Seattle SuperSonic fans there is still hope, well at least for now.
Adam Silver NBA commissioner spoke to C.J. McCollum in an interview and said he is considering an expansion team at some point.
One of the cities that’s high on the list is Seattle.
“I think it’s just a question of when the right time is to seriously start thinking about expansion,” Silver said in an interview on The Player’s Tribune. “Think about the state we’re in the league right now where [it is] amazing to me that, coming off of these Finals, you have some fans saying, ‘There’s only one good team in the league.”
“And I’m thinking, well, if people really believe that even though we have 450 of the best players in the world, and 450 players can only form one really good team, probably doesn’t make sense to expand in terms of dilution of talent.”
“Now I don’t really believe that, and I think these things correct themselves. And I don’t want to put a precise timeline on it, but it’s inevitable at some point we’ll start looking at growth of franchises, that’s always been the case in this league, and Seattle will no doubt be on a short list of cities we’ll look at.”
It’s been 9 years since Seattle fans had an opportunity to cheer on the professional basketball setting.
Just imagine how crazy Seattle would’ve been in 2012 when the Miami Heat were in the NBA Finals.
Seattle SuperSonics were known as one of the best fanbases and that couldn’t save the city as the team relocated to Oklahoma City in 2008.
Seattle has a rich history of former Sonics, Ray Allen, Slick Watts, Gary Payton, Shawn Kemp & Lenny Wilkins to name a few.
The SuperSonics leaving has been tough on Seattle to say the least.
Silver could make it happen, stay tuned Seattle SuperSonic fans, stay tuned.