As much press as the new faces on both of these rosters have been given, it's easy to overlook one of the most important acquistions the Sonics made this summer...

No, he won't be lighting up the scoreboard, like Kevin Durant, and he won't be tossing alley-oops, like Jeff Green, but the Sonics new head coach PJ Carlesimo will probably end up doing a little bit of everything for the franchise.

For those of you that remember, PJ used to coach the Portland Trail Blazers (from 1994 to 1997) and he has really seen success almost everywhere he's coached. The only knock on PJ is that he's a notoriously intense individual. Even though he stands about 5'10", he's one of the more intimidating people you will ever meet...

At least that's what I thought.

Having just wandered through the press room, I was shocked to see Coach Carlesimo joking with the press, stopping to sign autographs, and looking generally excited to be back at the helm of an NBA franchise. With such a young team, it's tough to expect much from the Sonics this year, but one thing is for certain: PJ will get the most out of his players.

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