The 1969–70 Seattle SuperSonics season was the 3rd season of the Seattle SuperSonics in the NBA. After the resignation of Al Bianchi, Lenny Wilkens took the role of player-coach and led the team to a 36–46 record, a six win improvement over their previous season and 3 games behind the Chicago Bulls, who got the last playoff spot in the Western Division. Wilkens led the league in assists with 9.1 apg. Draft picks Note: only draft picks who participated in at least one game in the NBA are listed. Roster Depth chart Regular season Season standings x – clinched playoff spot Record vs. opponents Game log |- bgcolor=#fcc | 1 | October 14 | @ New York | L 101–126 | Bob Rule (27) | | | Madison Square Garden14,796 | 0–1 |- bgcolor=#fcc | 2 | October 15 | @ Atlanta | L 119–124 | John Tresvant (29) | | | Alexander Memorial Coliseum3,718 | 0–2 |- bgcolor=#fcc | 3 | October 18 | @ Chicago | L 126–131 (OT) | John Tresvant (28) | | | Chicago Stadium7,430 | 0–3 |- bgcolor=#fcc | 4 | October 19 | @ Milwaukee | L 106–130 | Bob Boozer (26) | | | Milwaukee Arena7,370 | 0–4 |- bgcolor=#fcc | 5 | October 25 | Los Angeles | L 106–130 | Bob Rule (19) | | | Seattle Center Coliseum12,536 | 0–5 |- bgcolor=#fcc | 6 | October 28 | Chicago | L 114–116 | Barry Clemens (14) | | | Seattle Center Coliseum3,620 | 0–6 |- bgcolor=#cfc | 7 | October 31 | Cincinnati | W 129–121 | Lenny Wilkens (38) | | | Seattle Center Coliseum4,016 | 1–6 |- bgcolor=#fcc | 8 | November 2 | @ Atlanta | L 113–125 | Bob Rule (22) | | | Alexander Memorial Coliseum4,101 | 1–7 |- bgcolor=#cfc | 9 | November 4 | @ Detroit | W 116–102 | Bob Boozer (28) | | | Cobo Arena2,076 | 2–7 |- bgcolor=#fcc | 10 | November 7 | @ Baltimore | L 112–126 | Bob Rule (29) | | | Baltimore Civic Center4,459 | 2–8 |- bgcolor=#cfc | 11 | November 8 | @ Philadelphia | W 125–117 | Bob Rule (32) | | | The Spectrum10,363 | 3–8 |- bgcolor=#fcc | 12 | November 11 | @ Chicago | L 100–106 | Lenny Wilkens (19) | | | Chicago Stadium8,149 |