We appreciate your authenticity and willingness to speak about the Sonics moving from Seattle.
We use cookies and other tracking technologies to improve your browsing experience on our site, show personalized content and targeted ads, analyze site traffic, and understand where our audiences come from. In his last NBA game, he played just over 5 minutes, scoring 7 points and pulling 2 rebounds in crunch time against the Players like him don’t usually get send offs from the franchise’s star player, like Collison wasn’t a normal 15 year NBA player, but he was a normal person. Sonics trainers are optimistic there's no tear because the knee doesn't click when Collison runs.
Nick’s story is something you don’t hear about much anymore in the NBA.
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Nick Collison has spent his entire career with one franchise. We can’t wait until the team comes back soon and you are there for some games, too. A post shared by Nick Collison (@nicholascollison) on May 10, 2018 at 11:28am PDT …and in an ESPN article in his own words as told to Royce Young. New, 4 comments. Collison, a 6-foot-9 power forward, was expected to contend for a starting spot along with Vladimir Radmanovic and returning starter Reggie Evans. His retirement leaves just two current players that actually wore a Seattle Sonics uniform in the NBA: Jeff Green and Kevin Durant .
As he retires from the NBA, Collison looks back on suiting up for the Sonics, moving to OKC, playing with Durant, Westbrook and Harden -- and what it's like to walk away from the game he loves. I really appreciate all the battles we’ve been through.” Collison will always be an OKC and Seattle fan favorite, and a rare example of a basketball lifer who stole the hearts of fanbases in TWO cities, even just as a role player.
I played my best basketball with James [Harden]. Collison is 0 for 10 in his career on three-pointers. He wrote for GQ, he came back to Seattle every summer, he went back to an apartment in his college town during the lockout, he commuted to see his daughter, he openly discussed what it was like to be in the NBA the same way other people talk about their jobs. He missed his entire rookie season to shoulder injuries, but went on to become a role player, and occasional starter through his prime years in OKC.
I had four coaches in my five years, and then Howard Schultz sold the team to Clay Bennett.The fans knew we were gone. But after the mayor took a settlement, we were moving to Oklahoma.I learned an important lesson: The NBA is a business and all the parties involved will always act in their own best interests. Collison has been with the Thunder since before they were the Thunder. )” Naturally, there are multiple videos on YouTube with his screens set to In the ESPN article, Nick makes his feelings about the move from Seattle clear, stating: KeyArena was loud and the city was with us -- I absolutely loved it.
They stopped coming, and I don’t blame them.Our last season in Seattle we were 20-62, and there was a lawsuit after it to hold the team to its arena lease.
Notes • The Sonics are expected to re-sign G Mike Wilks , whose first 10-day contract expired Monday, to another 10-day deal today. Though he played just 75 minutes all season, by the many reactions of Thunder fans ... (I’m not saying I would complain if someone did this for me. I loved being a SuperSonic, and hate how it ended there. View cart for details.
We’ll look for you in the water at Seafair, at Laredo’s now that you’re too old for Pesos, at Seattle Center and in the parks with your daughter during another beautiful Seattle summer.