May 27, 2005 12:41 PM EST
Antonio Daniels will be receiving two things this offseason that the Sonics will not be able to provide; a full mid-level contract and a starting job.
Both the Cavaliers and Jazz will be in the hunt for Daniels, who gave the Sonics great stability at both guard positions.
Via NY Post
Cleveland Cavaliers, Utah Jazz, Oklahoma City
Read the Full Story
Discuss
Send Feedback
Buy Tickets
Sonics coach Nate McMillan, nicknamed “Mr. Sonic” for his years of loyal service in Seattle, will speak with his agent, Lonnie Cooper this weekend. From there, Sonics general manager Wally Walker and Cooper should begin discussions on a contract next week.
“Our strategy will be, we will be fair,” Walker said. “I don’t know if it will be the most money, but I think what we will offer is a fair contract, a great situation, a great city. And I hope that we will keep doing it together.”
McMillan has not elaborated on which way he is leaning as far as coaching is concerned.
“I have always taken the approach that I will take some time off to evaluate myself and make the decision if I want to continue,” McMillan said. “It is no different this year. I am just going to take some time this week, first of all to relax, get away, talk to my agent, see what steps we take from there.
“This organization has been great for me. This is where I started. As a player and as a coach, it has been nothing but good for me.”
Via Tacoma News Tribune
Oklahoma City
Read the Full Story
Discuss
Send Feedback
The SuperSonics said on Monday that they are going to re-open talks with All-Star guard Ray Allen in the hopes of reaching an extension before Allen’s contract and the league’s collective bargaining agreement expire June 30.
“We want to get him signed,” Walker said. “It is no more complicated than that. Given what he did in the postseason, which is stating the obvious, we would like to get it done just to have it done.
“It will happen,” Walker said. “At least the dialogue will.”
When negotiations began in August, the Sonics offered Allen a five-year deal for $68.5 million. When the sides met at the All-Star break, the Sonics increased their offer to $75 million, according to a source.
Via The News Tribune
Oklahoma City
Read the Full Story
Discuss
Send Feedback
May 2005 Archive
-
Seattle Times | May 22, 2005
Sonics guard Ray Allen will become a free agent for the first time in his career on July 1 and since he moved around a lot in a military family when he was younger, Allen could just as easily back his bags and leave Seattle.
-
Seattle Times | May 21, 2005
Backup point guard Antonio Daniels confirmed on Friday that he plans to opt out of a deal that would pay him $2.
-
NY Daily News | May 21, 2005
With the Sonics out of the playoffs, Nate McMillan can expect a call from Isiah Thomas and the New York Knicks.
-
Seattle Times | May 20, 2005
Sonics guard Ray Allen expressed dismay toward players' union chief Billy Hunter after Hunter told ESPN that the league's suggestion that player agents are influencing the union was racist and bigoted.
-
Hunter Johannason/RealGM | May 20, 2005
The Seattle Supersonics fell just short of taking the Western Conference Semifinals to Game 7, losing to the San Antonio Spurs 98-96 in a thriller in The Key Arena.
-
The Seattle Times | May 19, 2005
All-Star Rashard Lewis will not play in Game 6 of the NBA Western Conference semifinal's against San Antonio after an MRI revealed more damage to his left foot then what was originally thought.
-
J.T. Magee/RealGM | May 19, 2005
MVP Steve Nash did it all for the Suns as Phoenix took Game 5 against a scrapping Dallas Mavericks squad.
-
ESPN | May 18, 2005
After pleading guilty to a drug charge and receiving a sentence of five days worth of electronic home monitoring, Shawn Kemp could see the charge dismissed from his record provided he does not violate his probation for one year.
-
Yahoo! | May 18, 2005
Manu Ginobili scored 39 points in his return the starting line-up, as the Spurs defeated the Seattle SuperSonics by a final score of 103-90.
-
Tacoma News Tribune | May 16, 2005
Should the Seattle Supersonics make it to the conference finals, sharpshooter and occasional dunker Vladimir Radmanovic would like to be out of his boot and playing with the team again.
-
Tacoma News Tribune | May 16, 2005
Sonics All-Star Rashard Lewis did not play in the Game 4 win versus the San Antonio Spurs and will be a game time decision for Tuesday’s Game 5.
-
RealGM | May 15, 2005
With Rashard Lewis in street clothes, All-Star Ray Allen came to play, scoring 32 points, finally getting the best of Bruce Bowen.
-
Tacoma News Tribune | May 15, 2005
Despite a nagging sprain of his left big toe, Sonics forward Rashard Lewis has given his word that he will play in today’s crucial game against the San Antonio Spurs.
-
Tacoma News Tribune | May 15, 2005
“We have no respect for them now – none,” James said in a live TV interview after the Sonics defeated the San Antonio Spurs, 93-92, in Game 3 at the KeyArena on Thursday.
-
The Seattle Times | May 13, 2005
Starting forwards Rashard Lewis and Reggie Evans did not suit up for practice on Friday as they used the time to treat various injuries.
-
Yahoo! | May 13, 2005
The Sonics' two best players, Ray Allen and Rashard Lewis, went scoreless in the 4th quarter, but they were still able to pull off a 92-91 win.
-
Yahoo! | May 11, 2005
Manu Ginobili came off the bench and sparked the offense with his usual array of layups and long jumpers, making 9 of 11 shots and scoring 28 points, leading San Antonio past the Seattle SuperSonics 108-91 Tuesday night for a 2-0 lead in their second-round series.
-
Express-News | May 10, 2005
Seattle Supersonics star Ray Allen is calling his recent injury just another example of Bruce Bowen’s cheap style of play.
-
Seattle Times | May 9, 2005
Vladimir Radmanovic will not play again in the Western Conference semifinals because of a severely sprained right ankle and his season is over if the Sonics do not advance to the next round of the playoffs.
-
East Valley Tribune | May 9, 2005
After hearing that Phoenix Suns coach Mike D’Antoni edged him out for the coach of the year honors, Seattle Supersonics coach Nate McMillan had nothing but compliments for his Western Division rival.
-
ESPN | May 9, 2005
Ray Allen and Vladimir Radmanovic were injured in less than a minute span during the Sonics loss to the San Antonio Spurs.
-
Yahoo! | May 9, 2005
San Antonio already had a double-digit lead when the Sonics lost both Allen and Radmanovic to right ankle sprains in the second quarter.
-
The Seattle Times | May 5, 2005
Yesterday the Seattle Supersonics players were treated to a rare rest from coach Nate McMillan after winning the Sacramento series in 5 games.
-
Yahoo! | May 4, 2005
The Seattle SuperSonics have advanced in the playoffs for the first time since 1998. Ray Allen scored 30 points.
-
FoxSports.com | May 2, 2005
Seattle Supersonics guard Ray Allen says that USA Basketball should consider paying NBA players for playing in the Olympics.
-
Jason Schwisow | May 2, 2005
Has any Sonics player in recent memory teased and tantalized his team’s fan base more than C Jerome James?
While other recent playoff contenders have featured the Big Fundamental, the Big Aristotle, and the Big Ticket, the Sonics have just had to make do with a man once nicknamed Big Snacks.
-
Seattle Post Intellegencer | May 2, 2005
Ray Allen was unstoppable in the Sonics' come from behind win to take a 3-1 series lead over the Sacramento Kings.
-
East Valley Tribune | May 1, 2005
A recent preliminary survey for the NBA Coach Of The Year award has Phoenix Suns coach Mike D’Antoni 3 votes ahead of Sonics coach Nate McMillan with 24 votes.
-
The Ledger | May 1, 2005
Tonight we will see if Kings coach Rick Adelman's complaints about the officiating will be rectified in game 4 versus Seattle.
