Finally, there are some signs of sanity in the Seattle Sonics saga.
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Someone in the state of Washington state finally came to their senses.
Maybe others will follow suit seeing as how it was the governor who had the epiphany.
Seems as though the governor met late last week with Clay Bennett, front man for the Sonics ownership group. She came away from the meeting with a revelation. The Sonics aren’t for sale.
“At some point,” she said, “we have to accept that.”
About darn time someone in the Pacific Northwest did.
A high-powered group of local investors made it known last week that it wants to buy the team and cover half of the $300 million price tag on KeyArena renovations. The group includes high rollers such as Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer and wireless magnate John Stanton. No doubt they could throw a big chunk of change at Bennett and the Boys. There has been a prevailing thought in Seattle that this group could buy the Sonics, thereby keeping the franchise in town and opening the door for the current owners to buy another team.
The Grizzlies perhaps. Maybe even the Hornets.
Here’s the thing, NBA franchises aren’t a dime a dozen. There are a very limited number of them, and very few, if any, are going to be for sale at any given time. There would be no guarantees for Bennett and the other owners if they sold the Sonics. They might be able to buy another franchise. Then again, they might not.
The other issue is that even in the short time they’ve owned the franchise, the Sonics have improved their outlook. Sure, they aren’t winning much now, but they have two great rookies in Kevin Durant and Jeff Green. They also have worked deals that will bring all sorts of first-round draft picks over the next few years.
The future of the franchise looks brighter than ever.
Why would Bennett and the Boys sell?
Seems silly from where I’m sitting, and maybe the good folks in Washington are starting to realize as much, too.
They might finally have a viable ownership group for an NBA team. Chances are, though, that team won’t be the owned by Bennett and Company.
March 12th, 2008 at 8:05 pm
Jenni, you are right, us Sonics fans should just sit idly by and watch a bold faced liar of an owner with a dream of making his no horse town into a one horse town and his puppet David Stern, steal our team that has 41 years of history in Seattle.
March 14th, 2008 at 2:18 pm
” “At some point,” she said, “we have to accept that.”
About darn time someone in the Pacific Northwest did. ”
Are you serious?? Do you know how tentative his statements about holding onto the team are if they (Sonics ownership) loses the KeyArena lease case in June? They’re not gonna want to absorb the losses for two more years. Besides, he kept reiterating that the Storm weren’t for sale, and what happened there?