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Originally Posted by Senator Clay Davis
Seattle is wildly different because the Sonics were acquired by a hostile owner who had zero intention of keeping the team in Seattle and was only interested in fulfilling the bare minimum in order to move the team to OKC. Even if Seattle offered a 100% public arena, they'd still be in OKC right now. NBA is going back to Seattle as soon as they get a new arena, it's pretty much a guarantee.
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You've got it backwards. Seattle is trying to get a franchise, with no encouragement from the NBA than they'll build an arena,. So far they've been striking out. Either way they'll need a new arena.
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