Stern determined to bring NBA back to Seattle

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On the heels of yesterday's announcement that David Stern will be stepping down as NBA commissioner in February 2014, Adrian Wojnarowski of Yahoo! Sports has penned a less than flattering retrospective on Stern's "three decades of totalitarian rule."

In addition to looking back on the tenure of the longtime commissioner, Wojnarowski's piece also includes a handful of interesting nuggets related to Sacramento and Seattle. According to the Yahoo! scribe, Stern is "determined" to return the NBA to Seattle in his last 15 months on the job. Wojnarowski also hears that pressure on the Maloofs from the league office to sell the Kings has been "growing."

The city of Seattle's quest to return an NBA franchise to the area has been well documented, with the Seattle City Council and King County Council approving the arena proposal put forth by Chris Hansen earlier this month. Stern said yesterday that he "wouldn't preclude" the possibility of expanding the league beyond 30 teams, but it's more likely that one of the league's current franchises would have to move to give Seattle a chance at a team.

Given their inability to date to secure a new arena, the Kings have long been considered the most logical candidate to relocate to another city. On a teleconference with reporters yesterday, Stern didn't commit too strongly to the team's future in Sacramento, simply encouraging the city to continue supporting the Kings and then hoping for the best.
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About a week old of an article but I figured it was worth posting. It really looks like the Kings moving to Seattle could happen. Though it would suck to see Sacramento lose their team just because of arena issues.
 

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Yeah, I'd be willing to bet the Kings move there.
 

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Would they call themselves the supersonics, kings, or something completely different?
 

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superkings.
 

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I'd imagine they'd be the SuperSonics again.
 

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Smh lol. I would imagine they'd go back to the SuperSonics though Seattle Kings wouldn't be too bad though but Supersonics is Seattle's true name.
 

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it would be a travesty to be called anything other than the SuperSonics.
 

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Seattle Formally Known As SuperSonics
 

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Should just take the history from the OKC organization, put it back in Seattle. Have OKC's history start from when they got to OKC, and end Sacramento's.
If this is possible lol.
 

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Should just take the history from the OKC organization, put it back in Seattle. Have OKC's history start from when they got to OKC, and end Sacramento's.
If this is possible lol.
Lol, if not....

Leaves Seattle with Durant, rookie Westbrook
Comes back with Tyreke Evans and Jimmer.

Sucks
 

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It is almost hard to picture Durant in a Sonics uniform.
 

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Seattle can't use SuperSoncs history. OKC owns it. Seattle didn't get a team quick enough.


Watch SonicsGate. It's going to happen again in Sacramento
 

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It is almost hard to picture Durant in a Sonics uniform.


obviously i'd like for them to go back to the Supersonics name if it happens, but I don't think they'd do it. with the history being fucked up and all. i'd only do it if the thunder came back to Seattle, but thats not gonna happen.
 

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Which teams other than the Kings could move?
 

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Kings leaving Sacramento will be just as bad as when the Sonics left Seattle, if not worse.
 

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