Mayor Harrell and Knox, the CEO of the Seattle Sports activities Fee, are envisioning a future the place Sonics gamers turn into function fashions and encourage youth to not solely take part in basketball, however dream. Seattle has a protracted historical past of manufacturing NBA expertise, together with Brandon Roy, Jason Terry, Jamal Crawford, Paolo Banchero and Dejounte Murray. Barry thinks the Sonics may also help encourage others. “How do you dream bigger if you don’t see it in front of you?” Barry asked. “I was thinking if I never went to Golden State games as a kid to watch Chris Mullin, Tim Hardaway and Mitch Richmond, how much of my devotion and love of the game would have been depleted by not having the touch, the autograph, the memories? The impact can’t be overstated. “There’s nearly 20 years of youngsters in Seattle who by no means noticed one recreation of their metropolis of LeBron James, one of many biggest gamers who ever performed. Twenty years of youngsters, and fogeys for that matter, who haven’t had that neighborhood, that setting, that have. It hurts.” -via New York Times / November 15, 2024
