1993–94 Seattle SuperSonics season

NBA basketball team season March 2026 August 2023 Seattle SuperSonics 1994 yes 63 19 Pacific 1st 1st George Karl Bob Whitsitt Seattle Center Coliseum KSTWPrime Sports Northwest KJR West First Round(lost to Nuggets 2–3) SEA The 1993–94 Seattle SuperSonics season was the 26th season for the Seattle SuperSonics in the National Basketball Association. Oklahoma City Thunder Basketball-Reference https://www.basketball-reference.com/teams/OKC/ August 9, 2026 Season summary Off-season During the off-season, the SuperSonics acquired All-Star forward, and 2-time Sixth Man of the Year Detlef Schrempf from the Indiana Pacers, Schrempf Goes from Indiana to Seattle United Press International November 1, 1993 https://www.upi.com/Archives/1993/11/01/Schrempf-goes-from-Indiana-to-Seattle/7956752130000/ February 8, 2023 Associated Press Pro Basketball: Schrempf Goes to SuperSonics The New York Times November 2, 1993 https://www.nytimes.com/1993/11/02/sports/pro-basketball-schrempf-goes-to-supersonics.html April 17, 2017 Associated Press NBA Report: SuperSonics Get Schrempf, Deal McKey to Pacers Los Angeles Times November 2, 1993 https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1993-11-02-sp-60965-story.html July 23, 2022 and acquired Kendall Gill from the Charlotte Hornets. Sports People: Basketball: Sonics Send Two to the Hornets for Gill The New York Times September 2, 1993 https://www.nytimes.com/1993/09/02/sports/sports-people-basketball-sonics-send-two-to-the-hornets-for-gill.html July 31, 2021 Charlotte Trades Gill to Seattle Los Angeles Times September 2, 1993 https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1993-09-02-sp-30858-story.html July 23, 2022 Smith Sam Hornets Lose Gill, Get Two, Maybe Hawkins The Baltimore Sun September 2, 1993 https://www.baltimoresun.com/1993/09/02/hornets-lose-gill-get-two-maybe-hawkins/ June 22, 2023 Regular season With the addition of Schrempf and Gill, the SuperSonics got off to a fast start by winning their first ten games of the regular season. The team got off to a 26–3 start to the season, Rock Brad SuperSonics Let Jazz Know Who's Boss Deseret News January 9, 1994 https://www.deseret.com/platform/amp/1994/1/9/19085945/supersonics-let-jazz-know-who-s-boss January 15, 2022 and later on held a league-best 35–10 record at the All-Star break. NBA Games Played on February 10, 1994 Basketball-Reference https://www.basketball-reference.com/boxscores/?month=2&day=10&year=1994 July 22, 2022 The SuperSonics posted a nine-game winning streak between March and April, won 17 of their final 19 games of the season, and finished in first place in the Pacific Division with a league-best 63–19 record, 1993–94 Seattle SuperSonics Schedule and Results Basketball-Reference https://www.basketball-reference.com/teams/SEA/1994_games.html June 22, 2021 earning the first seed in the Western Conference for the first time since the 1978–79 season, where they won their first NBA championship. Seattle SuperSonics Basketball-Reference https://www.basketball-reference.com/teams/SEA/ January 19, 2022 Shawn Kemp averaged 18.1 points, 10.8 rebounds, 1.8 steals and 2.1 blocks per game, and was named to the All-NBA Second Team, while Gary Payton averaged 16.5 points, 6.0 assists and 2.3 steals per game, and was named to the All-NBA Third Team, and to the NBA All-Defensive First Team, and Schrempf provided the team with 15.0 points and 5.6 rebounds per game. In addition, Ricky Pierce contributed 14.5 points per game off the bench, but only played 51 games due to a left foot injury, Sports People: Basketball: Sonics' Pierce to Have Surgery The New York Times March 18, 1994 https://www.nytimes.com/1994/03/18/sports/sports-people-basketball-sonics-pierce-to-have-surgery.html July 31, 2021 News Service McClatchy Sonics' Pierce to Miss 4-6 Weeks The Baltimore Sun March 18, 1994 https://www.baltimoresun.com/1994/03/18/sonics-pierce-to-miss-4-6-weeks/ November 25, 2022 Associated Press Sonics Down Wolves, Clinch Playoff Berth Deseret News March 18, 1994 https://www.deseret.com/1994/3/18/19097780/sonics-down-wolves-clinch-playoff-berth?_amp=true December 24, 2022 while Gill provided with 14.1 points, 3.5 assists and 1.9 steals per game, and Sam Perkins averaged 12.3 points and 4.5 rebounds per game. Meanwhile, Vincent Askew contributed 9.1 points per game off the bench, defensive sixth man Nate McMillan provided with 6.0 points, 5.3 assists and 3.0 steals per game also off the bench, and was named to the NBA All-Defensive Second Team, and Michael Cage averaged 4.6 points and 5.4 rebounds per game. 1993–94 Seattle SuperSonics Roster and Stats Basketball-Reference https://www.basketball-reference.com/teams/SEA/1994.html June 22, 2021 During the NBA All-Star weekend at the Target Center in Minneapolis, Minnesota, Kemp and Payton were both selected for the 1994 NBA All-Star Game, as members of the Western Conference All-Star team, while head coach George Karl was selected to coach the Western Conference; it was Payton's first ever All-Star appearance. Associated Press NBA Roundup: Payton, Kemp Show Why They Are All-Stars Los Angeles Times February 10, 1994 https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1994-02-10-sp-21091-story.html May 19, 2023 NBA.com Staff 1994 NBA All-Star Recap NBA.com September 13, 2021 https://www.nba.com/news/history-all-star-recap-1994 May 19, 2023 1994 NBA All-Star Game: East 127, West 118 Basketball-Reference https://www.basketball-reference.com/allstar/NBA_1994.html October 13, 2021 In addition, Kemp also participated in the NBA Slam Dunk Contest for the fourth time. Basketball Bangor Daily News February 12-13, 1994 14 https://books.google.com/books?id=EGo-AAAAIBAJ&pg=PA88&dq=1994+nba+rookie+game+rosters&article_id=5001,3411874&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwjEu5mKu-CPAxWgkIkEHWNGB3YQ6AF6BAgOEAM#v=onepage&q=1994%20nba%20rookie%20game%20rosters&f=false September 18, 2025 NBA & ABA All-Star Game Contest Winners Basketball-Reference https://www.basketball-reference.com/allstar/contest.html September 18, 2025 Payton finished in sixth place in Most Valuable Player voting, while Kemp finished tied in seventh place, Associated Press Olajuwon Is Voted MVP The Spokesman-Review May 25, 1994 C3 https://books.google.com/books?id=egRQAAAAIBAJ&dq=1994+nba+mvp+votes+olajuwon+robinson+pippen&pg=PA41&article_id=6744,3308852 June 6, 2025 1993–94 NBA Awards Voting Basketball-Reference https://www.basketball-reference.com/awards/awards_1994.html May 29, 2025 and McMillan finished in second place in Sixth Man of the Year voting, behind Dell Curry of the Charlotte Hornets, and with Pierce finishing in fourth place. Sports People: Basketball: Hornets' Curry Wins Sixth Man Award The New York Times May 13, 1994 https://www.nytimes.com/1994/05/13/sports/sports-people-basketball-hornets-curry-wins-sixth-man-award.html January 19, 2022 Payton finished in fifth place in Defensive Player of the Year voting, while McMillan finished tied in seventh place; Associated Press NBA Defensive Player Voting Rome News-Tribune May 10, 1994 Page 8 https://books.google.com/books?id=lSkzAAAAIBAJ&dq=1994+NBA+Defensive+Player+of+the+Year+Voting&pg=PA5&article_id=6750,3751592 May 30, 2025 Payton also finished in third place in Most Improved Player voting, with Askew finishing tied in seventh place, Bembry Jerry Bullets' MacLean Voted NBA's Most Improved The Baltimore Sun May 18, 1994 https://www.baltimoresun.com/1994/05/18/bullets-maclean-voted-nbas-most-improved/ June 3, 2025 and Karl finished in third place in Coach of the Year voting. Associated Press Wilkens Wins Coach of Year The Washington Post May 26, 1994 https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/sports/1994/05/27/wilkens-wins-coach-of-year/a177c243-b018-4010-b642-ece5020622f0/ May 30, 2025 The SuperSonics finished 20th in the NBA in home-game attendance, with an attendance of 601,369 at the Seattle Center Coliseum during the regular season. 1993–94 NBA Season Summary Basketball-Reference https://www.basketball-reference.com/leagues/NBA_1994.html October 10, 2025 NBA playoffs In the Western Conference First Round of the 1994 NBA playoffs, the SuperSonics faced off against the 8th–seeded Denver Nuggets, a team that featured defensive shot-blocker Dikembe Mutombo, Mahmoud Abdul-Rauf, and second-year star LaPhonso Ellis. The SuperSonics won the first two games over the Nuggets at home at the Seattle Center Coliseum, and took a 2–0 series lead. Associated Press NBA Playoffs: Not Letting Sleeping Hawks Lie, Heat Chokes, Then Loses Game Los Angeles Times May 1, 1994 https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1994-05-01-sp-52524-story.html September 26, 2022 Associated Press Sonics Feel Heat from "Nothing-to-Lose" Nuggets Deseret News May 7, 1994 https://www.deseret.com/1994/5/7/19107489/sonics-feel-heat-from-nothing-to-lose-nuggets February 25, 2023 1994 NBA Western Conference First Round Game 2: Denver Nuggets at Seattle SuperSonics Box Score, April 30, 1994 Basketball-Reference https://www.basketball-reference.com/boxscores/199404300SEA.html September 26, 2022 However, the team lost the next two games on the road, which included a Game 4 loss to the Nuggets at the McNichols Sports Arena in overtime, 94–85, as the Nuggets evened the series at 2–2. Associated Press  NBA Roundup: Hawks, Nuggets, Jazz Jell  The Vindicator  May 6, 1994  C5  https://books.google.com/books?id=7PNJAAAAIBAJ&pg=PA26&dq=1994+Denver+Nuggets+Seattle+SuperSonics+94-85&article_id=1337,3472933&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwjozcCxiJ6VAxUh2fACHb4OLo0Q6AF6BAgMEAM#v=onepage&q=1994%20Denver%20Nuggets%20Seattle%20SuperSonics%2094-85&f=false June 23, 2026 1994 NBA Western Conference First Round Game 4: Seattle SuperSonics at Denver Nuggets Box Score, May 5, 1994 Basketball-Reference https://www.basketball-reference.com/boxscores/199405050DEN.html June 23, 2026 The SuperSonics would not make it past the first round, losing Game 5 to the Nuggets at the Seattle Center Coliseum in overtime, 98–94, thus losing in a hard-fought five-game series; it was the first time in NBA playoffs history that a #8 seed defeated a #1 seeded team. Associated Press Pro Basketball: The Worst Eliminates the Best in Overtime The New York Times May 7, 1994 https://www.nytimes.com/1994/05/08/sports/pro-basketball-the-worst-eliminates-the-best-in-overtime.html July 19, 2017 Baker Chris Seattle Is Behind Eight-Ball: NBA Playoffs: Mutombo Has Eight Blocks, Pack Scores 23 as Nuggets Oust Top-Seeded SuperSonics, 98-94 Los Angeles Times May 8, 1994 https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1994-05-08-sp-55235-story.html?_amp=true January 15, 2022 1994 NBA Western Conference First Round: Nuggets vs. SuperSonics Basketball-Reference https://www.basketball-reference.com/playoffs/1994-nba-western-conference-first-round-nuggets-vs-supersonics.html February 9, 2023 Aftermath Following the season, Pierce was traded to the Golden State Warriors after feuding with Payton, Smith Sam SuperSonics' Collapse an Inside Story Chicago Tribune May 15, 1994 https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-xpm-1994-05-15-9405150566-story,amp.html June 25, 2021 Associated Press Marciulionis, Houston Are Traded for Pierce, Rogers Los Angeles Times July 19, 1994 https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1994-07-19-sp-17339-story.html September 22, 2022 Sonics Trade Pierce, Draft Pick to Warriors for Marciulionis Deseret News July 19, 1994 https://www.deseret.com/1994/7/19/19120596/sonics-trade-pierce-draft-pick-to-warriors-for-marciulionis January 29, 2023 and Cage signed as a free agent with the Cleveland Cavaliers. Cavaliers Sign Free-Agent Cage United Press International August 3, 1994 https://www.upi.com/Archives/1994/08/03/Cavaliers-sign-free-agent-Cage/9497775886400/ June 5, 2025 Sports People: Pro Basketball: Cavaliers Sign Cage, a Free Agent The New York Times August 4, 1994 https://www.nytimes.com/1994/08/04/sports/sports-people-pro-basketball-cavaliers-sign-cage-a-free-agent.html December 31, 2021 Eastern Conference The Washington Post November 4, 1994 https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/sports/1994/11/04/eastern-conference/6a9f6bcb-fb82-4243-8284-36f7dc0be7ea/ October 16, 2022 Offseason Draft picks 1993 NBA draft Round Pick Player Position Nationality College 1 23 Ervin Johnson C United States New Orleans 2 42 Adonis Jordan PG United States Kansas Roster Seattle SuperSonics 1993–94 #006B3C #FFFFFF #FC3 #006600 17 Vincent Askew G 6 6 210 1966–02–28 Memphis 44 Michael Cage C 6 9 224 1962–01–28 San Diego State 13 Kendall Gill G 6 5 195 1968–05–25 Illinois 50 Ervin Johnson C 6 11 245 1967–12–21 New Orleans 40 Shawn Kemp F 6 10 230 1969–11–26 Trinity Valley CC 35 Chris King basketball F 6 8 215 1969–07–24 Wake Forest 25 Rich King basketball C 7 2 260 1969–04–04 Nebraska 10 Nate McMillan G 6 5 195 1964–08–03 North Carolina State 20 Gary Payton G 6 4 180 1968–07–23 Oregon State 14 Sam Perkins F 6 9 235 1961–06–14 North Carolina 22 Ricky Pierce G 6 4 205 1959–08–19 Rice 55 Steve Scheffler C 6 9 250 1967–09–03 Purdue 11 Detlef Schrempf F 6 10 215 1963–01–21 Washington George Karl Tim Grgurich Bob Kloppenburg 1993–94 Salaries Player 1993–94 Salary Sam Perkins$3,587,000 Gary Payton$2,383,000 Ricky Pierce$2,100,000 Kendall Gill$2,000,000 Michael Cage$1,502,000 Detlef Schrempf$1,308,000 Nate McMillan$850,000 Shawn Kemp$750,000 Rich King$700,000 Ervin Johnson$617,000 Steve Scheffler$170,000TOTAL$15,967,000 Sources: Basketball Reference: 1993-94 SEA Salaries1993-94 SEA Salaries – Basketball-Reference.com Regular season Season standings SEA SEA Game log Seattle SuperSonics 1994 Total: 63–19 (home: 37–4; road: 26–15) Seattle SuperSonics November yes 6 0 5 1 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 1 | November 6 | L.A. Lakers | 19931106 SEA 129 101 | Shawn Kemp (30) | Shawn Kemp (14) | Nate McMillan (11) | Seattle Center Coliseum14,813 | 1–0 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 2 | November 8 | @ Utah | 19931108 UTA 101 100 | Ricky Pierce (16) | Michael Cage (7) | Gary Payton (6) | Delta Center19,911 | 2–0 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 3 | November 9 | Denver | 19931109 SEA 118 86 | Sam Perkins (28) | Shawn Kemp (11) | Detlef Schrempf (8) | Seattle Center Coliseum14,253 | 3–0 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 4 | November 11 | Cleveland | 19931111 SEA 115 102 | Schrempf & Pierce (22) | Shawn Kemp (9) | Nate McMillan (6) | Seattle Center Coliseum14,813 | 4–0 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 5 | November 13 | Atlanta | 19931113 SEA 97 89 1 | Sam Perkins (22) | Shawn Kemp (13) | Nate McMillan (8) | Seattle Center Coliseum14,813 | 5–0 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 6 | November 16 | Chicago | 19931116 SEA 95 94 | Ricky Pierce (19) | Shawn Kemp (7) | Nate McMillan (10) | Seattle Center Coliseum14,813 | 6–0 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 7 | November 19 | Dallas | 19931119 SEA 116 87 | Shawn Kemp (24) | Shawn Kemp (9) | Kemp & Gill (5) | Seattle Center Coliseum14,253 | 7–0 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 8 | November 20 | @ Golden State | 19931120 GSW 112 97 | Shawn Kemp (28) | Shawn Kemp (12) | McMillan & Payton (7) | Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum Arena15,025 | 8–0 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 9 | November 24 | @ Sacramento | 19931124 SAC 120 93 | Gary Payton (23) | Shawn Kemp (15) | Nate McMillan (11) | ARCO Arena17,317 | 9–0 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 10 | November 26 | @ Minnesota | 19931126 MIN 110 92 | Ricky Pierce (28) | Sam Perkins (9) | Nate McMillan (11) | Target Center18,298 | 10–0 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 11 | November 27 | @ Cleveland | 19931127 CLE 90 101 | Payton & Kemp (26) | Shawn Kemp (14) | Nate McMillan (7) | Richfield Coliseum20,273 | 10–1 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 12 | November 30 | @ Philadelphia | 19931130 PHI 92 80 | Sam Perkins (21) | Shawn Kemp (15) | Gill & Payton (7) | The Spectrum13,193 | 11–1 Seattle SuperSonics December 7 1 4 1 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 13 | December 2 | @ Washington | 19931202 WSB 105 95 | Gill & Payton (18) | Sam Perkins (8) | Gary Payton (6) | US Airways Arena18,756 | 12–1 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 14 | December 4 | Minnesota | 19931204 SEA 99 82 | Sam Perkins (22) | Shawn Kemp (10) | Detlef Schrempf (5) | Seattle Center Coliseum14,693 | 13–1 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 15 | December 6 | Washington | 19931206 SEA 103 96 | Kemp & Gill (18) | Shawn Kemp (9) | Gary Payton (11) | Seattle Center Coliseum14,253 | 14–1 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 16 | December 8 | @ San Antonio | 19931208 SAS 109 107 1 | Gary Payton (25) | Shawn Kemp (7) | Nate McMillan (7) | Alamodome18,184 | 15–1 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 17 | December 9 | @ Dallas | 19931209 DAL 125 93 | Kendall Gill (23) | Detlef Schrempf (8) | Nate McMillan (7) | Reunion Arena13,112 | 16–1 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 18 | December 11 | @ Houston | 19931211 HOU 75 82 | Detlef Schrempf (17) | Shawn Kemp (12) | Gary Payton (4) | The Summit16,611 | 16–2 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 19 | December 14 | Orlando | 19931214 SEA 124 100 | Ricky Pierce (24) | Ervin Johnson (10) | Gary Payton (9) | Seattle Center Coliseum14,813 | 17–2 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 20 | December 17 | Milwaukee | 19931217 SEA 127 97 | Ricky Pierce (21) | Ervin Johnson (9) | Schrempf & McMillan (7) | Seattle Center Coliseum14,258 | 18–2 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 21 | December 18 | Golden State | 19931218 SEA 126 111 | Ricky Pierce (26) | Detlef Schrempf (8) | Gary Payton (8) | Seattle Center Coliseum14,813 | 19–2 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 22 | December 21 | Indiana | 19931221 SEA 91 88 | Sam Perkins (23) | Detlef Schrempf (11) | Nate McMillan (7) | Seattle Center Coliseum14,580 | 20–2 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 23 | December 23 | Phoenix | 19931223 SEA 86 87 | Detlef Schrempf (16) | Michael Cage (12) | Nate McMillan (8) | Seattle Center Coliseum14,813 | 20–3 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 24 | December 28 | Houston | 19931228 SEA 112 97 | Payton & Pierce (25) | Michael Cage (11) | Nate McMillan (9) | Seattle Center Coliseum14,813 | 21–3 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 25 | December 29 | @ L.A. Lakers | 19931229 LAL 99 92 | Shawn Kemp (25) | Michael Cage (10) | Gary Payton (9) | Great Western Forum15,599 | 22–3 Seattle SuperSonics January 5 2 4 4 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 26 | January 4 | @ Phoenix | 19940104 PHO 112 106 | Shawn Kemp (22) | Nate McMillan (9) | Gary Payton (8) | America West Arena19,023 | 23–3 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 27 | January 5 | @ L.A. Clippers | 19940105 LAC 106 98 | Shawn Kemp (22) | Shawn Kemp (15) | Gary Payton (8) | Los Angeles Sports Arena11,838 | 24–3 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 28 | January 7 | Sacramento | 19940107 SEA 102 93 | Detlef Schrempf (20) | Shawn Kemp (8) | Gary Payton (8) | Seattle Center Coliseum14,709 | 25–3 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 29 | January 8 | Utah | 19940108 SEA 108 87 | Three-Way Tie (16) | Michael Cage (9) | Nate McMillan (10) | Seattle Center Coliseum14,813 | 26–3 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 30 | January 11 | @ Portland | 19940111 POR 99 108 | Payton & Schrempf (19) | Gary Payton (7) | Gary Payton (8) | Memorial Coliseum12,888 | 26–4 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 31 | January 14 | @ Golden State | 19940114 GSW 100 121 | Ricky Pierce (18) | Shawn Kemp (9) | Nate McMillan (4) | Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum Arena15,025 | 26–5 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 32 | January 15 | Miami | 19940115 SEA 97 78 | Shawn Kemp (25) | Shawn Kemp (14) | Payton & McMillan (4) | Seattle Center Coliseum14,787 | 27–5 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 33 | January 18 | L.A. Lakers | 19940118 SEA 103 88 | Kendall Gill (19) | Detlef Schrempf (11) | Gary Payton (9) | Seattle Center Coliseum14,627 | 28–5 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 34 | January 19 | @ Sacramento | 19940119 SAC 114 95 | Gary Payton (24) | Michael Cage (9) | Gary Payton (8) | ARCO Arena17,317 | 29–5 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 35 | January 21 | @ Dallas | 19940121 DAL 91 87 | Detlef Schrempf (22) | Shawn Kemp (12) | Gary Payton (8) | Reunion Arena14,101 | 30–5 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 36 | January 22 | @ Denver | 19940122 DEN 91 98 | Shawn Kemp (26) | Shawn Kemp (12) | Gary Payton (5) | McNichols Sports Arena17,171 | 30–6 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 37 | January 24 | @ Utah | 19940124 UTA 90 95 | Gary Payton (18) | Shawn Kemp (14) | Gary Payton (7) | Delta Center19,911 | 30–7 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 38 | January 25 | L.A. Clippers | 19940125 SEA 103 111 | Detlef Schrempf (19) | Detlef Schrempf (12) | Gary Payton (7) | Seattle Center Coliseum14,348 | 30–8 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 39 | January 27 | New Jersey | 19940127 SEA 102 92 | Gary Payton (21) | Shawn Kemp (11) | Schrempf & McMillan (5) | Seattle Center Coliseum14,490 | 31–8 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 40 | January 29 | New York | 19940129 SEA 92 106 | Gary Payton (19) | Kemp & Cage (8) | Payton & McMillan (5) | Seattle Center Coliseum14,813 | 31–9 Seattle SuperSonics February 3 0 5 5 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 41 | February 1 | @ New Jersey | 19940201 NJN 103 104 | Shawn Kemp (26) | Shawn Kemp (12) | Schrempf & McMillan (7) | Brendan Byrne Arena16,213 | 31–10 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 42 | February 2 | @ Boston | 19940202 BOS 97 84 | Detlef Schrempf (21) | Shawn Kemp (11) | Nate McMillan (8) | Boston Garden14,890 | 32–10 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 43 | February 4 | @ Detroit | 19940204 DET 108 84 | Kendall Gill (18) | Shawn Kemp (11) | Gary Payton (9) | The Palace of Auburn Hills21,454 | 33–10 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 44 | February 5 | @ Milwaukee | 19940205 MIL 115 94 | Detlef Schrempf (18) | Kemp & Cage (9) | Gary Payton (10) | Bradley Center18,633 | 34–10 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 45 | February 9 | Portland | 19940209 SEA 115 94 | Gary Payton (19) | Shawn Kemp (19) | Gary Payton (9) | Seattle Center Coliseum14,813 | 35–10 |- style="text-align:center;" | colspan="9" style="background:#bbcaff;"|All-Star Break |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 46 | February 15 | Philadelphia | 19940215 SEA 133 105 | Shawn Kemp (24) | Shawn Kemp (13) | Nate McMillan (8) | Seattle Center Coliseum14,496 | 36–10 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 47 | February 17 | @ Miami | 19940217 MIA 112 115 | Schrempf & Kemp (22) | Shawn Kemp (12) | Gary Payton (5) | Miami Arena15,200 | 36–11 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 48 | February 18 | @ Orlando | 19940218 ORL 93 124 | Kendall Gill (20) | Gary Payton (8) | Nate McMillan (6) | Orlando Arena15,291 | 36–12 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 49 | February 20 | @ Indiana | 19940220 IND 95 101 | Sam Perkins (24) | Shawn Kemp (10) | Nate McMillan (9) | Market Square Arena16,586 | 36–13 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 50 | February 22 | @ New York | 19940222 NYK 93 82 | Shawn Kemp (21) | Shawn Kemp (17) | Payton & Askew (8) | Madison Square Garden19,763 | 37–13 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 51 | February 23 | @ Atlanta | 19940223 ATL 92 99 | Gary Payton (23) | Shawn Kemp (15) | Shawn Kemp (6) | The Omni16,368 | 37–14 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 52 | February 25 | Boston | 19940225 SEA 115 102 | Kendall Gill (25) | Shawn Kemp (13) | Vincent Askew (7) | Seattle Center Coliseum14,813 | 38–14 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 53 | February 27 | @ L.A. Clippers | 19940227 LAC 122 118 | Shawn Kemp (27) | Shawn Kemp (14) | Gary Payton (8) | Los Angeles Sports Arena15,080 | 39–14 Seattle SuperSonics March 9 1 5 2 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 54 | March 1 | Charlotte | 19940301 SEA 112 96 | Kendall Gill (21) | Shawn Kemp (10) | Four players (5) | Seattle Center Coliseum14,813 | 40–14 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 55 | March 5 | Sacramento | 19940305 SEA 114 98 | Shawn Kemp (25) | Shawn Kemp (14) | Gary Payton (8) | Seattle Center Coliseum14,677 | 41–14 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 56 | March 6 | @ Sacramento | 19940306 SAC 102 85 | Gary Payton (24) | Shawn Kemp (11) | Nate McMillan (6) | ARCO Arena17,317 | 42–14 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 57 | March 8 | Golden State | 19940308 SEA 113 98 | Shawn Kemp (24) | Shawn Kemp (14) | Kendall Gill (10) | Seattle Center Coliseum14,624 | 43–14 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 58 | March 10 | @ Houston | 19940310 HOU 82 87 | Gary Payton (19) | Schrempf & Kemp (11) | Detlef Schrempf (4) | The Summit16,611 | 43–15 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 59 | March 11 | @ San Antonio | 19940311 SAS 100 99 | Shawn Kemp (23) | Sam Perkins (8) | Gary Payton (9) | Alamodome20,640 | 44–15 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 60 | March 13 | Portland | 19940313 SEA 114 102 | Kendall Gill (23) | Michael Cage (17) | Payton & McMillan (8) | Seattle Center Coliseum14,813 | 45–15 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 61 | March 15 | Detroit | 19940315 SEA 87 89 | Shawn Kemp (24) | Shawn Kemp (11) | Nate McMillan (9) | Seattle Center Coliseum14,679 | 45–16 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 62 | March 17 | @ Minnesota | 19940317 MIN 107 92 | Shawn Kemp (21) | Shawn Kemp (14) | Gary Payton (6) | Target Center17,581 | 46–16 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 63 | March 18 | @ Chicago | 19940318 CHI 84 87 | Kendall Gill (23) | Shawn Kemp (9) | Gary Payton (6) | Chicago Stadium18,676 | 46–17 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 64 | March 20 | @ Charlotte | 19940320 CHH 124 115 | Gary Payton (32) | Kemp & Schrempf (11) | Shawn Kemp (12) | Charlotte Coliseum23,698 | 47–17 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 65 | March 22 | San Antonio | 19940322 SEA 105 89 | Sam Perkins (27) | Shawn Kemp (14) | McMillan & Payton (6) | Seattle Center Coliseum14,813 | 48–17 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 66 | March 24 | Phoenix | 19940324 SEA 116 106 | Detlef Schrempf (27) | Shawn Kemp (13) | Kendall Gill (10) | Seattle Center Coliseum14,213 | 49–17 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 67 | March 26 | Minnesota | 19940326 SEA 113 93 | Detlef Schrempf (23) | Schrempf & Kemp (7) | Kendall Gill (9) | Seattle Center Coliseum14,651 | 50–17 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 68 | March 28 | Denver | 19940328 SEA 111 97 | Gary Payton (23) | Shawn Kemp (13) | Three-Way Tie (6) | Seattle Center Coliseum14,551 | 51–17 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 69 | March 29 | @ Portland | 19940329 POR 114 100 | Shawn Kemp (28) | Shawn Kemp (12) | Gary Payton (9) | Memorial Coliseum12,888 | 52–17 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 70 | March 31 | L.A. Lakers | 19940331 SEA 95 92 | Shawn Kemp (28) | Shawn Kemp (12) | Gill & Payton (4) | Seattle Center Coliseum14,813 | 53–17 Seattle SuperSonics April 7 0 3 2 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 71 | April 2 | Golden State | 19940402 SEA 119 109 | Shawn Kemp (32) | Shawn Kemp (12) | Gary Payton (10) | Seattle Center Coliseum14,812 | 54–17 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 72 | April 5 | Utah | 19940405 SEA 86 79 | Detlef Schrempf (17) | Kemp & Perkins (8) | Payton & McMillan (4) | Seattle Center Coliseum14,813 | 55–17 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 73 | April 7 | @ Denver | 19940407 DEN 90 104 | Shawn Kemp (20) | Shawn Kemp (12) | Gill & McMillan (4) | McNichols Sports Arena17,171 | 55–18 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 74 | April 8 | Dallas | 19940408 SEA 111 93 | Gary Payton (22) | Shawn Kemp (13) | Gary Payton (7) | Seattle Center Coliseum14,551 | 56–18 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 75 | April 10 | Phoenix | 19940410 SEA 111 108 | Kendall Gill (29) | Shawn Kemp (15) | Kendall Gill (6) | Seattle Center Coliseum14,813 | 57–18 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 76 | April 12 | @ L.A. Clippers | 19940412 LAC 116 101 | Kendall Gill (26) | Shawn Kemp (14) | Detlef Schrempf (8) | Los Angeles Sports Arena11,160 | 58–18 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 77 | April 14 | L.A. Clippers | 19940414 SEA 150 101 | Detlef Schrempf (21) | Shawn Kemp (12) | Gary Payton (12) | Seattle Center Coliseum14,604 | 59–18 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 78 | April 16 | Houston | 19940416 SEA 100 97 | Shawn Kemp (22) | Shawn Kemp (17) | Gary Payton (7) | Seattle Center Coliseum14,813 | 60–18 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 79 | April 19 | @ Phoenix | 19940419 PHO 116 122 | Shawn Kemp (20) | Shawn Kemp (11) | Gary Payton (7) | America West Arena19,023 | 60–19 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 80 | April 20 | @ L.A. Lakers | 19940420 LAL 112 90 | Shawn Kemp (23) | Kemp & Perkins (11) | Nate McMillan (9) | Great Western Forum15,283 | 61–19 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 81 | April 22 | San Antonio | 19940422 SEA 94 87 | Ricky Pierce (26) | Nate McMillan (9) | McMillan & Schrempf (5) | Seattle Center Coliseum14,813 | 62–19 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 82 | April 24 | @ Portland | 19940424 POR 110 108 | Schrempf & Payton (18) | Shawn Kemp (14) | Three-Way Tie (4) | Memorial Coliseum12,888 | 63–19 SEA 1994 Playoffs Game log Seattle SuperSonics yes 1994 Seattle SuperSonics First round yes no 2 1 0 2 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 1 | April 28 | Denver | W 106–82 | Detlef Schrempf (21) | Kemp, Perkins (9) | Gary Payton (7) | Seattle Center Coliseum14,813 | 1–0 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 2 | April 30 | Denver | W 97–87 | Gary Payton (18) | Shawn Kemp (12) | Shawn Kemp (6) | Seattle Center Coliseum14,813 | 2–0 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 3 | May 2 | @ Denver | L 93–110 | Detlef Schrempf (18) | Detlef Schrempf (6) | Gary Payton (5) | McNichols Sports Arena17,171 | 2–1 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 4 | May 5 | @ Denver | L 85–94 (OT) | Payton, Schrempf (20) | Shawn Kemp (13) | Vincent Askew (5) | McNichols Sports Arena17,171 | 2–2 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 5 | May 7 | Denver | L 94–98 (OT) | Kendall Gill (22) | Shawn Kemp (12) | Gary Payton (8) | Seattle Center Coliseum14,813 | 2–3 SEA yes 1994 Player statistics Season PlayerGPGSMPGFG%3P%FT%RPGAPGSPGBPGPPG Vincent Askew 80 3 21.1 .481 .194 .829 2.3 2.4 .9 .2 9.1 Michael Cage 82 42 20.8 .545 .000 .486 5.4 .5 .9 .5 4.6 Alphonso Forda 1 6 0 2.7 .538 1.000 .500 .0 .2 .3 .0 2.7 Kendall Gill 79 77 30.8 .443 .317 .782 3.4 3.5 1.9 .4 14.1 Ervin Johnson 45 3 6.2 .415 .000 .630 2.6 .2 .2 .5 2.6 Shawn Kemp 79 73 32.9 .538 .250 .741 10.8 2.6 1.8 2.1 18.1 Chris King Chris King (basketball) 15 0 5.7 .396 .286 .577 1.0 .7 .3 .0 3.7 Rich King Rich King (basketball) 27 0 2.9 .441 .000 .500 .7 .3 .0 .1 1.5 Nate McMillan 73 8 25.8 .447 .391 .564 3.9 5.3 3.0 .3 6.0 Gary Payton 82 82 35.1 .504 .278 .595 3.3 6.0 2.3 .2 16.5 Sam Perkins 81 41 26.8 .438 .367 .801 4.5 1.4 .8 .4 12.3 Ricky Pierce 51 0 20.0 .471 .188 .896 1.6 1.8 .8 .1 14.5 Steve Scheffler 35 1 4.3 .609 .000 .950 .7 .2 .2 .0 2.1 Detlef Schrempf 81 80 33.7 .493 .324 .769 5.6 3.4 .9 .1 15.0 1.1 Statistics with the SuperSonics. Playoffs PlayerGPGSMPGFG%3P%FT%RPGAPGSPGBPGPPG Vincent Askew 5 0 19.0 .357 .000 .842 1.2 1.8 .2 .0 7.2 Michael Cage 5 5 18.6 .375 .000 .333 5.4 .8 .8 1.0 2.8 Kendall Gill 5 5 30.6 .433 .222 .619 4.8 2.0 1.2 .2 13.4 Ervin Johnson 2 0 4.0 .000 .000 .000 2.0 .0 .0 .0 .0 Shawn Kemp 5 5 41.2 .371 .000 .667 9.8 3.4 2.0 2.4 14.8 Chris King Chris King (basketball) 2 0 3.5 .000 .000 .000 5.2 3.7 .2 .0 .0 Nate McMillan 5 0 21.8 .320 .364 .250 3.2 2.0 1.2 .2 4.2 Gary Payton 5 5 36.2 .493 .333 .421 3.4 5.6 1.6 .4 15.8 Sam Perkins 5 0 28.2 .333 .429 .882 7.2 .8 .8 .4 9.8 Ricky Pierce 5 0 14.8 .452 .000 .706 1.0 .6 .2 .0 8.0 Steve Scheffler 1 0 9.0 1.000 .000 .000 3.0 .0 1.0 .0 2.0 Detlef Schrempf 5 5 34.8 .520 .333 .867 5.4 2.0 .2 .6 18.6 Player statistics citation: Awards and records Awards Shawn Kemp earned an All-NBA Second Team selection. Gary Payton earned All-NBA Third Team and NBA All-Defensive First Team selections. Nate McMillan earned an All-Defensive Second Team selection and finished the season as leader in total steals and steals per game. Shawn Kemp and Gary Payton were both selected to play in the 1994 NBA All-Star Game for the West. It was Kemp's first start as an All-Star, and Payton's first appearance in an All-Star Game. Records Team record for most victories in a single season (63) Transactions Overview Players Added ---- Via draft Ervin Johnson Chris King (from 1992 NBA draft) Via free agency Alphonso Ford Via trade Kendall Gill Detlef SchrempfPlayers Lost ---- Via trade Dana Barros Eddie Johnson Derrick McKey Gerald Paddio Trades September 1, 1993 To Seattle SuperSonicsKendall Gill To Charlotte HornetsDana BarrosEddie JohnsonHornets option to swap 1994 first round pickswith the SuperSonics. November 1, 1993 To Seattle SuperSonicsDetlef Schrempf To Indiana PacersDerrick McKeyGerald Paddio Free agents Additions Player Signed Former team Alphonso Fordb 2 March 22, 1994 1.2 First of two 10-day contracts. Player Transactions Citation:1993–94 Seattle SuperSonics Transactions Basketball-Reference https://www.basketball-reference.com/teams/SEA/1994_transactions.html July 15, 2021 See also 1993–94 NBA season References Seattle Category:Seattle SuperSonics seasons