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(Top) 1 Offseason 1.1 Draft picks 2 Roster 3 Regular season 3.1 Season standings 3.2 Record vs. opponents 3.3 Game log 4 Player statistics 5 Awards and records 6 Transactions 7 References 8 See also

2002–03 Seattle SuperSonics season

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Head coach

General manager

Owners

Arena

Results

Record

40–42 (.488)

Place

Division: 5th (Pacific)
Conference: 10th (Western)

Playoff finish

Did not qualify

Stats at Basketball-Reference.com

Local media

Television

KING-TV
KONG
Fox Sports Net Northwest

Radio

KJR

< 2001–02

2003–04 >

The 2002–03 NBA season was the SuperSonics' 36th season in the National Basketball Association.^[1] During the off-season, the Sonics acquired Kenny Anderson and Vitaly Potapenko from the Boston Celtics.^[2]^[3]^[4] The Sonics got off to a solid start winning eight of their first ten games, but then lost six of their next seven games, then posted six-game losing streaks in January and February, holding a 21–27 record at the All-Star break.^[5] At midseason, before the trading deadline, the team traded All-Star point guard Gary Payton and Desmond Mason to the Milwaukee Bucks in exchange for All-Star shooting guard Ray Allen.^[6]^[7]^[8] More changes continued as Anderson was traded to the New Orleans Hornets in exchange for Elden Campbell.^[9]^[10] Payton also represented the Western Conference for the final time in the 2003 NBA All-Star Game.^[11]

The Sonics, now led by the newly acquired Allen, finished the season fifth in the Pacific Division with a 40–42 record, missing the playoffs.^[12] Rashard Lewis averaged 18.1 points, 6.5 rebounds and 1.3 steals per game, while Brent Barry averaged 10.3 points, 5.1 assists and 1.5 steals per game, second-year forward Vladimir Radmanović provided the team with 10.1 points and 4.5 rebounds per game, and second-year center Predrag Drobnjak contributed 9.4 points per game.^[13]

Following the season, Drobnjak signed as a free agent with the Los Angeles Clippers,^[14]^[15] and Campbell signed with the Detroit Pistons.^[16]^[17]

Offseason

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Draft picks

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Round	Pick	Player	Position	Nationality	College
2	48	Peter Fehse	PF	Germany

Roster

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2002–03 Seattle SuperSonics roster

Players

Coaches

Pos.	No.	Name	Height	Weight	From
G	34	Allen, Ray	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	Connecticut
G/F	31	Barry, Brent	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	Oregon State
F/C	52	Booth, Calvin	6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)	230 lb (104 kg)	Penn State
F/C	41	Campbell, Elden	6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	Clemson
F/C	14	Drobnjak, Predrag	6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)	270 lb (122 kg)	FR Yugoslavia
F	30	Evans, Reggie	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	245 lb (111 kg)	Iowa
G	40	Forte, Joseph	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	194 lb (88 kg)	North Carolina
C	33	James, Jerome	7 ft 0 in (2.13 m)	300 lb (136 kg)	Florida A&M
F	7	Lewis, Rashard	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	235 lb (107 kg)	Alief Elsik HS (TX)
G	22	Murray, Ronald	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	Shaw
G	8	Ollie, Kevin	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	Connecticut
C	9	Potapenko, Vitaly	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	280 lb (127 kg)	Wright State
F	77	Radmanović, Vladimir	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	227 lb (103 kg)	FR Yugoslavia
F	45	Sesay, Ansu	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	225 lb (102 kg)	Mississippi

Head coach

Nate McMillan

Assistant coach(es)

Legend

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

Roster

Regular season

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Season standings

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Pacific Division v t e	W	L	PCT	GB	Home	Road	Div
y-Sacramento Kings	59	23	.720	–	35–6	24–17	17–7
x-Los Angeles Lakers	50	32	.610	9	31–10	19–22	15–9
x-Portland Trail Blazers	50	32	.610	9	27–14	23–18	15–9
x-Phoenix Suns	44	38	.537	15	30–11	14–27	12–12
Seattle SuperSonics	40	42	.488	19	25–16	15–26	11–13
Golden State Warriors	38	44	.463	21	24–17	14–27	8–16
Los Angeles Clippers	27	55	.329	32	16–25	11–30	6–18

#	Western Conference v t e
#	Team	W	L	PCT	GB
1	z-San Antonio Spurs	60	22	.732	–
2	y-Sacramento Kings	59	23	.720	1
3	x-Dallas Mavericks	60	22	.732	–
4	x-Minnesota Timberwolves	51	31	.622	9
5	x-Los Angeles Lakers	50	32	.610	10
6	x-Portland Trail Blazers	50	32	.610	10
7	x-Utah Jazz	47	35	.573	13
8	x-Phoenix Suns	44	38	.537	16

9	Houston Rockets	43	39	.524	17
10	Seattle SuperSonics	40	42	.488	20
11	Golden State Warriors	38	44	.463	22
12	Memphis Grizzlies	28	54	.341	32
13	Los Angeles Clippers	27	55	.329	33
14	Denver Nuggets	17	65	.207	43

z - clinched division title

y - clinched division title

x - clinched playoff spot

Record vs. opponents

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2002-03 NBA Records
Team	ATL	BOS	CHI	CLE	DAL	DEN	DET	GSW	HOU	IND	LAC	LAL	MEM	MIA	MIL	MIN	NJN	NOH	NYK	ORL	PHI	PHO	POR	SAC	SAS	SEA	TOR	UTA	WAS
Atlanta	–	0–3	2–2	4–0	0–2	2–0	1–3	0–2	1–1	2–2	2–0	1–1	1–1	1–3	2–2	0–2	1–3	2–2	1–3	2–1	3–1	0–2	0–2	1–1	1–1	1–1	1–3	1–1	2–2
Boston	3–0	–	2–2	4–0	0–2	1–1	2–2	1–1	0–2	2–2	2–0	1–1	2–0	2–2	1–2	2–0	1–3	3–1	4–0	3–2	2–2	0–2	1–1	0–2	0–2	2–0	1–2	1–1	1–3
Chicago	2–2	2–2	–	3–1	0–2	1–1	0–4	1–1	1–1	2–2	0–2	1–1	1–1	1–2	2–2	0–2	2–2	1–3	2–1	1–3	1–3	1–1	1–1	0–2	0–2	0–2	2–2	1–1	1–3
Cleveland	0–4	0–4	1–3	–	0–2	1–1	0–4	1–1	1–1	0–4	2–0	1–1	0–2	1–2	0–4	0–2	2–2	1–3	1–2	0–4	0–4	0–2	0–2	0–2	0–2	1–1	3–1	1–1	0–4
Dallas	2–0	2–0	2–0	2–0	–	4–0	2–0	4–0	4–0	1–1	4–0	1–3	4–0	2–0	0–2	2–2	2–0	2–0	2–0	1–1	2–0	2–2	2–2	1–3	2–2	2–2	2–0	2–2	2–0
Denver	0–2	1–1	1–1	1–1	0–4	–	0–2	0–4	0–4	1–1	1–3	0–4	2–2	2–0	1–1	0–4	0–2	0–2	0–2	0–2	0–2	1–3	2–2	0–4	1–3	1–3	1–1	0–4	1–1
Detroit	3–1	2–2	4–0	4–0	0–2	2–0	–	1–1	2–0	2–2	1–1	1–1	2–0	3–1	1–3	1–1	2–1	2–2	2–2	2–1	2–2	1–1	0–2	1–1	0–2	1–1	3–1	2–0	3–1
Golden State	2–0	1–1	1–1	1–1	0–4	4–0	1–1	–	1–3	1–1	2–2	2–2	2–2	1–1	0–2	1–3	1–1	1–1	2–0	1–1	2–0	2–2	0–4	0–4	1–3	2–2	2–0	2–2	2–0
Houston	1–1	2–0	1–1	1–1	0–4	4–0	0–2	3–1	–	1–1	2–2	2–2	3–1	1–1	1–1	2–2	1–1	1–1	0–2	2–0	2–0	3–1	1–3	2–2	1–3	2–2	2–0	1–3	1–1
Indiana	2–2	2–2	2–2	4–0	1–1	1–1	2–2	1–1	1–1	–	2–0	0–2	1–1	4–0	3–1	2–0	1–2	3–1	3–1	2–1	2–2	1–1	0–2	0–2	0–2	2–0	3–1	1–1	2–2
L.A. Clippers	0–2	0–2	2–0	0–2	0–4	3–1	1–1	2–2	2–2	0–2	–	0–4	2–2	2–0	1–1	1–3	1–1	1–1	1–1	1–1	0–2	1–3	1–3	1–3	1–3	1–3	1–1	1–3	0–2
L.A. Lakers	1–1	1–1	1–1	1–1	3–1	4–0	1–1	2–2	2–2	2–0	4–0	–	4–0	1–1	2–0	2–2	0–2	1–1	1–1	1–1	1–1	3–1	2–2	2–2	0–4	2–2	2–0	3–1	1–1
Memphis	1–1	0–2	1–1	2–0	0–4	2–2	0–2	2–2	1–3	1–1	2–2	0–4	–	2–0	2–0	0–4	1–1	1–1	1–1	2–0	0–2	1–3	1–3	0–4	1–3	1–3	1–1	1–3	1–1
Miami	3–1	2–2	2–1	2–1	0–2	0–2	1–3	1–1	1–1	0–4	0–2	1–1	0–2	–	1–3	1–1	0–4	0–4	2–2	0–4	0–4	2–0	0–2	1–1	0–2	0–2	4–0	0–2	1–3
Milwaukee	2–2	2–1	2–2	4–0	2–0	1–1	3–1	2–0	1–1	1–3	1–1	0–2	0–2	3–1	–	0–2	2–2	2–2	3–1	2–2	2–2	0–2	2–0	0–2	0–2	1–1	2–2	0–2	2–1
Minnesota	2–0	0–2	2–0	2–0	2–2	4–0	1–1	3–1	2–2	0–2	3–1	2–2	4–0	1–1	2–0	–	0–2	1–1	2–0	1–1	1–1	3–1	3–1	2–2	2–2	2–2	1–1	1–3	2–0
New Jersey	3–1	3–1	2–2	2–2	0–2	2–0	1–2	1–1	1–1	2–1	1–1	2–0	1–1	4–0	2–2	2–0	–	2–2	3–1	2–2	1–3	1–1	2–0	0–2	1–1	1–1	4–0	0–2	3–1
New Orleans	2–2	1–3	3–1	3–1	0–2	2–0	2–2	1–1	1–1	1–3	1–1	1–1	1–1	4–0	2–2	1–1	2–2	–	3–1	1–3	2–1	2–0	0–2	1–1	0–2	2–0	4–0	2–0	2–1
New York	3–1	0–4	1–2	2–1	0–2	2–0	2–2	0–2	2–0	1–3	1–1	1–1	1–1	2–2	1–3	0–2	1–3	1–3	–	2–2	2–2	2–0	0–2	1–1	2–0	1–1	3–1	1–1	2–2
Orlando	1–2	2–3	3–1	4–0	1–1	2–0	1–2	1–1	0–2	1–2	1–1	1–1	0–2	4–0	2–2	1–1	2–2	3–1	2–2	–	2–2	0–2	0–2	1–1	0–2	2–0	2–2	1–1	2–2
Philadelphia	1–3	2–2	3–1	4–0	0–2	2–0	2–2	0–2	0–2	2–2	2–0	1–1	2–0	4–0	2–2	1–1	3–1	1–2	2–2	2–2	–	0–2	2–0	0–2	1–1	1–1	3–0	1–1	4–0
Phoenix	2–0	2–0	1–1	2–0	2–2	3–1	1–1	2–2	1–3	1–1	3–1	1–3	3–1	0–2	2–0	1–3	1–1	0–2	0–2	2–0	2–0	–	3–1	2–2	3–1	1–3	1–1	1–3	1–1
Portland	2–0	1–1	1–1	2–0	2–2	2–2	2–0	4–0	3–1	2–0	3–1	2–2	3–1	2–0	0–2	1–3	0–2	2–0	2–0	2–0	0–2	1–3	–	1–3	2–2	4–0	2–0	1–3	1–1
Sacramento	1–1	2–0	2–0	2–0	3–1	4–0	1–1	4–0	2–2	2–0	3–1	2–2	4–0	1–1	2–0	2–2	2–0	1–1	1–1	1–1	2–0	2–2	3–1	–	1–3	3–1	1–1	3–1	2–0
San Antonio	1–1	2–0	2–0	2–0	2–2	3–1	2–0	3–1	3–1	2–0	3–1	4–0	3–1	2–0	2–0	2–2	1–1	2–0	0–2	2–0	1–1	1–3	2–2	3–1	–	3–1	2–0	4–0	1–1
Seattle	1–1	0–2	2–0	1–1	2–2	3–1	1–1	2–2	2–2	0–2	3–1	2–2	3–1	2–0	1–1	2–2	1–1	0–2	1–1	0–2	1–1	3–1	0–4	1–3	1–3	–	2–0	2–2	1–1
Toronto	3–1	2–1	2–2	1–3	0–2	1–1	1–3	0–2	0–2	1–3	1–1	0–2	1–1	0–4	2–2	1–1	0–4	0–4	1–3	2–2	0–3	1–1	0–2	1–1	0–2	0–2	–	0–2	3–1
Utah	1–1	1–1	1–1	1–1	2–2	4–0	0–2	2–2	3–1	1–1	3–1	1–3	3–1	2–0	2–0	3–1	2–0	0–2	1–1	1–1	1–1	3–1	3–1	1–3	0–4	2–2	2–0	–	1–1
Washington	2–2	3–1	3–1	4–0	0–2	1–1	1–3	0–2	1–1	2–2	2–0	1–1	1–1	3–1	1–2	0–2	1–3	1–2	2–2	2–2	0–4	1–1	1–1	0–2	1–1	1–1	1–3	1–1	—

Game log

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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

Player	GP	GS	MPG	FG%	3P%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
Ray Allen	29	29	41.3	.441	.351	.920	5.6	5.9	1.6	0.1	24.5
Gary Payton	52	52	40.8	.448	.298	.692	4.8	8.8	1.8	0.2	20.8
Rashard Lewis	77	77	39.5	.452	.346	.820	6.5	1.7	1.3	0.5	18.1
Desmond Mason	52	15	34.8	.436	.291	.740	6.4	1.8	0.9	0.4	14.1
Brent Barry	75	68	33.1	.458	.403	.795	4.0	5.1	1.5	0.2	10.3
Kevin Ollie	29	1	26.6	.441	1.000	.759	2.9	3.8	1.1	0.0	8.0
Vladimir Radmanović	72	16	26.5	.410	.355	.706	4.5	1.3	0.9	0.3	10.1
Predrag Drobnjak	82	69	24.2	.412	.353	.791	3.9	1.0	0.6	0.5	9.4
Reggie Evans	67	60	20.4	.471		.519	6.6	0.5	0.6	0.2	3.2
Kenny Anderson	38	1	18.1	.440	.000	.829	2.3	3.2	1.1	0.0	6.1
Vitaly Potapenko	26	2	15.5	.441		.759	3.4	0.2	0.3	0.3	4.0
Jerome James	51	16	15.0	.478		.587	4.2	0.5	0.2	1.6	5.4
Elden Campbell	15	0	12.3	.333		.762	2.6	0.6	0.6	0.5	3.2
Calvin Booth	47	0	12.2	.437	.000	.723	2.3	0.3	0.2	0.7	2.9
Ronald Murray	2	0	10.0	.400	.000		1.5	1.0	0.0	0.0	2.0
Ansu Sesay	45	4	10.0	.383		.571	1.6	0.5	0.3	0.1	2.1
Joseph Forte	17	0	5.1	.286	.000	.667	0.6	0.6	0.2	0.0	1.4

Provided by Basketball-Reference.com: View Original Table Generated 2/17/2017.

Awards and records

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Ray Allen, Player of the Week (Mar. 2)
Ray Allen, Three-Point Field Goal Leader
Rashard Lewis, Player of the Week (Nov. 17)

Transactions

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References

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