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He played in 13 seasons with the Sonics, averaging 18.2 points and 7.4 assists in 36.9 minutes per game.

The ultimate star in franchise history, “The Glove” was known as a furious trash talker, strong-willed defender, and a winner. Gary Payton Gary Payton of the Seattle Sonics looks to pass | Getty Images He was dealt in a three-team deal to the Cleveland Cavaliers just prior to the 1997–98 season, and unfortunately saw his skills - and conditioning - decline heavily by the time he was 31 years old. He was the second best player on the team during that run to the 1996 NBA Finals, and held averages of 16.2 points, 9.6 rebounds, and 1.5 blocks per game during his eight seasons in Seattle. The best seasons of Shawn Kemp’s career came from 1993–97, with the big man making five consecutive All-Star teams in a Sonics uniform. Shawn Kemp Shawn Kemp posts up against Hakeem | Pete Levine/AFP/Getty Images

However, his time with the team did have a blemish, as he missed an entire season in 1980–81 due to a contract dispute. In the 1979 postseason, he averaged 26.7 points per game in leading the Sonics to glory. He was an excellent scoring point guard, averaging 20.3 points with 6.0 assists per game in his six-year tenure with the Sonics. One of the biggest parts of the last NBA champion in franchise history, Gus Williams joined the Sonics in the offseason after the 1977 season. Gus Williams NBA Champion and former Sonic Gus Williams attends the Boys & Girls Club of Mount Vernon 100th Anniversary Gala | Paul Zimmerman/Getty Images He helped lead the Sonics to the 1995–96 NBA Finals against the Chicago Bulls, but lost in six games. The 6-foot-9 small forward fit in well with the uptempo pace of the Sonics and head coach George Karl, averaging 16.6 points per game and shooting 41.4% on three-pointers in six seasons in Seattle, making the Western Conference All-Star team twice. Detlef Schrempf Detlef Schremf (L) drives past the Detroit Pistons’ Theo Ratliff (R) | Matt CampbellL/AFP/Getty Imagesĭetlef Schrempf came over to the Sonics from the Indiana Pacers in a trade just prior to the start of the 1993–94 season. But Allen was excellent in his stop with the Sonics, averaging 24.6 points and 39.4 minutes per game. Allen only played in parts of five seasons in Seattle before moving on in a deal that landed him in Boston just prior to the 2007 –08 season, when he teamed up with Kevin Garnett and Paul Pierce to win the NBA championship.

They traded Gary Payton and Desmond Mason to the Milwaukee Bucks in return for Ray Allen and Ronald Murray. Ray Allen Ray Allen takes a breather | Otto Greule Jr/Getty Imagesīack at the trade deadline in 2003, the Sonics made a major deal that shook up their franchise. In the interest in looking back at the careers of former players, let’s count down the 10 best players in Oklahoma City/Seattle history, ordered according to Value Over Replacement Player (VORP). It’s somewhat amazing, despite several trips to the NBA Finals, that they haven’t won a championship since all the way back in 1979 - nearly 40 years. » Click here for Oklahoma Time to Local Time Conversion.The Oklahoma City Thunder, once the Seattle Super Sonics (and eventually just the Sonics), have had a lot of great players participate in the franchise at one point or another. » Click here for CDT to Local Time Conversion.