Gary Payton Says NBA Will Bring Team Back To Seattle, ‘It’s Gonna Happen’

Get prepared, Seattle … the NBA is coming again — not less than, that is based on Gary Payton, who tells TMZ Sports he actually believes the Association is gearing as much as put a squad again within the metropolis quickly.

The NBA legend mentioned he feels it’s going to all come as a part of an enlargement effort within the subsequent two or three years.

Payton defined … he thinks NBA commissioner Adam Silver will add two groups to the league, one in Las Vegas — and the opposite in Seattle. He mentioned he figures it’s going to all go down round 2025.

“I believe it is gonna occur,” The Glove mentioned. “I believe us and Vegas must be a very good start line for what the NBA desires to do.”

Of course, the league used to have a workforce in Seattle — Payton performed for it for 13 of his 18 NBA seasons — however it relocated the franchise to Oklahoma City following the 2007-08 season.

Seattle mainstays have been pining for a return of the SuperSonics virtually ever since — with even Russell Wilson preventing for it throughout his time because the Seahawks’ quarterback.

Payton tells us he is doing all the pieces he can to facilitate the transfer … saying he is already had talks about doubtlessly being concerned within the new possession group.

“I’m already within the works with that,” he mentioned.