Seattle is about to get the Sonics back
Reports from KJR 950 Seattle says the Maloof brothers are finalizing the sale of the Kings to Chris Hansen of Seattle. Hansen has already finalized an arena deal with Seattle, and King County. Great news for Seattle basketball fans.
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LOL boy AEG sure pulled one over on K.C. with the Sprint Center...
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Adrian Wojnarowski @WojYahooNBA
The Maloofs are finalizing an agreement to sell the Sacramento Kings to the Hansen-Ballmer led Seattle group, sources tell Yahoo! Sports. Adrian Wojnarowski @WojYahooNBA The deal will sell the Kings for approximately $500 million, with the Seattle group seeking relocation to Key Arena for the 2013-'14 season. Adrian Wojnarowski @WojYahooNBA The Seattle group's plans, with support of the NBA, is to play two seasons in Key Arena before moving into a new Seattle arena, sources say. Adrian Wojnarowski @WojYahooNBA No agreement signed, but one source describes deal as "1st and goal at 1." Maloofs history of changing course late still makes many uneasy. |
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KC had a outside chance until Oklahoma City got a team.
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Sucks for them. They could've had Westbrook/Durant.
Instead they will have the Kings lineup. |
the seattle superqueens doesnt have the same ring to it as the sac queens
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PBJPBJ:holdman::toast::hump: YESS!
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May the Maloof bros DIAF, still remember them stealing the Kings from us.
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This is awesome. I wanted to root for Sacramento when they drafted Thomas Robinson, but it's ****ing Sacramento. I like Seattle so much more.
Is it weird that my top 2 favorite teams might end up being the Thunder and the new Sonics? |
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As part of this deal, the NBA should send Kevin Durant, Russell Westbrook, Serge Ibaka and Nick Collison to Seattle and send the the Kings roster to OKC.....ya know, since the SUPERSONICS drafted all of those players and got them stolen away.
Can you imagine if the Chiefs drafted our QBOTF who turns into an elite NFL player only to have a team from cowtown OKC steal them from us? I really feel for the Sonic fans. At least they are getting their team back. |
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When does Kansas City get the Kings back?
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Whether it's the NBA or NHL, there is absolutely NO excuse to not have a professional sports team in the Sprint Center. NONE.
It makes a TON of money without an anchor tenant, and AEG likes to act like it doesn't matter to them if there ever is one. Which is bullshit. They aren't taking everything into consideration. This town could support either, and saying otherwise is just more bullshit. KC is a completely different town than it was when either the Kings or the Scouts were here. It's a much better sports town. We sell out every pro soccer game, for ****'s sake. The Missouri Mavericks are a hit in Independence and no one has ever heard of any of their opponents, let alone the league that they play in. We need a premiere winter sport. |
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Kings become the Sonics Thunder become the KC Kings in 20 years??? |
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How do you feel about this Flop? You said that the sting of the Sonics leaving was something that would pierce your soul forever, and that you would never love another Seattle NBA team as long as you lived.
What's your gauge on this one? |
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Kind of lame but I don't live in KC anymore so it doesn't bother me too much. |
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It's all over the radio stations up here.
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I've love to see a hockey team here, but I wonder how many people would be willing to put down money for 41 home games plus playoff games... it's a pretty big investment, not even including the high dollar seats on the glass. |
Oh no, the Sacramento Kings are leaving? But I...well..that is...yeah. I still don't give a shit about the NBA.
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This situation is a lot better than having a team in there that might not be well supported. |
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Congrats to Seattle. It won't make up for all the rain...but its nice.
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There was a hardcore fanbase that was pissed from day one like Flop, and I feel for those fans. The major uproar began when the Thunder became the darlings of the NBA. However, Seattle is doing the same thing to Sacramento that OKC did to Seattle. The same thing that Sacremento did to my Kings when I was 12 years old. It's business and the community made the decision. If the Thunder weren't making the playoffs would you still want those players? Your argument is silly. Congrats to Seattle though. I'm happy you are getting a team. |
actually seattle isnt doing the same thing. The owners for Thunder siad they werent going to move the team, then said later suckers!
Everyone knows with this move the team is going to Seattle, Its a different beast. |
In other Seattle sports news the MLS schedule was released today and the Seattle Sounders and Colorado Rapids play eachother on 4/20. LMAO
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The Kings were pretty terrible except for a three year stretch. I saw some great games and great players when they were here for sure. I saw Tiny Archibald take them to their first playoff series in 1975. They lost to the Bulls. Tiny tore his achilles the year before and they finished about 20 games under .500.
The playoff series with the Suns in 81 was awesome. Winning the 7th game on the road with Wedman and Otis Birdsong and Sam Lacey was fantastic. Losing to Moses Malone in the Western Conference finals was not as awesome. Was at their last home game. The Lakers came to town on the last day of the season. Everybody was there to see magic and Kareem. The Lakers left Magic at home to nurse a knee and Kareem didn't play/travel because of a migraine. Didn't matter. The Kings kept it close until the late 4th quarter. Wilkes, Cooper, Worthy,McAdoo, Byron Scott were enough. And they still had Kupchek, Mike McGee, Rambis and Ronnie Lester on the bench. Sick roster. I remember the PA guy took a line from Don Meredith and said "Turn out the lights, the party's over" as we left. |
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Again, if the Thunder weren't one of the best teams in the NBA the majority wouldn't care, and Seattle probably wouldn't have approved an Arena deal now. |
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I say good for Seattle. I'm glad to see that city get an NBA team again. I'd like to see them call the team the SuperSonics again.
It sucks for Kansas City that we can't get an NBA team here, but without an owner willing to buy a team and move it here, there's not a whole lot that can happen. |
most people who live in sacramento don't even care if they wake up in the morning so I'm not too worried about the backlash this time
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Alot of talent in the nba right now. 2 new teams may not be a bad idea right now if the teams fanbase can handle them.
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If the NBA abruptly announced that they were going to put an expansion team in Kansas City, that would be a hell of an off season for this town.
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And KC has a 4th team... the Kansas Jayhawks. :-D |
I think KC could support a good team like OKC has, but not a mediocre team or a bad team. Not for long anyway.
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The city of Seattle has the rights to the name SuperSonics. It was the only thing left behind. That one who sucks the penis Bennett even took the '79 Championship trophy. What a dick.
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Would love to see a NBA team back in Seattle.
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I wonder if the NBA then will switch Portland and Phoenix division wise if this goes down.
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I'm happy for Seattle. It's obviously a great sports town. Yes, the rivalry will be ****ing epic. It wouldn't surprise me if the put the Sonics back in the NorthEast and shifted some teams around. I guess it's never going to make complete sense no matter what they do.
I used to think the Hornets would move to KC, but now that Benson is there no chance. Maybe another team will come along. |
Funny enough, if they keep the same name it would be an ideal match. Seattle Kings. Those two go together.
I know Flop mentioned that he wanted the Sonics back 100%, and that also would be good. We'll see. |
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New Pacific Division
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The Kings are a traveling whore show. Rochester, Cincinnati, Omaha, KC, Sacramento. They go to a city for around 10 to 15 years, then leave. So Seattle will probably get them for about 10 years, then they'll be on to wherever the next meal ticket is.
And they'll never win crap, either. |
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From what I'm hearing around here......the majority of fans are glad they're ****ing leaving.
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