The Seattle Sonics media day is behind us and I’ve put together a collection of sound bites from players, coaches and fans.

New Sonics head coach P.J. Carlesimo had some interesting things to say about this year’s team and the opening of training camp, which starts in earnest on Tuesday.

It appears all starting spots will be up for grabs, which will make for a competitive training camp this season. Listen to Carlesimo’s conversation with the media here.

Sonics rookie Kevin Durant seems to be settling in and looking forward to getting things going. Listen to his conversation with the media here. Durant talks about Greg Oden’s injury and the possibility of being a playoff contender this season.

Each player was available for interviews during 20-minute intervals. I got around to talking to most the players, and I’ll provide more audio from media day this week.

For now I’ll leave you with conversations from Nick Collison and Earl Watson. Collison wants to earn a starting spot and could take on more of a leadership role this season with Ray Allen and Rashard Lewis gone.

Watson shares his thoughts on rookies Durant and Jeff Green, and looks forward to the competition in training camp.

Robert Swift looked healthy and seemed to be carrying the weight well. Luke Ridnour was in good spirits, and Wally Szcerbiak said he ankles are healthy.

In other news, two Sonics season ticket holders filed a lawsuit against the team claiming the new team owners sought to defraud ticket buyers with assurances they would keep the team in Seattle.

Read more about the story here. And you can also hear from one the plaintiffs, lifelong Sonics fan Carolyn Bechtel, shown at the right, here. The suit was brought forth in part with the help of Save Our Sonics and Storm. Brian Robinson of Save our Sonics talks about the suit here.

That’s all for now. I’ll have an update on the first day of training camp tomorrow.