NBA Basketball is coming back to Washington.

In a press release on CBS Sports, Chris Hansen and a group of Seattle investors announced on Jan 21, 2013 that they had purchased the controlling interest of the Sacramento Kings from the Maloof family, the current owners of the Kings.

They made it clear that the NBA team will return to the court next year as the Seattle SuperSonics.

Five years ago Seattle had lost their basketball team to Oklahoma City. Had that team not been sold Seattle could have an elite basketball team with a NBA finals appearance last year.

The Sonics will play at the Key Arena for their first two seasons and then they will move to a new arena being built.

The Kings roster is expected to stay the same. This would include the return of a local basketball star from the University of Washington, Isaiah Thomas.

Thomas was one of the elite players for the Huskies from 2008 to 2011 averaging 15 points per game each year as well as shooting 30% or better behind the three point line each year.

Also included would be the National College PLayer of the Year of 2010-11 from BYU, Jimmer Fredette.