Name OKC’s Team

The good people in Oklahoma City are still trying to decide what to call their soon to be arriving NBA team from Seattle. It is a foregone conclusion that the Seattle Sonics will not be called the Sonics in oil rig country.

The final four names being considered in a newspaper contest are the Barons, Thunderbirds, Thunder, and Outlaws (my personal favorite).

Imagine an Oklahoma City Outlaws roster consisting of Ron Artest, Stephen Jackson, Allen Iverson, Jason Kidd, Marcus Camby, Zach Randolph, Rasheed Wallace, Kobe Bryant and Gilbert Arenas.

That would be a pretty tough team to beat. And if the Wizards were still the Bullets then we could have the Sunday afternoon game of the week between the Washington Bullets and the Oklahoma City Outlaw. Truly classic NBA!

I also think they should not use ‘City’ in the name of their name. Sounds a lot better nationally to be the Oklahoma Barons, Oklahoma Outlaws, etc.

Vote below for what you would call the team: