Seattle SuperSonics

Analysis Mission Statement: Our new team, the Seattle Supersonics will be using a similar mission statement that is relevant to several current NBA teams such as, the Chicago Bulls and the Memphis Grizzlies. The mission of the Seattle Supersonics is “To provide the city of Seattle with a sports entertainment organization that is dedicated to serving the community, the fanbase, employees, and the players.” Through this mission statement, the Supersonics will be able to show the city that they are incorporating all shareholders into the new venture. Vision Statement: In addition to the mission statement, we would like to create a vision statement to guide the team 's path to success. Our ideal future state is “Providing, growing,…

In June of 2007, he was chosen second overall in the first round by the Seattle SuperSonics. Around that same time, Durant signed a $60 million, seven-year endorsement deal with Nike, a major deal at the time, exceeded only by LeBron James Nike contract. In his rookie season, Durant was selected as a member of the NBA's All-Rookie First Team and was named the NBA's "Rookie of the Year." After the 2007-08 season, the Seattle SuperSonics relocated the team from Seattle, Washington to Oklahoma…

They later ended their engagement and relationship due to religious differences. Unmarried, Kevin Durant now lives in a recently bought home in Beachfront Malibu, estimated at twelve million. Kevin Durant’s basketball name began when he played for the Texas Longhorns in the University of Texas. He received many awards such as “player of the year,” After just one year of playing as a college freshmen, he drew much attention and signed to join the NBA. He later was drafted second for the Seattle…

He started playing basketball with the Amateur Athletic Union youth basketball team. His youth team won a total of two state championship games. Then he went on to play basketball at the University of Texas at Austin after high school. Just after one year of playing college basketball, he was drafted 2nd in the first round of the draft to go to the Seattle SuperSonics. Then the team later moves to Oklahoma and renamed to the Oklahoma City Thunder. At the moment Kevin Durant is playing on the…

star asks himself at some point in his career in the league. Now to be fair,the answer depends largely on the team you were drafted to and the overall potential to win a championship. At the end of the day, professional basketball is a business first and entertainment second, so each team views players as small puzzle pieces; get the right pieces to fit together and you’ve built a potential championship contender, if the stars align in the postseason perhaps a dynasty building powerhouse.…

Two summers ago, superstar forward Kevin Durant stunned the entire sports world and joined the Golden State Warriors. At the time, the Warriors had won 73 games and beat his former team, the Oklahoma City Thunder in seven games in the Western Conference Finals. Many sports fans were not happy with Durant’s decision and thought that he was taking the easy way out to win a championship. Fast forward to June 2018 and Durant is a two-time NBA champion and two-time NBA Finals MVP. Even though he…

Kevin Durant Talks about Staying Black When NBA star Kevin Durant walked into the arena during the first game of the 2017 Western Conference finals, the first thing you’ll notice is a subtle message written across his T-shirt that says, “Stay Black.” To some people, the message may not clearly resonate with them but for others, specifically black people, it screams loud and clear. The two powerful words serve as a reminder of his own identity. At the same time, it represents his journey as a…

The news has spread like wildfire. Kevin Durant is now a member of the Golden State Warriors. Twitter exploded like the Fourth of July on Monday, which just so happened to be THE Fourth of July, and people and NBA players alike lost their minds. Several opinions have been thrown around these past couple days; Durant is a ring chaser, Durant is a traitor, and the list goes on and on. Not every opinion was bad though. A lot of the positive feedback came from Warriors fans — duh — and analysts…

Russell Westbrook is a well known pro basketball player. He is 28 and he plays on the OKC thunder. He is married to Nena Westbrook she is also 28 years old. Russell played for UCLA in college and so did his wife. Russell is becoming a really successful person. Russell Westbrook lll scored an average of 32 points a game. He was born November 12, 1988 is an American professional basketball player for the Oklahoma City Thunder of the National Basketball Association (NBA). Russell played…

The Golden State Warriors and Oklahoma City Thunder are two proud teams in the league today. Both teams have been in the playoffs for the past few seasons and expected to be in the postseason again this year. But recent development shows that both teams are considering a trade deal between them. For one, the Thunder is currently in a slump right now having lost four consecutive games and seems missing the services of Kevin Durant who left them and decide to join the Warriors during the…