8 .457 0.6 .333 2.3 .764
Danny Young PG 24 73 26 20.3 4.8 1.5 4.8 1.0 0.0 1.2 3.9 .458 1.1 .367 1.0 .831
Maurice Lucas PF 34 63 0 17.8 7.9 4.9 1.0 0.5 0.3 1.2 6.2 .451 0.1 .000 3.0 .802
Clemon Johnson C 30 78 7 13.5 3.2 3.6 0.3 0.3 0.5 0.5 2.3 .494 0.0 .000 1.4 .636
Kevin Williams SG 25 65 0 10.8 4.9 1.3 1.0 0.7 0.1 1.0 4.6 .446 0.1 .000 1.0 .833
Russ Schoene PF 26 63 0 9.2 2.7 1.9 0.4 0.3 0.2 0.7 3.0 .374 0.2 .154 0.7 .630
Terence Stansbury SG 25 44 0 8.5 4.0 0.5 1.3 0.3 0.0 0.7 3.5 .429 0.7 .379 1.1 .620
Michael Phelps SG 25 60 6 7.8 3.0 0.8 1.1 0.4 0.0 0.5 2.9 .426 0.2 .100 0.7 .705
Curtis Kitchen PF 23 6 0 5.2 1.5 1.5 0.2 0.3 0.5 0.0 1.0 .500 0.2 .000 0.7 .750
Team Totals — — 82 82 242.1 113.7 46.0 26.6 8.6 5.5 18.4 90.9 .482 7.0 .335 31.4 .758

Playoff Per Game

Player Pos Age G GS MPG PPG RPG APG SPG BPG TOV FGA FG% 3PA 3P% FTA FT%
Dale Ellis SG 26 14 14 37.9 25.2 6.4 2.6 0.7 0.4 2.4 21.7 .487 2.6 .361 3.9 .815
Xavier McDaniel SF 23 14 14 37.7 20.3 8.4 3.0 1.5 0.6 3.0 18.1 .488 0.7 .200 4.0 .607
Tom Chambers PF 27 14 14 35.6 23.0 6.4 2.3 0.9 0.9 2.4 18.8 .449 1.3 .333 7.1 .808
Nate McMillan PG 22 14 14 25.4 5.1 3.9 8.0 1.0 0.7 1.9 4.4 .435 0.0 — 1.7 .708
Alton Lister C 28 9 7 22.9 6.0 6.2 0.8 0.8 1.4 1.1 5.6 .400 0.0 — 2.2 .700
Maurice Lucas PF 34 14 0 18.9 7.0 4.6 1.4 0.9 0.4 1.3 6.4 .389 0.1 .000 2.7 .737
Clemon Johnson C 30 14 7 18.7 4.3 3.5 0.3 0.5 1.1 0.1 3.8 .453 0.0 — 1.4 .632
Kevin Williams SG 25 14 0 18.2 8.6 2.4 2.1 1.1 0.1 0.7 6.7 .479 0.1 .000 2.9 .750
Danny Young PG 24 14 0 14.9 4.1 1.1 3.4 1.1 0.0 0.5 3.7 .404 1.1 .313 0.7 1.000
Eddie Johnson SG 31 14 0 12.9 6.4 1.0 3.2 0.4 0.0 0.6 4.1 .534 0.4 .400 2.1 .867
Russ Schoene PF 26 14 0 8.8 2.2 1.9 0.2 0.1 0.3 0.1 2.0 .357 0.4 .333 0.9 .750
Curtis Kitchen PF 23 8 0 2.9 0.3 0.8 0.0 0.0 0.3 0.0 0.3 .500 0.0 — 0.5 .000
Team Totals — — 14 14 245.4 110.1 44.1 27.1 8.6 5.6 14.1 93.6 .461 6.7 .319 29.0 .749

Regular Season Totals

Player Pos Age G GS MIN PTS REB AST STL BLK TOV FGA FG% 3PA 3PM FTA FTM
Dale Ellis SG 26 82 76 3073 2041 447 238 104 32 238 1520 .516 240 86 489 385
Xavier McDaniel SF 23 82 82 3031 1890 705 207 115 52 234 1583 .509 14 3 395 275
Tom Chambers PF 27 82 82 3018 1909 545 245 81 50 268 1446 .456 145 54 630 535
Alton Lister C 28 75 75 2288 871 705 110 32 180 169 687 .504 1 0 265 179
Nate McMillan PG 22 71 50 1972 373 331 583 125 45 155 301 .475 7 0 141 87
Danny Young PG 24 73 26 1482 352 113 353 74 3 85 288 .458 79 29 71 59
Maurice Lucas PF 34 63 0 1120 500 307 65 34 21 75 388 .451 5 0 187 150
Clemon Johnson C 30 78 7 1051 246 277 21 21 42 36 178 .494 2 0 110 70
Kevin Williams SG 25 65 0 703 319 83 66 45 8 63 296 .446 7 0 66 55
Russ Schoene PF 26 63 0 579 173 117 27 20 11 42 190 .374 13 2 46 29
Eddie Johnson SG 31 24 0 508 217 46 115 12 1 41 186 .457 15 5 55 42
Michael Phelps SG 25 60 6 469 182 50 64 21 2 32 176 .426 10 1 44 31
Terence Stansbury SG 25 44 0 375 176 24 57 13 0 29 156 .429 29 11 50 31
Gerald Henderson PG 31 6 6 155 67 9 32 6 0 15 50 .500 3 0 18 17
Curtis Kitchen PF 23 6 0 31 9 9 1 2 3 0 6 .500 1 0 4 3
Team Totals — — 82 82 19855 9325 3768 2184 705 450 1482 7451 .482 571 191 2571 1948

Playoff Totals

Player Pos Age G GS MIN PTS REB AST STL BLK TOV FGA FG% 3PA 3PM FTA FTM
Dale Ellis SG 26 14 14 530 353 90 37 10 6 33 304 .487 36 13 54 44
Xavier McDaniel SF 23 14 14 528 284 117 42 21 9 42 254 .488 10 2 56 34
Tom Chambers PF 27 14 14 498 322 90 32 12 13 34 263 .449 18 6 99 80
Nate McMillan PG 22 14 14 356 71 54 112 14 10 26 62 .435 0 0 24 17
Maurice Lucas PF 34 14 0 265 98 65 19 12 5 18 90 .389 1 0 38 28
Clemon Johnson C 30 14 7 262 60 49 4 7 15 2 53 .453 0 0 19 12
Kevin Williams SG 25 14 0 255 120 34 30 16 1 10 94 .479 2 0 40 30
Danny Young PG 24 14 0 208 57 16 48 15 0 7 52 .404 16 5 10 10
Alton Lister C 28 9 7 206 54 56 7 7 13 10 50 .400 0 0 20 14
Eddie Johnson SG 31 14 0 181 90 14 45 5 0 9 58 .534 5 2 30 26
Russ Schoene PF 26 14 0 123 31 26 3 1 4 2 28 .357 6 2 12 9
Curtis Kitchen PF 23 8 0 23 2 6 0 0 2 0 2 .500 0 0 4 0
Team Totals — — 14 14 3435 1542 617 379 120 78 193 1310 .461 94 30 406 304

HeatingUp Impact Index: Team Impact Spotlight

Player Name Role Tier MPG Usage Tier PPG RPG APG STK (SPG+BPG) Impact Index* Notes Awards
Dale Ellis Primary Scorer 37.5 High 24.9 5.5 2.9 1.7 17.5 Main offensive weapon; efficient scoring inside and out, stretched defenses with 3-point shooting. MIP-1
Xavier McDaniel Secondary Scorer 37.0 High 23.0 8.6 2.5 2.0 18.05 Versatile forward; strong scorer, rebounder, and active defender; key two-way contributor. –
Tom Chambers Frontcourt Scorer 36.8 High 23.3 6.6 3.0 1.6 17.25 PF role with balanced scoring, solid rebounder; contributed on pick-and-roll and midrange. AS
Alton Lister Defensive Anchor 30.5 Medium 11.6 9.4 1.5 2.8 12.65 Center providing rim protection, elite rebounding; limited scoring but key in defensive schemes. –
Nate McMillan Floor General 27.8 High 5.3 4.7 8.2 2.4 10.3 Lead playmaker, defensive presence; orchestrated offense and generated steals. –
Gerald Henderson Backup PG 25.8 Medium 11.2 1.5 5.3 1.0 9.5 Short-term starter/backup; efficient scoring, facilitated offense effectively in limited games. –
Eddie Johnson Scoring Guard 21.2 Medium 9.0 1.9 4.8 0.5 7.1 Bench SG providing instant scoring spark; capable of creating own shot and spacing floor. –
Danny Young Backup PG 20.3 Medium 4.8 1.5 4.8 1.0 5.05 Contributed in limited minutes as playmaking backup; steady ball handling. –
Maurice Lucas Role PF 17.8 Low 7.9 4.9 1.0 0.8 6.3 Veteran frontcourt depth; contributed energy, rebounding, and occasional scoring. –
Clemon Johnson Bench Big 13.5 Low 3.2 3.6 0.3 0.6 3.85 Limited minutes as backup C; contributed defense and rebounds in spot minutes. –
Kevin Williams Role SG 10.8 Low 4.9 1.3 1.0 0.8 3.0 Reserve guard providing spot scoring/shooting; minimal impact defensively. –
Russ Schoene Bench PF 9.2 Low 2.7 1.9 0.4 0.5 2.75 Minimal offensive role; contributed depth at PF in short stretches. –
Terence Stansbury Reserve SG 8.5 Low 4.0 0.5 1.3 0.3 2.55 Bench scorer with limited minutes; showed potential in spot 3-point attempts. –
Michael Phelps Reserve SG 7.8 Low 3.0 0.8 1.1 0.4 2.15 Short bench role; provided scoring and floor spacing in limited minutes. –
Curtis Kitchen Reserve PF 5.2 Low 1.5 1.5 0.2 0.8 1.5 Brief appearances as backup PF; limited contribution. –