If you could create a starting lineup and 6th/7th man out of any players who ever played for the Sonics, in their prime, and in the modern NBA, who would you select?

Rules:
Played for the Sonics at any point in their career
Performs at their peak
Modern NBA rules
Modern NBA competition

My team:
PG GP
SG Ray Allen
SF KD
PF Rashard Lewis
C Shawn Kemp
Bench: Brent Barry

Spencer Haywood, Sikma, Schremp, and others should probably get some consideration here, but I'm not familiar with their game and how it would translate to modern NBA.

What are folks thoughts about the Thunder vs. the Pelicans? On one hand we have the team that we were F---ed out of. On the other we have a team owned by someone who supports the Catholic church and had tried to protect them from child rape accusations.

I'm thinking I'm a pretty bad person for being torn about it.

I'm a Suns fan and I was pretty young when the Sonics left Seattle, let's say if the Sonics come back by the end of this decade (along with a team in Vegas). Would Seattle and OKC share team history from 2008 onwards or would OKC have its history start from 2008 onwards and the Sonics keep their history from 1967 onwards. I know that the team colors, jerseys, and championship trophy stayed in Seattle.

Edit: thank you guys for the answers! Hopefully the NBA comes back to Seattle. My dad grew up when the Sonics used to play and he says the NBA isn't the same without Green, Yellow, and White.

If you didn’t see the post it was a reminder about the shady dealings by OKC ownership to take the team away. I’ve never seen a post get so many upvotes so quickly and a fantastic conversation in the comments. Deleted. That’s really not cool at all.

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So all signs pointing to an expansion announcement this year and then possibly the teams start play in 26' or 25' the earliest. Would be amazing to see KD play his last season in Seattle and then become part owner afterwards. Yes I know like Kobe would say, jobs not done! And I'm getting way ahead of myself but one can dream.

I fully expect the new Sonics to do what the Hornets did and adopt the previous franchise's history, including the old retired numbers.

But I also anticipate #20 and #40 to raise banners, and possibly #11 and #34.

What are your thoughts?

Edit: Previously Retired numbers are assumed to continue being retired. 1, Gus Williams 10, Nate McMillan 19, Lenny Wilkens 24, Spencer Haywood 32, Fred Brown 43, Jack Sikma Mic., Bob Blackburn

I've really been enjoying the In Season Tournament, and it got me thinking could Seattle host the Semi-finals and finals in 2024. Do you guys think this is something that could happen next year or in the upcoming years or will the league stick with Vegas as the host city for the foreseeable future?

Bonus points if it doesn’t funnel money to the Oklahoma City franchise

I went to the state fair a couple weeks ago and saw multiple Shawn Kemp jerseys. That got me thinking, I’ve seen far more people wearing Shawn Kemp jerseys than Gary Payton ones throughout my lifetime. It’s surprising considering GP was the longer-tenured Sonic and the most accomplished one. Was Kemp’s playing style just more flashy and fun to watch or something?