Last Updated on July 29, 2026 by Mat Diekhake

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The 1987–88 Seattle SuperSonics featured a balanced offense led by Xavier McDaniel and Dale Ellis, whose scoring gave the team consistent perimeter and wing production. Tom Chambers added another major offensive option, while Nate McMillan handled primary playmaking and provided strong defensive contributions. Seattle’s statistical profile reflected an up-tempo, well-rounded team with multiple scoring threats, active defense, and effective ball movement, though rebounding was less dominant than its offensive output.

Roster

No. Player Pos Height Weight Age College
1 Nate McMillan G 6’5″ 175 lbs 24 North Carolina State
2 Xavier McDaniel F 6’6″ 215 lbs 26 Wichita State
3 Michael Cage F 6’9″ 225 lbs 27 San Diego State
4 Fred Brown G 6’3″ 180 lbs 39 Iowa
5 James Bailey F/C 6’9″ 220 lbs 30 Rutgers
10 Danny Vranes F 6’7″ 210 lbs 30 Utah
11 John Lucas G 6’3″ 170 lbs 34 Maryland
20 Wally Walker F 6’7″ 215 lbs 32 Virginia
21 Sedale Threatt G 6’3″ 185 lbs 24 West Virginia
22 Tom Chambers F 6’10” 220 lbs 28 Utah
31 Jack Sikma C 6’11” 230 lbs 32 Illinois Wesleyan
32 Al Wood G/F 6’6″ 193 lbs 29 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 27 75 73 37.2 25.8 4.5 2.6 1.0 0.1 2.3 20.3 .503 3.5 .413 5.3 .767
Xavier McDaniel SF 24 78 77 34.7 21.4 6.6 3.4 1.2 0.7 2.9 18.0 .488 0.6 .280 5.0 .715
Tom Chambers PF 28 82 82 32.7 20.4 6.0 2.6 1.1 0.6 2.5 16.6 .448 1.3 .303 6.3 .807
Nate McMillan PG 23 82 82 29.9 7.6 4.1 8.6 2.1 0.6 2.3 6.0 .474 0.3 .375 2.5 .707
Alton Lister C 29 82 55 22.1 5.6 7.6 0.7 0.3 1.7 1.1 4.2 .504 0.0 .500 2.3 .606
Derrick McKey SF 21 82 4 20.8 8.5 4.0 1.3 0.9 0.8 1.3 6.3 .491 0.4 .367 2.7 .772
Sedale Threatt PG 26 26 0 13.6 7.5 1.3 2.0 1.3 0.2 0.7 6.2 .519 0.3 .143 1.2 .833
Kevin Williams SG 26 80 9 13.6 6.3 1.6 1.2 0.8 0.1 0.9 5.6 .442 0.1 .143 1.5 .844
Olden Polynice C 23 82 0 13.2 4.1 4.0 0.4 0.4 0.3 1.0 3.1 .465 0.0 .000 1.9 .639
Sam Vincent PG 24 43 0 12.7 4.5 1.1 3.2 0.5 0.1 1.2 3.5 .474 0.3 .385 1.4 .767
Danny Young PG 25 77 0 12.3 3.2 1.0 2.8 0.7 0.0 0.5 2.8 .408 1.0 .286 0.7 .811
Russ Schoene PF 27 81 2 12.0 6.0 2.4 0.7 0.5 0.2 0.7 5.6 .458 0.7 .293 0.8 .810
Clemon Johnson C 31 74 26 9.8 1.6 2.4 0.2 0.2 0.3 0.4 1.4 .467 0.0 — 0.4 .688
Team Totals — — 82 82 242.1 111.4 44.2 26.2 9.5 5.5 16.8 90.8 .476 7.8 .346 29.8 .748

Playoff Per Game

Player Pos Age G GS MPG PPG RPG APG SPG BPG TOV FGA FG% 3PA 3P% FTA FT%
Xavier McDaniel SF 24 5 5 36.0 21.2 9.6 5.0 0.6 0.2 2.2 16.2 .556 1.6 .500 4.8 .500
Dale Ellis SG 27 5 5 34.4 20.8 4.6 3.0 0.6 0.4 2.4 16.6 .482 2.4 .250 5.8 .724
Tom Chambers PF 28 5 5 33.6 25.8 6.2 2.2 0.6 0.2 2.6 18.2 .549 0.4 .000 7.0 .829
Nate McMillan PG 23 5 5 25.4 6.6 4.2 6.6 0.4 0.6 1.6 7.0 .343 0.2 .000 2.8 .643
Derrick McKey SF 21 5 0 21.8 12.0 4.0 1.6 0.6 1.0 1.0 7.6 .632 1.2 .333 3.4 .588
Danny Young PG 25 5 0 19.0 6.4 2.0 3.8 0.4 0.4 1.4 4.2 .524 0.6 .000 2.0 1.000
Sedale Threatt PG 26 5 0 16.0 6.4 2.2 2.2 0.2 0.0 1.0 6.8 .412 0.2 .000 0.8 1.000
Alton Lister C 29 5 5 15.4 5.6 5.8 1.0 0.2 1.0 0.8 3.4 .706 0.0 — 1.0 .800
Kevin Williams SG 26 5 0 14.0 2.8 1.6 1.8 0.6 0.0 0.8 3.2 .438 0.4 .000 0.0 —
Olden Polynice C 23 5 0 8.8 2.0 1.6 0.0 0.6 0.0 0.2 2.2 .455 0.0 — 0.4 .000
Clemon Johnson C 31 5 0 7.8 1.4 1.4 0.0 0.2 0.2 0.4 1.4 .429 0.0 — 0.4 .500
Russ Schoene PF 27 5 0 7.8 3.2 1.4 0.4 0.2 0.0 0.4 2.4 .583 0.8 .500 0.0 —
Team Totals — — 5 5 240.0 114.2 44.6 27.6 5.2 4.0 15.4 89.2 .516 7.8 .282 28.4 .704

Regular Season Totals

Player Pos Age GP GS MIN PTS REB AST STL BLK TO FGA FG 3PA 3P FTA FT
Dale Ellis SG 27 75 73 2790 1938 340 197 74 11 172 1519 764 259 107 395 303
Xavier McDaniel SF 24 78 77 2703 1669 518 263 96 52 223 1407 687 50 14 393 281
Tom Chambers PF 28 82 82 2680 1674 490 212 87 53 209 1364 611 109 33 519 419
Nate McMillan PG 23 82 82 2453 624 338 702 169 47 189 496 235 24 9 205 145
Alton Lister C 29 82 55 1812 461 627 58 27 140 90 343 173 2 1 188 114
Derrick McKey SF 21 82 4 1706 694 328 107 70 63 108 519 255 30 11 224 173
Kevin Williams SG 26 80 9 1084 502 127 96 62 7 68 450 199 7 1 122 103
Olden Polynice C 23 82 0 1080 337 330 33 32 26 81 254 118 2 0 158 101
Russ Schoene PF 27 81 2 973 484 198 53 39 13 57 454 208 58 17 63 51
Danny Young PG 25 77 0 949 243 75 218 52 2 37 218 89 77 22 53 43
Clemon Johnson C 31 74 26 723 120 174 17 13 24 29 105 49 0 0 32 22
Sam Vincent PG 24 43 0 548 195 49 137 21 4 52 152 72 13 5 60 46
Sedale Threatt PG 26 26 0 354 194 33 53 33 5 19 162 84 7 1 30 25
Team Totals — — 82 82 19855 9135 3627 2146 775 447 1334 7443 3544 638 221 2442 1826

Playoff Totals

Player Pos Age GP GS MIN PTS REB AST STL BLK TO FGA FG 3PA 3P FTA FT
Xavier McDaniel SF 24 5 5 180 106 48 25 3 1 11 81 45 8 4 24 12
Dale Ellis SG 27 5 5 172 104 23 15 3 2 12 83 40 12 3 29 21
Tom Chambers PF 28 5 5 168 129 31 11 3 1 13 91 50 2 0 35 29
Nate McMillan PG 23 5 5 127 33 21 33 2 3 8 35 12 1 0 14 9
Derrick McKey SF 21 5 0 109 60 20 8 3 5 5 38 24 6 2 17 10
Danny Young PG 25 5 0 95 32 10 19 2 2 7 21 11 3 0 10 10
Sedale Threatt PG 26 5 0 80 32 11 11 1 0 5 34 14 1 0 4 4
Alton Lister C 29 5 5 77 28 29 5 1 5 4 17 12 0 0 5 4
Kevin Williams SG 26 5 0 70 14 8 9 3 0 4 16 7 2 0 0 0
Olden Polynice C 23 5 0 44 10 8 0 3 0 1 11 5 0 0 2 0
Clemon Johnson C 31 5 0 39 7 7 0 1 1 2 7 3 0 0 2 1
Russ Schoene PF 27 5 0 39 16 7 2 1 0 2 12 7 4 2 0 0
Team Totals — — 5 5 1200 571 223 138 26 20 74 446 230 39 11 142 100

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 37.2 High 25.8 4.5 2.6 1.1 16.95 Go-to scoring option, excelled in midrange and 3-point shooting, carried offensive load. –
Xavier McDaniel Secondary Scorer 34.7 High 21.4 6.6 3.4 1.9 16.65 Versatile forward, contributed in scoring, rebounding, and defense; provided physicality. AS
Tom Chambers Frontcourt Scorer 32.7 High 20.4 6.0 2.6 1.7 15.35 PF role with efficient scoring inside/outside, strong rebounder, occasional defender. –
Nate McMillan Floor General 29.9 High 7.6 4.1 8.6 2.7 11.65 Primary playmaker and defensive anchor, facilitated offense, strong perimeter defense. DPOY-8
Alton Lister Defensive/Role Big 22.1 Medium 5.6 7.6 0.7 2.0 8.95 Big man providing rim protection and rebounding; offensive contributions limited to close range. –
Derrick McKey Versatile Wing 20.8 Medium 8.5 4.0 1.3 1.7 7.75 Young, developing SF/SF role; showed promise as a two-way player in limited minutes. –
Sedale Threatt Backup PG 13.6 Medium 7.5 1.3 2.0 1.5 5.15 Short-term backup, efficient in limited minutes; handled ball and contributed scoring off bench. –
Kevin Williams Role SG 13.6 Low 6.3 1.6 1.2 0.9 4.55 Spot minutes scorer/shooter, limited defensive and playmaking impact. –
Olden Polynice Backup C 13.2 Low 4.1 4.0 0.4 0.7 4.65 Bench center providing modest rebounding and rim presence; minimal offensive role. –
Sam Vincent Backup PG 12.7 Low 4.5 1.1 3.2 0.6 4.7 Bench playmaker, distributed well in limited minutes, little scoring impact. –
Danny Young Backup PG 12.3 Low 3.2 1.0 2.8 0.7 3.85 Spot minutes at PG; provided passing and minimal scoring/defense. –
Russ Schoene Role PF 12.0 Low 6.0 2.4 0.7 0.7 4.95 Bench PF contributing scoring efficiently; limited defensive impact. –
Clemon Johnson Role C 9.8 Low 1.6 2.4 0.2 0.5 2.35 Veteran big man in limited minutes; defensive/rebounding specialist off the bench. –