# 1993–94 Seattle SuperSonics season

The 1993–94 NBA season was the 26th season for the Seattle SuperSonics in the National Basketball Association. During the off-season, the Sonics acquired All-Star forward Detlef Schrempf from the Indiana Pacers, and acquired Kendall Gill from the Charlotte Hornets. In their third season with George Karl as head coach, the Sonics got off to a fast start winning their first ten games on their way to a 26–3 start, and later holding a league best 35–10 record at the All-Star break. The team won 17 of their final 19 games finishing the season with a franchise best 63–19 record, and made the Playoffs as the #1 seed in the Western Conference (and the best regular season win-loss record in the 1993-94 NBA season) for the first time since the 1978–79 season, where the SuperSonics won their first NBA Championship.
Shawn Kemp and Gary Payton were both selected for the 1994 NBA All-Star Game, which was Payton's first ever All-Star appearance, and Karl was selected to coach the Western Conference. 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 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. In addition, Schrempf provided the team with 15.0 points and 5.6 rebounds per game, while Ricky Pierce averaged 14.5 points per game off the bench, but only played 51 games due to a left foot injury. Gill contributed 14.1 points and 1.9 steals per game, while Sam Perkins provided with 12.3 points per game, and defensive sixth man Nate McMillan led the league with 3.0 steals per game off the bench, and was named to the NBA All-Defensive Second Team.
Payton finished in sixth place in Most Valuable Player voting, and Kemp finished tied in seventh place, while McMillan finished in second place in Sixth Man of the Year voting. Payton also finished in fifth place in Defensive Player of the Year voting, and in third place in Most Improved Player voting.
In the Western Conference First Round of the NBA Playoffs, the Sonics faced off against the 8th-seeded Denver Nuggets. However, after taking a 2–0 series lead, the Sonics would not make it past the first round, losing to the Nuggets in five games, with a 98–94 Game 5 home loss in overtime. It was the first time in NBA Playoffs history that a number 8 seed defeated a number 1 seeded team.
Following the season, Pierce was traded to the Golden State Warriors after feuding with Payton, and Michael Cage signed as a free agent with the Cleveland Cavaliers.

## Offseason
### Draft picks

| Round | Pick | Player | Position | Nationality | College |
| 1 | 23 | Ervin Johnson | C | United States | New Orleans |
| 2 | 42 | Adonis Jordan | PG | United States | Kansas |

## Roster
### 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 | $170,000 |
| TOTAL | $15,967,000 |
Sources:
* Basketball Reference: 1993-94 SEA Salaries

## Regular season
### Season standings

| Pacific Divisionvte | W | L | PCT | GB | Home | Road | Div |
| y-Seattle SuperSonics | 63 | 19 | .768 | — | 37–4 | 26–15 | 25–5 |
| x-Phoenix Suns | 56 | 26 | .683 | 7 | 36–5 | 20–21 | 19–11 |
| x-Golden State Warriors | 50 | 32 | .610 | 13 | 29–12 | 21–20 | 19–11 |
| x-Portland Trail Blazers | 47 | 35 | .573 | 16 | 30–11 | 17–24 | 17–13 |
| Los Angeles Lakers | 33 | 49 | .402 | 30 | 21–20 | 12–29 | 7–23 |
| Sacramento Kings | 28 | 54 | .341 | 35 | 20–21 | 8–33 | 9–21 |
| Los Angeles Clippers | 27 | 55 | .329 | 36 | 17–24 | 10–31 | 9–21 |
| # | Western Conferencevte | Western Conferencevte | Western Conferencevte | Western Conferencevte | Western Conferencevte |
| # | Team | W | L | PCT | GB |
| 1 | z-Seattle SuperSonics | 63 | 19 | .768 | – |
| 2 | y-Houston Rockets | 58 | 24 | .707 | 5 |
| 3 | x-Phoenix Suns | 56 | 26 | .683 | 7 |
| 4 | x-San Antonio Spurs | 55 | 27 | .671 | 8 |
| 5 | x-Utah Jazz | 53 | 29 | .646 | 10 |
| 6 | x-Golden State Warriors | 50 | 32 | .610 | 13 |
| 7 | x-Portland Trail Blazers | 47 | 35 | .573 | 16 |
| 8 | x-Denver Nuggets | 42 | 40 | .512 | 21 |
| 9 | Los Angeles Lakers | 33 | 49 | .402 | 30 |
| 10 | Sacramento Kings | 28 | 54 | .341 | 35 |
| 11 | Los Angeles Clippers | 27 | 55 | .329 | 36 |
| 12 | Minnesota Timberwolves | 20 | 62 | .244 | 43 |
| 13 | Dallas Mavericks | 13 | 69 | .159 | 50 |

### Record vs. opponents

1993–94 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 | UTA | WAS |
| Atlanta | – | 4–0 | 4–1 | 2–3 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 4–0 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 3–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 5–0 | 2–0 | 1–3 | 2–2 | 3–1 | 4–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 4–0 |
| Boston | 0–4 | – | 0–4 | 2–2 | 1–3 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–4 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–3 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 1–4 | 0–4 | 2–2 | 4–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 3–2 |
| Charlotte | 1–4 | 4–0 | – | 1–4 | 1–4 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 4–0 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–3 | 3–2 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 3–1 | 2–2 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 2–2 |
| Chicago | 3–2 | 2–2 | 4–1 | – | 1–3 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 5–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 4–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 4–0 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 1–3 | 2–2 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 4–0 |
| Cleveland | 1–3 | 3–1 | 4–1 | 3–1 | – | 2–0 | 1–1 | 3–2 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 2–3 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 3–2 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 0–4 | 2–2 | 4–0 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 3–1 |
| Dallas | 0–2 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 0–2 | – | 1–4 | 1–1 | 0–4 | 1–4 | 0–2 | 0–4 | 0–4 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 5–1 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 0–4 | 1–3 | 2–2 | 0–5 | 0–4 | 0–5 | 1–1 |
| Denver | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 4–1 | – | 2–0 | 1–3 | 3–2 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 4–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–3 | 1–3 | 2–2 | 2–4 | 2–2 | 1–4 | 1–1 |
| Detroit | 0–4 | 1–3 | 0–4 | 0–5 | 2–3 | 1–1 | 0–2 | – | 0–2 | 0–2 | 1–4 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 2–2 | 1–4 | 2–0 | 1–3 | 0–4 | 1–3 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 2–2 |
| Golden State | 2–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 4–0 | 3–1 | 2–0 | – | 0–4 | 1–1 | 4–1 | 5–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–3 | 3–2 | 4–1 | 2–2 | 1–4 | 3–1 | 2–0 |
| Houston | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 4–1 | 2–3 | 2–0 | 4–0 | – | 1–1 | 4–0 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 4–1 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 4–0 | 4–0 | 2–3 | 2–2 | 3–3 | 1–1 |
| Indiana | 2–3 | 4–0 | 2–2 | 1–4 | 3–2 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 4–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | – | 2–0 | 0–2 | 3–1 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 0–4 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 3–1 |
| L.A. Clippers | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 4–0 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 1–4 | 0–4 | 0–2 | – | 2–3 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–5 | 2–3 | 3–2 | 1–3 | 1–4 | 1–3 | 1–1 |
| L.A. Lakers | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 4–0 | 1–3 | 2–0 | 0–5 | 1–3 | 2–0 | 3–2 | – | 1–1 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 3–2 | 0–5 | 1–4 | 0–4 | 0–5 | 2–2 | 1–1 |
| Miami | 1–3 | 3–2 | 3–1 | 2–2 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 1–1 | – | 4–0 | 2–0 | 2–3 | 2–2 | 2–3 | 4–1 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 3–1 |
| Milwaukee | 0–5 | 1–3 | 2–3 | 0–4 | 2–3 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 4–1 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 0–4 | – | 0–2 | 1–3 | 0–4 | 1–3 | 1–3 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 1–3 |
| Minnesota | 0–2 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 1–5 | 1–4 | 0–2 | 2–2 | 1–4 | 0–2 | 3–1 | 1–3 | 0–2 | 2–0 | – | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 0–4 | 0–4 | 2–2 | 1–4 | 0–4 | 1–4 | 0–2 |
| New Jersey | 3–1 | 4–1 | 2–2 | 1–3 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 3–2 | 3–1 | 1–1 | – | 4–1 | 0–5 | 3–1 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 3–1 |
| New York | 2–2 | 4–0 | 1–3 | 3–1 | 4–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 4–0 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 4–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 4–0 | 2–0 | 1–4 | – | 3–2 | 3–2 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 5–0 |
| Orlando | 1–3 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 3–2 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 5–0 | 2–3 | – | 4–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 4–1 |
| Philadelphia | 0–4 | 1–4 | 1–3 | 1–3 | 0–4 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–4 | 3–1 | 0–2 | 1–3 | 2–3 | 0–4 | – | 0–2 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 2–3 |
| Phoenix | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 4–0 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 3–2 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 5–0 | 2–3 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 4–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | – | 3–2 | 4–1 | 3–1 | 2–3 | 2–2 | 2–0 |
| Portland | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 3–1 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 2–3 | 0–4 | 1–1 | 3–2 | 5–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 4–0 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 2–3 | – | 4–1 | 1–3 | 1–4 | 1–3 | 2–0 |
| Sacramento | 0–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 1–4 | 0–4 | 0–2 | 2–3 | 4–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 1–4 | 1–4 | – | 1–3 | 0–5 | 1–3 | 2–0 |
| San Antonio | 1–1 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 5–0 | 4–2 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 3–2 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 4–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 4–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 1–3 | 3–1 | 3–1 | – | 0–4 | 0–5 | 2–0 |
| Seattle | 1–1 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 4–0 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 4–1 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 4–1 | 5–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 4–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 3–2 | 4–1 | 5–0 | 4–0 | – | 3–1 | 2–0 |
| Utah | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 5–0 | 4–1 | 2–0 | 1–3 | 3–3 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 4–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 3–1 | 3–1 | 5–0 | 1–3 | – | 2–0 |
| Washington | 0–4 | 2–3 | 2–2 | 0–4 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 1–3 | 0–5 | 1–4 | 3–2 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 0–2 | — |

### Game log

1993–94 game log Total: 63–19 (home: 37–4; road: 26–15) :
November: 11–1 (home: 6–0; road: 5–1)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
1
November 6
L.A. Lakers
W 129–101
Shawn Kemp (30)
Shawn Kemp (14)
Nate McMillan (11)
Seattle Center Coliseum 14,813
1–0
2
November 8
@ Utah
W 101–100
Ricky Pierce (16)
Michael Cage (7)
Gary Payton (6)
Delta Center 19,911
2–0
3
November 9
Denver
W 118–86
Sam Perkins (28)
Shawn Kemp (11)
Detlef Schrempf (8)
Seattle Center Coliseum 14,253
3–0
4
November 11
Cleveland
W 115–102
Schrempf & Pierce (22)
Shawn Kemp (9)
Nate McMillan (6)
Seattle Center Coliseum 14,813
4–0
5
November 13
Atlanta
W 97–89 (OT)
Sam Perkins (22)
Shawn Kemp (13)
Nate McMillan (8)
Seattle Center Coliseum 14,813
5–0
6
November 16
Chicago
W 95–94
Ricky Pierce (19)
Shawn Kemp (7)
Nate McMillan (10)
Seattle Center Coliseum 14,813
6–0
7
November 19
Dallas
W 116–87
Shawn Kemp (24)
Shawn Kemp (9)
Kemp & Gill (5)
Seattle Center Coliseum 14,253
7–0
8
November 20
@ Golden State
W 112–97
Shawn Kemp (28)
Shawn Kemp (12)
McMillan & Payton (7)
Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum Arena 15,025
8–0
9
November 24
@ Sacramento
W 120–93
Gary Payton (23)
Shawn Kemp (15)
Nate McMillan (11)
ARCO Arena 17,317
9–0
10
November 26
@ Minnesota
W 110–92
Ricky Pierce (28)
Sam Perkins (9)
Nate McMillan (11)
Target Center 18,298
10–0
11
November 27
@ Cleveland
L 90–101
Payton & Kemp (26)
Shawn Kemp (14)
Nate McMillan (7)
Richfield Coliseum 20,273
10–1
12
November 30
@ Philadelphia
W 92–80
Sam Perkins (21)
Shawn Kemp (15)
Gill & Payton (7)
The Spectrum 13,193
11–1 :
December
: 11–2 (home: 7–1; road: 4–1)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
13
December 2
@ Washington
W 105–95
Gill & Payton (18)
Sam Perkins (8)
Gary Payton (6)
US Airways Arena 18,756
12–1
14
December 4
Minnesota
W 99–82
Sam Perkins (22)
Shawn Kemp (10)
Detlef Schrempf (5)
Seattle Center Coliseum 14,693
13–1
15
December 6
Washington
W 103–96
Kemp & Gill (18)
Shawn Kemp (9)
Gary Payton (11)
Seattle Center Coliseum 14,253
14–1
16
December 8
@ San Antonio
W 109–107 (OT)
Gary Payton (25)
Shawn Kemp (7)
Nate McMillan (7)
Alamodome 18,184
15–1
17
December 9
@ Dallas
W 125–93
Kendall Gill (23)
Detlef Schrempf (8)
Nate McMillan (7)
Reunion Arena 13,112
16–1
18
December 11
@ Houston
L 75–82
Detlef Schrempf (17)
Shawn Kemp (12)
Gary Payton (4)
The Summit 16,611
16–2
19
December 14
Orlando
W 124–100
Ricky Pierce (24)
Ervin Johnson (10)
Gary Payton (9)
Seattle Center Coliseum 14,813
17–2
20
December 17
Milwaukee
W 127–97
Ricky Pierce (21)
Ervin Johnson (9)
Schrempf & McMillan (7)
Seattle Center Coliseum 14,258
18–2
21
December 18
Golden State
W 126–111
Ricky Pierce (26)
Detlef Schrempf (8)
Gary Payton (8)
Seattle Center Coliseum 14,813
19–2
22
December 21
Indiana
W 91–88
Sam Perkins (23)
Detlef Schrempf (11)
Nate McMillan (7)
Seattle Center Coliseum 14,580
20–2
23
December 23
Phoenix
L 86–87
Detlef Schrempf (16)
Michael Cage (12)
Nate McMillan (8)
Seattle Center Coliseum 14,813
20–3
24
December 28
Houston
W 112–97
Payton & Pierce (25)
Michael Cage (11)
Nate McMillan (9)
Seattle Center Coliseum 14,813
21–3
25
December 29
@ L.A. Lakers
W 99–92
Shawn Kemp (25)
Michael Cage (10)
Gary Payton (9)
Great Western Forum 15,599
22–3 :
January
: 9–6 (home: 5–2; road: 4–4)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
26
January 4
@ Phoenix
W 112–106
Shawn Kemp (22)
Nate McMillan (9)
Gary Payton (8)
America West Arena 19,023
23–3
27
January 5
@ L.A. Clippers
W 106–98
Shawn Kemp (22)
Shawn Kemp (15)
Gary Payton (8)
Los Angeles Sports Arena 11,838
24–3
28
January 7
Sacramento
W 102–93
Detlef Schrempf (20)
Shawn Kemp (8)
Gary Payton (8)
Seattle Center Coliseum 14,709
25–3
29
January 8
Utah
W 108–87
Three-Way Tie (16)
Michael Cage (9)
Nate McMillan (10)
Seattle Center Coliseum 14,813
26–3
30
January 11
@ Portland
L 99–108
Payton & Schrempf (19)
Gary Payton (7)
Gary Payton (8)
Memorial Coliseum 12,888
26–4
31
January 14
@ Golden State
L 100–121
Ricky Pierce (18)
Shawn Kemp (9)
Nate McMillan (4)
Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum Arena 15,025
26–5
32
January 15
Miami
W 97–78
Shawn Kemp (25)
Shawn Kemp (14)
Payton & McMillan (4)
Seattle Center Coliseum 14,787
27–5
33
January 18
L.A. Lakers
W 103–88
Kendall Gill (19)
Detlef Schrempf (11)
Gary Payton (9)
Seattle Center Coliseum 14,627
28–5
34
January 19
@ Sacramento
W 114–95
Gary Payton (24)
Michael Cage (9)
Gary Payton (8)
ARCO Arena 17,317
29–5
35
January 21
@ Dallas
W 91–87
Detlef Schrempf (22)
Shawn Kemp (12)
Gary Payton (8)
Reunion Arena 14,101
30–5
36
January 22
@ Denver
L 91–98
Shawn Kemp (26)
Shawn Kemp (12)
Gary Payton (5)
McNichols Sports Arena 17,171
30–6
37
January 24
@ Utah
L 90–95
Gary Payton (18)
Shawn Kemp (14)
Gary Payton (7)
Delta Center 19,911
30–7
38
January 25
L.A. Clippers
L 103–111
Detlef Schrempf (19)
Detlef Schrempf (12)
Gary Payton (7)
Seattle Center Coliseum 14,348
30–8
39
January 27
New Jersey
W 102–92
Gary Payton (21)
Shawn Kemp (11)
Schrempf & McMillan (5)
Seattle Center Coliseum 14,490
31–8
40
January 29
New York
L 92–106
Gary Payton (19)
Kemp & Cage (8)
Payton & McMillan (5)
Seattle Center Coliseum 14,813
31–9 :
February
: 8–5 (home: 3–0; road: 5–5)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
41
February 1
@ New Jersey
L 103–104
Shawn Kemp (26)
Shawn Kemp (12)
Schrempf & McMillan (7)
Brendan Byrne Arena 16,213
31–10
42
February 2
@ Boston
W 97–84
Detlef Schrempf (21)
Shawn Kemp (11)
Nate McMillan (8)
Boston Garden 14,890
32–10
43
February 4
@ Detroit
W 108–84
Kendall Gill (18)
Shawn Kemp (11)
Gary Payton (9)
The Palace of Auburn Hills 21,454
33–10
44
February 5
@ Milwaukee
W 115–94
Detlef Schrempf (18)
Kemp & Cage (9)
Gary Payton (10)
Bradley Center 18,633
34–10
45
February 9
Portland
W 115–94
Gary Payton (19)
Shawn Kemp (19)
Gary Payton (9)
Seattle Center Coliseum 14,813
35–10
All-Star Break
46
February 15
Philadelphia
W 133–105
Shawn Kemp (24)
Shawn Kemp (13)
Nate McMillan (8)
Seattle Center Coliseum 14,496
36–10
47
February 17
@ Miami
L 112–115
Schrempf & Kemp (22)
Shawn Kemp (12)
Gary Payton (5)
Miami Arena 15,200
36–11
48
February 18
@ Orlando
L 93–124
Kendall Gill (20)
Gary Payton (8)
Nate McMillan (6)
Orlando Arena 15,291
36–12
49
February 20
@ Indiana
L 95–101
Sam Perkins (24)
Shawn Kemp (10)
Nate McMillan (9)
Market Square Arena 16,586
36–13
50
February 22
@ New York
W 93–82
Shawn Kemp (21)
Shawn Kemp (17)
Payton & Askew (8)
Madison Square Garden 19,763
37–13
51
February 23
@ Atlanta
L 92–99
Gary Payton (23)
Shawn Kemp (15)
Shawn Kemp (6)
The Omni 16,368
37–14
52
February 25
Boston
W 115–102
Kendall Gill (25)
Shawn Kemp (13)
Vincent Askew (7)
Seattle Center Coliseum 14,813
38–14
53
February 27
@ L.A. Clippers
W 122–118
Shawn Kemp (27)
Shawn Kemp (14)
Gary Payton (8)
Los Angeles Sports Arena 15,080
39–14 :
March
: 14–3 (home: 9–1; road: 5–2)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
54
March 1
Charlotte
W 112–96
Kendall Gill (21)
Shawn Kemp (10)
Four players (5)
Seattle Center Coliseum 14,813
40–14
55
March 5
Sacramento
W 114–98
Shawn Kemp (25)
Shawn Kemp (14)
Gary Payton (8)
Seattle Center Coliseum 14,677
41–14
56
March 6
@ Sacramento
W 102–85
Gary Payton (24)
Shawn Kemp (11)
Nate McMillan (6)
ARCO Arena 17,317
42–14
57
March 8
Golden State
W 113–98
Shawn Kemp (24)
Shawn Kemp (14)
Kendall Gill (10)
Seattle Center Coliseum 14,624
43–14
58
March 10
@ Houston
L 82–87
Gary Payton (19)
Schrempf & Kemp (11)
Detlef Schrempf (4)
The Summit 16,611
43–15
59
March 11
@ San Antonio
W 100–99
Shawn Kemp (23)
Sam Perkins (8)
Gary Payton (9)
Alamodome 20,640
44–15
60
March 13
Portland
W 114–102
Kendall Gill (23)
Michael Cage (17)
Payton & McMillan (8)
Seattle Center Coliseum 14,813
45–15
61
March 15
Detroit
L 87–89
Shawn Kemp (24)
Shawn Kemp (11)
Nate McMillan (9)
Seattle Center Coliseum 14,679
45–16
62
March 17
@ Minnesota
W 107–92
Shawn Kemp (21)
Shawn Kemp (14)
Gary Payton (6)
Target Center 17,581
46–16
63
March 18
@ Chicago
L 84–87
Kendall Gill (23)
Shawn Kemp (9)
Gary Payton (6)
Chicago Stadium 18,676
46–17
64
March 20
@ Charlotte
W 124–115
Gary Payton (32)
Kemp & Schrempf (11)
Shawn Kemp (12)
Charlotte Coliseum 23,698
47–17
65
March 22
San Antonio
W 105–89
Sam Perkins (27)
Shawn Kemp (14)
McMillan & Payton (6)
Seattle Center Coliseum 14,813
48–17
66
March 24
Phoenix
W 116–106
Detlef Schrempf (27)
Shawn Kemp (13)
Kendall Gill (10)
Seattle Center Coliseum 14,213
49–17
67
March 26
Minnesota
W 113–93
Detlef Schrempf (23)
Schrempf & Kemp (7)
Kendall Gill (9)
Seattle Center Coliseum 14,651
50–17
68
March 28
Denver
W 111–97
Gary Payton (23)
Shawn Kemp (13)
Three-Way Tie (6)
Seattle Center Coliseum 14,551
51–17
69
March 29
@ Portland
W 114–100
Shawn Kemp (28)
Shawn Kemp (12)
Gary Payton (9)
Memorial Coliseum 12,888
52–17
70
March 31
L.A. Lakers
W 95–92
Shawn Kemp (28)
Shawn Kemp (12)
Gill & Payton (4)
Seattle Center Coliseum 14,813
53–17 :
April
: 10–2 (home: 7–0; road: 3–2)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
71
April 2
Golden State
W 119–109
Shawn Kemp (32)
Shawn Kemp (12)
Gary Payton (10)
Seattle Center Coliseum 14,812
54–17
72
April 5
Utah
W 86–79
Detlef Schrempf (17)
Kemp & Perkins (8)
Payton & McMillan (4)
Seattle Center Coliseum 14,813
55–17
73
April 7
@ Denver
L 90–104
Shawn Kemp (20)
Shawn Kemp (12)
Gill & McMillan (4)
McNichols Sports Arena 17,171
55–18
74
April 8
Dallas
W 111–93
Gary Payton (22)
Shawn Kemp (13)
Gary Payton (7)
Seattle Center Coliseum 14,551
56–18
75
April 10
Phoenix
W 111–108
Kendall Gill (29)
Shawn Kemp (15)
Kendall Gill (6)
Seattle Center Coliseum 14,813
57–18
76
April 12
@ L.A. Clippers
W 116–101
Kendall Gill (26)
Shawn Kemp (14)
Detlef Schrempf (8)
Los Angeles Sports Arena 11,160
58–18
77
April 14
L.A. Clippers
W 150–101
Detlef Schrempf (21)
Shawn Kemp (12)
Gary Payton (12)
Seattle Center Coliseum 14,604
59–18
78
April 16
Houston
W 100–97
Shawn Kemp (22)
Shawn Kemp (17)
Gary Payton (7)
Seattle Center Coliseum 14,813
60–18
79
April 19
@ Phoenix
L 116–122
Shawn Kemp (20)
Shawn Kemp (11)
Gary Payton (7)
America West Arena 19,023
60–19
80
April 20
@ L.A. Lakers
W 112–90
Shawn Kemp (23)
Kemp & Perkins (11)
Nate McMillan (9)
Great Western Forum 15,283
61–19
81
April 22
San Antonio
W 94–87
Ricky Pierce (26)
Nate McMillan (9)
McMillan & Schrempf (5)
Seattle Center Coliseum 14,813
62–19
82
April 24
@ Portland
W 110–108
Schrempf & Payton (18)
Shawn Kemp (14)
Three-Way Tie (4)
Memorial Coliseum 12,888
63–19 :
1993–94 schedule :

## Playoffs
### Game log

1994 playoff game log :
First round: 2–3 (home: 2–1; road: 0–2)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
1
April 28
Denver
W 106–82
Detlef Schrempf (21)
Kemp, Perkins (9)
Gary Payton (7)
Seattle Center Coliseum 14,813
1–0
2
April 30
Denver
W 97–87
Gary Payton (18)
Shawn Kemp (12)
Shawn Kemp (6)
Seattle Center Coliseum 14,813
2–0
3
May 2
@ Denver
L 93–110
Detlef Schrempf (18)
Detlef Schrempf (6)
Gary Payton (5)
McNichols Sports Arena 17,171
2–1
4
May 5
@ Denver
L 85–94 (OT)
Payton, Schrempf (20)
Shawn Kemp (13)
Vincent Askew (5)
McNichols Sports Arena 17,171
2–2
5
May 7
Denver
L 94–98 (OT)
Kendall Gill (22)
Shawn Kemp (12)
Gary Payton (8)
Seattle Center Coliseum 14,813
2–3 :
1994 schedule :

## Player statistics
### Season

| Player | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
| 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 Ford | 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 | 15 | 0 | 5.7 | .396 | .286 | .577 | 1.0 | .7 | .3 | .0 | 3.7 |
| Rich King | 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.^ Statistics with the SuperSonics.

### Playoffs

| Player | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
| 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 | 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 |

## 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 Schrempf | Players 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 picks with the SuperSonics. |
| November 1, 1993 | To Seattle SuperSonicsDetlef Schrempf | To Indiana PacersDerrick McKeyGerald Paddio |

### Free agents
#### Additions

| Player | Signed | Former team |
| Alphonso Ford | March 22, 1994 | |
    1.^ First of two 10-day contracts.
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