Nick Collison

[TheBomb81]

What are your memories of Nick during his years in Seattle before him and the team left for OKC?

[Cactus Jack]

Nick on his time in Seattle...

KeyArena was loud and the city was with us -- I absolutely loved it. I love Seattle, and I've spent every summer there since I was drafted. I loved being a SuperSonic, and hate how it ended there. I had four coaches in my five years, and then Howard Schultz sold the team to Clay Bennett.

The fans knew we were gone. 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. 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. The fans in Seattle deserved better, and I hope they get a team back someday soon.

[The Penguin]

I might be wrong, but I think Durant & Jeff Green are the only guys left in the league who wore a Sonics jersey.

Technically, there are photos online of Westbrook and Ibaka wearing Sonics jerseys after the draft.