The Sonics, and everybody else, have made it back from the predraft camp in Orlando and are now evaluating options. Most teams discover that help for next year isn't there for them in the draft, not unless they are a very bad team with a very high pick. The Sonics, picking at #10, are not bad enough to draft a player for a need. They are not good enough to not find something that will improve the team. The issue may be that that improvement for next is likely to be had in one of two places: the kids get older and wiser, or they make a trade.
14 teams didn't get into the playoffs. About half of those teams are not looking at players in the draft that can make an impact next year. So I expect phones to be ringing around the NBA as other teams settle in to the reality of who they saw in the draft.
The rumors over the next few days should start to build up. The stories should have more of a connection to reality (read: not just wrier speculation). I'll be raking over the net looking for signs of Sonics activity. I expect that they will be looking to make a trade, move the pick, move Danny Fortson, and maybe take a hard look at the future of the Sonics with a new Small Forward. It's not likely, but possible.
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Go Sonics!
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