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Originally Posted by sheefo13
From the looks of it.... The Sonics will probably match the offer even though Wilkens has said he wants to play in Minny, not Seattle...
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i don't necessarily think that Damien doesn't want to play in Seattle---he wants to play where he can actually PLAY, & get minutes. He said @ the end of the season last year he'd like to come back to Seattle since they are the team that gave him a chance in the NBA. I think Seattle will match ONLY if he plays a signifigant role next year, perhaps providing points off the bench that AD brought last year, since Brunson doesn't seem like a guy who will average 10+ points off the bench. $3 mil is just low enough that the Sonics may match, esp. if we get Potapenko back for that same amount. The Sonics go small a lot, so Damien could def. get some good quality minutes, esp. if Vladimir signs the QO, then he'll get a LOT of minutes.
But, again, this is the Sonics FO, & they don't always do the things that are so obvious to do in Sonics fans opinions. They let D. Casey walk before having Nate locked up---that was pretty dumb, hence we didn't get Nate locked up, & Casey was the obvious next choice. Damien isn't the same caliber, but they already let 2 of our coaches go to rival teams, it would suck to then lose a player to a rival team.