Oklahoma City Thunder

Updated: 12/10/2025, 4:51:55 PM Wikipedia source

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.

Infobox

Conference

Western

Division

Northwest

Founded

2008

History

Seattle SuperSonics1967–2008Oklahoma City Thunder2008–present

Arena

Paycom Center

Location

Oklahoma City, Oklahoma

Team colors

Thunder blue, sunset, yellow, dark blue

Main sponsor

Love's

General manager

Sam Presti

Head coach

Mark Daigneault

Ownership

Professional Basketball Club LLC (Clay Bennett, Chairman)

Affiliation

Oklahoma City Blue

Championships

2 (1979, 2025)

Conference titles

5 (1978, 1979, 1996, 2012, 2025)

Division titles

13 (1979, 1994, 1996, 1997, 1998, 2005, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2016, 2024, 2025)

Retired numbers

7 (1, 4, 10, 19, 24, 32, 43)

Website

nba.com/thunder

Tables

· Season-by-season record

2020–21

Season

2020–21

W–L%

306

Finish

5th, Northwest

Playoffs

Did not qualify

2021–22

Season

2021–22

W–L%

293

Finish

5th, Northwest

Playoffs

Did not qualify

2022–23

Season

2022–23

W–L%

488

Finish

3rd, Northwest

Playoffs

Did not qualify

2023–24

Season

2023–24

W–L%

695

Finish

1st, Northwest

Playoffs

Lost in conference semifinals, 2–4 (Mavericks)

2024–25

Season

2024–25

W–L%

829

Finish

1st, Northwest

Playoffs

NBA champions, 4–3 (Pacers)

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)

· Personnel › Retained draft rights

Draft

Round

Pick

Player

Pos.

Nationality

Current team

Note(s)

Ref

· Personnel › Retired numbers

No.