Zach Randolph scored 32 points, and Nate McMillan was a winner in his return to Seattle as the Portland Trail Blazers beat the SuperSonics 116-111 on Monday night.
Returning to where he played and coached for 19 seasons, McMillan was greeted by a standing ovation before the game, then watched his team snap a four-game road losing streak. Portland had not won on the road since Dec. 26 at Sacramento.
Considered "Mr. Sonic," McMillan said he was eager to get through Monday's game.
While most fans applauded McMillan's return, there were a few boos and one fan behind the Blazers' bench who displayed a cardboard sign with "Mr. Sonic" crossed out and "TRAITOR" written below in black marker.
McMillan's contract expired with Seattle on July 1 and he agreed to a reported six-year, $30-million contract with the Blazers on July 6.
Via Seattle Times
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Jan 28, 2006 10:31 PM EST
The Seattle SuperSonics signed guard Mateen Cleaves to a 10-day contract on Saturday, less than a month after he was waived by the team.
Cleaves was released by Seattle on Jan. 4 after averaging 3.4 points and 1.7 assists in 19 games. He signed with Fayetteville of the NBA Development League on Jan. 21 and had six points and four assists in his one game with the Patriots.
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The Seattle SuperSonics are involved in numerous discussions around the NBA to trade power forward Reggie Evans, according to three sources.
Less than a week ago, Evans’ agent, Dan Fegan, told The News Tribune he had approached Sonics general manager Rick Sund and asked that Evans be traded if there was no role for him with coach Bob Hill now in control.
In an attempt to appease Evans, sources say, Sund has been talking with several teams to try to get something in return for the 6-foot-8, 240-pound forward.
Sund declined to get into specifics, saying, “I have always told the players I would keep any trade discussions about them confidential.”
One source said he thinks Evans will be dealt within a week; another indicated that nothing is likely to happen until it gets closer to the Feb. 23 trading deadline.
Either way, it seems clear that the career of the league’s best rebounder per minute is over in Seattle. Evans was the only healthy player not to get off the bench in the Sonics’ loss to Dallas on Thursday night.
Two sources said Sund has been talking with Minnesota, where former Sonics associate head coach Dwane Casey has an eye on Evans. One source said a package could include Evans and Ronald Murray for newly acquired Marcus Banks, who came over in the trade that sent Wally Szczerbiak to Boston. However, another source said that trade is not likely to happen, even though the salaries match.
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Thunder Jan 2006 Archive
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Seattle Post-Intelligencer | Jan 28, 2006
Luke Ridnour will return tonight against New Jersey from a one-game absence because of a sprained left knee.
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Boston Herald | Jan 24, 2006
Sources indicated on Monday that the Celtics might be looking at streaky Seattle scorer Ronald “Flip” Murray.
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Tacoma News-Tribune | Jan 23, 2006
The agent for Seattle SuperSonics forward Reggie Evans has asked general manager Rick Sund to trade his client. "Clearly there is not a role for Reggie on this team."
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Seattle Times | Jan 23, 2006
Ray Allen didn't say he would not play in the 2006 World Championships in Japan or the 2008 Beijing Olympics, but his comments about how Team USA czar Jerry Colangelo is assembling the team insinuated that he'll pass if extended an invitation.
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ESPN | Jan 23, 2006
It was an unofficial turn-back-the-clock night in Phoenix, to the days when everybody in the NBA loved to run and shoot, and nobody played much defense.
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ESPN | Jan 21, 2006
The Sonics see Reggie Evans as one of their best trade assets, but his low salary ($1.1 million) makes it difficult to get equal value in return.
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AP | Jan 20, 2006
Former Seattle All-Star Detlef Schrempf was hired by the Sonics on Friday to fill a spot on new coach Bob Hill's staff.
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Star Tribune | Jan 19, 2006
Wolves coach Dwane Casey is nterested in dealing with his former team, the Seattle SuperSonics, for Reggie Evans and Ronald (Flip) Murray, two players he knows and likes.
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Seattle PI | Jan 18, 2006
Limited to 20 minutes on the treadmill because of a damaged left knee, Danny Fortson's only basketball activity Tuesday was a series of free throws after most of his teammates departed from a 2 1/2-hour practice at Furtado Center.
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NY Daily News | Jan 15, 2006
Denver is shopping Earl Watson, despite GM Kiki Vandeweghe's denials.
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ESPN | Jan 15, 2006
Seattle SuperSonics coach Bob Hill has reached agreement with the team on a restructured contract, he said before Friday's game against Miami.
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Orlando Sentinel | Jan 13, 2006
Orlando Magic guard Keyon Dooling was suspended five games for fighting with Seattle guard Ray Allen on Wednesday.
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AP | Jan 12, 2006
After a series of elbows, Keyon Dooling pushed Ray Allen to the ground. Allen got up and tackled Dooling into the first row of seats along the sideline and onto some fans.
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Seattle Times | Jan 10, 2006
It's not official, but New York Knicks rookie Nate Robinson, the former Washington Husky, is expected to compete in the dunk contest in next month's All-Star Game in Houston.
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Fox Sports | Jan 7, 2006
Richard Hamilton caught a pass, missed a 3-pointer and was fouled - by a coach.
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Denver Post | Jan 5, 2006
A trade involving Earl Watson and Nene with a third team for Indiana small forward Ron Artest appears dead, though the Nuggets continue to talk with the Pacers.
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Seattle Times | Jan 5, 2006
Once the upheaval from the coaching change settles, Vitaly Potapenko said he will ask the Sonics for a trade, perhaps as early as next week when the team returns from its five-game trip.
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Boston Herald | Jan 5, 2006
Vin Baker would seem to have it made in the Connecticut shade.
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Seattle PI | Jan 4, 2006
Although his admiration for Bob Weiss was apparent, Bob Hill promised wholesale changes in the lineup and rotation.
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Press Release | Jan 4, 2006
The Seattle SuperSonics today waived guard Mateen Cleaves, Sonics General Manager Rick Sund announced.
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RealGM.com | Jan 3, 2006
With the Sonics struggling early in the season, Bob Weiss has been dismissed as head coach.
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Seattle Post-Intelligencer | Jan 3, 2006
"What Stu Jackson just did is criminal as far as I'm concerned, like a gangster, like somebody strong-arming somebody, taking their money." -- Sonics forward Danny Fortson
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Seattle Times | Jan 3, 2006
Sonics reserve center Robert Swift had a few candid and heartfelt discussions two weeks ago.
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Rocky Mountain News | Jan 2, 2006
Seattle has talked to the Denver Nuggets about acquiring Earl Watson, who played his rookie season of 2001-02 with the SuperSonics.
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Tacoma News Tribune | Jan 2, 2006
Bob Weiss is beginning to sound like a man who wants to keep Damien Wilkins as the Sonics starting point guard who has filled in brilliantly while Luke Ridnour has been injured.
