Nick Collison
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What are your memories of Nick during his years in Seattle before him and the team left for OKC?
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Nick on his time in Seattle...
KeyArena was loud and the city was with us -- I absolutely loved it. I love Seattle, and I've spent every summer there since I was drafted. I loved being a SuperSonic, and hate how it ended there. I had four coaches in my five years, and then Howard Schultz sold the team to Clay Bennett.
The fans knew we were gone. They stopped coming, and I don't blame them.
Our last season in Seattle we were 20-62, and there was a lawsuit after it to hold the team to its arena lease. But after the mayor took a settlement, we were moving to Oklahoma.
I learned an important lesson: The NBA is a business and all the parties involved will always act in their own best interests. The fans in Seattle deserved better, and I hope they get a team back someday soon.
Dominater wrote:Damn Cactus jack takin over
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I might be wrong, but I think Durant & Jeff Green are the only guys left in the league who wore a Sonics jersey.
Technically, there are photos online of Westbrook and Ibaka wearing Sonics jerseys after the draft.
Technically, there are photos online of Westbrook and Ibaka wearing Sonics jerseys after the draft.
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