Jamal Crawford has seen enough failed attempts to return the NBA to his hometown of Seattle to maintain a healthy bit of caution as the NBA's expansion process nears its final stretch, but he's hoping he's aligned with the group that will finally bring the SuperSonics back 17 years after the franchise relocated to Oklahoma City.
"When they first left, it was like, 'Oh, they'll be back in five years,'" the three-time NBA Sixth Man of the Year told ESPN. "They kept trying, and it just never happened. But this time feels different and I'm hoping that this is it.