1987–88 Seattle SuperSonics season

1987–88 Seattle SuperSonics season
Head coachBernie Bickerstaff
General managerBob Whitsitt
Owner(s)Barry Ackerley
ArenaSeattle Center Coliseum
Results
Record44–38 (.537)
PlaceDivision: 3rd (Pacific)
Conference: 7th (Western)
Playoff finishFirst round
(lost to Nuggets 2–3)
Stats at Basketball Reference
Local media
Television
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The 1987–88 NBA season was the 21st season for the Seattle SuperSonics in the National Basketball Association. The SuperSonics received the fifth overall pick in the 1987 NBA draft, and selected small forward Scottie Pippen from the University of Central Arkansas, but soon traded him to the Chicago Bulls in exchange for rookie center, and top draft pick Olden Polynice from the University of Virginia; the SuperSonics also had the ninth overall pick, and selected small forward Derrick McKey from the University of Alabama.[1][2][3] During the off-season, the team acquired Sam Vincent from the Boston Celtics.[4]

The SuperSonics lost three of their first four games of the regular season, but later on posted a six-game winning streak in January, and held a 25–20 record at the All-Star break.[5] At mid-season, the team traded Vincent to the Bulls in exchange for Sedale Threatt.[6][7][8] Despite losing 9 of their 13 games in February, the SuperSonics finished in third place in the Pacific Division with a 44–38 record, and earned the seventh seed in the Western Conference; it was head coach Bernie Bickerstaff's first season with a record above .500 in winning percentage.[9]

Dale Ellis led the team in scoring averaging 25.8 points per game, and also led them with 107 three-point field goals, while Xavier McDaniel averaged 21.4 points and 6.6 rebounds per game, and was selected for the 1988 NBA All-Star Game in Chicago, Illinois, which was his only All-Star appearance,[10][11][12] and Tom Chambers provided the team with 20.4 points and 6.0 rebounds per game. In addition, second-year guard Nate McMillan contributed 7.6 points, 8.6 assists and 2.1 steals per game, and finished tied in eighth place in Defensive Player of the Year voting,[13] and Alton Lister provided with 5.6 points, 7.6 rebounds and 1.7 blocks per game.

Off the bench, McKey averaged 8.5 points and 4.0 rebounds per game, and was named to the NBA All-Rookie Team, while Kevin Williams contributed 6.3 points per game, Russ Schoene provided with 6.0 points per game, Polynice averaged 4.1 points and 4.0 rebounds per game, and Danny Young contributed 3.2 points and 2.8 assists per game.[14]

However, in the Western Conference First Round of the 1988 NBA playoffs, the SuperSonics lost in five games to the Denver Nuggets.[15] Following the season, Chambers signed as a free agent with the Phoenix Suns,[16][17][18] while Williams was left unprotected in the 1988 NBA expansion draft, where he was selected by the Miami Heat expansion team,[19][20][21] and Young signed with the Portland Trail Blazers.[22]

Offseason

Draft picks

Main article: 1987 NBA draft

Seattle selected future hall of famer Scottie Pippen in the first round thanks to a pick acquired from the New York Knicks, but traded him on draft day to the Chicago Bulls for Olden Polynice and two future conditional draft picks.

Round Pick Player Position Nationality College
1 5 Scottie Pippen (traded to Chicago) SF  United States Central Arkansas
1 9 Derrick McKey F  United States Alabama

Roster

1987–88 Seattle SuperSonics roster
Players Coaches
Pos. No. Player Height Weight DOB From
F 24 Tom Chambers 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 220 lb (100 kg) 1959–06–21 Utah
G/F 3 Dale Ellis 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 205 lb (93 kg) 1960–08–06 Tennessee
F/C 45 Clemon Johnson 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 240 lb (109 kg) 1956–09–12 Florida A&M
C 53 Alton Lister 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 240 lb (109 kg) 1958–10–01 Arizona State
F 34 Xavier McDaniel 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 205 lb (93 kg) 1963–06–04 Wichita State
F 31 Derrick McKey 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 205 lb (93 kg) 1966–10–10 Alabama
G 10 Nate McMillan 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 195 lb (88 kg) 1964–08–03 NC State
C 23 Olden Polynice 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 220 lb (100 kg) 1964–11–21 Virginia
F/C 40 Russ Schoene 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 210 lb (95 kg) 1960–04–16 Chattanooga
G 4 Sedale Threatt 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 175 lb (79 kg) 1961–09–10 West Virginia Tech
G 30 Kevin Williams 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 175 lb (79 kg) 1961–09–11 St. John's
G 22 Danny Young 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 175 lb (79 kg) 1962–07–26 Wake Forest
Head coach
Legend
  • (DP) Unsigned draft pick
  • (FA) Free agent
  • (S) Suspended
  • Injured Injured

1987–88 Salaries

Player 1987–88 Salary
Tom Chambers $950,000
Xavier McDaniel $875,000
Alton Lister $835,000
Clemon Johnson $502,000
Derrick McKey $355,000
Olden Polynice $350,000
Dale Ellis $325,000
Sedale Threatt $270,000
Russ Schoene $250,000
Danny Young $130,000
Nate McMillan $129,000
Kevin Williams $125,000
TOTAL $5,096,000

Sources:

  • Basketball Reference: SEA Salaries[23]

Regular season

Season standings

Pacific Division
 W L PCT GB Home Road Div
y-Los Angeles Lakers 62 20 .756 – 36–5 26–15 23–7
x-Portland Trail Blazers 53 29 .646 9 33–8 20–21 23–7
x- 44 38 .537 18 32–9 12–29 19–11
Phoenix Suns 28 54 .341 34 22–19 6–35 11–19
Golden State Warriors 20 62 .244 42 16–25 4–37 7–23
Los Angeles Clippers 17 65 .207 45 14–27 3–38 7–23
#
Western Conference
Team W L PCT GB
1 z-Los Angeles Lakers 62 20 .756 –
2 y-Denver Nuggets 54 28 .659 8
3 x-Dallas Mavericks 53 29 .646 9
4 x-Portland Trail Blazers 53 29 .646 9
5 x-Utah Jazz 47 35 .573 15
6 x-Houston Rockets 46 36 .561 16
7 x- 44 38 .537 18
8 x-San Antonio Spurs 31 51 .378 31
9 Phoenix Suns 28 54 .341 34
10 Sacramento Kings 24 58 .293 38
11 Golden State Warriors 20 62 .244 42
12 Los Angeles Clippers 17 65 .207 45

Game log

1987–88 game log
Total: 44–38 (home: 32–9; road: 12–29)
November: 6–6 (home: 5–1; road: 1–5)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
1 November 6 @ L. A. Lakers L 109–113 Tom Chambers (20) Xavier McDaniel (9) Nate McMillan (12) The Forum
17,505 		0–1
2 November 7 Phoenix W 112–96 Dale Ellis (27) Seattle Center Coliseum
14,252 		1–1
3 November 10 Dallas L 101–117 Dale Ellis (28) Alton Lister (8) Sam Vincent (6) Seattle Center Coliseum
10,447 		1–2
4 November 12 vs San Antonio L 118–123 Xavier McDaniel (23) HemisFair Arena
6,399 		1–3
5 November 13 @ Dallas W 103–95 Dale Ellis (22) Alton Lister (8) Nate McMillan (11) Reunion Arena
17,007 		2–3
6 November 15 vs Houston L 106–108 Dale Ellis (34) The Summit
16,611 		2–4
7 November 18 Portland W 120–114 Xavier McDaniel (32) Seattle Center Coliseum
8,461 		3–4
8 November 20 Milwaukee W 99–97 Xavier McDaniel (30) Seattle Center Coliseum
14,601 		4–4
9 November 21 Washington W 124–103 Xavier McDaniel (28) Seattle Center Coliseum
13,437 		5–4
10 November 24 L. A. Lakers W 103–85 Xavier McDaniel (34) Alton Lister (13) Nate McMillan (10) Seattle Center Coliseum
14,634 		6–4
11 November 27 @ Boston L 112–117 Dale Ellis (37) Dale Ellis (9) Nate McMillan (10) Boston Garden
14,890 		6–5
12 November 28 vs Indiana L 115–131 Dale Ellis (29) Market Square Arena
11,538 		6–6
December : 9–7 (home: 5–0; road: 4–7)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
13 December 1 vs New York W 112–109 Dale Ellis (37) Madison Square Garden
11,424 		7–6
14 December 2 vs Cleveland L 102–104 Dale Ellis (25) Coliseum at Richfield
6,207 		7–7
15 December 4 vs Philadelphia L 105–118 Tom Chambers (24) The Spectrum
13,115 		7–8
16 December 5 vs Washington W 115–99 Xavier McDaniel (26) Capital Centre
11,604 		8–8
17 December 8 Cleveland W 107–96 Dale Ellis
Xavier McDaniel
(25) 		Seattle Center Coliseum
8,520 		9–8
18 December 10 vs L. A. Clippers L 96–113 Dale Ellis (20) Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena
5,852 		9–9
19 December 12 L. A. Clippers W 116–95 Xavier McDaniel (35) Seattle Center Coliseum
10,623 		10–9
20 December 14 @ Utah L 95–116 Dale Ellis (29) Salt Palace
12,212 		10–10
21 December 15 vs Portland L 109–128 Xavier McDaniel (22) Memorial Coliseum
12,666 		10–11
22 December 17 Sacramento W 114–109 Tom Chambers (42) Seattle Center Coliseum
10,238 		11–11
23 December 19 vs Golden State W 129–102 Xavier McDaniel (32) Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum Arena
12,998 		12–11
24 December 20 @ L. A. Lakers L 94–103 Dale Ellis (24) Xavier McDaniel (11) Xavier McDaniel (7) The Forum
17,505 		12–12
25 December 23 vs Phoenix W 103–102 Dale Ellis (35) Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum
10,351 		13–12
26 December 26 @ Denver L 111–115 Xavier McDaniel (26) McNichols Sports Arena
12,403 		13–13
27 December 28 Denver W 108–100 Xavier McDaniel (30) Seattle Center Coliseum
13,007 		14–13
28 December 30 Boston W 111–105 Tom Chambers (31) Alton Lister (12) Sam Vincent (9) Seattle Center Coliseum
14,850 		15–13
January : 9–6 (home: 8–1; road: 1–5)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
29 January 2 Philadelphia W 116–114 Xavier McDaniel (35) Seattle Center Coliseum
14,250 		16–13
30 January 5 vs Portland L 114–126 Dale Ellis (32) Memorial Coliseum
12,666 		16–14
31 January 6 Houston W 110–95 Tom Chambers (46) Seattle Center Coliseum
11,289 		17–14
32 January 9 San Antonio W 141–133 Dale Ellis (47) Seattle Center Coliseum
11,565 		18–14
33 January 10 vs Sacramento L 108–109 Dale Ellis (30) ARCO Arena (I)
10,333 		18–15
34 January 13 Golden State W 144–115 Xavier McDaniel (30) Seattle Center Coliseum
7,909 		19–15
35 January 15 Utah W 124–105 Dale Ellis (39) Seattle Center Coliseum
10,418 		20–15
36 January 16 vs L. A. Clippers W 114–112 (OT) Dale Ellis (41) Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena
8,697 		21–15
37 January 18 Indiana W 115–105 Dale Ellis (29) Seattle Center Coliseum
10,151 		22–15
38 January 20 New York W 108–96 Xavier McDaniel (41) Seattle Center Coliseum
11,767 		23–15
39 January 22 Detroit W 109–106 Dale Ellis (47) Alton Lister (13) Nate McMillan (14) Seattle Center Coliseum
14,737 		24–15
40 January 24 L. A. Lakers L 109–116 Xavier McDaniel (35) Tom Chambers (10) Nate McMillan (11) Seattle Center Coliseum
14,739 		24–16
41 January 26 vs Sacramento W 116–100 Dale Ellis (42) ARCO Arena (I)
10,333 		25–16
42 January 29 @ Dallas L 109–117 Dale Ellis (35) Alton Lister (9) Nate McMillan (10) Reunion Arena
17,007 		25–17
43 January 30 vs San Antonio L 102–112 (OT) Xavier McDaniel
Tom Chambers
(27) 		HemisFair Arena
8,319 		25–18
February : 4–9 (home: 3–2; road: 1–7)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
44 February 1 @ Utah L 100–105 Dale Ellis (40) Salt Palace
12,212 		25–19
45 February 4 Atlanta L 109–119 Dale Ellis (36) Seattle Center Coliseum
14,611 		25–20
46 February 9 vs Portland L 123–139 Tom Chambers (21) Memorial Coliseum
12,666 		25–21
47 February 11 Houston W 120–115 Tom Chambers (36) Seattle Center Coliseum
13,038 		26–21
48 February 13 vs Golden State W 109–95 Dale Ellis (28) Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum Arena
13,502 		26–22
49 February 15 Dallas L 122–128 (OT) Tom Chambers (29) Xavier McDaniel (7) Sam Vincent (12) Seattle Center Coliseum
13,492 		26–23
50 February 17 vs Milwaukee L 93–115 Dale Ellis (26) MECCA Arena
11,052 		26–24
51 February 18 @ Detroit L 95–108 Tom Chambers (24) Olden Polynice (6) Nate McMillan (9) Pontiac Silverdome
24,482 		26–25
52 February 20 vs New Jersey W 113–101 Dale Ellis (30) Brendan Byrne Arena
11,137 		27–25
53 February 21 @ Atlanta L 113–129 Dale Ellis (31) The Omni
15,437 		27–26
54 February 23 @ Chicago L 97–104 (OT) Dale Ellis (34) Chicago Stadium
17,648 		27–27
55 February 26 Sacramento W 133–130 Dale Ellis (37) Seattle Center Coliseum
11,632 		28–27
56 February 27 Golden State W 114–111 Dale Ellis (30) Seattle Center Coliseum
10,752 		29–27
March : 8–6 (home: 5–3; road: 3–3)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
57 March 1 L. A. Lakers W 114–100 Dale Ellis (26) Xavier McDaniel (12) Nate McMillan (17) Seattle Center Coliseum
14,850 		30–27
58 March 4 Utah L 110–125 Tom Chambers (29) Seattle Center Coliseum
11,268 		30–28
59 March 5 Denver L 102–115 Dale Ellis (27) Seattle Center Coliseum
13,287 		30–29
60 March 8 vs Golden State W 121–116 (OT) Dale Ellis (29) Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum Arena
11,178 		31–29
61 March 9 vs Sacramento W 106–97 Dale Ellis (24) ARCO Arena (I)
10,333 		32–29
62 March 13 New Jersey W 115–102 Tom Chambers (25) Seattle Center Coliseum
9,040 		33–29
63 March 15 vs Phoenix L 90–111 Dale Ellis (38) Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum
11,159 		33–30
64 March 17 vs Houston L 106–115 Tom Chambers (24) The Summit
16,611 		33–31
65 March 18 vs San Antonio W 118–110 (OT) Xavier McDaniel (31) HemisFair Arena
7,353 		34–31
66 March 20 @ Denver L 95–108 Dale Ellis (23) McNichols Sports Arena
13,117 		34–32
67 March 23 Portland W 118–108 Dale Ellis (35) Seattle Center Coliseum
14,250 		35–32
68 March 26 L. A. Clippers W 131–98 Dale Ellis (27) Seattle Center Coliseum
11,650 		36–32
69 March 29 Chicago W 106–103 Chambers (34) Seattle Center Coliseum
14,850 		37–32
70 March 31 San Antonio L 115–117 Dale Ellis
Tom Chambers
(27) 		Seattle Center Coliseum
9,210 		37–33
April : 7–5 (home: 6–2; road: 1–3)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
71 April 2 Phoenix W 151–107 Xavier McDaniel (26) Seattle Center Coliseum
9,790 		38–33
72 April 5 @ L. A. Lakers L 90–94 Tom Chambers (21) Alton Lister (14) Xavier McDaniel,
Nate McMillan (4) 		The Forum
17,505 		38–34
73 April 6 Golden State 102–114 Derrick McKey (18) Seattle Center Coliseum
9,520 		39–34
74 April 8 Portland W 114–100 Xavier McDaniel (34) Seattle Center Coliseum
14,438 		40–34
75 April 9 Houston L 104–108 Xavier McDaniel (27) Seattle Center Coliseum
13,584 		40–35
76 April 13 L. A. Clippers W 113–92 Xavier McDaniel (23) Seattle Center Coliseum
Not announced 		41–35
77 April 15 Dallas W 115–88 Alton Lister (19) Alton Lister,
Xavier McDaniel (7) 		Nate McMillan (8) Seattle Center Coliseum
12,576 		42–35
78 April 16 vs Phoenix L 119–121 (OT) Sedale Threatt (31) Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum
11,406 		42–36
79 April 19 @ Denver L 114–134 Tom Chambers (29) McNichols Sports Arena
14,478 		42–37
80 April 20 Phoenix W 121–98 Dale Ellis (24) Seattle Center Coliseum
Not announced 		43–37
81 April 22 Utah L 109–110 Dale Ellis (20) Seattle Center Coliseum
14,250 		43–38
82 April 24 @ L.A. Clippers W 109–100 Russ Schoene
Tom Chambers
(20) 		Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena
Not announced 		44–38
1987–88 season schedule

Playoffs

1988 playoff game log
First round: 2–3 (home: 1–1; road: 1–2)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Series
1 April 29 @ Denver L 123–126 Tom Chambers (29) Xavier McDaniel (10) Xavier McDaniel,
Nate McMillan (8) 		McNichols Sports Arena
17,022 		0–1
2 May 1 @ Denver W 111–91 Dale Ellis (24) Xavier McDaniel (17) Nate McMillan (6) McNichols Sports Arena
17,022 		1–1
3 May 3 Denver L 114–125 Tom Chambers (34) Xavier McDaniel (12) Nate McMillan (9) Seattle Center Coliseum
14,250 		1–2
4 May 5 Denver W 127–117 Xavier McDaniel (27) Derrick McKey (7) Danny Young (8) Seattle Center Coliseum
14,250 		2–2
5 May 7 @ Denver L 96–115 Tom Chambers (23) Alton Lister (8) Xavier McDaniel (5) McNichols Sports Arena
16,040 		2–3
1988 schedule

Statistics

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

Player GP GS MPG FG% 3FG% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
Tom Chambers 82 82 32.7 .448 .303 .807 6.0 2.6 1.1 .6 20.4
Dale Ellis 75 73 37.2 .503 .413 .767 4.5 2.6 1.0 .1 25.8
Clemon Johnson 74 26 9.8 .467 .000 .688 2.4 .2 .2 .3 1.6
Alton Lister 82 55 22.1 .504 .500 .606 7.6 .7 .3 1.7 5.6
Xavier McDaniel 78 77 34.7 .488 .280 .715 6.6 3.4 1.2 .7 21.4
Derrick McKey 82 4 20.8 .491 .367 .772 4.0 1.3 .9 .8 8.5
Nate McMillan 82 82 29.9 .474 .375 .707 4.1 8.6 2.1 .6 7.6
Olden Polynice 82 0 13.2 .465 .000 .639 4.0 .4 .4 .3 4.1
Russ Schoene 81 2 12.0 .458 .293 .810 2.4 .7 .5 .2 6.0
Sedale Threatt1 26 0 13.6 .519 .143 .833 1.3 2.0 1.3 .2 7.5
Sam Vincent1 43 0 12.7 .474 .385 .767 1.1 3.2 .5 .1 4.5
Kevin Williams 80 9 13.6 .442 .143 .844 1.6 1.2 .8 .1 6.3
Danny Young 77 0 12.3 .408 .286 .811 1.0 2.8 .7 .0 3.2
1.^ Statistics with the SuperSonics.

Playoffs

Player GP GS MPG FG% 3FG% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
Tom Chambers 5 25.8 .549 .000 .829 6.2 2.2 .6 .2 25.8
Dale Ellis 5 34.4 .482 .250 .724 4.6 3.0 .6 .4 20.8
Clemon Johnson 5 7.8 .429 .000 .500 1.4 .0 .2 .2 1.4
Alton Lister 5 15.4 .706 .000 .800 5.8 1.0 .2 1.0 5.6
Xavier McDaniel 5 36.0 .556 .500 .500 9.6 5.0 .6 .2 21.2
Derrick McKey 5 21.8 .632 .333 .588 4.0 1.6 .6 1.0 12.0
Nate McMillan 5 25.4 .343 .000 .643 4.2 6.6 .4 .6 6.6
Olden Polynice 5 13.2 .455 .000 .000 1.6 .0 .6 .0 2.0
Russ Schoene 5 7.8 .583 .500 .000 1.4 .4 .2 .0 3.2
Sedale Threatt 5 16.0 .412 .000 1.000 2.2 2.2 .2 .0 6.4
Kevin Williams 5 14.0 .438 .000 .000 1.6 1.8 .6 .0 2.8
Danny Young 5 19.0 .524 .000 1.000 2.0 3.8 .4 .4 6.4

Awards and records

Awards

Records

Transactions

Overview

Players Added

Via draft

Via free agency

Via trade

Players Lost

Via free agency

Via trade

Via waiver

Trades

October 16, 1987 To Seattle SuperSonics
Sam Vincent
Scott Wedman 		To Boston Celtics
Conditional 1988 second round pick
February 25, 1988 To Seattle SuperSonics
Sedale Threatt 		To Chicago Bulls
Sam Vincent

Free agents

2.^ Received a conditional 1990 second round pick as compensation.
3.^ Suspended on December 6, 1987 due to failed mandatory drug counseling; later retired altogether.

See also

References

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  3. ^ "1987 NBA Draft". Basketball-Reference. Retrieved August 6, 2025.
  4. ^ "Sonics Deal". The Spokesman-Review. October 17, 1987. p. B2. Retrieved August 6, 2025.
  5. ^ "NBA Games Played on February 4, 1988". Basketball-Reference. Retrieved August 6, 2025.
  6. ^ Goldaper, Sam (February 26, 1988). "Suns Trade Nance to the Cavaliers". The New York Times. Retrieved August 6, 2025.
  7. ^ "Bulls Get Sam Vincent, Send Threatt to Sonics". Chicago Tribune. February 26, 1988. Retrieved August 6, 2025.
  8. ^ "Bulls Deal Threatt for Vincent". Chicago Tribune. February 26, 1988. Retrieved August 6, 2025.
  9. ^ "1987–88 Seattle SuperSonics Schedule and Results". Basketball-Reference. Retrieved August 6, 2025.
  10. ^ Barnard, Bill (February 7, 1988). "Today's NBA All-Star Game Will Be Homecoming of Sorts for 3 Players". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved August 6, 2025.
  11. ^ "1988 NBA All-Star Recap". NBA.com. NBA.com Staff. September 13, 2021. Retrieved August 6, 2025.
  12. ^ "1988 NBA All-Star Game: East 138, West 133". Basketball-Reference. Retrieved August 6, 2025.
  13. ^ "1987–88 NBA Awards Voting". Basketball-Reference. Retrieved August 6, 2025.
  14. ^ "1987–88 Seattle SuperSonics Roster and Stats". Basketball-Reference. Retrieved August 6, 2025.
  15. ^ "1988 NBA Western Conference First Round: SuperSonics vs. Nuggets". Basketball-Reference. Retrieved August 6, 2025.
  16. ^ "Chambers Joins Suns". The New York Times. July 6, 1988. Retrieved August 6, 2025.
  17. ^ "Unrestricted Chambers Signs with the Suns". Los Angeles Times. July 6, 1988. Retrieved August 6, 2025.
  18. ^ Kragthorpe, Kurt (July 6, 1988). "Tom's Rich Chambers Spurns Jazz, Signs 5-Year, $9 Million Pact with Suns". Deseret News. Retrieved August 6, 2025.
  19. ^ Goldaper, Sam (June 24, 1988). "Miami Chooses "Who?" First". The New York Times. Retrieved August 6, 2025.
  20. ^ Edes, Gordon (June 24, 1988). "Billy Thompson Goes to Miami; Valentine Winds Up in Cleveland". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved August 6, 2025.
  21. ^ "1988 NBA Expansion Draft". Basketball-Reference. Retrieved August 6, 2025.
  22. ^ "Blazers Sign Young to Three-Year Deal". United Press International. August 1, 1989. Retrieved August 6, 2025.
  23. ^ "1987-88 Seattle SuperSonics Salaries". Basketball Reference. Basketball Reference.
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