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Rashard Quovon Lewis (born August 8, 1979) is an American former professional basketball player. Lewis entered the NBA directly from Alief Elsik High School . He rose to prominence in the NBA as a scorer with the Seattle SuperSonics , and was later a member of the Orlando Magic , Washington Wizards and Miami Heat .
The SuperSonics played their home games mainly at the Seattle Center Coliseum, the Kingdome during eight seasons, and the Tacoma Dome for one season while the Coliseum was being remodeled and later renamed KeyArena. The SuperSonics started building their roster in the 1967 NBA draft and the 1967 NBA Expansion Draft. Since then 257 players have ...
The 2001–02 NBA season was the 35th season for the Seattle SuperSonics in the National Basketball Association. [1] During the off-season, the Sonics signed free agents Calvin Booth, [2] [3] and Jerome James.
He reunited with former teammate and co-captain of the Seattle SuperSonics, Rashard Lewis in the conference semifinals, that time as opponents, however. After 4 games and a 2–2 series tie, his highest scoring game was a 22-point performance in a Game 2 victory. [ 43 ]
Rashard Lewis averaged 18.1 points, 6.5 rebounds and 1.3 steals per game, while Brent Barry averaged 10.3 points, 5.1 assists and 1.5 steals per game, second-year forward Vladimir Radmanović provided the team with 10.1 points and 4.5 rebounds per game, and second-year center Predrag Drobnjak contributed 9.4 points per game. [13]
Ray Allen led the team averaging 23.9 points per game as he, and Rashard Lewis were both voted to play in the 2005 NBA All-Star Game in Denver. In the first round of the playoffs , the Sonics defeated the Sacramento Kings in five games, but would lose in the second round to the eventual NBA champion San Antonio Spurs in six games.
The Seattle SuperSonics (commonly shortened to Sonics) were an American professional basketball team based in Seattle.The SuperSonics competed in the National Basketball Association (NBA) as a member of the Western Division (1967–1970), and later as a member of the Western Conference's Pacific (1970–2004) and Northwest (2004–2008) divisions.
Weeks later the free agent period began, and the SuperSonics' front office needed to reach a decision regarding Rashard Lewis' future, since Lewis opted out of his final two years and became one of the most prized free agents in the offseason. [7] The team finally agreed to a sign and trade deal with the Orlando Magic. [8]