jim mcilvaine

By popular demand, we are going to do an examination of the October 1997 three-way trade where the Sonics sent their star power forward Shawn Kemp to Cleveland and received back Vin Baker (the Bucks, acting as an intermediary, received Terrell Brandon and Tyrone Hill from Cleveland).  This trade portended imminent decline for both the Sonics and Kemp.   The story, in brief, is that Kemp was angry about his contract and forced a trade.  When the trade happened, Kemp and Baker both … [Read more...] about Revisiting Shawn Kemp for Vin Baker