OKC Thunder have no legitimate claim or ownership over the Sonics 1979 . . . Adam Silver and the NBA Commission must address this injustice and give back the Sonics and history once Seattle is readmitted back into the NBA in the next couple of years This has nothing to do with the Minneapolis LA Lakers debate btw OKC (the franchise and owners) have no damn right to the Seattle Super Sonics history and legacy
Retro Player of the Year 1992-93 UPDATE — Hakeem Olajuwon The Sonics deployed a defence that pushed the limits of illegal defence rules, and Hakeem was bad at dealing with it If Hakeem had come up against the Sonics in 94 or 95, maybe he doesn’t win a title at all
Game 7 1993 Western Conference Finals: Suns vs. Sonics The NBA has always laughed off the charge, but conspiracy theorists often point to Game 7 of the 1993 Western Conference finals in making their case -- saying Phoenix got an inordinate number of calls against Seattle because the league wanted to see a Suns-Chicago Bulls final "Here was the scenario: A Barkley-Jordan final, and Barkley did a commercial for NBC three weeks before the finals
OKC Thunder have no legitimate claim or ownership over the Sonics 1979 . . . The Charlotte Hornets are inextricably linked to Charlotte, and the Seattle Sonics to Seattle Moving the franchises to New Orleans and OKC respectively began a new tradition with those communities building new memories and forming new communal bonds
Why did the Sonics traded Kemp in the offseason in 1997. . . . - RealGM Kemp, having signed a long-term contract before the rapid increase in NBA salaries, was earning substantially less than most players of his repute He was outraged when Sonics management denied Kemp's request for a raise, while offering Jim McIlvaine, a five-year, $35 million contract Kemp threatened to refuse to play in the upcoming season, and the resulting tension with management
Retro Player of the Year 1992-93 UPDATE — Hakeem Olajuwon - - RealGM Made team go from 2-10 to 55 wins 70s fan made good arg Hakeem was still awesome vs sonics EWING carry ny to 60 wins and almost beat MJ+superteam Prob outplayed MJ with great D and higher TS in most games Paul cooked tbh MJ won another chip ig choke vs NYK but scored 41 vs Suns WOWY bad but 3 peat 3 peat BARKLEY won MVP and played MJ
Draymond Green says it time for the Pels to be relocated; boogie . . . Re: Draymond Green says it time for the Pels to be relocated; boogie cousins says same thing Post #2 » by Shock Defeat » Tue Nov 18, 2025 7:57 am Seattle needs a team asap There would be real support for the return of the seattle sonics
Freshen Up the Logo? - Page 2 - RealGM Sonics7996 wrote: I really hope they bring back the 1995-2001 logo with the space needle and put a modern twist on those uniforms because thats what the Sonics wore when I was a kid and first started following the NBA and the teams of that era with Shawn Kemp, Gary Payton, Hersey Hawkins, Detlef, Big Smooth, Brent Barry, Ruben Patterson, etc
Shawn Kemp = Vastly Underrated Defender - RealGM Re: Shawn Kemp = Vastly Underrated Defender Post #13 » by migya » Mon Jul 7, 2025 2:10 pm trevon2x wrote: Thinking about Kemps position in terms of defensive forwards during the 90s, it's crazy to me how the two best were on the same team Do you mean Kemp and another Sonics forward were the best forwards defensively in the 90s? Who is that