1994–95 Seattle SuperSonics season

NBA basketball team season March 2026 January 2025 Seattle SuperSonics 1995 57 25 Pacific 2 4 George Karl Wally Walker Tacoma Dome KSTWPrime Sports Northwest KJR First round(lost to Lakers 1–3) SEA The 1994–95 Seattle SuperSonics season was the 27th 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 The SuperSonics received the eleventh overall pick in the 1994 NBA draft from the Charlotte Hornets via trade, and selected power forward Carlos Rogers out of Tennessee State University, Associated Press Huge Contract, Big Expectations Await No. 1 Draft Pick Robinson Deseret News June 30, 1994 https://www.deseret.com/1994/6/30/19117474/huge-contract-big-expectations-await-no-1-draft-pick-robinson?_amp=true June 3, 2023 Baker Chris NBA Draft: Clippers Select Murray: Pro Basketball: Cal Forward Drafted Amid Rumors of Impending Mark Jackson Trade Los Angeles Times June 30, 1994 https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1994-06-30-sp-10445-story.html June 3, 2023 1994 NBA Draft Basketball-Reference https://www.basketball-reference.com/draft/NBA_1994.html June 3, 2023 but soon traded him to the Golden State Warriors in exchange for Šarūnas Marčiulionis and Byron Houston. Warriors Acquire Pierce for Marciulionis United Press International July 18, 1994 https://www.upi.com/Archives/1994/07/18/Warriors-acquire-Pierce-for-Marciulionis/8822774504000/ July 1, 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 During the off-season, the team signed free agent Bill Cartwright, who won three NBA championships with the Chicago Bulls in the early 1990s. Sports People: Basketball: Cartwright and Sonics May Have a Deal The New York Times September 11, 1994 https://www.nytimes.com/1994/09/11/sports/sports-people-basketball-cartwright-and-sonics-may-have-a-deal.html July 19, 2021 Isaacson Melissa Cartwright's Heart Where Sonics Need It Chicago Tribune October 23, 1994 https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-xpm-1994-10-23-9410230363-story.html January 30, 2023 For the duration of the regular season, the SuperSonics switched venues and played their home games at the Tacoma Dome in Tacoma, Washington, while their original stadium, the Seattle Center Coliseum, was being rebuilt to keep pace with NBA standards. Lilly Dick Sonics to Play '94-95 Games in Tacoma Dome, Says Official The Seattle Times March 16, 1994 https://archive.seattletimes.com/archive/?date=19940316&slug=1900566 May 26, 2022 Underwood Roger Sonics: Brace Yourselves for Wild Ride in Tacoma Dome Kitsap Sun November 4, 1994 http://web.kitsapsun.com/archive/1994/11-04/301341_sonics__brace_yourselves_for_wi.html July 20, 2017 Regular season The SuperSonics struggled with a 3–4 start to the regular season, but then won 13 of their next 16 games, posted a 10-game winning streak in January, SuperSonics 111, Nuggets 89 United Press International January 25, 1995 https://www.upi.com/Archives/1995/01/25/SuperSonics-111-Nuggets-89/2795791010000/ June 27, 2022 and later on held a 33–12 record at the All-Star break. NBA Games Played on February 9, 1995 Basketball-Reference https://www.basketball-reference.com/boxscores/?month=2&day=9&year=1995 July 18, 2022 However, the team dealt with a few troubles during the season, Cour Jim Sonics: Team Turmoil Crusing at 27-9 Kitsap Sun January 24, 1995 https://products.kitsapsun.com/archive/1995/01-24/302807_sonics__team_turmoil_crusing_at.html January 14, 2022 and Cartwright only played just 29 games due to a groin injury. Hlas Mike Sonics Stagger by Bulls: Cartwright, Scheffler Injured in 85-81 Win The Seattle Times October 23, 1994 https://archive.seattletimes.com/archive/?date=19941023&slug=1937600 June 27, 2022 Peoples John Sonic Notebook: Rookie Higgs Cut; Roster Now at 16 The Seattle Times October 27, 1994 https://archive.seattletimes.com/archive/?date=19941027&slug=1938181 December 20, 2022 The SuperSonics posted a seven-game winning streak between March and April, finished in second place in the Pacific Division with a 57–25 record, and earned the fourth seed in the Western Conference; 1994–95 Seattle SuperSonics Schedule and Results Basketball-Reference https://www.basketball-reference.com/teams/SEA/1995_games.html June 23, 2021 the team qualified for the NBA playoffs for the fifth consecutive year. Gary Payton averaged 20.6 points, 7.1 assists and 2.5 steals per game, while Shawn Kemp averaged 18.7 points, 10.9 rebounds and 1.5 blocks per game, and Detlef Schrempf provided the team with 19.2 points, 6.2 rebounds and 3.8 assists per game; Payton and Kemp were both named to the All-NBA Second Team, while Schrempf was named to the All-NBA Third Team, and Payton was named to the NBA All-Defensive First Team. In addition, Kendall Gill contributed 13.7 points and 1.6 steals per game, while Sam Perkins provided with 12.7 points and 4.9 rebounds per game, and led the SuperSonics with 136 three-point field goals. Off the bench, Vincent Askew contributed 9.9 points per game, while Marčiulionis contributed 9.3 points per game, defensive guard Nate McMillan averaged 5.2 points, 5.3 assists and 2.1 steals per game, and was named to the NBA All-Defensive Second Team, and second-year center Ervin Johnson provided with 3.1 points, 4.5 rebounds and 1.0 blocks per game, starting at center for half of the regular season. 1994–95 Seattle SuperSonics Roster and Stats Basketball-Reference https://www.basketball-reference.com/teams/SEA/1995.html June 23, 2021 During the NBA All-Star weekend at the America West Arena in Phoenix, Arizona, Payton, Kemp and Schrempf were all selected for the 1995 NBA All-Star Game, as members of the Western Conference All-Star team. Cotton Anthony New-Age NBA Reaches for the Stars The Washington Post February 12, 1995 https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/sports/1995/02/12/new-age-nba-reaches-for-the-stars/d15a11d4-7755-43a8-b889-b17b766093cc/ January 2, 2023 NBA.com Staff 1995 NBA All-Star Recap NBA.com September 13, 2021 https://www.nba.com/news/history-all-star-recap-1995 May 17, 2023 1995 NBA All-Star Game: West 139, East 112 Basketball-Reference https://www.basketball-reference.com/allstar/NBA_1995.html October 13, 2021 Payton also finished in ninth place in Most Valuable Player voting, Howard-Cooper Scott It's a Slam Dunk: Robinson Wins MVP: Pro Basketball: Spurs' Center Receives 73 First-Place Votes to 12 for Magic's O'Neal Los Angeles Times May 24, 1995 https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1995-05-24-sp-5349-story.html September 30, 2022 1994–95 NBA Awards Voting Basketball-Reference https://www.basketball-reference.com/awards/awards_1995.html January 2, 2022 while McMillan finished in fourth place in Sixth Man of the Year voting, NBA Sixth Man Voting The Albany Herald May 9, 1995 2D https://books.google.com/books?id=metEAAAAIBAJ&pg=PA13&dq=1995+nba+sixth+man+votes+mason+curry+person+mcmillan+scott&article_id=6096,1659317&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwjZ3Me5uqONAxVQTTABHZMkJ6MQ6AF6BAgMEAM#v=onepage&q=1995%20nba%20sixth%20man%20votes%20mason%20curry%20person%20mcmillan%20scott&f=false May 15, 2025 and both players finished tied in sixth place in Defensive Player of the Year voting. NBA Defensive Player Voting The Gadsden Times May 1, 1995 B4 https://books.google.com/books?id=J7kfAAAAIBAJ&pg=PA16&dq=1995+nba+defensive+player+votes+mutombo+pippen+olajuwon+robinson+rodman&article_id=7120,124051&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwj42NWSvqONAxW5ZTABHRliM2wQ6AF6BAgLEAM#v=onepage&q=1995%20nba%20defensive%20player%20votes%20mutombo%20pippen%20olajuwon%20robinson%20rodman&f=false May 15, 2025 The SuperSonics finished 18th in the NBA in home-game attendance, with an attendance of 633,604 at the Tacoma Dome during the regular season. 1994–95 NBA Season Summary Basketball-Reference https://www.basketball-reference.com/leagues/NBA_1995.html October 10, 2025 During the regular season, Gill and head coach George Karl both feuded with each other in public, as Gill dealt with clinical depression. Nelson Glenn Depression Sidelines Sonics' Gill The Seattle Times April 4, 1995 https://archive.seattletimes.com/archive/?date=19950404&slug=2114004 January 30, 2023 Nelson Glenn Ready to Blow?: Enigmatic George Karl Can't Understand Why He's Misunderstood The Seattle Times November 1, 1995 https://archive.seattletimes.com/archive/?date=19951101&slug=2150143 January 30, 2023 Roberts Selena Kendall Gill Left a Bad Reputation, and Depression, in Seattle The New York Times December 10, 1996 https://www.nytimes.com/1996/12/10/sports/kendall-gill-left-a-bad-reputation-and-depression-in-seattle.html February 5, 2023 NBA playoffs In the Western Conference First Round of the 1995 NBA playoffs, the SuperSonics faced off against the 5th–seeded Los Angeles Lakers, who were led by the trio of All-Star forward Cedric Ceballos, second-year star Nick Van Exel, and Vlade Divac. The SuperSonics won Game 1 over the Lakers at home, 96–71 at the Tacoma Dome. Howard-Cooper Scott Lakers Too Heavy for Van Exel: NBA Playoffs: Guard Scores 29 Points, But It's Not Enough as L.A. Loses to Seattle, 96-71, the Lowest Point Total in Franchise Playoff History Los Angeles Times April 28, 1995 https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1995-04-28-sp-60047-story.html June 30, 2022 Cour Jim Sonics Stop Lakers at Pass Defense: Kemp Makes Difference as Seattle Shells Los Angeles, 96-71 The Spokesman-Review April 28, 1995 https://www.spokesman.com/stories/1995/apr/28/sonics-stop-lakers-at-pass-defense-kemp-make/ September 24, 2022 1995 NBA Western Conference First Round Game 1: Los Angeles Lakers at Seattle SuperSonics Box Score, April 27, 1995 Basketball-Reference https://www.basketball-reference.com/boxscores/199504270SEA.html June 7, 2026 However, after a shocking first-round exit against the 8th–seeded Denver Nuggets in last year's playoffs, the SuperSonics lost the next three games, which included a Game 4 loss to the Lakers on the road, 114–110 at the Great Western Forum, thus losing the series in four games. Friend Tom 1995 N.B.A. Playoffs: This Year, It's Lakers' Turn to Quiet SuperSonics Early The New York Times May 5, 1995 https://www.nytimes.com/1995/05/05/sports/1995-nba-playoffs-this-year-it-s-lakers-turn-to-quiet-supersonics-early.html October 13, 2017 Downey Mike This Team Can Play in Any Neighborhood Los Angeles Times May 5, 1995 https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1995-05-05-sp-62734-story.html May 26, 2022 1995 NBA Western Conference First Round: Lakers vs. SuperSonics Basketball-Reference https://www.basketball-reference.com/playoffs/1995-nba-western-conference-first-round-lakers-vs-supersonics.html February 5, 2023 Aftermath Following the season, Gill was traded back to his former team, the Charlotte Hornets, Sports People: Pro Basketball: Hornets Re-Acquire Gill in Trade with Sonics The New York Times June 28, 1995 https://www.nytimes.com/1995/06/28/sports/sports-people-pro-basketball-hornets-reacquire-gill-in-trade-with-sonics.html July 24, 2022 Sonics Trade Gill Back to Hornets The Washington Post June 28, 1995 https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/sports/1995/06/28/sonics-trade-gill-back-to-hornets/0a67222f-7ec2-4e2b-83dd-2e73c6f41e69/ July 5, 2023 Newnham Blaine Sonics Kept Karl, So Gill Had to Go The Seattle Times June 28, 1995 https://archive.seattletimes.com/archive/?date=19950628&slug=2128680 July 3, 2021 while Marčiulionis and Houston were both traded to the Sacramento Kings, Sonics Trade Houston, Marciulionis to Kings The Seattle Times September 18, 1995 https://archive.seattletimes.com/archive/?date=19950918&slug=2142191 October 5, 2022 Associated Press Toronto Expands Quickly, Getting Five for Armstrong Los Angeles Times September 19, 1995 https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1995-09-19-sp-47464-story.html May 15, 2022 Wire Reports Sonics Get Brickowski for Marciulionis The Spokesman-Review September 19, 1995 https://www.spokesman.com/stories/1995/sep/19/sonics-get-brickowski-for-marciulionis/ January 29, 2023 and Cartwright retired. SuperSonics File, So Cartwright Unretires Los Angeles Times October 7, 1995 https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1995-10-07-sp-54324-story.html November 8, 2022 Draft picks 1994 NBA draft Round Pick Player Position Nationality College/team 1 11 Carlos Rogers PF/C United States Tennessee State 2 37 Dontonio Wingfield SF United States Cincinnati 2 54 Željko Rebrača C KK Partizan Roster Seattle SuperSonics 1994–95 17 Vincent Askew F 6 6 210 1966–02–28 Memphis 24 Bill Cartwright C 7 1 245 1957–07–30 San Francisco 13 Kendall Gill G 6 5 195 1968–05–25 Illinois 21 Byron Houston F 6 5 250 1969–11–22 Oklahoma State 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 45 Rich King basketball C 7 2 260 1969–04–04 Nebraska 30 Šarūnas Marčiulionis G 6 5 200 1964–06–13 Lithuania 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/C 6 9 235 1961–06–14 North Carolina 55 Steve Scheffler C 6 9 250 1967–09–03 Purdue 11 Detlef Schrempf F 6 10 235 1963–01–21 Washington 34 Dontonio Wingfield F 6 8 256 1974–06–23 Cincinnati George Karl Dwane Casey Tim Grgurich Bob Kloppenburg Terry Stotts https://www.basketball-reference.com/teams/SEA/1995.html November 1, 1994 Regular season Season standings SEA SEA z – clinched division title y – clinched division title x – clinched playoff spot Game log Seattle SuperSonics 1995 Total: 57–25 (home: 32–9; road: 25–16) Seattle SuperSonics November yes 6 1 3 4 |- | 1 | November 5 | Utah | 110–103 | Detlef Schrempf (26) | Detlef Schrempf (12) | Schrempf & Nate McMillan (4) | Tacoma Dome 16,324 | 1–0 |- | 2 | November 9 | Sacramento | 100–108 | Shawn Kemp (21) | Shawn Kemp (9) | Schrempf & McMillan (5) | Tacoma Dome 16,352 | 1–1 |- | 3 | November 11 | Phoenix | 129–123 | Shawn Kemp (26) | Ervin Johnson (9) | McMillan & Gary Payton (6) | Tacoma Dome 16,352 | 2–1 |- | 4 | November 13 | L.A. Clippers | 115–90 | Vincent Askew (20) | Shawn Kemp (11) | Nate McMillan (6) | Tacoma Dome 16,352 | 3–1 |- | 5 | November 15 | @ New Jersey | 106–112 | Shawn Kemp (26) | Shawn Kemp (13) | Gary Payton (6) | Brendan Byrne Arena 15,310 | 3–2 |- | 6 | November 16 | @ Boston | 93–120 | Detlef Schrempf (19) | Shawn Kemp (10) | Nate McMillan (7) | Boston Garden 14,890 | 3–3 |- | 7 | November 18 | @ Indiana | 87–94 | Gary Payton (21) | Detlef Schrempf (11) | Gary Payton (4) | Market Square Arena 16,627 | 3–4 |- | 8 | November 19 | @ Milwaukee | 120–96 | Gary Payton (25) | Shawn Kemp (11) | Gary Payton (7) | Bradley Center 18,633 | 4–4 |- | 9 | November 22 | New Jersey | 104–97 | Gary Payton (26) | Shawn Kemp (17) | Gary Payton (9) | Tacoma Dome 13,574 | 5–4 |- | 10 | November 23 | @ Utah | 103–113 | Šarūnas Marčiulionis (21) | Vincent Askew (6) | Gary Payton (8) | Delta Center 19,911 | 5–5 |- | 11 | November 25 | @ San Antonio | 114–94 | Gary Payton (21) | Shawn Kemp (10) | Gary Payton (7) | Alamodome 19,016 | 6–5 |- | 12 | November 26, 1994 5:30p.m. PST | @ Houston | W 98–94 | Kemp & Sam Perkins (22) | Kemp (12) | Payton (5) | The Summit 16,611 | 7–5 |- | 13 | November 28 | Indiana | 118–99 | Gary Payton (28) | Ervin Johnson (14) | Gary Payton (7) | Tacoma Dome 14,647 | 8–5 |- | 14 | November 30 | San Antonio | 109–100 | Gary Payton (21) | Detlef Schrempf (7) | Gary Payton (6) | Tacoma Dome 14,793 | 9–5 Seattle SuperSonics December 8 0 1 4 |- | 15 | December 3 | Milwaukee | 111–108 | Shawn Kemp (26) | Shawn Kemp (15) | Payton & McMillan (9) | Tacoma Dome 14,661 | 10–5 |- | 16 | December 6, 1994 5:00p.m. PST | Houston | W 103–90 | Payton (30) | Kemp (9) | Payton (8) | Tacoma Dome 13,017 | 11–5 |- | 17 | December 8 | @ Sacramento | 91–103 | Vincent Askew (17) | Shawn Kemp (19) | Detlef Schrempf (8) | ARCO Arena 17,317 | 11–6 |- | 18 | December 10 | @ L.A. Clippers | 132–127 (2 OT) | Shawn Kemp (42) | Shawn Kemp (14) | Gary Payton (14) | Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena 9,048 | 12–6 |- | 19 | December 14 | @ Phoenix | 93–111 | Gary Payton (16) | Shawn Kemp (14) | Gary Payton (6) | America West Arena 19,023 | 12–7 |- | 20 | December 15 | Portland | 114–103 | Shawn Kemp (26) | Shawn Kemp (8) | Gary Payton (9) | Tacoma Dome 13,151 | 13–7 |- | 21 | December 17 | Orlando | 124–84 | Gary Payton (31) | Shawn Kemp (14) | Gary Payton (7) | Tacoma Dome 16,832 | 14–7 |- | 22 | December 20 | L.A. Clippers | 110–79 | Shawn Kemp (23) | Shawn Kemp (13) | Gary Payton (9) | Tacoma Dome 11,952 | 15–7 |- | 23 | December 22 | Dallas | 103–101 | Gary Payton (28) | Shawn Kemp (10) | Gary Payton (8) | Tacoma Dome 14,763 | 16–7 |- | 24 | December 25 | @ Denver | 96–105 | Kendall Gill & Schrempf (21) | Detlef Schrempf (6) | Gary Payton (4) | McNichols Sports Arena 17,171 | 16–8 |- | 25 | December 26 | Sacramento | 123–103 | Sam Perkins (26) | Shawn Kemp (9) | Detlef Schrempf (8) | Tacoma Dome 15,780 | 17–8 |- | 26 | December 28 | Philadelphia | 121–102 | Kendall Gill (25) | Shawn Kemp (9) | Nate McMillan (10) | Tacoma Dome 15,787 | 18–8 |- | 27 | December 29 | @ L.A. Lakers | 95–96 | Detlef Schrempf (26) | Shawn Kemp (13) | Gary Payton (11) | Great Western Forum 17,505 | 18–9 Seattle SuperSonics January 4 2 7 0 |- | 28 | January 3 | @ Washington | 121–107 | Gary Payton (24) | Shawn Kemp (8) | Nate McMillan (9) | US Airways Arena 16,940 | 19–9 |- | 29 | January 4 | @ Cleveland | 116–85 | Gary Payton (32) | Schrempf, Johnson & Kemp (6) | Gary Payton & Detlef Schrempf (6) | Gund Arena 20,562 | 20–9 |- | 30 | January 6 | @ Chicago | 108–101 | Kemp & Schrempf (23) | Bill Cartwright & Kemp (9) | Gary Payton (13) | United Center 22,248 | 21–9 |- | 31 | January 10 | @ Golden State | 128–118 OT | Detlef Schrempf (33) | Detlef Schrempf (16) | McMillan & Payton (13) | Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum Arena 15,025 | 22–9 |- | 32 | January 13 | L.A. Clippers | 108–101 | Detlef Schrempf (23) | Shawn Kemp (14) | Gary Payton (11) | Tacoma Dome 13,836 | 23–9 |- | 33 | January 15 | Portland | 131–124 | Gary Payton (29) | Sam Perkins (10) | Gary Payton (9) | Tacoma Dome 16,950 | 24–9 |- | 34 | January 17 | Cleveland | 115–91 | Detlef Schrempf (21) | Shawn Kemp (11) | Nate McMillan (7) | Tacoma Dome 12,914 | 25–9 |- | 35 | January 19 | @ Minnesota | 102–87 | Detlef Schrempf (22) | Shawn Kemp (13) | Gary Payton (8) | Target Center 13,396 | 26–9 |- | 36 | January 21 | @ Dallas | 117–91 | Gary Payton (22) | Detlef Schrempf (29) | Gary Payton (8) | Reunion Arena 17,502 | 27–9 |- | 37 | January 24 | Denver | 111–89 | Shawn Kemp (19) | Schrempf (9) | Gary Payton (8) | Tacoma Dome 16,352 | 28–9 |- | 38 | January 26 | Utah | 108–120 | Shawn Kemp (19) | Shawn Kemp (12) | Kemp, McMillan, Payton (5) | Tacoma Dome 14,835 | 28–10 |- | 39 | January 28 | L.A. Lakers | 121–128 (OT) | Detlef Schrempf (26) | Detlef Schrempf (10) | Gary Payton (13) | Tacoma Dome 17,426 | 28–11 |- | 40 | January 30 | @ Philadelphia | 109–104 | Sam Perkins (31) | Shawn Kemp (8) | McMillan & Payton (9) | CoreStates Spectrum 13,892 | 29–11 Seattle SuperSonics February 4 3 4 2 |- | 41 | February 2 | @ Orlando | 106–103 | Gary Payton (26) | Shawn Kemp (12) | Nate McMillan (8) | Orlando Arena 16,010 | 30–11 |- | 42 | February 3 | @ Atlanta | 121–98 | Gary Payton (22) | Kendall Gill (8) | Gary Payton (9) | Omni Coliseum 14,083 | 31–11 |- | 43 | February 5 | @ Miami | 136–109 | Shawn Kemp (26) | Shawn Kemp (11) | Nate McMillan (12) | Miami Arena 14,852 | 32–11 |- | 44 | February 7 | San Antonio | 103–106 | Kendall Gill (24) | Detlef Schrempf (14) | Gary Payton (10) | Tacoma Dome 15,083 | 32–12 |- | 45 | February 9 | Chicago | 126–118 OT | Shawn Kemp (30) | Sam Perkins (10) | Payton & Schrempf (8) | Tacoma Dome 16,079 | 33–12 |- align="center" |colspan="9" bgcolor="#bbcaff"|All-Star Break |- style="background:#cfc;" |- bgcolor="#bbffbb" |- | 46 | February 14 | Golden State | 118–108 | Gary Payton (26) | Sam Perkins (12) | Nate McMillan (10) | Tacoma Dome 13,918 | 34–12 |- | 47 | February 15 | @ L.A. Lakers | 96–102 | Gary Payton (24) | Shawn Kemp (12) | Kendall Gill (7) | Great Western Forum 14,936 | 34–13 |- | 48 | February 17 | @ Portland | 109–114 | Shawn Kemp (30) | Shawn Kemp (7) | Gary Payton (10) | Veterans Memorial Coliseum 12,888 | 34–14 |- | 49 | February 18 | @ Golden State | 129–117 | Detlef Schrempf (31) | Sam Perkins & Schrempf (9) | Gary Payton (7) | Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum Arena 15,025 | 35–14 |- | 50 | February 20 | L.A. Lakers | 105–108 | Detlef Schrempf (26) | Shawn Kemp (14) | Gary Payton (9) | Tacoma Dome 16,502 | 35–15 |- | 51 | February 22 | Minnesota | 120–104 | Kendall Gill (34) | Shawn Kemp (13) | Gary Payton (13) | Tacoma Dome 13,012 | 36–15 |- | 52 | February 24 | Denver | 90–86 | Detlef Schrempf (22) | Detlef Schrempf (9) | Payton & Schrempf (8) | Tacoma Dome 18,056 | 37–15 |- | 53 | February 27 | Charlotte | 114–116 | Gary Payton (32) | Shawn Kemp (8) | Detlef Schrempf (9) | Tacoma Dome 16,379 | 37–16 Seattle SuperSonics March 7 1 6 3 |- | 54 | March 2 | @ L.A. Clippers | 116–88 | Kemp & Marčiulionis (21) | Kemp & Gill (7) | Gary Payton (7) | Arrowhead Pond 17,873 | 38–16 |- | 55 | March 3 | @ Phoenix | 118–122 (OT) | Detlef Schrempf (31) | Shawn Kemp (13) | McMillan, Payton, & Schrempf (8) | America West Arena 19,023 | 38–17 |- | 56 | March 6 | Golden State | 103–106 | Detlef Schrempf (23) | Shawn Kemp (16) | Nate McMillan (8) | Tacoma Dome 13,442 | 38–18 |- | 57 | March 8 | @ Minnesota | 118–104 | Detlef Schrempf (27) | Shawn Kemp (9) | Gary Payton (8) | Target Center 14,339 | 39–18 |- | 58 | March 9 | @ Charlotte | 99–112 | Kendall Gill (23) | Kendall Gill (11) | Gill & Payton (5) | Charlotte Coliseum 23,698 | 39–19 |- | 59 | March 11 | @ New York | 96–84 | Kemp & Schrempf (22) | Shawn Kemp (19) | Gary Payton (8) | Madison Square Garden 19,763 | 40–19 |- | 60 | March 12 | @ Detroit | 134–94 | Shawn Kemp (25) | Shawn Kemp (16) | Nate McMillan (8) | The Palace at Auburn Hills 16,235 | 41–19 |- | 61 | March 14 | Boston | 113–93 | Detlef Schrempf (23) | Shawn Kemp (11) | Nate McMillan (9) | Tacoma Dome 16,296 | 42–19 |- | 62 | March 16 | Miami | 103–78 | Detlef Schrempf (20) | Shawn Kemp (16) | Gary Payton (7) | Tacoma Dome 15,257 | 43–18 |- | 63 | March 18 | Detroit | 133–110 | Payton & Schrempf (25) | Shawn Kemp (11) | Nate McMillan (9) | Tacoma Dome 17,326 | 44–19 |- | 64 | March 20 | @ San Antonio | 96–104 | Shawn Kemp (23) | Shawn Kemp (12) | Gary Payton (6) | Alamodome 19,798 | 44–20 |- | 65 | March 21, 1995 5:30p.m. PST | @ Houston | W 104–102 | Marčiulionis (20) | Kemp (12) | McMillan & Payton (6) | The Summit 16,611 | 45–20 |- | 66 | March 23 | Washington | 108–103 | Payton & Schrempf (24) | Shawn Kemp (13) | Gary Payton (9) | Tacoma Dome 13,775 | 46–20 |- | 67 | March 24 | @ Portland | 112–118 | Gary Payton (32) | Shawn Kemp (13) | Payton & Schrempf (7) | Veterans Memorial Coliseum 12,888 | 47–20 |- | 68 | March 26 | New York | 93–82 | Gary Payton (26) | Shawn Kemp (9) | Payton & Perkins (4) | Tacoma Dome 18,056 | 48–20 |- | 69 | March 29 | Minnesota | 109–92 | Gary Payton (33) | Shawn Kemp (11) | Payton & Marčiulionis (6) | Tacoma Dome 12,336 | 49–20 |- | 70 | March 31 | Sacramento | 120–95 | Gary Payton (27) | Shawn Kemp (12) | Šarūnas Marčiulionis (6) | Tacoma Dome 14,698 | 50–20 Seattle SuperSonics April 3 2 4 3 |- | 71 | April 2 | Atlanta | 105–83 | Payton & Kemp (21) | Shawn Kemp (18) | McMillan & Payton (6) | Tacoma Dome 17,368 | 51–20 |- | 72 | April 4 | @ Utah | 92–114 | Gary Payton (26) | Shawn Kemp (9) | Gary Payton (6) | Delta Center 19,911 | 52–21 |- | 73 | April 6 | @ Denver | 106–100 | Detlef Schrempf (27) | Shawn Kemp (18) | Gary Payton & Schrempf (4) | McNichols Sports Arena 17,171 | 52–21 |- | 74 | April 8 | @ Dallas | 125–98 | Detlef Schrempf (22) | Johnson & Kemp (12) | Gary Payton (8) | Reunion Arena 17,502 | 53–21 |- | 75 | April 11 | Phoenix | 90–96 | Shawn Kemp (27) | Shawn Kemp (15) | Gary Payton (6) | Tacoma Dome 18,036 | 53–22 |- | 76 | April 13 | Dallas | 133–112 | Gary Payton (24) | Shawn Kemp (19) | Nate McMillan (15) | Tacoma Dome 15,900 | 54–22 |- | 77 | April 15 | @ Golden State | 115–99 | Gary Payton (24) | Shawn Kemp (13) | Gary Payton (10) | Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum Arena 15,025 | 55–22 |- | 78 | April 17 | Portland | 93–97 | Detlef Schrempf (25) | Kemp & Johnson (7) | Gary Payton (6) | Tacoma Dome 16,659 | 55–23 |- | 79 | April 18 | @ L.A. Lakers | 113–97 | Gary Payton (28) | Kemp & Johnson (14) | Nate McMillan (13) | Great Western Forum 17,505 | 56–23 |- | 80 | April 20, 1995 7:00p.m. PDT | Houston | W 111–101 | Payton (25) | Kemp (13) | Payton (7) | Tacoma Dome 18,056 | 57–23 |- | 81 | April 21 | @ Sacramento | 97–105 | Detlef Schrempf (26) | Shawn Kemp (7) | Detlef Schrempf (10) | ARCO Arena 17,317 | 57–24 |- | 82 | April 23 | @ Phoenix | 100–105 | Detlef Schrempf (18) | Shawn Kemp (13) | Kemp & Payton (5) | America West Arena 19,023 | 57–25 SEA 1995 Playoffs Seattle SuperSonics yes 1995 Seattle SuperSonics First round yes yes no 1 1 0 2 |- | 1 | April 27 | L.A. Lakers | W 96–71 | Shawn Kemp (21) | Kemp, Perkins (7) | Nate McMillan (8) | Tacoma Dome14,073 | 1–0 |- | 2 | April 29 | L.A. Lakers | L 82–84 | Shawn Kemp (22) | Shawn Kemp (12) | Gary Payton (6) | Tacoma Dome14,681 | 1–1 |- | 3 | May 1 | @ L.A. Lakers | L 101–105 | Shawn Kemp (30) | Shawn Kemp (11) | Nate McMillan (10) | Great Western Forum17,505 | 1–2 |- | 4 | May 4 | @ L.A. Lakers | L 110–114 | Gary Payton (27) | Shawn Kemp (18) | three players tied (6) | Great Western Forum17,505 | 1–3 SEA yes 1995 Player statistics Season PlayerGPGSMPGFG%3P%FT%RPGAPGSPGBPGPPG Vincent Askew 71 1 24.2 .492 .330 .739 2.5 2.5 .7 .2 9.9 Bill Cartwright 29 19 14.8 .391 .000 .625 3.0 .3 .2 .1 2.4 Kendall Gill 73 58 29.1 .457 .368 .742 4.0 2.6 1.6 .4 13.7 Byron Houston 39 0 6.6 .458 .273 .737 1.4 .2 .3 .1 3.4 Ervin Johnson 64 30 14.2 .443 .000 .630 4.5 .3 .3 1.0 3.1 Shawn Kemp 82 79 32.7 .547 .286 .749 10.9 1.8 1.2 1.5 18.7 Rich King Rich King (basketball) 2 0 3.0 .000 .000 .000 .0 .0 .0 .0 .0 Šarūnas Marčiulionis 66 4 18.1 .473 .402 .732 1.0 1.7 1.1 .0 9.3 Nate McMillan 80 18 25.9 .418 .342 .586 3.8 5.3 2.1 .7 5.2 Gary Payton 82 82 36.8 .509 .302 .716 3.4 7.1 2.5 .2 20.6 Sam Perkins 82 37 28.7 .466 .397 .799 4.9 1.6 .9 .5 12.7 Steve Scheffler 18 0 5.7 .522 .000 .833 1.3 .2 .1 .1 2.2 Detlef Schrempf 82 82 35.2 .523 .514 .839 6.2 3.8 1.1 .4 19.2 Dontonio Wingfield 20 0 4.1 .353 .167 .800 1.5 .2 .3 .2 2.3 Playoffs PlayerGPGSMPGFG%3P%FT%RPGAPGSPGBPGPPG Vincent Askew 4 0 23.3 .414 .800 .667 3.8 2.0 .8 .0 7.5 Kendall Gill 4 0 18.0 .360 .250 .625 1.0 2.5 1.0 .3 6.3 Byron Houston 1 0 1.0 .000 .000 .000 .0 .0 .0 .0 .0 Ervin Johnson 4 2 13.5 .286 .000 1.000 5.3 .0 .3 1.0 3.5 Shawn Kemp 4 4 40.0 .579 1.000 .821 12.0 2.8 2.0 1.8 24.8 Nate McMillan 4 4 28.3 .348 .125 1.000 4.5 7.3 2.5 .5 4.8 Gary Payton 4 4 43.0 .478 .200 .417 2.5 5.3 1.3 .0 17.8 Sam Perkins 4 2 35.3 .438 .455 1.000 7.8 3.3 .8 1.3 13.5 Steve Scheffler 1 0 1.0 1.000 .000 .000 1.0 .0 .0 .0 2.0 Detlef Schrempf 4 4 38.3 .404 .556 .792 4.8 3.0 .8 .5 18.8 Player statistics citation: Awards and records Awards All-NBA Teams Shawn Kemp – All-NBA Second Team Gary Payton – All-NBA Second Team Detlef Schrempf – All-NBA Third Team NBA All-Defensive Teams Gary Payton – All-Defensive First Team Nate McMillan – All-Defensive Second Team 1995 NBA All-Star Game Shawn Kemp (third participation, second as a starter) Gary Payton (second participation) Detlef Schrempf (second participation) Transactions Trades July 18, 1994 To Seattle SuperSonicsByron HoustonŠarūnas Marčiulionis To Golden State WarriorsRicky PierceCarlos Rogers1995 second-round pick1995 second-round pick Free agents AdditionsPlayerDate signedFormer teamBill CartwrightSeptember 9Chicago BullsCarl ThomasOctober 3Grand Rapids Hoops (CBA) SubtractionsPlayerDate signedNew TeamMichael CageAugust 2Cleveland CavaliersCarl ThomasOctober 14Grand Rapids Mackers (CBA)Chris KingNovember 1Aris (Greece) Player Transactions Citation:1994–95 Seattle SuperSonics Transactions Basketball-Reference https://www.basketball-reference.com/teams/SEA/1995_transactions.html July 9, 2021 See also 1994–95 NBA season References Category:Seattle SuperSonics seasons Seattle