1988–89 Seattle SuperSonics season

The 1988–89 NBA season was the Seattle SuperSonics' 22nd season in the National Basketball Association.[1] During the off-season, the Sonics acquired Michael Cage from the Los Angeles Clippers.[2][3][4] The SuperSonics won their first three games of the season, and held a 28–18 record at the All-Star break.[5] However, the team lost seven straight games between March and April, but then posted an 8-game winning streak afterwards, and finished third in the Pacific Division with a 47–35 record.[6]

1988–89 Seattle SuperSonics season
Head coachBernie Bickerstaff
General managerBob Whitsitt
Owner(s)Barry Ackerley
ArenaSeattle Center Coliseum
Results
Record47–35 (.573)
PlaceDivision: 3rd (Pacific)
Conference: 4th (Western)
Playoff finishConference Semi-finals
(lost to Lakers 0–4)
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com
Local media
Television
RadioKJR
(Kevin Calabro)

Dale Ellis averaged 27.5 points and 1.3 steals per game, finished second in the league with 162 three-point field goals, and was named to the All-NBA Third Team, and selected for the 1989 NBA All-Star Game,[7][8][9][10][11] while Xavier McDaniel played a sixth man role, averaging 20.5 points and 5.3 rebounds per game off the bench, and finished in fifth place in Sixth Man of the Year voting,[12][13][14] and second-year forward Derrick McKey became the team's starting small forward, averaging 15.9 points, 5.7 rebounds and 1.3 steals per game. In addition, Cage provided the team with 10.3 points and 9.6 rebounds per game, while Sedale Threatt contributed 8.6 points and 3.8 assists per game off the bench, Nate McMillan contributed 7.1 points, 5.2 rebounds, 9.3 assists and 2.1 steals per game, and Alton Lister provided with 8.0 points, 6.6 rebounds and 2.2 blocks per game.[15] Ellis also won the Three-Point Shootout during the All-Star Weekend in Houston, Texas.[16][17]

In the playoffs, the SuperSonics defeated the Houston Rockets in four games in the Western Conference First Round,[18][19][20][21] before being swept by Magic Johnson, and the 2-time defending champion Los Angeles Lakers in four straight games in the Western Conference Semi-finals.[22][23][24][25] The Lakers would reach the NBA Finals for the third consecutive year, but would lose to the Detroit Pistons in four straight games.[26][27][28][29][30] Following the season, Lister was traded to the Golden State Warriors.[31][32][33]

Draft picks
Main article: 1988 NBA draft

At the 1988 Draft, the SuperSonics got the fifteenth overall pick behind the Phoenix Suns. With their first-round pick, the SuperSonics selected Gary Grant, but he would be traded on draft night along with a first-round pick to the Los Angeles Clippers for Michael Cage. In the third round, they selected guard Corey Gaines.

Round Pick Player Position Nationality College
115Gary Grant (traded to L.A. Clippers)PG United StatesMichigan
365Corey GainesG United StatesLoyola Marymount

Roster
1988–89 Seattle SuperSonics roster
Players Coaches
Pos.No.NameHeightWeightDOBFrom
F 42 Ballard, Greg 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 215 lb (98 kg) 1955–01–29 Oregon
F 44 Cage, Michael 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 224 lb (102 kg) 1962–01–28 San Diego State
F 41 Champion, Mike 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 230 lb (104 kg) 1964–04–05 Gonzaga
F 3 Ellis, Dale 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 205 lb (93 kg) 1960–08–06 Tennessee
G 15 Johnson, Avery 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 175 lb (79 kg) 1965–03–25 Southern
C 53 Lister, Alton 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 240 lb (109 kg) 1958–10–01 Arizona State
G 20 Lucas, John 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 175 lb (79 kg) 1953–10–31 Maryland
F 34 McDaniel, Xavier 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 205 lb (93 kg) 1963–06–04 Wichita State
F 31 McKey, Derrick 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 205 lb (93 kg) 1966–10–10 Alabama
G 10 McMillan, Nate 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 195 lb (88 kg) 1964–08–03 NC State
C 23 Polynice, Olden 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 220 lb (100 kg) 1964–11–21 Virginia
G 35 Reynolds, Jerry 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 200 lb (91 kg) 1962–12–23 LSU
F 40 Schoene, Russ 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 210 lb (95 kg) 1960–04–16 Chattanooga
G 4 Threatt, Sedale 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 175 lb (79 kg) 1961–09–10 West Virginia Tech
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (DP) Unsigned draft pick
  • (FA) Free agent
  • (S) Suspended
  • Injured Injured

Regular season

Season standings
Pacific Division
 W L PCT GB Home Road Div
y-Los Angeles Lakers 5725.695–35–622–1925–9
x-Phoenix Suns 5527.671235–620–2123–11
x-Seattle SuperSonics 4735.5731031–1016–2520–14
x-Golden State Warriors 4339.5241429–1214–2715–19
x-Portland Trail Blazers 3943.4761828–1311–3017–17
Sacramento Kings 2755.3293021–206–3512–22
Los Angeles Clippers 2161.2563617–244–377–27
#
Western Conference
Team W L PCT GB
1 c-Los Angeles Lakers5725.695–
2 y-Utah Jazz5131.6226
3 x-Phoenix Suns5527.6712
4 x-Seattle SuperSonics4735.57310
5 x-Houston Rockets4537.54912
6 x-Denver Nuggets4438.53713
7 x-Golden State Warriors4339.52414
8 x-Portland Trail Blazers3943.47618
9 Dallas Mavericks3844.46319
10 Sacramento Kings2755.32930
11 San Antonio Spurs2161.25636
12 Los Angeles Clippers2161.25636
13 Miami Heat1567.18342
z – clinched division title
y – clinched division title
x – clinched playoff spot

Record vs. opponents
1988-89 NBA Records
Team ATL BOS CHA CHI CLE DAL DEN DET GSW HOU IND LAC LAL MIA MIL NJN NYK PHI PHO POR SAC SAS SEA UTA WAS
Atlanta –3–14–14–24–21–10–21–51–11–15–12–01–11–16–04–12–22–21–11–12–01–11–11–13–1
Boston 1–3–6–01–31–41–11–11–31–11–12–32–01–12–02–25–13–33–30–21–12–02–00–21–12–4
Charlotte 1–40–6–1–40–40–20–20–40–20–22–22–00–21–10–42–42–43–30–20–21–12–01–11–11–5
Chicago 2–43–14–1–0–62–01–10–61–11–14–21–12–02–06–02–23–21–31–12–02–02–02–00–23–1
Cleveland 2–44–14–06–0–2–02–03–31–11–15–11–10–22–03–34–02–23–22–02–02–02–01–11–12–2
Dallas 1–11–12–00–20–2–3–30–21–31–51–13–10–46–00–21–10–21–11–32–22–25–12–24–21–1
Denver 2–01–12–01–10–23–3–1–13–14–21–12–21–35–10–21–11–11–11–32–23–13–32–23–31–1
Detroit 5–13–14–06–03–32–01–1–1–11–14–22–02–02–02–44–00–45–02–01–12–02–02–02–05–0
Golden State 1–11–12–01–11–13–11–31–1–1–31–15–12–34–00–22–02–01–12–42–42–33–12–42–21–1
Houston 1–11–12–01–11–15–12–41–13–1–2–02–21–34–21–12–00–20–21–33–12–26–02–22–40–2
Indiana 1–53–22–22–41–51–11–12–41–10–2–1–10–21–12–41–30–50–41–12–01–12–01–11–11–3
L.A. Clippers 0–20–20–21–11–11–32–20–21–52–21–1–1–51–30–21–10–20–21–51–52–33–11–41–30–2
L.A. Lakers 1–11–12–00–22–04–03–10–23–23–12–05–1–4–01–11–11–12–03–35–05–13–14–21–31–1
Miami 1–10–21–10–20–20–61–50–20–42–41–13–10–4–0–21–11–10–20–40–41–32–40–41–50–2
Milwaukee 0–62–24–00–63–32–02–04–22–01–14–22–01–12–0–4–11–33–11–12–02–01–11–11–14–1
New Jersey 1–41–54–22–20–41–11–10–40–20–23–11–11–11–11–4–2–41–51–10–21–11–12–00–21–5
New York 2–23–34–22–32–22–01–14–00–22–05–02–01–11–13–14–2–2–41–12–01–11–11–11–15–1
Philadelphia 2–23–33–33–12–31–11–10–51–12–04–02–00–22–01–35–14–2–0–21–12–01–11–11–14–2
Phoenix 1–12–02–01–10–23–13–10–24–23–11–15–13–34–01–11–11–12–0–2–35–13–14–12–22–0
Portland 1–11–12–00–20–22–22–21–14–21–30–25–10–54–00–22–00–21–13–2–3–34–02–40–41–1
Sacramento 0–20–21–10–20–22–21–30–23–22–21–13–21–53–10–21–11–10–21–53–3–2–21–51–30–2
San Antonio 1–10–20–20–20–21–53–30–21–30–60–21–31–34–21–11–11–11–11–30–42–2–0–41–51–1
Seattle 1–12–01–10–21–12–22–20–24–22–21–14–12–44–01–10–21–11–11–44–25–14–0–3–11–1
Utah 1–11–11–12–01–12–43–30–22–24–21–13–13–15–11–12–01–11–12–24–03–15–11–3–2–0
Washington 1–34–25–11–32–21–11–10–51–12–03–12–01–12–01–45–11–52–40–21–12–01–11–10–2—

Game log
1988–89 game log
November
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsLocation
Attendance		Record
1November 4at Utah Jazz104–97Dale Ellis (46)Salt Palace
12,444		1–0
2November 5Denver Nuggets142–141 (OT)Xavier McDaniel (28)Seattle Center Coliseum
14,269		2–0
3November 8at Sacramento Kings97–75Dale Ellis (28)ARCO Arena (II)
16,517		3–0
4November 9Golden State Warriors108–113John Lucas (25)Seattle Center Coliseum
Not announced		3–1
5November 11at Los Angeles Lakers103–114Xavier McDaniel (20)Great Western Forum
17,505		3–2
6November 12at Denver Nuggets129–141Dale Ellis (29)McNichols Sports Arena
12,401		3–3
7November 17Los Angeles Lakers101–98Dale Ellis (27)Seattle Center Coliseum
14,576		4–3
8November 19Dallas Mavericks106–112Xavier McDaniel (31)Seattle Center Coliseum
11,608		4–4
9November 22Portland Trail Blazers104–125Dale Ellis (22)Seattle Center Coliseum
10,956		4–5
10November 23at Golden State Warriors93–85Dale Ellis (36)Oakland—Alameda County Coliseum Arena
13,770		5–5
11November 25at Phoenix Suns105–110Dale Ellis (28)Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum
10,710		5–6
12November 29Utah Jazz109–102Dale Ellis (31)Seattle Center Coliseum
12,336		6–6
13November 30at Los Angeles Lakers106–110Dale Ellis (36)Great Western Forum
17,505		6–7
December
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsLocation
Attendance		Record
14December 2Los Angeles Clippers154–104Dale Ellis
Xavier McDaniel
(27)		Seattle Center Coliseum
Not announced		7–7
15December 3Golden State Warriors136–106Dale Ellis (36)Seattle Center Coliseum
10,571		8–7
16December 6at San Antonio Spurs112–107Dale Ellis (28)HemisFair Arena
Not announced		9–7
17December 7at Dallas Mavericks98–102Dale Ellis (26)Reunion Arena
17,007		9–8
18December 10at Houston Rockets91–110Dale Ellis (26)The Summit
16,611		9–9
19December 13Phoenix Suns126–116Dale Ellis (33)Seattle Center Coliseum
13,500		10–9
20December 15San Antonio Spurs122–107Dale Ellis (28)Seattle Center Coliseum
Not announced		11–9
21December 17Sacramento Kings141–111Dale Ellis (27)Seattle Center Coliseum
Not announced		12–9
22December 20at Atlanta Hawks118–121Dale Ellis (30)Omni Coliseum
14,808		12–10
23December 21at Miami Heat109–101Xavier McDaniel (23)Miami Arena
15,008		13–10
24December 23at Cleveland Cavaliers107–119 (OT)Dale Ellis (32)Coliseum at Richfield
15,857		13–11
25December 27at Los Angeles Clippers100–104Dale Ellis (24)Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena
11,505		13–12
26December 29Miami Heat129–99Dale Ellis
Xavier McDaniel
(25)		Seattle Center Coliseum
14,794		14–12
January
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsLocation
Attendance		Record
27January 3Los Angeles Lakers116–106Dale Ellis (42)Seattle Center Coliseum
14,645		15–12
28January 5Sacramento Kings120–106Dale Ellis (49)Seattle Center Coliseum
Not announced		16–12
29January 7Portland Trail Blazers129–123Xavier McDaniel (29)Seattle Center Coliseum
14,726		17–12
30January 9Cleveland Cavaliers105–103Derrick McKey (32)Seattle Center Coliseum
13,119		18–12
31January 10at Portland Trail Blazers109–125Michael Cage (24)Memorial Coliseum
12,848		18–13
32January 12Dallas Mavericks130–95Dale Ellis (36)Seattle Center Coliseum
14,290		19–13
33January 14at Sacramento Kings102–93Dale Ellis (31)ARCO Arena (II)
16,517		20–13
34January 16at Golden State Warriors117–146Dale Ellis (26)Oakland—Alameda County Coliseum Arena
12,340		20–14
35January 17Los Angeles Clippers130–107Dale Ellis (28)Seattle Center Coliseum
11,402		21–14
36January 19Houston Rockets124–108Xavier McDaniel (29)Seattle Center Coliseum
11,146		22–14
37January 21New York Knicks121–119Xavier McDaniel (36)Seattle Center Coliseum
14,810		23–14
38January 24at Portland Trail Blazers103–100Derrick McKey (34)Memorial Coliseum
12,848		24–14
39January 27Atlanta Hawks119–112Derrick McKey (28)Seattle Center Coliseum
23,362		25–14
40January 29Milwaukee Bucks112–106Derrick McKey (23)Seattle Center Coliseum
20,009		26–14
41January 31New Jersey Nets112–118Dale Ellis (33)Seattle Center Coliseum
Not announced		26–15
February
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsLocation
Attendance		Record
42February 2at Miami Heat100–93Dale Ellis (30)Miami Arena
14,798		27–15
43February 3at Charlotte Hornets106–108Dale Ellis (27)Charlotte Coliseum
23,388		27–16
44February 5at Boston Celtics89–87Dale Ellis (30)Boston Garden
14,890		28–16
45February 7at New Jersey Nets99–109Dale Ellis (34)Brendan Byrne Arena
Not announced		28–17
46February 8at Philadelphia 76ers102–109Dale Ellis (30)The Spectrum
11,224		28–18
47February 14San Antonio Spurs129–113Xavier McDaniel (30)Seattle Center Coliseum
11,506		29–18
48February 15at Phoenix Suns112–135Dale Ellis (21)Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum
12,800		29–19
49February 17Washington Bullets126–112Derrick McKey (26)Seattle Center Coliseum
12,570		30–19
50February 18at Portland Trail Blazers116–115Xavier McDaniel (37)Memorial Coliseum
12,848		31–19
51February 21Boston Celtics96–91Dale Ellis (30)Seattle Center Coliseum
14,546		32–19
52February 25Sacramento Kings94–97Xavier McDaniel (26)Seattle Center Coliseum
11,780		32–20
53February 27at Sacramento Kings116–107Dale Ellis
Derrick McKey
(27)		ARCO Arena (II)
16,517		33–20
54February 28Indiana Pacers106–108Dale Ellis (30)Seattle Center Coliseum
Not announced		33–21
March
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsLocation
Attendance		Record
55March 3Houston Rockets118–108Dale Ellis (39)Seattle Center Coliseum
14,415		34–21
56March 4Philadelphia 76ers118–104Xavier McDaniel (25)Seattle Center Coliseum
14,688		35–21
57March 7at Indiana Pacers110–92Dale Ellis (27)Market Square Arena
Not announced		36–21
58March 8at Detroit Pistons96–112Derrick McKey (21)The Palace of Auburn Hills
21,454		36–22
59March 10at Milwaukee Bucks90–102Russ Schoene (18)Bradley Center
18,633		36–23
60March 11at Chicago Bulls88–105Dale Ellis (26)Chicago Stadium
18,291		36–24
61March 13at Washington Bullets101–106Dale Ellis (28)Capital Centre
Not announced		36–25
62March 14at New York Knicks110–116Xavier McDaniel (34)Madison Square Garden (IV)
18,759		36–26
63March 16Charlotte Hornets108–88Dale Ellis (32)Seattle Center Coliseum
Not announced		37–26
64March 18at Phoenix Suns104–122Dale Ellis (29)Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum
14,471		37–27
65March 21Utah Jazz101–96Dale Ellis (31)Seattle Center Coliseum
14,500		38–27
66March 23Los Angeles Clippers115–112Dale Ellis (39)Seattle Center Coliseum
10,349		39–27
67March 25Chicago Bulls110–111Dale Ellis (30)Seattle Center Coliseum
14,810		39–28
68March 27at Utah Jazz105–124Dale Ellis
Xavier McDaniel
(16)		Salt Palace
12,444		39–29
69March 28at Houston Rockets117–120Dale Ellis (36)The Summit
16,611		39–30
70March 30at Denver Nuggets116–123Dale Ellis (26)McNichols Sports Arena
14,851		39–31
71March 31Detroit Pistons108–111Dale Ellis (30)Seattle Center Coliseum
14,810		39–32
April
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsLocation
Attendance		Record
72April 4Los Angeles Lakers97–115Dale Ellis
Derrick McKey
(23)		Seattle Center Coliseum
14,810		39–33
73April 6Phoenix Suns119–126Xavier McDaniel (37)Seattle Center Coliseum
14,457		39–34
74April 8at Dallas Mavericks114–90Dale Ellis (34)Reunion Arena
17,007		40–34
75April 10at San Antonio Spurs102–89Dale Ellis (28)HemisFair Arena
12,448		41–34
76April 13Miami Heat116–111Xavier McDaniel (35)Seattle Center Coliseum
11,267		42–34
77April 15Denver Nuggets125–92Dale Ellis (32)Seattle Center Coliseum
14,250		43–34
78April 17at Golden State Warriors116–109 (OT)Derrick McKey (28)Oakland—Alameda County Coliseum Arena
15,025		44–34
79April 18Golden State Warriors122–118Xavier McDaniel
Dale Ellis
(35)		Seattle Center Coliseum
13,568		45–34
80April 20Portland Trail Blazers124–118Dale Ellis
Xavier McDaniel
(31)		Seattle Center Coliseum
14,320		46–34
81April 21at Los Angeles Clippers139–136 (OT)Xavier McDaniel (30)Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena
11,280		47–34
82April 23at Los Angeles Lakers117–121Xavier McDaniel (39)Great Western Forum
17,505		47–35
1988–89 season schedule
  • Green background indicates win.
  • Red background indicates loss.

Playoffs
1989 playoff game log
First round: 3–1 (home: 2–0; road: 1–1)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Series
1 April 28 Houston W 111–107 Dale Ellis (25) Xavier McDaniel (11) Nate McMillan (11) Seattle Kingdome
14,250		 1–0
2 April 30 Houston W 109–97 McDaniel, Lister (20) Olden Polynice (10) Nate McMillan (8) Seattle Kingdome
12,887		 2–0
3 May 3 @ Houston L 107–126 Dale Ellis (26) Michael Cage (10) Nate McMillan (10) The Summit
16,611		 2–1
4 May 5 @ Houston W 98–96 Dale Ellis (26) Xavier McDaniel (10) Nate McMillan (10) The Summit
16,611		 3–1
Conference Semi-finals: 0–4 (home: 0–2; road: 0–2)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Series
1 May 7 @ L.A. Lakers L 102–113 Derrick McKey (23) Olden Polynice (10) Nate McMillan (12) Great Western Forum
17,505		 0–1
2 May 10 @ L.A. Lakers L 108–130 Xavier McDaniel (17) Xavier McDaniel (8) Sedale Threatt (9) Great Western Forum
17,505		 0–2
3 May 12 L.A. Lakers L 86–91 Dale Ellis (30) Xavier McDaniel (12) Sedale Threatt (9) Seattle Kingdome
14,541		 0–3
4 May 14 L.A. Lakers L 95–97 Xavier McDaniel (30) Xavier McDaniel (11) Nate McMillan (8) Seattle Kingdome
14,006		 0–4
1989 schedule

Player statistics

Note: PG= per game; M= Minutes; R= Rebounds; A= Assists; S = Steals; B = Blocks; P = Points; T = Turnovers; PF = Personal fouls

Season
Player Age Games played MPG RPG APG SPG BPG TPG PFPG PPG
Greg Ballard 34 2 7.5 3.5 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 1.5 3.0
Michael Cage 27 80 31.7 9.6 1.6 1.2 0.7 1.6 2.3 10.3
Mike Champion 24 2 2.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.5 1.0 0.0
Dale Ellis 28 82 38.9 4.2 2.0 1.3 0.3 2.7 2.4 27.5
Avery Johnson 23 43 6.8 0.6 1.7 0.5 0.1 0.4 0.8 1.6
Alton Lister 30 82 22.0 6.6 0.7 0.3 2.2 1.4 3.8 8.0
John Lucas 35 74 11.4 1.1 3.5 0.8 0.0 0.9 0.7 4.2
Xavier McDaniel 25 82 29.1 5.3 1.6 1.0 0.5 2.6 2.8 20.5
Derrick McKey 22 82 34.2 5.7 2.7 1.3 0.9 2.3 3.2 15.9
Nate McMillan 24 75 31.2 5.2 9.3 2.1 0.6 2.8 3.1 7.1
Olden Polynice 24 80 10.4 2.6 0.3 0.5 0.4 0.6 2.1 2.9
Jerry Reynolds 26 56 13.2 1.8 1.1 0.9 0.5 1.0 1.0 7.6
Russ Schoene 28 69 11.2 2.4 0.5 0.5 0.3 0.7 2.0 5.2
Sedale Threatt 27 63 19.4 1.9 3.8 1.3 0.1 1.2 2.5 8.6

Playoffs
Player Age Games played MPG RPG APG SPG BPG TPG PFPG PPG
Michael Cage 27 8 21.9 5.8 0.6 0.9 0.4 1.0 1.8 7.1
Dale Ellis 28 8 38.0 4.0 1.3 1.4 0.1 2.6 2.4 22.9
Avery Johnson 23 6 5.2 0.7 0.8 0.7 0.0 0.0 0.2 1.8
Alton Lister 30 8 20.0 4.8 0.3 0.3 2.6 1.1 3.5 7.0
John Lucas 35 4 9.3 0.3 2.0 0.0 0.0 0.5 1.3 2.8
Xavier McDaniel 25 8 35.1 8.4 2.8 0.3 0.6 2.8 3.8 18.8
Derrick McKey 22 8 35.8 6.5 2.3 0.8 1.9 2.9 4.1 13.3
Nate McMillan 24 8 25.0 3.1 7.9 1.3 0.6 2.4 2.6 6.8
Olden Polynice 24 8 20.3 7.8 0.1 0.8 0.5 0.6 4.0 7.1
Jerry Reynolds 26 4 10.0 1.3 0.3 0.5 1.5 1.0 1.5 5.5
Russ Schoene 28 3 14.3 1.7 0.7 0.7 0.0 0.0 2.3 4.3
Sedale Threatt 27 8 25.1 1.6 6.1 2.1 0.0 1.4 2.8 12.0

Awards and records

1989 NBA All-Star Game selections (game played on February 12, 1989)

Non All-Star Awards and records

Transactions

Additions
Date Player Signed Former team
August 2, 1988 Avery Johnson Free agent Palm Beach Stingrays
September 19, 1988 John Lucas Free agent Milwaukee Bucks
October 4, 1988 Mike Champion Free agent N/A (Undrafted)
February 13, 1989 Greg Ballard 10-day contract Golden State Warriors
February 26, 1989 Mike Champion 10-day contract N/A

Subtractions
Date Player Reason left New team
October 25, 1988 Mike Champion Waived N/A
October 31, 1988 Danny Young Waived Portland Trail Blazers
October 31, 1988 Corey Gaines Waived New Jersey Nets

Trades
October 4, 1988 To Seattle SuperSonics---- To Milwaukee Bucks----

Player Transactions Citation:[34]

See also

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