Team:
Seattle Supersonics
Sport: NBA Basketball
Background: The Seattle SuperSonics
are a National Basketball Association team
based in Seattle, Washington.
Founded: 1967
Home Arena: KeyArena
Uniform colors: Green and
yellow
Logo design: A green circle,
with a yellow basketball, a white "S"
superimposed
NBA Championships: 1979
Franchise history
The Seattle SuperSonics joined the NBA for
the 1967-68 season and reached the upper echelon
of the league during two different decades.
The Sonics first reached the top of the mountain
in the late 1970s. They reached the NBA Finals
in two straight seasons, winning the crown
in 1978-79 with an efficient team of interchangeable
players led by Jack Sikma, Fred Brown, Dennis
Johnson, and Gus Williams and coached by the
undemonstrative Lenny Wilkens.
After an up-and-down decade in the 1980s,
Seattle was resurgent in the 1990s. Once again
the team featured an unconventional lineup,
a deep rotation, and an innovative array of
defensive schemes. The stars of these Sonics-power
forward Shawn Kemp, one of the most creative
slam dunkers of his era, and brash point guard
Gary Payton- reflected the personality of
their coach, the volatile and imaginative
George Karl.
