40 years ago, a team composed of young, unheralded players came together to win the 1979 NBA Finals, bringing Seattle its first and only NBA title.

1979 — NBA Finals: Seattle Supersonics beat Washington Bullets, 97-93 for a 4-1 series victory; Seattle’s first major pro sports championship win.

CBS, in fact, broadcast some of the NBA Finals games on tape-delay except for in the teams’ home markets. Soon after Bird and Johnson entered the league together in the fall of 1979, they became ...