Sonics to Workout Ivan Koljevic

Ivan Koljevic, according to EL CORREO is going to work out for the Rockets and Sonics.

Tenemos confirmados viajes a Houston y Seattle y seguramente tendrá ocasión de visitar más sedes estivales de equipos. Esperamos que esté aquí hasta la elección del 'draft' EL CORREO

What!

Let's Google translate the text; if not for a meaning in english, then for the comedy.
From the office of sport representation that will take care of of Koljevic in its American stay, he recognized myself the MAIL yesterday that the player rojillo will move enough. We have confirmed trips to Houston and Seattle and surely will have occasion to visit more summer seats of equipment. We hoped that it is here until the election of draft. In addition, Koljevic will have extra work in summer since it could be protested by his national equipment to be member of the most numerous group of the one than it will leave the list chosen by Serbia and Montenegro for the World-wide one of Japan.
~ google translated EL CORREO

Hopefully he has progressed past this evaluation published by Draftexpress.com: Ivan Koljevic
Koljevic will turn 22 on June 30; height 6-1, weight 160 (2004 weight); position: point guard.

So, is he a player worth having: drives to the hoop with eiither hand, shoots the euro 3 at 40%.

Is he Mike Wilks replacement or Luke Ridnour insurance? I'll say that if he can play then he's both. Also, the Sonics might want to keep him away from the Rockets.

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supersonicsfan

Now is the Time to Explore and Reflect

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!

I just believe this to be the case.

One the Block?

Steve Kyler of Hoopsworld is reporting a rumor that the Sonics are open to trading Ray Allen to "liquidate" his contract from a team that is "especially in the wake of the team being put up for sale

 

Ray Allen is apparently available, according to a league source who says the Sonics may look to liquidate Ray this summer, especially in the wake of the team being put up for sale. There has been rumors that the Bulls, who own a mountain of cap room, could trade the #2 pick to Seattle in a package for Allen, a Bulls sources says the seems unlikely as Scott Skiles has an aversion to "star" players opting for lesser known guys that will practice

- Steve Kyler

 

Hmmm, trading Ray Allen and selling the team. I would guess that a buyer would want to choose what to do with an asset after they buy a team and not have somebody else limit those options. So, a draft day trade looks unlikely but not impossible.

It's possible that both are true. It's also possible that Mr. Kyle is repeating a trial balloon.

There was a rumor last year that Trader Bob Whitsett was part of a group looking to buy the Sonics. That rumor didn't go far. Yesterday Ric Bucher said on ESPN radio, NBA Finals Pre-game show, that Trader Bob has surfaced with Microsoft money that doesn't belong to Paul Allen. trader Bob is looking to buy the Blazers. I'll guess that Trader Bob will buy the Sonics with somebody else's money after his attempts to get control of the Blazers is thwarted. The selling price will be absurd, but that's ok since it isn't Bob's money he is spending, again.

I just believe this to be the case. Steve Ballmer sits courtside. I have wondered for a few years if he would have the desire to get involved with the Sonics mess.