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SuperSonics Team Report (Yahoo! Sports)

After the team agreed to a settlement with the city of Seattle to break the last two years of its KeyArena lease agreement, Sonics chairman Clay Bennett finally achieved his goal of bringing professional basketball to his hometown of Oklahoma City.

"We made it," a smiling Bennett said in Oklahoma City during a press conference announcing the team's relocation.

Now, general manager Sam Presti has to get down to the nuts and bolts of finding a practice facility and getting his young team ready for the team's inaugural season in its new city.

Most of the team's stuff remains in Seattle while Presti works to transition basketball operations to Oklahoma City, with no definitive timetable set for moving vans to show up to the team's practice facility in Seattle, the...

NBA gear arrives for nameless Oklahoma City team (AP)

The sports apparel shop where Colby Ousley works was one of the first places to get new NBA T-shirts featuring Oklahoma City on the front. There's still a big question on the minds of Ousley and others who are eager for the NBA to make its official arrival in the city, though. "I'm anxious to know what they're finally going to be.

SuperSonics are still in Seattle (AP)

Turns out, the SuperSonics are still in Seattle. All their stuff is, anyway. One week after a $45 million settlement allowed the team to move to Oklahoma City, green-and-gold Sonics banners are still flying at KeyArena. Likenesses of Xavier McDaniel, Slick Watts and Nate McMillan hover over the concession areas.

Durant won't appear opposite Beasley in Orlando (AP)

Reigning NBA Rookie of the Year Kevin Durant won't be making a return appearance in summer league play Thursday night in Orlando. Oklahoma City said it was holding Durant out, though the forward said earlier this week he wanted to compete against the Miami Heat's Michael Beasley. The two are friends, and fellow No.

NBA's arrival not necessarily a drain on colleges (AP)

The proposition of an NBA franchise moving into the state doesn't scare Oklahoma State athletic director Mike Holder. The main impact he sees from the Seattle SuperSonics' impending relocation to Oklahoma City is a little more pressure that he and his coaches do their jobs right. "It makes it imperative that we run a successful program here, and I think as long as we have a successful basketball...

NBA wants to intervene in Sonics lawsuit (AP)

The NBA wants to intervene in former SuperSonics owner Howard Schultz's bid to regain control of the team, claiming it would interfere with the stable operation of the franchise. Schultz is trying to reverse his 2006 sale of the NBA franchise to Clay Bennett, claiming the Oklahoma City businessman failed to follow through on a promise to negotiate in good faith to keep the team in Seattle.

SuperSonics' name gone from Web site (AP)

There was another sign of progress in the Seattle SuperSonics' transition to Oklahoma City on Tuesday as the team's Web site was updated to include its new home. A visit to SuperSonics.com redirects visitors to the NBA Oklahoma City site, where logos with the team's former name have been taken down. The Oklahoma City franchise is using the Web site to take names from people interested in buying...

With no green or gold, former Sonics starting over (AP)

The uniforms arrived in time, black mesh with white stripes along the sides, the words "Oklahoma City" across the front of the jersey and atop a simple NBA logo. Around the bench, there was barely any SuperSonics green or gold in sight. And with that, Oklahoma City's latest NBA storyline got off to a simple start.

A most unusual and irreverent NBA mock draft (SportingNews.com)

At the NBA draft, millions of dollars are involved, jobs are hanging in the balance, and the future of the league is at stake. This is business, serious business -- but that doesn't mean there can't be a mock draft with a sense of humor.

Knicks 'energized' by Danilo Gallinari pick (SportingNews.com)

The Knicks fans at Madison Square Garden - predictably - didn't like the pick. But Donnie Walsh and Mike D'Antoni say they took the best available player, Danilo Gallinari, with the No. 6 pick in the NBA draft.

Mantras all the new draftees should learn (SportingNews.com)

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After Durant, little else is OK with Sonics (SportingNews.com)

And so, barring a miraculous decision in the lawsuit by former owner Howard Schultz, the Seattle SuperSonics...

Grading the draft: Bulls among the As, Sonics fail (SportingNews.com)

Sam Smith gives his opinion on every team's draft haul.

NBA mock draft: Real drama starts at No. 3 (SportingNews.com)

Again, like in 2007, the big question going into Thursday's NBA draft is, "What is Kevin going to do?" Though...

Mock draft: Does Pat Riley have eyes for O.J. Mayo? (SportingNews.com)

That the Chicago Bulls will take Derrick Rose with the No. 1 pick in the NBA draft seems to be a foregone conclusion. Sam Smith breaks down how the rest of the first round will shake out.

Westbrook, White sign rookie contracts with Sonics (AP)

First-round picks Russell Westbrook and D.J. White have signed multiyear contracts with the Seattle SuperSonics. Westbrook, a guard, was taken fourth overall out of UCLA. White, a forward, was drafted by Detroit with the 29th overall pick out of Indiana and traded to the Sonics for the 32nd pick, Walter Sharpe, and the 46th selection, Trent Plaisted.

Sonics ink first-rounders Westbrook, White (PA SportsTicker)

The Seattle SuperSonics signed guard Russell Westbrook and forward D.J. White to multi-year contracts on Friday.

Sonics G Watson undergoes surgery (PA SportsTicker)

Seattle SuperSonics guard Earl Watson underwent surgery to repair a fractured right thumb, the team announced Friday.

No decision made on Sonics' practice facilities (AP)

When the New Orleans Hornets arrived in Oklahoma City weeks before the 2005-06 season, one of their first priorities was to find a place to practice. It's also a major concern for the Seattle SuperSonics, who -- unlike the Hornets -- will be moving permanently to Oklahoma before the upcoming season. A taxpayer-funded practice facility is planned but won't be ready for at least 18 months, meaning...

Seattle faces challenges to bring NBA back (AP)

As the SuperSonics pack for the move to Oklahoma City, basketball fans and city officials were hopeful about the provisions of the team's departure deal that could lead to a new NBA franchise in Seattle. But meeting those requirements will be no easy task. Basketball boosters will have to win over a balky state Legislature and local voters who have grown weary of building stadiums for pro sports...

Judge who ruled on when players can join NBA dies (AP)

Warren Ferguson, a judge for more than four decades who helped pave the way for teenage basketball players to join the NBA, has died. He was 87. Ferguson died June 25 of congestive heart failure at St. Jude Medical Center in Fullerton, said his son, Peter. Ferguson was a federal judge in 1971 when he ruled in an antitrust case brought by Spencer Haywood, who wanted to sign with the Seattle...

The 10-man rotation, starring the greatest Sonics (Yahoo! Sports)

A look around the league and the web that covers it. It's also important to note that the rotation order and...

Last-minute deal lets Sonics move to Oklahoma City (AP)

Clay Bennett finally found a dollar amount that would sever his contentious relationship with the city of Seattle -- $75 million. As a result, the SuperSonics are headed to Oklahoma City with Bennett leading the way, leaving behind the team name, colors and 41 years of history. Oklahoma City will have an NBA franchise for the 2008-09 season after a settlement announced Wednesday between the team...

Sonics released from lease after last-minute settlement (PA SportsTicker)

In a stunning turn of events, the Seattle SuperSonics have reached a deal with the city on Wednesday that will release the team from its lease at KeyArena and allow majority owner Clay Bennett to immediately move the franchise to his hometown of Oklahoma City.

Sonics expect to be in Oklahoma next season (Yahoo! Sports)

Last-minute settlement between Sonics and city of Seattle open way for Oklahoma City move.