Originally published June 28, 2007 at 12:00 AM | Page modified June 28, 2007 at 4:25 PM

Sonics first round picks since Payton


Sonics No. 1 picks
The last time the Sonics had a pick as high as No. 2, they chose Oregon State guard Gary Payton in the 1990 draft. Here's a look at the Sonics' first-round picks since 1990:
Year	No.	Position	Player, College/country
1990	2	Guard	Gary Payton, Oregon State
Still the leader in most career stat categories.
1991	14	Center	Rich King, Nebraska
In four years, played 72 games, scored 135 points.
1992	17	Guard	Doug Christie (1), Pepperdine
Never signed, traded with Benoit Benjamin for Sam Perkins.
1993	23	Center	Ervin Johnson, New Orleans
Gave Sonics three years of decent defense, no offense.
1994	11	Forward	Carlos Rogers (2), Tennessee State
Never played for Sonics, traded to Golden State.
1995	26	Forward	Sherell Ford, Illinois-Chicago
One year, 28 games, end of NBA career.
1997	23	Guard	Bobby Jackson (3), Minnesota
Traded for James Cotton, who played 19 games in two years.
1998	27	Forward	Vladimir Stepania, Slovenia
Seattle first of four teams fooled by Stepania's potential.
1999	13	Guard	Corey Maggette (4), Duke
He's averaged at least 16.8 ppg last five seasons for Clippers.
2000	17	Forward	Desmond Mason, Oklahoma State
Solid player, part of the Gary Payton-Ray Allen trade.
2001	12	Forward	Vladimir Radmanovic, Yugoslavia
Sonics' best first-round pick named Vladimir. Barely.
2003	12	Forward	Nick Collison, Kansas
Good player, but shouldn't be Sonics' starting center.
2003	14	Guard	Luke Ridnour, Oregon
He regressed last year, Sonics looking for a replacement.
2004	12	Center	Robert Swift, Bakersfield (Calif.) HS
Sonics still waiting on center of the future.
2005	25	Center	Johan Petro, France
See Swift.
2006	10	Center	Mouhamed Sene, Senegal
See Petro.
1-Traded with Benoit Benjamin to Lakers for Sam Perkins. 2-Traded with Ricky Pierce and two second-round draft picks to Golden State for Sarunas Marciulionis and Byron Houston. 3-Traded to Denver for James Cotton and a 1998 second-round pick. 4-Traded with Billy Owens, Dale Ellis and Don MacLean to Orlando for Horace Grant and 2001, 2002 second-round picks. Note: Sonics had no No. 1 picks in 1996 and 2002.

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