 Oklahoma City WiretapSeattle Adds Jermaine Jackson To Training Camp RosterThe Sonics will not conduct a massive audition for the single spot open on the roster and will bring just one player to training camp who does not have a guaranteed contract. Jermaine Jackson, 31, a 6-foot-5 guard, will join Seattle on Tuesday when camp begins with the hopes of resurrecting a journeyman NBA career. Signed as a free agent in Detroit in 1999, he's played with five teams in five years. His final stop was with Milwaukee during the 2005-06 season. The 15-man training roster: guards Luke Ridnour, Earl Watson, Delonte West and Jackson; forwards Nick Collison, Mickael Gelabale, Kevin Durant, Jeff Green, Wally Szczerbiak, Kurt Thomas, Chris Wilcox and Damien Wilkins; centers Johan Petro, Mouhamed Sene and Robert Swift. Read the Full Story Discuss Send Feedback Sonics Request New JudgeAt the request of the Seattle SuperSonics, a different judge is being assigned to oversee the lawsuit the city filed against the team this week. King County Superior Court Judge Glenna Hall was initially assigned to the case, in which the city is trying to keep the Sonics in KeyArena through the end of their lease in 2010. Hall has agreed to the team's request for a different judge. Sonics' ownership group spokesman Louie Richmond would say only that the team believed a different judge would be better suited to the case. The Seattle city attorney's office said it did not have a problem with Hall and said the Sonics are just judge-shopping. Read the Full Story Discuss Send Feedback Sonics Add Westhead To Coaching Staff
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The Seattle SuperSonics today named Paul Westhead an assistant coach on P.J. Carlesimo’s staff, Sonics General Manager Sam Presti announced. Westhead brings 30 years of collegiate and professional coaching experience to the Sonics bench.
“We are extremely fortunate to have Paul Westhead join our coaching staff,” Carlesimo said. “He will be a great resource to our talented players, and also to his fellow coaches.”
Westhead joins the Sonics after spending the last two years as the head coach of the WNBA Phoenix Mercury, where he compiled an overall record of 41-27 (.603) and led the Mercury to their first WNBA Championship in 2007. Known throughout his coaching career for his teams’ up-tempo style, Westhead’s 2006 Mercury team shattered the WNBA record for scoring by averaging 87.1 points per game, nearly 10 points higher than the previous mark held by the 2000 Houston Comets.
“I’m happy to join the Sonics staff,” Westhead said. “P.J. and I have worked together and known each other for many years and I’m thankful for the opportunity.”