a multipositional player who can shoot the three, and he's a good fit with our team. |
Bobby Weiss is the new coach and he'll open up the four spot (power forward) to everybody. |
Brunson had a lot of good things to say, said his feel for the game is very good. |
But that wasn't necessarily for anything for this season and more for what we're going to do in the future. With Flip on a one-year [contract], and Rick, too, we'll need to address that position going into next season. |
Due to his outstanding work ethic in his rookie season, Damien earned the respect of our players, coaches and fans, ... He improved as much in one season as any player we can remember and we expect that trend to continue. We believe Damien will be a part of our young, talented core for years to come. |
He and I agreed that a change needed to be made to serve as a catalyst for elevating the performance of our team, and the timing is right for us today. |
He had an excellent summer for us in Utah and last season was a pleasant surprise. We'd like to give him another opportunity. |
He has reached the guys and he has made them believe that we are going to make a jump next season. |
He improved as much in one season as any player we can remember and we expect that trend to continue. We believe Damien will be a part of our young, talented core for years to come. |
He knows who he is, |
He's a competitor defensively and we can definitely use the help there. We really liked him as a rookie and didn't want to lose him. We're glad to have him back. |
He's been a tremendous asset for the Sonics, both on and off the court, since we acquired him in 2003. |
He's going be our top priority. |
He's taking on a real nice leadership role, |
His assists per minutes played is one of the best in the league. What we like is that there is no unknown with him. You know what you're getting. He knows who he is. |