It does not appear Sonic enigma Robert Swift will play again this season. He totaled 99 minutes this year, which is 99 more than he played in 2006-07. In total, the high lottery selection of him has been a disaster of the worst sort. Why? Because not only has he failed to perform (due to injuries and a botched rehab), but also because Seattle knows no more about his potential today than it did in 2004.P.J. Carlesimo tells the Tacoma News Tribune he expects to see Swift back with the team next fall. Swift's a restricted free agent, in the same boat as fellows like Ben Gordon, Emeka Okafor, and Andre Iguodala. The sensical procedure might be for Swift to sign his one-year qualifying offer ($3.6 million) so that Swift has a shot to rehab his image while Seattle gets 82 more games to figure out if this kid's going to be any good.
Will he turn out to be anything in the NBA? In the only season where he stood upright for enough measurable minutes (2005-06), he was good. He has the tools to be an effective rebounder, and his defense is rumored to be of a fair quality (which is a vital need for this Seattle squad). There's little doubt he could step in immediately and be no worse than Darko Milicic, and probably a good deal better within a few years. But my confidence in this estimate is muted; when you don't play for basically 3-1/2 seasons, people are not going to trust you can ever perform. Swift's going to have to prove it.
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