Oklahoma City Thunder 2018 -- 19 Oklahoma City Thunder season Conference Western Division Northwest Founded 1967 History Seattle SuperSonics 1967 -- 2008 Oklahoma City Thunder 2008 -- present Arena Chesapeake Energy Arena Location Oklahoma City, Oklahoma Team colors Thunder blue, sunset, yellow, navy blue General manager Sam Presti Head coach Billy Donovan Ownership Professional Basketball Club LLC (Clay Bennett, Chairman) 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, 10, 19, 24, 32, 43, Microphone) Website www.nba.com/thunder Uniforms Home Away
when did the oklahoma city thunder become a team
1967 1967