<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE </div><div class='quotemain'>he Daily News’ Mitch Lawrence reports that the Nets will ask the Sonics for permission to speak with theirformer GM, Rick Sund. Sund, fired last April, is still a consultant to Seattle. Sund’s biggest deal in Seattle was trading Gary Payton for Ray Allen, but was also criticized for a series of draft picks that included Robert Swift, Johan Petro and Nick Collison, all of whom have disappointed.</p> </p> -netsdaily.com</div></p> Kidd a Thorny issue</p> General Managers: Rick Sund</p>
<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (D-blockrep2)</div><div class='quotemain'></p> just saw his draft picks and no thank you</p> </div></p> lol, exactly.</p> </p>