The NBA revealed the not so secret identity of the new Oklahoma City franchise (formerly the Seattle Supersonics) this Wednesday. The official team name will be the Thunder, and the colors will be closely resembling those of the Golden State Warriors containing both navy and almost baby blue along with orange and a golden color. Not only will the Thunder’s jerseys probably look similar, but the Warriors also happen to have a mascot named Thunder.

The team has not yet released its uniform specifics, but I can only hope they aren’t as awful as what has happened to the Hornets. I honestly do like the slight changes made with the deepening of the colors and making the hornet not look so gimmicky, but 3 logos, two of which are similar? That could be overkill as evidenced by their jerseys which bring back those mid-90’s stripes. Save the pinstripes for baseball New Orleans.

The T-Wolves, however, have actually made a nice transition. Minnesota recently unveiled a slight twist on their original logo. You can also see their new uniforms here. It follows a similar pattern to many NCAA jerseys while maintaining their image. I like how the designs on the side of the shorts emulate a mountain.

Personally, I always get excited to see how a team is going to update its look, but I feel that New Orleans and OKC have missed the mark. In the case of the Hornets, I think they’ve only slightly missed the mark in adding stripes to what could be a solid jersey. With the Thunder, you almost have to think that someone from the WNBA or arena league was influencing the choice of that name and color scheme. Hopefully, the design team for their jerseys can save them from looking like amateurs on the court.