The Sonics filled needs and got the players they considered the best available in Collison and Ridnour.
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Sonics Take Collison and Ridnour
After an agonizing wait in their war room, the Seattle SuperSonics ended up with the players they wanted with the 12th and 14th picks of the NBA Draft, Kansas power forward Nick Collison and Oregon point guard Luke Ridnour. In the second round, the Sonics swung a trade to end up with French guard Paccelis Morlende. With the picks, the Sonics filled their main needs at power forward and point guard while getting the best available players. Even though the draft is over, SUPERSONICS.COM remains the place to get information about the newest Sonics, as well as revisit the predraft analysis from local papers and internet mock drafts.
Articles
June 27 - Quotes From Draft Night (.pdf form)
June 27 - Sonics Fill Needs With Collison and Ridnour
June 26 - Sonics History Top Ten: Draft Classes
June 24 - 2003 Draft Preview - Centers
June 24 - Sund, McMillan Share Final Thoughts Before Draft
June 22 - 2003 Draft Preview - Power Forwards
June 20 - Draft Q&A With Rick Sund
June 20 - 2003 Draft Preview - Small Forwards
June 19 - 2003 Draft Preview - Shooting Guards
June 18 - 2003 Draft Preview - Point Guards
May 23 - Sonics Play the Odds
May 16 - Lottery Q&A With Rick Sund
May 6 - Sonics in the Draft Lottery
May 3 - Draft Lottery Basics
Local Article Links
Mocking the Sonics Picks
SUPERSONICS.COM scoured the internet the find the latest mock drafts from various NBA experts. Find out who they saw the Sonics picking with their first-round picks. (Updated June 26.)
Workout Information
Who did the Sonics take a closer look at in individual workouts? SUPERSONICS.COM is your source for that information.
May 29 - Round One Workouts
June 20 - Round Two Workouts
Other Resources
NBA.com's Draft HQ
Chicago Pre-Draft Camp Coverage (from Bulls.com)
Official Measurements
Learning From History
Recent 12th Picks
| YEAR |
TEAM |
PLAYER |
COLLEGE |
| 2002 |
L.A. Clippers |
Melvin Ely |
Fresno State |
| 2001 |
Seattle |
Vladimir Radmanovic |
Yugoslavia |
| 2000 |
Dallas |
Etan Thomas |
Syracuse |
| 1999 |
Toronto |
Aleksander Radojevic |
Barton County CC |
| 1998 |
Orlando |
Michael Doleac |
Utah |
| 1997 |
Indiana |
Austin Croshere |
Providence |
| 1996 |
Cleveland |
Vitaly Potapenko |
Wright State |
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Recent 14th Picks
| YEAR |
TEAM |
PLAYER |
COLLEGE |
| 2002 |
Indiana |
Freddie Jones |
Oregon |
| 2001 |
Golden State |
Troy Murphy |
Notre Dame |
| 2000 |
Detroit |
Mateen Cleaves |
Michigan State |
| 1999 |
Minnesota |
William Avery |
Duke |
| 1998 |
Houston |
Michael Dickerson |
Arizona |
| 1997 |
L.A. Clippers |
Maurice Taylor |
Michigan |
| 1996 |
Sacramento |
Predrag Stojakovic |
Yugoslavia |
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Recent 41st Picks
| YEAR |
TEAM |
PLAYER |
COLLEGE |
| 2002 |
L.A. Clippers |
Mario Kasun |
Germany |
| 2001 |
Indiana |
Jamison Brewer |
Auburn |
| 2000 |
San Antonio |
Chris Carawell |
Duke |
| 1999 |
Denver |
Francisco Elson |
California |
| 1998 |
Houston |
Cuttino Mobley |
Rhode Island |
| 1997 |
Seattle |
Eddie Elisma |
Georgia Tech |
| 1996 |
Sacramento |
Jason Sasser |
Texas Tech |
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Recent Sonics Picks
| YEAR |
PICK |
PLAYER |
COLLEGE |
| 2002 |
49 |
Peter Fehse |
Germany |
| 2001 |
12 |
Vladimir Radmanovic |
Yugoslavia |
|
40 |
Earl Watson |
UCLA |
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42 |
Bobby Simmons* |
DePaul |
| 2000 |
17 |
Desmond Mason |
Oklahoma State |
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42 |
Olumide Oyedeji |
Nigeria |
| 1999 |
13 |
Corey Maggette^ |
Duke |
| 1998 |
27 |
Vladimir Stepania |
Rep. Georgia |
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32 |
Rashard Lewis |
Alief Elsik HS |
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33 |
Jelani McCoy |
UCLA |
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* Traded to Washington for the rights to Predrag Drobnjak.
^ Traded to Orlando with Dale Ellis, Don MacLean and Billy Owens for Horace Grant and second-round picks in 2000 and 2001.
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