This is probably one of my favorite Gary Payton inserts in my PC. This insert just shimmers in the light and is another reason why 90’s cards did it better.

I really miss Flair Showcase! These sets were ahead of their time and all around beautiful sets. Just another reason why the 90’s did cards better.

With Kevin Durant getting traded to the Houston Rockets, I look back at his rookie season with the Seattle SuperSonics. For my bday in November 2007, I was gifted an autographed basketball from one of my then roommates. It was an incredible gift! That same month, I was also gifted court side seats (near center court) to the Pacers vs Sonics game. I got to watch Durant up close. One of the best sporting experiences ever! I still have the pass from the game.

I became a Sonics fan when I moved to the Seattle area in the early 2000s and absolutely fell head-over-heels for Kevin Durant when I watched him play in person against my Jayhawks in 2007, so I was ecstatic when he was drafted. But then, well - you know the rest.

I'm absolutely convinced however, that if the Sonics hadn't been stolen from Seattle (in an absolute cluster f**k at multiple points by multiple people - and yes, I'm still bitter) that Durant would have played his entire career here and quite possibly have won multiple titles. Today's trade announcement makes me wonder "what might have been"...

...and cheer that much harder for the Pacers tonight!

Kemp rookie straight from a wax pack.