SEATTLE BASKETBALL IS BACK: Maloofs sell to Hansen group

[CLTHornets4eva]

at the city of Sacramento getting s.hit on


Does the new Sonics get their history back from OKC or whats the deal with that?

Seattle's history stayed in Seattle. Per the agreement between Bennett and the NBA when the franchise left.

[Killbot]

Honestly I don't know what to say. I feel ambivalent.

[SilkkTheShocker]

Seattle's history stayed in Seattle. Per the agreement between Bennett and the NBA when the franchise left.

Thanks bro

[Kiddlovesnets]

So it will be Seattle Kings then?

[daily]

It will be interesting to see how all the "SonicsGate" crowd embraces a new team considering they're getting a new team the exact same way they lost one.

I'm sure they'll find a way to justify it in their minds

[Rekindled]

So it will be Seattle Kings then?

no it has already been reported that Clay Bennett is willing to hand over the sonics logo and name for no cost

[MMM]

Was missing the sonics, I'm glad there back.

[CLTHornets4eva]

So it will be Seattle Kings then?

Nope. U know the name.

[2LeTTeRS]

http://basketball.realgm.com/wiretap..._Seattle_Group

The Sacramento Kings denied a rumor that the team was close to being sold to a Seattle group planning to build an arena and lure a squad.

"That rumor is inaccurate," said a Kings official, who declined to be named.

"If we had something to announce, we'd announce it," Kings spokesperson Eric Rose added.

I can't find this line anywhere in the article that Wiretap linked.

[CLTHornets4eva]

no it has already been reported that Clay Bennett is willing to hand over the sonics logo and name for no cost

He doesn't own the rights. The NBA is holding them for a franchise that moves.

[Killbot]

It will be interesting to see how all the "SonicsGate" crowd embraces a new team considering they're getting a new team the exact same way they lost one.

I'm sure they'll find a way to justify it in their minds

Just like how Clay Bennett was one of the main man to blame, the same applies to Maloofs. Nothing changes that.

[MMM]

It will be interesting to see how all the "SonicsGate" crowd embraces a new team considering they're getting a new team the exact same way they lost one.

I'm sure they'll find a way to justify it in their minds

not all moves of teams are equal, Seattle should not have lost their team to begin with along with all the other shady stuff that was going on at the time.

[daily]

Wojo backtracking now saying the deal is not signed and hedging his bets considering Maloof history

[Rekindled]

He doesn't own the rights. The NBA is holding them for a franchise that moves.

@dailythunder: Clay Bennett owns SuperSonics name/logo, but under settlement, agreed to turn it over to a new Seattle owner at no cost.

[daily]

not all moves of teams are equal, Seattle should not have lost their team to begin with along with all the other shady stuff that was going on at the time.

and so it begins