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Originally Posted by ThatDarnSacramentan
Katrina strikes New Orleans. Hornets spend two seasons in Oklahoma City.
Oklahoma City decides they like NBA basketball. They buy the Sonics and relocate them a year later.
The Pelicans continue to flounder in New Orleans. Seattle buys them and relocates them to Key Arena, making them the Sonics.
It would be so fitting for things to go full circle like that.
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Exactly. And would make for the perfect new rivalry between Seattle and OKC. Not to mention, Russell Westbrook was drafted by the Sonics, but ultimately never played a single game there due to the move to OKC.