From the glorious to the gory, the ridiculous to the sublime, from Gary Payton (the best player in franchise history) to Steve Scheffler (quite possibly the worst), the city of Seattle has seen almost everything in terms of basketball over the past 35 years. We remember it all -- the thrill of victory and the agony of defeat -- and you'll feel like you do too after spending a few hours in this section.


A brief overview of Sonic history: The four retired jerseys -- Wilkens, Brown, Sikma,
and McMillan -- and Championship banners

Seasons in Review
Read about the players and how the season went from a fan's perspective

Expansion Days
1967-68 - Expansion [live]
1968-69 - Lenny Meets the two Bobs [live]
1969-70 - Playing with the Big Boys [live]
1970-71 - Spencer and Sam Change Sports Forever [live]
1971-72 - A Team of Stars [live]
1972-73 - Oops ... [live]
1973-74 - The Dictator [live]
1974-75 - Playoffs! [live]
1975-76 - Slick City [live]
1976-77 - A Season of Dysfunction [live]

Legitimate Championship Contention
1977-78 - A Big Surprise [live]
1978-79 - Champions! [live]
1979-80 - Magic Rules [live]

Post-Championship Withdrawl
1980-81 - How to Dismantle a Championship Team [live]
1981-82 - Echoes of Victory [live]
1982-83 - Skywalking [live]
1983-84 - The Jack and Gus Show [live]
1984-85 - A New Star [live]
1985-86 - Defense? [live]

New Stars Emerge
1986-87 - A Miracle Playoff Run [live]
1987-88 - The Triple Threat [live]
1988-89
1989-90
1990-91 - Seattle becomes Payton's Place

The Karl, Kemp, and Payton Era
1991-92 - New style, new results [live]
1992-93 - 48 minutes away [live]
1993-94 - Super regular season, sad postseason [live]
1994-95 - Regression on and off the court [live]
1995-96 - Back to the top [live]
1996-97 - Talent, but more turmoil [live]
1997-98 - Run over by the Lakers [live]

Back to the Middle
1999 - High expectations, low win total [live]
1999-2000 - A season of hope
2000-01 - A new coach, but same old results
2001-02 - Pointing in the right direction
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Sonics All-Time Team
 Top Ten Memorable Plays in Sonic History
Top Ten Memorable Games in Sonic History
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