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PrintA look at the Storm's seven seasons in Seattle
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JOHN LOK / THE SEATTLE TIMES, 2004
Lauren Jackson, left, with coach Anne Donovan, waves during the parade after the 2004 WNBA title.
Lin Dunn was the Storm's first coach and GM.
June 7, 1999: Seattle is one of four WNBA expansion teams for 2000.
July 22, 1999: Lin Dunn is named coach and GM.
Jan. 6, 2000: The Storm is announced as the franchise name.
May 31, 2000: Storm loses its opener at Sacramento, 76-60.
June 1, 2000: Storm falls in its home opener to Houston, 77-47 in front of 10,840 at KeyArena.
June 9, 2000: After starting 0-4, the Storm gets its first victory at Charlotte, 67-62.
2000: Seattle finishes its first season 6-26.
April 20, 2001: The Storm makes Lauren Jackson, a 6-foot-5 Australian, the No. 1 overall pick in the WNBA draft.
2001: Storm finishes its second season 10-22.
April 19, 2002: UConn guard Sue Bird is drafted No. 1 overall.
2002: Storm finishes 17-15, making the playoffs for the first time. It loses to Los Angeles in two games.
Dec. 18, 2002: Anne Donovan is named coach, replacing Lin Dunn.
2003: The team finishes 18-16, and Jackson is named WNBA MVP.
2004: The Storm finishes 20-14, and beats Connecticut in the WNBA Finals, Seattle's first professional sports championship since 1979. Betty Lennox is named Finals MVP.
2005: The Storm again finishes 20-14 and makes the playoffs before falling to the Houston Comets in the conference semifinals.
June 12, 2006: Sue Bird and Lauren Jackson are named to the WNBA's All-Decade team.
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