The Seattle SuperSonics joined the NBA
for the 1967-68 season and reached the
upper echelon of the league during two
different decades. The Sonics first reached
the top of the mountain in the late 1970s.
They reached the NBA Finals in two straight
seasons, winning the crown in 1978-79
with an efficient team of interchangeable
players led by Jack Sikma, Fred Brown,
Dennis Johnson, and Gus Williams and coached
by the undemonstrative Lenny Wilkens.
After an up-and-down decade in the 1980s,
Seattle was resurgent in the 1990s. Once
again the team featured an unconventional
lineup, a deep rotation, and an innovative
array of defensive schemes. The stars
of these Sonics-power forward Shawn Kemp,
one of the most creative slam dunkers
of his era, and brash point guard Gary
Payton- reflected the personality of their
coach, the volatile and imaginative George
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