Rick Sund
Rick Sund
Rick Sundis an NBA executive who is the former GM of the Atlanta Hawks, replacing Billy Knight in 2008...
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We like him. We want him back. I've said we'll try to get something done, and now we'll have to wait and see how it goes. I can't imagine anything that might happen between now and July 1 to change that.
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We like him and we've liked him for a long time. We didn't want to do a deal just to do a deal. He's somebody that we targeted and somebody we feel can help us.
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With Bob Hill's experience and success as a coach in the NBA, we believe he will help us toward our goal of making the playoffs this season.
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That's one more free agent we can check off for the year. I'm happy to get that behind us. It gives us some depth at the guard position.
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I've known Bob for a long time, but he understands and I think he thought we were going to do better. I'm disappointed in this team. I am disappointed in the fact that a coaching change has been made, 30 games into the season. But we're very, very inconsistent and that's an area Bob Hill is going to have to deal with. We did what we thought was necessary.
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It's going to be interesting to see what they're going to do, ... They have some flexibility. I'm sure a lot of teams will be calling them.
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It's good that it's a graduated thing. With the amount of money that it used to be, those in the league office didn't think that $500 was severe enough.
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It's been fun to watch him mature. You love seeing that in your young players. Now he knows he's one of the key spokes in the wheel.
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We did discuss a number of proposals, and in the end, they liked the qualifying offer. We're very happy to have him back.
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We're absolutely thrilled to welcome Ray back to our team. He's a proven All-Star and one of the top players in the NBA. He's been a tremendous asset for the Sonics, both on and off the court.
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We're absolutely thrilled. He's a proven all-star and one of the top players in the NBA.
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We're happy Vladimir has decided to return to the Sonics. He's a multi-positional player who can shoot the three and he's a good fit with our team.
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We're in a playoff race, and not only in the race but fighting for home-court advantage, and he had to step up and get meaningful minutes. When he did that, he responded. Nothing is more meaningful than the playoffs in the NBA. That's why the league went after him.
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We knew we were the first. It was a selling point. We also wanted him to feel the belief we had in him.