All I really know about him is that he played behind Elton Brand, then got traded to Seattle and was suddenly putting up big numbers in his contract year. I'm not ripping him, but I obviously wasn't the only one who had this concern, judging by the deal he ended up with. Or perhaps more importlantly, the deal Nene ended up with. Or maybe the Sonics are just tightwads, who knows.
However, you being out west, you've obviously seen him a lot more than I have, so I'll trust your word on it.
While we're on the Sonics, I'm interested to see what happens with Rashard Lewis. He can opt out after this season, and at one point, had ripped the organization and said he would definitely do so. But he had apparently changed his tune over time. The Sonics are currently dangling a 2 yr/$25 million extension for him.