Durant and Green Deliver Blow in Win Over Denver Nuggets - Seattle Supersonics
April 7th, 2008
A raucous KeyArena, high-quality basketball and the Sonics giving the hometown faithful a slice of their long-term promise.
It was a special night in Seattle.
In what may have been the franchise's penultimate game in the Emerald City, Kevin Durant and Jeff Green gave a healthy taste of why the organization believes it will quickly regain respectability and become a Western Conference power.
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Youth to Get More Time - Seattle Supersonics
February 19th, 2008
In their first game since the All-Star break and with only 31 games remaining, the Seattle SuperSonics will continue their quest to learn more about this young team.
With that in mind, young players such as center Robert Swift and swingman Mickael Gelabale should see expanded playing time as general manager Sam Presti and coach P.J. Carlesimo continue their season-long evaluation process.
The problem is, by giving some of the young guys more playing time, Carlesimo will disrupt the chemistry built by the Sonics over the past two weeks, which has resulted in the team winning four of its seven games heading into the All-Star break.
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Sonics Rookies Soaking up All-Star Highlights - Seattle Supersonics
February 15th, 2008
They’re here, and they expect to be back.
Seattle SuperSonics rookies Kevin Durant and Jeff Green are making what they hope is the first of several appearances at NBA All-Star Weekend.
They will play in the rookie challenge tonight against a team of second-year players. Aside from that, they get a chance to soak up the celebrity atmosphere that permeates the event.
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Szczerbiak Calls Timeout With None Left - Seattle Supersonics
February 9th, 2008
Down by a point with 15.1 seconds left, Seattle’s Wally Szczerbiak thought his team had one left.
Problem was, the SuperSonics were out of timeouts. So when Szczerbiak called for one after failing to get the ball inbounds, the Sonics earned a technical foul, giving the Phoenix Suns a foul shot, the ball and essentially the game.
The veteran swingman finished with 13 points off the bench, but his error in judgment led to the Suns defeating Seattle for the third time this season, this time 103-99 on Friday night in front of a sellout crowd of 18,422 at US Airways Center.
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Sonics name Wilkens president - Seattle Supersonics
April 28th, 2007
Lenny Wilkens says he has been promoted from vice chairman to president of the Seattle SuperSonics and is no longer a candidate for the team's vacant head coaching and general manager positions.
The 69-year-old Wilkens says he will lead a search to fill both jobs, but declined to give a timeline.
Sonics principal owner Clay Bennett, an Oklahoma City businessman, fired coach Bob Hill and stripped Rick Sund of his general manager's title this week. Sund will be a consultant for the Sonics in the final year of his contract.
Sonics' Allen Undergoes Successful Ankle Surgery - Seattle Supersonics
April 8th, 2007
Sonics All-Star guard Ray Allen underwent successful arthroscopic surgery to remove bone spurs in both of his ankles earlier today. The procedure was performed by Dr. Richard Ferkel at the Southern California Orthopedic Institute Surgery Center in Los Angeles, Calif.
Allen will be in a walking boot for 3-4 weeks, after which he will begin rehabilitation. The typical recovery period for this type of procedure generally lasts 2-3 months.
Allen appeared in 55 games for the Sonics this year, his 11th season in the NBA, and averaged a career-high 26.4 points, 4.5 rebounds and 4.1 assists in 40.3 minutes per contest. A seven-time NBA All-Star, Allen scored a career-high 54 points vs. Utah on Jan. 12, 2007.
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