NBA

SuperSonics aside, these are the 5 best Seattle expansion team names

by
SaC Bot
August 23, 2023

Despite Seattle losing their NBA franchise back in 2008-2009, NBA Commissioner, Adam Silver, has indicated that it is likely that the NBA will expand back to Seattle in the near future. The SuperSonics were around in Seattle for 41 seasons, winning a championship in 1979, before the franchise was sent off to Oklahoma City with Kevin Durant as their poster child.

Now a decade and a half later, Seattle could get an NBA franchise back near the Space Needle. Common sense would say that if there was an expansion team for Seattle in the next few years, they would simply adopt the old SuperSonics name. However, if they decided to go with a completely fresh team name, logo, and branding opportunity, there are 5 amazing Seattle expansion team names that would work well.

First, there are always NBA fans starting rumors about great team name ideas, however some fail to realize just how many of their ideas are already active team names or historically relevant for a different franchise in the Seattle area. Here are 14 Seattle-based teams that would likely be off-limits or at the very least copying a current or former team in the city.