He is a member of the NBA's 75th Anniversary team. He spent 17 years in the NBA, including 13 with the Seattle Supersonics, one with the Milwaukee Bucks, one with the Los Angeles Lakers ...

Watts had his best season in 1975-76 when he averaged 13.0 points per game while shooting 42.7 percent from the field. He led the league with an average of 8.1 assists per night, and he also led ...

NBA Commissioner Adam Silver shared an update on the league's plans to reinstate the Seattle SuperSonics amid expansion talks. After leaving Seattle to become the OKC Thunder, the Sonics left a ...

He came to Seattle as an undrafted rookie out of Xavier University of Louisiana in the 1973-74 season. He started his career by averaging 8.0 points, 5.7 assists and 1.9 steals per game.

He signed with the SuperSonics as an undrafted free agent in 1973, playing under head coach and Boston Celtics legend Bill Russell. Watts became a fan favorite in Seattle’s sports scene due to ...

Former Seattle SuperSonics point guard Donald “Slick” Watts has died. Watts’ son, Donald, announced the news via a post on X. Slick was 73. The elder Watts had been in poor health since he ...

Alex Kirschenbaum is a Newsweek reporter covering sports and entertainment content based in Los Angeles. He has in-depth knowledge of all things basketball, particularly the NBA and WNBA.

Kemp’s Cannabis, owned by Seattle Supersonics legend Shawn Kemp, has installed several large flower planters in front of its store on 1st Ave in Seattle’s Belltown neighborhood. Each planter ...

Known for his broad smile, bald head and crooked headbands, Watts led the league in steals during the 1975-76 season. The Associated Press Slick Watts was known for his colorful headbands as a ...

SEATTLE (AP) — Donald “Slick” Watts, a fan favorite for the SuperSonics and later a beloved teacher and coach in Seattle, has died. He was 73. Watts' son Donald, who played for Washington ...

SEATTLE — The sale of the Boston Celtics is likely to trigger an NBA expansion process in the near future, according to multiple sources. A group led by private equity mogul Bill Chisholm agreed ...