1990-2003
Gary Payton is best known for his 13 year tenure with the Seattle SuperSonics. He has also played with the Milwaukee Bucks, the Los Angeles Lakers, the Boston Celtics and the Miami Heat.
The Seattle SuperSonics relocated to Oklahoma City in 2008 primarily due to financial struggles and ownership issues. The team's owner, Clay Bennett, sought a new arena deal in Seattle, which ultimately fell through. After failing to secure adequate funding for a new venue, he decided to move the franchise, rebranding it as the Oklahoma City Thunder. This transition marked the end of the SuperSonics' 41-year history in Seattle.
Rashard Lewis was selected as the third pick in the second round of the 1998 NBA Draft, by the Seattle SuperSonics.
You mean the Oklahoma City Thunder? (after the '07-'08 season, the team relocated) As the Seattle Supersonics, the team went 22-60 during their final season. Their first year as the Oklahoma City Thunder resulted in a 23 win- 59 loss record.
The Washington Wizards, originally known as the Baltimore Bullets, won the NBA Finals in 1978 and 1979. They secured their first championship in 1978 by defeating the Seattle SuperSonics and repeated the feat the following year, again facing the SuperSonics in the Finals.
Through the 2007-08 season, the Supersonics have played in three NBA finals: 1978 - lost to the Washington Bullets 1979 - defeated the Washington Bullets 1996 - lost to the Chicago Bulls
This season (2009-2010) is the Oklahoma City Thunder's second season as a team since relocating from Seattle as the SuperSonics after the 2007-2008 season.
Payton Manning gets payed $99.8 million dollars a year
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Payton is 16 [year 2012] but she is turning 17 this November