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SG 34 Ray Allen - Captain

PF 4 Nick Collison

G 33 Desmon Farmer

PF 21 Danny Fortson

SG 15 Mickaël Gelabale

C 11 Andreas Glyniadakis



SF 7 Rashard Lewis - Co-Captain

C 27 Johan Petro

PG 8 Luke Ridnour

C 18 Mouhamed Sene

C 31 Robert Swift

PG 25 Earl Watson

F/C 54 Chris Wilcox

SF 12 Damien Wilkins

PG 29 Mike Wilks

The Seattle SuperSonics (or simply Sonics or Supes) are a professional basketball team based in Seattle, Washington. They play in the National Basketball Association (NBA). Their mascot's name is squatch.

The SuperSonics began setting a new foundation with the drafting of forward Shawn Kemp in 1989 and guard Gary Payton in 1990, and the trading of Dale Ellis and Xavier McDaniel to other teams during the 1990-91 season. It was George Karl's arrival as head coach in 1992, however, that marked a return to regular season and playoff competitiveness for the SuperSonics. With the continued improvement of Gary Payton and Shawn Kemp, the SuperSonics posted a 55-27 record in the 1992-93 season and took the Phoenix Suns to seven games in the Western Conference Finals. The next year, the SuperSonics had the best record in the NBA in 1994 at 63-19 record, but suffered a humiliating first round loss to the Denver Nuggets, becoming the first #1 seed to lose a playoff series to a #8 seed. After playing the 1994-1995 season in the Tacoma Dome the team moved to the renamed Key Arena for the 1995-96 season.



Perhaps the strongest roster the Supersonics ever had was the 1995-96 team, which had a franchise best 64-18 record. With a deep roster comprised of All-NBA Second Team selections Kemp and Payton, forward Detlef Schrempf, center Sam Perkins, and guard Nate McMillan, the team reached the NBA Finals, but lost to the Chicago Bulls in six games. Seattle continued to be a Western Conference powerhouse during the next two seasons, winning 57 games in 1996-97 and 61 games in 1997-98 for their second and third straight Pacific Division titles. At the end of the 1997-98 season long-time Sonic and defensive specialist Nate McMillan retired.

Disagreements with management led to Karl leaving Seattle after the 1997-98 season, and the SuperSonics again descended into an extended period of mediocrity. The 2002-03 season saw All-Star Gary Payton traded to the Milwaukee Bucks, and it also marked the end to the Sonics 11-year streak of having a season with a winning percentage of at least .500, the second longest current streak in the NBA at the time. The 2004-05 team surprised many when it won the organization's sixth division title under the leadership of Ray Allen and Rashard Lewis, winning 52 games. During the off-season in 2005, head coach Nate McMillan left the Sonics to accept a high-paying position to coach the Portland Trail Blazers. After his departure, the team regressed the following season with a 35-47 record, missing the playoffs.