What the NBA Supersonics Became in 2008

The NBA Supersonics were a professional basketball team based in Seattle, Washington. The team played in the National Basketball Association (NBA) from 1967 to 2008. In 2008, the team relocated to Oklahoma City and became the Oklahoma City Thunder.

The NBA Supersonics in 2008

The NBA Supersonics, which is now the Oklahoma City Thunder, is a professional basketball team that is based in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. The team began play in the 1967-68 season as an expansion team in the National Basketball Association. In 2008, the team was sold to an ownership group led by Clay Bennett.

The team’s history

In 2008, the NBA Supersonics played their last season in Seattle before moving to Oklahoma City and becoming the Thunder. The team was founded in 1967 as an expansion team, and they reached the playoffs for the first time in their third season. Throughout their history, they made it to the playoffs 22 times and won the NBA Championship once, in 1979. They also reached the Finals three other times, but lost each time. The team’s final season in Seattle was marked by declining attendance and a failed attempt to sell the team to new ownership that would keep them in Seattle.

The team’s relocation

In July 2008, it was announced that the team would be relocating to Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, and would be renamed the Oklahoma City Thunder. The move was approved by the NBA Board of Governors on October 24, 2008, ending the team’s tenure in Seattle.

The team’s new name

In 2008, the team became the Oklahoma City Thunder and moved to Oklahoma City, Oklahoma.

The Oklahoma City Thunder

The Oklahoma City Thunder are an American professional basketball team based in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. The Thunder compete in the National Basketball Association (NBA) as a member of the league’s Western Conference Northwest Division. The team plays its home games at Chesapeake Energy Arena.

The team’s history

The Oklahoma City Thunder is an American professional basketball team based in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. The Thunder compete in the National Basketball Association (NBA) as a member of the league’s Western Conference Northwest Division. The Thunder play their home games at Chesapeake Energy Arena.

The franchise began play as the Seattle SuperSonics, an expansion team that joined the NBA for the 1967–68 season. The SuperSonics moved to Oklahoma City in 2008 after a settlement was reached between the ownership group led by Clay Bennett and lawmakers in Seattle, Washington following a lawsuit. In Seattle, the SuperSonics qualified for the NBA playoffs 22 times, won their division six times, and won their conference three times. In Oklahoma City, the Thunder qualified for their first playoff berth during the 2009–10 season. They also won their first division title as well as their first Western Conference championship during the 2010–11 season, appearing in the NBA Finals for only the second time since 1978 when they played against Bennett’s former team – Miami Heat in a rematch of 2006 Eastern Conference Finals which they lost back then 4-2. They would lose again in 2012 to eventual champions LeBron James and Dwyane Wade led Miami Heat 4-1.

The team’s relocation

The Oklahoma City Thunder are an American professional basketball team based in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. The Thunder compete in the National Basketball Association (NBA) as a member of the league’s Western Conference Northwest Division. The team plays its home games at Chesapeake Energy Arena.

The Thunder’s NBA G League affiliate is the Oklahoma City Blue, which it owns. The Thunder are the only team in the major professional North American sports leagues based in the state of Oklahoma.

In 2008, the Supersonics relocated from Seattle, Washington to Oklahoma City, becoming theThunder. The franchise has previously been known as the Seattle SuperSonics (1967–2008) and Seattle Sonics (1961–67).

The team’s new name

In 2008, the Seattle SuperSonics became the Oklahoma City Thunder. The change in name was accompanied by a change in logo and colors. The team’s new name was inspired by Oklahoma’s rich Native American heritage, as well as the state’s reputation as a premier destination for thunderstorm research.