Ray Allen could play tonight for the first time since December 5th.  This couldn’t come at a better time for the Sonics after losing Rashard Lewis for the next two months.  Allen is averaging 25.3 points, 4.1 rebounds, 3.2 assists and 1.6 steals so far this season.  Allen’s return should give the Sonics a huge lift.

Rashard Lewis will miss up to 2 months after tearing a tendon in his shooting hand.  This will be a devastating loss to the Sonics, as he is their second best player on the team.  Lewis is averaging 21.9 points, 6.8 rebounds, 2.4 assists and 1.3 steals per game so far this season.  Lewis also is the team’s best 3-point shooter this season as he’s hitting 40.3% of his 3-pointers this season.  The Sonics will be lucky to keep afloat if Lewis really has to miss 2 months.

Ray Allen has a right ankle injury that could keep him out until late December, unless it requires surgery to solve the problem.  If he has surgery he could miss up to 3 months.  The Sonics really hope that rest and treatment will heal Allen’s ankle, because he’s the best player on the team.  He’s averaging 25.3 points, 4.1 rebounds and 3.2 assists per game so far this season.

Danny Fortson could miss a couple of more weeks with soreness in his knee.  The Sonics need him to get healthy because he brings toughness and a nasty attitude to the Sonics second unit.

Robert Swift had just started to turn the corner as an NBA player last season and was primed to play big minutes for the Sonics this season, but he blew out his right knee last week and will miss the whole season.