{"id":10482,"date":"2023-01-24T08:10:00","date_gmt":"2023-01-24T08:10:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/atswins.ai\/blog\/gary-payton-says-nba-will-move-team-back-to-seattle-it-will-happen\/"},"modified":"2023-01-24T08:10:00","modified_gmt":"2023-01-24T08:10:00","slug":"gary-payton-says-nba-will-move-team-back-to-seattle-it-will-happen","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/atswins.ai\/blog\/gary-payton-says-nba-will-move-team-back-to-seattle-it-will-happen\/","title":{"rendered":"Gary Payton says NBA will move team back to Seattle, &#8216;it will happen&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> [ad_1]<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<section id=\"cb-799d0bb4931e7a101f21087c54df9ddb\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-video-block canvas-video-block-permalink canvas-video-block--default  canvas-block-is-first \">\n<div class=\"video-block\">\n<div class=\"embed-responsive embed-responsive-16by9\">\n<div id=\"video-player-a28291e7-4e7b-418a-9942-002fa72bddd7-1779566520-image-holder\" class=\"embed-responsive-item video-block__image-holder\">\n          <button class=\"embed-responsive-item icon-video--shadow video-block__icon\" id=\"video-player-a28291e7-4e7b-418a-9942-002fa72bddd7-1779566520-play-btn\"><br \/>\n            <span class=\"sr-only\">Play video content<\/span><br \/>\n          <\/button><br \/>\n                                        <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"728\" height=\"410\" class=\"img-fluid\" src=\"https:\/\/imagez.tmz.com\/image\/91\/16by9\/2023\/01\/21\/91cb7dc9661f4e5b89f8c05a570befec_md.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>              <span class=\"media-credit video-block__media-credit\">TMZSports.com<\/span>\n          <\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-799d0bb4931e7a101f21087c54df9ddb--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-1ffad1be5400e973aa7ca1e464cc08b7\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">\n<p>Get Ready, Seattle&#8230; The NBA Is Back &#8212; At Least, According To It <strong>Gary Payton<\/strong>who says <strong>TMZSports<\/strong> He truly believes that the association is preparing to bring the team back to town soon.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-1ffad1be5400e973aa7ca1e464cc08b7--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-39d3e5db4d842a5fc6fced35bca36a24\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">\n<p>The NBA legend said he feels it will all come together as part of an expansion effort over the next two to three years.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-39d3e5db4d842a5fc6fced35bca36a24--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-470dfed1737127114229b9df1d846e62\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">\n<p>Payton explained&#8230;I think he&#8217;s the NBA commissioner<strong> <\/strong><strong>Adam Silver<\/strong><strong> <\/strong>Two teams will be added to the league, one in Las Vegas and one in Seattle. He believes that everything will go down around 2025.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-470dfed1737127114229b9df1d846e62--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-79b97d20ff53f3f7e9515a4ee1c396e9\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">\n<p>&#8220;I think it will happen,&#8221; Grove said. &#8220;I think we and Vegas should be a good starting point for what the NBA wants to do.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-79b97d20ff53f3f7e9515a4ee1c396e9--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-6176dcd9bdb3ed3617c5dd0ba11dd695\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-image-block canvas-image-block-permalink canvas-image-block--default  \">\n<div class=\"image-block\">\n<div class=\"img-wrapper\">\n<p>                        <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"728\" height=\"546\" class=\"img-fluid image-block__img-fluid img-aspect-auto\" src=\"https:\/\/imagez.tmz.com\/image\/14\/4by3\/2023\/01\/23\/14a342e9602d4a43a48f72d45a9e3ab2_md.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"Gary Payton\"\/><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-6176dcd9bdb3ed3617c5dd0ba11dd695--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-ece255c4cfceb38830538884323075e2\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">\n<p>Of course, the league once had a team in Seattle, and Payton played 13 of the NBA&#8217;s 18 seasons.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-ece255c4cfceb38830538884323075e2--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-a8a7d2e5d32ca20ca845379976dafa1f\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">\n<p>Since then, Seattle&#8217;s workhorse has longed for the return of SuperSonics. <strong>Russell Wilson<\/strong> He plays as a quarterback for the Seahawks.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-a8a7d2e5d32ca20ca845379976dafa1f--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-74a22e095e0a40c5605d0e60b9b8da40\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">\n<p>Peyton says he&#8217;s doing everything he can to expedite the move&#8230;he said he&#8217;s already discussed the possibility of getting involved with the new ownership group.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-74a22e095e0a40c5605d0e60b9b8da40--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-4e3682cff3213569972af613cfd9a505\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">\n<p>&#8220;I&#8217;m already working on it,&#8221; 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