Sonics on their way out of Seattle?
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Sonics on their way out of Seattle?
The commissioner of the NBA is upset with Seattle and it's taxpayers. The lease on Key Arena is up in 2010 and it's apparently not a very good lease. There's no mention of relocation possibilities in the article but it did mention Oklahoma City and the Hornets thing. Could we be looking at a possible tennant for the Sprint Center?
http://msn.foxsports.com/nba/story/5503030
http://msn.foxsports.com/nba/story/5503030
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Franchises at the ends of their leases are daytrippers. I wouldn't get a jimmy until there was some serious news.SouthKC1985 wrote: The commissioner of the NBA is upset with Seattle and it's taxpayers. The lease on Key Arena is up in 2010 and it's apparently not a very good lease. There's no mention of relocation possibilities in the article but it did mention Oklahoma City and the Hornets thing. Could we be looking at a possible tennant for the Sprint Center?
http://msn.foxsports.com/nba/story/5503030
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Quick blurb in the Star today that probably doesn't mean much. San Jose and Anaheim are the other mentioned cities. Oh and I started a blog on bringing the NBA to KC:
nbainkc.blogspot.com/
Kansas City Sonics?
Kansas City remains among those mentioned as a destination for the NBA’s Seattle SuperSonics.
A story Saturday in the Seattle Post-Intelligencer noted how the city of Seattle remains “lukewarmâ€
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Kansas City Sonics?
Kansas City remains among those mentioned as a destination for the NBA’s Seattle SuperSonics.
A story Saturday in the Seattle Post-Intelligencer noted how the city of Seattle remains “lukewarmâ€
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The Kansas City Sonics has a nice ring to it.
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And it helps we have so many Sonic locations in the metro area. Corporate tie-in!
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I agree, but I personally perfer "Kansas City Kings." What other name goes better with the Royals and Chiefs? Plus, we my not have 5 billionaires, but I think we have like 6 or 7 kings!kcmetro wrote: The Kansas City Sonics has a nice ring to it.
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There is more stiring to this possibility.
kcsonics.com anybody?
kcsonics.com anybody?
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Couldn't get this MSN article to open, but I did read this one the other day:
http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/basketbal ... ies08.html
Me personally? I won't get excited until a deal is signed. Too many cities will use/have used us as a bargaining chip...
http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/basketbal ... ies08.html
While Seattleites may have shrugged off the Sonics' demand for a major arena renovation, plenty of cities appear eager to lure the basketball club to their home court.
And Kansas City is so hungry for professional sports that voters there helped fund a brand new, $276 million facility even before the city has secured an NBA or National Hockey League franchise to play there.
San Jose and OKC are also discussed...In Kansas City, the Sprint Center has sold out all 66 luxury suites even before the operators have been able to secure an anchor tenant.
They're confident they can find an NBA or NHL team to play there when the arena opens next year, said Michael Roth, vice president of communications for AEG, which operates the city-owned Sprint Center and also owns and operates the Staples Center in Los Angeles.
AEG is currently negotiating with several NBA and NHL franchises, but he wouldn't say whether the Sonics are among them.
Me personally? I won't get excited until a deal is signed. Too many cities will use/have used us as a bargaining chip...
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We're getting our money's worth out of the arena simply from the publicity caused by teams playing us for arena improvments.
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Whatever team we get, we need to be prepared for 10-15 years later when they start complaining the Sprint Center is outdated and they need the city to upgrade it. It shouldn't surprise anyone if we are faced with a $100-200 million tax "renovate" the Sprint Center before the original bonds are paid off.
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Looks good to me
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You beat me too it. I was going to do like I did for the Kings.
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Can we get a new nickname for the franchise?KCPowercat wrote: Looks good to me
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Isn't it sad that when something was actually done the way it should have been by the city, we call it a home run?Michael® wrote: Leadership hit a home run on this one.
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How about the Kansas City Angus?trailerkid wrote: Can we get a new nickname for the franchise?
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I'd prefer our own nickname too....it's more a symbolic logo than actual usage.trailerkid wrote: Can we get a new nickname for the franchise?
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The Sonics are not leaving the Puget Sound area. If Seattle chases them away, they move to Bellevue or Renton. I am shocked none of the articles mentioned this, since this is the most likely scenario.
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