The Season in Brief
The 1996-97 Seattle SuperSonics went 57-25. Led by Gary Payton, Shawn Kemp and Detlef Schrempf, they posted a +6.91 SRS and went 6-6 in the playoffs.
Each segment is one player's share of the team's fame - Gary Payton leads at 30%.
Honors & Awards
Team Leaders
| Points | Gary Payton | 21.8 |
| Rebounds | Shawn Kemp | 10.0 |
| Assists | Gary Payton | 7.1 |
| Steals | Gary Payton | 2.4 |
| Blocks | Jim McIlvaine | 2.0 |
| True Shooting | Hersey Hawkins | 61.6 |
| 3-Pointers | Hersey Hawkins | 143 |
| Def. Win Shares | Shawn Kemp | 5.4 |
The Roster, by Fame
Gary PaytonAll-NBA 2ndAll-Defense 1stAll-Star9902Shawn KempAll-Star6303Detlef SchrempfAll-Star474Hersey Hawkins425Sam Perkins206Nate McMillan107Eric Snow98Jim McIlvaine★89Larry Stewart810David Wingate711Terry Cummings612Craig Ehlo513Greg Graham114Antonio Harvey115Elmore Spencer116Steve Scheffler1
Full Stat Line
Tap a column to re-sort. ★ marks a career year.
| Player | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gary Payton | 82 | 21.8 | 4.6 | 7.1 | 2.4 | 0.2 | 54.5 | 119 | 4.7 | 99 |
| Shawn Kemp | 81 | 18.7 | 10.0 | 1.9 | 1.5 | 1.0 | 58.3 | 12 | 5.4 | 63 |
| Detlef Schrempf | 61 | 16.8 | 6.5 | 4.4 | 1.0 | 0.3 | 59.2 | 57 | 2.9 | 47 |
| Hersey Hawkins | 82 | 13.9 | 3.9 | 3.0 | 1.9 | 0.1 | 61.6 | 143 | 3.9 | 42 |
| Sam Perkins | 81 | 11.0 | 3.7 | 1.3 | 0.9 | 0.6 | 58.4 | 122 | 2.7 | 20 |
| Nate McMillan | 37 | 4.6 | 3.2 | 3.8 | 1.6 | 0.2 | 52.2 | 28 | 1.5 | 10 |
| Eric Snow | 67 | 3.0 | 1.0 | 2.4 | 0.6 | 0.0 | 51.5 | 4 | 0.9 | 9 |
| Jim McIlvaine★ | 82 | 3.8 | 4.0 | 0.3 | 0.5 | 2.0 | 48.6 | 1 | 2.8 | 8 |
| Larry Stewart | 70 | 4.3 | 2.4 | 0.7 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 51.2 | 9 | 1.2 | 8 |
| David Wingate | 65 | 3.6 | 1.1 | 1.2 | 0.7 | 0.1 | 50.9 | 25 | 1.1 | 7 |
| Terry Cummings | 45 | 8.2 | 4.1 | 0.9 | 0.7 | 0.2 | 52.1 | 3 | 1.2 | 6 |
| Craig Ehlo | 62 | 3.5 | 1.8 | 1.1 | 0.6 | 0.1 | 41.2 | 27 | 1.0 | 5 |
| Greg Graham | 28 | 3.3 | 0.5 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.0 | 47.6 | 9 | 0.3 | 1 |
| Antonio Harvey | 6 | 2.5 | 1.7 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.7 | 55.0 | 0 | 0.1 | 1 |
| Elmore Spencer | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 |
| Steve Scheffler | 7 | 1.9 | 0.4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 82.5 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 |
Roster Profile
- Avg age (minutes-weighted): 30
- Youngest: Eric Snow (23)
- Oldest: Sam Perkins (35)
Rookies & Newcomers
- Jim McIlvaine - new to the team
- Larry Stewart - new to the team
- Terry Cummings - new to the team
- Craig Ehlo - new to the team
- Greg Graham - new to the team
- Antonio Harvey - new to the team
- Elmore Spencer - new to the team
Draft Pedigree
- Gary Payton - pick #2 (1990)
- Shawn Kemp - pick #17 (1989)
- Detlef Schrempf - pick #8 (1985)
- Hersey Hawkins - pick #6 (1988)
- Sam Perkins - pick #4 (1984)
The Playoff Run
6-6 overall
Season fame across franchise history
Every season the Oklahoma City Thunder fielded a roster, scored by the combined fame of that year's team. Click any season to lock it in the panel, then use its Full season page link.
1967-682024-252025-26
2 championship seasons marked above the arc.