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.
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Retired numbers
- 1 Gus Williams
- 10 Nate McMillan
- 19 Lenny Wilkens
- 32 Fred Brown
- 43 Jack Sikma
- Bob Blackburn (broadcaster)
Current stars
- Ray Allen
- Brent Barry
- Rashard Lewis
- Ronald Murray
- Vitaly Potapenko
Not to be forgotten
- Gary Payton
- Shawn Kemp
- Detlef Schrempf
- Dale Ellis
- Sam Perkins
External links
Seattle SuperSonics official web site (
http://www.nba.com/sonics/)
Official Summer Pro League of the Seattle SuperSonics
(
http://www.summerproleague.com/)
