Last year, the Sonics took Nick Collison and Luke Ridnour with picks 12 and 14, respectively.
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Sonics Take Swift, Young
Confident in the players they already have on the roster, the Seattle SuperSonics went young in Jun. 24th's NBA Draft, selecting 7-0 center Robert Swift from Bakersfield High School with the 12th pick overall. The Sonics believe Swift has the potential to be one of the top centers in the league, and his skills mean he's not that far away from contributing. The Sonics traded their 35th pick to Memphis and used the 41st pick on North Carolina Central guard David Young, who played under Nate McMillan's brother, Randy, during his last year of college.
| PICK |
PLAYER |
FROM |
| 12 |
Robert Swift |
Bakersfield H.S. |
| 41 |
David Young |
North Carolina Central |
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Articles
June 24 - Sonics Excited to Add Swift, Young
June 24 - The Robert Swift File
June 24 - The David Young File
June 24 - Post-Draft Quotes
June 23 - Sonics Scout the Top Prospects
June 23 - 2004 Center Prospects
June 21 - No Shortage of Options for Sonics in Draft
June 21 - 2004 Power Forward Prospects
June 18 - 2004 Small Forward Prospects
June 16 - 2004 Shooting Guard Prospects
June 14 - 2004 Point Guard Prospects
June 10 - 2004 Draft NCAA Prospect Stats
June 8 - Collison Working His Way Back
May 25 - Draft Lottery Basics
May 14 - Sonics in the Draft Lottery
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. (Hint: It wasn't Robert Swift.) (Updated June 24.)
Jun. 18 Edition
Jun. 8 Edition
Workout Information
Who did the Sonics take a closer look at in individual workouts? SUPERSONICS.COM is your source for that information.
May 28 - Round One Workouts
June 4 - Round Two Workouts
June 11 - Round Three Workouts
June 11 - Round Three Workouts
June 21 - Complete Final Workout List
Other Resources
NBA.com: Draft 2004
NBA.com's Draft Lottery Home
Chicago Pre-Draft Camp coverage from Bulls.com
Portsmouth Invitational Tournament coverage from NBA.com
Early Entrant List
Pre-Draft Camp Measurements
Likely Lottery Picks
ESPN.com Draft Home
Sonics 2003 Draft HQ
Expansion Draft
This year, in addition to the Amateur Draft, the NBA will also be holding an Expansion Draft to stock the new Charlotte Bobcats on Tuesday, Jun. 22. The Sonics must choose eight players to protect from amongst the following group by Jun. 11 (Unrestricted free agents Brent Barry, Ansu Sesay and Leon Smith are ineligible):
| Player |
Pos |
Exp |
| Ray Allen |
SG |
8 |
| Calvin Booth |
C |
5 |
| Nick Collison |
PF |
R |
| Antonio Daniels |
PG |
7 |
| Reggie Evans |
PF |
2 |
| Richie Frahm (RFA) |
F/G |
1 |
| Jerome James |
C |
4 |
| Rashard Lewis |
SF |
6 |
| Ronald "Flip" Murray |
G |
2 |
| Vitaly Potapenko |
C |
8 |
| Vladimir Radmanovic |
F |
3 |
| Luke Ridnour |
PG |
1 |
Also see:
Bobcats Draft Central
Expansion Draft Summary
Expansion Draft Rules
Learning From History
Recent 12th Picks
| YEAR |
TEAM |
PLAYER |
FROM |
|
2003 |
Seattle |
Nick Collison |
Kansas |
| 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 35th Picks
| YEAR |
TEAM |
PLAYER |
FROM |
| 2003 |
Milwaukee |
Szymon Szewczyk |
Poland |
| 2002 |
Cleveland |
Carlos Boozer |
Duke |
| 2001 |
New Jersey |
Brian Scalabrine |
USC |
| 2000 |
Washington |
Mike Smith |
Louisiana-Monroe |
| 1999 |
Washington |
Calvin Booth |
Penn State |
| 1998 |
Dallas |
Bruno Sundov |
Croatia |
| 1997 |
Dallas |
Bubba Wells |
Austin Peay |
| 1996 |
Seattle |
Joseph Blair |
Arizona |
|
Recent 41st Picks
| YEAR |
TEAM |
PLAYER |
FROM |
| 2003 |
Seattle |
Willie Green* |
Detroit Mercy |
| 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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* Traded to Philadelphia for the rights to the 50th pick (Paccelis Morlende) and cash
Recent Sonics Picks
| YEAR |
PICK |
PLAYER |
FROM |
| 2003 |
12 |
Nick Collison |
Kansas |
|
14 |
Luke Ridnour |
Oregon |
|
41 |
Willie Green* |
Detroit Mercy |
| 2002 |
49 |
Peter Fehse |
Germany |
| 2001 |
12 |
Vladimir Radmanovic |
Yugoslavia |
|
40 |
Earl Watson |
UCLA |
|
42 |
Bobby Simmons% |
DePaul |
| 2000 |
17 |
Desmond Mason |
Oklahoma State |
|
42 |
Olumide Oyedeji |
Nigeria |
| 1999 |
13 |
Corey Maggette^ |
Duke |
| 1998 |
27 |
Vladimir Stepania |
Rep. Georgia |
|
32 |
Rashard Lewis |
Alief Elsik HS |
|
33 |
Jelani McCoy |
UCLA |
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* Traded to Philadelphia for the rights to the 50th pick (Paccelis Morlende) and cash
% 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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