Whether it was as a player, a coach or an executive in the league, Rod Thorn is a name synonymous with excellence in the NBA. Drafted in May 1967 by the expansion Seattle SuperSonics from the St. Louis Hawks in the NBA expansion draft, He would go on to success in the emerald city and conclude his career as a player there. 

Also known as the ‘Man who drafted Michael Jordan’, Thorn spent decades in the league and has left a permanent imprint on the game today. 

Join us with the Naismith Hall of Famer as we walk through his career, his impact on the game and the love he continues to have for basketball.

This Episode is presented by Rise Above as well as Epic Seats, Dicks Drive In, the Queen Anne Beer Hall, Simply Seattle and the Edgewater Hotel.

Will Conroy, associate Head Coach at the University of Washington and member of the Huskies staff since 2015, joins Iconic Sonics to talk with Mike Gastineau about his Seattle roots.

Will remembers what it was like to be a kid during the ’96 Sonics championship run in Seattle, what growing up with an NBA team meant to him, and talks about what he and his friends (including Seattle legend Jamal Crawford) do every year to grow and strengthen the impressive Seattle basketball youth community.

This Episode is presented by Rise Above as well as Epic Seats, Dicks Drive In, the Queen Anne Beer Hall, Simply Seattle and the Edgewater Hotel.

Check out this special short episode from our sister podcast, Run It Back, hosted by college hoops great Mateen Cleaves and Josh Barnett from 19Nine.  This week we had Seattle native and 2013 NCAA Champion from the Louisville Cardinals, Peyton Siva on the show.  Listen to hear what he had to say about the Emerald City, his basketball time in the PNW and why players from Seattle bring something special to the court!

The Episode is produced by Truth+Media and presented by 19Nine.  Thanks to Victory as well.  Visit truthplusmedia.com, 19nine.com and wearevictory.com  for more!  

Mark Cuban, Owner of the Dallas Mavericks for 20 years, was one of two NBA owners to vote against the relocation of the Sonics to OKC in 2008.  In this Special Interview with Executive Producer Brett Goldberg, Mark talks about the potential opportunity for the return of the NBA to Seattle.  Iconic Sonics is Presented by Rise Above and brought to you by Epic Seats, Swinomish Casino and Lodge, Dicks Drive-in, The Edgewater Hotel and Simply Seattle.  

In a follow up to our live show in Seattle earlier this month, we present a community focused show featuring some of our closest partners and collaborators.

Saul Spady from Dicks Drive In is our host with Kimi King from Vault89, Jaci McCormack with Rise Above as well as Chairman Willie Frank of the Nisquali Tribe.

This episode is brought to you by Dicks Drive In, Simply Seattle and Rise Above as well as Swinomish Casino and Lodge, the Edgewater Hotel, Link and the Run Freely Foundation.