Oklahoma City Thunder
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The Oklahoma City Thunder are an American professional basketball team based in Oklahoma City. The Thunder compete in the National Basketball Association (NBA) as a member of the Northwest Division of the Western Conference. The team plays its home games at Paycom Center. 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. Oklahoma City previously hosted the New Orleans Hornets for two seasons following devastation caused by Hurricane Katrina in New Orleans. The Thunder were originally established as the Seattle SuperSonics, an expansion team that joined the NBA for the 1967–68 season. The SuperSonics moved from Seattle to Oklahoma City in July 2008, after a settlement was reached between the ownership group led by Clay Bennett and lawmakers in Seattle following a lawsuit. In Seattle, the SuperSonics qualified for the NBA playoffs 22 times, won their division six times, advanced to three NBA Finals, and won the 1979 NBA championship. In Oklahoma City, the Thunder qualified for their first playoff berth during the 2009–10 season. They won their first division title as the Thunder in the 2010–11 season and their first Western Conference championship as the Thunder in the 2011–12 season, appearing in the NBA Finals for the fourth time in franchise history and first time since 1996, when the team was based in Seattle. The Thunder lost the series to the Miami Heat, 4–1. They returned to the NBA Finals in 2025 and defeated the Indiana Pacers in seven games to win their first NBA championship since moving to Oklahoma City.
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| Season | GP | W | L | W–L% | Finish | Playoffs |
| 2020–21 | 72 | 22 | 50 | 306 | 5th, Northwest | Did not qualify |
| 2021–22 | 82 | 24 | 58 | 293 | 5th, Northwest | Did not qualify |
| 2022–23 | 82 | 40 | 42 | 488 | 3rd, Northwest | Did not qualify |
| 2023–24 | 82 | 57 | 25 | 695 | 1st, Northwest | Lost in conference semifinals, 2–4 (Mavericks) |
| 2024–25 | 82 | 68 | 14 | 829 | 1st, Northwest | NBA champions, 4–3 (Pacers) |
| Oklahoma City Thunder retired numbers | ||||
| No. | Player | Position | Tenure | Date |
| 1 | Gus Williams | G | 1977–1984 | March 26, 2004 |
| 4 | Nick Collison | F | 2003–2018 | March 20, 2019 |
| 10 | Nate McMillan | G | 1986–1998 1 | March 24, 1999 |
| 19 | Lenny Wilkens | G | 1968–1972 2 | October 19, 1979 |
| 24 | Spencer Haywood | F | 1970–1975 | February 26, 2007 |
| 32 | Fred Brown | G | 1971–1984 | November 6, 1986 |
| 43 | Jack Sikma | C | 1977–1986 | November 21, 1992 |
| Bob Blackburn | Broadcaster | 1967–1992 | ||
| Oklahoma City Thunder Hall of Famers | ||||
| Players | ||||
| No. | Name | Position | Tenure | Inducted |
| 7 | Carmelo Anthony | F | 2017–2018 | 2025 |
| Coaches | ||||
| Name | Position | Tenure | Inducted | |
| Billy Donovan | Head coach | 2015–2020 | 2025 | |