The Oklahoma City Thunder franchise has won one NBA championship, but it came when they were known as the Seattle SuperSonics before relocating to OKC in 2008.
Oklahoma City Thunder (Seattle SuperSonics) NBA Championship
🏆 1978-79 – Defeated the Washington Bullets (4-1)
Championship Details
1978-79 – The Sonics’ First and Only Title
- Finished the regular season 52-30 (1st seed in the West).
- Led by Dennis Johnson, Gus Williams, Jack Sikma, and Fred Brown.
- Coached by Lenny Wilkens.
- Defeated the Washington Bullets in the Finals, avenging their loss to them in the 1978 Finals.
- Dennis Johnson won Finals MVP, averaging 22.6 points, 6.0 rebounds, and 6.0 assists.
Relocation to Oklahoma City
- The Seattle SuperSonics relocated to Oklahoma City in 2008, becoming the Thunder.
- The Thunder made the NBA Finals in 2012 with Kevin Durant, Russell Westbrook, and James Harden, but lost to the Miami Heat (4-1).
- Despite strong teams, OKC has yet to win a championship since the move.