A deal between Seattle and the Thunder ensures the Sonics name and history would come back if the NBA returns to Seattle.

The latest NBA rumors are providing new details about the Sonics potentially returning to Seattle. As has long been rumored, ESPN reports that Seattle and Las Vegas are the favorites to land NBA ...

Originally, before 2008, the Thunder were the Seattle SuperSonics. Formed in 1967 ... that the name SuperSonics and all associated logos, colors and trademark would be transferred to the owner ...

Where the latter is concerned, it’s no secret that the NBA has had its eyes on the market ever since the city’s former team, the Seattle SuperSonics, was moved to Oklahoma City in 2008.

The Supersonics have been out of Seattle since 2008, when they were relocated to Oklahoma City to become the Thunder. However ...

Seattle has always been top of mind ever since the city's former team, the Seattle SuperSonics, were relocated to Oklahoma City in 2008. There's obvious mutual interest in bringing a team back to ...

ESPN reported Tuesday on the status of expansion efforts by the NBA, sharing a notable tidbit about the possible return of the Seattle SuperSonics in the process. The report says that the Oklahoma ...

The Thunder can’t match that iconic vibe," @ZoSpicyDubs said. The NBA just isn’t the same without the Seattle SuperSonics," @english_shamar wrote. "[The] Sonics coming back is [fire ...

There are no guarantees, but there’s momentum for the Seattle SuperSonics to make a triumphant ... name SuperSonics and all associated logos, colors and trademark would be transferred to the ...