Listen the full interview with Sam Presti after the draft on Thursday here, here, and here.

Presti provided some thoughts on the overall draft class.

"We got some defensive-minded guys, and we got some athletes. we also have accumulated players in this draft the come from winning backgrounds, and those are things that we emphasized in our scouting process, and he culminate in a night like this."

Presti also provided a couple thoughts on each player

On UCLA's Russell Westrbook:

"Russell Westbrook in our opinion is the best perimeter defender in the draft. We had him targeted from early in the year. He's a competitor, and he is the ultimate teammate."

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On Serge Ibaka from the Congo:

"Serge will stay overseas and play most likely in Spain. We think he might be one of the top tier athletes in this draft. He got a tremendous body, and also is a tremendous and ferocious rebounder, but also is able to make shots and has nice range for an athlete that size. So he'll stay over there and mature, and were with him in his development over the period of time that he stays overseas."

On Indiana's D.J. White:

"This is a young man who is blue collar. He's humble, but he's tough and we're excited to have him in our organization. We always felt strongly about him as a rebounder with great length. he also has the ability to make face-up jump shots. But when we got a chance to see him up close competing and sit down with him, we were blown away by this young man's maturity and his character."

On California's DeVon Hardin:

Another athlete and a big body. He's defensive minded, a shot blocker and a rebounder. Late in the second round we were shocked we were able to get him where we did. And again, a quality big, and we feel real good about adding him to the program as well.

Overall, the Sonics should improve defensively, but Seattle still needs to make some moves to surround Durant with some more offensive firepower, including another outside shooter from the perimeter and maybe another person who can play with is back to the basket.

Analysts so far have been mixed on Seattle's performance in the draft. Here's what ESPN's Chad Ford had to say.

A lot of people seem shocked the Sonics went with Westbrook this high, but I'm not. His combination of length, athleticism, motor and defensive toughness makes him an ideal fit with Kevin Durant. Westbrook needs to improve offensively, but at worst he is a defensive stopper. And he could become one of the best point guards in the league down the road. I had him rated as the fourth-best prospect in the draft, right behind Rose, Beasley and Mayo.

Ibaka is a great keeper pick for later. He's got amazing athleticism, but they're going to have to be very patient. White also was underrated. He's an excellent rebounder with toughness. Hardin also has a chance to make it as a defensive specialist.

Clearly the Sonics are thinking about ways to surround Durant with defenders.

You can also check out this link for more draft analysis.

I also talked to some longtime Sonics fans about the strange day they had to follow, watching the closing of a trial where your team's owner is trying to take the team away from you, and then moments later watching what is usually a celebratory day in the NBA draft.

Jason Reid of Seattle had some interesting comments on that subject. The 29-year-old may be better known for his videos on the Sonics that he's been producing for the Seattle Weekly. Check out his latest one here.

Here's what Reid had to say about Thursday.

"It's been a wild day. There's a lot of emotions going on. I'm excited about the draft because we have so many picks, but I'm really nervous about the trial. I feel pretty confidence after watching Paul Lawrence's rebuttal and closing, I really liked what he had to say. I think he kind of summed up the whole case and kind of discredited a lot of what PBC (Professional Basketball Club) had to say. Now I'm just excited to watch the draft and see what kind of news the Sonics make."

Listen to the full conversation with Reid here.