Oklahoma City ? The work to get the NBA’s Sonics from Seattle to Oklahoma City will be anything but simple. There are players and staff to move, along with equipment.

And there isn’t a home for any of it yet. Team owner Clay Bennett said the new Oklahoma City team would have its offices downtown, although no agreement is in place, and GM Sam Presti will visit OKC soon to evaluate temporary practice facilities.

Eventually, the offices will be included in the renovated Ford Center and the team will have a brand new practice facility.

The arena renovation and practice facility will cost $121 million and be paid for through a sales tax.

“We’ve got to transition this business, we’ve got to take care of this team, we’ve got to get the Ford Center squared away. We’ve got to sell, sell, sell,” Bennett said.

The team was already taking down contact information for people interested in buying tickets. There was enough response that a second phone line was set up to take calls Thursday.

Ford Center general manager Gary Desjardins said he had held 75 dates open in the event that the Sonics relocated to OKC, and the NBA had been creating two schedules – one assuming the team remained in Seattle, and the other preparing for a move.

He’s also trying to map out when the arena renovations can be done with the least impact on NBA and minor league hockey games, concerts and other events such as the Big 12 basketball tournament and NCAA tournament regionals.