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SEATTLE SUPERSONICS
The Seattle SuperSonics is an American professional basketball team based in Seattle, Washington. They play in the NBA. Their mascot's name is Squatch. Of the three current major professional sports teams in Seattle, the Sonics are the only one to have won a championship. The team has been owned by Sam Schulman, Barry Ackerley, the Basketball Group of Seattle and, currently, Clay Bennett.

FRANCHISE HISTORY:
Beginnings
Sam Schulman and Eugene V. Klein and a group of minority partners were awarded the NBA franchise for the city of Seattle on December 20, 1966. They were Seattle's first professional sports franchise. The SuperSonics was coached by Al Bianchi and featured All-Star guard Walt Hazzard and All-Rookie Team members Bob Rule and Al Tucker, beginning play in October of 1967. The expansion team fell to a 23-59 record, and Hazzard was traded to the Atlanta Hawks before the start of the next season for future Hall-of-Famer Lenny Wilkens. Wilkens brought a strong all-around game to the SuperSonics, averaging 22.4 points per game, 8.2 assists per game, and 6.2 rebounds per game for Seattle in the 1968-69 season. Rule, meanwhile, improved on his rookie statistics with 24.0 points per game and 11.5 rebounds per game. The SuperSonics, however, only won 30 games and Bianchi was replaced by Wilkens as coach during the off-season.

1970s
Wilkens and Rule both represented Seattle in the 1970 NBA All-Star Game, and Wilkens led the NBA in assists during the 1969-70 season. Early in the 1970-71 season, however, Rule tore his achilles tendon and was lost for the rest of the year. Wilkens was named the 1971 All-Star Game MVP, but the big news of the season came when owner Sam Schulman managed to land ABA Rookie of the Year and ABA MVP Spencer Haywood following a lengthy court battle. The following season, the SuperSonics went on to record their first winning season at 47-35. The team held a 46-27 mark on March 3, but late season injuries to starters Haywood, Dick Snyder, and Don Smith contributed to the team losing eight of its final nine games.

1980s
The 1979-80 season saw the SuperSonics finish second in the Pacific Division to the Los Angeles Lakers with a strong 56-26 record. Fred Brown won the NBA's first three-point shooting percentage title, Jack Sikma played in the second of his seven career All-Star Games for Seattle, Gus Williams and Dennis Johnson were both named to the All-NBA Second Team, and Johnson was also named to the All-NBA First Defensive Team for the second consecutive year. The SuperSonics made it to the Western Conference Finals for the third straight season, but lost to the Lakers in five games. Johnson was traded to the Phoenix Suns before the start of the 1980-81 season and Williams sat out the year due to a contract dispute. As a result, the SuperSonics fell to last place in the Pacific Division with a 34-48 mark, so far the only time they have ever finished in last place. Williams returned for the 1981-82 season, and Seattle managed respectable 52-30 and 48-34 records during the next two years.

2000s
Karl left Seattle after the 1997-98 season, and the SuperSonics again descended. The 2002-03 season saw All-Star Gary Payton traded to the Milwaukee Bucks, and it also marked the end to the Sonics 11-year streak of having a season with a winning percentage of at least .500. The 2004-05 team surprised many when it won the organization's sixth division title under the leadership of Ray Allen and Rashard Lewis, winning 52 games. During the off-season in 2005, head coach Nate McMillan left the Sonics. After his departure, the team regressed the following season with a 35-47 record, missing the playoffs.