Oklahoma city

Northwest area west area

Clay Bennett Sr.

Ford center stadium

Entered the NBA on September 3, 2008.

The total number of champions is 1

Current head coach: Scott Brooks

The local ABC TV station in Ohio reported the possible names of the new army in July, and Thunder was among the six names. Since then, the official release of the new season schedule page has made mistakes, so that the name Thunder has been confirmed by the public. Subsequently, the words "Thunder" were printed on the tickets of the preseason game between Ohio New Army and Magic. Even the Logo was published by anonymous people last week.

With the end of the conference, the related products of Thunder are also put on the shelves in the NBA online mall.

"I think this is a great and happy moment," Bennett said. "This is a very interesting thing, but I feel a little disappointed that the answer has been revealed like this."

Indeed, it is no secret that it thunders, but to Bennett's surprise, hundreds of Oklahoma City people still came to the scene specially to witness this historic moment together.

"My family wanted to come over, and I said to them,' Forget it, it's no big deal. Everyone knows our names, so there is no suspense. "said Bennet.

At the press conference, six children unveiled the team logo with Desmond Mei Sen and Damien Wilkins. Bennett said that the blue on the sign symbolizes the flag of Oklahoma and the people here, the yellow symbolizes the sun and the orange symbolizes the sunset.

As the name of the new army in Oklahoma City, Thunder not only represents the frequent thunderstorms and stormy weather in this area, but also the local 45th Infantry Division has been paying tribute to the local Indians with the name Thunderbird. In addition, the masterpiece of garth brooks, a famous local country singer in Oklahoma City, also happens to be called Thunder.

"The new name of the team incorporates almost all elements related to Ray," Bennett said. "This can stimulate people's emotions and sound very powerful."

Bennett said that the team uniforms and mascots will not be announced in the near future, but related products, such as T-shirts and basketball, are already available. However, from the words of Thunder coach P.J.- Carlesimo, it is not hard to hear that the uniform has actually been designed.

"If our players wear that uniform, they will look great and eye-catching," said Carlesi Mo.

As Oklahoma City's new army was named Thunder, seattle supersonics officially became history. Since the establishment of the 1967 team, in the past 40 years, supersonic has changed its Logo six times, but it has never left the land of Seattle. However, in the early autumn of 2008, everything changed. After today, supersonic speed will be a thing of the past forever, a memory only belonging to Seattle.

Chinese name: seattle supersonics.

English Name: seattle supersonics Team.

City: Seattle, Washington

Moved to Oklahoma City, Oklahoma from the 2008-09 season.

Subdivision: Northwest China.

Team colors: green and gold

Team owner: Clay Bennett.

Current coach: PJ Carlesimo.

Main gymnasium: key arena.

Number of spectators: 17072

Head Coach: bob hill.

Number of champions: 1

Join the NBA: 1967

Supersonic entered the NBA from 1967- 1968, and went to Huashan twice in the 1970s, winning the championship with 1979. The supersonic wave had ups and downs in the 1980s, but it didn't start to recover until the 1990s, and it re-entered the finals under Payton's leadership.

In the first two seasons of entering the NBA, the Sonics were not satisfactory. 1967- 1968 season, the sonics won 23 games and 59 losses, and only won 7 more games in the second season. 1969- 197 1 season, Lenny wilkens joined the sonics as a part-time team coach. He and Bob Rule led the team to 36 wins and 46 losses. In the 1974-75 season, bill russell became the coach and manager of the Sonics, and they also reached the playoffs for the first time.

From 1977 to 1980, supersonic speed began to enter its heyday. 1977- 1978 season, Lenny wilkenny became the head coach of the sonics again, and the sonics entered the playoffs with a record of 47 wins and 35 losses. In the first round, the Lakers were eliminated by 2-/kloc-0-(at that time, the first round adopted the system of 3 wins and 2 losses), and then they successively defeated the Blazers and Nuggets to face the Washington Bullets in the finals. After seven games between the two teams, the final game of the SuperSonics 99- 105 lost and missed the championship.

In the second season, the Sonics took revenge. 1978- 1979 season, the sonics won more than 50 games for the first time and entered the playoffs with 52 wins and 30 losses. After hitting the Lakers and the Suns in succession, the Sonics encountered another bullet in the finals. After losing the first game, the Sonics won four consecutive victories and won the championship.

After that, it experienced supersonic ups and downs and entered the playoffs five times in the 1980 s. 1985- 1986 After the end of the season, head coach Lenny wilkens died, and the Sonics ended the "wilkens era". Wilkens won the only championship trophy for the Sonics during his coaching. His coaching record with the SuperSonics is 478 wins and 402 losses.

The 1986- 1987 season in the 1980s is worth mentioning. When the Sonics sent silk away this season. When sikma left the SuperSonics, he scored 7729 rebounds, 705 blocked shots and 3044 free throws for the SuperSonics, all of which were the highest in the team. His number 43 jersey also retired from the Sonics. The Sonics were 39-43 last season, but they still made it to the playoffs. After eliminating the Mavericks and Rockets, the Sonics met the Lakers in the Western Conference finals, but the Lakers shaved their heads.

After falling behind in the 1980s, the SuperSonics re-entered the road of being a strong team in the 1990s. 199 1- 1992 season, george karl became the head coach, and the Sonics once again made their mark in the west. 1995- 1996 season, the sonics broke into the finals again after 1979, but fell short in front of Jordan's bulls. The Bulls won the first three games, and the Sonics pulled two games in a row, but lost in the sixth game. Kemp, Peyton and coach Carl all participated in the All-Star Game.

In the following 1997 and 1998 seasons, the Sonics remained strong, winning 57 and 6 1 respectively in the regular season, but failed to enter the finals. 1998- 1999 incomplete season, supersonic 25 wins and 25 losses, failed to enter the playoffs for the first time in 8 years. But a season later, the Sonics returned to the playoff track.

Since the beginning of the new century, Supersonic has constantly adjusted its lineup. Payton is still the core of the team, but he has also brought in some new players. In the 200 1-2002 season, Payton averaged 22. 1 minute and 9.0 assists. He also became an All-Star for the eighth time, surpassing the previous record of Sonics player silk Ma.

In 2003, Payton left Seattle, where he played 12 years for ray allen. But the team's record is always difficult to record by going up a flight of stairs.

In the summer of 2007, the SuperSonics sent off their top stars ray allen and Luis, and selected kevin durant as the second overall pick in the draft. Known as the strongest small forward in history, he will shoulder the heavy responsibility of revitalizing the Supersonic.

In the summer of 2008, seattle supersonics moved their home to Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, and named it Oklahoma Thunder. Supersonic speed has since become history.