The Seattle Supersonics. A Franchise Reborn.

[Rizzo]

I also signed Paul George to a huge contract when he became a free agent. He's a stud, but needs to be complimented properly.

[SkylineXC]

*Trade*

Seattle
SF Bagrat Abkhazov
PF Steve Novak
PF James Allen
C Semi Andjelic
For
Atlanta
C/PF Al Horford
PF Carl Landry
ATL 2018 1st Round Pick


James Allen was looking like a disappointment and Andjelic doesn’t appear to have the potential to be as good as Al Horford is. Landry is an energy player and should split time with Jordan Hill. I believe this trade improve our frontcourt and gives us another potential All-Star to line-up with Paul George and Kenny Crawford.

Doron Lamb and Tayshaun Prince were signed after the deal to fill out the depth chart.

Our New Starting 5:
PG Kenny Crawford
SG Paul George
SF Mbah A Moute
PF Carl Landry/ Jordan Hill
C Al Horofrd

[SkylineXC]

Seattle’s Record After 20 Games:

14-6



Kenny Crawford and Paul George appear to be meshing very well, except for George's 4.1 turnovers a game. Landry and Horford work well together in the post and Mbah A Moute rebounds well from the Small Forward position. In fact all of our starters are averaging 5.2 or more rebounds (34.5 total between the starters). Redick plays much better in a reseve role and Jordan Hill was also playing well, but he broke his wrist and will be out for a month and a half.

20 Games into the season Seattle is already just 1 win away from last years win total for the full season!

[SkylineXC]

All-Star Break 2015:

Seattle Record: 31-21 6th in the West



*Note my game froze just before the all-star break, so I simmed back up to it, but this time Jordan Hill didn't break his wrist after 19 games*

Both Paul George and Kenny Crawford were named to the All-Star Game as reserves. Crawford also finished 3rd in the final of the 3-point contest

[SkylineXC]

Crazy crazy game, Crawford with 21 assists

[SkylineXC]

Final Record:
51-31 3rd in the West


Player Stats/League Leaders:




This season went much better than expected and it was surprising that it took just three years to bring Seattle into the playoffs.


Playoffs 2015:

West:
1. 60-22 Denver Nuggets Vs 8. Milwaukee Bucks 42-40
2. 55-27 Oklahoma City Thunder Vs 7. 45-37 Lo Angeles Lakers
3. 51-31 SEATTLE SONICS Vs 6. 46-36 Sacramento Kings
4. 50-32 Utah Jazz Vs 5. 48-34 Golden State Warriors

East:
1. 54-28 Cleveland Cavaliers Vs 8. Philadelphia 76ers 43-39
2. 52-30 New Orleans Pelicans VS 7. 47-35 Indiana Pacers
3. 51-31 Miami Heat Vs 6. 48-34 Toronto Raptors
4. 51-31 Washington Wizards Vs 49-33 Detroit Pistons


Match-ups:

Point Guards:
Kenny Crawford
19.4 Points
7.9 Assists
5.1 Rebounds
1.7 Steals
VS
Isiah Thomas
14.5 Points
6.1 Assists
3.4 Rebounds
1.4 Steals

Winner: Seattle


Shooting Guards:
Paul George
19.2 Points
4.4 Assists
8.3 Rebounds
2.2 Steals
VS
Tyreke Evans
14.9 Points
4.9 Assists
4.1 Rebounds
1.7 Steals

Winner: Seattle


Small Forwards:
Luc Richard Mbah A Moute
10.6 Points
1.5 Assists
6.0 Rebounds
1.3 Steals
VS
James Johnson
10.5 Points
1.4 Assists
4.1 Rebounds
1.5 Steals 2.1 Blocks

Winner: Draw


Power Forwards:
Carl Landry
13.9 Points
1.3 Assists
6.7 Rebounds
0.6 Steals
VS
Thomas Robinson
20.6 Points
1.3 Assists
8.9 Rebounds
1.3 Steals
1.0 Blocks

Winner: Sacramento


Centers:
Al Horford
14.7 Points
1.4 Assists
7.3 Rebounds
1.1 Steals
1.1 Blocks
VS
Demarcus Cousins
20.8 Points
1.1 Assists
8.5 Rebounds
2.1 Steals
1.2 Blocks

Winner: Sacramento

Bench
JJ Redick
Jordan Hill
Kevin Garnett
Doron Lamb
VS
Germaine Hynes
Jason Shelton
William Warner
Zaza Pachulia

Winner: Draw


Prediction: Seattle in 6

[SkylineXC]

Round 1:

Game 1
Sacramento: 119
Seattle 117

Game 2
Sacramento: 93
Seattle: 89

Game 3
Seattle: 103
Sacramento: 122

Game 4
Seattle: 109
Sacramento: 87

And Seattle gets their first playoff win in franchise history!

Game 5
Sacramento: 124
Seattle: 113

Sacramento's front-line was too strong and Kenny Crawford struggled on the offensive end of the floor throughout the series, averaging just 12 points.




Oklahoma City swept Washington in the Finals!


Awards:


MVP:
Anthony Davis
New Orleans
18.3 Points
10.2 Rebounds
2.4 Steals
3.9 Blocks

Defensive Player of the Year:
Anthony Davis

Sixth Man of the Year:
Dion Waiters
Cleveland
13.6 Points
4.0 Assists
3.2 Rebounds
2.2 Steals

Rookie of the Year:
Ben Angner
Milwaukee Bucks
13.6 Points
1.5 Assists
5.2 Rebounds
0.6 Steals

Coach of the Year:
George Karl
Denver Nuggets
60-22

All-NBA First Team:
Chris Paul Indiana
James Harden Houston
Kevin Durant Oklahoma
Anthony Davis New Orleans
Dwight Howard Los Angeles (L)

All-NBA Second Team
Damian Lillard Portland
Paul George Seattle
Michael Kidd-Gilchrist Charlotte
Blake Griffin Los Angeles (C)
Andrew Bynum Cleveland

All-NBA Third Team
Kyrie Irving Cleveland
Dwyane Wade Miami
Lebron James Miami
Greg Monroe Detroit
Tiago Splitter San Antonio

All-Defense First Team
Chris Paul Indiana
Paul George Seattle
Michael Kidd-Gilchrist Charlotte
Anthony Davis New Orleans
Dwight Howard Los Angeles (L)

All-Defense Second Team
Jeremy Lin Las Vegas
Dwyane Wade Miami
Chris Singleton Rockets
Josh Smith Charlotte
Andre Drummond Detroit

[SkylineXC]

NBA Draft 2015:
26. Alfred Brinkley


Free Agency 2015:
Roy Hibbert 4-years, 57 million
Al Horford 4-years, 34 million
Carl Landry 1-years, 5 million
Devin Harris 2-years, 4.9 million
Gerald Wallace 2-years, 3.8 million
Eric Maynor 2-years, 2.3 million
Kenny Anderson 3-year, 40 million dollar extension


Coaching Staff

Head Coach:
Nate Mcmillan

Assistants:
Richard Platts
Mike Dunlap
T.R. Dunn

Projected Starting Line-up

PG Kenny Crawford
6-0 156 23 Years Old
Arizona State
3 Years Pro

SG Paul George
6-9 214 27 Years Old
Fresno State
6 Years Pro

SF Luc Richard Mbah A Moute
6-8 230 29 Years Old
UCLA
8 Years Pro

PF Al Horford
6-10 245 29 Years Old
Florida
9 Years Pro

C Roy Hibbert
7-2 278 29 Years Old
Georgetown
8 Years Pro

Bench
6. PF Carl Landry
7. PF/C Jordan Hill
8. SF Gerald Wallace
9. SG JJ Redick
10. SG Jay Johnson
11. PG Devin Harris
12. C Alfred Brinkley
IR. SF Derek Fuhs
IR. Eric Maynor

The Sonics had 24 million in cap space this offseason and I think it was well spent. We got much bigger in the front court, a decision spurred by Thomas Robinson and Demarcus Cousins picking us apart in the playoffs. I believe the team is very deep and could make a deep run into the playoffs.

[Rizzo]

Amazing how far this team has come in such a short time. Now you add George's former teammate in Roy Hibbert, allowing Horford to play his natural power forward position. That starting five is going to be great defensively for sure.

[SkylineXC]

Yeah, a 34 game improvement in one year is crazy. We have a huge line-up now. So i'm hoping their length combined with their defensive prowess with turn Seattle into dominant defensive team.