List of Oklahoma City Thunder seasons
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.
Overall, the Thunder have qualified for the NBA playoffs on five occasions after being relocated from Seattle (21 times as the SuperSonics). They reached the Western Conference Finals seven times, reaching the NBA Finals in 1978, 1996 and 2012, winning their only championship in the 1979 NBA Finals against the Washington Bullets while in Seattle.
Table key
AMVP | 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[lower-alpha 1] |
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 |
SMOY | Sixth Man of the Year |
W | Number of regular season wins |
Seasons
Note: Statistics are correct as of the end of the 2014–15 season.
League champions (1967–present) |
Conference champions (1967–present) |
Division champions (1971–present) |
Playoff berth (1967–present) |
Season | Team | Conference | Conf. Finish |
Division | Div. Finish |
Wins | Losses | Win% | GB | Playoffs | Awards | Head coach | |||
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Seattle SuperSonics | |||||||||||||||
1967–68 | 1967–68[lower-alpha 2] | — | — | Western | 5th | 23 | 59 | .280 | 33 | Al Bianchi | |||||
1968–69 | 1968–69 | — | — | Western | 6th | 30 | 52 | .366 | 25 | Al Bianchi | |||||
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 (AMVP) |
Lenny Wilkens | ||||
1971–72 | 1971–72 | Western | 6th | Pacific | 3rd | 47 | 35 | .537 | 22 | Lenny Wilkens | |||||
1972–73 | 1972–73 | Western | 8th | Pacific | 4th | 26 | 56 | .317 | 34 | Tom Nissalke Bucky Buckwalter |
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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 vs. Detroit Pistons, 2–1 Lost Conference Semifinals to Golden State Warriors, 4–2[1] |
Bill Russell | ||||
1975–76 | 1975–76 | Western | 3rd | Pacific | 2nd | 43 | 39 | .524 | 16 | Lost Conference Semifinals to Phoenix Suns, 4–2[2] | Slick Watts (JWKC) |
Bill Russell | |||
1976–77 | 1976–77 | Western | 7th | Pacific | 4th | 40 | 42 | .488 | 13 | Bill Russell | |||||
1977–78 | 1977–78 | Western | 4th | Pacific | 3rd | 47 | 35 | .549 | 11 | Won First Round vs. Los Angeles Lakers, 2–1 Won Conference Semifinals vs. Portland Trail Blazers, 4–2 Won Conference Finals vs. Denver Nuggets, 4–2 Lost NBA Finals to Washington Bullets, 4–3[3] |
Bob Hopkins Lenny Wilkens |
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1978–79 | 1978–79 | Western | 1st | Pacific | 1st | 52 | 30 | .634 | — | Won Conference Semifinals vs. Los Angeles Lakers, 4–1 Won Conference Finals vs. Phoenix Suns, 4–3 Won NBA Finals vs. Washington Bullets, 4–1 [4] |
Dennis Johnson (FMVP) |
Lenny Wilkens | |||
1979–80 | 1979–80 | Western | 3rd | Pacific | 2nd | 56 | 26 | .683 | 4 | Won First Round vs. Portland Trail Blazers, 2–1 Won Conference Semifinals vs. Milwaukee Bucks, 4–3 Lost Conference Finals to Los Angeles Lakers, 4–1[5] |
Lenny Wilkens | ||||
1980–81 | 1980–81 | Western | 10th | Pacific | 6th | 34 | 48 | .415 | 23 | Lenny Wilkens | |||||
1981–82 | 1981–82 | Western | 3rd | Pacific | 2nd | 50 | 32 | .634 | 5 | Won First Round vs. Houston Rockets, 2–1 Lost Conference Semifinals to San Antonio Spurs, 4–1[6] |
Lenny Wilkens | ||||
1982–83 | 1982–83 | Western | 4th | Pacific | 3rd | 48 | 34 | .585 | 10 | Lost First Round to Portland Trail Blazers, 2–0[7] | Zollie Volchok (EOY) |
Lenny Wilkens | |||
1983–84 | 1983–84 | Western | 5th | Pacific | 3rd | 42 | 40 | .512 | 12 | Lost First Round to Dallas Mavericks, 3–2[8] | Lenny Wilkens | ||||
1984–85 | 1984–85 | Western | 10th | Pacific | 4th[lower-alpha 3] | 31 | 51 | .378 | 31 | Lenny Wilkens | |||||
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 vs. Dallas Mavericks, 3–1 Won Conference Semifinals vs. Houston Rockets, 4–2 Lost Conference Finals to Los Angeles Lakers, 4–0[10] |
Tom Chambers (AMVP) Dale Ellis (MIP) |
Bernie Bickerstaff | |||
1987–88 | 1987–88 | Western | 7th | Pacific | 3rd | 44 | 38 | .537 | 18 | Lost First Round to Denver Nuggets, 3–2[11] | Bernie Bickerstaff | ||||
1988–89 | 1988–89 | Western | 4th | Pacific | 3rd | 47 | 35 | .573 | 10 | Won First Round vs. Houston Rockets, 3–1 Lost Conference Semifinals to Los Angeles Lakers, 4–0[12] |
Bernie Bickerstaff | ||||
1989–90 | 1989–90 | Western | 9th | Pacific | 4th | 41 | 41 | .500 | 22 | Bernie Bickerstaff | |||||
1990–91 | 1990–91 | Western | 8th | Pacific | 5th | 41 | 41 | .500 | 22 | Lost First Round to Portland Trail Blazers, 3–2[13] | K. C. Jones | ||||
1991–92 | 1991–92 | Western | 6th | Pacific | 4th | 47 | 35 | .573 | 10 | Won First Round vs. Golden State Warriors, 3–1 Lost Conference Semifinals to Utah Jazz, 4–1[14] |
K. C. Jones Bob Kloppenburg George Karl |
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1992–93 | 1992–93 | Western | 3rd | Pacific | 2nd | 55 | 27 | .671 | 7 | Won First Round vs. Utah Jazz, 3–2 Won Conference Semifinals vs. Houston Rockets, 4–3 Lost Conference Finals to Phoenix Suns, 4–3[15] |
George Karl | ||||
1993–94 | 1993–94 | Western | 1st | Pacific | 1st | 63 | 19 | .768 | — | Lost First Round to Denver Nuggets, 3–2[16] | Bob Whitsitt (EOY) |
George Karl | |||
1994–95 | 1994–95 | Western | 4th | Pacific | 2nd | 57 | 25 | .695 | 2 | Lost First Round to Los Angeles Lakers, 3–1[17] | George Karl | ||||
1995–96 | 1995–96 | Western | 1st | Pacific | 1st | 64 | 18 | .780 | — | Won First Round vs. Sacramento Kings, 3–1 Won Conference Semifinals vs. Houston Rockets, 4–0 Won Conference Finals vs. Utah Jazz, 4–3 Lost NBA Finals to Chicago Bulls, 4–2[18] |
Gary Payton (DPOY) |
George Karl | |||
1996–97 | 1996–97 | Western | 2nd | Pacific | 1st | 57 | 25 | .695 | — | Won First Round vs. Phoenix Suns, 3–2 Lost Conference Semifinals to Houston Rockets, 4–3[19] |
George Karl | ||||
1997–98 | 1997–98 | Western | 2nd | Pacific | 1st[lower-alpha 4] | 61 | 21 | .744 | — | Won First Round vs. Minnesota Timberwolves, 3–2 Lost Conference Semifinals to Los Angeles Lakers, 4–1[21] |
George Karl | ||||
1998–99[lower-alpha 5] | 1998–99 | Western | 9th | Pacific | 5th | 25 | 25 | .500 | 10 | Paul Westphal | |||||
1999–00 | 1999–2000 | Western | 7th | Pacific | 4th | 45 | 37 | .549 | 22 | Lost First Round to Utah Jazz, 3–2[23] | Paul Westphal | ||||
2000–01 | 2000–01 | Western | 10th | Pacific | 5th | 44 | 38 | .537 | 12 | Paul Westphal Nate McMillan |
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2001–02 | 2001–02 | Western | 7th | Pacific | 4th | 45 | 37 | .549 | 16 | Lost First Round to San Antonio Spurs, 3–2[24] | Nate McMillan | ||||
2002–03 | 2002–03 | Western | 10th | Pacific | 5th | 40 | 42 | .488 | 19 | Nate McMillan | |||||
2003–04 | 2003–04 | Western | 12th | Pacific | 5th[lower-alpha 6] | 37 | 45 | .451 | 19 | Nate McMillan | |||||
2004–05 | 2004–05 | Western | 3rd | Northwest | 1st | 52 | 30 | .634 | — | Won First Round vs. Sacramento Kings, 4–1 Lost Conference Semifinals to San Antonio Spurs, 4–2[26] |
Nate McMillan | ||||
2005–06 | 2005–06 | Western | 11th | Northwest | 3rd | 35 | 47 | .427 | 9 | Bob Weiss Bob Hill |
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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[lower-alpha 7] | Western | 13th | Northwest | 5th | 23 | 59 | .280 | 31 | P. J. Carlesimo Scott Brooks |
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2009–10 | 2009–10 | Western | 8th | Northwest | 4th[lower-alpha 8] | 50 | 32 | .610 | 3 | Lost First Round to Los Angeles Lakers, 4–2[28] | Scott Brooks (COY) |
Scott Brooks | |||
2010–11 | 2010–11 | Western | 4th | Northwest | 1st | 55 | 27 | .671 | — | Won First Round vs. Denver Nuggets, 4–1 Won Conference Semifinals vs. Memphis Grizzlies, 4–3 Lost Conference Finals to Dallas Mavericks, 4–1[29] |
Scott Brooks | ||||
2011–12[lower-alpha 9] | 2011–12 | Western | 2nd | Northwest | 1st | 47 | 19 | .712 | — | Won First Round vs. Dallas Mavericks, 4–0 Won Conference Semifinals vs. Los Angeles Lakers, 4–1 Won Conference Finals vs. San Antonio Spurs, 4–2 Lost NBA Finals to Miami Heat, 4–1 |
Kevin Durant (AMVP) James Harden (SMOY) |
Scott Brooks | |||
2012–13 | 2012–13 | Western | 1st | Northwest | 1st | 60 | 22 | .732 | — | Won First Round vs. Houston Rockets, 4–2 Lost Conference Semifinals to Memphis Grizzlies, 4–1 |
Scott Brooks | ||||
2013–14 | 2013–14 | Western | 2nd | Northwest | 1st | 59 | 23 | .720 | — | Won First Round vs. Memphis Grizzlies, 4–3 Won Conference Semifinals vs. Los Angeles Clippers, 4–2 Lost Conference Finals to San Antonio Spurs, 4–2 |
Kevin Durant (MVP)[31] | Scott Brooks | |||
2014–15 | 2014–15 | Western | 9th | Northwest | 2nd | 45 | 37 | .549 | 6 | Scott Brooks |
All-time records
Note: Statistics are correct as of the end of the 2014–15 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) | 339 | 219 | .608 |
All-time regular season record (1967–present) | 2,084 | 1,804 | .536 |
Seattle SuperSonics post-season record (1967–2008) | 107 | 110 | .493 |
Oklahoma City Thunder post-season record (2008–present) | 39 | 34 | .534 |
All-time post-season record (1967–present) | 146 | 144 | .503 |
All-time regular and post-season record (1967–present) | 2,230 | 1,948 | .534 |
Notes
- ↑ The formula is as followed:
- ↑ 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]
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