NBA Odds: Seattle Sonics Final Year?
Writing by Igor Ivanov on Monday, 25 of February , 2008 at 1:21 pm
NBA commish David Stern is determined to see over 40 years of basketball tradition go south – literally. Stern told reporters during the All-Star festivities that the Seattle SuperSonics would inevitably pack up and leave, either at the end of this season or in 2010, when the Sonics lease at KeyArena expires. “There is no miracle here,” in Stern’s estimation.
Slade Gorton isn’t exactly coming to the rescue on a white horse, but the former U.S. Senator, now a lawyer for K&L Gates, is representing the city of Seattle in their lawsuit against the Sonics and owner Clay Bennett. Gorton told the Seattle Times that his aim is to force Bennett to sell to local interests, rather than move the Sonics to Oklahoma City.
Meanwhile, the Sonics have dumped salary and sit at 3000-1 on the NBA championship futures market. Sharp analysts have praised Seattle for doing a full rebuild around Kevin Durant. But what city will reap the rewards?
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