Real GM:Tacoma News-Tribune - The atmosphere around the Seattle SuperSonics , forward Danny Fortson said, is beginning to feel very much like it did at the end of his stints in Golden State and Dallas.
He has, it seems, become persona non grata within the organization, a forgotten entity who moves about like a shadow, seen but disregarded, cast to the side like so much detritus.
And because of that, the embattled power forward said, he would not mind at all if he were traded, another unhappy player in the transition from Bob Weiss to Bob Hill.
“To be honest with you, I would love to play here again, but the way Bob Hill thinks of me and my abilities, I don’t think he really wants me to mess up what he has,” Fortson said. “Considering I am saying that, it is probably better to move me to somewhere that I fit in better. I wouldn’t disagree with that.”
There is, of course, the small matter of Fortson’s reputation, which has been sullied by the way his stint ended with the Warriors, and then with the Mavericks.
Now Fortson is on the outs with Hill, and seemingly is a target for the league’s referees, it would seem difficult for the Sonics to trade him.
“Considering my reputation is pretty much ruined around this atmosphere, it don’t look like I could get traded,” Fortson said. “Maybe I have to consider other options. You never know.”
Other options?
“You never know,” he said, “maybe retirement.”
