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2083:, confirmed on February 6, 2013, that the Maloofs had filed paperwork with the league office to officially request relocation of the Kings from Sacramento to Seattle on behalf of the potential new ownership group. Johnson, with guidance from Stern and the NBA league office, began to assemble an alternative ownership group that would keep the Kings in Sacramento and aid in getting a new arena constructed. On February 26, 2013, the Sacramento City Council voted to enter into negotiations with an unnamed group of investors revealed two days later to be headed by grocery magnate and developer 1951:; "we didn't buy the team to keep it in Seattle; we hoped to come here", although Bennett denied knowledge of this. Seattle used these incidents to argue the owners failed to negotiate in good faith, prompting Schultz to file a lawsuit seeking to rescind the sale of the team and transfer the ownership to a court-appointed receiver. The NBA said Schultz's lawsuit was void because Schultz signed a release forbidding himself to sue Bennett's group but also said the proposal would have violated league ownership rules. Schultz dropped the case before the start of the 2008–09 season. 642: 1068: 628:. Settlement terms of a lawsuit between the city of Seattle and Clay Bennett's ownership group stipulated SuperSonics' banners, trophies and retired jerseys remain in Seattle; the nickname, logo and color scheme are available to any subsequent NBA team that plays at KeyArena subject to NBA approval. The SuperSonics' franchise history, however, would be shared with the Thunder. On September 17, 2024, ESPN reported that "if a team were to return to Seattle, the Thunder would cede the Seattle history back to the SuperSonics." 49: 2351:). The road jerseys were green and had yellow lettering; the home uniforms were white with green lettering. In 1995, SuperSonics changed their uniforms, adding red and orange, and removing yellow, to their new jerseys that would last six seasons. It displayed the team's new logo on the front and their alternative logo on the shorts. The home uniforms had green stripes on the right side of the jersey and shorts, and the green road jersey had red stripes. 1229:. In 1984, Fred Brown retired after playing 13 productive seasons with the SuperSonics; during this time, he had been on the same team roster as Rule and Wilkens during his rookie season, playing a key role on Seattle's first playoff teams, and being the team's important sixth man during the championship series years. In recognition of his contributions to the team, Brown's number was retired in 1986. Lenny Wilkens left the organization following the 2242: 430: 391: 352: 1845: 732: 2095:. An initial counteroffer presented to the NBA by this new group was deemed "not comparable" as to merit consideration. Burkle eventually left the group because of a conflict with other business interests, but offered to be primary developer of lands around the planned downtown location of the new arena to aid in city council passage of public funding for the project. Mastrov took a backseat to 1522: 1278: 1121: 848: 2586: 444: 405: 366: 2269:(NHL), although interest for the revival of SuperSonics remained a possibility with the renovated arena. Hansen and his fellow investors felt having a future arena should be considered as a back-up plan for the future of SuperSonics, they would support the renovation by Oak View Group if the plan to acquire an NBA team was successful. Renovations of KeyArena, which was renamed 7526: 5212: 1383: 2340: 1088:
All-Star Games for the SuperSonics, Gus Williams and Dennis Johnson were named to the All-NBA Second Team, and Johnson was also named to the All-NBA First Defensive Team for the second consecutive year. The SuperSonics made it to the Western Conference Finals for the third consecutive season but lost to the Lakers in five games.
2200:β€”would enter separate bids to acquire the Hawks and move them to Seattle. The NBA stated the Hawks were to remain in Atlanta as a condition of their sale; additionally, Atlanta Spirit were unlikely to sell Hawks to a prospective owner that would seek to relocate the team, in contrast with the group's sale of the now-defunct 1862:, Bennett's group notified the NBA it intended to move the team to Oklahoma City and requested arbitration with the city of Seattle to be released from SuperSonics' lease of KeyArena. The judge rejected the request and Seattle sued Bennett's group to enforce the lease that required the team to play at KeyArena until 2010. 7307: 2366:. The home jerseys were white with green-and-gold trim, displaying "SONICS" across the chest. Road uniforms were dark green with white-and-gold accents, with "SEATTLE" across the chest. The alternative uniform was gold with green-and-white trim with "SONICS" arched across the chest. These uniforms were an 2110:
Ahead of the annual Board of Governors meeting where they were expected to vote on approval of the sale of the Kings to Hansen and Ballmer's group, as well as the relocation request, members of the NBA owners' finance and relocation committees held a meeting in New York City on April 3, 2013, for the
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I think it's presumptuous to assume that Clay Bennett and his ownership group won't own that Seattle team for a long, long time in Seattle or somewhere else. It's presumptuous to assume they're going to move that franchise to Oklahoma City. I understand that people are going to say that seems to be a
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to achieve a 3–14 record in the first month of the season. Durant led all rookies in scoring at 20.3 ppg and won the Rookie of the Year award. The SuperSonics, however, posted a franchise-worst record of 20–62. It was their final season in Seattle because Bennett got the right to move the team after
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On May 2, 2016, Seattle City Council voted 5–4 against vacating a section of Occidental Avenue South that connected property purchased by Hansen and was deemed critical to the siting of a future arena. The vote was seen as a significant delay to the MOU between Hansen, the city and King County that
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With the meeting of the Board of Governors to vote moved again to mid-May, the groups were asked to make another brief presentation to the full relocation committee on April 29, 2013. The committee voted to recommend rejection of the relocation request to the full board. When the Board of Governors
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On July 2, 2008, a settlement that allowed the team to move under certain conditions, including the ownership group's payment of $ 45 million to Seattle and the possibility of an additional $ 30 million by 2013 if a new team had not been awarded to the city, was reached. It was agreed the
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In 2007, morale was low at the beginning of the SuperSonics season as talks with the city of Seattle for a new arena had broken down. The SuperSonics had received a franchise player with second-overall pick in the NBA draft with Durant. With the Ray Allen trade, however, the SuperSonics had little
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had agreed to sell Hansen and Ballmer's ownership group their 53% majority stake in the Kings franchise, pending approval of the NBA's Board of Governors. The next day, the NBA, Hansen, and the Maloofs all released statements announcing the agreement, which also included the 12% minority stake of
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In months prior to the settlement, Seattle publicly released email conversations that took place within Bennett's ownership group and alleged they indicated at least some members of the group wanted to move the team to Oklahoma City prior to the purchase in 2006. Before that, SuperSonics co-owner
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Hansen and Seattle City Council announced on September 11, 2012, a tentative agreement on a revised MOU that included the county council's amendments and new provisions; a personal guarantee from Hansen to cover cost overruns of construction of the new arena and make up any backfall for annual
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with a strong 56–26 record. That season, the SuperSonics set an NBA record with a regular season average attendance of 21,725 fans per game, a record that has since broken. Fred Brown won the NBA's first three-point shooting-percentage title, Jack Sikma played in the second of his seven career
2061:, former SuperSonics executive, was also later revealed to be part of Hansen's group. On January 9, 2013, media reports regarding the imminent sale of majority ownership of Sacramento Kings to Hansen, Ballmer, the Nordstroms, and Walker for $ 500 million to relocate to Seattle as early as the 2041:
would not be signed and construction would not begin before the state-required environmental impact analysis was completed. By a vote of 7–2, Seattle City Council approved the amended MOU on September 24, 2012. The King County Council reviewed the amended MOU and voted unanimously in favor of
558:. The NBA Board of Governors approved the sale on October 24, 2006, and finalized it seven days later, at which point the new ownership group took control. After failing to find public funding to construct a new arena in the Seattle area, the SuperSonics moved to Oklahoma City before the 680:, and a group of minority partners were awarded an NBA franchise for Seattle, the first major-league sports franchise in the city. Schulman served as the active partner and head of team operations, and named the team SuperSonics as a nod to the city’s ties to the aviation industry, with 833:
in an unpopular move; without his leadership, the SuperSonics fell to a 26–56 record. One of the highlights of the season was Haywood's second-consecutive All-NBA First Team selection; he averaged a SuperSonics record 29.2 points per game and collected 12.9 rebounds per game.
2261:β€”who wanted to renovate KeyArena, SuperSonics' former home venue. On December 4, 2017, one day after the deal with Chris Hansen expired, Seattle City Council voted 7–1 to approve the renovation of KeyArena. The renovation was considered to mainly focus on fitting out 624:β€”five in the Pacific Division and one in the Northwest Division. The franchise attained a 1,745–1,585 (.524) regular season win–loss record, as well as a 107–110 (.493) playoff win–loss record during its time in Seattle. Both marks would rank in the top half of the 1499:
for their second and third straight Pacific Division titles. At the end of the 1997–98 season, longtime Sonic and defensive specialist McMillan retired, and disagreements with management led Karl to end his tenure as head coach. He was replaced by former Sonic
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committee in 1970, was eager to merge the leagues and he publicly announced if the NBA did not accept the merger agreement, he would move the SuperSonics to the ABA; he also threatened to move his soon-to-be ABA team to Los Angeles to compete with the
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Though initially resistant to the idea, after negotiations, on May 17, 2013, the Maloof family and Hernreich formally agreed to sell their ownership stake in the Kings (65% of the team, valued at US$ 535 million) to RanadivΓ©'s ownership group.
1260:, Chambers had signed with Phoenix, Ellis improved his scoring average to 27.5 points per game and finished second in the league in three-point percentage. The SuperSonics finished with a 47–35 record and qualified for the second round of the 1017:. Lenny Wilkens was brought back to replace Hopkins, and the team's performance immediately improved. The SuperSonics won 11 of their first 12 games under Wilkens, finished the season at 47–35, won the Western Conference title, and led the 1417:'s arrival as head coach in 1992, however, that marked a return to regular season and playoff competitiveness for the SuperSonics. With the continued improvement of Gary Payton and Shawn Kemp, the SuperSonics posted a 55–27 record in the 2155:
arena. During sale discussions, it was revealed Hansen and Ballmer had expressed interest in purchasing the team for more than $ 600 million but had not made a formal offer, as Kohl only entertained offers keeping the team in Milwaukee.
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that connects the two cities, which are 174 miles (280 km) apart. The rivalry was fairly equal in accomplishments; both teams won one championship. The all-time record of this rivalry is 98–94 in favor of the SuperSonics.
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and Williams missed the year due to a contract dispute. As a result, the SuperSonics fell to last place in the Pacific Division with a 34–48 mark, the only time they finished in last place. Williams returned for the
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and Wesley Edens for a record $ 550 million. The deal included provisions for contributions of $ 100 million each from Kohl and the new ownership group towards the construction of what would eventually be the new
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In 1981, the SuperSonics created the Sonics SuperChannel, the first sports subscription cable service; subscriptions were available for $ 120 ($ 1.33 a game) but the service shut down after the
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finally convened in Dallas on May 15, 2013, they heard final presentations from both the Seattle and Sacramento groups. The BOG voted 22–8 against moving the Kings from Sacramento to Seattle.
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Oklahoma City team would not use the name "SuperSonics", and that the team's history would be shared between Oklahoma City and any future NBA team in Seattle. The relocated team began play as
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about investing in an arena in hopes of securing an NBA franchise and reviving the Seattle SuperSonics. McGinn offered to Hansen to obtain ownership of KeyArena for little to no money.
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and played there for seven years with crowds of over 30,000 at 20 games. The team returned to the Coliseum in 1985 and were its main tenant before and after its renovation into
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was the majority owner of the team, along with 58 partners or minor owners as part of Basketball Club of Seattle LLP. On July 18, 2006, after unsuccessful efforts to persuade
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would sell his stake but the remaining minority owners announced they would also sell their stakes, putting the entire franchise up for sale. On January 6, 2015,
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while the Coliseum underwent renovations and went on to earn a second place 57–25 record. Again, the Sonics were eliminated in the first round, this time to the
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Seattle's National Basketball Association team for 41 years, the SuperSonics were the city's first major league sports franchise and won a championship in 1979.
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averaged 29.8 points per game for the SuperSonics in the 1970–71 season, but only played in four games, thereby missing the standard qualification minimums.
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In 2009, a group of Seattle filmmakers known as Seattle SuperSonics Historical Preservation Society produced a critically acclaimed documentary film titled
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It was the last time the backcourt of Williams and Johnson played together on the SuperSonics; Johnson was traded to Phoenix Suns before the start of the
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and Jack Sikma, the last-remaining member of the SuperSonics' championship team aside from trainer Frank Furtado, was traded after the 1985–86 season.
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On May 16, 2012, after coming to agreement, McGinn, Constantine, and Hansen presented the proposed Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to the public.
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On April 18, 2008, NBA owners approved a potential SuperSonics' relocation to Oklahoma City in a 28–2 vote by the league's Board of Governors; only
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government officials to provide funding to update KeyArena, Schultz and Basketball Club of Seattle LLP sold SuperSonics and their sister team the
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expired in November 2017. On October 25, 2016, Chris Hansen announced he will fund the arena without public funding. On November 14, 2016, then
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of the NHL in 2011. Any attempt to move the Hawks out of Atlanta would have incurred a $ 75 million penalty from the city of Atlanta and
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settling all legal issues with the city. The Seattle SuperSonics played their last home game on April 13, 2008, winning 99–95 against
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went to New York but the SuperSonics' roster stayed largely intact during the off-season, and they won their first division title in
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Rumors Hansen would begin pursuing a vulnerable franchise to move to Seattle began circulating. Most of the discussion centered on
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award, the SuperSonics' appearance in the 1987 Western Conference Finals, despite posting a 39–43 regular season record during the
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in six games. Seattle continued to be a Western Conference powerhouse during the next two seasons, winning 57 games in
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Seattle SuperSonics' first uniforms had "Sonics" displayed in a font that was also used by Cincinnati Royals (now the
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In 1980, the Seattle SuperSonics' total attendance exceeded that of all other sports or shows held in the Kingdome.
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King County Council voted to approve the MOU on July 30, 2012, adding amendments that provided for work with the
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In total, Wilkens was inducted into the Hall of Fame three times – as player, as coach and as a member of the
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While talks about building a new arena were underway, so were talks with another group of investorsβ€”including
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After failing to persuade local governments to fund a $ 500-million arena complex in the Seattle suburb
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voted against the move. The approval meant SuperSonics would be allowed to move to Oklahoma City's
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The 1998–99 season saw the SuperSonics struggle. Westphal was dismissed after the team started the
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talent with which to surround their rookie forward and lost their first eight games under coach
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in six games, in spite of strong performances from Brown (28.5 ppg) and Burleson (20.8 ppg).
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In total, Ewing was inducted into the Hall of Fame twice – as player and as a member of the
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Peter Nordstrom had been a minority owner of SuperSonics under Howard Schultz's ownership.
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to develop solutions for Kings, wrote to Hansen asking him not to pursue the city's team.
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owner Robert Hernreich, and based the sale price on a team valuation of $ 525 million.
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In total, Russell was inducted into the Hall of Fame twice – as a player and as coach.
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in overtime 117–110, and the SuperSonics finished the season with a 23–59 record.
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until 2001, when it came under ownership of Basketball Club of Seattle, headed by
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forward Haywood, held a 46–27 mark but late-season injuries to starters Haywood,
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to a similar style worn from the 1975–76 season through to the 1994–95 season.
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and the SuperSonics scored 52–30 and 48–34 records during the next two years.
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seedings, with the teams matching head-to-head for numerous playoff battles.
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for the 2008–09 season after reaching a settlement with the city of Seattle.
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The Seattle SuperSonics began play on October 13, 1967; they were coached by
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repayment of the city bonds issued. To address concerns of Port of Seattle,
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The SuperSonics began setting a new foundation with the drafting of forward
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and took the Phoenix Suns to seven games in the Western Conference Finals.
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Among the few SuperSonics highlights in the latter half of the 1980s were
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In October 1983, original team owner Sam Schulman sold the SuperSonics to
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delayed the merger and the SuperSonics remained in Seattle. Early in the
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Seattle group and the Sacramento group to each present their proposals.
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owned the team from its 1967 inception until 1983. It was then owned by
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Over most of the franchise's history, Seattle played its home games at
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On May 22, 2007, the SuperSonics were awarded the second pick in the
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in six games. The next season, the SuperSonics traded Haywood to the
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In June 2012, it was revealed Hansen's investment partners included
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won the organization's sixth-division title under the leadership of
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in a three-game mini-series before losing to the eventual champion
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in four games. The team returned to the rebuilt Coliseum, now the
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because of the teams' proximity; the rivalry had been dubbed the
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Before the start of the next season, Hazzard was traded to the
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for the first time. The team, which featured Haywood, guards
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during the renovation and remained at KeyArena until 2008.
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announced he would be investing in the NBA arena effort.
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led to the team losing eight of its final nine games.
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Miletich, Steve; Thompson, Lynn (February 4, 2012).
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They left for the larger 1820:(PBC), an investment group that was headed by 829:For the 1972–73 season, Wilkens was traded to 664:On December 20, 1966, Los Angeles businessmen 8563: 8341: 7961: 7559: 6323:"Schultz withdraws lawsuit on sale of Sonics" 5337:"NBA.com/Stats–Oklahoma City Thunder seasons" 1840:likely scenario, but that's just speculation. 8: 8842:2008 disestablishments in Washington (state) 5363:"Sonics Unveil New Logo and Official Colors" 2127:In September 2013, then-Deputy Commissioner 1800:chairman emeritus, former president and CEO 538:chairman emeritus, former president and CEO 5988:"Westphal firing was inevitable, but wrong" 3053:Also served as assistant coach (2003–2007). 1776:three days later. Durant scored 42 points. 1306:. Unsourced material may be challenged and 1149:. 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April 16, 2012 6395: 6389: 6388: 6386: 6384: 6369: 6363: 6362: 6360: 6358: 6344: 6338: 6337: 6335: 6333: 6318: 6312: 6311: 6309: 6307: 6292: 6286: 6285: 6283: 6281: 6266: 6260: 6259: 6257: 6255: 6238: 6232: 6231: 6229: 6227: 6212: 6206: 6205: 6203: 6201: 6186: 6180: 6179:October 9, 2007. 6171: 6165: 6164: 6162: 6160: 6145: 6139: 6138: 6136: 6134: 6119: 6113: 6112: 6110: 6108: 6093: 6087: 6086: 6079: 6073: 6072: 6070: 6068: 6057: 6051: 6050: 6048: 6046: 6035: 6029: 6028: 6026: 6024: 6009: 6003: 6002: 6000: 5998: 5983: 5977: 5976: 5974: 5972: 5957: 5951: 5950: 5948: 5946: 5929: 5923: 5922: 5920: 5918: 5907:"RICK WELTS BIO" 5903: 5897: 5896: 5882: 5876: 5875: 5873: 5871: 5856: 5850: 5849: 5847: 5845: 5831: 5825: 5824: 5811: 5805: 5804: 5802: 5800: 5795:. March 10, 1972 5785: 5779: 5778: 5771: 5765: 5750: 5744: 5729: 5723: 5722: 5720: 5718: 5701: 5695: 5694: 5692: 5690: 5675: 5669: 5668: 5654: 5648: 5647: 5645: 5643: 5628: 5622: 5621: 5619: 5617: 5600: 5594: 5593: 5591: 5589: 5579: 5571: 5565: 5564: 5562: 5560: 5544: 5538: 5537: 5535: 5533: 5528:on July 12, 2019 5513: 5504: 5503: 5501: 5499: 5487:(July 2, 2008). 5480: 5474: 5473: 5471: 5469: 5452: 5446: 5445: 5443: 5441: 5422: 5416: 5415: 5413: 5411: 5406:on July 19, 2006 5392: 5383: 5382: 5380: 5378: 5359: 5353: 5352: 5350: 5348: 5333: 5327: 5326: 5324: 5322: 5307: 5290: 5284: 5220: 5215: 5214: 5213: 4985: 4965:Steals per game 4908:Spencer Haywood 4873:Points per game 4840: 4829:December 3, 1976 4751: 4739: 4664: 4595: 4526: 4457: 4388: 4053: 4049:General managers 3918:Bucky Buckwalter 3873:Coaching history 3869: 3068: 2630: 2588: 2433: 2400:Pacific Division 2386:in reference to 2364:Hornall Anderson 2349:Sacramento Kings 2227:Seattle Seahawks 2081:NBA Commissioner 2035:Seattle Mariners 2002:Sacramento Kings 1985:Sacramento Kings 1943:Aubrey McClendon 1871:Dallas Mavericks 1806:Washington State 1766:Dallas Mavericks 1733:Wally Szczerbiak 1666:Sacramento Kings 1611: 1604: 1600: 1597: 1591: 1589: 1548: 1524: 1516: 1495:and 61 games in 1430:first round loss 1375: 1368: 1364: 1361: 1355: 1353: 1312: 1280: 1272: 1218: 1211: 1207: 1204: 1198: 1196: 1155: 1123: 1115: 1081:Pacific Division 1002:but lost to the 937: 930: 926: 923: 917: 915: 874: 850: 842: 812:following season 654:Wilt Chamberlain 606:NBA championship 591:Seattle Seahawks 583:Seattle Mariners 510:ended, the team 502:(1970–2004) and 492:Western Division 446: 445: 439: 438: 432: 431: 425: 424: 407: 406: 400: 399: 393: 392: 386: 385: 368: 367: 361: 360: 354: 353: 347: 346: 337: 239: 166: 163: 160: 51: 39: 21: 8887: 8886: 8882: 8881: 8880: 8878: 8877: 8876: 8822: 8821: 8820: 8815: 8704:Capital Bullets 8684:Houston Rockets 8670:St. Louis Hawks 8650:Chicago Zephyrs 8614:Detroit Pistons 8604:St. Louis Hawks 8600:Milwaukee Hawks 8594:Milwaukee Hawks 8581: 8576: 8546: 8541: 8534: 8532: 8525: 8523: 8515: 8507: 8499: 8491: 8483: 8475: 8467: 8459: 8451: 8443: 8430: 8422: 8414: 8406: 8398: 8390: 8382: 8374: 8366: 8362: 8357: 8354: 8324: 8319: 8314: 8303: 8241: 8176: 8111: 8044: 8003: 7997: 7990: 7981: 7977: 7974: 7944: 7939: 7846: 7830: 7814: 7773:Retired numbers 7768: 7752: 7748:Mark Daigneault 7736:General manager 7706: 7673: 7635:All-time roster 7618: 7611: 7600: 7590: 7579: 7575: 7572: 7522: 7517: 7516: 7506: 7504: 7499: 7498: 7491: 7481: 7479: 7477:Bleacher Report 7470: 7469: 7465: 7455: 7453: 7444: 7443: 7439: 7429: 7427: 7416: 7415: 7411: 7401: 7399: 7390: 7389: 7385: 7375: 7373: 7362: 7361: 7357: 7347: 7345: 7338:SuperSonics.com 7332: 7331: 7327: 7317: 7315: 7305: 7304: 7300: 7290: 7288: 7279: 7278: 7271: 7261: 7259: 7250: 7249: 7245: 7235: 7233: 7224: 7223: 7219: 7209: 7207: 7193: 7192: 7188: 7178: 7176: 7167: 7166: 7162: 7152: 7150: 7139: 7138: 7134: 7124: 7122: 7111: 7110: 7106: 7096: 7094: 7083: 7082: 7078: 7068: 7066: 7057: 7056: 7052: 7042: 7040: 7031: 7030: 7026: 7016: 7014: 7005: 7004: 7000: 6990: 6988: 6979: 6978: 6971: 6957: 6956: 6952: 6942: 6940: 6929: 6928: 6924: 6914: 6912: 6901: 6900: 6896: 6886: 6884: 6874: 6873: 6869: 6859: 6857: 6848: 6847: 6843: 6833: 6831: 6822: 6821: 6817: 6807: 6806: 6802: 6784: 6783: 6779: 6765: 6764: 6760: 6746: 6745: 6741: 6728: 6727: 6723: 6713: 6711: 6702: 6701: 6697: 6687: 6685: 6683:SonicsArena.com 6676: 6675: 6671: 6661: 6659: 6650: 6649: 6645: 6635: 6633: 6624: 6623: 6619: 6609: 6607: 6597: 6596: 6592: 6582: 6580: 6571: 6570: 6566: 6556: 6554: 6546: 6545: 6541: 6531: 6529: 6524: 6523: 6519: 6505: 6504: 6500: 6490: 6488: 6479: 6478: 6474: 6460: 6459: 6455: 6450:. 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J. Carlesimo 3976:Bob Kloppenburg 3860: 3855: 3854: 3786: 3743:Detlef Schrempf 3691:Xavier McDaniel 3594:Spencer Haywood 3539: 3538: 3488:Xavier McDaniel 3446: 3381:Detlef Schrempf 3318:Spencer Haywood 3291:Spencer Haywood 3279: 3159: 3154: 3148: 3127:Detlef Schrempf 3066: 2930: 2812:Spencer Haywood 2759: 2628: 2602:April 17, 1993 2527:Spencer Haywood 2495:March 24, 1999 2474:March 26, 2004 2431: 2429:Retired numbers 2426: 2420: 2376: 2358:through to the 2337: 2279: 2239: 2222: 2162: 2133:Milwaukee Bucks 2125: 2123:Milwaukee Bucks 2093:24 Hour Fitness 2055:Nordstrom, Inc. 2020:Port of Seattle 1987: 1982: 1976: 1970: 1925:, who moved to 1794: 1788: 1782: 1761:P. J. Carlesimo 1694:2005 NBA Finals 1690:Detroit Pistons 1647:Milwaukee Bucks 1612: 1601: 1595: 1592: 1549: 1547: 1537: 1525: 1514: 1481:1996 NBA Finals 1465:Detlef Schrempf 1407:Xavier McDaniel 1376: 1365: 1359: 1356: 1313: 1311: 1297: 1281: 1270: 1250:Xavier McDaniel 1219: 1208: 1202: 1199: 1156: 1154: 1140: 1124: 1113: 1023:1978 NBA Finals 984:New York Knicks 976:Detroit Pistons 974:, defeated the 938: 927: 921: 918: 875: 873: 863: 851: 840: 804:Spencer Haywood 792: 729: 701:All-Rookie Team 670:Eugene V. Klein 639: 634: 454: 453: 448: 447: 440: 436: 433: 426: 422: 415: 414: 409: 408: 401: 397: 394: 387: 383: 376: 375: 370: 369: 362: 358: 355: 348: 344: 297:Retired numbers 262:Division titles 237: 209: 203: 198: 171:General manager 164: 161: 158: 157: 132: 125: 110: 104: 102: 79: 74: 35: 28: 23: 22: 15: 12: 11: 5: 8885: 8883: 8875: 8874: 8869: 8864: 8862:Defunct brands 8859: 8854: 8849: 8844: 8839: 8834: 8824: 8823: 8817: 8816: 8814: 8813: 8799: 8785: 8771: 8757: 8747: 8737: 8727: 8720:Buffalo Braves 8717: 8707: 8697: 8687: 8677: 8667: 8657: 8647: 8637: 8627: 8617: 8607: 8597: 8586: 8583: 8582: 8577: 8575: 8574: 8567: 8560: 8552: 8543: 8542: 8540: 8539: 8530: 8526:Regular season 8520: 8517: 8516: 8514: 8513: 8504: 8501: 8500: 8498: 8497: 8488: 8485: 8484: 8482: 8481: 8473: 8465: 8457: 8449: 8441: 8428: 8420: 8412: 8404: 8396: 8388: 8380: 8371: 8368: 8367: 8355: 8353: 8352: 8345: 8338: 8330: 8321: 8320: 8308: 8305: 8304: 8300: 8299: 8297: 8292: 8287: 8282: 8277: 8272: 8267: 8262: 8257: 8249: 8247: 8243: 8242: 8238: 8237: 8232: 8227: 8222: 8217: 8212: 8207: 8202: 8197: 8192: 8184: 8182: 8178: 8177: 8173: 8172: 8167: 8162: 8157: 8152: 8147: 8142: 8137: 8132: 8127: 8119: 8117: 8113: 8112: 8108: 8107: 8100: 8095: 8090: 8085: 8080: 8075: 8070: 8065: 8060: 8052: 8050: 8046: 8045: 8041: 8040: 8035: 8030: 8028: 8026: 8024: 8022: 8020: 8018: 8016: 8011: 8009: 8005: 8004: 8002: 8001: 7994: 7986: 7983: 7982: 7975: 7973: 7972: 7965: 7958: 7950: 7941: 7940: 7938: 7937: 7932: 7927: 7922: 7917: 7910: 7903: 7896: 7889: 7882: 7877: 7872: 7870:Howard Schultz 7867: 7866: 7865: 7854: 7852: 7848: 7847: 7845: 7844: 7838: 7836: 7832: 7831: 7829: 7828: 7822: 7820: 7816: 7815: 7813: 7812: 7807: 7802: 7797: 7792: 7787: 7782: 7776: 7774: 7770: 7769: 7767: 7766: 7760: 7758: 7754: 7753: 7751: 7750: 7745: 7742: 7737: 7734: 7731: 7728: 7718: 7714: 7712: 7708: 7707: 7705: 7704: 7697: 7692: 7687: 7681: 7679: 7675: 7674: 7672: 7671: 7668:Current season 7664: 7659: 7654: 7649: 7648: 7647: 7637: 7632: 7626: 7624: 7620: 7619: 7617: 7616: 7606: 7595: 7584: 7581: 7580: 7573: 7571: 7570: 7563: 7556: 7548: 7542: 7541: 7521: 7520:External links 7518: 7515: 7514: 7489: 7463: 7437: 7409: 7383: 7355: 7325: 7298: 7269: 7243: 7217: 7186: 7160: 7132: 7104: 7076: 7050: 7024: 6998: 6969: 6950: 6922: 6894: 6867: 6841: 6815: 6800: 6791:Sacramento Bee 6777: 6758: 6739: 6721: 6695: 6669: 6643: 6617: 6590: 6564: 6539: 6517: 6498: 6472: 6453: 6435: 6430:CBS Sacramento 6416: 6390: 6364: 6339: 6313: 6287: 6261: 6233: 6207: 6181: 6166: 6140: 6114: 6088: 6074: 6052: 6030: 6004: 5978: 5952: 5924: 5898: 5877: 5851: 5826: 5806: 5780: 5766: 5752:Pluto, Terry, 5745: 5731:Pluto, Terry, 5724: 5696: 5683:OKCThunder.com 5670: 5649: 5623: 5595: 5566: 5539: 5505: 5483:Brunner, Jim; 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