NBA sampun maringi deadline saperlu pados identitas énggal kanggé Oklahoma City NBA paling telat [[September]], anangingnanging NBA ngarepaken identitas énggal kanggé tim punika badhé dipunbiwarakaken nalika wulan [[Agustus]].<ref>{{cite news | url=http://www.kfor.com/Global/story.asp?S=8686044&nav=menu99_4| title=NBA gear arrives for nameless Oklahoma City team| publisher=''[[KFOR-TV]]''| date=2008-07-16 | accessdate=2013-03-12 }}</ref> Éwadéné wonten sumber ingkang ngandharaken piyambakipun caket kaliyan ingkang kagungan grup pemilik NBA ingkang ngandharaken dhumateng reporter bilih tim punika badhé dipunsukani nama Oklahoma City Thunder<ref>{{cite news | url=http://www.koco.com/sports/16925692/detail.html?rss=okl&psp=sports | title=Source Tells KOCO OKC NBA Team To Be Named Thunder| publisher=KOCO| date=2008-07-18 | accessdate=2013-03-12}}</ref>, anangingnanging NBA maringi nama potensial kanggé tim punika: Barons, Bison, Energy, Marshalls, Wind, lan Thunder.<ref>{{cite news | url=http://www.koco.com/news/16992360/detail.html| title=New Possible Domains Registered For OKC NBA Team | publisher=KOCO| date=2008-07-25 | accessdate=2013-03-12}}</ref>
Tundhanipun nalika tanggal [[3]] [[September]] [[2008]], Oklahoma City NBA kanthi resmi dipunbiwarakaken déning ofisial tim kanthi nama Oklahoma City Thunder lan sampun katemtokaken logonipun. Déné jersey lan maskot badhé dipunbiwarakaken ing pungkasaning wulan [[September]].<ref>{{cite news | url=http://sports.espn.go.com/nba/news/story?id=3568051| title=Oklahoma City will be named Thunder, wear blue, orange, yellow | publisher=KOCO| date=2008-08-03 | accessdate=2013-03-12}}</ref>
