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The Seattle SuperSonics (commonly shortened to Sonics) were an American professional basketball team based in Seattle.The SuperSonics competed in the National Basketball Association (NBA) as a member of the Western Division (1967–1970), and later as a member of the Western Conference's Pacific (1970–2004) and Northwest (2004–2008) divisions.
The team joined the NBA in 1967 as an expansion team, and won their first and only NBA Championship out of 22 playoffs appearances in the 1979 NBA Finals. The SuperSonics played their home games mainly at the Seattle Center Coliseum , the Kingdome during eight seasons, and the Tacoma Dome for one season while the Coliseum was being remodeled ...
The final Seattle SuperSonics game at KeyArena during the 2007–08 season The Seattle SuperSonics, also known the Sonics, are a former professional basketball team based from Seattle, Washington, United States, that played from 1967 to 2008. They were members of the Western Conference of the National Basketball Association (NBA) from 1970 onward; the team played in the conference's Pacific ...
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A fan holds up a sign in the stands urging the former Seattle Sonics basketball team to return to Seattle before a preseason NBA game between the Los Angeles Clippers and the Portland Trail ...
The 1967 NBA expansion draft was the third expansion draft of the National Basketball Association (NBA). The draft was held on May 1, 1967, so that the newly founded San Diego Rockets and Seattle SuperSonics could acquire players for the upcoming 1967–68 season.
A decade ago, Seattle fans saw relocation as their best option to replace the Sonics. Now, expansion — which would trigger fees some estimate in the billions to existing teams — “is really ...
The Seattle SuperSonics relocated to Oklahoma City to become the Oklahoma City Thunder. 2008–09 to 2011–12 NBA teams ... Expansion of the NBA; References