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2008–09 Oklahoma City Thunder season
Head coach
P. J. Carlesimo (games 1–13, fired)
Scott Brooks (interim, games 14–82)
General manager Sam Presti
Owner(s)
Professional Basketball Club LLC
(Clay Bennett, Chairman)
Arena Ford Center
Results
Record 23–59 (.280)
Place
Division: 5th (Northwest)
Conference: 13th (Western)
Playoff finish Did not Qualify


Stats @ Basketball-Reference.com
Local media
Television
KSBI
Fox Sports Oklahoma
Radio
WWLS-AM/FM



< 2007–08 2009–10 >

The Oklahoma City Thunder played its inaugural season in the 2008–09 NBA season. It was the team's 1st season in Oklahoma City since the Seattle SuperSonics relocation was approved by league owners prior to settling a lawsuit. The team played at the Ford Center.


Oklahoma City hosted the New Orleans Hornets for two seasons, due to Hurricane Katrina's devastation along the Gulf Coast in August 2005.




Contents






  • 1 Key dates


  • 2 Offseason


  • 3 Pre-season


    • 3.1 First pre-season game




  • 4 Draft picks


  • 5 Roster


    • 5.1 Depth chart




  • 6 Regular season


    • 6.1 Standings


    • 6.2 Game log




  • 7 Player statistics


    • 7.1 Season




  • 8 Awards and records


    • 8.1 Awards


      • 8.1.1 Week/Month


      • 8.1.2 All-Star


      • 8.1.3 Season




    • 8.2 Records




  • 9 Transactions


    • 9.1 Trades


    • 9.2 Free agents


      • 9.2.1 Additions


      • 9.2.2 Subtractions






  • 10 See also


  • 11 References





Key dates[edit]




  • June 26: The 2008 NBA draft took place in New York City.


  • July 1: The free agency period started.


  • July 2: The Seattle SuperSonics announced their immediate relocation to Oklahoma City, Oklahoma.


  • September 3 The team announces name and colors.


  • October 8 The Oklahoma City Thunder took the court for the first time in an 88-82[1] preseason loss against the Minnesota Timberwolves in Billings, Montana.


  • October 29 The Oklahoma City Thunder played their first regular season game ever, hosting the Milwaukee Bucks.


  • November 2 The Oklahoma City Thunder get their first win as an NBA franchise.


  • November 22 P. J. Carlesimo is fired and replaced on an interim basis by Scott Brooks.


  • November 28 The Thunder tie the franchise record for consecutive games lost at 14 with a 103-105 loss to the Timberwolves.


  • November 29 Oklahoma City snaps 14-game losing streak.


  • January 21 Jeff Green shoots Thunder's first buzzer beater to beat the Golden State Warriors 122-121.


  • February 14 Kevin Durant wins All-Star Break H.O.R.S.E competition.


  • April 15 The Thunder won over Los Angeles Clippers 126-85 to end 23-59 in their first season.


  • April 15 Scott Brooks is named full-time coach of Thunder.



Offseason[edit]



  • Oklahoma City rookies and other young professionals played in the first game of the Orlando summer league. Oklahoma City lost its summer league opener to the Indiana Pacers rookies by a score of 95-78. Earl Calloway scored 16 points and Andre Emmett had 15 for the Pacers, who scored the game's first eight points and never trailed.[2] Jeff Green took the first shot in Oklahoma City's history and it bounced off the rim 43 seconds after tipoff. The first basket came 2:15 into the first quarter by D.J. White, who was drafted by Detroit, traded to Seattle and played in Oklahoma City.[2]

  • The Oklahoma City franchise released its season-ticket prices on Thursday, August 14. The franchise announced that there will be 3,400 seats available at $10 per game.[3]

    • On average, ticket prices were about 36 per cent higher than they were for the 2007–08 Seattle SuperSonics season. The announcement also stated that the average ticket price would be US$47.51 while Seattle's average ticket price last season was $35.[3] While last year's NBA average ticket price at $48.83, Oklahoma City's rates below the league average.

    • Season tickets went on sale on Monday, September 8. Chairman Clay Bennett announced that the last of the 13,000 season tickets available were sold on Friday, September 12, and the team started a waiting list for season tickets.[4]





Pre-season[edit]


  • The Oklahoma City Thunder made their debut in an 88-82 preseason loss to the Minnesota Timberwolves on October 8, 2008.


First pre-season game[edit]




KSBI



October 8, 2008














Oklahoma City Thunder 82, Minnesota Timberwolves 88

Scoring by quarter: 13–24, 28–16, 22–20, 19–28

Pts: Damien Wilkins 19
Rebs: Kevin Durant, Johan Petro 7 each
Asts: Earl Watson 4
Pts: Rashad McCants 15
Rebs: Al Jefferson 9
Asts: Mike Miller 5



Rimrock Auto Arena, Billings
Attendance: 3,817
Referees: Leroy Richardson, David Jones, Eric Dalen






  • Kevin Durant took and made the first shot in Oklahoma City history.

  • The Thunder had their home debut on October 14, 2008 against the Los Angeles Clippers.[5]



Draft picks[edit]


Main article: 2008 NBA draft


























































Round
 Pick
 Player
 Position
 Nationality
 College/Team
1
 4
Russell Westbrook
 PG
 United States
UCLA
1
 24
Serge Ibaka
 PF
 Republic of the Congo
CB L'Hospitalet
2
 32
Walter Sharpe
 SF
 United States
UAB
2
 46
Trent Plaisted a[›](from Portland as part of the Sebastian Telfair trade via Boston as part of the Ray Allen trade, traded to Detroit)
 PF
 United States
BYU Jr.
2
 50
DeVon Hardin
 PF
 United States
California
2
 56
Sasha Kaun
 C
 Russia
Kansas


Roster[edit]













Oklahoma City Thunder 2008–09 roster
Players
Coaches





















































































































































































Pos. # Nat. Name Ht. Wt. From

PG
7001130000000000000♠13
United States
Atkins, Chucky
7000180340000000000♠5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
 160 lb (73 kg)

South Florida

PF
7000400000000000000♠4
United States
Collison, Nick
7000205740000000000♠6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)
 255 lb (116 kg)

Kansas

SF
7001350000000000000♠35
United States
Durant, Kevin
7000205740000000000♠6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)
 215 lb (98 kg)

Texas

SF
7001220000000000000♠22
United States
Green, Jeff
7000205740000000000♠6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)
 235 lb (107 kg)

Georgetown

C
7001510000000000000♠51
United States
Hill, Steven
7000213360000000000♠7 ft 0 in (2.13 m)
 248 lb (112 kg)

Arkansas

C
7001120000000000000♠12
Serbia
Krstić, Nenad
7000213360000000000♠7 ft 0 in (2.13 m)
 240 lb (109 kg)


PG
7001140000000000000♠14
United States
Livingston, Shaun
7000200659999999999♠6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
 182 lb (83 kg)


SG
7001340000000000000♠34
United States
Mason, Desmond
7000200659999999999♠6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
 224 lb (102 kg)

Oklahoma State

PF
7000900000000000000♠9
United States
Rose, Malik
7000200659999999999♠6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
 250 lb (113 kg)

Drexel

SG
7000200000000000000♠2
Switzerland
Sefolosha, Thabo
7000195580000000000♠6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
 215 lb (98 kg)


PF
7001310000000000000♠31
United States
Swift, Robert
7000213360000000000♠7 ft 0 in (2.13 m)
 245 lb (111 kg)


PG
7001250000000000000♠25
United States
Watson, Earl
7000185420000000000♠6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
 195 lb (88 kg)

UCLA

SG
7000500000000000000♠5
United States
Weaver, Kyle
7000198120000000000♠6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
 201 lb (91 kg)

Washington State

PG
5000000000000000000♠0
United States
Westbrook, Russell
7000190500000000000♠6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
 187 lb (85 kg)

UCLA

PF
7000300000000000000♠3
United States
White, D. J.
7000205740000000000♠6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)
 251 lb (114 kg)

Indiana

PF
7001540000000000000♠54
United States
Wilcox, Chris
7000203200000000000♠6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
 221 lb (100 kg)

Maryland

PF
7001210000000000000♠21
United States
Wilkins, Damien
7000198120000000000♠6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
 225 lb (102 kg)

Georgia


Head coach



  • P. J. Carlesimo (fired)




  • United States Scott Brooks (UC Irvine)



Legend



  • (C) Team captain


  • (DP) Unsigned draft pick


  • (FA) Free agent


  • (S) Suspended


  • Injured Injured


Depth chart[edit]



















































Pos.
 Starting 5
 Bench 1
 Bench 2
 Bench 3

C
Nenad Kristic
Nick Collison
Steven Hill
Robert Swift

PF
Jeff Green
Chris Wilcox
D.J. White
Malik Rose

SF
Kevin Durant
Damien Wilkins



SG
Thabo Sefolosha
Desmond Mason
Kyle Weaver


PG
Russell Westbrook

Earl Watson
Chucky Atkins



Regular season[edit]




The Ford Center, which seats 19,599 for basketball, was built in 2002 and has received public funding for renovation.[6]



Standings[edit]






































































Northwest Division
W
L
PCT
GB
Home
Road
Div
GP

y–Denver Nuggets
 54 28 .659 — 33–8 21–20 12–4 82

x–Portland Trail Blazers
 54 28 .659 — 34–7 20–21 11–5 82

x–Utah Jazz
 48 34 .585 6 33–8 15–26 10–6 82
Minnesota Timberwolves 24 58 .293 30 11–30 13–28 3–13 82
Oklahoma City Thunder 23 59 .280 31 15–26 8–33 4–12 82













































































































































#
Western Conference

  • v

  • t

  • e
Team
W
L
PCT
GB
1
c-Los Angeles Lakers
 65 17 .793 —
2
y-Denver Nuggets
 54 28 .659 11
3
y-San Antonio Spurs
 54 28 .659 11
4
x-Portland Trail Blazers
 54 28 .659 11
5
x-Houston Rockets
 53 29 .646 12
6
x-Dallas Mavericks
 50 32 .610 15
7
x-New Orleans Hornets
 49 33 .598 16
8
x-Utah Jazz
 48 34 .585 17

9
 Phoenix Suns 46 36 .561 19
10
 Golden State Warriors 29 53 .354 36
11
 Minnesota Timberwolves 24 58 .293 41
12
 Memphis Grizzlies 24 58 .293 41
13
 Oklahoma City Thunder 23 59 .280 42
14
 Los Angeles Clippers 19 63 .232 46
15
 Sacramento Kings 17 65 .207 48


Game log[edit]












2008–09 game log


October: 0–1 (Home: 0–1; Road: 0–0)

























Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
1
 October 29
Milwaukee
L 87–98

Russell Westbrook, Chris Wilcox (13)
Nick Collison, Chris Wilcox (6)
Russell Westbrook, Earl Watson (4)
Ford Center
19,136
 0–1





November: 2–15 (Home: 1–8; Road: 1–7)









































































































































































































Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
2
 November 1
 @ Houston
L 77–89

Kevin Durant (26)
Johan Petro (9)
Earl Watson (8)
Toyota Center
16,996
 0–2
3
 November 2
Minnesota
W 88–85

Kevin Durant (18)
Nick Collison (10)
Earl Watson (4)
Ford Center
18,163
 1–2
4
 November 5
Boston
L 83–96

Kevin Durant (17)
Chris Wilcox (8)
Earl Watson (5)
 Ford Center
19,136
 1–3
5
 November 7
 @ Utah
L 97–104

Kevin Durant (24)
Nick Collison, Joe Smith, Chris Wilcox (6)
Kevin Durant, Earl Watson (3)
EnergySolutions Arena
19,911
 1–4
6
 November 9
Atlanta
L 85–89

Kevin Durant (20)
Joe Smith (9)
Earl Watson (6)
 Ford Center
18,231
 1–5
7
 November 10
 @ Indiana
L 99–107

Kevin Durant (37)
Kevin Durant, Nick Collison, Johan Petro (8)
Earl Watson (9)
Conseco Fieldhouse
10,165
 1–6
8
 November 12
Orlando
L 92–109

Jeff Green (25)
Jeff Green (10)
Earl Watson (8)
 Ford Center
18,185
 1–7
9
 November 14
 @ New York
L 106–116

Kevin Durant (23)
Robert Swift (13)
Earl Watson (8)
Madison Square Garden
18,008
 1–8
10
 November 15
 @ Philadelphia
L 85–110

Jeff Green (21)
Johan Petro (12)
Jeff Green, Russell Westbrook (4)
Wachovia Center
13,385
 1–9
11
 November 17
Houston
L 89–100

Kevin Durant (29)
Robert Swift, Johan Petro (8)
Kevin Durant, Earl Watson (4)
 Ford Center
18,145
 1–10
12
 November 19
L.A. Clippers
L 88–108

Kevin Durant (18)
Joe Smith (7)
Earl Watson (5)
 Ford Center
18,312
 1–11
13
 November 21
New Orleans
L 80–105

Kevin Durant (17)
Nick Collison (13)
Earl Watson (4)
 Ford Center
19,136
 1–12
14
 November 22
 @ New Orleans
L 97–109

Kevin Durant (30)
Chris Wilcox (10)
Russell Westbrook (11)
New Orleans Arena
16,023
 1–13
15
 November 25
Phoenix
L 98–99

Kevin Durant (29)
Chris Wilcox, Jeff Green, Earl Watson, Joe Smith (6)
Earl Watson (13)
 Ford Center
19,136
 1–14
16
 November 26
 @ Cleveland
L 82–117

Chris Wilcox (14)
Chris Wilcox, Nick Collison (5)
Russell Westbrook, Kyle Weaver (5)
Quicken Loans Arena
19,753
 1–15
17
 November 28
Minnesota
L 103–105

Kevin Durant, Jeff Green (22)
Chris Wilcox (7)
Russell Westbrook (8)
 Ford Center
18,229
 1–16
18
 November 29
 @ Memphis
W 111–103

Kevin Durant (30)
Kevin Durant (7)
Earl Watson (7)
FedExForum
11,977
 2–16





December: 2–13 (Home: 2–5; Road: 0–8)



















































































































































































Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
19
 December 3
 @ Charlotte
L 97–103

Kevin Durant (24)
Jeff Green (6)
Earl Watson (11)
Time Warner Cable Arena
11,629
 2–17
20
 December 5
 @ Orlando
L 89–98

Russell Westbrook (19)
Kevin Durant (10)
Russell Westbrook (5)
Amway Arena
16,812
 2–18
21
 December 6
 @ Miami
L 99–105

Russell Westbrook (30)
Jeff Green (9)
Earl Watson (12)
American Airlines Arena
17,585
 2–19
22
 December 8
Golden State
L 102–112

Kevin Durant (41)
Kevin Durant, Nick Collison (10)
Russell Westbrook, Earl Watson (7)
Ford Center
17,854
 2–20
23
 December 10
Memphis
L 102–108

Kevin Durant (28)
Nick Collison (8)
Earl Watson (7)
 Ford Center
18,009
 2–21
24
 December 13
 @ Dallas
L 99–103

Jeff Green (25)
Kevin Durant, Russell Westbrook, Nick Collison (8)
Russell Westbrook, Earl Watson (6)
American Airlines Center
20,190
 2–22
25
 December 14
 @ San Antonio
L 104–109

Jeff Green (33)
Kevin Durant (13)
Nick Collison (5)
AT&T Center
17,419
 2–23
26
 December 16
L.A. Clippers
L 88–98

Kevin Durant (25)
Russell Westbrook, Desmond Mason (7)
Earl Watson (12)
 Ford Center
18,275
 2–24
27
 December 19
Toronto
W 91–83

Kevin Durant (26)
Desmond Mason (10)
Russell Westbrook (8)
 Ford Center
18,806
 3–24
28
 December 21
Cleveland
L 91–102

Kevin Durant (26)
Jeff Green (10)
Russell Westbrook (11)
 Ford Center
19,136
 3–25
29
 December 23
 @ Atlanta
L 88–99

Kevin Durant (28)
Jeff Green (14)
Earl Watson (7)
Philips Arena
12,138
 3–26
30
 December 26
 @ Detroit
L 88–90

Kevin Durant (26)
Joe Smith (10)
Earl Watson (6)
The Palace of Auburn Hills
22,076
 3–27
31
 December 27
 @ Washington
L 95–104

Kevin Durant (25)
Kevin Durant (11)
Earl Watson (6)
Verizon Center
16,181
 3–28
32
 December 29
Phoenix
L 102–110

Russell Westbrook (31)
Jeff Green (11)
Russell Westbrook (5)
 Ford Center
19,136
 3–29
33
 December 31
Golden State
W 107–100

Jeff Green (26)
Kevin Durant (10)
Kevin Durant, Earl Watson (6)
 Ford Center
18,229
 4–29





January: 7–7 (Home: 5–3; Road: 2–4)








































































































































































Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
34
 January 2
Denver
L 120–122

Kevin Durant (33)
Kevin Durant (9)
Earl Watson (7)
Ford Center
18,613
 4–30
35
 January 6
New York
W 107–99

Kevin Durant, Jeff Green (27)
Kevin Durant (12)
Russell Westbrook (9)
 Ford Center
18,487
 5–30
36
 January 7
 @ Minnesota
L 87–129

Nick Collison (17)
Nick Collison (10)
Russell Westbrook (12)
Target Center
10,272
 5–31
37
 January 9
Houston
L 96–98

Kevin Durant (27)
Nick Collison (10)
Russell Westbrook (6)
 Ford Center
19,136
 5–32
38
 January 10
 @ Chicago
W 109–98 (OT)
Kevin Durant (28)
Kevin Durant, Jeff Green, Russell Westbrook (12)
Earl Watson (11)
United Center
20,469
 6–32
39
 January 12
 @ New Jersey
L 99–103 (OT)
Kevin Durant (26)
Jeff Green (10)
Earl Watson (9)
Izod Center
12,972
 6–33
40
 January 14
Utah
W 114–93

Jeff Green (23)
Nenad Krstić, Nick Collison (11)
Russell Westbrook (7)
 Ford Center
18,437
 7–33
41
 January 16
Detroit
W 89–79

Kevin Durant (32)
Jeff Green (14)
Russell Westbrook (6)
 Ford Center
19,136
 8–33
42
 January 18
Miami
L 94–104

Kevin Durant (31)
Russell Westbrook (8)
Earl Watson (6)
 Ford Center
19,136
 8–34
43
 January 21
 @ Golden State
W 122–121

Russell Westbrook (30)
Kevin Durant (12)
Russell Westbrook (7)
Oracle Arena
19,318
 9–34
44
 January 23
 @ L.A. Clippers
L 104–107

Kevin Durant (46)
Kevin Durant (15)
Kyle Weaver (5)
Staples Center
14,913
 9–35
45
 January 26
New Jersey
W 94–85

Kevin Durant (18)
Chris Wilcox (9)
Kevin Durant, Russell Westbrook (4)
 Ford Center
18,264
 10–35
46
 January 28
Memphis
W 114–102 (OT)
Kevin Durant (35)
Kevin Durant (10)
Kevin Durant (6)
 Ford Center
18,450
 11–35
47
 January 30
 @ Utah
L 90–110

Kevin Durant (29)
Kevin Durant (10)
Kevin Durant, Earl Watson (4)
EnergySolutions Arena
19,911
 11–36





February: 3–9 (Home: 2–3; Road: 1–6)


















































































































































Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
48
 February 1
 @ Sacramento
L 118–122 (OT)
Russell Westbrook (34)
Nick Collison (14)
Russell Westbrook (8)
ARCO Arena
10,817
 11–37
49
 February 4
Denver
L 113–114

Kevin Durant (31)
Kevin Durant, Nick Collison (8)
Earl Watson (8)
Ford Center
18,332
 11–38
50
 February 6
Portland
W 102–93

Kevin Durant (31)
Nick Collison (13)
Earl Watson (11)
 Ford Center
18,694
 12–38
51
 February 8
Sacramento
W 116–113

Kevin Durant (39)
Kevin Durant, Jeff Green, Russell Westbrook (7)
Russell Westbrook (8)
 Ford Center
18,271
 13–38
52
 February 10
 @ L.A. Lakers
L 98–105

Kevin Durant (31)
Kevin Durant (10)
Russell Westbrook (7)
Staples Center
18,997
 13–39
53
 February 11
 @ Portland
L 92–106

Russell Westbrook (21)
Russell Westbrook (12)
Earl Watson (5)
Rose Garden
20,050
 13–40
54
 February 17
New Orleans
L 98–100

Kevin Durant (47)
Nenad Krstić (10)
Earl Watson (7)
 Ford Center
18,593
 13–41
55
 February 20
 @ Phoenix
L 118–140

Kevin Durant (35)
Jeff Green (14)
Russell Westbrook (8)
US Airways Center
18,422
 13–42
56
 February 21
 @ Golden State
L 120–133

Kevin Durant (32)
Jeff Green (15)
Russell Westbrook (11)
Oracle Arena
19,108
 13–43
57
 February 24
L.A. Lakers
L 93–107

Kevin Durant (32)
Nenad Krstić (11)
Kevin Durant (6)
 Ford Center
19,136
 13–44
58
 February 27
 @ Dallas
L 108–110 (OT)
Russell Westbrook (33)
Jeff Green (12)
Earl Watson (11)
American Airlines Center
20,007
 13–45
59
 February 28
 @ Memphis
W 99–92

Jeff Green (27)
Thabo Sefolosha (11)
Russell Westbrook (7)
FedExForum
10,074
 14–45





March: 7–8 (Home: 4–3; Road: 3–5)



















































































































































































Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
60
 March 2
Dallas
W 96–87

Nenad Krstić (26)
Russell Westbrook (10)
Russell Westbrook (10)
Ford Center
18,527
 15–45
61
 March 4
Washington
W 88–83

Nenad Krstić (18)
Nick Collison (10)
Russell Westbrook (8)
 Ford Center
18,576
 16–45
62
 March 7
 @ New Orleans
L 90–108

Russell Westbrook (24)
Nick Collison (8)
Malik Rose (5)
New Orleans Arena
18,114
 16–46
63
 March 8
Philadelphia
W 89–74

Nenad Krstić (20)
Nick Collison (11)
Russell Westbrook (5)
 Ford Center
18,738
 17–46
64
 March 10
 @ Sacramento
W 99–98

Jeff Green, Russell Westbrook (22)
Nenad Krstić (15)
Russell Westbrook (4)
ARCO Arena
10,784
 18–46
65
 March 11
 @ Denver
L 99–112

Jeff Green (19)
Thabo Sefolosha (9)
Earl Watson (7)
Pepsi Center
16,186
 18–47
66
 March 14
 @ Phoenix
L 95–106

Kevin Durant (22)
Jeff Green (10)
Russell Westbrook (7)
US Airways Center
18,422
 18–48
67
 March 16
San Antonio
W 78–76

Kevin Durant (25)
Nick Collison (10)
Chucky Atkins (3)
 Ford Center
19,136
 19–48
68
 March 18
Chicago
L 96–103

Kevin Durant (28)
Nick Collison (13)
Russell Westbrook (6)
 Ford Center
19,136
 19–49
69
 March 20
Utah
L 94–101

Kevin Durant (24)
Kevin Durant (12)
Kevin Durant (5)
 Ford Center
19,136
 19–50
70
 March 22
 @ Minnesota
W 97–90

Kevin Durant (30)
Kevin Durant, Russell Westbrook (8)
Russell Westbrook (10)
Target Center
18,561
 20–50
71
 March 24
L.A. Lakers
L 89–107

Kevin Durant (24)
Nick Collison (8)
Russell Westbrook (6)
 Ford Center
19,136
 20–51
72
 March 27
 @ Toronto
L 96–112

Nick Collison (21)
Nick Collison, Thabo Sefolosha (7)
Russell Westbrook (5)
Air Canada Centre
17,127
 20–52
73
 March 29
 @ Boston
L 84–103

Russell Westbrook (23)
Jeff Green (9)
Kyle Weaver (7)
TD Banknorth Garden
18,624
 20–53
74
 March 31
 @ San Antonio
W 96–95

Kevin Durant (31)
Kevin Durant, Nenad Krstić (8)
Russell Westbrook (10)
AT&T Center
18,797
 21–53





April: 2–6 (Home: 1–3; Road: 1–3)






































































































Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
75
 April 3
Portland
L 72–107

Kevin Durant (13)
Russell Westbrook (8)
Chucky Atkins, Russell Westbrook (4)
Ford Center
19,136
 21–54
76
 April 5
Indiana
L 99–117

Kevin Durant (25)
Shaun Livingston, Russell Westbrook (7)
Shaun Livingston (5)
 Ford Center
19,136
 21–55
77
 April 7
San Antonio
L 89–99

Kevin Durant (24)
Thabo Sefolosha (9)
Kevin Durant, Russell Westbrook (6)
 Ford Center
19,136
 21–56
78
 April 8
 @ Denver
L 112–122

Kevin Durant (31)
Kevin Durant (7)
Russell Westbrook (11)
Pepsi Center
16,536
 21–57
79
 April 10
Charlotte
W 84–81

Kevin Durant (20)
Jeff Green (11)
Russell Westbrook (11)
 Ford Center
19,136
 22–57
80
 April 11
 @ Milwaukee
L 98–115

Kevin Durant (19)
Kyle Weaver (9)
Earl Watson (7)
Bradley Center
15,418
 22–58
81
 April 13
 @ Portland
L 83–113

Earl Watson (16)
Nenad Krstić (7)
Russell Westbrook (7)
Rose Garden
20,655
 22–59
82
 April 15
 @ L.A. Clippers
W 126–85

Kevin Durant (26)
D. J. White (11)
Earl Watson (14)
Staples Center
19,060
 23–59




2015–16 season schedule


Player statistics[edit]




































Legend
  GP
 Games played
   GS 
 Games started
  MPG 
Minutes per game
 FG% 
Field-goal percentage
  3P% 
3-point field-goal percentage
  FT% 
Free-throw percentage
 RPG 
Rebounds per game
  APG 
Assists per game
  SPG 
Steals per game
 BPG 
Blocks per game
  PPG 
Points per game



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Player
 GP
 GS
 MPG
 FG%
 3FG%
 FT%
 RPG
 APG
 SPG
 BPG
 PPG

Chucky Atkins*
 18 0 16.6 .291 .250 .917 1.0 1.7 0.4 0.1 3.9

Nick Collison
 71 40 25.8 .568 .000 .721 6.9 0.9 0.7 0.7 8.2

Kevin Durant
 74 74 39.0 .476 .422 .863 6.5 2.8 1.3 0.7 25.3

Jeff Green
 78 78 36.8 .446 .389 .788 6.7 2.0 1.0 0.4 16.5

Steven Hill
 1 0 2.0 1.000 .000 .000 3.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 2.0

Nenad Krstić
 46 29 24.8 .469 .000 .797 5.5 0.6 0.5 1.1 9.7

Shaun Livingston
 8 1 23.8 .538 .000 1.000 3.3 2.0 0.6 0.3 7.8

Desmond Mason*
 39 19 27.3 .435 .000 .541 4.0 1.2 0.4 0.8 7.5

Johan Petro*
 22 12 15.5 .407 .000 .667 4.3 0.3 0.7 0.2 4.6

Malik Rose*
 20 0 15.7 .378 .000 .800 3.3 1.3 0.5 0.1 5.0

Thabo Sefolosha*
 23 22 31.1 .417 .243 .833 5.2 2.0 1.7 1.1 8.5

Mouhamed Sene*
 5 0 4.6 .714 .000 .778 1.8 0.0 0.2 0.4 3.4

Joe Smith*
 36 3 19.2 .454 .500 .704 4.5 0.7 0.3 0.7 6.6

Robert Swift
 26 10 13.2 .521 .000 .750 3.4 0.3 0.2 0.7 3.3

Earl Watson
 68 18 26.1 .384 .235 .755 2.7 5.8 0.7 0.2 6.6

Kyle Weaver
 56 19 20.8 .459 .344 .707 2.3 1.8 0.8 0.4 5.3

Russell Westbrook
 82 65 32.5 .398 .271 .815 4.9 5.3 1.3 0.2 15.3

D. J. White
 7 0 18.6 .520 .000 .769 4.6 0.9 0.4 0.7 8.9

Chris Wilcox*
 37 6 19.4 .485 .000 .598 5.3 0.9 0.5 0.3 8.4

Damien Wilkins
 41 14 15.5 .362 .375 .804 1.7 0.9 0.5 0.2 5.3

* Statistics with Oklahoma City.



Awards and records[edit]



Awards[edit]



Week/Month[edit]



  • Russell Westbrook was named Western Conference rookie of the month in December and February.[7][8]


All-Star[edit]




  • Russell Westbrook, Jeff Green and Kevin Durant played in the Rookie Challenge, where Durant was named MVP.


  • Kevin Durant won the H–O–R–S–E Competition.



Season[edit]



  • Russell Westbrook was selected to the All-Rookie 1st team.


Records[edit]



Transactions[edit]



Trades[edit]

































August 12, 2008

 To Charlotte Bobcats
2nd Round Selection, 2009 NBA draft
To Oklahoma City Thunder

Kyle Weaver[9]
August 13, 2008

 To Milwaukee Bucks

Luke Ridnour, Adrian Griffin
To Oklahoma City Thunder

Desmond Mason[10]
August 13, 2008

 To Milwaukee Bucks

Damon Jones
 To Cleveland Cavaliers

Mo Williams
 To Oklahoma City Thunder

Joe Smith
February 19, 2009

 To New York Knicks

Chris Wilcox
To Oklahoma City Thunder

Malik Rose[11]
February 19, 2009

 To Chicago Bulls
1st Round Selection, 2009 NBA draft
To Oklahoma City Thunder

Thabo Sefolosha


Free agents[edit]



Additions[edit]



Subtractions[edit]













Player Date left
New team
Mouhamed Sene February 19


See also[edit]



  • Seattle SuperSonics relocation to Oklahoma City

  • 2008–09 NBA season



References[edit]





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  7. ^ Bulls' Rose, Thunder's Westbrook named Rookies of the Month Archived 2009-01-15 at the Wayback Machine, NBA.com, January 2, 2009.


  8. ^ Nets' Lopez, Thunder's Westbrook named Rookies of the Month Archived 2009-03-06 at the Wayback Machine, NBA.com, March 2, 2009.


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