1995-1996 Seattle SuperSonics: Sonic Boom! The Glory Years | Gary Payton | Shawn Kemp [#4]

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[@TheAcer1981]

That 96 team had a 38-3 home record, only bested by 39-2 superior Bulls. their 3 home losses came against Indiana, San Antonio and New York with a combined margin of 5 points. They never had a Losing streak longer than 2 games in a row. They were the only team to beat MJ and the Bulls 3 times between regular season and playoffs. Seattle Supersonics has been my all-time favorite NBA team since 1993, and still hoping for an expansion rebuild in the near future.

[@chrishoward1378]

I'm a Diehard SuperSonics fan. Love them even though I'm from Alabama. Never been to Seattle but I have followed Chris Hansen the billionaire. And I've read that Seattle and Vegas are set to be the 2 next NBA expansion franchises so i can't wait for that. I expect them to do it by 2025 or 2027. I read it's going to happen for sure , just a matter of when the NBA is going to do it. It has to do with TV rights and money ofc. Seattle already has the fan base and an arena, Chris Hansen also Said he'd put up the money for an arena. And as u know Vegas has the arena and money so it's just a matter of time.

[@DJRashadHayes]

I was in Seattle during this era. It was absolutely amazing. Everyone would watch EVERY game. And til this day, those games were some of the most exciting and fast paced games in history. And when Seattle won Game 7 to go to the finals, everyone was running out in the streets and celebrating. So many fond memories as a child living in Seattle during this time.

[@fridayvan-defoe6987]

His team beat the 72-10 Bulls twice in the regular season!!!

[@Vesividad86]

90's were peak basketball in the UK we used to get the games on Channel 4, so many good teams in that era, the sonics were my favourite.

[@nwshirts]

I was in Seattle at this time too. This team made me love basketball.

[@BudFuddlacker]

Kemp and the Sonics defined my childhood in the 90’s growing up in the PNW

[@cuchanu]

One of the most exciting teams I've ever seen.

[@disuser-lp3qv1tm8f]

Dude, you forgot to mention Kemp's performance in the 96 finals. He deserved the finals MVP, but Jordan got it because the Bulls won.

[@biggfine7334]

They did Shawn Kemp wrong and I think that leaving Seattle he was never the same. He earned what Mcillvain didn’t earn. They should’ve took care of him. He put fans in those seats !

[@realmorgan3075]

He spent too much off court time smoking weed and chasing girls in nightclubs. Google how many kids he has, Im going to guess close to 10.

[@nathanwells9136]

@@realmorgan3075 only 7 actually. Not that many compared to so many other sporting stars. Pretty sure Malone has 10

[@realmorgan3075]

@@nathanwells9136 7 is close to 10. Still way too many imo

[@gheerock4077]

right, he went to Cleveland and his weed usage got worse.

[@hectorlopez1069]

I agree on that one. Shawn Kemp was way better than Gary Payton. He was great while attacking the basket.

[@BOSSSHAWN]

I’m in LA, and of course the ShowTime Lakers are some great basketball teams, but for my money those Seattle Supersonic teams are the most exciting and electrifying basketball teams I’ve ever watched in the NBA even to this day. Shawn Kemp and Gary Payton are the most exciting NBA duo ever. Magic made The ShowTime Lakers special, but I’m telling you, the way Shawn Kemp murdered the rim and opponents with Gary Payton throwing lobs was a site to behold. There’s a reason why The SuperSonics championship game vs the Bulls is the most watched NBA games EVER.

[@hectorlopez1069]

The only team that could give huge problems to Olajuwon and the Rockets. The Rockets always struggled with the sonics in the playoffs.

[@widerspacefanz4316]

Sonics exit from Seattle is a real 'black mark' on the NBA - Steve Kerr

[@unappealingundesirable2826]

Steve Kerr! Stevekerr!

[@bigbird7838]

Shawn kemp !!! My favorite player!!

[@aharonemanuel4010]

Steven a Smith was clowning Shawn Kemp on ESPN 🤣😂

[@alexandercoffman8319]

@@aharonemanuel4010 -That makes no sense to do so at Shawn Kemp's expense.

[@aharonemanuel4010]

@@alexandercoffman8319 ?

[@jayzee7538]

I doubt Shawn Kemp cares that non-sports playing Stephen A Smith is dissing him. It's like non-singer me dissing T-Pain.

[@hectorlopez1069]

He was so great. He should had at least 1 championship.

[@BudFuddlacker]

I used to think those new uni’s that debuted during the 95-96 Finals season were so slick, but they look so cartoonish to me now, especially with that font. I loved the classic yellow and green and old LOGO

[@Atomykpimp]

This team was so bad ass!! Even their intro was Sick!!! Shawn Kemp from Elkhart IN was the Man!!!!

[@urmanascrewed]

This is one of my favorite teams of all time. I love the 96' Sonics!

[@hectorlopez1069]

But they got crushed so bad by the bulls.

[@hectorlopez1069]

The sonics didn't have a chance to send the bulls to game 7.

[@urmanascrewed]

@@hectorlopez1069 I still like them

[@zhawn4894]

@@hectorlopez1069 but they showed up and for me its bulls tough opponent finals series

[@hectorlopez1069]

​​@@zhawn4894 well, the bulls almost swept them when they were up 3-0 and lost twice to win it in game 6.

[@hectorlopez1069]

Shawn Kemp was the best player for the sonics of the 90s. I think he was better than Gary Payton.

[@bigbird7838]

Truth !!!!⛈

[@hectorlopez1069]

​@@bigbird7838 but there's many people that say Gary Payton was more better than him.

[@bigbird7838]

@@hectorlopez1069 Gary could pass better

[@larryjohnson8704]

@@hectorlopez1069 you compare apples and oranges. Kemp was one of the best power forwards in NBA even though his career was short.

[@larryjohnson8704]

@@bigbird7838 of course, thats what he had to do in court, nobody expected him to dunk like Michael Jordan. Gary`s son jumps much higher than his dad :)

[@elipierzo1027]

Man, that team was the real thing. They swept the champion Houston Rockets in their way to the NBA finals... If not for MJ, they would have one chip.

[@hectorlopez1069]

They could of won 1 title.

[@DaPrognosis]

MJ - 87-88 NBA Defensive Player of the Year. He was the last guard to win before GP.

[@thegrimsbaby5085]

I think he’s talking about point guards because moncrief and Alvin Robertson won too but they were shooting guards

[@naothi]

I think he should have mentioned Point Guard.

[@gyasiwynn1367]

Point Guard

[@jayzee7538]

Possibly a top 3 (maybe best) non-Championship Team Ever. Definitely one of the Greatest Defensive Teams Ever. Glove and McMillan defending the perimeter with Kemp waiting at the basket even if you were fortunate to get by Glove and McMillan....Yikes! Then the press and traps they killed teams with too. I'm a Bulls fan but I would've liked to see Sonics win it if they didn't face my Bulls.

[@youtuber3328]

the best teams without championships are #1 the warriors led by wilt chamberlain and #2 the royals led by oscar robertson

[@Grillinnap]

Imagine winning 64 games but only the second best record, being 8 games back of the first place team.

[@unappealingundesirable2826]

You MUST know this about me, to understand where, when and how I grew up: Born in Seattle in 1973, where I grew up. Sonics and Blazers fan. Japanese-American. 1993-94 was a TOP three time in my life. 1995 was "bad." 1996-97 was another GREAT time in my life. So, when I look back at this Sonics era, I long for those happy days! My Dad unexpectedly passed away in 2003. Life hasn't been happy for me since. I have long thought that I'd live to be 48, and pass away in 2021. If I'm indeed in the final year or two of my life, these are memories I will cherish, during these final months of my life.

[@Fitnessmania504]

They have had guards that won defensive player of the year awards. They never had a point guard win it before or after GP!!!!!! Updated 4/18/22 Marcus Smart now within this category of point guards to win it 🏆 DPOY!!!!!!!

[@lazythepig4501]

I STILL ♥️ THE SONICS!!!

[@sethhicks9558]

Great video! I grew up a Bulls fan but I loved watching Gary Payton play. Nobody could guard Jordan but Payton definitely slowed him down. And i loved watching Payton and Kemp ball🤘🤘

[@larryjohnson8704]

Gary was one of the best defenders. Todays NBA doesnt play defense at all.

[@yodathehutt1557]

Great video bro!! I freaking miss the sonics

[@coreyrowe4119]

I loved the new logo/unis the Sonics introduced that season, I just got myself a throwback fitted with the 1995-2001 Sonics design the other day!

[@thereal_notoriousakagdubb3486]

Shawn Kemp the reignman and Gary Payton the Glove

[@darinvandenborn7278]

Love them early 90s jerseys

[@thereal_notoriousakagdubb3486]

Shawn Kemp the reignman hadn't been played in about a single minute in college basketball?

[@j.t.4010]

Bring back our SuperSonics! Lenny Wlikins, Dennis Johnson, GP, X-man, R.Allen, KD.... and the list is deep, so many ballers! Broke our hearts to lose our Sonics, one of the best NBA franchises ever

[@jp3813]

12:50 The Sonics' general strategy throughout the series was to rotate different defenders on MJ every few minutes. Contrary to popular belief, GP was already included in the defensive rotation by Game 3, and directly caused more disruptions for MJ in that contest than on Father's Day when MJ did well against GP as opposed to the other Sonics. However, GP deserves significant credit for setting the defensive tone in Game 4, while MJ bounced back in Game 5 despite the loss.

[@powertothetubers456]

How do you fire a coach who did nothing but produce year after year? Multiple 60+ win seasons, a Finals appearance and compete well against the first 70+ win team and you're sent pack???? Being an NBA head coach is a thankless job smh

[@youtuber3328]

they only went far in 93 + 96

[@TheShiatsuKitty]

Flopped in '94 and '95 - should have gone to the Finals both years - followed up on our Finals appearance with playoff failures. Wally Walker deserves much of the blame for the rapid decline of the franchise, but Karl was never a very good playoff coach. Sonics should have ruled the Western Conference until the Lakers ascended in '99-'00.

[@powertothetubers456]

It's ungrateful behavior like this why Seattle lost the Supersonics and have been teamless since

[@TheShiatsuKitty]

Are you in the sixth grade? Were you alive during those years? I’m not saying it was the right thing, certainly not in retrospect, but Karl was a playoff choker. Look at his time with Denver and Milwaukee - all those 50+ win, first place, first and second round knockouts. That was the management rationale letting him go. Wally Walker is the one who steered the franchise into a ditch and had immediately started making bad personnel adjustments after their Finals loss. But do a little research before criticizing.

[@MrEOM41]

Loved those Sonic teams reminds me of Nba jam for some reason 😏

[@philipconte5732]

It’s a small detail, but the Sonics got past the kings in the 96 first round in 4 games. Not 5

[@nonplayerzealot4]

90 Sonics missed the Offs in the last 8/10ths of the final second of the RS on a 20 fopt perimeter hookshot by Magic Johnson. Being a Lakerfan, I saw it and it even made me wince. That’s a tough way to get dumped from the 8th. Incidentally, ex Sonic Sedale Threatt did the same thing in 92 w/ a shot over flopping Doc Rivers to eliminate Houston from the 8th. Guy who took Earvin’s spot. That was a great year fer Sedale. He became one of my fave Lakers, but what’s weird is I’ve never seen him play as well as he did in LAL w/ Philly, Chi, Sea. He did have an excellent gm w/ Hou in his final NBA gm, which was the nite Stockton hit the series winning trey at HOU.

[@thereal_notoriousakagdubb3486]

The last time that the Seattle Supersonics won the nba championship in 1978-79

[@thereal_notoriousakagdubb3486]

Nate McMillan has played the whole 12 years with the Seattle Supersonics until 1997-98 season,halfway through the 1992-93 season Supersonics acquired the smooth shooting big man Sam Perkins from the LA Lakers

[@FreeFlow__]

This was the dopest team that ever existed

[@thereal_notoriousakagdubb3486]

Seattle Supersonics:Jack Sikma,Dennis Johnson,Xman Xavier McDaniel,Shawn Kemp,Gary Payton,Ray Allen and even the nba rookie Kevin Durant(1967-2008),emerald city?

[@o.a.rodriguez7484]

Alvin Robertson and Michael Jordan were both guards and won DPOY before GP

[@thereal_notoriousakagdubb3486]

Seattle Supersonics had selected the back to back NBA draft in 1989 and 1990?

[@davidca96]

The way Kemp "talked trash" was not with words, he would dunk in your face and pose for you. I always loved this, because its a way of showing someone up but not causing a huge conflict like words do. Most players like you see in the video would give him respect for it and Kemp would give that respect back by not gloating. Always loved that about him. Payton was the exact opposite, he was the best trash talker in history in my personal opinion. He could get into anyones head, and still play ball while talking the entire time.

[@alwayskul]

When Shawn Kemp had that baseline spin and reverse dunk on Rodman (landing on him), that was my all-time favorite finals highlight! Rodman deserved it, being the agitator and flopper that he was.

[@Mannyboi-hj2gs]

This was my favorite team outside of Portland trailblazer

[@TheStats85]

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

[@corey1106]

That 95-96 team was a top-10 all time team, but jordan...

[@neal6473]

Great video and research information on the Sonics 👍.

[@AJOSUE]

So that’s whom “ Pat Beverley “ modeled his game from 🔥🔥🔥🔥 And damn I thought “ Nate M “ was “ David Robinson “ 😂🤣😅

[@jonjonbailey4314]

Dat Kemp dunk on US GSW Hoop was too nasty!! DAT set us back 4 a minute

[@unappealingundesirable2826]

David Stern is now deceased, unfortunately.

[@n051de4]

RIP SONICS

[@maxfieldnelson]

I miss my Sonics so much its unreal

[@TerryT0114]

I loved watching that team

[@hectorlopez1069]

The sonics definitely, screw it up when they lost to the nuggets in the 94 playoffs.

[@jasondiamond7737]

and to the Nick Van Excel Bloody Divac Lakers in the first round the following year right asshat. The 94 team had a toxic locker room environment. And for the most part was a team still jelling. Mutombo in his prime, Robert Pack got hot, all of a sudden Brian Williams started playing like Rodman, LaPhonso Ellis had game and Reggie Williams had a few career games but really it was Ricky Pierce crying about GP not passing him the ball enough and Kendal Gil and his crybaby depression pampered athlete routine combined with having so many new parts that was there undong. Of course if you had enough intelligence you would understand that nothing is given in the NBA, you have to take your lumps along the way. They had a tough series against Sacramento in 96 in the first round also.

[@FlorisDVijfde]

George Karl in tears. The next year again. But this team needed to be more battletested in the playoffs. If you play at top level during main season how can you step up your game?

[@kennybegeske8824]

Seattle Sonics

[@BenStarner]

That’s my youth right there. Way nostalgic to watch these old clips of the Sonic’s. Bring’em back!

[@jayzee7538]

Btw what is name of the music played in the video?

[@savvytwan8520]

As a Sonic fan well Done

[@hectorlopez1069]

The 90s Sonics were the team that got the best of Hakeem olajuwon and the Rockets. They would dominate them, while olajuwon was playing great.

[@geraldstaggs4222]

I'm a Rockets fan and I hated this team because they caused Houston match up problems until we got Barkley.

[@hectorlopez1069]

​​@@geraldstaggs4222 just like the rockets had Jordan bulls numbers.

[@Motoicon]

Fantastic Vid. Best one ever on the Sonics....

[@thereal_notoriousakagdubb3486]

SONIC BOOM

[@thereal_notoriousakagdubb3486]

Later that year,they acquired detlef schrempf from the Indiana Pacers,who won 6th man of the year twice in 1991-92,but too good as a bench player,Kendall Gill and George Karl clashed over the 1994-95 season,traded Kendall Gill to the Charlotte Hornets for Hersey Hawkins and David Wingate,added Frank Brickowski with his toughness?

[@1RandyWattzSon]

well done, peace.

[@thereal_notoriousakagdubb3486]

Seattle Supersonics like Shawn Kemp and Gary Payton is a original lob city before the LA Clippers Blake Griffin and Chris Paul lob city

[@williamraymusic]

Shawn Kemp LOVED to dunk on the Warriors!!!

[@thereal_notoriousakagdubb3486]

Midway through the 1991-92 season,Head Coach George Karl took over for remainder of the season after K.C. Jones was immediately fired from his position?

[@philbrovold]

Screw Clay Bennett, the King and Seattle council’s, (they’d have won if they didn’t settle on the Key Arena, break the lease,) and David Stern.

[@Realistic316]

both the 1996 Sonics and the 1993 Suns were awesome…. and both of them would have won the championship if they didn’t have to play against the real goat in the finals.

[@bmills6176]

Dude is wrong Sidney Moncreif won 2 dpoys with the bucks years before Gary Payton

[@2010dinodance]

Rajon got me back into basketball when I was getting out.

[@deeptruth4230]

Im just curious. In your video u said the sonics drafted a player who didnt play a single minute in his college days i am right? How is he drafted then

[@FlorisDVijfde]

Good job, so many key details, great video!

[@augustoneto8746]

SHAWN KEMP O MELHOR.

[@thereal_notoriousakagdubb3486]

Seattle Supersonics is a lob city before la clippers lob city

[@PeterJamesC.Balgos-ge7qo]

Sayang Scottie pippen na draft ng sonics tapos na trade kay olden polinis

[@youtuber3328]

the 93 + 96 sonics went far

[@hectorlopez1069]

The one team to give issues to the rockets.

[@youtuber3328]

the rockets lost to the jazz in 85 97 and 98 despite superstar karl malone not having as elite of a career as legend hakeem olajuwon

[@BirdFromYakiVegas]

Great v!d on my Team💪

[@TheSands83]

They beat kings in 4 not 5 ...3-1

[@youtuber3328]

that's true but gary payton wasn't as elite as lenny wilkens nate archibald spencer haywood jerry lucas + oscar robertson

[@jonjonbailey4314]

OAKTOWN N DA HOUSE!!!

[@MelvinMolden6898]

Great team for business income during regular seasons, but quite a chokers on the playoffs events. Not to mentioned that in the 90'$ players became Millionaires and with that, a lot of renegade broken attitudes that keep them from discipline and Treating their bodies like true Professionalism.. only to lead them to night Clubbing with a wide caravans of stripper$, Roadie$ And goodie goodies Girl$$$ tagging among the tons of Champagne with Cocaine Circus Roadhouses$$$, on every City's or town that the scheduled droven to.. Abd that's was the way on the 90$... of course everything had changed since, along with the game to address all these issues of wild players gradually from the beginning of the New Millennium, to where is now. ( independently from the pandemic ) So the players are more active in clean image, athleticism , ,as well been more consistent and conscious with the status Qou. ( money and Gangster pimping attitudes) Well even the NbA league voted in total agreement to leave Seattle with the OVER statement. Bye byeee After hours hangouts!!..

[@thereal_notoriousakagdubb3486]

From 1967-2008

[@krisharkleroad8]

You failed to mention Tom Chambers.

[@FlorisDVijfde]

The Sonics pretty much had no bad players, too many to mention and a high rotation so they could all run their butts off. And Payton would do that 48 minutes per game because he never got tired.

[@youtuber3328]

the best playoff + or even season teams 2 not win it all are were + will be #1 the warriors led by wilt chamberlain + #2 the royals led by oscar robertson

[@cue1806]

Vlad got me going down the rabbit hole.

[@ASURAN24]

Zion Williamson right now reminds me of Shawn Kemp!

[@glennrobinson.377]

6"10 Shawn Kemp is taller, faster, more mobile and overall his skills are more honed than Zion Williamson"s.

[@michaelroelant7134]

He can outdrink zion too

[@n.b.l.5709]

And out coke and out baby mama zion too

[@larryjohnson8704]

@@n.b.l.5709 LOL Zion need to drop some weight. He is a very talented player, jumping with all that weigh is amazing but he wouldnt play long if he wouldnt drop weight down

[@n.b.l.5709]

@@larryjohnson8704 he hasnt lol hes no shawn kemp either

[@cue1806]

@2:21 love the sportsmanship.

[@youtuber3328]

why did the payton led sonics have certain playoff struggles in the 90's

[@unappealingundesirable2826]

He wasn't a good leader. He and Ricky Pierce feuded, threatened each other with guns, literally, when we were UP 2-0 against Denver in 1993-94! EVERY teammate has bashed Gary, after playing with him. It's one thing for Kendall Gill to whine about him, but when Hersey Hawkins, Nate McMillan and Sam Perkins complain about playing with Gary Payton, something is terribly wrong.

[@aaronjackson9385]

@@unappealingundesirable2826 wow!! I never knew this!!!

[@unappealingundesirable2826]

@@aaronjackson9385 I was born in 1973 in Seattle, to give a feel for when I grew up. We didn't have the internet quite yet in 1994, so a lot of this stuff (Gary Payton and Ricky Pierce threatening to pull guns on each other) didn't come out until years later. I knew back then that Ricky Pierce "had a few nasty confrontations with Gary Payton during 1993-94," but even I didn't know what degree it got to. Now, when the Sonics lost to the Lakers in the first round in 1994-95, that wasn't Gary's fault. Gary had a broken finger on his right hand, and his 8/19 on free-throws proved that. It was George Karl's feuding with Kendall Gill, that sank us in 1994-95. However, come 1999, Gary Payton "made Rashard Lewis cry, during practice," with his trash talking.

[@youtuber3328]

they lost in round 1 in 94 + 95

[@hectorlopez1069]

They were so close of losing to the rockets in round 2 of 93.

[@allenmynatt9571]

Great channel

[@TheSands83]

Jordan shot 50 percent when Payton guarded him...in 96 finals

[@nathanwells9136]

No he didn't Game 4 6 of 19 Game 5. 11 of 22 Game 6. 5 of 19 Tell your lies elsewhere

[@TheSands83]

@@nathanwells9136 no numbnuts when Payton was actually guarding him shit for brains the whole series..not the 3 games he was switched.. Payton didn’t guard jordan every possession in those 3 games... I’m talking about all 6 games when actually guarded by Payton dummy.. and yes it’s a fact

[@adamsamuel8593]

​@@nathanwells9136 At the end of the day he still lost. Dumbasses today forget its all about rings. Gary should have gotten back to the finals in 1998

[@youtuber3328]

his sonics lost in round 2 in 97 + 98

[@youtuber3328]

why do u say that

[@JamesWilson-sb9iq]

They had no titles

[@timothyroberg8682]

The Sonics never drafted Kemp they drafted Pippen and traded him for Kemp.

[@hectorlopez1069]

The 90s sonics didn't have the power to defeat MJ and the bulls. They couldn't beat them in the 96 NBA Finals.

[@dasa5023]

Jordan got lax after they won 3 that’s all.

[@youtuber3328]

he had 45 points vs the magic in game 4 of the conference finals in 96 + vs the jazz in game 6 of the finals in 98

[@youtuber3328]

he scored 55 vs the bullets in game 2 of the 1st round in 97

[@dasa5023]

@@youtuber3328 I’m not sure where your going with this

[@dasa5023]

@@youtuber3328 ok….I’m under the impression you have mistaken what I am trying to say here

[@aaronjackson9385]

@@dasa5023 they are saying that its an excuse.

[@MelvinMolden6898]

Sonics, the Bigger #1Chokers in NbA history. And they still crying about 13 long years ago that they left.

[@jasondiamond7737]

Melvin Molden the Bigger WTF language are you attempting to speak? Jerry west went to the finals 8 times before he won a title. You ignorant sad little man. Your grasp of the English language rivals a 2nd grader, #1Choker of grasping the English language in UsA history and in 13 years you will still be a poorly informed idiot.

[@smp-vn3pc]

I'm a Laker's fan but I loved watching those 90s Supersonics they were absolutely loaded