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The 1975–76 Seattle SuperSonics season was the 9th season of the Seattle SuperSonics in the National Basketball Association (NBA). The SuperSonics finished the season in second place in the Western Conference with a 43–39 record, the same as the previous year and reached the playoffs for a second consecutive season, where they lost to the Phoenix Suns in the conference semifinals in six games.

1975–76 Seattle SuperSonics season
Head coachBill Russell
General managerBill Russell
ArenaSeattle Center Coliseum
Results
Record43–39 (.524)
PlaceDivision: 2nd (Pacific)
Conference: 3rd (Western)
Playoff finishWest Semifinals
(lost to Suns 2–4)

Stats at Basketball-Reference.com
Local media
TelevisionKTNT-TV
RadioKOMO
< 1974–75 1976–77 >

Offseason

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Draft picks

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Note: only draft picks who participated in at least one game in the NBA are listed.

Round Pick Player Position Nationality College / Team
1 12 Frank Oleynick Guard   United States Seattle
2 21 Bruce Seals Forward   United States Utah Stars (ABA)

Roster

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1975–76 Seattle SuperSonics roster
Players Coaches
Pos. No. Name Height Weight DOB From
F/C 35 Abdul-Aziz, Zaid 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 235 lb (107 kg) 1946–04–07 Iowa State
F/C 40 Bantom, Mike 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 200 lb (91 kg) 1951–12–03 Saint Joseph's
G 32 Brown, Fred 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 182 lb (83 kg) 1948–08–07 Iowa
C 16 Burleson, Tommy 7 ft 2 in (2.18 m) 225 lb (102 kg) 1952–02–24 NC State
G 25 Derline, Rod 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 175 lb (79 kg) 1952–03–11 Seattle
G/F 3 Gilliam, Herm 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 1946–05–05 Purdue
F 11 Gray, Leonard 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 240 lb (109 kg) 1951–12–19 Long Beach State
F/C 42 Hummer, John 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 230 lb (104 kg) 1948–05–04 Princeton
F 15 Norwood, Willie 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 220 lb (100 kg) 1947–08–08 Alcorn State
G 44 Oleynick, Frank 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1955–02–20 Seattle
F 45 Seals, Bruce 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 210 lb (95 kg) 1953–06–18 Xavier (LA)
G/F 22 Skinner, Talvin 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 195 lb (88 kg) 1952–09–10 Maryland Eastern Shore
G 13 Watts, Donald 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 175 lb (79 kg) 1951–07–22 Xavier (LA)
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

Legend

  • (DP) Unsigned draft pick
  • (FA) Free agent
  • (S) Suspended
  •   Injured

Depth chart

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Seattle SuperSonics Depth Chart - 1975-76
STARTER 2ND 3RD 4TH
PG Slick Watts
SG Fred Brown Herm Gilliam Frank Oleynick Rod Derline
SF Bruce Seals Mike Bantom Tal Skinner Willie Norwood
PF Leonard Gray John Hummer
C Tom Burleson Zaid Abdul-Aziz

Regular season

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Season standings

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  • e
  • W L PCT GB Home Road Div
    y-Golden State Warriors 59 23 .720 36–5 23–18 17–9
    x-Seattle SuperSonics 43 39 .524 16 31–10 12–29 12–14
    x-Phoenix Suns 42 40 .512 17 27–14 15–26 15–11
    Los Angeles Lakers 40 42 .488 19 31–11 9–31 10–16
    Portland Trail Blazers 37 45 .451 22 25–15 12–30 11–15
    #
  • e
  • Team W L PCT GB
    1 z-Golden State Warriors 59 23 .720
    2 x-Seattle SuperSonics 43 39 .524 16
    3 x-Phoenix Suns 42 40 .512 17
    4 y-Milwaukee Bucks 38 44 .463 21
    5 x-Detroit Pistons 36 46 .439 23
    6 Los Angeles Lakers 40 42 .488 19
    7 Portland Trail Blazers 37 45 .451 22
    8 Kansas City Kings 31 51 .378 28
    9 Chicago Bulls 24 58 .293 35
  • y – clinched division title
  • x – clinched playoff spot
  • Record vs. opponents

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    1975–76 NBA records
    Team ATL BOS BUF CHI CLE DET GSW HOU KCK LAL MIL NOJ NYK PHI PHO POR SEA WAS
    Atlanta 2–3 2–3 2–2 2–5 1–3 2–2 2–5 2–2 1–3 2–2 2–4 3–2 2–3 0–4 2–2 1–3 1–5
    Boston 3–2 4–3 2–2 3–2 4–0 2–2 4–1 2–2 4–0 2–2 4–1 5–2 4–3 4–0 2–2 2–2 3–2
    Buffalo 3–2 3–4 3–1 3–2 1–3 1–3 3–2 4–0 2–2 3–1 4–1 4–3 3–4 3–1 2–2 2–2 2–3
    Chicago 2–2 2–2 1–3 0–4 3–4 1–4 1–3 1–6 3–2 3–4 2–2 0–4 0–4 2–3 1–4 2–3 0–4
    Cleveland 5–2 2–3 2–3 4–0 2–2 1–3 2–4 1–3 2–2 4–0 4–3 3–2 3–2 3–1 4–0 3–1 4–2
    Detroit 3–1 0–4 3–1 4–3 2–2 0–5 2–2 5–2 1–4 3–4 1–3 3–1 1–3 1–4 2–3 3–2 2–2
    Golden State 2–2 2–2 3–1 4–1 3–1 5–0 2–2 4–1 5–2 5–0 2–2 4–0 3–1 4–2 4–2 4–3 3–1
    Houston 5–2 1–4 2–3 3–1 4–2 2–2 2–2 2–2 1–3 2–2 2–4 3–2 3–2 0–4 3–1 2–2 3–4
    Kansas City 2–2 2–2 0–4 6–1 3–1 2–5 1–4 2–2 2–3 2–5 1–3 1–3 1–3 3–2 0–5 2–3 1–3
    Los Angeles 3–1 0–4 2–2 2–3 2–2 4–1 2–5 3–1 3–2 2–3 3–1 3–1 2–2 2–4 3–4 3–3 1–3
    Milwaukee 2–2 2–2 1–3 4–3 0–4 4–3 0–5 2–2 5–2 3–2 2–2 2–2 2–2 3–2 2–3 2–3 2–2
    New Orleans 4–2 1–4 1–4 2–2 3–4 3–1 2–2 4–2 3–1 1–3 2–2 2–3 1–4 1–3 3–1 1–3 4–3
    New York 2–3 2–5 3–4 4–0 2–3 1–3 0–4 2–3 3–1 1–3 2–2 3–2 5–2 2–2 3–1 0–4 3–2
    Philadelphia 3–2 3–4 4–3 4–0 2–3 3–1 1–3 2–3 3–1 2–2 2–2 4–1 2–5 3–1 4–0 2–2 2–3
    Phoenix 4–0 0–4 1–3 3–2 1–3 4–1 2–4 4–0 2–3 4–2 2–3 3–1 2–2 1–3 5–2 4–3 0–4
    Portland 2–2 2–2 2–2 4–1 0–4 3–2 2–4 1–3 5–0 4–3 3–2 1–3 1–3 0–4 2–5 3–3 2–2
    Seattle 3–1 2–2 2–2 3–2 1–3 2–3 3–4 2–2 3–2 3–3 3–2 3–1 4–0 2–2 3–4 3–3 1–3
    Washington 5–1 2–3 3–2 4–0 2–4 2–2 1–3 4–3 3–1 3–1 2–2 3–4 2–3 3–2 4–0 2–2 3–1

    Game log

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    1975–76 game log
    Total: 43–39 (home: 31–10; road: 12–29)

    October: 3–2 (home: 2–0; road: 1–2)

    Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
    Attendance
    Record
    1 October 24 Portland W 105–97 Fred Brown (29) Seattle Center Coliseum
    13,601
    1–0
    2 October 26 Phoenix W 113–99 Leonard Gray (27) Seattle Center Coliseum
    13,288
    2–0
    3 October 28 @ Chicago L 90–101 Slick Watts (28) Chicago Stadium
    5,115
    2–1
    4 October 29 @ Kansas City W 92–91 Bruce Seals (25) Kemper Arena
    9,464
    3–1
    5 October 31 @ Los Angeles L 104–120 Fred Brown (33) The Forum
    12,118
    3–2

    November : 7–8 (home: 4–2; road: 3–6)

    Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
    Attendance
    Record
    6 November 2 Washington L 85–94 Tommy Burleson (20) Seattle Center Coliseum
    14,096
    3–3
    7 November 5 @ Detroit L 107–124 Slick Watts (25) Cobo Arena
    4,777
    3–4
    8 November 6 @ Washington L 100–110 Fred Brown (29) Capital Centre
    7,732
    3–5
    9 November 8 @ Atlanta L 94–107 Fred Brown (24) Omni Coliseum
    4,382
    3–6
    10 November 9 @ New Orleans W 111–97 Fred Brown (41) Louisiana Superdome
    13,472
    4–6
    11 November 12 Kansas City L 92–107 Fred Brown (19) Seattle Center Coliseum
    11,213
    4–7
    12 November 13 @ Phoenix L 103–106 Bruce Seals (24) Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum
    5,016
    4–8
    13 November 14 Cleveland W 100–97 (OT) Fred Brown (26) Seattle Center Coliseum
    11,969
    5–8
    14 November 16 Golden State W 102–98 Fred Brown (30) Seattle Center Coliseum
    14,096
    6–8
    15 November 19 Chicago W 97–87 Fred Brown (25) Seattle Center Coliseum
    13,114
    7–8
    16 November 23 Milwaukee W 112–104 Tommy Burleson (28) Seattle Center Coliseum
    14,021
    8–8
    17 November 25 @ New York W 128–127 (OT) Tommy Burleson (35) Madison Square Garden
    15,548
    9–8
    18 November 26 @ Boston W 110–109 Fred Brown (30) Boston Garden
    12,189
    10–8
    19 November 28 @ Philadelphia L 94–113 Tommy Burleson (18) The Spectrum
    13,674
    10–9
    20 November 29 @ Cleveland L 108–124 Fred Brown (30) Coliseum at Richfield
    10,151
    10–10

    December : 8–7 (home: 6–4; road: 2–3)

    Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
    Attendance
    Record
    21 December 2 @ Kansas City W 101–90 Fred Brown (31) Kemper Arena
    7,670
    11–10
    22 December 3 @ Houston L 101–107 Bruce Seals (16) The Summit
    5,374
    11–11
    23 December 6 @ Golden State L 94–104 Fred Brown (17) Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum Arena
    12,677
    11–12
    24 December 7 Golden State L 106–115 Fred Brown, Slick Watts (22) Seattle Center Coliseum
    14,096
    11–13
    25 December 10 Chicago W 99–79 Fred Brown (17) Seattle Center Coliseum
    12,471
    12–13
    26 December 12 Detroit W 97–95 Fred Brown (27) Seattle Center Coliseum
    12,859
    13–13
    27 December 14 Philadelphia W 114–105 Fred Brown (31) Seattle Center Coliseum
    14,096
    14–13
    28 December 17 Cleveland L 101–115 Rod Derline (16) Seattle Center Coliseum
    12,291
    14–14
    29 December 19 New Orleans W 113–102 Herm Gilliam (24) Seattle Center Coliseum
    11,427
    15–14
    30 December 21 Milwaukee L 101–103 Mike Bantom (20) Seattle Center Coliseum
    12,188
    15–15
    31 December 23 @ Portland L 100–125 Tommy Burleson (23) Memorial Coliseum
    8,610
    15–16
    32 December 26 Kansas City W 90–87 Bruce Seals (21) Seattle Center Coliseum
    13,673
    16–16
    33 December 27 Los Angeles L 100–109 Tommy Burleson (25) Seattle Center Coliseum
    14,096
    16–17
    34 December 28 Houston W 116–106 Fred Brown (23) Seattle Center Coliseum
    13,702
    17–17
    35 December 30 @ Los Angeles W 112–100 Fred Brown (34) The Forum
    12,740
    18–17

    January : 5–9 (home: 3–2; road: 2–7)

    Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
    Attendance
    Record
    36 January 2 Boston L 98–102 Fred Brown (34) Seattle Center Coliseum
    14,096
    18–18
    37 January 4 Golden State W 97–85 Fred Brown (20) Seattle Center Coliseum
    13,669
    19–18
    38 January 7 New York W 91–89 Fred Brown (24) Seattle Center Coliseum
    14,096
    20–18
    39 January 9 @ Phoenix W 112–110 (OT) Tommy Burleson (25) Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum
    5,774
    21–18
    40 January 11 Buffalo L 104–125 Leonard Gray (20) Seattle Center Coliseum
    14,096
    21–19
    41 January 13 @ Milwaukee L 108–114 Fred Brown (24) MECCA Arena
    10,496
    21–20
    42 January 14 @ Atlanta W 112–110 Fred Brown (33) Omni Coliseum
    4,376
    22–20
    43 January 16 @ Washington L 85–100 Slick Watts (19) Capital Centre
    9,425
    22–21
    44 January 17 @ Buffalo L 101–110 Fred Brown (28) Buffalo Memorial Auditorium
    8,469
    22–22
    45 January 21 @ Detroit L 104–111 Fred Brown (26) Cobo Arena
    3,612
    22–23
    46 January 22 @ Cleveland L 99–109 Fred Brown (17) Coliseum at Richfield
    5,102
    22–24
    47 January 24 @ Houston L 103–110 Fred Brown (37) The Summit
    5,027
    22–25
    48 January 28 @ Portland L 104–124 Fred Brown (26) Memorial Coliseum
    10,930
    22–26
    49 January 30 Washington W 123–100 Fred Brown (29) Seattle Center Coliseum
    14,096
    23–26

    February : 8–5 (home: 6–2; road: 2–3)

    Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
    Attendance
    Record
    50 February 6 Portland L 100–109 Leonard Gray (32) Seattle Center Coliseum
    13,419
    23–27
    51 February 7 @ Golden State L 100–127 Tommy Burleson (26) Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum Arena
    12,787
    23–28
    52 February 8 Phoenix L 101–107 (OT) Tommy Burleson (33) Seattle Center Coliseum
    13,039
    23–29
    53 February 11 New Orleans W 93–90 Tommy Burleson (25) Seattle Center Coliseum
    13,595
    24–29
    54 February 13 Atlanta W 119–102 Tommy Burleson, Herm Gilliam (20) Seattle Center Coliseum
    13,925
    25–29
    55 February 14 @ Portland W 122–108 Bruce Seals (29) Memorial Coliseum
    11,347
    26–29
    56 February 15 Detroit W 109–107 Herm Gilliam (22) Seattle Center Coliseum
    13,728
    27–29
    57 February 18 Boston W 124–99 Fred Brown (29) Seattle Center Coliseum
    14,096
    28–29
    58 February 20 Philadelphia W 111–92 Fred Brown (26) Seattle Center Coliseum
    14,096
    29–29
    59 February 22 Los Angeles W 97–91 Fred Brown (27) Seattle Center Coliseum
    14,096
    30–29
    60 February 25 @ Buffalo W 126–94 Fred Brown (31) Buffalo Memorial Auditorium
    8,691
    31–29
    61 February 27 @ Boston L 118–122 Fred Brown (33) Boston Garden
    15,320
    31–30
    62 February 29 @ Philadelphia L 115–130 Fred Brown (23) The Spectrum
    11,649
    31–31

    March : 8–5 (home: 6–0; road: 2–5)

    Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
    Attendance
    Record
    63 March 2 @ New York W 109–105 Bruce Seals (29) Madison Square Garden
    14,227
    32–31
    64 March 3 @ Detroit L 110–114 Fred Brown (24) Cobo Arena
    3,096
    32–32
    65 March 5 @ Kansas City L 93–111 Fred Brown (17) Kemper Arena
    5,852
    32–33
    66 March 7 @ New Orleans L 106–124 Leonard Gray (16) Louisiana Superdome
    8,008
    32–34
    67 March 9 @ Chicago L 101–102 Fred Brown (26) Chicago Stadium
    4,614
    32–35
    68 March 10 @ Milwaukee W 110–105 Fred Brown (26) MECCA Arena
    9,587
    33–35
    69 March 14 New York W 113–103 Fred Brown (20) Seattle Center Coliseum
    14,096
    34–35
    70 March 17 Buffalo W 122–111 Fred Brown (37) Seattle Center Coliseum
    14,096
    35–35
    71 March 21 Houston W 117–107 Fred Brown, Tommy Burleson (24) Seattle Center Coliseum
    14,096
    36–35
    72 March 23 @ Phoenix L 97–104 Fred Brown (32) Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum
    7,589
    36–36
    73 March 24 Milwaukee W 135–110 Bruce Seals (27) Seattle Center Coliseum
    14,096
    37–36
    74 March 28 Atlanta W 127–112 Fred Brown (27) Seattle Center Coliseum
    14,096
    38–36
    75 March 31 Los Angeles W 120–109 Fred Brown, Herm Gilliam (22) Seattle Center Coliseum
    14,096
    39–36

    April : 4–3 (home: 4–0; road: 0–3)

    Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
    Attendance
    Record
    76 April 2 @ Los Angeles L 105–113 Tommy Burleson (32) The Forum
    10,784
    39–37
    77 April 3 @ Golden State L 115–130 Willie Norwood (20) Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum Arena
    12,787
    39–38
    78 April 4 Phoenix W 117–89 Fred Brown (33) Seattle Center Coliseum
    14,096
    40–38
    79 April 7 Chicago W 115–114 Willie Norwood (24) Seattle Center Coliseum
    14,096
    41–38
    80 April 9 Golden State W 119–103 Fred Brown (26) Seattle Center Coliseum
    14,096
    42–38
    81 April 10 @ Phoenix L 95–121 Herm Gilliam (22) Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum
    9,577
    42–39
    82 April 11 Portland W 132–131 Fred Brown (33) Seattle Center Coliseum
    14,096
    43–39
    1975–76 season schedule

    Playoffs

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    1976 playoff game log

    Conference semifinals: 2–4 (home: 2–1; road: 0–3)

    Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
    Attendance
    Series
    1 April 13 Phoenix W 102–99 Fred Brown (34) Fred Brown (7) Slick Watts (8) Seattle Center Coliseum
    12,408
    1–0
    2 April 15 Phoenix L 111–116 Fred Brown (45) Tommy Burleson (12) Slick Watts (6) Seattle Center Coliseum
    14,096
    1–1
    3 April 18 @ Phoenix L 91–103 Slick Watts (18) three players tied (8) Slick Watts (7) Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum
    13,036
    1–2
    4 April 20 @ Phoenix L 114–130 Fred Brown (33) Tommy Burleson (20) Herm Gilliam (7) Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum
    13,036
    1–3
    5 April 25 Phoenix W 114–108 Bruce Seals (28) Willie Norwood (13) Slick Watts (12) Seattle Center Coliseum
    14,096
    2–3
    6 April 24 @ Phoenix L 112–123 Seals, Watts (24) Bruce Seals (7) Slick Watts (11) Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum
    13,192
    2–4
    1976 schedule

    Player statistics

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    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

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    Player GP GS MPG FG% 3FG% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
    Zaid Abdul-Aziz 27 8.3 .467 .552 2.8 .6 .3 .6 3.2
    Mike Bantom 66 22.8 .471 .675 5.6 1.5 .4 .4 8.4
    Fred Brown 76 33.1 .488 .869 4.2 2.7 1.9 .2 23.1
    Tommy Burleson 82 32.3 .481 .750 9.0 2.2 .9 1.8 15.6
    Al Carlson 28 10.0 .342 .621 2.6 .5 .3 .4 2.6
    Rod Derline 49 6.9 .403 .804 .6 .5 .2 .0 3.9
    Herm Gilliam 81 20.3 .442 .776 2.7 2.5 1.0 .1 8.5
    Leonard Gray 66 32.4 .474 .746 6.0 3.1 1.1 .5 13.8
    John Hummer 29 12.6 .478 .415 2.7 .9 .2 .3 2.8
    Willie Norwood 64 15.7 .485 .749 3.6 .9 .7 .1 6.9
    Frank Oleynick 52 12.5 .402 .688 .9 1.0 .4 .1 5.9
    Bruce Seals 81 30.1 .436 .678 6.3 1.5 .8 .5 11.8
    Gene Short 7 5.3 .545 .500 1.0 .3 .0 .0 1.9
    Talvin Skinner 72 17.0 .463 .613 3.7 .9 .7 .1 4.3
    Slick Watts 82 33.9 .427 .578 4.5 8.1 3.2 .2 13.0

    Playoffs

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    Player GP GS MPG FG% 3FG% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
    Zaid Abdul-Aziz 5 12.0 .700 .727 4.2 .4 .0 1.0 7.2
    Mike Bantom 6 19.0 .579 .700 3.8 1.3 .7 .3 9.7
    Fred Brown 6 39.3 .511 .795 4.7 2.8 2.2 .0 28.5
    Tommy Burleson 6 34.7 .600 .761 9.5 1.7 1.0 1.3 20.8
    Rod Derline 4 10.3 .200 1.000 1.0 .3 .3 .0 1.5
    Herm Gilliam 6 14.3 .222 .625 1.8 2.0 1.0 .0 2.8
    John Hummer 3 5.3 .667 .3 .0 .0 .0 1.3
    Willie Norwood 6 35.8 .414 .611 6.3 1.3 1.2 .2 9.8
    Bruce Seals 6 30.2 .441 .692 6.0 .5 .8 1.0 13.0
    Talvin Skinner 6 14.3 .286 .733 2.5 1.2 .8 .3 3.2
    Slick Watts 6 32.8 .435 .478 3.0 8.2 2.0 .3 11.8

    Awards and records

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    Transactions

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    Overview

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    Players Added Players Lost
    Via draft

    Via trade

    Via free agency

    Via trade

    Waived

    Trades

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    September 24, 1975 ToSeattle SuperSonics ToDetroit Pistons
    1978 first round pick Archie Clark
    October 22, 1975 ToSeattle SuperSonics ToMilwaukee Bucks
    1976 second round pick Jim Fox
    October 22, 1975 ToSeattle SuperSonics ToAtlanta Hawks
    Herm Gilliam 1976 third round pick
    October 24, 1975 ToSeattle SuperSonics ToNew York Knicks
    1979 first round pick Spencer Haywood
    November 22, 1975 ToSeattle SuperSonics ToPhoenix Suns
    Mike Bantom Cash considerations

    References

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