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NBA professional basketball team season

1968–69 Seattle SuperSonics season

Head coach| Al Bianchi
General manager| Dick Vertlieb
Arena| Seattle Center Coliseum
Results
Record| 30-52 (.366)
Place| Division: 6th (Western)
Playoff finish| Did not qualify

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Stats at Basketball-Reference.com
Local media
Television| KTNT-TV
Radio| KOMO
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The 1968–69 Seattle SuperSonics season was the second season of the Seattle franchise in the NBA. The Sonics finished the regular season with a 30–52 record in 6th place on the Western Division. During the offseason, Seattle traded their top scorer Walt Hazzard to the Atlanta Hawks to bring three-time All-Star Lenny Wilkens, who would serve as head coach of the team the following year.

## Draft picks

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Main article: 1968 NBA draft

Note: only draft picks who participated in at least one game in the NBA are listed.

Round  | Pick  | Player  | Position  | Nationality  | College

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1  | 3  | Bob Kauffman | Center / forward |  United States  | Guilford College
2  | 16  | Art Harris | Guard |  United States  | Stanford
5  | 52  | Al Hairston | Guard |  United States  | Bowling Green State
10  | 122  | Joe Kennedy | Forward |  United States  | Duke
11  | 136  | Jim Marsh | Forward |  United States  | USC

## Roster

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1968–69 Seattle SuperSonics roster  Players  | Coaches

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G | 25 | Hairston, Al | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)  | 170 lb (77 kg)  | 1945–12–11  | Bowling Green
G | 12 | Harris, Art | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)  | 185 lb (84 kg)  | 1947–01–13  | Stanford
F/C | 22 | Kauffman, Bob | 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)  | 240 lb (109 kg)  | 1947–01–12  | Guilford
SG | 11 | Kron, Tommy | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)  | 200 lb (91 kg)  | 1943–02–28  | Kentucky
SF | 43 | Lott, Plummer | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)  | 210 lb (95 kg)  | 1945–12–11  | Seattle
PF | 14 | Meschery, Tom | 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)  | 215 lb (98 kg)  | 1938–10–26  | Saint Mary's
F/C | 24 | Mueller, Erwin | 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)  | 230 lb (104 kg)  | 1944–03–12  | San Francisco
F/C | 41 | Murrey, Dorie | 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)  | 215 lb (98 kg)  | 1943–09–07  | Detroit Mercy
F/C | 45 | Rule, Bob | 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)  | 220 lb (100 kg)  | 1944–06–29  | Colorado State
SG | 44 | Thorn, Rod | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)  | 195 lb (88 kg)  | 1941–05–23  | West Virginia
F/C | 30 | Tresvant, John | 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)  | 215 lb (98 kg)  | 1939–11–06  | Seattle
G | 19 | Wilkens, Lenny | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)  | 180 lb (82 kg)  | 1937–10–28  | Providence

Head coach

* Al Bianchi

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Legend

* (DP) Unsigned draft pick
* (FA) Free agent
* (S) Suspended
* Injured

## Regular season

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### Season standings

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Western Division

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x-Los Angeles Lakers | 55 | 27 | .671 | – | 32–9 | 21–18 | 2–0 | 30–10
x-Atlanta Hawks | 48 | 34 | .585 | 7 | 28–12 | 18–21 | 2–1 | 26–14
x-San Francisco Warriors | 41 | 41 | .500 | 14 | 22–19 | 18–21 | 1–1 | 20–20
x-San Diego Rockets | 37 | 45 | .451 | 18 | 25–16 | 8–25 | 4–4 | 20–20
Chicago Bulls | 33 | 49 | .402 | 22 | 19–21 | 12–25 | 2–3 | 19–21
Seattle SuperSonics | 30 | 52 | .366 | 25 | 18–18 | 6–29 | 6–5 | 15–23
Phoenix Suns | 16 | 66 | .195 | 39 | 11–26 | 4–28 | 1–12 | 8–30

x – clinched playoff spot

### Record vs. opponents

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1968–69 NBA records

Team  | ATL  | BAL  | BOS  | CHI  | CIN  | DET  | LAL  | MIL  | NYK  | PHI  | PHO  | SDR  | SFW  | SEA
Atlanta | — | 2–4 | 3–3 | 6–1 | 4–2 | 6–0 | 3–4 | 4–2 | 2–4 | 1–5 | 6–0 | 3–4 | 4–3 | 4–2
Baltimore | 4–2 | — | 5–2 | 6–0 | 4–3 | 7–0 | 3–3 | 5–1 | 3–4 | 2–4 | 6–0 | 5–1 | 3–3 | 4–2
Boston | 3–3 | 2–5 | — | 4–2 | 5–2 | 5–1 | 2–4 | 5–1 | 1–6 | 5–2 | 6–0 | 4–2 | 3–3 | 3–3
Chicago | 1–6 | 0–6 | 2–4 | — | 1–5 | 3–3 | 3–4 | 5–1 | 2–4 | 1–5 | 4–2 | 3–3 | 4–3 | 4–3
Cincinnati | 2–4 | 3–4 | 2–5 | 5–1 | — | 3–4 | 2–4 | 5–1 | 4–2 | 3–4 | 4–2 | 2–4 | 3–3 | 3–3
Detroit | 0–6 | 0–7 | 1–5 | 3–3 | 4–3 | — | 3–3 | 2–4 | 3–4 | 3–4 | 4–2 | 3–3 | 2–4 | 4–2
Los Angeles | 4–3 | 3–3 | 4–2 | 4–3 | 4–2 | 3–3 | — | 5–1 | 5–1 | 1–5 | 6–0 | 7–0 | 4–3 | 5–1
Milwaukee | 2–4 | 1–5 | 1–5 | 1–5 | 1–5 | 4–2 | 1–5 | — | 0–6 | 0–6 | 6–2 | 4–2 | 3–3 | 3–5
New York | 4–2 | 4–3 | 6–1 | 4–2 | 2–4 | 4–3 | 1–5 | 6–0 | — | 4–3 | 5–1 | 3–3 | 5–1 | 6–0
Philadelphia | 5–1 | 4–2 | 2–5 | 5–1 | 4–3 | 4–3 | 5–1 | 6–0 | 3–4 | — | 5–1 | 4–2 | 2–4 | 6–0
Phoenix | 0–6 | 0–6 | 0–6 | 2–4 | 2–4 | 2–4 | 0–6 | 2–6 | 1–5 | 1–5 | — | 1–7 | 2–4 | 3–3
San Diego | 4–3 | 1–5 | 2–4 | 3–3 | 4–2 | 3–3 | 0–7 | 2–4 | 3–3 | 2–4 | 7–1 | — | 3–3 | 3–3
San Francisco | 3–4 | 3–3 | 3–3 | 3–4 | 3–3 | 4–2 | 3–4 | 3–3 | 1–5 | 4–2 | 4–2 | 3–3 | — | 4–3
Seattle  | 2–4 | 2–4 | 3–3 | 3–4 | 3–3 | 2–4 | 1–5 | 5–3 | 0–6 | 0–6 | 3–3 | 3–3 | 3–4 | —

### Game log

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1968–69 game log
Total: 30–52 (Home: 18–18; Road: 6–29; Neutral: 6–5)

October : 2–6 (home: 2–4; road: 0–2)

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1  | October 17  | @ San Diego[broken anchor] | L 110–128  | Bob Rule (31)  |  |  | San Diego Sports Arena
5,332  | 0–1
2  | October 18  | @ Phoenix | L 107–116  | Bob Rule (34)  |  |  | Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum
7,112  | 0–2
3  | October 19  | San Francisco Warriors | L 95–107  | Bob Rule (25)  |  |  | Seattle Center Coliseum
4,311  | 0–3
4  | October 21  | Baltimore | L 104–111  | Tom Meschery (30)  |  |  | Vancouver, BC
2,387  | 0–4
5  | October 23  | San Diego[broken anchor] | W 118–117  | Bob Rule, Lenny Wilkens (20)  |  |  | Seattle Center Coliseum
3,064  | 1–4
6  | October 25  | Atlanta | W 123–112  | Tom Meschery (24)  |  |  | Seattle Center Coliseum
4,689  | 2–4
7  | October 27  | Baltimore | L 114–126  | Tom Meschery (22)  |  |  | Seattle Center Coliseum
4,882  | 2–5
8  | October 30  | Phoenix | L 108–115  | Bob Rule (22)  |  |  | Seattle Center Coliseum
2,657  | 2–6

November : 8–11 (home: 7–3; road: 1–8)

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Attendance | Record

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9  | November 2  | Chicago | W 101–95  | Bob Rule (24)  |  |  | Seattle Center Coliseum
4,330  | 3–6
10  | November 3  | New York | L 108–122  | Lenny Wilkens (24)  |  |  | Seattle Center Coliseum
4,807  | 3–7
11  | November 6  | @ Detroit | L 118–127  | Rod Thorn (21)  |  |  | Cobo Arena
3,462  | 3–8
12  | November 7  | @ Chicago | L 105–120  | Bob Rule (23)  |  |  | Chicago Stadium
891  | 3–9
13  | November 8  | @ Boston | W 114–112  | Bob Rule (37)  |  |  | Boston Garden
7,606  | 4–9
14  | November 9  | @ Philadelphia | L 94–114  | Lenny Wilkens (26)  |  |  | The Spectrum
6,756  | 4–10
15  | November 11  | Philadelphia | L 117–127  | Bob Rule (29)  |  |  | Boston, MA | 4–11
16  | November 12  | @ Milwaukee | L 114–127  | Bob Rule (28)  |  |  | Milwaukee Arena
4,455  | 4–12
17  | November 13  | Atlanta | L 113–142  | Lenny Wilkens (27)  |  |  | Seattle Center Coliseum
3,102  | 4–13
18  | November 15  | Phoenix | W 128–124 (2OT)  | Lenny Wilkens (30)  |  |  | Seattle Center Coliseum
4,368  | 5–13
19  | November 16  | Detroit | W 123–119  | Bob Rule (42)  |  |  | Seattle Center Coliseum
5,446  | 6–13
20  | November 17  | @ Los Angeles | L 94–105  | Lenny Wilkens (16)  |  |  | The Forum
8,399  | 6–14
21  | November 20  | Boston | L 92–139  | Art Harris (16)  |  |  | Seattle Center Coliseum
7,021  | 6–15
22  | November 22  | @ San Diego[broken anchor] | L 111–126  | Bob Rule (24)  |  |  | San Diego Sports Arena
5,247  | 6–16
23  | November 23  | @ San Francisco Warriors | L 119–132  | Lenny Wilkens (25)  |  |  | Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum Arena
5,922  | 6–17
24  | November 24  | Milwaukee | W 141–120  | Tom Meschery, Lenny Wilkens (21)  |  |  | Seattle Center Coliseum
3,485  | 7–17
25  | November 25  | Milwaukee | W 123–113  | Lenny Wilkens (29)  |  |  | Vancouver, BC
2,879  | 8–17
26  | November 26  | Chicago | W 99–98  | Bob Rule (28)  |  |  | Seattle Center Coliseum
2,895  | 9–17
27  | November 28  | Milwaukee | W 115–103  | Bob Rule (27)  |  |  | Seattle Center Coliseum
5,210  | 10–17

December : 4–11 (home: 2–5; road: 2–6)

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28  | December 2  | @ Phoenix | W 118–108  | Lenny Wilkens (33)  |  |  | Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum
2,171  | 11–17
29  | December 3  | @ San Francisco Warriors | L 122 127  | Lenny Wilkens (31)  |  |  | Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum Arena
2,116  | 11–18
30  | December 6  | San Francisco Warriors | W 109–100 (OT)  | Tom Meschery (29)  |  |  | Seattle Center Coliseum
5,941  | 12–18
31  | December 7  | @ San Francisco Warriors | W 115–107  | Bob Rule (31)  |  |  | Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum Arena
3,754  | 13–18
32  | December 12  | Atlanta | L 91–93  | Lenny Wilkens (25)  |  |  | Seattle Center Coliseum
4,361  | 13–19
33  | December 14  | Los Angeles | L 120–136  | Tom Meschery, Bob Rule (27)  |  |  | Seattle Center Coliseum
12,186  | 13–20
34  | December 15  | @ Los Angeles | L 114–115  | Bob Rule (37)  |  |  | The Forum
6,878  | 13–21
35  | December 18  | Philadelphia | L 111–115  | Bob Rule (36)  |  |  | Seattle Center Coliseum
3,389  | 13–22
36  | December 20  | @ Milwaukee | L 92–100  | Lenny Wilkens (21)  |  |  | Milwaukee Arena
5,303  | 13–23
37  | December 21  | @ New York | L 105–131  | Bob Rule (19)  |  |  | Madison Square Garden
13,998  | 13–24
38  | December 25  | @ Baltimore | L 112–118  | Bob Rule, Lenny Wilkens (27)  |  |  | Baltimore Civic Center
5,261  | 13–25
39  | December 26  | @ Atlanta | L 96–126  | Al Tucker (18)  |  |  | Alexander Memorial Coliseum
3,697  | 13–26
40  | December 28  | New York | L 108–111  | Lenny Wilkens (19)  |  |  | Seattle Center Coliseum
7,602  | 13–27
41  | December 29  | New York | L 112–120  | Art Harris (21)  |  |  | Vancouver, BC
2,894  | 13–28
42  | December 30  | Phoenix | W 120–118  | Art Harris, Rule (24)  |  |  | Seattle Center Coliseum
3,920  | 14–28

January : 5–9 (home: 1–1; road: 4–8)

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43  | January 4  | @ San Diego[broken anchor] | L 105–122  | Lenny Wilkens (28)  |  |  | San Diego Sports Arena
4,878  | 14–29
44  | January 6  | Boston | L 97–121  | Bob Rule (36)  |  |  | Seattle Center Coliseum
6,636  | 14–30
45  | January 7  | @ Phoenix | L 112–116  | Three players (23)  |  |  | Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum
2,875  | 14–31
46  | January 9  | Cincinnati | W 119–110  | Bob Rule (32)  |  |  | Cleveland, OH
2,017  | 15–31
47  | January 10  | @ Milwaukee | L 104–115  | Bob Rule, Al Tucker (17)  |  |  | Milwaukee Arena
4,150  | 15–32
48  | January 11  | @ Chicago | L 86–119  | Lenny Wilkens (21)  |  |  | Chicago Stadium
3,870  | 15–33
49  | January 17  | New York | L 94–114  | Bob Rule (16)  |  |  | Philadelphia, PA | 15–34
50  | January 18  | @ Boston | L 97–111  | Bob Rule (29)  |  |  | Boston Garden
9,320  | 15–35
51  | January 21  | @ New York | L 106–113  | Lenny Wilkens (31)  |  |  | Madison Square Garden
11,227  | 15–36
52  | January 22  | @ Baltimore | W 98–94  | Lenny Wilkens (22)  |  |  | Baltimore Civic Center
3,619  | 16–36
53  | January 27  | Milwaukee | W 128–107  | Bob Rule (31)  |  |  | Tacoma, WA
4,150  | 17–36
54  | January 29  | Boston | W 124–122 (OT)  | Bob Rule (26)  |  |  | Philadelphia, PA | 18–36
55  | January 30  | Detroit | L 118–144  | Bob Rule (26)  |  |  | Baltimore, MD | 18–37
56  | January 31  | @ Atlanta | W 119–112  | Bob Rule (32)  |  |  | Alexander Memorial Coliseum
3,550  | 19–37

February : 6–8 (home: 5–6; road: 1–2)

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57  | February 1  | @ Cincinnati | L 96–111  | Bob Rule (20)  |  |  | Cincinnati Gardens
6,114  | 19–38
58  | February 3  | Los Angeles | W 114–107  | Bob Rule (38)  |  |  | Seattle Center Coliseum
7,721  | 20–38
59  | February 4  | @ San Francisco Warriors | W 116–111  | Lenny Wilkens (28)  |  |  | Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum Arena
2,145  | 21–38
60  | February 5  | Philadelphia | L 115–119  | Art Harris, Rule (27)  |  |  | Seattle Center Coliseum
4,956  | 21–39
61  | February 7  | Cincinnati | W 102–97  | Lenny Wilkens (32)  |  |  | Seattle Center Coliseum
7,350  | 22–39
62  | February 9  | San Francisco Warriors | L 120–121  | Bob Rule (31)  |  |  | Seattle Center Coliseum
7,545  | 22–40
63  | February 12  | Los Angeles | L 92–109  | Bob Rule (24)  |  |  | Seattle Center Coliseum
11,218  | 22–41
64  | February 16  | Detroit | W 127–119  | Bob Rule (36)  |  |  | Seattle Center Coliseum
6,367  | 23–41
65  | February 18  | Chicago | W 114–113  | Bob Rule (27)  |  |  | Seattle Center Coliseum
5,002  | 24–41
66  | February 19  | Detroit | L 124–131  | Bob Rule (32)  |  |  | Seattle Center Coliseum
3,356  | 24–42
67  | February 21  | Philadelphia | L 109–115  | Bob Rule (31)  |  |  | Seattle Center Coliseum
8,638  | 24–43
68  | February 23  | Boston | W 118–116  | Lenny Wilkens (35)  |  |  | Seattle Center Coliseum
8,742  | 25–43
69  | February 25  | @ Los Angeles | L 111–114 (OT)  | Lenny Wilkens (26)  |  |  | The Forum
10,311  | 25–44
70  | February 26  | Chicago | L 122–124  | Bob Rule (30)  |  |  | Seattle Center Coliseum
4,138  | 25–45

March : 5–7 (home: 4–1; road: 1–6)

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71  | March 1  | Cincinnati | W 134–122  | Bob Rule (47)  |  |  | Seattle Center Coliseum
9,477  | 26–45
72  | March 3  | Cincinnati | L 107–113  | Bob Rule (32)  |  |  | Seattle Center Coliseum
4,028  | 26–46
73  | March 4  | San Diego[broken anchor] | W 130–116  | Lenny Wilkens (33)  |  |  | Seattle Center Coliseum
5,010  | 27–46
74  | March 8  | Baltimore | W 138–117  | Lenny Wilkens (32)  |  |  | Seattle Center Coliseum
12,382  | 28–46
75  | March 12  | San Diego[broken anchor] | W 125–112  | Lenny Wilkens (36)  |  |  | Vancouver, BC
5,998  | 29–46
76  | March 13  | Milwaukee | W 141–118  | Tom Meschery (21)  |  |  | Green Bay, WI
3,461  | 30–46
77  | March 15  | @ Chicago | L 83–101  | Lenny Wilkens (26)  |  |  | Chicago Stadium
5,254  | 30–47
78  | March 16  | @ Atlanta | L 127–131 (OT)  | Art Harris (31)  |  |  | Alexander Memorial Coliseum
7,190  | 30–48
79  | March 18  | @ Baltimore | L 120–130  | Lenny Wilkens (26)  |  |  | Baltimore Civic Center
8,020  | 30–49
80  | March 19  | @ Philadelphia | L 115–136  | Bob Rule, Rod Thorn (16)  |  |  | The Spectrum
11,474  | 30–50
81  | March 21  | @ Detroit | L 104–110  | Erwin Mueller (15)  |  |  | Cobo Arena
4,669  | 30–51
82  | March 22  | @ Cincinnati | L 127–134  | Lenny Wilkens (25)  |  |  | Cincinnati Gardens
2,534  | 30–52

1968–69 season schedule

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## Player statistics

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RPG | Rebounds per game  |  APG | Assists per game  |  SPG | Steals per game
BPG | Blocks per game  |  PPG | Points per game  |  |
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Art Harris | 80 | – | 32.0 | .395 | – | .641 | 3.8 | 3.2 | – | – | 12.4
Al Hairston | 39 | – | 7.0 | .333 | – | .571 | .9 | 1.0 | – | – | 2.2
Bob Kauffman | 82 | – | 20.2 | .442 | – | .702 | 5.9 | 1.0 | – | – | 7.8
Joe Kennedy | 72 | – | 17.2 | .395 | – | .790 | 3.3 | .8 | – | – | 6.2
Tommy Kron | 76 | – | 14.8 | .392 | – | .701 | 2.8 | 2.5 | – | – | 5.1
Plummer Lott | 23 | – | 7.0 | .258 | – | .400 | 1.3 | 0.3 | – | – | 1.6
Tom Meschery | 82 | – | 32.6 | .453 | – | .736 | 10.0 | 2.4 | – | – | 14.0
Erwin Mueller [a] | 26 | – | 18.6 | .431 | – | .597 | 4.0 | 2.4 | – | – | 7.0
Dorie Murrey | 38 | – | 12.2 | .387 | – | .639 | 3.9 | .6 | – | – | 5.6
Bob Rule | 82 | – | 37.9 | .469 | – | .682 | 11.5 | 1.7 | – | – | 24.0
Rod Thorn | 29 | – | 19.6 | .463 | – | .732 | 2.9 | 2.8 | – | – | 11.5
John Tresvant [a] | 26 | – | 30.8 | .488 | – | .673 | 10.3 | 2.4 | – | – | 13.6
Al Tucker [a] | 56 | – | 22.5 | .432 | – | .637 | 5.7 | 1.0 | – | – | 10.3
Lenny Wilkens | 82 | – | 42.2 | .440 |  | .770 | 6.2 | 8.2 | – | – | 22.4

* a Statistics with the Seattle SuperSonics.

## Awards and records

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* Art Harris was selected to the NBA All-Rookie First Team.
* Lenny Wilkens made his sixth All-Star appearance for the West in the 1969 NBA All-Star Game held in Baltimore, Maryland.

## Transactions

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Lenny Wilkens averaged 22.4 points, 6.2 rebounds, and 8.2 assists per game in his first season with the SuperSonics.

### Overview

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Players Added

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Via draft

* Al Hairston
* Art Harris
* Bob Kauffman
* Joe Kennedy

Via trade

* Erwin Mueller
* Dick Smith
* John Tresvant
* Lenny Wilkens

| Players Lost

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Via draft
(1968 NBA Expansion Draft)

* Bud Olsen (To Milwaukee)
* Bob Weiss (To Milwaukee)
* George Wilson (To Phoenix)

Via trade

* Walt Hazzard

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### Trades

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October 12, 1968  | To Seattle SuperSonics

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Lenny Wilkens

| To Atlanta Hawks

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Walt Hazzard

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November 15, 1968  | To Seattle SuperSonics

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Dick Smith

| To Atlanta Hawks

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Rights to Richie Guerin

January 31, 1969  | To Seattle SuperSonics

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Erwin Mueller

| To Chicago Bulls

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1970 fourth round pick
Cash considerations

January 31, 1969  | To Seattle SuperSonics

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John Tresvant

| To Cincinnati Royals

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Al Tucker

## References

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1. ^ "Seattle SuperSonics 1968-69 Schedule & Results". champsorchumps.us. Retrieved November 29, 2023.

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*[Pos.]: Position
*[No.]: Number
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*[ W ]: Games won
*[ L ]: Games lost
*[ PCT ]: Winning percentage
*[ GB ]: Games behind
*[ Home ]: Home record
*[ Road ]: Road record
*[ Neutral ]: Neutral record
*[ Div ]: Division record