It's been four decades since the Seattle SuperSonics became the city of Seattle's first major professional sports team. In that span, the Sonics have won six division titles, advanced to the NBA Finals three times and brought the NBA Championship to Seattle in 1979, the city's first major professional championship. Now it's time to celebrate. All season long, the Sonics will be celebrating the best of the first 40 years.

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Sonics 40th Anniversary Team

The Sonics 40th Anniversary Team will feature the top 15 players in Sonics history. Your votes will decide which 15 players are on the roster and are honored on Nov. 5, when the Sonics host the L.A. Lakers at KeyArena. Cast your vote now!

Sonics 40th Anniversary Scrapbook

During the first four decades of their existence, the Seattle SuperSonics have made indelible memories for fans throughout the Puget Sound and beyond. Now is your chance to join with fellow Sonics fans to share your favorite memories, stories, photos and even video from Sonics history as part of the 40th Anniversary celebration with the Sonics 40th Anniversary Scrapbook.

Sonics & Storm Legends Tour

The Sonics & Storm Legends Tour brings some of the greatest and most popular players in the history of the two franchises out into the Seattle community to celebrate the franchises' history and commitment to the community. Each of the courts visited on the Sonics & Storm Legends Tour have been refurbished as part of the Sonics & Storm Foundation’s NeighborHoops program and are in partnership with Seattle Parks & Recreation.The Sonics & Storm Legends Tour will conclude with a dedication, in the name of all Sonics and Storm fans, of the Sonics & Storm Foundation’s newest NeighborHoops court at Van Asselt Park.

Sonics 40th Anniversary Spotlight

The 40th Anniversary Spotlight regularly highlights a key figure in the first 40 years of the Sonics franchise. Now, guard/forward Dale Ellis, who was honored Saturday at Pratt Park as part of the Sonics & Storm Legends Tour.

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When the Sonics aquired Dale Ellis from the Dallas Mavericks in July 1986, they not only got a steal. They also continued the legacy of great shooters in Green and Gold that started with "Downtown" Freddy Brown and continues today with Ray Allen. Ellis had his own shooting-inspired nickname - "3D," in honor of his ability behind the 3-point line. Ellis was passed last season by Allen, but remains third in NBA history with 1,719 3-pointers. While with the Sonics, Ellis won the 1989 Long Distance Shootout on All-Star Saturday Night, and he led the NBA in 3-point percentage in 1997-98, during his second stint in Seattle. Ellis averaged better than 20 points per game from 1986-87, when he was the NBA's Most Improved Player after joining the Sonics, through 1989-90, and his average of 27.5 points per game in 1988-89 is the second-best mark in Sonics history. After being traded to Milwaukee in February 1991, Ellis rejoined the Sonics to help lead them to the Pacific Division Championship in 1997-98 as a sixth man.