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In every full season that Ray Allen spent with Seattle, he was named an All-Star.  Known for his sweet shooting skill, Allen’s season average never dipped below 23 Points per Game (as a Sonic) and without question, he was considered the king of the three-point shot.  Allen would later become part of a “big three” with Paul Pierce and Kevin Garnett and win a Championship in Boston but guaranteed there were many in Seattle cheering him on in his later accomplishments.
The first German star of the National Basketball Association, Detlef Schrempf was already an All-Star (with Indiana) when he came to Seattle but it was in the state of Washington where he would become a national star.  Schrempf was a part of the Sonics' push to the 1996 Finals and would make two more All-Star Games while playing for Seattle.  Schrempf would post his best scoring season with 19.2 PPG (1994-95) as a Sonic.
Drafted later than most pundits thought he would be (he was 32nd overall and the last waiting in the “green room”, Rashard Lewis would blossom into stardom with the SuperSonics.  In the 2004-05 season, Lewis would make his first of two All Star Games (his second would be with the Orlando Magic) and rattle off three straight 20 Point per Game seasons.  He remains one of the most prolific three point shooter in Sonics/Thunder history.
Known for his sweet outside shot, “Downtown” Freddie Brown was a productive Shooting Guard for thirteen seasons, all of which were with the Seattle SuperSonics.  Brown would be one of the first true beneficiaries of the three point line as he was the first leader of three point percentage when the rule was instituted in the 1979-80 season.  The season before, Brown (though coming off of the bench) captained the Sonics to their only NBA Title.  He would average over 20 Points per Game twice and represented Seattle in the 1976 All Star Game.