Question: when did the oklahoma city thunder become a team
Answer: 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 , 20