1992–93 Seattle SuperSonics season


The 1992–93 NBA season was the 25th season for the Seattle SuperSonics in the National Basketball Association. With George Karl in its second season as the SuperSonics coach, the team won their first four games of the season, which included two victories against the Houston Rockets in their first two games in Tokyo, Japan. As the season progressed, they won ten straight games between February and March, as they improved their 47–35 record from the previous season to 55–27, and reached the 1993 Playoffs as the #3 seed in the Western Conference. Transactions included acquiring Vincent Askew from the Sacramento Kings early into the season, and trading Benoit Benjamin at midseason to the Los Angeles Lakers for Sam Perkins. Shawn Kemp made his first All-Star appearance as he was selected for the 1993 NBA All-Star Game.
In the first round of the playoffs, the Sonics defeated the Utah Jazz in five games after trailing 2–1, then defeated the Rockets in seven games in the semifinals, which included a 103–100 overtime win in Game 7. However, the Sonics would then lose in the Western Conference Finals to the Charles Barkley-led Phoenix Suns in a full seven game series. Following the season, Derrick McKey was traded to the Indiana Pacers, and Eddie Johnson and Dana Barros were both dealt to the Charlotte Hornets, who then sent Barros to the Philadelphia 76ers two days later.

Draft picks

RoundPickPlayerPositionNationalityCollege
117Doug ChristieSGUnited StatesPepperdine
245Chris KingSFUnited StatesWake Forest

Roster

Depth chart

Regular season

Season standings

Record vs. opponents

Game log

Playoffs

West First Round vs. Utah Jazz
GameDateLocationScoreRecordAttendance
1April 30Seattle99–851–014,429
2May 2Seattle85–891–114,513
3May 4Utah80–901–219,911
4May 6Utah93–802–219,911
5May 8Seattle100–923–214,812

SuperSonics win series 3–2
West Conference Semifinals vs Houston Rockets
GameDateLocationScoreRecordAttendance
1May 10Seattle99–901–014,252
2May 12Seattle111–1002–014,732
3May 15Houston79–972–116,611
4May 16Houston92–1032–216,611
5May 18Seattle120–953–214,433
6May 20Houston90–1033–316,611
7May 22Seattle103–100 4–314,812

SuperSonics wins series 4–3
West Conference Finals vs. Phoenix Suns
GameDateLocationScoreRecordAttendance
1May 24Phoenix91–1050–119,023
2May 26Phoenix103–991–119,023
3May 28Seattle97–1041–214,812
4May 30Seattle120–1012–214,812
5June 1Phoenix114–1202–319,023
6June 3Seattle118–1023–314,812
7June 5Phoenix110–1233–419,023

SuperSonics lose series 4–3

Player statistics

Season

Playoffs

Awards and records

Awards

Transactions

Overview

Trades

Free agents

Additions

Subtractions

Waivings