NBA's Oklahoma City Franchise Now "Thunder"
An Unofficial Unveiling of Nickname, Logo
The nickname appears to have been the favorite out of six potential names that were given, including options such as the "Bison", "Barons" and "Marshalls". The favored name of the franchise, the Oklahoma City Thunder, appears to be paying indirect homage to the unruly stormy weather that is characteristic of the southern state just above Texas. On the contrary, there may be an issue that occurs between the Thunder and the Golden State Warriors, as Matt Steinmetz of The Examiner wrote about; apparently, Thunder is also the nickname of the Warriors' mascot and prominent figure of Golden State's primary franchise logo, who holds a thunderbolt not unlike the leaked photos of Oklahoma City's new logo, which features a thunderbolt in the background.
Oklahoma City's new logo itself is very basic (albeit because of the time constraints that the team had in acquiring a new identity in a matter of months). Featured is a triangular shield with a basketball enclosed inside with a blue background coloring the right side of the shield. Behind the crest are two thunderbolts, one of which is red and the other blue, while "THUNDER" is emblazoned atop in white slender lettering. Across the shield are the letters "OKC", which are reminscent of the similar font style of the Seattle SuperSonics's script from 1995-2001.
Using a variety of colors such as red, white, blue, yellow, orange, navy blue and sky blue, there is not a clear-cut palate that the Thunder will be using for the uniforms.
(All in all, with the time constraints that were imposed upon the Thunder, the logo itself is clearly a constructive image, used as a temporary stamp for the franchise to use until it seemingly goes with another logo change in the future.)
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