Seattle SuperSonics

  USA The one-time prep star – who spurned UCLA and John Wooden, who learned at the knee of the late Red Auerbach, who survived Charles Barkley and befriended future politician Kevin Johnson, who escaped the ruin of the dysfunctional Seattle SuperSonics ...

SLAM! Sports  Canada Evans isn't exactly a gifted scorer, having averaged just 4.3 points in 514 appearances (270 starts) with the Seattle SuperSonics, Denver Nuggets and Sixers. But he makes his presence felt on the defensive end, averaging 6.9 rebounds per outing and ...

According to sources, the Trojans are doing background checks on Reggie Theus, a former Sacramento Kings and New Mexico State coach; PJ Carlesimo, a former Seattle SuperSonics head coach, San Antonio assistant and Seton Hall coach; and Jim Boylen, ...

  United States LARRY STEAGALL | KITSAP SUN Former Seattle SuperSonics forward Nick Collison — now a member of the Oklahoma City Thunder — signs an autograph for Madison Lopez, 5, left, from Gig Harbor with her mother Theresa Lopez at the Detlef Schrempf Celebrity ...

 Canada British Columbian Lars Hansen was released before he could take the court as part of the NBA champion Seattle SuperSonics in 1978-79, though he would excel in Spain. In 1981 Hansen was named player of the year and scoring champion of the FIBA First ...

Kevin Durant – Oklahoma City Thunder – Drafted 2nd overall by the Seattle SuperSonics in 2007. Without a doubt Durant has made a bigger impact on the NBA than Greg Oden, but he's also a better player than 90% of the league after just two seasons. ...

Lewis went straight from high school in Houston to the NBA, best remembered for waiting longer in the draft green room than any player before the Seattle SuperSonics drafted him in the second round in 1998. Dwight Howard and Jordan Farmar (2003) also ...

He made a risky investment to re-sign Jameer Nelson, made a risky investment times infinity to sign Rashard Lewis away from the SuperSonics, got stranded by a coach, went years without a meaningful return from the draft -- and now look: Otis Smith is ...

 CO Westphal, who has coached the Phoenix Suns and the Seattle SuperSonics, will replace interim coach Kenny Natt. The Kings finished 17-65, the worst record in the NBA this season and in franchise history. • Jermaine O'Neal and Yakhouba Diawara of the ...

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She was also a Miss Washington Teen pageant winner, and was a Seattle Storm and Seattle SuperSonics Junior dancer from 2000-2003. The competition truly begins Wednesday as the top 20 finalists dance for the judges' praise and America's votes on the ...

By CASEY MCNERTHNEY As thousands partied in the streets of Pioneer Square, a man climbed a light pole, screaming his admiration for the Seattle SuperSonics. Someone at St. James Cathedral rang the church bells. Fireworks burst over Queen Anne Hill, ...

Washington Post  TN The Oklahoma City Thunder — a franchise that started as the Seattle SuperSonics in 1967 (winning an NBA Championship in 1979 with a team coached by Lenny Wilkens and led by Finals MVP Dennis Johnson, Jack Sikma and Paul Silas) before moving to Oklahoma ...

 CA Naturally, the Seattle SuperSonics with the 10th worst record in the lottery finished 2nd, and snagged up the ultimate prize of the draft over time, Gary Payton. One of the best records of how the draft history has worked is on Draft Express, ...

 CO - Carmelo Anthony NBA TV analyst Eric Snow played for three teams that reached the NBA Finals, including the 1996 SuperSonics, coached by George Karl. Here is Snow's take on some hot topics surrounding the Nuggets: "The best thing about George is, out of all the coaches ...

By Darrin Beene Wilkens said the NBA wouldn’t return to Seattle until after a new arena is built. Despite Sonics fans’ perceptions, Wilkens said NBA commissioner David Stern isn’t against a team returning to Seattle. So, Wilkens resigned as the Sonics’ vice chairman.

By PN(noreply@blogger.com) Game 5, in Seattle, had an announced attendance of 40,172, the largest in 41 years of Seattle basketball. With the Lakers waiting in Los Angeles for the victor, the Sonics finally put an end to the series with a 98-94 win, as Gus Williams poured in 33 points and Lonnie Shelton grabbed 15 rebou...

Marvin Webster, the center known as “The Human Eraser” who started for the first Seattle SuperSonics team to reach the NBA Finals, was found dead Saturday in a hotel room in Tulsa, Okla., according to multiple news reports. He was 56 years old.

By PN(noreply@blogger.com) In the ensuing half-year, discussion about NBA basketball in Seattle has focused upon renovations to KeyArena, motivating area politicians, and the neverending debate as to whether Danny Vranes’ skin was, in fact, so pale that it could be used in lieu of lighthouses on the Washington c...

By Brian Robinson As are most people around the world I am thankful for my family, my job and home, the general happiness of life. Like so many people in Seattle I do of course miss my team and have regrets that this year they are not here to celebrate with me. No Sonics stocking stuffers, no 2009 team calendar, no g...

I thought No. 18 Arizona State might be able to sneak into the state and add more misery to their hoop fans by defeating No. 2 Oklahoma, but the Sooners disposed of the Sun Devils pretty easily in a 70-57 victory. Senior center Courtney Paris, who should be the No. 1 pick in the WNBA draft, finished...

By swamigp Western Conference: (1) New Orleans Hornets, (2) Los Angeles Lakers, (3) Houston Rockets, (4) Utah Jazz, (5) Portland Trail Blazers, (6) San Antonio Spurs, (7) Dallas Mavericks, (8) Phoenix Suns Eastern Conference: (1) Cleveland Cavaliers, (2) Boston Celtics, (3) Detroit Pistons,...

By Paul Merrill(noreply@blogger.com) Tom Chambers, Dale Ellis and Xavier McDaniel formed the mightiest three-headed, ball-hogging, shoot the lights out monster Seattle has ever seen. The Sonics barely snuck into the playoffs, but they managed to knock-out the best team in the west, the Mavericks, then beat the twin towers...

By Brian Robinson Credit where credit is due. The team traded for another first round picka and guaranteed contract and I’m going to assume Clay Bennett authorized the contract. DJ White is an established college player and I expect that they think he will make the team. Not a sexy pick but between him and Devon...

By shoals 4. Sonics: Russell Westbrook Why is Kevin Durant there? Is he hoping he'll get drafted onto another team? (I know, too easy) I know this site is nominally friendly with ESPN today, but Jay Bilas makes a mockery of talking out loud about basketball. He's a wind-up toy.

Defense attorney's for the Sonics painted a clear picture of Walker's involvement with Slade Gordon, Steve Ballmer and Mike McGavick in an orchestrated effort to keep the team in Seattle long term, which included a plan to "drive a wedge" between the NBA and the ownership group.

Seattle author Sherman Alexie brought some much-needed emotion to the trial between the City of Seattle and the Sonics over terms of the KeyArena lease. To be blunt, there’s a lot more black people in KeyArena during a basketball game than pretty much any other mainstream event in Seattle...

By Brian Robinson June 5, 1993: Suns-Sonics Game 7 of the Western Conference finals in Phoenix. Everyone wanted a Phoenix-Chicago Final for obvious reasons: A Charles Barkley-Michael Jordan matchup. In the series’ first six games, Phoenix shot 15 more free throws than Seattle, a testament to the Suns’ sc...

By Associated Press SEATTLE -- Former Utah Jazz player personnel director Troy Weaver is the new assistant general manager of the Seattle SuperSonics . Sonics general manager Sam Presti ...

Probable starters for the Sonics are Earl Watson, Kevin Durant, Jeff Green, Nick Collison and Johan Petro. ESPN senior writer Lester Munson, a Chicago attorney and journalist, says Howard Schultz plans to file a lawsuit against Clay Bennett to get the team back is a long shot.

By Adam Lauridsen Baron Davis - When Nelson benched Baron in the second half of the Phoenix game, it was an admission of both their faults. Over the course of this season, Baron gradually drifted away from being a playmaker that elevated his teammates (see Paul, Chis and Nash, Steve) into a play-killer that b...

Former Sonics coach George Karl also made what perhaps might be his last coaching appearance in KeyArena,although Karl remains positive a solution will come about that keeps the Sonics in Seattle. Karl wore a tie with the Space Needle painted on it in honor of the Sonics.

By Eric Williams Dupree played three different years for Detroit, and also has played for Minnesota and Chicago. Dupree has a good relationship with Sonics assistant general manager Scott Perry, from Perry's time in Detroit. Dupree also played for Sonics assistant Ralph Lewis when Lewis was the head coa...

Looks like Johan Petro will remain in the starting lineup, which means the Sonics will go with Earl Watson, Kevin Durant, Jeff Green, Chris Wilcox and Petro. After Friday’s stinker against Philadelphia Friday Collison said it’s important for the Sonics to play better against the Raptor...

By Brian Robinson 3) Even Critics of Arena spending are finding this to be a GOOD DEAL. This bill actually puts MORE money towards public programs in the long term because it finds specific revenue streams to make needed debt paydown and improvements to the Key Arena. If the Sonics leave these items will still...

By Eric Williams The News Tribune columnist John McGrath weighs in on the 11-player, three-team deal that sent Seattle’s Wally Szczerbiak and Delonte West to Cleveland. ESPN’s John Hollinger rates all of the trades that happened before the February trade deadline. Here’s what he says about Seattle send...

 - Wally Szczerbiak had 13 points, but was also responsible for a mental blunder that helped stifle the Sonics' late rally. Seattle scored nine straight ... Review of: Phoenix 103, Sonics 99 Seattle Post Intelligencer SuperSonics-Suns Preview USA Today Seattle Times - Los Angeles Times

Kevin Durant (Sonics) -  B+; Durant has been shooting poorly of late, but his overall numbers are about where I expected him.  As he gains confidence, strength and teammates who can take the defensive pressure off, his numbers will rise. Not Lottery Players to Note:

The NBA will release its most popular individual and team jerseys in its NBA team store in New York and online on Thursday, and Seattle’s Kevin Durant is No. 11 on the individual list. Boston’s Kevin Garnett jersey is the most popular, and the Boston Celtics are the most popular team.

The key for the Sonics will be containing Brandon Roy, who is averaging 23.6 points and 6.8 assists during Portland’s winning streak. Damien Wilkins will start on Roy, but expect Kevin Durant and perhaps Delonte West or Mickael Gelabale to see some time against Roy.

67 -- The number of points Seattle gave up in the first half 54-32 -- The Bulls scoring advantage inside the paint over Seattle. 53.7 -- Heading into the game with Seattle the Bulls were shooting a league-worst 39.8 percent from the field. But they shot much better against the Sonics.

By Eric Williams 7-- Seattle shooting percentage from the 3-point line (1-of-14). 21 -- Seattle forced 21 turnovers, turning the miscues into 26 points. Asked how his lip is, Thomas said, “Beautiful.” They’ve all got their two cents in," Thomas said.

By Eric Williams 13-- Seattle’s rebound advantage (56-43), as the Sonics big men continue their strong play inside. Seattle had no time out left, so Collison and the rest of the Sonics were put in a tough situation when Jannero Pargo missed both free throws.

By Eric Williams Seattle (5-16) at Chicago (6-12) Series: Seattle lost both contests last season, a 99-84 setback in Chicago and a 107-101 defeat in Seattle. Rookie Kevin Durant also talked about playing in the United Center for the first time – the house that Michael Jordan built.

BROKEN ANKLES: G Deron Williams just walked Sonics F Wally Szczerbiak down, causing him to tumble to the court. But Williams was laughing so hard, he missed the open shot with 3:37 remaining in the third. No biggie. The Jazz are ahead 68-57.

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Duncan, Parker, Ginobili lead Spurs past Sonics, 116-101 USA Today Tim Duncan, Tony Parker, Manu Ginobili lead Spurs past Sonics, 116-101 The Canadian Press Review of: San Antonio 116, Sonics 101 Seattle Post Intelligencer Seattle Times - USA Today

 - Seattle, WA (Sports Network) - Richard Jefferson scored 30 points to lead the New Jersey Nets over the Seattle supersonics, 98-93, at keyarena. ... Sonics winless at home Seattle Times Sonics vs. Nets: Game In Review Seattle Post Intelligencer Seattle Post Intelligencer - USA Today

By dberri The 1977-78 season with the Sonics was the best of Webster’s pro career. He averaged 14 points and 12.6 rebounds and played a major role in helping lead Seattle to the National Basketball Association championship round against the Washington Bullets. After Washington beat the Sonics for t...

By FLCeltsFan This morning, the Herald covered the Lakers, the Sonics and the Chinese team, but still no Celtics news. The Globe has a piece on video games and athletes but again, no Celtics news. No news on who Danny is talking to about trades, no news on Tony's rehab, no news on who is in Boston working out. Nothing. This news block out is nerve wracking. The Wizards are shopping a package that would include Navarro and a salary dump. Haywood or Thomas could be part of the package. The Heat are interested and I hope Danny is checking into it. Our own Q has his blog going again and discusses 3 things that the Celtics need to go right. Boston Sports Review discusses the draft night deal for Ray Allen and 16 fateful words.   [read the full post]

By rmcneeley The Sonics may have had a season to remember last year, but they sure didn’t have a memorable off-season.  Seattle’s biggest loss was head coach Nate McMillan.  Player-wise?  Assuming Reggie Evans, Vladimir Radmanovic, and Flip Murray re-up--a probability given how little interest ea...

Seattle Times, WA - Sonics and Storm owner Clay Bennett was in town last week pitching his plan to build a new arena in Renton, paid for mostly with taxpayer money. ... Wash. House Speaker: Higher Priorities Than Sonics Arena KIROtv.com