I’m ambivalent. What’s frustrating is the talk about “basketball finally coming back to Seattle.” Hello… It’s been here the past 26 years. With FOUR championships to show for it.
I'm cautiously optimistic. I think we are a lot closer to getting the Sonics this time than we were in the 2010's. I am just hoping that nothing comes up where they fall one vote short of expansion, or something similar to that.
I hope that if the Sonics do come back, that they get their history from OKC back from 1967-2008, similar to how the Hornets and the Pelicans worked it out where the Charlotte got their name back (so that they were no longer the Bobcats) after the first Hornets team relocated to New Orleans.
The Storm have kept the legacy of professional basketball alive and well in Seattle, and I am really hoping that by next week, that the Storm and the Sonics will start sharing the same building beginning with the 2028-29 season. The Storm have been around for 26 years, and with the seasons not conflicting with each other, I am not as worried about them being impacted by the Sonics coming into the building, especially with Sue Bird's statute at Climate Pledge Arena to remind people of the legacy of women's professional basketball in Seattle. If anything, this will be a benefit to the Storm to have the Sonics back.
I thought it would be a benefit to the Storm to have an NBA team in Seattle. Their seasons don’t overlap much, and more basketball in Seattle can only be a good thing. The Storm and the SuperSonics should share Climate Pledge Arena. I wonder if the Storm ownership group might become part of the group that acquires the SuperSonics. I think the Kraken owners are well positioned to be the owners of the men’s basketball team, but they will need more cash.
I worried much more for the Kraken. If they are still a middling team that makes the NHL playoffs one out of three seasons, I fear people might just tune the Kraken out. Hopefully the Kraken and the SuperSonics are both owned by the same group and basketball can help stabilize hockey.
I think it's a great point that the Kraken could be more impacted by a returning Sonics team than the Storm would be. I know they have also struggled to retain season ticket holders. A large group of the parties that signed up for the 3-year season ticket plan all declined to re-up. If they miss the playoffs again this year, I could see more 5-year plan holders also declining to renew.
I know that the Kraken ownership group was interested in being the owners of a Sonics team, but I've read reports that state there are expected to be multiple ownership groups vying for the team. On top of that, how many groups can easily shell out $10 billion? The costs of teams are becoming ridiculous.
Interesting. I had not heard about multiple groups bidding for the SuperSonics. Considering that it really only makes sense to own a team if you control parking and concessions, I wonder if a group other than the Kraken ownership group would want a basketball-specific area, too? If so, I would worry about the Kraken even more.
I’m ambivalent. What’s frustrating is the talk about “basketball finally coming back to Seattle.” Hello… It’s been here the past 26 years. With FOUR championships to show for it.
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I'm cautiously optimistic. I think we are a lot closer to getting the Sonics this time than we were in the 2010's. I am just hoping that nothing comes up where they fall one vote short of expansion, or something similar to that.
I hope that if the Sonics do come back, that they get their history from OKC back from 1967-2008, similar to how the Hornets and the Pelicans worked it out where the Charlotte got their name back (so that they were no longer the Bobcats) after the first Hornets team relocated to New Orleans.
The Storm have kept the legacy of professional basketball alive and well in Seattle, and I am really hoping that by next week, that the Storm and the Sonics will start sharing the same building beginning with the 2028-29 season. The Storm have been around for 26 years, and with the seasons not conflicting with each other, I am not as worried about them being impacted by the Sonics coming into the building, especially with Sue Bird's statute at Climate Pledge Arena to remind people of the legacy of women's professional basketball in Seattle. If anything, this will be a benefit to the Storm to have the Sonics back.
I thought it would be a benefit to the Storm to have an NBA team in Seattle. Their seasons don’t overlap much, and more basketball in Seattle can only be a good thing. The Storm and the SuperSonics should share Climate Pledge Arena. I wonder if the Storm ownership group might become part of the group that acquires the SuperSonics. I think the Kraken owners are well positioned to be the owners of the men’s basketball team, but they will need more cash.
I worried much more for the Kraken. If they are still a middling team that makes the NHL playoffs one out of three seasons, I fear people might just tune the Kraken out. Hopefully the Kraken and the SuperSonics are both owned by the same group and basketball can help stabilize hockey.
I think it's a great point that the Kraken could be more impacted by a returning Sonics team than the Storm would be. I know they have also struggled to retain season ticket holders. A large group of the parties that signed up for the 3-year season ticket plan all declined to re-up. If they miss the playoffs again this year, I could see more 5-year plan holders also declining to renew.
I know that the Kraken ownership group was interested in being the owners of a Sonics team, but I've read reports that state there are expected to be multiple ownership groups vying for the team. On top of that, how many groups can easily shell out $10 billion? The costs of teams are becoming ridiculous.
Interesting. I had not heard about multiple groups bidding for the SuperSonics. Considering that it really only makes sense to own a team if you control parking and concessions, I wonder if a group other than the Kraken ownership group would want a basketball-specific area, too? If so, I would worry about the Kraken even more.
The Storm owners' net worth is a rounding error compared to what the expansion fee is going to be.