The Season in Brief
The 1997-98 Seattle SuperSonics went 61-21. Led by Gary Payton, Vin Baker and Detlef Schrempf, they posted a +6.33 SRS and went 4-6 in the playoffs.
Each segment is one player's share of the team's fame - Gary Payton leads at 33%.
Honors & Awards
Team Leaders
| Points | Vin Baker | 19.2 |
| Rebounds | Vin Baker | 8.0 |
| Assists | Gary Payton | 8.3 |
| Steals | Gary Payton | 2.3 |
| Blocks | Jim McIlvaine | 1.8 |
| True Shooting | Dale Ellis | 61.2 |
| 3-Pointers | Gary Payton | 134 |
| Def. Win Shares | Gary Payton | 4.0 |
The Roster, by Fame
Gary PaytonAll-NBA 1stAll-Defense 1stAll-Star11202Vin Baker★All-NBA 2ndAll-Star6403Detlef Schrempf494Hersey Hawkins405Sam Perkins146Dale Ellis137Greg Anthony108Aaron Williams109Jim McIlvaine810Jerome Kersey611Nate McMillan512David Wingate313Stephen Howard114James Cotton★015Eric Snow016George Zidek0
Full Stat Line
Tap a column to re-sort. ★ marks a career year.
| Player | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gary Payton | 82 | 19.2 | 4.6 | 8.3 | 2.3 | 0.2 | 54.4 | 134 | 4.0 | 112 |
| Vin Baker★ | 82 | 19.2 | 8.0 | 1.9 | 1.1 | 1.0 | 56.4 | 1 | 3.5 | 64 |
| Detlef Schrempf | 78 | 15.8 | 7.1 | 4.4 | 0.8 | 0.2 | 58.5 | 61 | 2.9 | 49 |
| Hersey Hawkins | 82 | 10.5 | 4.1 | 2.7 | 1.8 | 0.2 | 59.4 | 125 | 3.3 | 40 |
| Sam Perkins | 81 | 7.2 | 3.1 | 1.4 | 0.8 | 0.4 | 55.0 | 87 | 2.0 | 14 |
| Dale Ellis | 79 | 11.8 | 2.3 | 1.1 | 0.8 | 0.1 | 61.2 | 127 | 1.4 | 13 |
| Greg Anthony | 80 | 5.2 | 1.4 | 2.6 | 0.8 | 0.0 | 54.5 | 66 | 1.3 | 10 |
| Aaron Williams | 65 | 4.6 | 2.3 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 0.6 | 57.5 | 0 | 1.0 | 10 |
| Jim McIlvaine | 78 | 3.2 | 3.3 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 1.8 | 47.7 | 0 | 1.9 | 8 |
| Jerome Kersey | 37 | 6.3 | 3.6 | 1.2 | 1.4 | 0.4 | 44.7 | 1 | 1.2 | 6 |
| Nate McMillan | 18 | 3.4 | 2.2 | 3.1 | 0.8 | 0.2 | 46.0 | 15 | 0.3 | 5 |
| David Wingate | 58 | 2.6 | 1.4 | 0.6 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 49.1 | 3 | 0.6 | 3 |
| Stephen Howard | 13 | 1.9 | 0.9 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 43.2 | 0 | 0.1 | 1 |
| James Cotton★ | 9 | 2.7 | 0.7 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 48.1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| Eric Snow | 17 | 1.5 | 0.2 | 0.8 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 45.6 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| George Zidek | 6 | 1.8 | 0.7 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 34.9 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 |
Roster Profile
- Avg age (minutes-weighted): 31.1
- Youngest: James Cotton (22)
- Oldest: Dale Ellis (37)
Rookies & Newcomers
- James Cotton - rookie
- Vin Baker - new to the team
- Dale Ellis - new to the team
- Greg Anthony - new to the team
- Aaron Williams - new to the team
- Jerome Kersey - new to the team
- Stephen Howard - new to the team
- George Zidek - new to the team
Draft Pedigree
- Gary Payton - pick #2 (1990)
- Vin Baker - pick #8 (1993)
- Detlef Schrempf - pick #8 (1985)
- Hersey Hawkins - pick #6 (1988)
- Sam Perkins - pick #4 (1984)
The Playoff Run
4-6 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.