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[[File:Last Sonics Game 2008 (square crop).jpg|thumb|right|The final Seattle SuperSonics game at [[KeyArena]] during the [[2007–08 NBA season|2007–08 season]]|alt=Interior of a sports arena during a game with fans surrounding the basketball court. The overhead video screen has advertisements and a feed of the game displayed alongside statistics.]]

The [[Seattle SuperSonics]], also known the Sonics, are a former professional [[basketball]] team based from [[Seattle]], Washington, United States, that played from 1967 to 2008.<ref name="HistoryLink">{{cite web |last=Johnson |first=Dan |date=January 31, 2009 |title=Seattle SuperSonics, Part 1 |url=https://www.historylink.org/File/3029 |work=[[HistoryLink]] |access-date=March 5, 2024}}</ref> They were members of the [[Western Conference (NBA)|Western Conference]] of the [[National Basketball Association]] (NBA) from 1970 onward; the team played in the conference's [[Pacific Division (NBA)|Pacific Division]] from 1970 to 2004 and the [[Northwest Division (NBA)|Northwest Division]] from 2004 to 2008.<ref name="TNT-Divisions">{{cite news |last=Ruiz |first=Don |date=April 3, 2004 |title=New divisions to change rivalry for Sonics, Lakers |page=C6 |work=[[The News Tribune]] |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-news-tribune-new-divisions-to-change/142787985/ |via=[[Newspapers.com]] |access-date=March 5, 2024}}</ref>{{efn|name=Divisions|The [[Western Conference (NBA)|Western Conference]] was established in 1970; prior to that, the Sonics played in the [[Western Division (NBA)|Western Division]].<ref>{{cite news |date=March 17, 1970 |title=N.B.A. Realigned Into 4 Divisions |page=69 |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1970/03/17/archives/nba-realigned-into-4-divisons-knicks-in-4team-atlantic-draft.html |work=[[The New York Times]] |agency=[[Associated Press]] |access-date=March 6, 2024}}</ref>}} The Sonics joined the NBA as an [[expansion team]] in 1967 and were named for the [[Boeing 2707|supersonic airliner]] under development by [[Boeing]], which was later cancelled.<ref>{{cite news |last=Eskenazi |first=Stuart |date=March 22, 2001 |title=One thing seems certain: Seattle will never be the same |page=A1 |url=https://archive.seattletimes.com/archive/?date=20010322&slug=boeblow22m |work=[[The Seattle Times]] |access-date=March 6, 2024}}</ref> They played for their first eleven seasons at the [[Seattle Center Coliseum]], which was built for the [[Century 21 Exposition|1962 World's Fair]] and had a seating capacity of 12,595.<ref name="Times-Homes">{{cite news |date=July 10, 2008 |title=Homes of the Sonics |page=E7 |url=https://www.seattletimes.com/sports/nba/homes-of-the-sonics/ |work=[[The Seattle Times]] |access-date=March 5, 2024}}</ref> The team moved in 1978 to the [[Kingdome]], a [[multipurpose stadium]] shared with other sports teams, and set NBA attendance records there during a seven-season stay.<ref name="PI-Kingdome">{{cite news |last=Raley |first=Dan |date=March 27, 2000 |title=Basketball had its Dome moments, too |page=E5 |work=[[Seattle Post-Intelligencer]] |url=https://infoweb.newsbank.com/apps/news/openurl?ctx_ver=z39.88-2004&rft_id=info%3Asid/infoweb.newsbank.com&svc_dat=WORLDNEWS&req_dat=C12EB6BE1393489FA580F5880B8B058E&rft_val_format=info%3Aofi/fmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Actx&rft_dat=document_id%3Anews%252F0EB04BC33A23D589 |via=[[NewsBank]] |access-date=March 5, 2024}}</ref> The Sonics hosted twenty Kingdome games with crowds larger than 30,000 and drew a league-record 40,172 spectators at a [[1980 NBA Playoffs|1980 playoffs]] game.<ref name="Times-Homes"/><ref name="PI-Kingdome"/>

The team returned to the Seattle Center Coliseum in 1985 as attendance at the Kingdome declined and the stadium's scheduling and layout caused issues for fans.<ref name="PI-Kingdome"/><ref>{{cite news |last=McCready |first=Eldredge |date=April 6, 1985 |title=So long, Kingdome |page=C1 |work=The Seattle Times}}</ref> A major renovation of the Coliseum began in 1994 and displaced the Sonics, who played for two seasons at the [[Tacoma Dome]], a suburban arena that was expanded to 16,296 seats.<ref>{{cite news |date=November 9, 1994 |title=Sonics enjoy change of scenery |page=D1 |work=[[The Bellingham Herald]] |agency=Associated Press |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-bellingham-herald-sonics-enjoy-chang/142788428/ |via=Newspapers.com |access-date=March 5, 2024}}</ref> The renovated Coliseum, renamed to KeyArena, had the NBA's smallest seating capacity at 17,072 and hosted its first regular season game on November 4, 1995.<ref name="Times-Homes"/><ref name="PI-Renton">{{cite news |last=Harris |first=Craig |date=February 7, 2007 |title=Renton courts Sonics owners |page=A1 |url=https://www.seattlepi.com/news/article/renton-courts-sonics-owners-1227557.php |work=Seattle Post-Intelligencer |access-date=March 6, 2024}}</ref> The team played their final home game at KeyArena on April 13, 2008.<ref>{{cite news |last=Cnossen |first=Alex |date=October 12, 2017 |title=Nostalgia: Remembering the Sonics on their 50th anniversary |url=https://crosscut.com/2017/10/seattle-sonics-50-year-anniversary-history-1967 |work=[[Crosscut.com]] |access-date=March 6, 2024}}</ref> After the end of the [[2007–08 NBA season|2007–08 season]], the Sonics were [[Seattle SuperSonics relocation to Oklahoma City|relocated]] by its new ownership group to [[Oklahoma City]]. A lawsuit to halt the relocation and enforce the team's 15-year lease at KeyArena was filed by the Seattle city government but dropped as part of a settlement in July 2008.<ref name="PI-Relocation">{{cite news |last1=Johns |first1=Greg |last2=Galloway |first2=Angela |date=July 3, 2008 |title=Hoopless: Sonics are Oklahoma City-bound |page=A1 |url=https://www.seattlepi.com/news/article/sonics-are-oklahoma-city-bound-1278241.php |work=Seattle Post-Intelligencer |access-date=March 6, 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last=Chan |first=Sharon Pian |date=July 15, 2008 |title=Seattle council terminates Sonics' KeyArena lease |page=B3 |url=http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2008051784_sonicssettle15m.html |work=The Seattle Times |url-status=dead |archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20080804074805/http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2008051784_sonicssettle15m.html |archive-date=August 4, 2008 |access-date=March 6, 2024}}</ref> The team has played since the [[2008–09 NBA season|2008–09 season]] as the [[Oklahoma City Thunder]];<ref>{{cite news |last=Schoenfeld |first=Bruce |date=October 24, 2008 |title=Where the Thunder Comes Dribbling Down the Plain |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2008/10/26/magazine/26NBA-t.html |work=[[The New York Times Magazine]] |access-date=March 6, 2024}}</ref> as part of the settlement, the SuperSonics name and history was left with the city for use by a future team.<ref name="PI-Relocation"/>

In their 41 [[season (sports)|season]]s as an NBA team, the SuperSonics had an all-time regular season record of 1,745 wins and 1,585 losses; in the playoffs, they had 107 wins and 110 losses.<ref name="Spokesman-Review">{{cite news |last=Stephens |first=Michael |date=June 3, 2018 |title=Further Review: Seattle SuperSonics |url=https://www.spokesman.com/stories/2018/jun/03/sonics/ |work=[[The Spokesman-Review]] |url-access=limited |access-date=March 5, 2024}}</ref> They reached the [[NBA playoffs|postseason]] 22 times and played in three [[NBA Finals]], winning one league championship in [[1979 NBA Finals|1979]].<ref name="Spokesman-Review"/> The Sonics were the first team from Washington state to win a major professional sports championship since the [[Seattle Metropolitans]] in the [[1917 Stanley Cup]].<ref name="Times-1979">{{cite news |last=Allen |first=Percy |date=May 31, 2019 |title=40 years ago, an unheralded group of Sonics brought Seattle its only NBA title. Here's how they did it. |url=https://www.seattletimes.com/sports/nba/40-years-ago-an-unheralded-group-of-sonics-brought-seattle-its-only-nba-title-heres-how-they-did-it/ |work=The Seattle Times |access-date=March 6, 2024}}</ref> Their .524 [[winning percentage]] was also historically the best among professional teams in the Seattle area, surpassing the [[Seattle Seahawks]] and [[Seattle Mariners]].<ref name="SI-Brewer">{{cite magazine |last=Brewer |first=Jerry |date=June 11, 2012 |title=As Thunder enter Finals, Seattle sulks over team's bitter departure |url=https://www.si.com/more-sports/2012/06/11/seattle-thunder |magazine=[[Sports Illustrated]] |access-date=March 12, 2024}}</ref> The team's all-time [[point (basketball)|points]] leader is [[Gary Payton]] with 18,207 points; he also holds the most [[assist (basketball)|assist]]s in Sonics history at 7,384.<ref name="Times-Record">{{cite news |date=July 10, 2008 |title=Sonics year by year |url=http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nba/2008041636_numbers10.html |work=[[The Seattle Times]] |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101125152946/http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nba/2008041636_numbers10.html |archive-date=November 25, 2010 |access-date=March 5, 2024}}</ref>

The Sonics had a 23–59 record during their [[1967–68 Seattle SuperSonics season|inaugural season]] and finished with the NBA's second-worst record, narrowly ahead of fellow expansion team [[San Diego Rockets]].<ref>{{cite news |last=Baker |first=Geoff |date=October 11, 2021 |title=Kraken will aim higher in inaugural season than most previous Seattle expansion teams |page=G4 |url=https://www.seattletimes.com/sports/kraken/kraken-will-aim-higher-in-inaugural-season-than-most-previous-seattle-expansion-teams/ |work=The Seattle Times |access-date=March 6, 2024}}</ref> The team were below .500 for their first four seasons and had their first winning season in [[1971–72 NBA season|1971–72]], where they earned a 47–35 record.<ref>{{cite news |last=Anderson |first=Lenny |date=November 30, 1976 |title=Sports Action: Mariners Say They Are Color-Blind |page=C4 |work=Seattle Post-Intelligencer}}</ref> The Sonics clinched their first playoff berth in the [[1974–75 NBA season|1974–75 season]],<ref>{{cite news |last=Baker |first=Geoff |date=April 18, 2023 |title=Can Kraken's playoff appearance have same impact of Sonics', Seahawks' and Mariners' 1st runs? |url=https://www.seattletimes.com/sports/kraken/can-krakens-playoff-appearance-have-same-impact-of-sonics-seahawks-and-mariners-1st-runs/ |work=The Seattle Times |access-date=March 6, 2024}}</ref> which was followed by consecutive NBA Finals in 1978 and 1979 against the [[Washington Bullets]].<ref name="Times-1978-79">{{cite news |last=Scott |first=Shaun |author-link=Shaun Scott (filmmaker) |date=December 15, 2023 |title=How the 1978-79 Sonics united Seattle — and revealed political divides |url=https://www.seattletimes.com/pacific-nw-magazine/how-the-1977-79-sonics-united-seattle-and-revealed-political-divides/ |work=The Seattle Times |access-date=March 6, 2024}}</ref> Seattle lost the first final, but defeated Washington in the rematch after finishing first in the Western Conference.<ref>{{cite news |date=June 10, 1979 |title=Playoffs Started With Needed Rest |page=H12 |work=Seattle Post-Intelligencer}}</ref> [[Lenny Wilkens]], who led the team to both finals appearances, was replaced as head coach in 1985 after missing the playoffs by finishing with a 31–51 record, which his successor [[Bernie Bickerstaff]] equaled the following season.<ref>{{cite news |last=Bonk |first=Thomas |date=May 21, 1987 |title=The Bernie System: Bickerstaff Is Trying to Put the Super Back in Sonics |at=sec. III, p. 1 |url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1987-05-21-sp-1374-story.html |work=[[Los Angeles Times]] |access-date=March 7, 2024}}</ref> The Sonics made an unexpected run to the Western Conference Final in the [[1987 NBA playoffs|1987 playoffs]], only to lose to the [[Los Angeles Lakers]].<ref name="HistoryLink-P2">{{cite web |last=Johnson |first=Dan |date=March 18, 2001 |title=Seattle SuperSonics, Part 2 |url=https://www.historylink.org/file/3112 |work=HistoryLink |access-date=March 7, 2024}}</ref>

The 1990s brought more consistent success, including eight consecutive playoff appearances, with head coach [[George Karl]] and new players [[Shawn Kemp]] and Gary Payton, both acquired in the [[NBA draft|draft]].<ref name="Athletic-1990s">{{cite news |last=Pentz |first=Matt |date=March 7, 2024 |title=1990s Sonics: A high-flying, shit-talking time capsule for city on verge of massive change |url=https://theathletic.com/437191/2018/07/19/1990s-sonics-a-high-flying-shit-talking-time-capsule-for-city-on-verge-of-massive-change/ |work=[[The Athletic]] |url-access=subscription |access-date=March 7, 2024}}</ref> The Sonics finished as the top seed in the [[1993–94 NBA season|1993–94 season]] with a 63–19 record, but lost in a major [[upset (sports)|upset]] to the eighth-seeded [[Denver Nuggets]] in the opening round of the playoffs.<ref>{{cite news |last=Monroe |first=Mike |date=May 8, 1994 |title=Stunning! No. 8 Denver Nuggets' overtime win upsets No. 1 seed Seattle SuperSonics |url=https://www.denverpost.com/1994/05/08/no-8-denver-nuggets-upsets-no-1-seed-seattle-supersonics/ |work=[[The Denver Post]] |access-date=March 7, 2024}}</ref> The team reached the [[1996 NBA Finals]]—their third and final appearance—after clinching first in the Western Conference standings but lost to the [[Chicago Bulls]] in six games.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Jenks |first1=Jayson |last2=Condotta |first2=Bob |date=June 10, 2016 |title=Oral history of Seattle's last great NBA team: The 1995-96 Sonics |url=https://www.seattletimes.com/sports/nba/oral-history-of-seattles-last-great-nba-team-the-1995-96-sonics/ |work=The Seattle Times |access-date=March 7, 2024}}</ref> The Sonics were eliminated in the conference semifinals two more times under Karl before he left the team along with Kemp by 1998.<ref name="Athletic-1990s"/> The team, now under coach [[Paul Westphal]], missed the playoffs in the shortened [[1998–99 NBA season|1998–99 season]], but returned the following year as a seventh-seed.<ref>{{cite news |last=Demasio |first=Nunyo |date=November 4, 1999 |title=This year, it's Westphal's Sonics |page=D1 |work=The Seattle Times}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last=Thiel |first=Art |date=April 9, 2002 |title=Playoff light reawakens Sonics' pride |page=D1 |work=Seattle Post-Intelligencer}}</ref> Westphal was replaced early in the [[2000–01 NBA season|2000–01 season]] by assistant coach and former Sonics player [[Nate McMillan]], who led the team through rebuilds and to their two final playoff appearances: in [[2002–03 NBA season|2002–03]] and [[2004–05 NBA season|2004–05]] as the Northwest Division champions with 52 wins.<ref>{{cite news |last=O'Neil |first=Danny |date=July 7, 2005 |title=McMillan bolts to Trail Blazers |page=D1 |work=Seattle Post-Intelligencer}}</ref><ref name="PI-Timeline">{{cite news |date=July 3, 2008 |title=The Sonics through the years |page=A7 |work=Seattle Post-Intelligencer}}</ref> The team's final three seasons in Seattle all finished with losing records and no playoff berths under the three different head coaches.<ref name="BBref"/> The Sonics had 20 wins and 62 losses during their [[2007–08 NBA season|2007–08 season]], their worst record in franchise history, shortly before moving to Oklahoma City.<ref name="SI-Brewer"/>

==Table key==
{{col-begin}}
{{col-3}}
;Key to colors
{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders"
!scope="row" style="text-align:center; background:#fff6cc"|{{dagger}}
|[[List of NBA champions|NBA champions]]
|-
!scope="row" style="text-align:center; background:#ddffdd"|{{asterisk}}
|[[NBA Conference Finals|Conference champions]]
|-
!scope="row" style="text-align:center; background:#d0e7ff"|^
|Division champions
|-
!scope="row" style="text-align:center; background:#ffe6cc"|¤
|[[NBA Playoffs|Playoff berth]]
|}
{{col-3}}
;Key to abbreviations
* Finish – Final position in league or division standings
* W – Number of regular season wins
* L – Number of regular season losses
* GB – Games behind first-place team in division{{efn|The formula is as follows: <math>\mathrm{Games}\ \mathrm{behind} = \frac{(\mathrm{Team A's}\ \mathrm{wins}-\mathrm{Team B's}\ \mathrm{wins}) + (\mathrm{Team B's}\ \mathrm{losses} - \mathrm{Team A's}\ \mathrm{losses})}{\mathrm{2}}</math>}}
* DNQ – Did not qualify
* Conf. Semis – Conference Semifinals
* Conf. Finals – Conference Finals
{{col-3}}
;Key to awards
* AMVP – [[NBA All-Star Game Most Valuable Player Award|All-Star Game Most Valuable Player]]
* COY – [[NBA Coach of the Year Award|Coach of the Year]]
* CPOY – [[NBA Comeback Player of the Year|Comeback Player of the Year]]
* DPOY – [[NBA Defensive Player of the Year Award|Defensive Player of the Year]]
* EOY – [[NBA Executive of the Year Award|Executive of the Year]]
* FMVP – [[Bill Russell NBA Finals Most Valuable Player Award|Finals Most Valuable Player]]
* JWKC – [[J. Walter Kennedy Citizenship Award|J. Walter Kennedy Citizenship]]
* MIP – [[NBA Most Improved Player Award|Most Improved Player]]
* ROY – [[NBA Rookie of the Year Award|Rookie of the Year]]
* SMOY – [[NBA Sixth Man of the Year Award|Sixth Man of the Year]]
* SPOR – [[NBA Sportsmanship Award|Sportsmanship Award]]
{{col-end}}

==Seasons==
{| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center; font-size:95%"
|+ Seattle SuperSonics record by season, 1967–2008
|-
! scope="col" rowspan="2" | Year
! scope="col" rowspan="2" | [[List of NBA seasons|Season]]
! scope="col" rowspan="2" | [[Athletic conference|Conference]]
! scope="col" rowspan="2" | {{abbr|Fin.|Conference standings}}
! scope="col" rowspan="2" | Division
! scope="col" rowspan="2" | {{abbr|Fin.|Division standings}}
! scope="colgroup" colspan="4" | Regular season<ref name="BBref">{{cite web |title=Oklahoma City Thunder Historical Statistics and All-Time Top Leaders |url=https://www.basketball-reference.com/teams/OKC/ |work=Basketball-Reference.com |publisher=[[Sports Reference]] |access-date=March 5, 2024}}</ref>
! scope="col" rowspan="2" class="unsortable" | [[NBA playoffs|Playoff]] results<ref name="BBref-Playoffs">{{cite web |title=NBA & ABA Playoffs Series History |url=https://www.basketball-reference.com/playoffs/series.html |work=Basketball-Reference.com |publisher=Sports Reference |access-date=March 24, 2024}}</ref>
! scope="col" rowspan="2" class="unsortable" | Awards
! scope="col" rowspan="2" | [[List of Seattle SuperSonics head coaches|Head coach]]<ref name="BBref"/>
! scope="col" rowspan="2" class="unsortable" | {{abbr|Ref.|Reference}}
|-
! scope="col" | {{abbr|W|Wins}}
! scope="col" | {{abbr|L|Losses}}
! scope="col" | [[Winning percentage|{{abbr|Pct.|Winning percentage}}]]
! scope="col" | [[Games behind|{{abbr|GB|Games behind the division champion}}]]
|-
| {{nbay|1967}}
! scope="row" style="text-align:center;" | {{nbats|1967|SEA}}
| {{sort dash}} || {{sort dash}}
| [[Western Division (NBA)|Western]]{{efn|name=Divisions}} || 5th || 23 || 59 || {{winpct|23|59}} || 33
| DNQ
| —
| rowspan="2" | {{sort name|Al|Bianchi}}
| <ref>{{cite web |title=1967–68 NBA Season Summary |url=https://www.basketball-reference.com/leagues/NBA_1968.html |work=Basketball-Reference.com |publisher=Sports Reference |access-date=March 24, 2024}}</ref>
|-
| {{nbay|1968}}
! scope="row" style="text-align:center;" | {{nbats|1968|SEA}}
| {{sort dash}} || {{sort dash}}
| [[Western Division (NBA)|Western]]{{efn|name=Divisions}} || 6th || 30 || 52 || {{winpct|30|52}} || 25
| DNQ
| —
| <ref>{{cite web |title=1968–69 NBA Season Summary |url=https://www.basketball-reference.com/leagues/NBA_1969.html |work=Basketball-Reference.com |publisher=Sports Reference |access-date=March 24, 2024}}</ref>
|-
| {{nbay|1969}}
! scope="row" style="text-align:center;" | {{nbats|1969|SEA}}
| {{sort dash}} || {{sort dash}}
| [[Western Division (NBA)|Western]]{{efn|name=Divisions}} || 5th || 36 || 46 || {{winpct|36|46}} || 12
| DNQ
| —
| rowspan="3" | {{sort name|Lenny|Wilkens}}{{efn|[[Lenny Wilkens]] was a [[player–coach]] for the SuperSonics from 1969 to 1972 and later returned solely as head coach in 1977.<ref name="Times-1978-79"/>}}
| <ref>{{cite web |title=1969–70 NBA Season Summary |url=https://www.basketball-reference.com/leagues/NBA_1970.html |work=Basketball-Reference.com |publisher=Sports Reference |access-date=March 24, 2024}}</ref>
|-
| {{nbay|1970}}
! scope="row" style="text-align:center;" | {{nbats|1970|SEA}}
| [[Western Conference (NBA)|Western]] || 8th || [[Pacific Division (NBA)|Pacific]] || 4th || 38 || 44 || {{winpct|38|44}} || 10
| DNQ
| {{sort name|Lenny|Wilkens}} ([[NBA All-Star Game Most Valuable Player Award|{{abbr|AMVP|All-Star Game Most Valuable Player}}]])<ref name="AMVP">{{cite web |date=February 20, 2024 |title=NBA All-Star Game MVPs |url=https://www.nba.com/news/history-all-star-game-mvp |publisher=National Basketball Association |access-date=March 24, 2024}}</ref>
| <ref>{{cite web |title=1970–71 NBA Season Summary |url=https://www.basketball-reference.com/leagues/NBA_1971.html |work=Basketball-Reference.com |publisher=Sports Reference |access-date=March 24, 2024}}</ref>
|-
| {{nbay|1971}}
! scope="row" style="text-align:center;" | {{nbats|1971|SEA}}
| [[Western Conference (NBA)|Western]] || 6th || [[Pacific Division (NBA)|Pacific]] || 3rd || 47 || 35 || {{winpct|47|35}} || 22
| DNQ
| —
| <ref>{{cite web |title=1971–72 NBA Season Summary |url=https://www.basketball-reference.com/leagues/NBA_1972.html |work=Basketball-Reference.com |publisher=Sports Reference |access-date=March 24, 2024}}</ref>
|-
| {{nbay|1972}}
! scope="row" style="text-align:center;" | {{nbats|1972|SEA}}
| [[Western Conference (NBA)|Western]] || 8th || [[Pacific Division (NBA)|Pacific]] || 4th || 26 || 56 || {{winpct|26|56}} || 34
| DNQ
| —
| {{sort name|Tom|Nissalke}} ({{tooltip|13–32|13 wins, 32 losses}})<hr />{{sort name|Bucky|Buckwalter}} ({{tooltip|13–24|13 wins, 24 losses}})
| <ref>{{cite web |title=1972–73 NBA Season Summary |url=https://www.basketball-reference.com/leagues/NBA_1973.html |work=Basketball-Reference.com |publisher=Sports Reference |access-date=March 24, 2024}}</ref>
|-
| {{nbay|1973}}
! scope="row" style="text-align:center;" | {{nbats|1973|SEA}}
| [[Western Conference (NBA)|Western]] || 6th || [[Pacific Division (NBA)|Pacific]] || 3rd || 36 || 46 || {{winpct|36|46}} || 11
| DNQ
| —
| rowspan="4" | {{sort name|Bill|Russell}}
| <ref>{{cite web |title=1973–74 NBA Season Summary |url=https://www.basketball-reference.com/leagues/NBA_1974.html |work=Basketball-Reference.com |publisher=Sports Reference |access-date=March 24, 2024}}</ref>
|-
| {{nbay|1974}}
! scope="row" style="text-align:center;" | {{nbats|1974|SEA}}
| [[Western Conference (NBA)|Western]] || style="background-color:#ffe6cc" | 4th ¤ || [[Pacific Division (NBA)|Pacific]] || 2nd || 43 || 39 || {{winpct|43|39}} || 5
| style="background-color:#ffe6cc" | Won [[1975 NBA playoffs|First Round]] vs. [[Detroit Pistons|Detroit]], 2–1<br />Lost [[1975 NBA playoffs|Conf. Semis]] vs. [[Golden State Warriors|Golden State]], 2–4
| —
| <ref>{{cite web |title=1974–75 NBA Season Summary |url=https://www.basketball-reference.com/leagues/NBA_1975.html |work=Basketball-Reference.com |publisher=Sports Reference |access-date=March 24, 2024}}</ref>
|-
| {{nbay|1975}}
! scope="row" style="text-align:center;" | {{nbats|1975|SEA}}
| [[Western Conference (NBA)|Western]] || style="background-color:#ffe6cc" | 2nd ¤ || [[Pacific Division (NBA)|Pacific]] || 2nd || 43 || 39 || {{winpct|43|39}} || 16
| style="background-color:#ffe6cc" | Lost [[1976 NBA playoffs|Conf. Semis]] vs. [[Phoenix Suns|Phoenix]], 2–4
| {{sort name|Slick|Watts}} ([[J. Walter Kennedy Citizenship Award|{{abbr|JWKC|J. Walter Kennedy Citizenship Award}}]])<ref>{{cite web |date=May 18, 2023 |title=NBA J. Walter Kennedy Citizenship Award Winners |url=https://www.nba.com/news/history-citizenship-award-winners |publisher=National Basketball Association |access-date=March 24, 2024}}</ref>
| <ref>{{cite web |title=1975–76 NBA Season Summary |url=https://www.basketball-reference.com/leagues/NBA_1976.html |work=Basketball-Reference.com |publisher=Sports Reference |access-date=March 24, 2024}}</ref>
|-
| {{nbay|1976}}
! scope="row" style="text-align:center;" | {{nbats|1976|SEA}}
| [[Western Conference (NBA)|Western]] || 8th || [[Pacific Division (NBA)|Pacific]] || 4th || 40 || 42 || {{winpct|40|42}} || 13
| DNQ
| —
| <ref>{{cite web |title=1976–77 NBA Season Summary |url=https://www.basketball-reference.com/leagues/NBA_1977.html |work=Basketball-Reference.com |publisher=Sports Reference |access-date=March 24, 2024}}</ref>
|-
| {{nbay|1977}}
! data-sort-value="1977" scope="row" style="text-align:center;" style="background-color:#ddffdd" | <span style="visibility:hidden;color: transparent">&nbsp;†</span>{{nbats|1977|SEA}}&nbsp;{{asterisk}}
| style="background-color:#ddffdd" | <span style="visibility:hidden;color: transparent">&nbsp;†</span>'''[[Western Conference (NBA)|Western]]&nbsp;{{asterisk}}''' || style="background-color:#ffe6cc" | 4th ¤ || [[Pacific Division (NBA)|Pacific]] || 3rd || 47 || 35 || {{winpct|37|35}} || 11
| style="background-color:#ddffdd" | Won [[1978 NBA playoffs|First Round]] vs. [[Los Angeles Lakers|LA Lakers]], 2–1<br />Won [[1978 NBA playoffs|Conf. Semis]] vs. [[Portland Trail Blazers|Portland]], 4–2<br />Won [[1978 NBA playoffs|Conf. Finals]] vs. [[Denver Nuggets|Denver]], 4–2<br />Lost [[1978 NBA Finals|NBA Finals]] vs. [[Washington Bullets|Washington]], 3–4 {{asterisk}}
| —
| {{sort name|Bob|Hopkins}} ({{tooltip|5–17|5 wins, 17 losses}})<hr />{{sort name|Lenny|Wilkens}} ({{tooltip|42–18|42 wins, 18 losses}})
| <ref>{{cite web |title=1977–78 NBA Season Summary |url=https://www.basketball-reference.com/leagues/NBA_1978.html |work=Basketball-Reference.com |publisher=Sports Reference |access-date=March 24, 2024}}</ref>
|-
| {{nbay|1978}}
! data-sort-value="1978" scope="row" style="text-align:center;" style="background-color:#fff6cc" | <span style="visibility:hidden;color: transparent">&nbsp;†</span>'''{{nbats|1978|SEA}}&nbsp;{{dagger}}'''
| style="background-color:#ddffdd" | <span style="visibility:hidden;color: transparent">&nbsp;†</span>'''[[Western Conference (NBA)|Western]]&nbsp;{{asterisk}}''' || style="background-color:#ffe6cc" | 1st ¤ || style="background-color:#d0e7ff" | '''[[Pacific Division (NBA)|Pacific]]''' || style="background-color:#d0e7ff" | '''1st ^''' || 52 || 30 || {{winpct|52|30}} || {{sort dash}}
| style="background-color:#fff6cc" | Won [[1979 NBA playoffs|Conf. Semis]] vs. [[Los Angeles Lakers|LA Lakers]], 4–1<br />Won [[1979 NBA playoffs|Conf. Finals]] vs. [[Phoenix Suns|Phoenix]], 4–3<br />'''Won [[1979 NBA Finals|NBA Finals]]''' vs. [[Washington Bullets|Washington]], 4–1 {{dagger}}
| {{sort name|Dennis|Johnson}} ([[NBA Finals Most Valuable Player Award|{{abbr|FMVP|Finals Most Valuable Player}}]])<ref>{{cite web |date=June 13, 2023 |title=NBA Finals MVP Award Winners |url=https://www.nba.com/news/history-finals-mvp-winners |publisher=National Basketball Association |access-date=March 24, 2024}}</ref>
| rowspan="7" | {{sort name|Lenny|Wilkens|nolink=1}}
| <ref>{{cite web |title=1978–79 NBA Season Summary |url=https://www.basketball-reference.com/leagues/NBA_1979.html |work=Basketball-Reference.com |publisher=Sports Reference |access-date=March 24, 2024}}</ref>
|-
| {{nbay|1979}}
! scope="row" style="text-align:center;" | {{nbats|1979|SEA}}
| [[Western Conference (NBA)|Western]] || style="background-color:#ffe6cc" | 2nd ¤ || [[Pacific Division (NBA)|Pacific]] || 2nd || 56 || 26 || {{winpct|56|26}} || 4
| style="background-color:#ffe6cc" | Won [[1980 NBA playoffs|First Round]] vs. [[Portland Trail Blazers|Portland]], 2–1<br />Won [[1980 NBA playoffs|Conf. Semis]] vs. [[Milwaukee Bucks|Milwaukee]], 4–3<br />Lost [[1980 NBA playoffs|Conf. Finals]] vs. [[Los Angeles Lakers|LA Lakers]], 1–4
| —
| <ref>{{cite web |title=1979–80 NBA Season Summary |url=https://www.basketball-reference.com/leagues/NBA_1980.html |work=Basketball-Reference.com |publisher=Sports Reference |access-date=March 24, 2024}}</ref>
|-
| {{nbay|1980}}
! scope="row" style="text-align:center;" | {{nbats|1980|SEA}}
| [[Western Conference (NBA)|Western]] || 10th || [[Pacific Division (NBA)|Pacific]] || 6th || 34 || 48 || {{winpct|34|48}} ||23
| DNQ
| —
| <ref>{{cite web |title=1980–81 NBA Season Summary |url=https://www.basketball-reference.com/leagues/NBA_1981.html |work=Basketball-Reference.com |publisher=Sports Reference |access-date=March 24, 2024}}</ref>
|-
| {{nbay|1981}}
! scope="row" style="text-align:center;" | {{nbats|1981|SEA}}
| [[Western Conference (NBA)|Western]] || style="background-color:#ffe6cc" | 2nd ¤ || [[Pacific Division (NBA)|Pacific]] || 2nd || 52 || 30 || {{winpct|52|30}} || 5
| style="background-color:#ffe6cc" | Won [[1982 NBA playoffs|First Round]] vs. [[Houston Rockets|Houston]], 2–1<br />Lost [[1982 NBA playoffs|Conf. Semis]] vs. [[San Antonio Spurs|San Antonio]], 1–4
| [[Gus Williams (basketball)|Gus Williams]] ([[NBA Comeback Player of the Year|{{abbr|CPOY|Comeback Player of the Year}}]])<ref>{{cite web |title=NBA Comeback Player of the Year Award Winners |url=https://www.basketball-reference.com/awards/cpoy.html |work=Basketball-Reference.com |publisher=Sports Reference |access-date=December 10, 2024}}</ref>
| <ref>{{cite web |title=1981–82 NBA Season Summary |url=https://www.basketball-reference.com/leagues/NBA_1982.html |work=Basketball-Reference.com |publisher=Sports Reference |access-date=March 24, 2024}}</ref>
|-
| {{nbay|1982}}
! scope="row" style="text-align:center;" | {{nbats|1982|SEA}}
| [[Western Conference (NBA)|Western]] || style="background-color:#ffe6cc" | 4th ¤ || [[Pacific Division (NBA)|Pacific]] || 3rd || 48 || 34 || {{winpct|48|34}} || 10
| style="background-color:#ffe6cc" | Lost [[1983 NBA playoffs|First Round]] vs. [[Portland Trail Blazers|Portland]], 0–2
| {{sort name|Zollie|Volchok}} ([[NBA Executive of the Year Award|{{abbr|EOY|Executive of the Year}}]])<ref name="EOY">{{cite web |date=September 13, 2021 |title=NBA Executive of the Year Award Winners |url=https://www.nba.com/news/history-executive-of-the-year-winners |publisher=National Basketball Association |access-date=March 24, 2024}}</ref>
| <ref>{{cite web |title=1982–83 NBA Season Summary |url=https://www.basketball-reference.com/leagues/NBA_1983.html |work=Basketball-Reference.com |publisher=Sports Reference |access-date=March 24, 2024}}</ref>
|-
| {{nbay|1983}}
! scope="row" style="text-align:center;" | {{nbats|1983|SEA}}
| [[Western Conference (NBA)|Western]] || style="background-color:#ffe6cc" | 5th ¤ || [[Pacific Division (NBA)|Pacific]] || 3rd || 42 || 40 || {{winpct|42|40}} || 12
| style="background-color:#ffe6cc" | Lost [[1984 NBA playoffs|First Round]] vs. [[Dallas Mavericks|Dallas]], 2–3
| —
| <ref>{{cite web |title=1983–84 NBA Season Summary |url=https://www.basketball-reference.com/leagues/NBA_1984.html |work=Basketball-Reference.com |publisher=Sports Reference |access-date=March 24, 2024}}</ref>
|-
| {{nbay|1984}}
! scope="row" style="text-align:center;" | {{nbats|1984|SEA}}
| [[Western Conference (NBA)|Western]] || 10th || [[Pacific Division (NBA)|Pacific]] || 4th{{efn|The Seattle SuperSonics and [[Los Angeles Clippers]] finished with identical 31–51 records, but Seattle won the tiebreaker to finish fourth.<ref name="BBref-1984-85"/>}} || 31 || 51 || {{winpct|31|51}} || 31
| DNQ
| —
| <ref name="BBref-1984-85">{{cite web |title=1984–85 NBA Season Summary |url=https://www.basketball-reference.com/leagues/NBA_1985.html |work=Basketball-Reference.com |publisher=Sports Reference |access-date=April 14, 2012}}</ref>
|-
| {{nbay|1985}}
! scope="row" style="text-align:center;" | {{nbats|1985|SEA}}
| [[Western Conference (NBA)|Western]] || 11th || [[Pacific Division (NBA)|Pacific]] || 5th || 31 || 51 || {{winpct|31|51}} || 31
| DNQ
| —
| rowspan="5" | {{sort name|Bernie|Bickerstaff}}
| <ref>{{cite web |title=1985–86 NBA Season Summary |url=https://www.basketball-reference.com/leagues/NBA_1986.html |work=Basketball-Reference.com |publisher=Sports Reference |access-date=March 24, 2024}}</ref>
|-
| {{nbay|1986}}
! scope="row" style="text-align:center;" | {{nbats|1986|SEA}}
| [[Western Conference (NBA)|Western]] || style="background-color:#ffe6cc" | 7th ¤ || [[Pacific Division (NBA)|Pacific]] || 4th || 39 || 43 || {{winpct|39|43}} || 26
| style="background-color:#ffe6cc" | Won [[1987 NBA playoffs|First Round]] vs. [[Dallas Mavericks|Dallas]], 3–1<br />Won [[1987 NBA playoffs|Conf. Semis]] vs. [[Houston Rockets|Houston]], 4–2<br />Lost [[1987 NBA playoffs|Conf. Finals]] vs. [[Los Angeles Lakers|LA Lakers]], 0–4
| {{sort name|Tom|Chambers|dab=basketball}} ([[NBA All-Star Game Most Valuable Player Award|{{abbr|AMVP|All-Star Game Most Valuable Player}}]])<ref name="AMVP"/><hr />{{sort name|Dale|Ellis}} ([[NBA Most Improved Player Award|{{abbr|MIP|Most Improved Player}}]])<ref>{{cite web |date=May 3, 2023 |title=NBA Most Improved Player Award Winners |url=https://www.nba.com/news/history-most-improved-award-winners |publisher=National Basketball Association |access-date=March 24, 2024}}</ref>
| <ref>{{cite web |title=1986–87 NBA Season Summary |url=https://www.basketball-reference.com/leagues/NBA_1987.html |work=Basketball-Reference.com |publisher=Sports Reference |access-date=March 24, 2024}}</ref>
|-
| {{nbay|1987}}
! scope="row" style="text-align:center;" | {{nbats|1987|SEA}}
| [[Western Conference (NBA)|Western]] || style="background-color:#ffe6cc" | 7th ¤ || [[Pacific Division (NBA)|Pacific]] || 3rd || 44 || 38 || {{winpct|44|38}} || 18
| style="background-color:#ffe6cc" | Lost [[1988 NBA playoffs|First Round]] vs. [[Denver Nuggets|Denver]], 2–3
| —
| <ref>{{cite web |title=1987–88 NBA Season Summary |url=https://www.basketball-reference.com/leagues/NBA_1988.html |work=Basketball-Reference.com |publisher=Sports Reference |access-date=March 24, 2024}}</ref>
|-
| {{nbay|1988}}
! scope="row" style="text-align:center;" | {{nbats|1988|SEA}}
| [[Western Conference (NBA)|Western]] || style="background-color:#ffe6cc" | 4th ¤ || [[Pacific Division (NBA)|Pacific]] || 3rd || 47 || 35 || {{winpct|47|35}} || 10
| style="background-color:#ffe6cc" | Won [[1989 NBA playoffs|First Round]] vs. [[Houston Rockets|Houston]], 3–1<br />Lost [[1989 NBA playoffs|Conf. Semis]] vs. [[Los Angeles Lakers|LA Lakers]], 0–4
| —
| <ref>{{cite web |title=1988–89 NBA Season Summary |url=https://www.basketball-reference.com/leagues/NBA_1989.html |work=Basketball-Reference.com |publisher=Sports Reference |access-date=March 24, 2024}}</ref>
|-
| {{nbay|1989}}
! scope="row" style="text-align:center;" | {{nbats|1989|SEA}}
| [[Western Conference (NBA)|Western]] || 9th || [[Pacific Division (NBA)|Pacific]] || 4th || 41 || 41 || {{winpct|41|41}} || 22
| DNQ
| —
| <ref>{{cite web |title=1989–90 NBA Season Summary |url=https://www.basketball-reference.com/leagues/NBA_1990.html |work=Basketball-Reference.com |publisher=Sports Reference |access-date=March 24, 2024}}</ref>
|-
| {{nbay|1990}}
! scope="row" style="text-align:center;" | {{nbats|1990|SEA}}
| [[Western Conference (NBA)|Western]] || style="background-color:#ffe6cc" | 8th ¤ || [[Pacific Division (NBA)|Pacific]] || 5th || 41 || 41 || {{winpct|41|41}} || 22
| style="background-color:#ffe6cc" | Lost [[1991 NBA playoffs|First Round]] vs. [[Portland Trail Blazers|Portland]], 2–3
| —
| {{sort name|K. C.|Jones}}
| <ref>{{cite web |title=1990–91 NBA Season Summary |url=https://www.basketball-reference.com/leagues/NBA_1991.html |work=Basketball-Reference.com |publisher=Sports Reference |access-date=March 24, 2024}}</ref>
|-
| {{nbay|1991}}
! scope="row" style="text-align:center;" | {{nbats|1991|SEA}}
| [[Western Conference (NBA)|Western]] || style="background-color:#ffe6cc" | 6th ¤ || [[Pacific Division (NBA)|Pacific]] || 4th || 47 || 35 || {{winpct|47|35}} || 10
| style="background-color:#ffe6cc" | Won [[1992 NBA playoffs|First Round]] vs. [[Golden State Warriors|Golden State]], 3–1<br />Lost [[1992 NBA playoffs|Conf. Semis]] vs. [[Utah Jazz|Utah]], 1–4
| —
| {{sort name|K. C.|Jones|nolink=1}} ({{tooltip|18–18|18 wins, 18 losses}})<hr />{{sort name|Bob|Kloppenburg}} ({{tooltip|2–2|2 wins, 2 losses}})<hr />{{sort name|George|Karl}} ({{tooltip|27–15|27 wins, 15 losses}})
| <ref>{{cite web |title=1991–92 NBA Season Summary |url=https://www.basketball-reference.com/leagues/NBA_1992.html |work=Basketball-Reference.com |publisher=Sports Reference |access-date=March 24, 2024}}</ref>
|-
| {{nbay|1992}}
! scope="row" style="text-align:center;" | {{nbats|1992|SEA}}
| [[Western Conference (NBA)|Western]] || style="background-color:#ffe6cc" | 3rd ¤ || [[Pacific Division (NBA)|Pacific]] || 2nd || 55 || 27 || {{winpct|55|27}} || 7
| style="background-color:#ffe6cc" | Won [[1993 NBA playoffs|First Round]] vs. [[Utah Jazz|Utah]], 3–2<br />Won [[1993 NBA playoffs|Conf. Semis]] vs. [[Houston Rockets|Houston]], 3–4<br />Lost [[1993 NBA playoffs|Conf. Finals]] vs. [[Phoenix Suns|Phoenix]], 3–4
| —
| rowspan="6" | {{sort name|George|Karl|nolink=1}}
| <ref>{{cite web |title=1992–93 NBA Season Summary |url=https://www.basketball-reference.com/leagues/NBA_1993.html |work=Basketball-Reference.com |publisher=Sports Reference |access-date=March 24, 2024}}</ref>
|-
| {{nbay|1993}}
! scope="row" style="text-align:center;" | {{nbats|1993|SEA}}
| [[Western Conference (NBA)|Western]] || style="background-color:#ffe6cc" | 1st ¤ || style="background-color:#d0e7ff" | '''[[Pacific Division (NBA)|Pacific]]''' || style="background-color:#d0e7ff" | '''1st ^''' || 63 || 19 || {{winpct|63|19}} || {{sort dash}}
| style="background-color:#ffe6cc" | Lost [[1994 NBA playoffs|First Round]] vs. [[Denver Nuggets|Denver]], 2–3
| {{sort name|Bob|Whitsitt}} ([[NBA Executive of the Year Award|{{abbr|EOY|Executive of the Year}}]])<ref name="EOY"/>
| <ref>{{cite web |title=1993–94 NBA Season Summary |url=https://www.basketball-reference.com/leagues/NBA_1994.html |work=Basketball-Reference.com |publisher=Sports Reference |access-date=March 24, 2024}}</ref>
|-
| {{nbay|1994}}
! scope="row" style="text-align:center;" | {{nbats|1994|SEA}}
| [[Western Conference (NBA)|Western]] || style="background-color:#ffe6cc" | 4th ¤ || [[Pacific Division (NBA)|Pacific]] || 2nd || 57 || 25 || {{winpct|57|25}} || 2
| style="background-color:#ffe6cc" | Lost [[1995 NBA playoffs|First Round]] vs. [[Los Angeles Lakers|LA Lakers]], 1–3
| —
| <ref>{{cite web |title=1994–95 NBA Season Summary |url=https://www.basketball-reference.com/leagues/NBA_1995.html |work=Basketball-Reference.com |publisher=Sports Reference |access-date=March 24, 2024}}</ref>
|-
| {{nbay|1995}}
! data-sort-value="1995" scope="row" style="text-align:center;" style="background-color:#ddffdd" | <span style="visibility:hidden;color: transparent">&nbsp;†</span>{{nbats|1995|SEA}}&nbsp;{{asterisk}}
| style="background-color:#ddffdd" | <span style="visibility:hidden;color: transparent">&nbsp;†</span>'''[[Western Conference (NBA)|Western]]&nbsp;{{asterisk}}''' || style="background-color:#ffe6cc" | 1st ¤ || style="background-color:#d0e7ff" | '''[[Pacific Division (NBA)|Pacific]]''' || style="background-color:#d0e7ff" | '''1st ^''' || 64 || 18 || {{winpct|64|18}} || {{sort dash}}
| style="background-color:#ddffdd" | Won [[1996 NBA playoffs|First Round]] vs. [[Sacramento Kings|Sacramento]], 3–1<br />Won [[1996 NBA playoffs|Conf. Semis]] vs. [[Houston Rockets|Rockets]], 4–0<br />Won [[1996 NBA playoffs|Conf. Finals]] vs. [[Utah Jazz|Utah]], 4–3<br />Lost [[1996 NBA Finals|NBA Finals]] vs. [[Chicago Bulls|Chicago]], 2–4 {{asterisk}}
| {{sort name|Gary|Payton}} ([[NBA Defensive Player of the Year Award|{{abbr|DPOY|Defensive Player of the Year}}]])<ref>{{cite web |date=September 13, 2021 |title=NBA Defensive Player of the Year Award Winners |url=https://www.nba.com/news/history-defensive-player-of-the-year-winners |publisher=National Basketball Association |access-date=March 24, 2024}}</ref>
| <ref>{{cite web |title=1995–96 NBA Season Summary |url=https://www.basketball-reference.com/leagues/NBA_1996.html |work=Basketball-Reference.com |publisher=Sports Reference |access-date=March 24, 2024}}</ref>
|-
| {{nbay|1996}}
! scope="row" style="text-align:center;" | {{nbats|1996|SEA}}
| [[Western Conference (NBA)|Western]] || style="background-color:#ffe6cc" | 3rd ¤ || style="background-color:#d0e7ff" | '''[[Pacific Division (NBA)|Pacific]]''' || style="background-color:#d0e7ff" | '''1st ^''' || 57 || 25 || {{winpct|57|25}} || {{sort dash}}
| style="background-color:#ffe6cc" | Won [[1997 NBA playoffs|First Round]] vs. [[Phoenix Suns|Phoenix]], 3–2<br />Lost [[1997 NBA playoffs|Conf. Semis]] vs. [[Houston Rockets|Houston]], 3–4
| —
| <ref>{{cite web |title=1996–97 NBA Season Summary |url=https://www.basketball-reference.com/leagues/NBA_1997.html |work=Basketball-Reference.com |publisher=Sports Reference |access-date=March 24, 2024}}</ref>
|-
| {{nbay|1997}}
! scope="row" style="text-align:center;" | {{nbats|1997|SEA}}
| [[Western Conference (NBA)|Western]] || style="background-color:#ffe6cc" | 2nd ¤ || style="background-color:#d0e7ff" | '''[[Pacific Division (NBA)|Pacific]]''' || style="background-color:#d0e7ff" | '''1st ^'''{{efn|The Seattle SuperSonics and [[Los Angeles Lakers]] finished with identical 61–21 records, but Seattle won the head-to-head tiebreaker to place first in the Pacific Division.<ref>{{cite news |last=Baum |first=Bob |date=April 20, 1998 |title=Sonics wrap up Pacific title |page=B5 |work=[[Corvallis Gazette-Times]] |agency=Associated Press |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/corvallis-gazette-times-sonics-wrap-up-p/144076547/ |via=Newspapers.com |access-date=March 24, 2024}}</ref>}} || 61 || 21 || {{winpct|61|21}} || {{sort dash}}
| style="background-color:#ffe6cc" | Won [[1998 NBA playoffs|First Round]] vs. [[Minnesota Timberwolves|Minnesota]], 3–2<br />Lost [[1998 NBA playoffs|Conf. Semis]] vs. [[Los Angeles Lakers|LA Lakers]], 1–4
| —
| <ref>{{cite web |title=1997–98 NBA Season Summary |url=https://www.basketball-reference.com/leagues/NBA_1998.html |work=Basketball-Reference.com |publisher=Sports Reference |access-date=April 14, 2012}}</ref>
|-
| {{nbay|1998}}{{efn|The [[1998–99 NBA season|1998–99 season]] was shortened to 50 games due to a [[1998–99 NBA lockout|player lockout]] that lasted until January 1999.<ref>{{cite news |last=Shipley |first=Amy |date=June 29, 2011 |title=Lengthy NBA lockout looms, with owners and players deeply divided |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/sports/wizards/nba-lockout-looms-with-owners-and-players-deeply-divided/2011/06/29/AGKmz3qH_story.html |newspaper=[[The Washington Post]] |access-date=March 24, 2024}}</ref>}}
! scope="row" style="text-align:center;" | {{nbats|1998|SEA}}
| [[Western Conference (NBA)|Western]] || 9th || [[Pacific Division (NBA)|Pacific]] || 5th || 25 || 25 || {{winpct|25|25}} || 10
| DNQ
| {{sort name|Hersey|Hawkins}} ([[NBA Sportsmanship Award|{{abbr|SPOR|NBA Sportsmanship Award}}]])<ref name="SPOR">{{cite web |date=July 7, 2023 |title=NBA Sportsmanship Award Winners |url=https://www.nba.com/news/history-sportsmanship-award-winners |publisher=National Basketball Association |access-date=March 24, 2024}}</ref>
| rowspan="2" | {{sort name|Paul|Westphal}}
| <ref>{{cite web |title=1998–99 NBA Season Summary |url=https://www.basketball-reference.com/leagues/NBA_1999.html |work=Basketball-Reference.com |publisher=Sports Reference |access-date=March 24, 2024}}</ref>
|-
| {{nbay|1999}}
! scope="row" style="text-align:center;" | {{nbats|1999|SEA}}
| [[Western Conference (NBA)|Western]] || style="background-color:#ffe6cc" | 7th ¤ || [[Pacific Division (NBA)|Pacific]] || 4th || 45 || 37 || {{winpct|45|37}} || 22
| style="background-color:#ffe6cc" | Lost [[2000 NBA playoffs|First Round]] vs. [[Utah Jazz|Utah]], 2–3
| —
| <ref>{{cite web |title=1999–00 NBA Season Summary |url=https://www.basketball-reference.com/leagues/NBA_2000.html |work=Basketball-Reference.com |publisher=Sports Reference |access-date=March 24, 2024}}</ref>
|-
| {{nbay|2000}}
! scope="row" style="text-align:center;" | {{nbats|2000|SEA}}
| [[Western Conference (NBA)|Western]] || 10th || [[Pacific Division (NBA)|Pacific]] || 5th || 44 || 38 || {{winpct|44|38}} || 12
| DNQ
| —
| {{sort name|Paul|Westphal|nolink=1}} ({{tooltip|6–9|6 wins, 9 losses}})<hr />{{sort name|Nate|McMillan}} ({{tooltip|38–29|38 wins, 29 losses}})
| <ref>{{cite web |title=2000–01 NBA Season Summary |url=https://www.basketball-reference.com/leagues/NBA_2001.html |work=Basketball-Reference.com |publisher=Sports Reference |access-date=March 24, 2024}}</ref>
|-
| {{nbay|2001}}
! scope="row" style="text-align:center;" | {{nbats|2001|SEA}}
| [[Western Conference (NBA)|Western]] || style="background-color:#ffe6cc" | 7th ¤ || [[Pacific Division (NBA)|Pacific]] || 4th || 45 || 37 || {{winpct|45|37}} || 16
| style="background-color:#ffe6cc" | Lost [[2002 NBA playoffs|First Round]] vs. [[San Antonio Spurs|San Antonio]], 2–3
| —
| rowspan="4" | {{sort name|Nate|McMillan|nolink=1}}
| <ref>{{cite web |title=2001–02 NBA Season Summary |url=https://www.basketball-reference.com/leagues/NBA_2002.html |work=Basketball-Reference.com |publisher=Sports Reference |access-date=March 24, 2024}}</ref>
|-
| {{nbay|2002}}
! scope="row" style="text-align:center;" | {{nbats|2002|SEA}}
| [[Western Conference (NBA)|Western]] || 10th || [[Pacific Division (NBA)|Pacific]] || 5th || 40 || 42 || {{winpct|40|42}} || 19
| DNQ
| {{sort name|Ray|Allen}} ([[NBA Sportsmanship Award|{{abbr|SPOR|NBA Sportsmanship Award}}]])<ref name="SPOR"/>
| <ref>{{cite web |title=2002–03 NBA Season Summary |url=https://www.basketball-reference.com/leagues/NBA_2003.html |work=Basketball-Reference.com |publisher=Sports Reference |access-date=March 24, 2024}}</ref>
|-
| {{nbay|2003}}
! scope="row" style="text-align:center;" | {{nbats|2003|SEA}}
| [[Western Conference (NBA)|Western]] || 12th || [[Pacific Division (NBA)|Pacific]] || 5th{{efn|The Seattle SuperSonics and [[Golden State Warriors]] finished with identical 37–45 records, but Seattle lost the tiebreaker to finish fifth.<ref name="BBref-2003-04"/>}} || 37 || 45 || {{winpct|37|45}} || 19
| DNQ
| —
| <ref name="BBref-2003-04">{{cite web |title=2003–04 NBA Season Summary |url=https://www.basketball-reference.com/leagues/NBA_2004.html |work=Basketball-Reference.com |publisher=Sports Reference |access-date=April 14, 2012}}</ref>
|-
| {{nbay|2004}}
! scope="row" style="text-align:center;" | {{nbats|2004|SEA}}
| [[Western Conference (NBA)|Western]] || style="background-color:#ffe6cc" | 4th ¤ || style="background-color:#d0e7ff" | '''[[Northwest Division (NBA)|Northwest]]''' || style="background-color:#d0e7ff" | '''1st ^''' || 52 || 30 || {{winpct|52|30}} || {{sort dash}}
| style="background-color:#ffe6cc" | Won [[2005 NBA playoffs|First Round]] vs. [[Sacramento Kings|Sacramento]], 4–1<br />Lost [[2005 NBA playoffs|Conf. Semis]] vs. [[San Antonio Spurs|San Antonio]], 2–4
| —
| <ref>{{cite web |title=2004–05 NBA Season Summary |url=https://www.basketball-reference.com/leagues/NBA_2005.html |work=Basketball-Reference.com |publisher=Sports Reference |access-date=March 24, 2024}}</ref>
|-
| {{nbay|2005}}
! scope="row" style="text-align:center;" | {{nbats|2005|SEA}}
| [[Western Conference (NBA)|Western]] || 11th || [[Northwest Division (NBA)|Northwest]] || 3rd || 35 || 47 || {{winpct|35|47}} || 9
| DNQ
| —
| {{sort name|Bill|Weiss}} ({{tooltip|13–17|13 wins, 17 losses}})<hr />{{sort name|Bob|Hill}} ({{tooltip|22–30|22 wins, 30 losses}})
| <ref>{{cite web |title=2005–06 NBA Season Summary |url=https://www.basketball-reference.com/leagues/NBA_2006.html |work=Basketball-Reference.com |publisher=Sports Reference |access-date=March 24, 2024}}</ref>
|-
| {{nbay|2006}}
! scope="row" style="text-align:center;" | {{nbats|2006|SEA}}
| [[Western Conference (NBA)|Western]] || 14th || [[Northwest Division (NBA)|Northwest]] || 5th || 31 || 51 || {{winpct|31|51}} || 20
| DNQ
| —
| {{sort name|Bob|Hill|nolink=1}}
| <ref>{{cite web |title=2006–07 NBA Season Summary |url=https://www.basketball-reference.com/leagues/NBA_2007.html |work=Basketball-Reference.com |publisher=Sports Reference |access-date=March 24, 2024}}</ref>
|-
| {{nbay|2007}}
! scope="row" style="text-align:center;" | {{nbats|2007|SEA}}
| [[Western Conference (NBA)|Western]] || 15th || [[Northwest Division (NBA)|Northwest]] || 5th || 20 || 62 || {{winpct|20|62}} || 34
| DNQ
| {{sort name|Kevin|Durant}} ([[NBA Rookie of the Year Award|{{abbr|ROY|Rookie of the Year}}]])<ref>{{cite web |date=September 13, 2021 |title=NBA Rookie of the Year Award Winners |url=https://www.nba.com/news/history-rookie-of-the-year-winners |publisher=National Basketball Association |access-date=March 24, 2024}}</ref>
| {{sort name|P. J.|Carlesimo}}
| <ref>{{cite web |title=2007–08 NBA Season Summary |url=https://www.basketball-reference.com/leagues/NBA_2008.html |work=Basketball-Reference.com |publisher=Sports Reference |access-date=March 24, 2024}}</ref>
|- class="sortbottom"
!scope="rowgroup" style="text-align:center;" rowspan="3" colspan="6"|'''Totals (41 seasons)'''
|'''1,745'''
|'''1,585'''
|'''{{winpct|1745|1585}}'''
|colspan="5"|'''All-time regular season record (1967–2008)'''<ref name="Times-Record"/>
|-
|'''107'''
|'''110'''
|'''{{winpct|107|110}}'''
|colspan="5"|'''All-time playoffs record (1967–2008)'''<ref name="Spokesman-Review"/>
|-
|'''{{formatnum:{{#expr:1745+107}}}}'''
|'''{{formatnum:{{#expr:1585+110}}}}'''
|'''{{winpct|{{#expr:1745+107}}|{{#expr:1585+110}}}}'''
|colspan="5"|'''All-time overall record (1967–2008)'''<ref name="Spokesman-Review"/>
|}

==See also==
* [[List of Oklahoma City Thunder seasons]]

==Notes==
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==References==
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{{Seattle SuperSonics seasons}}
{{NBA season-by-season team history}}

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