<div class="quote_poster">Quote:</div><div class="quote_post"> It is safe to say that July 11, 2005 will be a memorable day for Seattle SuperSonics center Johan Petro . Petro, the Sonics first-round pick (25th overall) in last month's NBA Draft, signed his rookie contract with the Sonics before taking part in his first practice with other players who are fighting for spots on the Sonics summer league team. Petro's battle with Robert Swift, the Sonics first-round pick a year ago and another 7-footer, highlighted the first day of practice as the Sonics went full-court for the half-hour or so that was open to the media. Both showed flashes of brilliance while also reminding onlookers at times that they are 19 years old. "The NBA is a more up-tempo, more athletic style than the European style of play," Petro said afterwards through an interpreter. "It's a lot more energy. I'm excited about it." </div> Link Glad to see that we got signing him out of the way, and that he impressed in practice . I wish they would have talked more about Swift and Petro going at it though.
Well, at least that's pretty much a guarantee that he'll be sticking with the team in Seattle the whole season. A nice moment for him, anyway, but I'd like to see him getting more than 10 minutes in the summer league.
