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85-709: Oklahoma City businessman Robert "Bob" Funk, Jr., was awarded a United Soccer League franchise on July 2, 2013, and in November, the club announced its name would be Oklahoma City Energy FC. The ownership group, Prodigal LLC, formerly Express sports, which operated the Oklahoma City Barons of the American Hockey League and formerly oversaw the Oklahoma City Dodgers (formerly Oklahoma/Oklahoma City Redhawks.) baseball team of

170-711: A Lisfranc injury in his foot that occurred during a Pro-am game. In the 2022–23 season, the Thunder finished regular season with the 10th-best record in the Western conference, qualifying for the play-in-tournament . After defeating the New Orleans Pelicans in their first play-in game, the Thunder lost to the Minnesota Timberwolves and did not qualify for the playoffs despite SGA’s leap to superstardom, averaging 31.1 Points Per Game. In

255-544: A friendly match played in front of 6,687 fans at Taft Stadium. Energy FC made the playoffs for a third consecutive season in 2017 after finishing 6th in the Western Conference. Back-to-back road wins earned the team a berth in the Conference Final for the second time in three years. Energy FC lost the match to Swope Park Rangers in a penalty shootout that saw both sides attempting 10 shots each, with

340-546: A 10-game losing streak before deciding on November 22 to fire head coach P. J. Carlesimo and assistant Paul Westhead . Assistant coach Scott Brooks then took over on an interim basis. Oklahoma City lost its next four games to tie the franchise losing streak of 14 set in Seattle the previous season. But the team managed to prevent history by winning their next game on the road against the Memphis Grizzlies . As

425-573: A 10th place finish – four points short of a playoff spot and averaging 3,702 in attendance for home matches. The club moved to the newly-renovated Taft Stadium for the 2015 season and finished second in the Western Conference, making the playoffs for the first time. Energy FC advanced to the Western Conference Final, where they lost to LA Galaxy II . For the inaugural (2014) season only, all games were broadcast on KXXY-FM radio with former Oklahoma sports personality Jack Damrill. For

510-432: A 15-point lead with five minutes remaining in the fourth quarter. They ended up losing in overtime, 112–105. During the extended lockout, Thunder players played in exhibition games and even local pickup games to stay in shape. When the abbreviated training camp began, Oklahoma City started with an intact roster and all players, except for Russell Westbrook . In addition, Kendrick Perkins lost more than 30 pounds during

595-734: A 59–23 record. They met the Memphis Grizzlies for the third time in the playoffs, which set a record for most consecutive overtimes in a playoff series, with four. Oklahoma City prevailed in seven games to play the Los Angeles Clippers in the semi-finals, whom they defeated in six games. Their final playoff opponent, in the Western Conference Finals, was the San Antonio Spurs in a rematch of the 2012 Western Conference Finals, this time with

680-725: A basketball. The Thunder's temporary practice facility was the Sawyer Center at Southern Nazarene University , which had been used by the New Orleans Hornets when they relocated to Oklahoma City after Hurricane Katrina . The Thunder played several preseason games before the 2008–09 regular season, but only one of those games was in Oklahoma City. The Thunder made their first appearance in Billings, Montana on October 8, 2008, in an 88–82 preseason loss against

765-521: A game 5 road win, to take a commanding 3–2 game lead in the series. In game 6, the Thunder defeated the Spurs 107–99 and advanced to the 2012 NBA Finals . Durant led the way with 34 points, playing all of regulation time in the game. In the 2012 NBA Finals against the Miami Heat , the Thunder won the first game at home but then lost four in a row losing the series in five games. In the 2012 NBA draft ,

850-726: A home-and-home series with the Houston Rockets , then routing the San Antonio Spurs . Thunder players Durant, Westbrook, Harden, Perkins and Ibaka made it onto the 2012 All-Star ballots. After the Thunder's win over the Utah Jazz on February 11, 2012, Scott Brooks was named as the head coach for the Western Conference All-Star squad for the 2012 NBA All-Star Game in Orlando, Florida . In

935-816: A member of the Northwest Division of the Western Conference . The team plays its home games at Paycom Center . The Thunder's NBA G League affiliate is the Oklahoma City Blue , which it owns. The Thunder are the only team in the major professional North American sports leagues based in the state of Oklahoma . Oklahoma City previously hosted the New Orleans Hornets for two seasons following devastation caused by Hurricane Katrina in New Orleans . The team

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1020-448: A new career playoff high. In the final game of the series, he again scored 41 and forward Serge Ibaka nearly tied the record for most blocks in a playoff game (10, set by Mark Eaton , Hakeem Olajuwon and Andrew Bynum ) with nine blocks. The Thunder won the series four games to one and were set to face off against the Memphis Grizzlies who achieved an eight-seed upset over the San Antonio Spurs just days before. The Thunder advanced to

1105-414: A pelvic fracture and was announced to miss at least 8 weeks of basketball leaving the Thunder short handed with Hartenstein also being out. List of the last five seasons completed by the Thunder. For the full season-by-season history, see List of Oklahoma City Thunder seasons . Note: GP = Games played, W = Wins, L = Losses, W–L% = Winning percentage Note: All arenas used before 2008 were used by

1190-597: A potential professional women's soccer team. The plan was approved by city council unanimously on November 19, 2024. OKC Energy have five recognized supporters groups: The Grid, La Furia Verde, OKC Breakers, Northend United, and Main St. Greens. OKC Energy's main rivals are FC Tulsa , with both teams being located in Oklahoma. The teams compete in the Black Gold Derby . The supporters group of both teams established

1275-605: A three-year, $ 12 million contract with the Atlanta Hawks . Several weeks before the season started, the Thunder suffered a setback as Durant was diagnosed with a Jones fracture in his right foot and missed the first 17 games of the season. During the opening game against the Portland Trail Blazers , Westbrook scored 38 points, but found himself sidelined due to a small fracture in his right hand. He missed 16 games, during which Oklahoma City went 4–12. During

1360-577: A trophy, a 4-foot wrench painted with the colors of each team on either side, which is awarded to the regular season winner of the derby. OKC lead the series against Tulsa in all competitions with a record of 10–8–5 (W-D-L). OKC have secured the wrench four years out of the seven that the rivalry has been in existence, in 2015, 2016, 2018, and 2019. The club was formally associated with FC Dallas of Major League Soccer from 2015 through 2018. They were affiliated with Sporting Kansas City from 2014 through 2015. Local, family-owned First Fidelity Bank became

1445-749: Is directly affiliated with the United States Soccer Federation and the United States Adult Soccer Association . The USL is headquartered in Tampa, Florida . Founded in 1985 by Francisco Marcos, the Southwest Indoor Soccer League was first intended as a minor indoor league associated with Major Indoor Soccer League . The league began with five teams, all owned by individuals who owned or operated indoor soccer arenas in

1530-602: Is their first playoff berth since the 2019–20 season. The Thunder finished with a record of 57 wins and 25 losses, clinching the top seed in the Western Conference for the first time since 2013 . Mark Daigneault won the Coach Of The Year Award as the Thunder swept the New Orleans Pelicans in the first round becoming the youngest team to ever win a playoff series at an average age of 25 years old, but would lose to Luka Doncic’s Dallas Mavericks in six games, even though they were up 17 points at one point in

1615-449: The next season , on December 2, 2021, the Thunder lost on the road to the Memphis Grizzlies by 73 points, 79–152, the largest loss in NBA history. At the 2022 NBA draft , the Thunder used their second overall pick to select Chet Holmgren and the twelfth pick to select Jalen Williams . On August 25, 2022, it was announced that Holmgren would miss the entire 2022–23 NBA season due to

1700-458: The 1979 NBA Championship . In Oklahoma City, the Thunder qualified for their first playoff berth during the 2009–10 season. They won their first division title as the Thunder in the 2010–11 season and their first Western Conference championship as the Thunder in the 2011–12 season, appearing in the NBA Finals for the fourth time in franchise history and first time since 1996 , when the team

1785-522: The 2012 NBA playoffs , the Thunder swept the defending champion Dallas Mavericks in the first round to advance and face off against their first-round foes from 2010, the Los Angeles Lakers . They defeated the Lakers in five games and advanced to play the San Antonio Spurs in the Western Conference Finals. The Thunder lost the first two games against the Spurs but won the next three including

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1870-522: The 2013 NBA draft , the Thunder selected 12th pick Steven Adams , traded for the 26th pick André Roberson , and selected 47th pick Grant Jerrett . Kevin Martin was not re-signed, and he opted to join the Timberwolves, while the team were only able to add free agent Ryan Gomes and re-sign Derek Fisher to conclude their off-season movements. The team finished second in the Western conference with

1955-612: The Denver Nuggets for a 2020 protected first-round pick. After the George trade, general manager Presti sensed that the future of the franchise was in jeopardy as the team could not seriously contend with Westbrook as the lone star. On July 16, the Thunder traded Westbrook to the Houston Rockets. In exchange, the Thunder received Chris Paul , two future first-round draft picks, and the rights to two future pick swaps with

2040-565: The Eastern Conference champion Orlando Magic and a 16-point win over the reigning NBA champion, the Los Angeles Lakers . Road victories over the San Antonio Spurs , Utah Jazz , Miami Heat , Boston Celtics and Dallas Mavericks further enhanced their reputation. Though they hovered around .500 for the first half of the season, they went on a 9-game winning streak that sent them into serious playoff contention. Kevin Durant became

2125-490: The Los Angeles Clippers on July 10, 2019. In return, they received Danilo Gallinari , Shai Gilgeous-Alexander , and a record collection of future first-round draft picks. It was reported after the trade was announced that George had privately requested the trade to the Clippers as a result of superstar free agent Kawhi Leonard convincing George to team up with him on the Clippers. They also traded forward Jerami Grant to

2210-496: The Major Indoor Soccer League ; beginning indoor operations in 2011. The champions were determined by a single games in 1987, 1988, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996 and 1998. The champions were determined by a best of three series in 1998 and a best of five series in 1989, 1990 and 1991 and a home-and-home series in 2012 and 2013. In 1989, the Southwest Indoor Soccer League added a summer, outdoor season known as

2295-504: The Minnesota Timberwolves . The Thunder played their first Ford Center game on October 14 against the Los Angeles Clippers . In their regular-season home opener, the Thunder faced (and lost to) the Milwaukee Bucks . Earl Watson scored the first points of the season with a layup. Three nights later on November 2, the Thunder won their first game by defeating the Timberwolves, improving their record to 1–3. The team then went on

2380-721: The Pacific Coast League and the owned Oklahoma City Blazers of the Central Hockey League . Recently retired Sporting Kansas City goalkeeper Jimmy Nielsen was named Energy FC head coach for the inaugural season. Tim McLaughlin, founder of Fields & Futures, joined the club as an ownership partner prior to the start of the 2014 season. Energy FC won their first match away to Orange County Blues FC on April 5 and played their first home match against Orlando City SC on April 26 at Bishop McGuinness Catholic High School's Pribil Stadium . The season ended with

2465-587: The 1994 World Cup, and the league plans to push its teams to be considered for the "three-tiered first, second and third divisions" plan the USSF envisions for soccer." The USL began operations in 1986 as the Southwest Indoor Soccer League, a semi-professional indoor league. The league quickly expanded and added an outdoor season in 1989. In 1991, the league renamed itself the United States Interregional Soccer League. By then,

2550-440: The 2014 season, home games began being played at Pribil Stadium on the campus of Bishop McGuinness Catholic High School and introduced their team kits and logo. In 2015, the club moved to Historic Taft Stadium following extensive renovations made to that facility. On December 10, 2019, Oklahoma City voters approved MAPS 4 , a sales tax extension planned to fund 16 major projects over 8 years. MAPS 4 allocates $ 37 million towards

2635-688: The 2016 and 2017 season Energy FC games were on local television on KSBI on Cox Cable Oklahoma channel 7 and simulcasted on Cox digital HD channels 707. Currently the Oklahoma City Energy FC has no radio or television deal in place. In 2016, the team finished 7th in the Western Conference and advanced to the Western Conference semifinals. Energy FC also advanced to the fourth round of the Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup after defeating cross-town rival Rayo OKC 2–1 in extra time. That year also saw Energy FC host Club Deportivo Guadalajara in

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2720-712: The 2017 NBA draft, the Thunder selected guard Terrance Ferguson with the 21st pick, and signed him to a four-year rookie-scale contract. To further bolster the roster and improve Westbrook's supporting cast, the Thunder's front office made a series of aggressive moves to reshape the team. On July 6, 2017, the Thunder acquired four-time All-Star forward Paul George in a trade with the Indiana Pacers in exchange for guard Victor Oladipo and forward Domantas Sabonis . The team then signed veteran point guard Raymond Felton and sharp-shooting power forward Patrick Patterson in free agency on July 10. Finally, on September 25,

2805-672: The 2017–18 season with a 48–34 record and lost to the Utah Jazz 4–2 in the first round of the playoffs. In the 2018 NBA draft, the Thunder selected guard Devon Hall with the 53rd pick and forward Kevin Hervey with the 57th pick. Hall did not sign with the Thunder, instead signing with the Cairns Taipans of the Australian National Basketball League. Hervey signed with the Thunder's NBA G League affiliate, Oklahoma City Blue . Additionally,

2890-420: The 2019–20 season, such as Steven Adams , Dennis Schröder and Danilo Gallinari , were traded away in the next several days as well, with Thunder receiving draft picks as part of compensation in most of those transactions. Overall, Thunder executed 14 separate trades after the end of the 2019–20 season and before the 2021 trade deadline. Five-time NBA All-Star Al Horford was one of the players acquired before

2975-522: The 2023–24 season, the Thunder acquired former All-Star Gordon Hayward . Chet Holmgren returned from injury and made an immediate impact as a rookie, Jalen Williams improved and Gilgeous-Alexander made his second All Star team and would later place second in MVP Voting. On March 31, against the New York Knicks , the Thunder officially clinched a playoff berth with a 113–112 victory. This

3060-521: The 25th pick in the 2009 draft before immediately trading him to the Dallas Mavericks for the 24th pick, center Byron Mullens from Ohio State University . The team then added veteran center Etan Thomas and guard Kevin Ollie . The last major change to their roster occurred on December 22, 2009, when the team traded for Eric Maynor from the Utah Jazz . Maynor immediately supplanted Ollie as

3145-527: The Month honors from February to April. He also won the 2014–2015 NBA scoring title. However, despite the effort, the Thunder missed the playoffs due to a tiebreaker with the New Orleans Pelicans , and Westbrook fell short of the MVP award, finishing fourth in voting. They finished with a 45–37 record. On April 22, 2015, Scott Brooks was fired as the Thunder head coach. Billy Donovan was hired on April 30, 2015. This

3230-539: The Northwest Division and eighth in the Western Conference playoff standings, and earned a spot in the 2010 NBA playoffs . On April 22, the team secured their first playoff win in Oklahoma City when they defeated the defending-champion Los Angeles Lakers 101–96. This was also the Thunder's first playoff win at the Ford Center. The Thunder would go on to tie the series at two games each, but the Lakers won

3315-602: The Paycom Center their home arena. It was finished at a cost of $ 89.2 million. A plan for such build-out improvements began in 2007. It came in the wake of the acquisition of the Seattle SuperSonics by an Oklahoma City-based ownership group the previous October. A city ballot initiative approved by a 62 percent margin on March 4, 2008, extended a prior one-cent city sales tax for a period of 15 months in order to fund $ 101 million in budgeted improvements to

3400-518: The Rockets. Paul made the 2020 NBA All-Star Game as a reserve, making it his tenth selection, and his first since 2016 . Following the suspension of the 2019–20 NBA season , the Thunder were one of the 22 teams invited to the NBA Bubble to participate in the final 8 games of the regular season. The Thunder were eliminated in 7 games vs Paul’s former team, the Houston Rockets. Following

3485-546: The Southwest Outdoor Soccer League. In 1990, the league dropped both "indoor" and "outdoor" from its name as it ran both a semi-professional indoor and outdoor season. By 1995, the outdoor season had grown to such a size that the USISL, as it was known at the time, split the league into two levels, the aptly named, fully professional Professional League and the semi-professional Premier League. In 1996,

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3570-658: The Southwest United States. League headquarters was in Austin, Texas. In 1986, Marcos' team, the Austin Sockadillos , entered the league giving it six teams. By 1989, the league had set its sights on greater prospects than remaining a small, semi-professional indoor league. A 1989 press release stated, "It is envisioned the league will be part of the USSF's plan to professionalize soccer in the USA prior to

3655-588: The Spurs winning, 4–2. With the 21st and 29th picks in the 2014 NBA draft, the Thunder selected Mitch McGary from Michigan and Josh Huestis from Stanford. "He brings energy, passion, and great basketball IQ and toughness what we value" said Presti on drafting McGary. Oklahoma City also signed Semaj Christon after acquiring his draft rights from the Charlotte Hornets . On July 3, the Thunder signed Sebastian Telfair . But they lost shooting guard Thabo Sefolosha as his contract expired and he agreed to

3740-603: The SuperSonics name, logo, colors, banners, trophies, and records in Seattle for a possible future NBA franchise; however, the items would remain the property of the Oklahoma City team along with other "assets", including championship banners and trophies. On September 3, 2008, the team name, logo and colors for the Oklahoma City franchise were revealed to the public. The name "Thunder" was chosen in reference to Oklahoma's location in Tornado Alley and Oklahoma City as

3825-531: The Thunder acquired ten-time All-Star forward Carmelo Anthony from the New York Knicks in exchange for center Enes Kanter , forward Doug McDermott , and a 2018 second-round draft pick they had previously acquired from the Chicago Bulls in the Cameron Payne trade. On September 29, 2017, the Thunder signed its star point guard Russell Westbrook to a five-year extension. The Thunder finished

3910-468: The Thunder contributed to the signing of Scott Brooks as the team's official head coach. After moving to Oklahoma City from Seattle, the team's operating situation improved markedly. In December 2008, Forbes magazine estimated the team's franchise value at $ 300 million—a 12 percent increase from the previous year's $ 268 million, when the club was located in Seattle. Forbes also noted an increase in percentage of available tickets sold, from 78 percent in

3995-582: The Thunder for success. In 2006, former Starbucks CEO Howard Schultz sold the SuperSonics and its Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA) sister franchise, the Seattle Storm , for $ 350 million to the Professional Basketball Club LLC , a group of Oklahoma City investors led by Clay Bennett . The sale of the SuperSonics and Storm was approved by NBA owners the following October. In 2007, Bennett announced that

4080-411: The Thunder selected Baylor University forward Perry Jones III with the 28th overall pick. The Thunder also signed free agents Hasheem Thabeet and Daniel Orton , and signed guards Andy Rautins and DeAndre Liggins . They re-signed forward Serge Ibaka to a four-year, $ 48 million extension. After failing to sign James Harden to an extension that was reportedly worth four years and $ 52 million,

4165-462: The Thunder traded a 2019 second-round pick to acquire Hamidou Diallo , who had been selected by the Brooklyn Nets with the 45th pick. Diallo signed a three-year contract with the Thunder. On July 6, 2018, Paul George re-signed with the Thunder. In July 2018, the Thunder traded forward Carmelo Anthony and a 2022 protected first-round pick to the Atlanta Hawks in a three-way trade. In

4250-826: The USISL A-League. From that point, the USL's three-level structure remained stable until 2010. Some teams left to start the North American Soccer League and the First and Second Divisions were merged to become USL Pro . Oklahoma City Thunder The Oklahoma City Thunder are an American professional basketball team based in Oklahoma City . The Thunder compete in the National Basketball Association (NBA) as

4335-598: The USISL added a third, higher, Select League. This was formed from the strongest teams from both the Professional and Premier League. The Select League, along with the competing A-League , both received official Division II status from FIFA. However, the A-League was in decline while the USISL was expanding. In 1997, the A-League ceased operations and merged into the USISL Select League which was renamed

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4420-440: The Western Conference Finals for the fourth time in a span of six seasons, but was eliminated by the Golden State Warriors in seven games, after blowing a 3–1 series lead. After much speculation on the future of free agent superstar Kevin Durant, he announced on July 4, 2016, that he was joining the Warriors. The move to join the 73-win team from last season was heavily criticized by the public and sports media, with many comparing

4505-426: The Western Conference Finals with a seven-game series triumph over the Grizzlies. Durant was again the star, scoring 39 points in the clinching game 7, while Russell Westbrook also had a triple-double . Despite hard-fought battles with the eventual NBA champs, the Thunder fell to the Dallas Mavericks 4–1 in the Western Conference Finals. The Thunder had a chance to tie the series in game 4, but they were unable to hold

4590-405: The arena and a separate $ 20 million practice facility for a relocated franchise. Renovation work on the arena was delayed by a sales tax-receipts shortfall during the 2008–10 economic crisis. Revised plans limited the size of a new glass entryway and eliminated a practice court to accommodate the shortfall. Major construction work on the arena expansion was also delayed from the summer of 2010 to

4675-410: The backup point guard. From the outset the young team looked determined and cohesive. The increasing leadership of Kevin Durant , along with the growing experience of the Thunder's younger players, including future MVPs Russell Westbrook and James Harden , were signs of the Thunder's improvement. The 2009–10 season included several victories over the NBA's elite teams, including a 28-point win over

4760-443: The construction of a multipurpose stadium that would serve as the new home field for the Energy. After city government's search for a final site and design for the stadium concluded, a location was identified near lower Bricktown where the new Oklahoma City Thunder arena and new transit area is to be built. Should the stadium be fully constructed, the 42-acre site's stadium will be able to host 12,300 guests and host both OKC Energy and

4845-491: The deciding game six. Their first move in the offseason was trading starting guard Josh Giddey for the Chicago Bulls ' elite defending guard Alex Caruso . Isaiah Hartenstein was also signed as a backup to Chet Holmgren who was now entering his Sophomore Year. The Thunder signed Nikola Topic and Dillon Jones to rookie contracts as the Thunder went into the 2024-25 season with sky-high expectations. After 10 game of exceptional play by Chet Holmgren, Chet went down with

4930-416: The deciding goals coming down to each teams' goalkeepers. That year also saw the club host another international friendly, against 2017 Champions League winners CF Pachuca . Prior to the 2018 season, Steve Cooke was named head coach of the club, a year after serving as interim head coach at MLS side Colorado Rapids . Energy FC narrowly missed the USL Playoffs competing for a spot until the final month of

5015-435: The defunct Seattle SuperSonics franchise. Seattle arenas had hosted two NBA All-Star Games ; the 1974 game in Seattle Center Coliseum and the 1987 game in the Kingdome , where SuperSonics forward Tom Chambers grabbed MVP honors. Opened on June 8, 2002, as the Ford Center, Paycom Center was built without luxury accommodations but designed to accommodate luxury "buildouts" should a professional sports franchise make

5100-411: The first player since Oscar Robertson to average a triple-double for an entire NBA regular season, and only the second in NBA history (the other being Robertson). On April 2, 2017, Westbrook tied Oscar Robertson's record for most triple-doubles in an NBA season (41); he broke the record on April 9 against the Denver Nuggets , marking his 42nd triple-double of the season. Westbrook, in that game, also hit

5185-561: The franchise would move to Oklahoma City as soon as the lease with KeyArena expired. In June 2008, a lawsuit brought by the city of Seattle against Bennett due to his attempts to break the final two years of the Sonics' lease at KeyArena went to federal court. Nearly a month later, the two sides reached a settlement agreement. The terms awarded the city $ 45 million to get out of the remaining lease at KeyArena, and would have provided an additional $ 30 million payment to Seattle in 2013 if certain conditions had been met. The owners agreed to leave

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5270-460: The franchise). Financially, the Thunder organization continued to build on the positive returns experienced from relocating from Seattle to Oklahoma City. In January 2011, Forbes magazine estimated the franchise's worth at $ 329 million, up six percent from 2009–10 and ranking No. 18 in the NBA. The magazine also estimated the franchise's revenue at $ 118 million and operating profit at $ 22.6 million—up 6.3 percent and 78 percent, respectively, from

5355-405: The game-winning buzzer beater from 36 feet, ending the Nuggets' playoffs hopes and securing the Thunder's third-seed matchup with the Houston Rockets in the NBA playoffs. Oklahoma City lost the playoff series in the first round to the Rockets 4–1. Despite the team's loss, Westbrook averaged a +14 while on the court and a triple-double during the series and was named league MVP after the season. In

5440-491: The home of the U.S. Army's 45th Infantry Division , the Thunderbirds. The SuperSonics' final NBA draft was in 2008 , and they used the fourth overall pick to select Russell Westbrook , a young point guard from UCLA, who would become the team's franchise player. The Thunder participated in the Orlando Pro Summer League featuring their second-year players, potential free agents and rookies. The players wore generic black and white jerseys reading "OKC-NBA" against an outline of

5525-424: The inaugural jersey sponsor in 2014. United Soccer League United Soccer League ( USL ) is an organizer of soccer leagues in the United States. It operates several men's and women's leagues, both professional. Men's leagues currently organized are the USL Championship , USL League One , USL League Two , and the youth league, USL Youth . A women's league, the USL W League , began play in 2022. It

5610-507: The last two games in the series to win it 4–2. Oklahoma City ranked twelfth in overall attendance in the NBA, and seventh in percentage of available seats occupied (98.9 percent, including 28 sellouts in 41 home games). The team's operating situation also continued to improve in 2009–10. Forbes magazine estimated the team's franchise value at $ 310 million (an increase of $ 10 million over the prior year) with an estimated operating profit of $ 12.7 million (the first operating profit in years for

5695-445: The lockout. The Thunder made their two pre-season appearances, after the lockout, against the Dallas Mavericks , winning both games. They won their first regular-season game against Orlando at home and went on a five-game winning streak. Kevin Durant became the sixth player to score 30 or more points in four consecutive games at the start of a season. In addition, the Thunder was the first to sweep their back-to-back-to-back games, winning

5780-419: The middle of the season Westbrook and Durant both came back, and similarly suffered more injuries. Durant was ruled out of the rest of the season in March, deciding to have foot surgery. Westbrook also had to undergo surgery in early March, to repair a fracture in the zygomatic arch bone of his right cheek. Several days later he returned and recorded several triple-doubles on his way to Western Conference Player of

5865-430: The move to LeBron James ' 2010 off-season departure from Cleveland to the Miami Heat . On July 7, Durant was officially introduced by the Warriors organization and signed a two-year, $ 54.3 million contract, with a player option after the first year. On August 4, 2016, Westbrook agreed to a three-year extension to remain with the Thunder. With an average of 31.6 points, 10.4 assists and 10.7 rebounds, Westbrook became

5950-421: The outdoor league overshadowed the indoor league which continued to slowly dwindle in importance. By the 1997–98 season, only five teams remained indoors while the outdoor season had over a hundred teams divided into a three-division structure. This led the league to stop running an indoor league. In 2010, the USL began to consider relaunching an indoor season. However, it decided instead to take over operations of

6035-400: The previous year. The Thunder finished the 2010–2011 season with a 55–27 record, a five-win increase from their breakout season the previous year. The team also captured their first division title since moving to Oklahoma City, and seventh in franchise history. In the wake of a fourth-seed versus fifth-seed match-up against the Denver Nuggets , Kevin Durant scored 41 points in game 1 to set

6120-420: The rest of the playoffs after having knee surgery. Without the team's second-leading scorer, the Thunder, who had a 3–0 lead, lost the next two games to bring the series to 3–2. In game 6, the Thunder defeated the Rockets to advance to the second round, facing a rematch of the 2011 second round, with the Memphis Grizzlies. The Thunder lost the series 4–1, losing four straight games after winning game 1 at home. In

6205-411: The season continued, the Thunder began to improve. After starting 3–29, the Thunder finished the regular season 20–30 for the remaining fifty games. Not only were they winning more often, they played much more competitively than in the first part of the season. The team brought their record to 23–59 and improved upon their record of 20–62 from the team's final season in Seattle. The late-season successes of

6290-515: The season, Billy Donovan 's contract was not renewed, and both sides agreed to mutually part ways. On November 11, 2020, Mark Daigneault was promoted from the assistant coach position to become the new head coach. Before the start of the 2020–21 NBA season , Chris Paul was traded to the Phoenix Suns for Kelly Oubre Jr. , Ricky Rubio , two additional players and a 2022 first-round draft pick. Oubre, Rubio and several Thunder veterans from

6375-429: The season. After one season, he was also traded for four-time All-Star Kemba Walker , with Thunder acquiring first-round draft picks as well in both transactions. By the summer of 2021, Thunder accumulated 36 total draft picks over the next seven years, 18 in the first round and 18 in the second. In the 2021 NBA draft , Thunder drafted Josh Giddey , Alperen Şengün and Tre Mann with their first-round picks, Şengün

6460-527: The season. Cooke was succeeded by John Pascarella in 2019. On June 4, 2021, following a winless start to the 2021 USL Championship season , Pascarella and the OKC Energy mutually agreed to part ways. Although having not officially ceased operations, the club is currently not fielding a roster and has relieved head coach Leigh Veidman, having canceled their 2022 and 2023 seasons. The club cites inability to meet league requirements for field conditions. For

6545-462: The season. The Thunder finished with a 60–22 regular season, taking both the Northwest division title and top seed of the Western Conference. In the first round of the playoffs, they faced the 8th-seeded Houston Rockets, featuring former team member James Harden. In game two of the series, Russell Westbrook was struck by Rockets point guard Patrick Beverley , and fell down with an injury and missed

6630-403: The team decided to trade Harden rather than having to pay the luxury tax penalty. On October 27, 2012, the Thunder traded Harden along with center Cole Aldrich and forwards Daequan Cook and Lazar Hayward to the Houston Rockets for Kevin Martin , Jeremy Lamb , first-round draft picks from Toronto and Dallas , and one second-round draft pick. Martin took over Harden's sixth-man role for

6715-464: The team's last season in Seattle to 100 percent in 2008–09. After an inaugural season filled with many adjustments, the Thunder hoped to improve during their second season in Oklahoma City. Oklahoma City did not make any major moves in the off-season, other than drafting James Harden from Arizona State University with the third overall pick in the NBA draft . The Thunder selected Rodrigue Beaubois with

6800-618: The trade, the Thunder acquired guard Dennis Schröder from the Hawks and forward Timothé Luwawu-Cabarrot from the Philadelphia 76ers . The Thunder also acquired guard Deonte Burton , signing him to a two-way contract with the Oklahoma City Blue . Additionally, the Thunder acquired center Nerlens Noel in free agency, and traded for Abdel Nader from the Boston Celtics . General manager Sam Presti traded Paul George to

6885-501: The youngest player in league history to win the scoring title, averaging 30.1 points per game while playing in all 82 games. The Thunder finished 50–32, more than doubling their win total from the previous season. The 50–32 record tied the 2008 Denver Nuggets for the most wins by an 8th seed in the modern playoffs era. The Oklahoma City Thunder also had the same record as the Boston Celtics in this season. They finished fourth in

6970-486: Was Donovan's first major NBA coaching job, after he initially accepted and then left the Orlando Magic job in 2007. With the 14th and the 48th picks in the 2015 NBA draft , the Thunder selected Cameron Payne from Murray State and Dakari Johnson from Kentucky. With Billy Donovan as the team's head coach the Thunder won the Northwest Division and clinched the third seed in the Western Conference. The team reached

7055-602: Was based in Seattle. The Thunder's previous incarnation, the Seattle SuperSonics were formed in 1967. In their 41 seasons in Seattle , the SuperSonics compiled a 1,745–1,585 (.524) win–loss record in the regular season and went 107–110 (.493) in the playoffs. The franchise's titles include three Western Conference championships (1978, 1979 and 1996) and one NBA title in 1979 . In their last season, they drafted franchise player Kevin Durant , setting up

7140-477: Was originally established as the Seattle SuperSonics , an expansion team that joined the NBA for the 1967–68 season . The SuperSonics relocated from Seattle to Oklahoma City on July 3, 2008, after a settlement was reached between the ownership group led by Clay Bennett and lawmakers in Seattle following a lawsuit. In Seattle, the SuperSonics qualified for the NBA playoffs 22 times, won their division six times, advanced to three NBA Finals , and won

7225-466: Was then traded for two future draft picks. On August 6, 2021, Shai Gilgeous-Alexander signed a 5-year maximum contract extension worth $ 172 million. On the same day, Thunder waived Kemba Walker after he agreed to a buy-out. On May 1, 2021, the Thunder lost at home to the Indiana Pacers by 57 points, 152–95, the largest regular-season home loss in NBA history and one point less than the record-holding New Orleans Hornets home playoff loss in 2009. During

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