Looks like Seattle finally got an NBA team back. There's no other way to look at the moves made by Trail Blazers owner Paul Allen, culminating this week with the franchise's hiring of former long-time Sonics play-by-play broadcaster Kevin Calabro. He's the new voice/face of the Blazers.
Allen loves Seattle. He was born there. He lives near there still. His mothership company, Vulcan, Inc. is headquartered there. His NFL team plays there. With the Sonics gone to Oklahoma City, Allen saw an opportunity and successfully lobbied to expand the Trail Blazers NBA broadcast territory to the Space Needle.