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They point out the ridiculous, unlikely nature of it all -- how a 2007 sign-and-trade that sent Rashard Lewis from Seattle to the Orlando Magic marked the first of five moves, all of them connected, that helped form the foundation of the Thunder's current championship core. And they ask Lewis if he can believe it. Lewis thought back, connecting the past and the present, and thought of the throughline: the architect behind each transaction and the Thunder team that has earned the top seed in the Western Conference for the past three seasons. "It just shows you," Lewis said, "what type of general manager Sam Presti is."

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"What it says about Sam is that he's been pretty good with his asset management," the second executive said. "If you start to trace the asset trees of the things he's done, there aren't very many dead ends. He's going to try to use every piece that he can -- every aspect of the trade, every trade exception, every draft pick, every little thing -- and he's going to try to make something out of it. He has always had a vision, and he's always been decisive." The executive added, "People would say it's obvious when he took over the Sonics to trade Ray Allen and Rashard Lewis and do a rebuild, but at the time it was not obvious. They were only one year removed from having a pretty good team, and [Allen and Lewis] were regarded as good players and the rebuild was regarded as uncertain."

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Paul Garcia: Spurs coaching staff additions and promotions: Includes Rashard Lewis joining staff

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Tim Reynolds: Rashard Lewis will be a "guest coach" for the San Antonio Spurs at summer league.

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Todd Whitehead: Most win probability added by clutch shooting during a single postseason, since 1997. According to the incomparable @inpredict

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Jorge Sierra: Giannis Antetokounmpo has passed Mitch Richmond in scoring for No. 48 in NBA history. Also: Tobias Harris moved ahead of Walt Frazier, Artis Gilmore and Rashard Lewis for No. 142.

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Jorge Sierra: Also: James Harden passed HAKEEM OLAJUWON in scoring for No. 13 in scoring. AND Nikola Jokic moved ahead of all the guys in scoring: Lou Williams Terry Porter Walt Frazier Artis Gilmore Rashard Lewis He's No. 138 in scoring now.

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“It felt great to sit there eating on center court, then I turned around, looked up and saw the banners from when we won the Eastern Conference … It was just a good feeling to be back here in a different environment,” Lewis told the Sentinel before Orlando hosted San Antonio over the weekend. “It was good.”

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Jorge Sierra: Nikola Vucevic passed NBA75 selection James Worthy in scoring yesterday. He's No. 114 all-time now. Also: Devin Booker (age 28) moved ahead of Lou Williams, Terry Porter, Walt Frazier, Artis Gilmore and Rashard Lewis for No. 137. He's in Top 10 all-time trajectory.

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Karl is sipping iced tea and soaking in a picturesque view of Seattle’s Elliott Bay on a sun-splashed Thursday. He lives in Denver but is in town to help promote, support and encourage Seattle’s candidacy should Silver and the NBA Board of Governors decide to proceed with expansion. As the Seahawks played host to the San Francisco 49ers at Lumen Field, Karl and former Sonics players Dale Ellis and Rashard Lewis attended a social event on the 75th floor of the Columbia Tower that included Seattle mayor Bruce Harrell, Seattle Sports Commission president and CEO Beth Knox and several business leaders. “It’s a lot of anticipation; I feel like we are hanging on the edge of our seats, waiting,” Knox said. “We are ready.”

New York Times

The support was there from a who's who of Seattle hoops legends. From former Sonics players like Gary Payton, Shawn Kemp, Detlef Schrempf, Rashard Lewis, Fred Brown, Lenny Wilkens, Dale Ellis, Sam Perkins, and George Karl to Seattle-area hoops legends Jamal Crawford, Isaiah Thomas and Brandon Roy. Think about the numbers alone---and the caliber of those players and the message they're sending.

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Alex Kennedy: Dwight Howard, Rashard Lewis and Mike Miller are in the building for Game 6 of Magic-Cavs. Here’s @DwightHoward reuniting with Shard: pic.twitter.com/DInrjPXfuY

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Jrue Holiday moved up from No. 139 to No. 136 in the scoring all-time list after passing Walt Frazier, Artis Gilmore, Rashard Lewis

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A former NBA All-Star with ties to the Bayou City recently sold his west Houston mansion, marking one of the most expensive home sales recorded in the area in January. Rashard Lewis, drafted by Seattle in 1998 straight out of Alief Elisk High School in Houston, bought the mansion at 9 E Rivercrest in 2007, according to Harris County records

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