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(NBA). Following the resignation of Lenny Wilkens as a head coach after the 1971–72 season and a poor campaign in the 1972–73 season that saw the departure of general manager

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, the Sonics hired

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' stalwart Bill Russell as head coach and general manager. With Russell at the helm, the team finished in 6th place in the Western Conference with a 36–46 record. The Sonics' home court,

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, was the venue for the

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Offseason

The Sonics made only one trade during the offseason that sent All-Star

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to the

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and brought back a member of the original SuperSonics team, Walt Hazzard to Seattle.Hazzard Traded to Seattle
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''. July 26, 1973. Retrieved June 14, 2012.

Draft picks

Roster

Regular season

Season standings

Record vs. opponents

Game log

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18,738 , 0–1 , -bgcolor=#cfc , 2 , October 12 , Capital Bullets , W 103–102 ,

Spencer Haywood Spencer Haywood (born April 22, 1949) is an American former professional basketball player and Olympic gold medalist. Haywood is a member of the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame, being inducted in 2015. High school career In 1964, Haywo ...

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11,673 , 1–1 , -bgcolor=#cfc , 3 , October 14 ,

Milwaukee Milwaukee ( ), officially the City of Milwaukee, is both the most populous and most densely populated city in the U.S. state of Wisconsin and the county seat of Milwaukee County. With a population of 577,222 at the 2020 census, Milwaukee is ...

, W 109–100 ,

Jim McDaniels James Ronald McDaniels (April 2, 1948 – September 6, 2017) was an American professional basketball player. McDaniels played collegiately for Western Kentucky University and was the No. 1 overall pick in the 1971 American Basketball Associat ...

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11,240 , 2–1 , -bgcolor=#fcc , 4 , October 17 , Kansas City–Omaha , L 106–108 ,

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Los Angeles Los Angeles ( ; es, Los Ángeles, link=no , ), often referred to by its initials L.A., is the largest city in the state of California and the second most populous city in the United States after New York City, as well as one of the world' ...

, L 91–118 , Jim Fox,

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14,259 , 2–3 , -bgcolor=#fcc , 6 , October 20 , @

Portland Portland most commonly refers to: * Portland, Oregon, the largest city in the state of Oregon, in the Pacific Northwest region of the United States * Portland, Maine, the largest city in the state of Maine, in the New England region of the northeas ...

, L 108–123 ,

Dick Gibbs Richard Horace Maconochie Gibbs (4 February 1893 – 19 July 1916), a medical student and an Australian rules footballer, played with the Melbourne University Football Club in the Victorian Football League. When the University team withdrew ...

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9,251 , 2–4 , -bgcolor=#cfc , 7 , October 21 , Phoenix , W 116–112 , Fred Brown (24) , , , , ,

11,964 , 3–4 , -bgcolor=#fcc , 8 , October 24 ,

Atlanta Atlanta ( ) is the capital and most populous city of the U.S. state of Georgia. It is the seat of Fulton County, the most populous county in Georgia, but its territory falls in both Fulton and DeKalb counties. With a population of 498,715 ...

, L 106–131 ,

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9,626 , 3–5 , -bgcolor=#fcc , 9 , October 26 , Golden State , L 110–117 ,

Dick Snyder Richard J. Snyder Jr. (born February 1, 1944) is an American former professional basketball player. He played in the National Basketball Association (NBA) for the St. Louis Hawks, Phoenix Suns, Seattle SuperSonics, and Cleveland Cavaliers. Snyd ...

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10,906 , 3–6 , -bgcolor=#fcc , 10 , October 28 ,

Detroit Detroit ( , ; , ) is the largest city in the U.S. state of Michigan. It is also the largest U.S. city on the United States–Canada border, and the seat of government of Wayne County. The City of Detroit had a population of 639,111 at th ...

, L 93–115 ,

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1,198 , 3–7 , -bgcolor=#fcc , 11 , October 30 , @ Buffalo , L 103–105 ,

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Buffalo Memorial Auditorium Buffalo Memorial Auditorium, colloquially known as The Aud, was a multipurpose indoor arena in downtown Buffalo, New York. Opened on October 14, 1940, it was home to the Canisius Golden Griffins (NCAA), the Buffalo Bisons ( AHL), the Buffalo Biso ...

7,396 , 3–8 , -bgcolor=#fcc , 12 , October 31 , @

, L 107–114 , Fred Brown (31) , , , , ,

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4,748 , 3–9 , -bgcolor=#cfc , 13 , November 2 , @ Kansas City–Omaha , W 115–109 , Fred Brown (37) , , , , , Municipal Auditorium
4,574 , 4–9 , -bgcolor=#fcc , 14 , November 4 ,

New York New York most commonly refers to: * New York City, the most populous city in the United States, located in the state of New York * New York (state), a state in the northeastern United States New York may also refer to: Film and television * '' ...

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13,772 , 4–10 , -bgcolor=#cfc , 15 , November 7 , Buffalo , W 130–113 ,

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8,878 , 5–10 , -bgcolor=#fcc , 16 , November 9 ,

, L 111–118 ,

John Brisker John Brisker (June 15, 1947 – disappeared April 11, 1978, declared dead May 29, 1985) was an American professional basketball player from Detroit, Michigan who disappeared in Uganda in April 1978. Career A 6'5" forward/guard who played for the ...

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13,988 , 5–11 , -bgcolor=#fcc , 17 , November 11 ,

Chicago (''City in a Garden''); I Will , image_map = , map_caption = Interactive Map of Chicago , coordinates = , coordinates_footnotes = , subdivision_type = Country , subdivision_name ...

, L 98–116 ,

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10,915 , 5–12 , -bgcolor=#fcc , 18 , November 13 , @

, L 102–104 ,

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17,478 , 5–13 , -bgcolor=#fcc , 19 , November 14 , @

Boston Boston (), officially the City of Boston, is the state capital and most populous city of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, as well as the cultural and financial center of the New England region of the United States. It is the 24th- mo ...

, L 104–110 , Fred Brown,

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6,191 , 5–14 , -bgcolor=#cfc , 20 , November 16 ,

Cleveland Cleveland ( ), officially the City of Cleveland, is a city in the U.S. state of Ohio and the county seat of Cuyahoga County. Located in the northeastern part of the state, it is situated along the southern shore of Lake Erie, across the U.S. ...

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11,770 , 6–14 , -bgcolor=#cfc , 21 , November 18 ,

Philadelphia Philadelphia, often called Philly, is the largest city in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, the sixth-largest city in the U.S., the second-largest city in both the Northeast megalopolis and Mid-Atlantic regions after New York City. Sinc ...

, W 95–91 ,

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10,900 , 7–14 , -bgcolor=#fcc , 22 , November 22 , @

, L 125–131 ,

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7,285 , 7–15 , -bgcolor=#cfc , 23 , November 23 ,

, W 127–106 ,

Isaac Stallworth Isaac "Bud" Stallworth (born January 18, 1950) is a retired American basketball player. He was a 6'5" (1.96 m) and 190 lb (86 kg) shooting guard and played college basketball at the University of Kansas (KU) where he was named 1972 All- ...

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13,330 , 8–15 , -bgcolor=#cfc , 24 , November 25 , @ Kansas City–Omaha , W 104–99 ,

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4,213 , 9–15 , -bgcolor=#fcc , 25 , November 27 , @

, L 118–120 ,

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3,357 , 9–16 , -bgcolor=#fcc , 26 , November 28 , @

, L 93–127 ,

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Milwaukee Arena Milwaukee ( ), officially the City of Milwaukee, is both the most populous and most densely populated city in the U.S. state of Wisconsin and the county seat of Milwaukee County. With a population of 577,222 at the 2020 census, Milwaukee is ...

8,289 , 9–17 , -bgcolor=#fcc , 27 , December 1 , @

, L 110–120 ,

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Omni Coliseum Omni Coliseum (often called The Omni) was an indoor arena in Atlanta, Georgia (U.S. state), Georgia, United States. Completed in 1972, the arena seated 16,378 for basketball and 15,278 for ice hockey, hockey. It was part of the CNN Center, Omni ...

7,194 , 9–18 , -bgcolor=#fcc , 28 , December 2 , @ Capital Bullets , L 96–98 ,

Slick Watts Donald Earl "Slick" Watts (born July 22, 1951) is an American former basketball player. He is perhaps most well known for being the first NBA player to lead the league in both assists and steals, in 1976. College "Slick" Watts originally attend ...

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17,500 , 9–19 , -bgcolor=#fcc , 29 , December 4 , @

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, L 107–130 , Fred Brown (24) , , , , ,

Chicago Stadium Chicago Stadium was an indoor arena in Chicago, Illinois, that opened in 1929, closed in 1994 and was demolished in 1995. It was the home of the National Hockey League's Chicago Blackhawks and the National Basketball Association's Chicago Bulls. ...

5,104 , 9–20 , -bgcolor=#fcc , 30 , December 6 ,

, L 108–110 ,

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7,758 , 9–21 , -bgcolor=#cfc , 31 , December 7 , @

, W 115–111 ,

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13,189 , 10–21 , -bgcolor=#fcc , 32 , December 9 ,

Houston Houston (; ) is the most populous city in Texas, the most populous city in the Southern United States, the fourth-most populous city in the United States, and the sixth-most populous city in North America, with a population of 2,304,580 in ...

, L 107–110 ,

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9,689 , 10–22 , -bgcolor=#fcc , 33 , December 11 , @

, L 91–130 , Fred Brown (23) , , , , ,

7,075 , 10–23 , -bgcolor=#cfc , 34 , December 12 , @

, W 100–93 ,

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3,432 , 11–23 , -bgcolor=#cfc , 35 , December 14 , Capital Bullets , W 93–88 ,

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11,857 , 12–23 , -bgcolor=#fcc , 36 , December 16 , Phoenix , L 109–113 ,

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9,778 , 12–24 , -bgcolor=#cfc , 37 , December 18 , @

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, W 93–92 ,

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4,721 , 13–24 , -bgcolor=#cfc , 38 , December 19 , @

, W 124–118 (OT) ,

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2,371 , 14–24 , -bgcolor=#fcc , 39 , December 21 , @

, L 96–101 ,

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2,173 , 14–25 , -bgcolor=#fcc , 40 , December 23 ,

, L 95–96 ,

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13,970 , 14–26 , -bgcolor=#cfc , 41 , December 26 ,

, W 129–105 , Jim Fox (25) , , , , ,

12,755 , 15–26 , -bgcolor=#fcc , 42 , December 27 , @ Phoenix , L 100–111 ,

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7,555 , 15–27 , -bgcolor=#cfc , 43 , December 28 ,

, W 110–93 ,

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10,245 , 16–27 , -bgcolor=#cfc , 44 , December 30 , Golden State , W 96–92 , Jim Fox (29) , , , , ,

14,078 , 17–27 , -bgcolor=#fcc , 45 , January 2 , Buffalo , L 111–115 ,

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12,011 , 17–28 , -bgcolor=#cfc , 46 , January 4 ,

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, W 103–101 (OT) ,

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12,042 , 18–28 , -bgcolor=#cfc , 47 , January 6 ,

, W 91–90 ,

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12,184 , 19–28 , -bgcolor=#cfc , 48 , January 9 , Kansas City–Omaha , W 100–96 ,

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10,048 , 20–28 , -bgcolor=#fcc , 49 , January 10 , @ Golden State , L 89–125 , Jim Fox (15) , , , , ,

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3,032 , 20–29 , -bgcolor=#fcc , 50 , January 11 ,

, L 98–107 ,

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14,078 , 20–30 , -bgcolor=#cfc , 51 , January 13 , @ Phoenix , W 123–112 , Fred Brown (38) , , , , , Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum
5,769 , 21–30 , -bgcolor=#cfc , 52 , January 18 , @

, W 116–104 ,

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3,108 , 22–30 , -bgcolor=#fcc , 53 , January 19 , @

, L 109–127 ,

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6,938 , 22–31 , -bgcolor=#cfc , 54 , January 23 , @

, W 98–97 , Fred Brown (26) , , , , ,

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6,237 , 23–31 , -bgcolor=#fcc , 55 , January 25 , @

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, L 99–104 ,

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9,422 , 23–32 , -bgcolor=#fcc , 56 , January 26 , @

, L 83–94 ,

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8,386 , 23–33 , -bgcolor=#cfc , 57 , January 29 , @

, W 115–107 ,

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3,027 , 24–33 , -bgcolor=#cfc , 58 , February 1 ,

, W 110–85 ,

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14,017 , 25–33 , -bgcolor=#fcc , 59 , February 2 , @

, L 97–102 ,

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7,526 , 25–34 , -bgcolor=#fcc , 60 , February 3 ,

, L 100–114 ,

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14,078 , 25–35 , -bgcolor=#fcc , 61 , February 5 , @ Golden State , L 113–129 , Jim Fox,

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4,197 , 25–36 , -bgcolor=#cfc , 62 , February 6 ,

, W 107–94 ,

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11,204 , 26–36 , -bgcolor=#cfc , 63 , February 10 , Kansas City–Omaha , W 119–103 ,

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13,608 , 27–36 , -bgcolor=#cfc , 64 , February 13 ,

, W 118–100 ,

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12,031 , 28–36 , -bgcolor=#fcc , 65 , February 15 , @

, L 96–112 ,

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15,263 , 28–37 , -bgcolor=#cfc , 66 , February 17 ,

, W 106–97 , Fred Brown (24) , , , , ,

14,078 , 29–37 , -bgcolor=#fcc , 67 , February 23 ,

, L 116–118 ,

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14,078 , 29–38 , -bgcolor=#cfc , 68 , February 24 ,

, W 115–105 ,

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13,779 , 30–38 , -bgcolor=#fcc , 69 , February 27 , @ Capital Bullets , L 100–104 , Fred Brown (28) , , , , ,

5,140 , 30–39 , -bgcolor=#cfc , 70 , March 1 , @

, W 105–103 ,

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6,694 , 31–39 , -bgcolor=#fcc , 71 , March 2 , @

, L 99–116 ,

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10,938 , 31–40 , -bgcolor=#fcc , 72 , March 5 , @

, L 106–111 ,

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19,964 , 31–41 , -bgcolor=#cfc , 73 , March 8 , @ Buffalo , W 123–117 (OT) ,

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16,218 , 32–41 , -bgcolor=#fcc , 74 , March 9 , @ Kansas City–Omaha , L 96–106 ,

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3,870 , 32–42 , -bgcolor=#fcc , 75 , March 15 ,

, L 107–126 , Fred Brown (26) , , , , ,

14,078 , 32–43 , -bgcolor=#fcc , 76 , March 17 , Phoenix , L 108–133 ,

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13,007 , 32–44 , -bgcolor=#cfc , 77 , March 20 , Golden State , W 110–107 ,

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10,657 , 33–44 , -bgcolor=#fcc , 78 , March 22 ,

, L 101–106 ,

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13,771 , 33–45 , -bgcolor=#cfc , 79 , March 23 , @ Golden State , W 139–137 , Fred Brown (58) , , , , ,

7,570 , 34–45 , -bgcolor=#fcc , 80 , March 24 ,

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, L 113–122 , Fred Brown (29) , , , , ,

12,430 , 34–46 , -bgcolor=#cfc , 81 , March 26 , @

, W 121–115 , Fred Brown (37) , , , , , The Forum
13,489 , 35–46 , -bgcolor=#cfc , 82 , March 27 , Phoenix , W 127–123 , Fred Brown (34) , , , , ,

12,528 , 36–46

Player statistics

Awards and records

was selected to the

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and represented the West in the

Transactions

Overview

Trades

References

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