The Oklahoma City Thunder are a professional basketball team based in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. They play in the National Basketball Association (NBA) and are a member of the NBA Western Conference's Northwest Division. The Thunder were founded in 1967 as the Seattle SuperSonics as one of two franchises that joined the NBA in the 1967–68 season. The SuperSonics moved to Oklahoma City after the 2007–08 season. The records from the decades the team was in Seattle are still attached to the Oklahoma City history, but will be transferred back to a new Seattle SuperSonics team when and if NBA expansion there is approved.
Overall, the Thunder have qualified for the NBA playoffs on ten occasions after being relocated from Seattle (22 times as the SuperSonics). They reached the Western Conference finals seven times, reaching the NBA Finals in 1978, 1979, 1996 and 2012, winning their only championship in the 1979 NBA Finals against the Washington Bullets while in Seattle.
Table key
ASG MVP | All-Star Game Most Valuable Player |
COY | Coach of the Year |
DPOY | Defensive Player of the Year |
Finish | Final position in league or division standings |
GB | Games behind first-place team in division[a] |
L | Number of regular season losses |
EOY | Executive of the Year |
FMVP | Finals Most Valuable Player |
JWKC | J. Walter Kennedy Citizenship |
MIP | Most Improved Player |
ROY | Rookie of the Year |
SIX | Sixth Man of the Year |
SPOR | Sportsmanship Award |
W | Number of regular season wins |
Seasons
NBA champions | Conference champions | Division champions | Playoff berth | Play-in berth |
Season | Team | Conference | Conf. Finish |
Division | Div. Finish |
Wins | Losses | Win% | GB | Playoffs | Awards | Head coach | |||
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1967–68 | 1967–68[b] | — | — | Western | 5th | 23 | 59 | .280 | 33 | Al Bianchi | |||||
1968–69 | 1968–69 | — | — | Western | 6th | 30 | 52 | .366 | 25 | ||||||
1969–70 | 1969–70 | — | — | Western | 5th | 36 | 46 | .439 | 12 | Lenny Wilkens | |||||
1970–71 | 1970–71 | Western | 8th | Pacific | 4th | 38 | 44 | .463 | 10 | Lenny Wilkens (ASG MVP) | |||||
1971–72 | 1971–72 | Western | 6th | Pacific | 3rd | 47 | 35 | .537 | 22 | ||||||
1972–73 | 1972–73 | Western | 8th | Pacific | 4th | 26 | 56 | .317 | 34 | Tom Nissalke Bucky Buckwalter | |||||
1973–74 | 1973–74 | Western | 6th | Pacific | 3rd | 36 | 46 | .439 | 11 | Bill Russell | |||||
1974–75 | 1974–75 | Western | 4th | Pacific | 2nd | 43 | 39 | .524 | 5 | Won First round (Pistons) 2–1 Lost Conference semifinals (Warriors) 4–2[1] |
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1975–76 | 1975–76 | Western | 3rd | Pacific | 2nd | 43 | 39 | .524 | 16 | Lost conference semifinals (Suns) 4–2[2] | Slick Watts (JWKC) | ||||
1976–77 | 1976–77 | Western | 7th | Pacific | 4th | 40 | 42 | .488 | 13 | ||||||
1977–78 | 1977–78 | Western | 4th | Pacific | 3rd | 47 | 35 | .549 | 11 | Won First round (Lakers) 2–1 Won Conference semifinals (Trail Blazers) 4–2 Won Conference finals (Nuggets) 4–2 Lost NBA Finals (Bullets) 4–3[3] |
Bob Hopkins Lenny Wilkens | ||||
1978–79 | 1978–79 | Western | 1st | Pacific | 1st | 52 | 30 | .634 | — | Won conference semifinals (Lakers) 4–1 Won Conference finals (Suns) 4–3 Won NBA Finals (Bullets) 4–1 [4] |
Dennis Johnson (FMVP) | Lenny Wilkens | |||
1979–80 | 1979–80 | Western | 3rd | Pacific | 2nd | 56 | 26 | .683 | 4 | Won First round (Trail Blazers) 2–1 Won Conference semifinals (Bucks) 4–3 Lost Conference finals (Lakers) 4–1[5] |
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1980–81 | 1980–81 | Western | 10th | Pacific | 6th | 34 | 48 | .415 | 23 | ||||||
1981–82 | 1981–82 | Western | 3rd | Pacific | 2nd | 52 | 30 | .634 | 5 | Won First round (Rockets) 2–1 Lost Conference semifinals (Spurs) 4–1[6] |
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1982–83 | 1982–83 | Western | 4th | Pacific | 3rd | 48 | 34 | .585 | 10 | Lost First round (Trail Blazers) 2–0[7] | Zollie Volchok (EOY) | ||||
1983–84 | 1983–84 | Western | 5th | Pacific | 3rd | 42 | 40 | .512 | 12 | Lost First round (Mavericks) 3–2[8] | |||||
1984–85 | 1984–85 | Western | 10th | Pacific | 4th[c] | 31 | 51 | .378 | 31 | ||||||
1985–86 | 1985–86 | Western | 11th | Pacific | 5th | 31 | 51 | .378 | 31 | Bernie Bickerstaff | |||||
1986–87 | 1986–87 | Western | 7th | Pacific | 4th | 39 | 43 | .476 | 26 | Won First round (Mavericks) 3–1 Won Conference semifinals (Rockets) 4–2 Lost Conference finals (Lakers) 4–0[10] |
Dale Ellis (MIP) Tom Chambers (ASG MVP) | ||||
1987–88 | 1987–88 | Western | 7th | Pacific | 3rd | 44 | 38 | .537 | 18 | Lost First round (Nuggets) 3–2[11] | |||||
1988–89 | 1988–89 | Western | 4th | Pacific | 3rd | 47 | 35 | .573 | 10 | Won First round (Rockets) 3–1 Lost Conference semifinals (Lakers) 4–0[12] |
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1989–90 | 1989–90 | Western | 9th | Pacific | 4th | 41 | 41 | .500 | 22 | ||||||
1990–91 | 1990–91 | Western | 8th | Pacific | 5th | 41 | 41 | .500 | 22 | Lost First round (Trail Blazers) 3–2[13] | K. C. Jones | ||||
1991–92 | 1991–92 | Western | 6th | Pacific | 4th | 47 | 35 | .573 | 10 | Won First round (Warriors) 3–1 Lost Conference semifinals (Jazz) 4–1[14] |
K. C. Jones Bob Kloppenburg George Karl | ||||
1992–93 | 1992–93 | Western | 3rd | Pacific | 2nd | 55 | 27 | .671 | 7 | Won First round (Jazz) 3–2 Won Conference semifinals (Rockets) 4–3 Lost Conference finals (Suns) 4–3[15] |
George Karl | ||||
1993–94 | 1993–94 | Western | 1st | Pacific | 1st | 63 | 19 | .768 | — | Lost First round (Nuggets) 3–2[16] | Bob Whitsitt (EOY) | ||||
1994–95 | 1994–95 | Western | 4th | Pacific | 2nd | 57 | 25 | .695 | 2 | Lost First round (Lakers) 3–1[17] | |||||
1995–96 | 1995–96 | Western | 1st | Pacific | 1st | 64 | 18 | .780 | — | Won First round (Kings) 3–1 Won Conference semifinals (Rockets) 4–0 Won Conference finals (Jazz) 4–3 Lost NBA Finals (Bulls) 4–2[18] |
Gary Payton (DPOY) | ||||
1996–97 | 1996–97 | Western | 2nd | Pacific | 1st | 57 | 25 | .695 | — | Won First round (Suns) 3–2 Lost Conference semifinals (Rockets) 4–3[19] |
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1997–98 | 1997–98 | Western | 2nd | Pacific | 1st[d] | 61 | 21 | .744 | — | Won First round (Timberwolves) 3–2 Lost Conference semifinals (Lakers) 4–1[21] |
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1998–99[e] | 1998–99 | Western | 9th | Pacific | 5th | 25 | 25 | .500 | 10 | Hersey Hawkins (SPOR) | Paul Westphal | ||||
1999–00 | 1999–2000 | Western | 7th | Pacific | 4th | 45 | 37 | .549 | 22 | Lost First round (Jazz) 3–2[23] | |||||
2000–01 | 2000–01 | Western | 10th | Pacific | 5th | 44 | 38 | .537 | 12 | Paul Westphal Nate McMillan | |||||
2001–02 | 2001–02 | Western | 7th | Pacific | 4th | 45 | 37 | .549 | 16 | Lost First round (Spurs) 3–2[24] | Nate McMillan | ||||
2002–03 | 2002–03 | Western | 10th | Pacific | 5th | 40 | 42 | .488 | 19 | Ray Allen (SPOR) | |||||
2003–04 | 2003–04 | Western | 12th | Pacific | 5th[f] | 37 | 45 | .451 | 19 | ||||||
2004–05 | 2004–05 | Western | 3rd | Northwest | 1st | 52 | 30 | .634 | — | Won First round (Kings) 4–1 Lost Conference semifinals (Spurs) 4–2[26] |
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2005–06 | 2005–06 | Western | 11th | Northwest | 3rd | 35 | 47 | .427 | 9 | Bob Weiss Bob Hill | |||||
2006–07 | 2006–07 | Western | 14th | Northwest | 5th | 31 | 51 | .378 | 20 | Bob Hill | |||||
2007–08 | 2007–08 | Western | 15th | Northwest | 5th | 20 | 62 | .244 | 35 | Kevin Durant (ROY) | P. J. Carlesimo | ||||
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2008–09 | 2008–09[g] | Western | 13th | Northwest | 5th | 23 | 59 | .280 | 31 | P. J. Carlesimo Scott Brooks | |||||
2009–10 | 2009–10 | Western | 8th | Northwest | 4th[h] | 50 | 32 | .610 | 3 | Lost First round (Lakers) 4–2[28] | Scott Brooks (COY) | Scott Brooks | |||
2010–11 | 2010–11 | Western | 4th | Northwest | 1st | 55 | 27 | .671 | — | Won First round (Nuggets) 4–1 Won Conference semifinals (Grizzlies) 4–3 Lost Conference finals (Mavericks) 4–1[29] |
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2011–12[i] | 2011–12 | Western | 2nd | Northwest | 1st | 47 | 19 | .712 | — | Won First round (Mavericks) 4–0 Won Conference semifinals (Lakers) 4–1 Won Conference finals (Spurs) 4–2 Lost NBA Finals (Heat) 4–1 |
James Harden (SIX) Kevin Durant (ASG MVP) | ||||
2012–13 | 2012–13 | Western | 1st | Northwest | 1st | 60 | 22 | .732 | — | Won First round (Rockets) 4–2 Lost Conference semifinals (Grizzlies) 4–1 |
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2013–14 | 2013–14 | Western | 2nd | Northwest | 1st | 59 | 23 | .720 | — | Won First round (Grizzlies) 4–3 Won Conference semifinals (Clippers) 4–2 Lost Conference finals (Spurs) 4–2 |
Kevin Durant (MVP)[31] | ||||
2014–15 | 2014–15 | Western | 9th | Northwest | 2nd | 45 | 37 | .549 | 6 | Russell Westbrook (ASG MVP) | |||||
2015–16 | 2015–16 | Western | 3rd | Northwest | 1st | 55 | 27 | .671 | — | Won First round (Mavericks) 4–1 Won Conference semifinals (Spurs) 4–2 Lost Conference finals (Warriors) 4–3 |
Russell Westbrook (ASG MVP) | Billy Donovan | |||
2016–17 | 2016–17 | Western | 6th | Northwest | 2nd | 47 | 35 | .573 | 4 | Lost First round (Rockets) 4–1 | Russell Westbrook (MVP) | ||||
2017–18 | 2017–18 | Western | 4th | Northwest | 2nd | 48 | 34 | .585 | 1 | Lost First round (Jazz) 4–2 | |||||
2018–19 | 2018–19 | Western | 6th | Northwest | 4th | 49 | 33 | .598 | 5 | Lost First round (Trail Blazers) 4–1 | |||||
2019–20[j] | 2019–20 | Western | 5th | Northwest | 2nd | 44 | 28 | .611 | 1.5 | Lost First round (Rockets) 4–3 | |||||
2020–21[k] | 2020–21 | Western | 14th | Northwest | 5th | 22 | 50 | .306 | 30 | Mark Daigneault | |||||
2021–22 | 2021–22 | Western | 14th | Northwest | 5th | 24 | 58 | .293 | 13 | ||||||
2022–23 | 2022–23 | Western | 10th | Northwest | 3rd | 40 | 42 | .488 | 40 | ||||||
2023–24 | 2023–24 | Western | 1st | Northwest | 1st | 57 | 25 | .695 | — | Won First round (Pelicans) 4–0 Lost Conference semifinals (Mavericks) 4–2 |
Mark Daigneault (COY) |
All-time records
Note: Statistics are correct as of the conclusion of the 2023–24 NBA season.
Statistic | Wins | Losses | Win% |
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Seattle SuperSonics regular season record (1967–2008) | 1,745 | 1,585 | .524 |
Oklahoma City Thunder regular season record (2008–present) | 725 | 551 | .568 |
All-time regular season record | 2,470 | 2,136 | .536 |
Seattle SuperSonics post-season record (1967–2008) | 107 | 110 | .493 |
Oklahoma City Thunder post-season record (2008–present) | 64 | 62 | .508 |
All-time post-season record | 171 | 172 | .499 |
All-time regular and post-season record | 2,641 | 2,308 | .534 |
Notes
- ^ The formula is:
- ^ The team began as the Seattle SuperSonics.
- ^ Though the SuperSonics had the same record as the Los Angeles Clippers in the Pacific Division, the SuperSonics won the tiebreaker and finished fourth.[9]
- ^ Though the SuperSonics had the same record as the Los Angeles Lakers in the Pacific Division, the SuperSonics won the tiebreaker and finished first.[20]
- ^ Due to a lockout, the season did not start until February 5, 1999, and all 29 teams played a shortened 50 game regular season schedule.[22]
- ^ Though the SuperSonics had the same record as the Golden State Warriors in the Pacific Division, the SuperSonics lost the tiebreaker and finished fifth.[25]
- ^ The team relocated to Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, and became the Oklahoma City Thunder prior to the season.
- ^ Though the Thunder had the same record as the Portland Trail Blazers in the Pacific Division, the Thunder lost the tiebreaker and finished fourth.[27]
- ^ Due to a lockout, the season did not start until December 25, 2011 and all 30 teams played a shortened 66 game regular season schedule.[30]
- ^ Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the season was suspended from March 11 to July 30, 2020, and the regular season was shortened to 72 games for the Thunder.
- ^ Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the season did not start until December 22, 2020, and all 30 teams played a shortened regular season schedule of 72 games.
References
- General
- "Oklahoma City Thunder". Basketball-Reference. Retrieved April 15, 2012.
- Specific
- ^ "1974–75 Seattle SuperSonics Roster and Statistics". basketball-reference.com. Retrieved April 15, 2012.
- ^ "1975–76 Seattle SuperSonics Roster and Statistics". basketball-reference.com. Retrieved April 15, 2012.
- ^ "1977–78 Seattle SuperSonics Roster and Statistics". basketball-reference.com. Retrieved April 15, 2012.
- ^ "1978–79 Seattle SuperSonics Roster and Statistics". basketball-reference.com. Retrieved April 15, 2012.
- ^ "1979–80 Seattle SuperSonics Roster and Statistics". basketball-reference.com. Retrieved April 15, 2012.
- ^ "1981–82 Seattle SuperSonics Roster and Statistics". basketball-reference.com. Retrieved April 15, 2012.
- ^ "1982–83 Seattle SuperSonics Roster and Statistics". basketball-reference.com. Retrieved April 15, 2012.
- ^ "1983–84 Seattle SuperSonics Roster and Statistics". basketball-reference.com. Retrieved April 15, 2012.
- ^ "1984–85 NBA season Summary". basketball-reference.com. Retrieved April 14, 2012.
- ^ "1986–87 Seattle SuperSonics Roster and Statistics". basketball-reference.com. Retrieved April 15, 2012.
- ^ "1987–88 Seattle SuperSonics Roster and Statistics". basketball-reference.com. Retrieved April 15, 2012.
- ^ "1988–89 Seattle SuperSonics Roster and Statistics". basketball-reference.com. Retrieved April 15, 2012.
- ^ "1990–91 Seattle SuperSonics Roster and Statistics". basketball-reference.com. Retrieved April 15, 2012.
- ^ "1991–92 Seattle SuperSonics Roster and Statistics". basketball-reference.com. Retrieved April 15, 2012.
- ^ "1992–93 Seattle SuperSonics Roster and Statistics". basketball-reference.com. Retrieved April 15, 2012.
- ^ "1993–94 Seattle SuperSonics Roster and Statistics". basketball-reference.com. Retrieved April 15, 2012.
- ^ "1994–95 Seattle SuperSonics Roster and Statistics". basketball-reference.com. Retrieved April 15, 2012.
- ^ "1995–96 Seattle SuperSonics Roster and Statistics". basketball-reference.com. Retrieved April 15, 2012.
- ^ "1996–97 Seattle SuperSonics Roster and Statistics". basketball-reference.com. Retrieved April 15, 2012.
- ^ "1997–98 NBA Season Summary". basketball-reference.com. Retrieved April 14, 2012.
- ^ "1997–98 Seattle SuperSonics Roster and Statistics". basketball-reference.com. Retrieved April 15, 2012.
- ^ Donovan, John (February 4, 1999). "Let the semi-season begin: Expect injuries, intensity and a new champion in '99". CNN Sports Illustrated. Archived from the original on June 19, 2001. Retrieved September 4, 2011.
- ^ "1999–00 Seattle SuperSonics Roster and Statistics". basketball-reference.com. Retrieved April 15, 2012.
- ^ "2001–02 Seattle SuperSonics Roster and Statistics". basketball-reference.com. Retrieved April 15, 2012.
- ^ "2003–04 NBA Season Summary". basketball-reference.com. Retrieved April 14, 2012.
- ^ "2004–05 Seattle SuperSonics Roster and Statistics". basketball-reference.com. Retrieved April 15, 2012.
- ^ "2009–10 NBA Season Summary". basketball-reference.com. Retrieved April 14, 2012.
- ^ "2009–10 Oklahoma City Thunder Roster and Statistics". basketball-reference.com. Retrieved April 15, 2012.
- ^ "2010–11 Oklahoma City Thunder Roster and Statistics". basketball-reference.com. Retrieved April 15, 2012.
- ^ Beck, Howard (November 28, 2011). "Two Exhibition Games for N.B.A. Teams". The New York Times. Retrieved November 28, 2011.
- ^ "Thunder's Kevin Durant wins 2013–14 Kia NBA Most Valuable Player Award". NBA.com. May 6, 2014. Archived from the original on May 7, 2014. Retrieved May 6, 2014.