Eric Williams covered the Sonics' last season in Seattle. A Tacoma native, Eric graduated from Mount Tahoma High and the University of Puget Sound.
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While we wait to see what if anything develops in the future as it pertains to NBA basketball in Seattle, we’ll provide an occasional look back into the SuperSonics’ past.
On this day 18 years ago, an era ended in Seattle when the Sonics traded fan favorite Xavier McDaniel to the Phoenix Suns for Eddie Johnson and two first-round draft picks.
The X-man received the news during warmups prior to a game against the Orlando Magic, a game that the Sonics lost 106-100 while McDaniel stewed in his hotel room.
The news was received with considerable consternation among media and fans. At The Seattle Times, columnist Steve Kelley could only muster one word of lamentation: Ugh.
“Eddie Johnson and a couple of draft picks for Xavier McDaniel looks like another Sonic recycle job in a season stuck in reverse,” Kelley wrote.
Ugh!”
