Oklahoma City Thunder Conference Western Division Northwest Founded 1967 History Seattle SuperSonics 1967–2008Oklahoma City Thunder 2008–present[ 1] [ 2] Arena Paycom Center Location Oklahoma City, Oklahoma Team colors Thunder blue, sunset, yellow, navy blue[ 3] [ 4] Main sponsor Love's Travel Stops & Country Stores [ 5] General manager Sam Presti Head coach Mark Daigneault Ownership Professional Basketball Club LLC (Clay Bennett , Chairman)[ 6] Affiliation(s) Oklahoma City Blue Championships 1 (1979 )Conference titles 4 (1978 , 1979 , 1996 , 2012 )Division titles 11 (1979 , 1994 , 1996 , 1997 , 1998 , 2005 , 2011 , 2012 , 2013 , 2014 , 2016 )Retired numbers 7 (1 , 4 , 6 , 10 , 19 , 24 , 32 , 43 )Website www .nba .com /thunder
The Oklahoma City Thunder (abbreviated OKC ) are an American professional basketball franchise based in Oklahoma City , Oklahoma . The Seattle SuperSonics franchise had moved to Oklahoma, which meant that there was a new team name (Oklahoma City Thunder). Because of this, the Thunder replaced Seattle in the Western Conference 's Northwest Division [ 7] and began play at Oklahoma City's Ford Center, now known as Paycom Center , during the 2008–09 NBA season .[ 8]
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↑ "General Information" (PDF) . 2018–19 Oklahoma City Thunder Media Guide . NBA Properties, Inc. November 5, 2018. Retrieved December 2, 2018 .
↑ "Oklahoma City Thunder Reproduction and Usage Guideline Sheet" . NBA Properties, Inc. Retrieved December 22, 2017 .
↑ Crall, Joseph (March 15, 2019). "The Heart of OKC: Thunder, Love's Expand Partnership to Include Prominent Placement on Thunder Jersey" . OKCThunder.com (Press release). NBA Media Ventures, LLC. Retrieved March 15, 2019 .
↑ "The Professional Basketball Club, LLC" . OKCThunder.com . NBA Media Ventures, LLC. Retrieved April 22, 2017 .
↑ Darnell Mayberry (2008-04-21). "Sonics will stay in division" . The Oklahoman. Retrieved 2008-07-03 .
↑ "City Preparing Ford Center For NBA Team" . The Oklahoman. 2008-07-03. Archived from the original on 2011-07-19. Retrieved 2008-07-04 .