THUNDER SEASON TICKET MEMBER PRIORITY POINTS
Prior to its inaugural season in 2008, the Thunder established the Thunder Season Ticket Member Priority Point System to reward Account Members who invest in Thunder season tickets. It is based on a Ticket Member's accumulation of points allocated to their season ticket account and their continuous season ticket tenure. This is the same system that has been used annually to assign appointment times for the Thunder Relocation and Upgrade Event (TRUE), and the same system that will be used to determine each account’s priority in OKC’s new arena, scheduled to open in 2028.
Priority points are assigned at the conclusion of each season based on account tenure and aggregate ticket purchases. The Thunder Priority Point System is calibrated in conjunction with each subsequent renewal cycle to establish a hierarchy for granting requests made by Ticket Members with respect to seat upgrades and/or relocation. In order to identify available inventory, requests for upgrading, adding seats (based on availability), and/or relocating seats can only be honored after the initial renewal deadline. Ticket Members receive three priority points for every $250 spent on tickets and 50 priority points for renewing each season. Plus, ticket accounts can earn an additional 20 points for activating NBA Playoff strips, should they occur.
Priority points are cumulative, provided a ticket account is maintained in accordance with Thunder Season Ticket Member Policies and Guidelines. To maintain priority points, each Season Ticket Member must maintain their season tickets in consecutive seasons. If at any time a ticket account chooses to no longer remain a Season Ticket Member, all priority points are reset to zero and are non-transferable.
Season Ticket Members continue to have the opportunity to earn additional priority points by making additional ticket purchases, such as renting Executive or Terrace Suites, organizing group outings, purchasing additional single-game tickets directly from the Thunder (purchases through secondary ticket markets do not count), partial-season packages, Oklahoma City Blue tickets, NBA Playoff purchases, etc. The purchase of in-arena concessions/merchandise or ticket purchases to other arena events are not valid toward priority points.
Accounts with full-season tickets (43 games) will receive priority over those members with half-season tickets (21 games), and those with half-season tickets will receive priority over those with quarter-season tickets (10 games).
Priority points are best represented as three separate lines: one for Full-Season Ticket Members one for Half-Season Ticket Members, and one for Quarter-Season Ticket Members. Full-Season Ticket Members from the first member to the last member will always receive priority to review available seating inventory with respect to seat upgrades and/or relocation after each season before Half-Season Ticket Members, and likewise with Half-Season Ticket Members having priority over Quarter-Season Ticket Members.
FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS:
How and when are Thunder priority points calculated?
Thunder priority points are assigned at the conclusion of each season based on account tenure and aggregate ticket purchases. The Thunder Priority Point System is calibrated in conjunction with each subsequent renewal cycle to establish a hierarchy for granting requests made by Ticket Members with respect to seat upgrades and/or relocation. In order to identify available inventory, requests for upgrading, adding seats (based on availability), and/or relocating seats can only be honored after the initial renewal deadline. Ticket Members receive three priority points for every $250 spent on tickets and 50 priority points for renewing each season. Plus, ticket accounts earn an additional 20 points for activating NBA Playoff strips, should they occur.
Is there a difference between full-season, half-season, and quarter-season membership priority?
While priority points are calculated in a similar manner with the same point values, full-season, half-season, and quarter-season priority points are calculated in separate points buckets with full-season always taking priority over half-season, and half-seasons always taking priority over quarter-seasons. As an example, the account with the lowest full-season priority points will, and always has, taken priority over the half-season account with the highest priority points, even if the half-season account has more total priority points. This was established prior to the sale of the first half-season ticket.
I have a full-season ticket package and a half-season ticket package, do both count towards my priority point ranking?
You will have a separate priority point ranking for your full-season membership and your half-season membership. They will be applied to their separate buckets to create your priority within both products. The account with the lowest full-season priority points will, and always has, taken priority over the half-season account with the highest priority points even if the half-season account has more total priority points.
I have a full-season ticket package and a half-season ticket package, are my points counted twice?
No. All points accumulated through additional purchases are applied to the full-season account and not the half-season account to best amplify the points on your full-season account.
What is my priority point ranking used for?
Your priority point ranking is used to create a fair and equitable hierarchy system for seat relocation appointment times on an annual basis and will be used to choose seats in the new arena scheduled to open in 2028. It may also be used for presale opportunities and other events based on availability and at the team’s discretion.
Are priority points transferrable?
No. Priority points are not transferrable.
If I share tickets with a Season Ticket Member and have been paying either the team or the Season Ticket Member for the tickets, do I receive priority points?
No. Only the primary Season Ticket Member receives priority points.
I have been sharing season tickets with someone, what is my priority point ranking if I break off into my own account?
Priority points remain with the account ID that was accumulating the points and cannot be split and transferred to a new account.
What if at TRUE (Thunder Relocation and Upgrade Event) or when the Thunder moves to the new arena, I want to move my seats at the same time as another Season Ticket Member to get seats together?
You can both move your seats at the same time, but it will have to be at the designated time set for the account with the lower priority points.
I had Thunder full-season tickets for many consecutive seasons, but I dropped my tickets. After missing a season, I then decided to purchase season tickets again. Do I receive my priority points for all my season tickets over multiple consecutive tenures?
No, your priority points are voided when tickets are dropped. Once new season tickets are purchased you will start to accrue new priority points that will not include your previous points.
How was my priority impacted during the COVID seasons?
If you chose to ‘opt-out’ during the pandemic but your funds remained on your account and then you returned as a Season Ticket Member in the 2021-22 season, you retained all priority points.
My priority points number is different from when I received my priority points prior to parking changes. Why is that?
Priority points that were sent in the summer 2024, were for parking priority and only applicable to accounts who earned the benefit of parking and accounts who pay for parking. Non-benefit parking is passed through to a third-party company who owns a parking garage or parking lot. This list of priority points is for ALL Full-Season Ticket Members and Half-Season Ticket Members.
Can I earn priority points through other Paycom Center purchases?
Only purchases of Oklahoma City Thunder and Oklahoma City Blue events count towards your priority points. This does not include Paycom Center events, concessions, or merchandise.
What happens to my priority points if I choose to go from a half-season ticket to a full-season ticket?
Your half-season priority points reset to zero, but you will now receive full-season priority points which will always take precedence over half-season points. In essence, you have moved from your current spot in the half-season line over into the back end of the full-season line for access to future season ticket upgrade or relocation options.