Bulldog92 Posted May 22, 2007 Report Share Posted May 22, 2007 my Sonics need a top-two lottery pick tonight or there's absolutely no chance of them staying here. Oden makes them legit right away and Durant would be a great reason for the Sonics to let Lewis go...to Houston where he belongs. I know all of you Rockets fans would love that...and I want my team to stay here in Seattle. That might not happen anyway, but the only chance we have is if there's some excitement behind the team for what very well might be their final season in Seattle. People here are saying that this is the biggest non-basketball day in Seattle sports history...and the sad thing is that they're right... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest AllEyezOnMe Posted May 23, 2007 Report Share Posted May 23, 2007 Ask and you shall recieve, Seattle with the #2 pick..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bulldog92 Posted May 23, 2007 Author Report Share Posted May 23, 2007 Yeah...but now they need to figure out what to do with Rashard Lewis. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest AllEyezOnMe Posted May 23, 2007 Report Share Posted May 23, 2007 Why not send him down to the Rockets they really need some more scoring options on the team..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bulldog92 Posted May 23, 2007 Author Report Share Posted May 23, 2007 I thought about that, but I'm not sure Houston has anyone that Seattle can use. The Sonics really need an upper-tier PG or C, so I'm not sure the Rockets can accommodate them. It sounds like Seattle's gonna run with Lewis, Allen, and Durant anyway...assuming that they get him to stay. The thing is that Seattle can offer him more money than anyone else can, so they'll either re-sign him or explore sign and trade options. I'd like to see them get Billups from Detroit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
king Posted May 23, 2007 Report Share Posted May 23, 2007 I'd like to see them get Billups from Detroit.$$$$$$$$ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bulldog92 Posted May 23, 2007 Author Report Share Posted May 23, 2007 $$$$$$$$They'll have the money if Lewis walks, but I'm not sure Detroit has the pieces per the NBA trading rules to make a sign and trade work. Besides, that numb-butt Fortson will be off the books, too. That's $6.6M right there and nearly $16M if Lewis decides to leave also. I'd hate to see him go, to be honest, but it's difficult to see how he and Durant would coexist. They could put Wilcox at center and do this of he does come back:PG Luke Ridnour/Earl WatsonSG Ray Allen/Damien WilkinsSF Durant/LewisPF Lewis/DurantC Chris Wilcox/ Robert SwiftThey could hire Marc Iavaroni, implement the Suns' system and go small. They're also looking at one of the Spurs' young front office guys as a possible GM candidate. It's gonna be fun to be here while it all gets sorted out, but I'll be really upset if they ultimately leave Seattle. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
king Posted May 23, 2007 Report Share Posted May 23, 2007 i dont think kewis would like to backup durant but he needs to go to houston and seattle is a really great team they just had to many injuries Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JMay Posted May 24, 2007 Report Share Posted May 24, 2007 I thought I heard on ESPN that if they could get Durant, then they would let Lewis walk. Not sure if thats a good idea or not? :-\ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bulldog92 Posted May 28, 2007 Author Report Share Posted May 28, 2007 I thought I heard on ESPN that if they could get Durant, then they would let Lewis walk. Not sure if thats a good idea or not? :-\It's definitely not an idea that I like. The salary that Seattle would save is getting absorbed by the other players' salary increases anyway along with rookie contracts. I'm sure they'll either sign him for just under the max (because no one else can sign him for more than maybe $11M on the market), which is around $14M. If I were going to explore trading anyone of any real substance on that roster it would be Allen because he's got a few years left in him and the Sonics need a proven PG that can play a little defense. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
king Posted May 28, 2007 Report Share Posted May 28, 2007 It said on espnnews yesterday that lewis is going to opt out of his contract june 1st..he may go to the rockets...i hope Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
king Posted June 5, 2007 Report Share Posted June 5, 2007 I saw on a rockets forum sight that the rockets may be interested trading Battier for Lewis! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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