Iconic Sonics

Seattle legend, Jamal Crawford joins the show for this episode of Iconic Sonics. One of the best ball handlers in NBA history and a three-time Sixth man of the Year, Crawford grew up a Sonics fan and has a long history with the team. Jamal credits the Sonics for his rise to NBA stardom and shares amazing stories about his connection with the team and city.

Steve Scheffler spent almost five seasons with the Sonics in the 90s. An excellent player at Purdue, Scheff rarely saw the court on the '90s Sonics teams. But, he was a fan favorite and important part of that era, whether it was battling Shawn Kemp in practice or simply bringing positive energy to the squad.

Arguably the greatest Sonic in history, Gary Payton joins this episode and the Glove shares amazing details here about his defensive philosophy, partnership with Shawn Kemp, experiences with Coach George Karl, desire to run a future NBA front office in Seattle and so much more.

The Drake of the Sonics, Sir Mix-a-Lot joins this episode of the pod! Mix recalls favorite Sonics memories, players and stories including the 1979 Championship Parade. He also battles us in a game of 5v5, 21 and a music sampling showdown!

The legendary Lenny Wilkens joins the podcast to discuss his favorite memories from Seattle, including the '79 championship team and coaching great Sonics including Spencer Haywood and Gus Williams. Lenny shares a number of epic stories from his playing and coaching days, in Seattle and elsewhere. This is a must-listen for every Sonics fan!

Detlef Schrempf joins us to talk about some of his favorite Sonics memories, including his return to Seattle and getting to the NBA Finals in '96. He also shares candid memories about coming to the US from Germany, playing with GP and leaving the Sonics for the Trail Blazers. Detlef remains a passionate member of the Seattle community and is working on important projects today. This is a great discussion with an all time great Sonic!

Good Golly! We go deep into Sonics history here with the voice of the Sonics for 20 years, Kevin Calabro. Kevin joins us to talk about the Sonics teams of the 80s, 90s and 2000s as well as playing a competitive game of 5 versus 5. Coach George Karl joins this episode to talk with Kevin for a few minutes as well.

In this Episode of Sonics Forever Sam Perkins and Duff McKagan join us to discuss Sam's trade to the Sonics, going up against fellow UNC teammate, Michael Jordan in two NBA Finals and more. The trio closes with a game of "21" that answers the question about Duff's place in The Simpsons history and other amazing revelations about Sam and Duff!

In the Premier Episode of the Iconic Sonics podcast, we sit down with Seattle legend, Shawn Kemp. Shawn shares many of his favorite memories from his Sonics days, his relationship with GP, how he almost became a Laker, what really happened at Kentucky and so much more!