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If the player is already under contract to, or signs a contract with a non-NBA team, the team retains the player's draft rights for one year after the player's obligation to the non-NBA team ends. Essentially, the clock stops as long as the player plays pro ball outside the NBA.
July 2, 2008–Professional Basketball Club LLC (PBC), led by Clay Bennett, reached a settlement agreement in the lawsuit filed by the city of Seattle, finalizing the move of the Seattle SuperSonics to the Oklahoma City Thunder.
September 3, 2008–Oklahoma City team officials unveil the team's new name and logo. The former Seattle SuperSonics franchise is now known as the Oklahoma City Thunder.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)July 2, 2008–Professional Basketball Club LLC (PBC), led by Clay Bennett, reached a settlement agreement in the lawsuit filed by the city of Seattle, finalizing the move of the Seattle SuperSonics to the Oklahoma City Thunder.
September 3, 2008–Oklahoma City team officials unveil the team's new name and logo. The former Seattle SuperSonics franchise is now known as the Oklahoma City Thunder.
If the player is already under contract to, or signs a contract with a non-NBA team, the team retains the player's draft rights for one year after the player's obligation to the non-NBA team ends. Essentially, the clock stops as long as the player plays pro ball outside the NBA.