1975–76 Seattle SuperSonics season
The 1975–76 Seattle SuperSonics season was the 9th season of the Seattle SuperSonics in the National Basketball Association (NBA). The SuperSonics finished the season in second place in the Western Conference with a 43–39 record, the same as the previous year and reached the playoffs for a second consecutive season, where they lost to the Phoenix Suns in the Conference Semifinals in six games.
1975–76 Seattle SuperSonics season | |
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Head coach | Bill Russell |
General manager | Bill Russell |
Arena | Seattle Center Coliseum |
Results | |
Record | 43–39 (.524) |
Place | Division: 2nd (Pacific) Conference: 3rd (Western) |
Playoff finish | West Semifinals (Lost to Suns 2–4) |
Stats @ Basketball-Reference.com | |
Local media | |
Television | KTNT-TV |
Radio | KOMO |
Offseason
Draft picks
Note: only draft picks who participated in at least one game in the NBA are listed.
Round | Pick | Player | Position | Nationality | College / Team |
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1 | 12 | Frank Oleynick | Guard | ![]() |
Seattle |
2 | 21 | Bruce Seals | Forward | ![]() |
Utah Stars (ABA) |
Roster
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Depth chart
Seattle SuperSonics Depth Chart - 1975-76 | ||||
STARTER | 2ND | 3RD | 4TH | |
PG | Slick Watts | |||
SG | Fred Brown | Herm Gilliam | Frank Oleynick | Rod Derline |
SF | Bruce Seals | Mike Bantom | Tal Skinner | Willie Norwood |
PF | Leonard Gray | John Hummer | ||
C | Tom Burleson | Zaid Abdul-Aziz |
Regular season
Season standings
Pacific Division | W | L | PCT | GB | Home | Road | Division |
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y-Golden State Warriors | 59 | 23 | .720 | – | 36–5 | 23–18 | 17–9 |
x-Seattle SuperSonics | 43 | 39 | .524 | 16 | 31–10 | 12–29 | 12–14 |
x-Phoenix Suns | 42 | 40 | .512 | 17 | 27–14 | 15–26 | 15–11 |
Los Angeles Lakers | 40 | 42 | .488 | 19 | 31–11 | 9–31 | 10–16 |
Portland Trail Blazers | 37 | 45 | .451 | 22 | 25–15 | 12–30 | 11–15 |
# | Western Conference | ||||
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Team | W | L | PCT | GB | |
1 | z-Golden State Warriors | 59 | 23 | .720 | – |
2 | x-Seattle SuperSonics | 43 | 39 | .524 | 16 |
3 | x-Phoenix Suns | 42 | 40 | .512 | 17 |
4 | y-Milwaukee Bucks | 38 | 44 | .463 | 21 |
5 | x-Detroit Pistons | 36 | 46 | .439 | 23 |
6 | Los Angeles Lakers | 40 | 42 | .488 | 19 |
7 | Portland Trail Blazers | 37 | 45 | .451 | 22 |
8 | Kansas City Kings | 31 | 51 | .378 | 28 |
9 | Chicago Bulls | 24 | 58 | .293 | 35 |
- z – clinched division title
- y – clinched division title
- x – clinched playoff spot
Record vs. opponents
1975–76 NBA records | ||||||||||||||||||
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Team | ATL | BOS | BUF | CHI | CLE | DET | GSW | HOU | KCK | LAL | MIL | NOJ | NYK | PHI | PHO | POR | SEA | WAS |
Atlanta | — | 2–3 | 2–3 | 2–2 | 2–5 | 1–3 | 2–2 | 2–5 | 2–2 | 1–3 | 2–2 | 2–4 | 3–2 | 2–3 | 0–4 | 2–2 | 1–3 | 1–5 |
Boston | 3–2 | — | 4–3 | 2–2 | 3–2 | 4–0 | 2–2 | 4–1 | 2–2 | 4–0 | 2–2 | 4–1 | 5–2 | 4–3 | 4–0 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 3–2 |
Buffalo | 3–2 | 3–4 | — | 3–1 | 3–2 | 1–3 | 1–3 | 3–2 | 4–0 | 2–2 | 3–1 | 4–1 | 4–3 | 3–4 | 3–1 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 2–3 |
Chicago | 2–2 | 2–2 | 1–3 | — | 0–4 | 3–4 | 1–4 | 1–3 | 1–6 | 3–2 | 3–4 | 2–2 | 0–4 | 0–4 | 2–3 | 1–4 | 2–3 | 0–4 |
Cleveland | 5–2 | 2–3 | 2–3 | 4–0 | — | 2–2 | 1–3 | 2–4 | 1–3 | 2–2 | 4–0 | 4–3 | 3–2 | 3–2 | 3–1 | 4–0 | 3–1 | 4–2 |
Detroit | 3–1 | 0–4 | 3–1 | 4–3 | 2–2 | — | 0–5 | 2–2 | 5–2 | 1–4 | 3–4 | 1–3 | 3–1 | 1–3 | 1–4 | 2–3 | 3–2 | 2–2 |
Golden State | 2–2 | 2–2 | 3–1 | 4–1 | 3–1 | 5–0 | — | 2–2 | 4–1 | 5–2 | 5–0 | 2–2 | 4–0 | 3–1 | 4–2 | 4–2 | 4–3 | 3–1 |
Houston | 5–2 | 1–4 | 2–3 | 3–1 | 4–2 | 2–2 | 2–2 | — | 2–2 | 1–3 | 2–2 | 2–4 | 3–2 | 3–2 | 0–4 | 3–1 | 2–2 | 3–4 |
Kansas City | 2–2 | 2–2 | 0–4 | 6–1 | 3–1 | 2–5 | 1–4 | 2–2 | — | 2–3 | 2–5 | 1–3 | 1–3 | 1–3 | 3–2 | 0–5 | 2–3 | 1–3 |
Los Angeles | 3–1 | 0–4 | 2–2 | 2–3 | 2–2 | 4–1 | 2–5 | 3–1 | 3–2 | — | 2–3 | 3–1 | 3–1 | 2–2 | 2–4 | 3–4 | 3–3 | 1–3 |
Milwaukee | 2–2 | 2–2 | 1–3 | 4–3 | 0–4 | 4–3 | 0–5 | 2–2 | 5–2 | 3–2 | — | 2–2 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 3–2 | 2–3 | 2–3 | 2–2 |
New Orleans | 4–2 | 1–4 | 1–4 | 2–2 | 3–4 | 3–1 | 2–2 | 4–2 | 3–1 | 1–3 | 2–2 | — | 2–3 | 1–4 | 1–3 | 3–1 | 1–3 | 4–3 |
New York | 2–3 | 2–5 | 3–4 | 4–0 | 2–3 | 1–3 | 0–4 | 2–3 | 3–1 | 1–3 | 2–2 | 3–2 | — | 5–2 | 2–2 | 3–1 | 0–4 | 3–2 |
Philadelphia | 3–2 | 3–4 | 4–3 | 4–0 | 2–3 | 3–1 | 1–3 | 2–3 | 3–1 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 4–1 | 2–5 | — | 3–1 | 4–0 | 2–2 | 2–3 |
Phoenix | 4–0 | 0–4 | 1–3 | 3–2 | 1–3 | 4–1 | 2–4 | 4–0 | 2–3 | 4–2 | 2–3 | 3–1 | 2–2 | 1–3 | — | 5–2 | 4–3 | 0–4 |
Portland | 2–2 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 4–1 | 0–4 | 3–2 | 2–4 | 1–3 | 5–0 | 4–3 | 3–2 | 1–3 | 1–3 | 0–4 | 2–5 | — | 3–3 | 2–2 |
Seattle | 3–1 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 3–2 | 1–3 | 2–3 | 3–4 | 2–2 | 3–2 | 3–3 | 3–2 | 3–1 | 4–0 | 2–2 | 3–4 | 3–3 | — | 1–3 |
Washington | 5–1 | 2–3 | 3–2 | 4–0 | 2–4 | 2–2 | 1–3 | 4–3 | 3–1 | 3–1 | 2–2 | 3–4 | 2–3 | 3–2 | 4–0 | 2–2 | 3–1 | — |
Game log
1975–76 game log Total: 43–39 (Home: 31–10; Road: 12–29) | |
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October: 3–2 (Home: 2–0; Road: 1–2)
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November
: 7–8 (Home: 4–2; Road: 3–6)
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December
: 8–7 (Home: 6–4; Road: 2–3)
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January
: 5–9 (Home: 3–2; Road: 2–7)
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February
: 8–5 (Home: 6–2; Road: 2–3)
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March
: 8–5 (Home: 6–0; Road: 2–5)
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April
: 4–3 (Home: 4–0; Road: 0–3)
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1975–76 season schedule |
Player statistics
GP | Games played | GS | Games started | MPG | Minutes per game |
FG% | Field-goal percentage | 3P% | 3-point field-goal percentage | FT% | Free-throw percentage |
RPG | Rebounds per game | APG | Assists per game | SPG | Steals per game |
BPG | Blocks per game | PPG | Points per game |
Season
Player | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3FG% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
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Zaid Abdul-Aziz | 27 | 8.3 | .467 | .552 | 2.8 | .6 | .3 | .6 | 3.2 | ||
Mike Bantom | 66 | 22.8 | .471 | .675 | 5.6 | 1.5 | .4 | .4 | 8.4 | ||
Fred Brown | 76 | 33.1 | .488 | .869 | 4.2 | 2.7 | 1.9 | .2 | 23.1 | ||
Tommy Burleson | 82 | 32.3 | .481 | .750 | 9.0 | 2.2 | .9 | 1.8 | 15.6 | ||
Al Carlson | 28 | 10.0 | .342 | .621 | 2.6 | .5 | .3 | .4 | 2.6 | ||
Rod Derline | 49 | 6.9 | .403 | .804 | .6 | .5 | .2 | .0 | 3.9 | ||
Herm Gilliam | 81 | 20.3 | .442 | .776 | 2.7 | 2.5 | 1.0 | .1 | 8.5 | ||
Leonard Gray | 66 | 32.4 | .474 | .746 | 6.0 | 3.1 | 1.1 | .5 | 13.8 | ||
John Hummer | 29 | 12.6 | .478 | .415 | 2.7 | .9 | .2 | .3 | 2.8 | ||
Willie Norwood | 64 | 15.7 | .485 | .749 | 3.6 | .9 | .7 | .1 | 6.9 | ||
Frank Oleynick | 52 | 12.5 | .402 | .688 | .9 | 1.0 | .4 | .1 | 5.9 | ||
Bruce Seals | 81 | 30.1 | .436 | .678 | 6.3 | 1.5 | .8 | .5 | 11.8 | ||
Gene Short | 7 | 5.3 | .545 | .500 | 1.0 | .3 | .0 | .0 | 1.9 | ||
Talvin Skinner | 72 | 17.0 | .463 | .613 | 3.7 | .9 | .7 | .1 | 4.3 | ||
Slick Watts | 82 | 33.9 | .427 | .578 | 4.5 | 8.1 | 3.2 | .2 | 13.0 |
Playoffs
Player | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3FG% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
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Zaid Abdul-Aziz | 5 | 12.0 | .700 | .727 | 4.2 | .4 | .0 | 1.0 | 7.2 | ||
Mike Bantom | 6 | 19.0 | .579 | .700 | 3.8 | 1.3 | .7 | .3 | 9.7 | ||
Fred Brown | 6 | 39.3 | .511 | .795 | 4.7 | 2.8 | 2.2 | .0 | 28.5 | ||
Tommy Burleson | 6 | 34.7 | .600 | .761 | 9.5 | 1.7 | 1.0 | 1.3 | 20.8 | ||
Rod Derline | 4 | 10.3 | .200 | 1.000 | 1.0 | .3 | .3 | .0 | 1.5 | ||
Herm Gilliam | 6 | 14.3 | .222 | .625 | 1.8 | 2.0 | 1.0 | .0 | 2.8 | ||
John Hummer | 3 | 5.3 | .667 | .3 | .0 | .0 | .0 | 1.3 | |||
Willie Norwood | 6 | 35.8 | .414 | .611 | 6.3 | 1.3 | 1.2 | .2 | 9.8 | ||
Bruce Seals | 6 | 30.2 | .441 | .692 | 6.0 | .5 | .8 | 1.0 | 13.0 | ||
Talvin Skinner | 6 | 14.3 | .286 | .733 | 2.5 | 1.2 | .8 | .3 | 3.2 | ||
Slick Watts | 6 | 32.8 | .435 | .478 | 3.0 | 8.2 | 2.0 | .3 | 11.8 |
Awards and records
- Slick Watts led the league in totals in assists and steals, as well as assists per game and was selected to the NBA All-Defensive First Team. He was also presented with the J. Walter Kennedy Citizenship Award.
- Fred Brown made his first All-Star appearance at the 1976 NBA All-Star Game.
Transactions
Overview
Players added Via draft Via trade
Via free agency
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Players lost Via trade Waived |
Trades
September 24, 1975 | To Seattle SuperSonics 1978 first round pick |
To Detroit Pistons Archie Clark |
October 22, 1975 | To Seattle SuperSonics 1976 second round pick |
To Milwaukee Bucks Jim Fox |
October 22, 1975 | To Seattle SuperSonics Herm Gilliam |
To Atlanta Hawks 1976 third round pick |
October 24, 1975 | To Seattle SuperSonics 1979 first round pick |
To New York Knicks Spencer Haywood |
November 22, 1975 | To Seattle SuperSonics Mike Bantom |
To Phoenix Suns Cash considerations |
References
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