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Originally Posted by looky_lou
Should be announced tomorrow. It's a done deal.
Yes, they do get the name back, but the title banners and awards, etc. stay with The Thunder.
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the prior article i read said something about 6 weeks to find a buyer to keep it in sacramento or something. i will try to find it. Banner thing makes sense. Since that actually is the same franchise.
"Sacramento mayor Kevin Johnson said last week that he had received approval from NBA commissioner David Stern to present a counteroffer to the league from buyers who would keep the team in Sacramento. Johnson had said the city is in a "six-week sprint" to put together a proposal for the NBA's Board of Governors to consider over a potential sale and relocation to Seattle."
This is what I read. The rest of the article says a done deal basically. 1 or 2 seasons in old Sonics Stadium while new one is built.