<P> The Seattle SuperSonics relocation to Oklahoma City was a successful effort by the ownership group of the Seattle SuperSonics to relocate the team from Seattle , Washington to Oklahoma City , Oklahoma . The team began play as the Oklahoma City Thunder in the 2008 -- 09 basketball season , after becoming the third National Basketball Association ( NBA ) franchise to relocate in the 2000s . </P>
<P> The Seattle SuperSonics relocation to Oklahoma City was a successful effort by the ownership group of the Seattle SuperSonics to relocate the team from Seattle , Washington to Oklahoma City , Oklahoma . The team began play as the Oklahoma City Thunder in the 2008 -- 09 basketball season , after becoming the third National Basketball Association ( NBA ) franchise to relocate in the 2000s . </P>
when did the seattle supersonics move to oklahoma city
when did the seattle supersonics move to oklahoma city
2008 -- 09 basketball season
2008 -- 09 basketball season