| Team: | Seattle SuperSonics |
| End Year: | 1970 |
| Wins: | 36 |
| Losses: | 46 |
| Division: | Western |
| Division Place: | 5 |
| Coach: | Lenny Wilkens |
| Gm: | Bob Houbregs, Zollie Volchok |
| Arena: | Seattle Center Coliseum |
| Television: | KTNT-TV |
| Radio: | KOMO |
| Playoffs: | Did not qualify |
| Bbr Team: | SEA |
The 1969–70 Seattle SuperSonics season was the 3rd season of the Seattle SuperSonics in the NBA. After the resignation of Al Bianchi,[1] Lenny Wilkens took the role of player-coach and led the team to a 36–46 record, a six win improvement over their previous season and 3 games behind the Chicago Bulls, who got the last playoff spot in the Western Division. Wilkens led the league in assists with 9.1 apg.
See main article: article and 1969 NBA draft. Note: only draft picks who participated in at least one game in the NBA are listed.
| Round | Pick | Player | Position | Nationality | College | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3 | Lucius Allen | Guard | UCLA | ||
| 3 | 32 | Lee Winfield | Guard | North Texas |
| Seattle SuperSonics Depth Chart - 1969-70 | |||||
| STARTER | 2ND | 3RD | 4TH | ||
| PG | Lenny Wilkens | Lee Winfield | Lucius Allen | ||
| SG | Rod Thorn | Dick Snyder | Art Harris | Al Hairston | |
| SF | Barry Clemens | Tom Meschery | Joe Kennedy | ||
| PF | Bob Boozer | John Tresvant | Erwin Mueller | ||
| C | Bob Rule | Dorie Murrey | |||
x – clinched playoff spot
| 1969–70 NBA records | |||||||||||||||
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| width=100 | Team | ATL | BAL | BOS | CHI | CIN | DET | LAL | MIL | NYK | PHI | PHO | SDR | SFW | SEA |
| Atlanta | — | 2–4 | 6–0 | 5–2 | 3–3 | 3–3 | 4–3 | 3–3 | 4–2 | 3–3 | 2–4 | 4–2 | 5–2 | 5–2 | |
| Baltimore | 4–2 | — | 5–2 | 5–1 | 4–3 | 5–2 | 4–2 | 3–3 | 1–5 | 3–4 | 3–3 | 6–0 | 2–4 | 2–4 | |
| Boston | 0–6 | 2–5 | — | 3–3 | 3–3 | 4–3 | 2–4 | 1–6 | 4–3 | 2–4 | 2–4 | 4–2 | 5–1 | 5–1 | |
| Chicago | 2–5 | 1–5 | 3–3 | — | 3–3 | 3–3 | 4–2 | 4–2 | 0–6 | 3–3 | 5–2 | 3–4 | 4–2 | 4–3 | |
| Cincinnati | 3–3 | 3–4 | 3–3 | 3–3 | — | 4–2 | 2–4 | 2–5 | 2–5 | 4–3 | 3–3 | 4–2 | 2–4 | 1–5 | |
| Detroit | 3–3 | 2–5 | 3–4 | 3–3 | 2–4 | — | 3–3 | 1–6 | 1–6 | 1–5 | 3–3 | 3–3 | 3–3 | 3–3 | |
| Los Angeles | 3–4 | 2–4 | 4–2 | 2–4 | 4–2 | 3–3 | — | 3–3 | 2–4 | 4–2 | 3–4 | 5–2 | 5–2 | 6–0 | |
| Milwaukee | 3–3 | 3–3 | 6–1 | 2–4 | 5–2 | 6–1 | 3–3 | — | 2–4 | 5–2 | 6–0 | 6–0 | 4–2 | 5–1 | |
| New York | 2–4 | 5–1 | 3–4 | 6–0 | 5–2 | 6–1 | 4–2 | 4–2 | — | 5–2 | 6–0 | 5–1 | 5–1 | 4–2 | |
| Philadelphia | 3–3 | 4–3 | 4–2 | 3–3 | 3–4 | 5–1 | 2–4 | 2–5 | 2–5 | — | 4–2 | 4–2 | 6–0 | 0–6 | |
| Phoenix | 4–2 | 3–3 | 4–2 | 2–5 | 3–3 | 3–3 | 4–3 | 0–6 | 0–6 | 2–4 | — | 7–0 | 3–3 | 4–3 | |
| San Diego | 2–4 | 0–6 | 2–4 | 4–3 | 2–4 | 3–3 | 2–5 | 0–6 | 1–5 | 2–4 | 0–7 | — | 5–2 | 4–2 | |
| San Francisco | 2–5 | 4–2 | 1–5 | 2–4 | 4–2 | 3–3 | 2–5 | 2–4 | 1–5 | 0–6 | 3–3 | 2–5 | — | 3–4 | |
| Seattle | 2–5 | 4–2 | 1–5 | 3–4 | 5–1 | 3–3 | 0–6 | 1–5 | 2–4 | 6–0 | 3–4 | 2–4 | 4–3 | — | |
|- bgcolor=#fcc| 1| October 14| @ New York| L 101–126| Bob Rule (27)||| Madison Square Garden
14,796| 0–1
|- bgcolor=#fcc| 2| October 15| @ Atlanta| L 119–124| John Tresvant (29)||| Alexander Memorial Coliseum
3,718| 0–2
|- bgcolor=#fcc| 3| October 18| @ Chicago| L 126–131 (OT)| John Tresvant (28)||| Chicago Stadium
7,430| 0–3
|- bgcolor=#fcc| 4| October 19| @ Milwaukee| L 106–130| Bob Boozer (26)||| Milwaukee Arena
7,370| 0–4
|- bgcolor=#fcc| 5| October 25| Los Angeles| L 106–130| Bob Rule (19)||| Seattle Center Coliseum
12,536| 0–5
|- bgcolor=#fcc| 6| October 28| Chicago| L 114–116| Barry Clemens (14)||| Seattle Center Coliseum
3,620| 0–6
|- bgcolor=#cfc| 7| October 31| Cincinnati| W 129–121| Lenny Wilkens (38)||| Seattle Center Coliseum
4,016| 1–6
|- bgcolor=#fcc| 8| November 2| @ Atlanta| L 113–125| Bob Rule (22)||| Alexander Memorial Coliseum
4,101| 1–7
|- bgcolor=#cfc| 9| November 4| @ Detroit| W 116–102| Bob Boozer (28)||| Cobo Arena
2,076| 2–7
|- bgcolor=#fcc| 10| November 7| @ Baltimore| L 112–126| Bob Rule (29)||| Baltimore Civic Center
4,459| 2–8
|- bgcolor=#cfc| 11| November 8| @ Philadelphia| W 125–117| Bob Rule (32)||| The Spectrum
10,363| 3–8
|- bgcolor=#fcc| 12| November 11| @ Chicago| L 100–106| Lenny Wilkens (19)||| Chicago Stadium
8,149| 3–9
|- bgcolor=#cfc| 13| November 13| Detroit| W 117–113| Bob Rule (28)||| Seattle Center Coliseum
4,106| 4–9
|- bgcolor=#fcc| 14| November 14| @ San Diego| L 112–148| Tom Meschery (26)||| San Diego Sports Arena
4,838| 4–10
|- bgcolor=#cfc| 15| November 15| Philadelphia| W 146–136| Bob Rule (49)||| Seattle Center Coliseum
6,679| 5–10
|- bgcolor=#fcc| 16| November 19| Atlanta| L 116–137| Bob Boozer (24)||| Seattle Center Coliseum
5,583| 5–11
|- bgcolor=#fcc| 17| November 21| Milwaukee| L 115–117| Bob Rule (35)||| Seattle Center Coliseum
12,920| 5–12
|- bgcolor=#fcc| 18| November 23| Boston| L 116–125| Bob Rule (33)||| Seattle Center Coliseum
5,538| 5–13
|- bgcolor=#fcc| 19| November 24| @ San Diego| L 105–112| Lenny Wilkens (23)||| San Diego Sports Arena
3,393| 5–14
|- bgcolor=#fcc| 20| November 25| San Francisco| L 106–114| Bob Rule (24)||| Seattle Center Coliseum
4,001| 5–15
|- bgcolor=#cfc| 21| November 29| Phoenix| W 130 129| Bob Rule (33)||| Seattle Center Coliseum
9,418| 6–15
|- bgcolor=#fcc| 22| November 30| @ Phoenix| L 108–116| John Tresvant (21)||| Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum
3,621| 6–16
|- bgcolor=#fcc| 23| December 2| @ New York| L 109–129| Bob Rule (25)||| Madison Square Garden
14,627| 6–17
|- bgcolor=#cfc| 24| December 3| @ Cincinnati| W 118–117| Bob Rule (30)||| Cincinnati Gardens
2,456| 7–17
|- bgcolor=#fcc| 25| December 4| @ Atlanta| L 111–119| Bob Rule (24)||| Alexander Memorial Coliseum
2,931| 7–18
|- bgcolor=#fcc| 26| December 5| @ Milwaukee| L 98–131| Bob Boozer (19)||| Milwaukee Arena
7,064| 7–19
|- bgcolor=#cfc| 27| December 6| Baltimore| W 132–129 (OT)| Bob Rule (40)||| Philadelphia, PA
8,128| 8–19
|- bgcolor=#cfc| 28| December 9| Detroit| W 109–104| Bob Rule (36)||| Seattle Center Coliseum
6,168| 9–19
|- bgcolor=#cfc| 29| December 11| New York| W 112–105| Bob Rule (28)||| Seattle Center Coliseum
10,029| 10–19
|- bgcolor=#fcc| 30| December 12| Phoenix| L 116–130| Tom Meschery (29)||| Seattle Center Coliseum
6,146| 10–20
|- bgcolor=#fcc| 31| December 14| @ Los Angeles| L 127–131| Bob Rule (45)||| The Forum
8,729| 10–21
|- bgcolor=#fcc| 32| December 16| @ San Francisco| L 119–125| Bob Rule (33)||| Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum Arena
3,889| 10–22
|- bgcolor=#cfc| 33| December 17| Cincinnati| W 117–104| Lucius Allen (23)||| Seattle Center Coliseum
4,472| 11–22
|- bgcolor=#cfc| 34| December 19| Philadelphia| W 123–116| Tom Meschery (26)||| Seattle Center Coliseum
6,210| 12–22
|- bgcolor=#cfc| 35| December 21| San Diego| W 112–96| Lucius Allen, Tom Meschery (18)||| Seattle Center Coliseum
6,021| 13–22
|- bgcolor=#fcc| 36| December 23| @ San Francisco| L 115–119| Lucius Allen (19)||| Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum Arena
3,481| 13–23
|- bgcolor=#fcc| 37| December 26| Boston| L 112–122| Bob Rule (41)||| Seattle Center Coliseum
10,273| 13–24
|- bgcolor=#fcc| 38| December 27| New York| L 117–119| Bob Rule (25)||| Vancouver, BC
4,206| 13–25
|- bgcolor=#cfc| 39| December 30| Phoenix| W 134–121| Tom Meschery (24)||| Seattle Center Coliseum
5,201| 14–25
|- bgcolor=#fcc| 40| January 1| Chicago| L 111–114| Bob Rule (36)||| Seattle Center Coliseum
5,149| 14–26
|- bgcolor=#fcc| 41| January 3| Los Angeles| L 109–126| Bob Rule (26)||| Seattle Center Coliseum
8,677| 14–27
|- bgcolor=#fcc| 42| January 4| Detroit| L 110–116| Dick Snyder (27)||| Portland, OR
3,451| 14–28
|- bgcolor=#fcc| 43| January 6| @ Atlanta| L 97–101| Bob Boozer (21)||| Alexander Memorial Coliseum
3,839| 14–29
|- bgcolor=#cfc| 44| January 9| @ Philadelphia| W 135–132| Lenny Wilkens (31)||| The Spectrum
4,220| 15–29
|- bgcolor=#fcc| 45| January 10| @ Detroit| L 128–129| Tom Meschery (28)||| Cobo Arena
2,346| 15–30
|- bgcolor=#fcc| 46| January 13| Boston| L 102–111| Lucius Allen (23)||| Philadelphia, PA
5,678| 15–31
|- bgcolor=#cfc| 47| January 14| Philadelphia| W 122–110| Dick Snyder (26)||| Boston, MA
4,614| 16–31
|- bgcolor=#cfc| 48| January 16| Chicago| W 119–103| Lenny Wilkens (23)||| Kansas City, KS
3,713| 17–31
|- bgcolor=#cfc| 49| January 17| @ Phoenix| W 134–131| Lenny Wilkens (24)||| Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum
9,094| 18–31
|- bgcolor=#fcc| 50| January 22| Phoenix| L 120–129| Bob Rule (31)||| Las Cruces, NM
2,805| 18–32
|- bgcolor=#fcc| 51| January 23| @ Los Angeles| L 100–128| Bob Rule (22)||| The Forum
11,393| 18–33
|- bgcolor=#fcc| 52| January 24| Los Angeles| L 121–122 (OT)| Bob Rule (22)||| Seattle Center Coliseum
9,697| 18–34
|- bgcolor=#cfc| 53| January 28| Atlanta| W 120–119| Dick Snyder (23)||| Seattle Center Coliseum
4,483| 19–34
|- bgcolor=#cfc| 54| January 29| San Francisco| W 105–101| Dick Snyder (24)||| Seattle Center Coliseum
4,010| 20–34
|- bgcolor=#fcc| 55| January 30| @ San Diego| L 117–119 (OT)| Bob Boozer (33)||| San Diego Sports Arena
4,941| 20–35
|- bgcolor=#cfc| 56| February 1| Milwaukee| W 118 116| Tom Meschery (27)||| Seattle Center Coliseum
12,660| 21–35
|- bgcolor=#cfc| 57| February 3| @ Baltimore| W 120–115| Bob Rule (29)||| Baltimore Civic Center
4,418| 22 35
|- bgcolor=#cfc| 58| February 4| @ Cincinnati| W 121–115| Bob Rule (30)||| Cincinnati Gardens
2,805| 23 35
|- bgcolor=#fcc| 59| February 6| @ Boston| L 117–127| Lenny Wilkens (29)||| Boston Garden
6,109| 23–36
|- bgcolor=#fcc| 60| February 7| @ Detroit| L 109–113| Tom Meschery (21)||| Cobo Arena
3,540| 23–37
|- bgcolor=#cfc| 61| February 8| Philadelphia| W 118–117| Bob Rule (29)||| Seattle Center Coliseum
8,050| 24–37
|- bgcolor=#cfc| 62| February 11| Baltimore| W 119–117| Bob Boozer (23)||| Seattle Center Coliseum
5,810| 25–37
|- bgcolor=#cfc| 63| February 13| Baltimore| W 141–138| Bob Rule (39)||| Seattle Center Coliseum
8,905| 26–37
|- bgcolor=#fcc| 64| February 17| Phoenix| L 118–129| Bob Rule (25)||| Seattle Center Coliseum
8,220| 26–38
|- bgcolor=#fcc| 65| February 18| San Diego| L 119–122| Bob Rule (42)||| Eugene, OR
5,500| 26–39
|- bgcolor=#fcc| 66| February 20| Boston| L 125–127| Bob Rule (27)||| Seattle Center Coliseum
8,614| 26–40
|- bgcolor=#fcc| 67| February 21| Milwaukee| L 127–140| Bob Rule (33)||| Portland, OR
11,139| 26–41
|- bgcolor=#cfc| 68| February 22| San Francisco| W 131–127| Bob Rule (30)||| Seattle Center Coliseum
11,564| 27–41
|- bgcolor=#cfc| 69| February 24| San Francisco| W 130–122| Bob Rule (29)||| Seattle Center Coliseum
4,802| 28–41
|- bgcolor=#cfc| 70| February 25| Atlanta| W 120–112| Bob Rule (27)||| Seattle Center Coliseum
5,685| 29–41
|- bgcolor=#cfc| 71| February 27| @ San Francisco| W 107–99| Lenny Wilkens (22)||| Oakland, CA
4,604| 30–41
|- bgcolor=#cfc| 72| February 28| Chicago| W 140–104| Bob Rule (32)||| Seattle Center Coliseum
13,096| 31–41|- bgcolor=#cfc| 73| March 3| San Diego| W 126–114| Dick Snyder (26)||| Seattle Center Coliseum
9,915| 32–41
|- bgcolor=#cfc| 74| March 6| Cincinnati| W 126–122| Dick Snyder (33)||| Seattle Center Coliseum
13,102| 33–41
|- bgcolor=#fcc| 75| March 8| Baltimore| L 106–109| Bob Rule (28)||| Seattle Center Coliseum
13,058| 33–42
|- bgcolor=#fcc| 76| March 9| @ Milwaukee| L 105–124| Bob Rule (19)||| Milwaukee Arena
10,746| 33–43
|- bgcolor=#fcc| 77| March 10| @ New York| L 99–117| Bob Rule (24)||| Madison Square Garden
18,212| 33–44
|- bgcolor=#cfc| 78| March 13| New York| W 115–103| Lenny Wilkens (28)||| Portland, OR
11,035| 34–44
|- bgcolor=#fcc| 79| March 15| @ Cincinnati| L 113–116| Bob Rule (25)||| Cincinnati Gardens
9,640| 34–45
|- bgcolor=#cfc| 80| March 17| @ Chicago| W 109–102| Three players (22)||| Chicago Stadium
9,098| 35–45
|- bgcolor=#cfc| 81| March 20| @ Boston| W 123–119| Dick Snyder (20)||| Boston Garden
10,393| 36–45
|- bgcolor=#fcc| 82| March 22| @ Los Angeles| L 118–121| Bob Rule (33)||| The Forum
13,745| 36–46
| Player | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3FG% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 81 | – | 22.4 | .442 | – | .731 | 2.6 | 4.2 | – | – | 9.8 | ||
| 82 | – | 31.1 | .491 | – | .822 | 8.7 | 1.3 | – | – | 15.2 | ||
| 78 | – | 19.1 | .454 | – | .793 | 4.1 | 1.5 | – | – | 8.3 | ||
| 3 | – | 6.7 | .375 | – | 1.000 | 1.7 | 2.0 | – | – | 2.3 | ||
| 5 | – | 35.6 | .384 | – | .444 | 3.8 | 4.0 | – | – | 12.0 | ||
| 14 | – | 5.9 | .088 | – | 1.000 | 1.4 | .5 | – | – | .6 | ||
| 80 | – | 28.7 | .482 | – | .790 | 8.3 | 2.0 | – | – | 12.3 | ||
| 4 | – | 17.3 | .406 | – | .444 | 3.5 | 1.5 | – | – | 7.5 | ||
| 81 | – | 13.3 | .446 | – | .731 | 4.4 | .9 | – | – | 5.5 | ||
| 80 | – | 37.0 | .463 | – | .714 | 10.3 | 1.8 | – | – | 24.6 | ||
| 76 | – | 30.1 | .531 | – | .810 | 4.1 | 4.4 | – | – | 13.6 | ||
| 19 | – | 5.5 | .444 | – | .625 | .8 | .9 | – | – | 2.9 | ||
| 49 | – | 26.1 | .428 | – | .735 | 7.4 | 1.9 | – | – | 12.6 | ||
| 75 | – | 37.4 | .420 | – | .788 | 5.0 | 9.1 | – | – | 17.8 | ||
| 64 | – | 12.0 | .479 | – | .750 | 1.5 | 1.6 | – | – | 5.7 |
| Players Added----Via draft
Via trade | Players Lost----Via trade
Waived |
| September 5, 1969 | To Seattle SuperSonics----Bob Boozer----Barry Clemens | To Chicago Bulls----Bob Kauffman----1971 third round pick | |
| October 26, 1969 | To Seattle SuperSonics----Dick Snyder | To Phoenix Suns----Art Harris | |
| November 1, 1969 | To Seattle SuperSonics----1970 second round pick | To Detroit Pistons----Erwin Mueller | |
| January 21, 1970 | To Seattle SuperSonics----Cash considerations | To Los Angeles Lakers----John Tresvant |