1999–2000 Seattle SuperSonics season

1999–2000 Seattle SuperSonics season
Head coach	Paul Westphal
General manager	Wally Walker
Arena	KeyArena
Results
Record	45–37 (.549)
Place	Division: 4th (Pacific) Conference: 7th (Western)
Playoff finish	West First Round (eliminated 2–3)
Stats @ Basketball-Reference.com

The 1999–2000 Seattle SuperSonics season was the Seattle SuperSonics' 32nd season in the National Basketball Association.^[1] During the offseason, the Sonics acquired Horace Grant from the Orlando Magic and Brent Barry from the Chicago Bulls, while signing free agents Vernon Maxwell and Ruben Patterson. Two years removed from the George Karl-era, the Sonics once again managed to make the playoffs finishing fourth in the Pacific Division with a 45–37 record.^[2] They took the 2nd-seeded Utah Jazz to a fifth and decisive game in the Western Conference first round before being eliminated on Utah's home floor.^[3] All-Star point guard Gary Payton earned high individual honors for the season, including All-NBA First Team and NBA All-Defensive First Team selections,^[4][5] while being selected for the 2000 NBA All-Star Game. Following the season, Grant was traded to the Los Angeles Lakers and Maxwell was traded to the New York Knicks, but was released and re-signed as a free agent with the Philadelphia 76ers.

For the season, the Sonics added maroon alternate road uniforms which lasted until 2001.

Offseason

Draft picks

Round	Pick	Player	Position	Nationality	College
1	13	Corey Maggette [6]	SG/SF	United States	Duke

The 1999 NBA Draft saw the Seattle SuperSonics with the 13th and 41st overall picks, the latter of which was acquired by the Denver Nuggets.^[7] With the remaining pick, the Sonics selected Duke University's Corey Maggette,^[8] regarded by some as the "best pure athlete in the entire draft."^[9]

On draft night, the Sonics traded Maggette to the Orlando Magic, along with veteran players Billy Owens, Don MacLean, and Dale Ellis. In return, the Sonics received veteran forward Horace Grant, a three-time NBA champion with the Michael Jordan-led Chicago Bulls (1991–1993).^[10] They also received two future second-round draft picks (No. 42 in 2000 and No. 42 in 2001) in the deal.

Roster

Seattle SuperSonics roster
Players	Coaches
Pos. No. Name Height Weight DOB (YYYY–MM–DD) From F/C 42 Baker, Vin 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 232 lb (105 kg) November 23, 1971 University of Hartford G/F 31 Barry, Brent 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 185 lb (84 kg) December 31, 1971 Oregon State F 11 Borrell, Lazaro 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 220 lb (100 kg) September 20, 1972 N/A G 15 Davis, Emanual 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 195 lb (88 kg) August 27, 1968 Delaware State F/C 44 Foster, Greg 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 240 lb (109 kg) October 8, 1968 University of Texas at El Paso F/C 54 Grant, Horace 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 215 lb (98 kg) July 4, 1965 Clemson F 7 Lewis, Rashard 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 215 lb (98 kg) August 8, 1979 N/A G 3 Maxwell, Vernon 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 180 lb (82 kg) September 12, 1965 Florida F/C 34 McCoy, Jelani 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 245 lb (111 kg) December 6, 1977 UCLA G/F 21 Patterson, Ruben 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 224 lb (102 kg) July 31, 1975 University of Cincinnati G 20 Payton, Gary 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 180 lb (82 kg) July 23, 1968 Oregon State F 45 Person, Chuck 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 220 lb (100 kg) June 27, 1964 Auburn C 5 Stepania, Vladimir 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 236 lb (107 kg) May 8, 1976 N/A G 24 Vinson, Fred 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 190 lb (86 kg) January 28, 1971 Georgia Institute of Technology G 1 Williams, Shammond 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 201 lb (91 kg) April 5, 1975 North Carolina	Head coach Paul Westphal Assistant coach(es) Nate McMillan Legend (C) Team captain (DP) Unsigned draft pick (FA) Free agent (S) Suspended Injured Roster • Transactions Last transaction: February 4, 2000

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Regular season

Seattle began the season by winning 9 out of their first 11 games, capping off the run with a win over the Houston Rockets on November 20, 1999. Their strong play continued through the month of January, where a 7-game win streak put them at a season-high 14 games over .500 (27-13). Though the Sonics only managed to win 18 of their final 42 games, their early-season success offset their late-season losses, keeping them safely within the playoff picture.^[12]

With two games left in the season, the Sonics overcame the Sacramento Kings in overtime to secure the 7th seed in the Western Conference.^[13] This assured that the team would avoid the 1st-seeded Los Angeles Lakers, who finished the season with an NBA-best 67-15, in the first round of the playoffs. Particularly, the seeding eliminated the possibility of unfavorable match-ups with a young Kobe Bryant and season MVP Shaquille O'Neal.^[14][15]

The Sonics would lose their final game of the regular season and finish with a 45-37 record.^[16]

Season standings

Pacific Division	W	L	PCT	GB	Home	Road	Div
y-Los Angeles Lakers	67	15	.817	–	36–5	31–10	20–4
x-Portland Trail Blazers	59	23	.720	8	30–11	29–12	21–3
x-Phoenix Suns	53	29	.646	14	32–9	21–20	15–9
x-Seattle SuperSonics	45	37	.549	22	24–17	21–20	12–12
x-Sacramento Kings	44	38	.537	23	30–11	14–27	9–15
Golden State Warriors	19	63	.232	48	12–29	7–34	2–22
Los Angeles Clippers	15	67	.183	52	10–31	5–36	5–19

#	Western Conference
	Team	W	L	PCT	GB
1	z-Los Angeles Lakers	67	15	.817	–
2	y-Utah Jazz	55	27	.671	12
3	x-Portland Trail Blazers	59	23	.720	8
4	x-San Antonio Spurs	53	29	.646	14
5	x-Phoenix Suns	53	29	.646	14
6	x-Minnesota Timberwolves	50	32	.610	17
7	x-Seattle SuperSonics	45	37	.549	22
8	x-Sacramento Kings	44	38	.537	23
9	Dallas Mavericks	40	42	.488	27
10	Denver Nuggets	35	47	.427	32
11	Houston Rockets	34	48	.415	33
12	Vancouver Grizzlies	22	60	.268	45
13	Golden State Warriors	19	63	.232	48
14	Los Angeles Clippers	15	67	.183	52

z – clinched division title

y – clinched division title

x – clinched playoff spot

Record vs. opponents

1999-2000 NBA Records
Team	ATL	BOS	CHA	CHI	CLE	DAL	DEN	DET	GSW	HOU	IND	LAC	LAL	MIA	MIL	MIN	NJN	NYK	ORL	PHI	PHO	POR	SAC	SAS	SEA	TOR	UTA	VAN	WAS
Atlanta	—	1–3	1–3	3–1	3–1	0–2	1–1	1–3	0–2	1–1	1–3	1–1	0–2	2–2	0–4	1–1	3–1	2–1	0–3	0–4	0–2	0–2	2–0	0–2	1–1	2–2	0–2	1–1	1–3
Boston	3–1	—	1–3	2–2	2–2	1–1	2–0	0–3	1–1	1–1	1–3	1–1	0–2	1–3	1–2	0–2	3–1	2–2	2–2	1–3	1–1	0–2	1–1	0–2	1–1	2–2	1–1	1–1	3–1
Charlotte	3–1	3–1	—	4–0	3–1	1–1	1–1	2–2	2–0	1–1	2–2	2–0	0–2	2–2	3–1	2–0	2–1	1–3	2–2	3–1	1–1	0–2	0–2	0–2	1–1	3–1	0–2	2–0	3–0
Chicago	1–3	2–2	0–4	—	1–3	0–2	1–1	1–3	0–2	0–2	1–3	2–0	0–2	2–2	1–3	0–2	2–1	0–3	0–4	0–4	0–2	0–2	0–2	0–2	1–1	0–4	0–2	0–2	2–2
Cleveland	1–3	2–2	1–3	3–1	—	2–0	2–0	2–2	1–1	1–1	0–4	2–0	0–2	0–3	1–3	0–2	2–2	3–1	2–1	0–4	0–2	1–1	0–2	1–1	0–2	0–4	0–2	2–0	3–1
Dallas	2–0	1–1	1–1	2–0	0–2	—	3–1	2–0	4–0	1–3	1–1	4–0	1–3	0–2	0–2	2–2	0–2	0–2	1–1	0–2	3–1	2–2	1–3	2–2	1–3	1–1	1–3	3–1	1–1
Denver	1–1	0–2	1–1	1–1	0–2	1–3	—	1–1	2–2	2–2	0–2	3–1	1–3	0–2	2–0	2–2	1–1	1–1	0–2	2–0	1–3	2–2	2–2	1–3	1–3	2–0	2–2	2–2	1–1
Detroit	3–1	3–0	2–2	3–1	2–2	0–2	1–1	—	2–0	1–1	1–3	2–0	0–2	2–2	3–1	0–2	2–1	1–3	2–2	2–2	0–2	1–1	0–2	1–1	2–0	2–2	0–2	2–0	2–2
Golden State	2–0	1–1	0–2	2–0	1–1	0–4	2–2	0–2	—	1–3	0–2	1–3	0–4	1–1	1–1	1–3	0–2	0–2	1–1	0–2	0–4	0–4	1–3	0–4	0–4	0–2	0–4	3–1	1–1
Houston	1–1	1–1	1–1	2–0	1–1	3–1	2–2	1–1	3–1	—	0–2	4–0	2–2	1–1	0–2	0–4	1–1	0–2	0–2	1–1	2–2	2–2	1–3	0–4	1–3	0–2	1–3	2–2	1–1
Indiana	3–1	3–1	2–2	3–1	4–0	1–1	2–0	3–1	2–0	2–0	—	1–1	1–1	2–2	2–2	1–1	3–1	2–2	2–1	2–2	1–1	2–0	1–1	1–1	1–1	3–1	2–0	2–0	2–1
L.A. Clippers	1–1	1–1	0–2	0–2	0–2	0–4	1–3	0–2	3–1	0–4	1–1	—	0–4	0–2	0–2	1–3	1–1	1–1	0–2	1–1	0–4	0–4	1–3	0–4	1–3	0–2	0–4	1–3	1–1
L.A. Lakers	2–0	2–0	2–0	2–0	2–0	3–1	3–1	2–0	4–0	2–2	1–1	4–0	—	2–0	2–0	4–0	2–0	2–0	2–0	2–0	4–0	2–2	3–1	1–3	3–1	1–1	3–1	4–0	1–1
Miami	2–2	3–1	2–2	2–2	3–0	2–0	2–0	2–2	1–1	1–1	2–2	2–0	0–2	—	2–2	2–0	2–2	3–1	3–1	3–1	1–1	1–1	2–0	1–1	1–1	1–2	1–1	1–1	4–0
Milwaukee	4–0	2–1	1–3	3–1	3–1	2–0	0–2	1–3	1–1	2–0	2–2	2–0	0–2	2–2	—	0–2	1–3	0–4	4–0	0–3	1–1	0–2	1–1	2–0	1–1	2–2	1–1	1–1	3–1
Minnesota	1–1	2–0	0–2	2–0	2–0	2–2	2–2	2–0	3–1	4–0	1–1	3–1	0–4	0–2	2–0	—	1–1	1–1	1–1	1–1	1–3	2–2	3–1	3–1	2–2	2–0	3–1	4–0	0–2
New Jersey	1–3	1–3	1–2	1–2	2–2	2–0	1–1	1–2	2–0	1–1	1–3	1–1	0–2	2–2	3–1	1–1	—	1–3	3–2	1–3	0–2	1–1	1–1	0–2	0–2	2–2	0–2	0–2	1–3
New York	1–2	2–2	3–1	3–0	1–3	2–0	1–1	3–1	2–0	2–0	2–2	1–1	0–2	1–3	4–0	1–1	3–1	—	3–1	3–1	1–1	2–0	1–1	1–1	2–0	1–3	0–2	2–0	2–2
Orlando	3–0	2–2	2–2	4–0	1–2	1–1	2–0	2–2	1–1	2–0	1–2	2–0	0–2	1–3	0–4	1–1	2–3	1–3	—	2–2	0–2	0–2	0–2	1–1	1–1	2–2	1–1	2–0	4–0
Philadelphia	4–0	3–1	1–3	4–0	4–0	2–0	0–2	2–2	2–0	1–1	2–2	1–1	0–2	1–3	3–0	1–1	3–1	1–3	2–2	—	0–2	0–2	1–1	0–2	2–0	3–0	1–1	2–0	3–1
Phoenix	2–0	1–1	1–1	2–0	2–0	1–3	3–1	2–0	4–0	2–2	1–1	4–0	0–4	1–1	1–1	3–1	2–0	1–1	2–0	2–0	—	1–3	4–0	2–2	2–2	1–1	0–4	4–0	2–0
Portland	2–0	2–0	2–0	2–0	1–1	2–2	2–2	1–1	4–0	2–2	0–2	4–0	2–2	1–1	2–0	2–2	1–1	0–2	2–0	2–0	3–1	—	4–0	3–1	4–0	1–1	3–1	3–1	2–0
Sacramento	0–2	1–1	2–0	2–0	2–0	3–1	2–2	2–0	3–1	3–1	1–1	3–1	1–3	0–2	1–1	1–3	1–1	1–1	2–0	1–1	0–4	0–4	—	3–1	2–2	1–1	1–3	3–1	2–0
San Antonio	2–0	2–0	2–0	2–0	1–1	2–2	3–1	1–1	4–0	4–0	1–1	4–0	3–1	1–1	0–2	1–3	2–0	1–1	1–1	2–0	2–2	1–3	1–3	—	2–2	1–1	2–2	4–0	1–1
Seattle	1–1	1–1	1–1	1–1	2–0	3–1	3–1	0–2	4–0	3–1	1–1	3–1	1–3	1–1	1–1	2–2	2–0	0–2	1–1	0–2	2–2	0–4	2–2	2–2	—	0–2	2–2	4–0	2–0
Toronto	2–2	2–2	1–3	4–0	4–0	1–1	0–2	2–2	2–0	2–0	1–3	2–0	1–1	2–1	2–2	0–2	2–2	3–1	2–2	0–3	1–1	1–1	1–1	1–1	2–0	—	1–1	1–1	2–2
Utah	2–0	1–1	2–0	2–0	2–0	3–1	2–2	2–0	4–0	3–1	0–2	4–0	1–3	1–1	1–1	1–3	2–0	2–0	1–1	1–1	4–0	1–3	3–1	2–2	2–2	1–1	—	3–1	2–0
Vancouver	1–1	1–1	0–2	2–0	0–2	1–3	2–2	0–2	1–3	2–2	0–2	3–1	0–4	1–1	1–1	0–4	2–0	0–2	0–2	0–2	0–4	1–3	1–3	0–4	0–4	1–1	1–3	—	1–1
Washington	3–1	1–3	0–3	2–2	1–3	1–1	1–1	2–2	1–1	1–1	1–2	1–1	1–1	0–4	1–3	2–0	3–1	2–2	0–4	1–3	0–2	0–2	0–2	1–1	0–2	2–2	0–2	1–1	—

Playoffs

Western First Round

(2) Utah Jazz vs. (7) Seattle SuperSonics Last Playoff Meeting: 1996 Western Conference Finals (Seattle won 4-3)

Game 1

April 22

Recap

Seattle SuperSonics 93, Utah Jazz 104
Scoring by quarter: 25–22, 24–30, 19–31, 25–21
Pts: Gary Payton 24 Rebs: Gary Payton 11 Asts: Gary Payton 6		Pts: Karl Malone 50 Rebs: Karl Malone 12 Asts: Jeff Hornacek 11
Utah leads the series, 1–0

Delta Center, Salt Lake City Attendance: 19,991 Referees: Bennett Salvatore Ronnie Nunn Greg Willard

Game 1 of the Western Conference first-round series between the Sonics and the Utah Jazz ended in a 104-93 victory for Utah. The game remained relatively close throughout the first half, with the Sonics leading 25-22 after the first quarter and Utah leading 52-49 after two. However, the third quarter proved to be costly for Seattle. Led by forward Karl Malone, the reigning MVP of the league,^[17] the Jazz would go on a 22-8 run to start the period, giving them a 74-57 lead with 4:15 left. Despite a small rally to begin the fourth quarter, the Sonics would never get closer than seven the rest of the game.^[18]

Malone went on to score a playoff career-high 50 points in the victory. At the time, it was the 26th-highest playoff point total in the history of the NBA, inserting Malone into the ranks of players like Jerry West, Wilt Chamberlain, and Michael Jordan in single-game playoff totals. All-Star guard Gary Payton scored a team-high 24 points for the Sonics, but was limited to 11-29 shooting. Seattle's Vin Baker also shot the ball poorly, making only 4 of his 18 shots while struggling to guard Malone all night.^[19]

Game 2

April 24

Recap

Seattle SuperSonics 87, Utah Jazz 101
Scoring by quarter: 19–25, 21–32, 19–29, 28–15
Pts: Gary Payton 20 Rebs: Vin Baker 7 Asts: Shammond Williams 10		Pts: Karl Malone 23 Rebs: Greg Ostertag 12 Asts: John Stockton 11
Utah leads the series, 2–0

Delta Center, Salt Lake City Attendance: 19,991 Referees: Steve Javie Ed F Rush Mike Callahan

The Sonics would not fare much better in Game 2, losing 101-87 in a blowout. The Jazz opened the game on a 10-2 run, only to see their lead cut by an identical run from the Sonics. However, the Sonics trailed the rest of the game, falling down by 17 at halftime and 27 after three quarters. After a 7-0 run to start the 4th quarter put them up 94-59, the Jazz decided to rest their starters for the rest of the period. Though Malone scored less than half his first-game total (23), teammate John Stockton compensated with 21 points and 11 assists of his own. The duo shot a combined 19-24 from the field.^[20]

Payton was much more accurate from the field in Game 2, scoring 20 points on 8-12 shooting. However, he only recorded 1 assist in 36 minutes of playing time, compared to 7 turnovers. Baker also followed up his poor Game 1 performance by scoring 10 points and grabbing 7 rebounds. However, guard Shammond Williams scored 15 points and registered 10 assists, and second-year forward Rashard Lewis, who was limited to 4 points in the series opener, scored 19 points on 5-11 shooting.^[21]

Game 3

April 29

Recap

Utah Jazz 78, Seattle SuperSonics 89
Scoring by quarter: 16–20, 18–20, 18–24, 26–25
Pts: Gary Payton 23 Rebs: Vin Baker 11 Asts: Gary Payton 10		Pts: Karl Malone 30 Rebs: Karl Malone 6 Asts: John Stockton 13
Utah leads the series, 2–1

KeyArena, Seattle Attendance: 16,731 Referees: Dick Bavetta Bernie Fryer Joe Derosa

Seattle would pick up its first victory of the series at home, taking Game 3 by a score of 89-78 and avoiding a series sweep in doing so. This ended a 6-game playoff losing streak for the Sonics, earning them their first victory since May 1998. Utah kept the game close until halftime, trailing by only 4 after the first quarter and by 6 after the second. However, Seattle would take control in the third, using a buzzer-beating jumper by Ruben Patterson to put them ahead by 12 going into the fourth. Though the Jazz eventually pulled to 66-59, the Sonics subsequently outscored them 19-5 to go ahead by 21 with 3:06 left in the game. This would seal the victory.^[22]

Seattle came out much more aggressive in Game 3, out-rebounding the Jazz 46-38 and shooting 36 free throws to Utah's 18. Payton paced his team throughout, narrowly missing a triple-double with 23 points, 10 assists, and 7 rebounds. Baker broke out of what many viewed as a slump to post 15 points and 11 rebounds, and Lewis made 3 of 5 3-point attempts on his way to 14 points and 10 rebounds.^[23]

For the game, Utah arguably had only one bright spot in Malone, who scored 30 points on 12-19 shooting. However, he was called for a technical foul late in the second quarter, giving him two in his last three games. Head coach Jerry Sloan and teammate Armen Gilliam also picked up technicals. Stockton could not repeat his Game 2 performance, making only one field goal (in eight attempts) the entire game. He did, however, record a game-high 13 assists.^[24]

Game 4

May 3

Recap

Utah Jazz 93, Seattle SuperSonics 104
Scoring by quarter: 29–26, 7–24, 35–28, 22–26
Pts: Gary Payton 35 Rebs: Gary Payton 10 Asts: Gary Payton 11		Pts: Byron Russell 26 Rebs: Karl Malone 14 Asts: John Stockton 12
Series tied, 2–2

KeyArena, Seattle Attendance: 16, 631 Referees: Ron Garretson Jim Clark Mark Wunderlich

Again facing elimination, the Sonics pulled off a chippy victory in Game 4. This evened the series at 2 games apiece and forced a fifth-and-final game in Utah. Seattle played a historic second quarter in the contest, holding the Jazz to 7 points and outscoring the team by 17. The 7 points were not only a franchise-playoff-low in a quarter for Utah, but also an opponent-playoff-low in a quarter for Seattle. The Jazz failed to score from the 5:59 mark to 37 seconds left in the quarter. Utah still managed to pull within 2 in the fourth quarter after a 3-pointer by Jeff Hornacek made the score 82-80. However, Seattle promptly went on a 9-1 run to put the game away for good.^[25]

The game turned testy in the second half, during which time 7 technical fouls were called, 6 of them on Utah. Karl Malone, Jeff Hornacek, and Greg Ostertag all received technicals, as well as head coach Jerry Sloan. In the fourth quarter alone, 5 technicals were called, resulting in the ejections of both Malone and Sloan. Payton and Malone exchanged words in the waning seconds of the fourth, which subsequently led to a double-technical and Malone's ejection. However, Payton refused to comment on the details of the exchange.^[26]

Payton recorded his first career playoff triple-double in the game, registering a career-playoff-high 35 points, 10 rebounds, and 11 assists. He added a career-playoff-high six steals to round off his impressive performance. Vin Baker scored 18 points to go with 9 rebounds, and Rashard Lewis added 20 points in the victory. Malone had 23 points and a game-high 14 rebounds in the loss, but also had 6 turnovers.^[27]

Game 5

May 5

Recap

Seattle SuperSonics 93, Utah Jazz 96
Scoring by quarter: 18–23, 31–30, 21–26, 23–17
Pts: Gary Payton 27 Rebs: Rashard Lewis 7 Asts: Gary Payton 9		Pts: Karl Malone 27 Rebs: Karl Malone 8 Asts: John Stockton 15
Utah wins series, 3-2

Delta Center, Salt Lake City Attendance: 19,991 Referees: Hugh Evans Don Vaden Hue Hollins

Despite an impressive playoff run, Seattle's season came to an end in Salt Lake City with a 93-96 loss in Game 5. Seattle trailed 79-70 going into the fourth quarter, but a 9-1 Sonics run pulled them within 1 with 8:12 left in the game. The score was 92-89 with 2:06 to play before Jeff Hornacek tipped in a Karl Malone miss to make it 94-89. After Olden Polynice missed two free throws late to keep the score at 94-91, Gary Payton scored a basket with 25 seconds left to bring the Sonics within one. John Stockton subsequently hit two free throws, giving the Sonics a final possession to tie the game. However, Chuck Person missed a three pointer at the buzzer, ending the series and, as a result, Seattle's season.^[28]

This marked the only game of the series in which a team won by less than double digits. Malone scored 27 points on 13-24 shooting, capping off a series in which he averaged 30.6 points per game. Stockton added 17 points and a series-high 15 assists in the victory. Payton had a strong game once again, recording 27 points, 6 rebounds, and 9 assists. Rashard Lewis added 20 points on 8-15 shooting. This gave Lewis a 15.4 ppg average for the series, nearly doubling his 8.2 ppg average for the regular season.^[29]

Player statistics

Legend
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
Vin Baker	79	75	36.1	.455	.250	.682	7.7	1.9	0.6	0.8	16.6
Brent Barry	80	74	34.1	.463	.411	.809	4.7	3.6	1.3	0.4	11.8
Lazaro Borrell	17	6	9.8	.444	.000	.545	2.4	0.6	0.4	0.2	3.6
Emanual Davis	54	2	13.0	.364	.301	.684	1.9	1.3	0.7	0.1	4.0
Greg Foster	60	5	12.0	.406	.200	.643	1.8	0.7	0.2	0.3	3.4
Horace Grant	76	76	35.4	.444	.000	.721	7.8	2.5	0.7	0.8	8.1
Rashard Lewis	82	8	19.2	.486	.333	.683	4.1	0.9	0.8	0.4	8.2
Vernon Maxwell	47	0	21.0	.345	.300	.730	1.7	1.6	0.8	0.2	10.9
Jelani McCoy	58	2	12.9	.576		.495	3.1	0.4	0.3	0.8	4.3
Ruben Patterson	81	74	25.9	.536	.444	.692	5.4	1.6	1.2	0.5	11.6
Gary Payton	82	82	41.8	.448	.340	.735	6.5	8.9	1.9	0.2	24.2
Chuck Person	37	0	9.2	.301	.253	.500	1.4	0.6	0.1	0.1	2.8
Vladimir Stepania	30	1	6.7	.367	.000	.472	1.6	0.1	0.3	0.4	2.5
Fred Vinson	8	0	5.0	.294	.286	.500	0.1	0.0	0.4	0.0	1.6
Shammond Williams	43	5	12.0	.373	.296	.647	1.2	1.8	0.4	0.0	5.2

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Playoffs

Player	GP	GS	MPG	FG%	3FG%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
Vin Baker	5	4	35.4	.400	.000	.588	7.6	2.0	1.0	0.4	14.0
Brent Barry	5	3	31.0	.364	.400	.714	2.6	3.0	0.6	0.6	8.4
Lazaro Borrell	2	1	13.0	.571		.500	5.5	0.5	0.0	0.0	5.0
Greg Foster	5	0	13.6	.368	.400	1.000	2.2	0.2	0.0	0.2	3.6
Horace Grant	5	5	37.0	.407		.500	6.2	2.0	1.6	1.0	4.8
Rashard Lewis	5	5	31.4	.441	.474	.800	6.2	0.6	1.0	0.6	15.4
Jelani McCoy	3	0	8.7	.400		.000	2.0	0.7	0.0	0.0	1.3
Ruben Patterson	5	0	16.8	.538	.000	.867	3.0	0.4	0.6	0.4	8.2
Gary Payton	5	5	44.2	.442	.391	.769	7.6	7.4	1.8	0.2	25.8
Chuck Person	2	0	1.0	.000	.000		0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Shammond Williams	5	2	19.8	.545	.636	.727	2.2	3.6	1.6	0.0	10.2

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Awards and records

• Gary Payton, All-NBA First Team^[32]
• Gary Payton, NBA All-Defensive First Team^[33]

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