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The Seattle SuperSonics relocation to Oklahoma City was a successful effort by the ownership group of the Seattle SuperSonics to relocate the team from Seattle, Washington to Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. The team began play as the Oklahoma City Thunder in the 2008–09 NBA season , after becoming the third National Basketball Association (NBA ...
The Seattle SuperSonics (commonly shortened to Sonics) were an American professional basketball team based in Seattle.The SuperSonics competed in the National Basketball Association (NBA) as a member of the Western Division (1967–1970), and later as a member of the Western Conference's Pacific (1970–2004) and Northwest (2004–2008) divisions.
The I-5 rivalry was a National Basketball Association (NBA) rivalry between the Portland Trail Blazers and the Seattle SuperSonics. [2] [1] The two Pacific Northwest cities are 180 miles (290 km) apart and connected by Interstate 5. [1] The rivalry ended in 2008 when the SuperSonics were relocated to Oklahoma City and became the Thunder. [1] [3 ...
The 2007–08 Seattle SuperSonics season was the 41st and final season of the Seattle SuperSonics in the National Basketball Association (NBA) and the franchise's final season of play in Seattle before relocating to Oklahoma City to play as the Thunder.
The SuperSonics (also known as the Sonics) were a professional basketball franchise based in Seattle, Washington, that was a member of the National Basketball Association (NBA). The Sonics played from 1967 until 2008 , [ 1 ] [ 2 ] but relocated from Seattle to Oklahoma City, Oklahoma , and were renamed as the Thunder .
A list of former head coaches of the National Basketball Association's Seattle SuperSonics (now known as Oklahoma City Thunder). Pages in category "Seattle SuperSonics head coaches" The following 16 pages are in this category, out of 16 total.
The team brought their record to 23–59 and improved upon their record of 20–62 from the team's final season in Seattle. The late-season successes of the Thunder contributed to the signing of Scott Brooks as the team's official head coach. After moving to Oklahoma City from Seattle, the team's operating situation improved markedly.
Tom Newell is an American former professional basketball coach. Attended University of Hawaii at Manoa in 1971, he began his career working as a scout for the Golden State Warriors in the 1980s. After serving as the Indiana Pacers ' Director of Player Personnel in 1984, he moved on to be an assistant coach for the Seattle SuperSonics (now in ...