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Clay Bennett's first words at a press conference in July, confirming the Sonics move to Oklahoma were "We made it". Well, they made it all right—but I can't imagine a worse jersey design ...

Oklahoma Fashion No No: Thunder Roll Out Hideous Jerseys

by Pete Treperinas (Scribe)

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October 01, 2008


Clay Bennett's first words at a press conference in July, confirming the Sonics move to Oklahoma were "We made it".

Well, they made it all right—but I can't imagine a worse jersey design to put the exclamation point on the debut of the NBA in Oklahoma City.

Bennett finished stealing the Seattle SuperSonics franchise, and now he's decided to steal from a couple of the other teams in the NBA.

The road jerseys rip off the old Pistons teal jerseys of the nineties, which were just awful. Take away the numbers and word "Thunder" on the home jerseys, and you've got yourself a Warriors jersey. Not to mention, their logo is a bit Warriors-esque, and the Warriors mascot is named Thunder. 

Above all, Bennett probably thought he was sneaky stealing the basic design of one of the oldest NBA franchises—the Knicks. New Yorkers should be appalled. 

I see a hint of Nuggets and Bobcats in these jerseys as well.  You would think that with two years to plan and design a jersey and logo for his team, Bennett would put a little more thought into it.

I think their generic logo looks like a WNBA reject, and seeing Nick Collison, Kevin Durant, and Jeff Green being forced to play dress up in these hideous giddy-ups breaks my now Blazer-loving heart.

The Thunder jerseys could go down in history as the worst jerseys of all time. Karma is a female dog, Mr. Bennett.

Author Poll

On a scale of awful to spectacular, what would you rate the Thunder jerseys?

  • Awful
  • WNBA reject
  • Pretty Bad
  • Mediocre
  • Not Bad
  • Good
  • Spectacular
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Author Poll Results

On a scale of awful to spectacular, what would you rate the Thunder jerseys?

  • Awful

    35.0%

  • WNBA reject

    33.3%

  • Pretty Bad

    7.7%

  • Mediocre

    12.0%

  • Not Bad

    6.8%

  • Good

    1.7%

  • Spectacular

    3.4%
  • Total votes: 117
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12 comments Last one added 8 months ago — Leave a Comment

  1. Dave Morrison 9 months ago

    Awesome article, Bennett is a d bag for stealing the Sonics franchise and then turning the actual team into the biggest laughing stock of the NBA, I feel for the players. Not only do they have to wear these ugly jerseys, but they have to do it in OKC. No offense to anyone from Oklahoma city, but if I lived there I would not support a team that just moved to town and actually was a whole different franchise. People of OKC do not support the Thunder because Bennett is a d bag.

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    • Pete Treperinas 9 months ago

      Thanks for the feedback Dave. Surprisingly, the Ford Center has already sold out of season tickets. So even though the Thunder will lose, and wear ugly jerseys doing it, they'll have a full arena- something they didn't get a lot of times up here in Seattle.

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    • Jill Adler 9 months ago

      Nice try. Basketball jerseys, if they're a classic design, all look a lot alike. Except the supremely hideous Washington Wizards away unis. Anyone who ranks the Thunder jerseys lower than those is not color blind, they're blind. Then there are the new Hornets' jerseys. If I were playing basketball, would I rather wear a blue uni with navy and orange trim around the neck and shorts, or would I rather be wearing a teal/sky blue blend with purple pinstripes? Hmmmmm.........

      In basketball uni design, you've got a round neck, or a v-neck. Then there's the width of the stripe down the side (or no stripe). To put a stripe around the neck and shorts or not? These are big questions with big implications. The wrong color stripe and you'l get slammed by a broccoli and cheese lover on Bleacher Report.

      Generic to one person is classic to another. Pretty much every time an owner has tried to get creative, it been a big mistake. Sticking with classic is a smart idea, and I think the Thunder unis are classic. Although the colors are used in other teams unis (And which ones aren't? What colors are left if you're going to be unique? Puce? Fuschia?) the combination is different, and I think they look great.

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  2. Matt Matejcek 9 months ago

    Yeah, these jerseys look like the love-child of a Golden State Warriors jersey and a Denver Nuggets jersey.

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  3. Dave Morrison 9 months ago

    They honestly look like they stole them from a local High school, and knowing Bennett he praly did steal them from somewhere. Thats his thing, he steals.

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  4. GoBears 2008 9 months ago

    First they take the Warriors' mascot's name, then they copy the jersey and photoshop their name on the front? At least Warriors fans can pretend we have Durant, too. The road uniforms look terrible, too. Especially when they play teams that have classic uniforms like the Celtics or Lakers.

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  5. Andrew 9 months ago

    Haters will hate.

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  6. John Lorge 9 months ago

    These are worse than WNBA Jerseys, these are ABL jerseys. OKC would look better in the Australian Womens' Olympic jerseys. I hate Clay Bennett, but lets not let Howard Schultz slide on this one. The Seattle coffee czar purchased a conference champ, and proceeded to run it into the ground, with 21 feet of crap, and letting Paul Allen, a real business man, get his coach. Bennett is trying to be a hero to OKC, Schultz is the real idiot. I hope all those FBI agents enjoy watching my Sonics.

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  7. Marcus Walker 9 months ago

    Wow. Just...wow. Durant looked sad in his hideous Thunder jersey, one of the saddest outcomes of Clay Bennett murdering basketball in Seattle.

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  8. Curly Morris 9 months ago

    Your're right, their jerseys do look like generic Knicks jerseys. In 2008 this is the best the could come up with? Pathetic. Good job!

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  9. Shan 9 months ago

    they will refurbish these jerseys because the players will get treated like dames in them...like i said a couple of months ago OKC should have went with the OKC outlaws...sounds better...much better and I am sure the uniforms would have looked better....My Jazz got the best Jerseys anyway..

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  10. phil leash 8 months ago

    It proves that just because you have money doens't mean you're smart.

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