The Seattle basketball community got a shot in the arm tonight by getting the #2 pick in the upcoming draft AKA Kevin Durant.

The Blazers will repeat history if they draft Durant over Oden. Does anyone here remember the Blazers drafting some guy named Bowie over a guy named Michael Jordan just because they already had a pretty good player in Clyde Drexler? If they make that mistake again I will gladly take Oden #2. It doesn’t matter Oden or Durant, this will create a buzz in Seattle. This is an enormous step in raising the chances of keeping them here. If the Seattle community fails to realize how big of an impact either of these 2 players could be to Seattle scene, I will be embarassed to live in such a city. These two guys have to the potential to be giants in this sport, look what Carmelo Anthony has done for Denver, before Anthony arrived, the Nuggets were pretty sad. Now look at them. Durant or Oden will have that kind of impact.

Also remember that the last # 2 pick the sonics drafted turned out to be hall of fame bound point gaurd from Oregon State. Durant and Oden have that potential. I’m excited. All of Seattle should be excited, becuase one of these two players will be wearing green and gold for the SEATTLE Supersonics.

big question, if we get Oden will he wear #20?????
Things to do.

Coach: we need an experienced coach who will develop Durant and extract all the potential that’s in that thin 6′9″ frame.
Point Gaurd: If we could just combine these players and get a decent 1 that’s 6′4″ shoot jumpers, comamand the offense and play solid defense… one has to go and we need to bring in a solid starting quality point.
Shooting Gaurd: Ray Allen is here, but he is getting old. We need a back up 2 gaurd that can play defense.
Small Forward: if we get Durant we will be stacked here. At least his arrival will lessen the blow of Rashard leaving for nothign absolutely nothing…. well except for cap space.
Power Forward: Wilcox and Collison are solid but neither is stellar. maybe package one with a 2nd for someone…
Center:… if we get Oden…. we have 4 centers… one will have to be dealt.. Are you listening Danny Ainge? Robert Swift is now available!!!

If I was GM… Mr. Wilkens can you hear me?

possible free agents… we will have roughly 13-15 million to work with after lewis leaves and fortson’s contract expires(cheers)

Chauncy Billups – can opt of last year of contract, underpaid as it is at only 6.5 million for being such a clutch player. he is getting old at the age of 31. our back court would be both in their 30s, but that would be a dynamic backcourt tandem. We’d need to trade away Watson or Ridnour to a team that needs a point gaurd. Hello Atlanta?

Bobby Jones – he will be very affordalbe given the fact he’s a second rounder and potentially being let go by the 76ers. He will be a quality backup 2 that can play hard nosed D.

Desmond Mason – he made 8 mil last year and is going to turn 30 this year. He’s goign to be looking for his last big contract before he gets past 30. He’s good enough to be a starter somewhere, but he can be a quality 6th man somewhere also. I’m just mentioning him because he was exciting when he was here and if he were to be the first off the bench to spell Allen at shooting gaurd it would be stellar, we can at least have some dream right?

GARY PAYTON – Veteren Minimum to close out hall of fame career? I’d welcome him back in a heart beat. Signing him would pump heart beats back into the almost lifeless basketball scene in seattle. He’s affordable and he could teach Luke or Earl some pointers.

Gerald Wallace- If we end up with Oden and have a vacancy at the 3 spot. I nominate this guy to take Lewis’s place in the offense AND defense.

Darko Milicic – if the Magic don’t want him i’ll take him here for 15mil/3 years to b

The scenario game:

IF we get Durant and Lewis leaves (conservative):

pg: Luke Ridnour, Earl Watson
sg: Ray Allen, Damien Wilkens,
sf: Kevin Durant, Michel Gelebale
pf: Chris Wilcox, Nick Collison
c: Robert Swift, Johan Petro, Mohammad Sene
+ free agent

IF we get Oden and Lewis leaves (moderate):

pg: Luke Ridnour, Earl Watson
sg: Ray Allen, Damien Wilkens,
sf: Gerald Wallace, Michel Gelebale
pf: Chris Wilcox, Nick Collison, Johan Petro
c: Greg Oden, Robert Swift, Mohammad Sene

*Wallace FA

IF we get Oden and Lewis stays (conservative):

pg: Luke Ridnour, Earl Watson
sg: Ray Allen, Damien Wilkens,
sf: Rashard Lewis, Michel Gelebale
pf: Chris Wilcox, Nick Collison, Johan Petro
c: Greg Oden, Robert Swift, Mohammad Sene

IF we get Durant and Lewis leaves (fantasy):

pg: Chauncy Billups, Earl Watson
sg: Ray Allen, Damien Wilkens,
sf: Kevin Durant, Michel Gelebale
pf: Pau Gasol, Nick Collison
c: Robert Swift, Johan Petro, Mohammad Sene

*Wilcox, Ridnour and 2nd rounders for Pau Gasol.Chaucy Billups 40 mil/4 years

IF we get Oden and Lewis leaves (fantasy):

pg: Delonte West, Earl Watson
sg: Paul Pierce, Damien Wilkens,
sf: Gerald Wallace, Michel Gelebale
pf: Chris Wilcox, Nick Collison
c: Greg Oden, Johan Petro, Mohammad Sene
*Swift, Ridnour and Allen for Paul Pierce, Delonte West and 2nd rounder, Gerald Wallace FA

just a thought