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2009–10 Oklahoma City Thunder season

NBA professional basketball team season

Field	Value
team	Oklahoma City Thunder
end_year	2010
wins	50
losses	32
division	Northwest
division_place	4
conf_place	8
coach	Scott Brooks
gm	Sam Presti
owners	Professional Basketball Club LLC
arena	Ford Center
playoffs	[First Round](2010-nba-playoffs-bracket)
(lost to [Lakers](2009-10-los-angeles-lakers-season) 2–4)
bbr_team	OKC

(lost to Lakers 2–4)

KSBI
Fox Sports Oklahoma
WWLS-AM
FM The 2009–10 Oklahoma City Thunder season was the 2nd season of the franchise's existence in Oklahoma City as a member of the National Basketball Association (NBA).

With NBA scoring champion Kevin Durant, second-year point guard Russell Westbrook, and forward Jeff Green leading the way, the Thunder made the playoffs as the youngest team in the NBA with the 28th highest total salary in the league. The team became the youngest NBA playoff team (23.19, using data going back to 1952) based on average age weighted by minutes played. The Thunder were then eliminated by the defending and eventual NBA champions, the Los Angeles Lakers in six games in the First Round. The 2009–10 Oklahoma City Thunder and the 2007–08 Denver Nuggets are tied at 50–32 for having the best 8th seed record in NBA history. This was also the first season for James Harden. The Thunder clinched their first playoff spot since 2005, and their first in Oklahoma City.

From a business perspective, the team began to show positive financial performance after years of losses in Seattle and a transition-cost laden 2008–09 season. In December 2009, Forbes magazine estimated the team's operating profit at $12.7 million, and estimated the overall franchise value at $310 million, good for 20th in the NBA.

Key dates

June 25, 2009: The 2009 NBA draft took place in New York City.
July 8, 2009: The free agency period started.
October 28, 2009: The Thunder play their first regular-season game, and achieve their first regular-season victory, in a 102–89 home win over the Sacramento Kings.
January 2, 2010 Kevin Durant scored more than 30 points in his seventh consecutive game, breaking the franchise record set by Spencer Haywood in January 1972.
January 20, 2010: The Thunder surpass their win total from 2008 to 2009 with their 24th season victory, a 94–92 win at the Minnesota Timberwolves.
February 24, 2010: Kevin Durant's 21 points in a loss to the San Antonio Spurs ends his streak of 29 consecutive games with 25 or more points.
March 2, 2010: The Thunder surpass the 500,000 season home attendance figure in a 113–107 victory over the Sacramento Kings at the Ford Center.
March 12, 2010: Durant had his 36th game with 30 or more points this season, breaking the franchise record set by Spencer Haywood in the 1972–73 season. Durant ended the regular season with 41 games of 30 points or more.
April 3, 2010: The Thunder clinch a playoff spot for the first time in city franchise history with a 121–116 victory over the Dallas Mavericks.
April 14, 2010: Durant becomes the youngest scoring leader at the age of 21, taking the distinction from Max Zaslofsky (1947–48 BAA scoring leader at the age of 22). The Thunder also end the season on a positive note, beating the Memphis Grizzlies 114-105 – their 27th season home sellout, bringing total home attendance to 738,149 (an average of 18,003 per game, 12th in the NBA).
April 22, 2010: The Thunder win their first-ever Oklahoma City franchise playoff game with a 101–96 victory over the Los Angeles Lakers at the Ford Center.

Draft picks

Main article: 2009 NBA draft

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1	3	James Harden	SG	United States	Arizona State
1	25	Rodrigue Beaubois	PG	France	Cholet (France)

The franchise entered the draft for the first time as the Thunder with two first-round picks: their own (3rd) and an additional selection from the San Antonio Spurs (25th) acquired in 2008 as the Seattle SuperSonics. The team had previously traded its original second-round pick to the Denver Nuggets in January 2009.

Roster

Scott Brooks
Mark Bryant
Maurice Cheeks
Rex Kalamian
Brian Keefe

Salaries

Player	Salary
Etan Thomas	$7,350,000
Earl Watson	$6,600,000
Matt Harpring	$6,500,000
Nick Collison	$6,250,000
Nenad Krstić	$5,400,000
Kevin Durant	$4,796,880
James Harden	$4,004,160
Russell Westbrook	$3,755,640
Jeff Green	$3,516,960
Thabo Sefolosha	$2,759,627
Eric Maynor	$1,318,920
Kevin Ollie	$1,306,455
Byron Mullens	$1,120,200
Serge Ibaka	$1,120,200
DJ White	$1,036,440
Kyle Weaver	$870,968
Shaun Livingston	$296,695
Ryan Bowen	$209,592
Mike Wilks	$175,908

Source: HoopsHype

Game log

Preseason

2009 Pre-season game log: 2–5 (home: 2–2; road: 0–3)
#
1
2
3
4
5
6
7

Regular season

Standings

Division

Conference

Game log

1–0
2
October 30
@ Detroit Pistons

2–0
-
3
November 1
Portland Trail Blazers

2–1
4
November 3
Los Angeles Lakers

2–2
5
November 6
@ Houston Rockets

2–3
6
November 8
Orlando Magic

3–3
7
November 10
@ Sacramento Kings

3–4
8
November 11
@ Los Angeles Clippers

4–4
9
November 14
@ San Antonio Spurs

5–4
10
November 15
Los Angeles Clippers

5–5
11
November 17
@ Miami Heat

6–5
12
November 18
@ Orlando Magic

6–6
13
November 20
Washington Wizards

7–6
14
November 22
@ Los Angeles Lakers

7–7
15
November 24
@ Utah Jazz

8–7
16
November 27
Milwaukee Bucks

9–7
17
November 29
Houston Rockets

9–8
-
18
December 2
Philadelphia 76ers

10–8
19
December 4
Boston Celtics

10–9
20
December 7
Golden State Warriors

11–9
21
December 11
@ Memphis Grizzlies

12–9
22
December 13
Cleveland Cavaliers

12–10
23
December 14
@ Denver Nuggets

12–11
24
December 16
Dallas Mavericks

12–12
25
December 18
Detroit Pistons

13–12
26
December 19
@ Houston Rockets

13–13
27
December 22
@ Los Angeles Lakers

13–14
28
December 23
@ Phoenix Suns

14–14
29
December 26
Charlotte Bobcats

15–14
30
December 28
@ New Jersey Nets

16–14
31
December 29
@ Washington Wizards

17–14
32
December 31
Utah Jazz

18–14
-
33
January 2
@ Milwaukee Bucks

18–15
34
January 4
@ Chicago Bulls

19–15
35
January 6
New Orleans Hornets

19–16
36
January 9
Indiana Pacers

20–16
37
January 11
New York Knicks

21–16
38
January 13
San Antonio Spurs

21–17
39
January 15
@ Dallas Mavericks

21–18
40
January 16
Miami Heat

22–18
41
January 18
@ Atlanta Hawks

23–18
42
January 20
@ Minnesota Timberwolves

24–18
43
January 22
@ Memphis Grizzlies

24–19
44
January 23
@ Cleveland Cavaliers

24–20
45
January 27
Chicago Bulls

24–21
46
January 29
Denver Nuggets

25–21
47
January 31
Golden State Warriors

26–21
-
48
February 2
Atlanta Hawks

27–21
49
February 3
@ New Orleans Hornets

28–21
50
February 6
@ Golden State Warriors

29–21
51
February 9
@ Portland Trail Blazers

30–21
52
February 16
Dallas Mavericks

31–21
53
February 20
@ New York Knicks

32–21
54
February 21
@ Minnesota Timberwolves

33–21
55
February 23
Phoenix Suns

33–22
56
February 24
@ San Antonio Spurs

33–23
57
February 26
Minnesota Timberwolves

34–23
58
February 28
Toronto Raptors

35–23
-
59
March 2
Sacramento Kings

36–23
60
March 3
@ Denver Nuggets

36–24
61
March 5
@ Los Angeles Clippers

37–24
62
March 7
@ Sacramento Kings

38–24
63
March 10
New Orleans Hornets

39–24
64
March 12
New Jersey Nets

40–24
65
March 14
Utah Jazz

41–24
66
March 17
@ Charlotte Bobcats

41–25
67
March 19
@ Toronto Raptors

42–25
68
March 21
@ Indiana Pacers

42–26
69
March 22
San Antonio Spurs

42–27
70
March 24
Houston Rockets

43–27
71
March 26
Los Angeles Lakers

44–27
72
March 28
Portland Trail Blazers

44–28
73
March 30
@ Philadelphia 76ers

45–28
74
March 31
@ Boston Celtics

46–28
-
75
April 3
@ Dallas Mavericks

47–28
76
April 4
Minnesota Timberwolves

48–28
77
April 6
@ Utah Jazz

48–29
78
April 7
Denver Nuggets

48–30
79
April 9
Phoenix Suns

49–30
80
April 11
@ Golden State Warriors

49–31
81
April 12
@ Portland Trail Blazers

49–32
82
April 14
Memphis Grizzlies

Playoffs

Game log

0–1
2
April 20
@ L.A. Lakers

0–2
3
April 22
L.A. Lakers

1–2
4
April 24
L.A. Lakers

2–2
5
April 27
@ L.A. Lakers

2–3
6
April 30
L.A. Lakers

Player statistics

Season

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Antonio Anderson	1	0	15.0	.333	.000	.000	1.0	.0	.0	.0	1.0
Ryan Bowen	1	0	8.0	Oklahoma City Thunder}};"	1.000	.000	Oklahoma City Thunder}};"	1.000	2.0	.0	1.0	.0	4.0
Nick Collison	75	5	20.8	.589	.250	.692	5.1	.5	.5	.6	5.9
Kevin Durant	Oklahoma City Thunder}};"	82	Oklahoma City Thunder}};"	82	Oklahoma City Thunder}};"	39.5	.476	.365	.900	Oklahoma City Thunder}};"	7.6	2.8	Oklahoma City Thunder}};"	1.4	1.0	Oklahoma City Thunder}};"	30.1
Jeff Green	Oklahoma City Thunder}};"	82	Oklahoma City Thunder}};"	82	37.1	.453	.333	.740	6.0	1.6	1.3	.9	15.1
James Harden	76	0	22.9	.403	.375	.808	3.2	1.8	1.0	.2	9.9
Serge Ibaka	73	0	18.1	.543	Oklahoma City Thunder}};"	.500	.630	5.4	.1	.3	Oklahoma City Thunder}};"	1.3	6.3
Nenad Krstić	76	76	22.9	.502	.200	.717	5.0	.7	.4	.6	8.4
Shaun Livingston	10	0	13.0	.313	.000	.000	2.0	1.4	.5	.2	1.0
Eric Maynor1	55	0	16.5	.434	.362	.692	1.7	3.4	.5	.2	4.5
Byron Mullens	13	0	4.2	.368	.000	.000	.8	.1	.2	.0	1.1
Kevin Ollie	25	0	10.5	.400	.000	Oklahoma City Thunder}};"	1.000	1.0	.8	.4	.0	1.8
Thabo Sefolosha	Oklahoma City Thunder}};"	82	Oklahoma City Thunder}};"	82	28.6	.440	.313	.674	4.7	1.8	1.2	.6	6.0
Etan Thomas	23	1	14.0	.456	.000	.591	2.8	.0	.2	.7	3.3
Kyle Weaver	12	0	12.0	.364	.368	.833	1.5	.9	.5	.5	3.0
Russell Westbrook	Oklahoma City Thunder}};"	82	Oklahoma City Thunder}};"	82	34.3	.418	.221	.780	4.9	8.0	1.3	.4	16.1
D. J. White	12	0	8.5	.610	.000	.900	1.9	.3	.4	.2	4.9
Mike Wilks	4	0	14.8	.500	.667	.500	1.0	1.0	.0	.0	4.0

1Stats with the Thunder.

Playoffs

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Nick Collison	Oklahoma City Thunder}};"	6	0	21.5	.333	.000	.429	4.7	.3	.8	.2	3.2
Kevin Durant	Oklahoma City Thunder}};"	6	Oklahoma City Thunder}};"	6	Oklahoma City Thunder}};"	38.5	.350	.286	.871	Oklahoma City Thunder}};"	7.7	2.3	.5	1.3	Oklahoma City Thunder}};"	25.0
Jeff Green	Oklahoma City Thunder}};"	6	Oklahoma City Thunder}};"	6	37.3	.329	.296	.850	4.7	1.7	.7	.5	11.8
James Harden	Oklahoma City Thunder}};"	6	0	20.0	.387	.375	.842	2.5	1.8	1.0	.2	7.7
Serge Ibaka	Oklahoma City Thunder}};"	6	0	25.5	.571	.000	.700	6.5	.3	.3	Oklahoma City Thunder}};"	2.0	7.8
Nenad Krstić	Oklahoma City Thunder}};"	6	Oklahoma City Thunder}};"	6	21.5	.405	.000	.929	5.8	.7	.5	.7	7.2
Eric Maynor	Oklahoma City Thunder}};"	6	0	12.7	.300	.167	.818	1.5	1.5	.2	.2	3.7
Byron Mullens	1	0	4.0	.000	.000	.500	.0	.0	.0	.0	1.0
Kevin Ollie	1	0	5.0	.000	.000	.000	.0	.0	.0	.0	.0
Thabo Sefolosha	Oklahoma City Thunder}};"	6	Oklahoma City Thunder}};"	6	21.2	.296	.231	.889	3.0	1.2	.8	1.0	4.5
Etan Thomas	2	0	8.5	Oklahoma City Thunder}};"	.833	.000	Oklahoma City Thunder}};"	1.000	2.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	6.0
Kyle Weaver	1	0	12.0	.250	.000	.000	2.0	2.0	.0	.0	2.0
Russell Westbrook	Oklahoma City Thunder}};"	6	Oklahoma City Thunder}};"	6	35.3	.473	Oklahoma City Thunder}};"	.417	.842	6.0	Oklahoma City Thunder}};"	6.0	Oklahoma City Thunder}};"	1.7	.2	20.5
D. J. White	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.0	.0	.0	.0	.0

2010 NBA Western Conference First Round vs. L.A. Lakers

Oklahoma City lost 2–4 in the [2010 NBA Western Conference First Round](2010-nba-playoffs)

Team	Games played	Minutes played	Field goals	3–point field goals	Free throws	Rebounds	Assists	Steals	Blocks	Points
Thunder	6	288	184	33	162	260	97	39	37	563
Lakers	6	288	216	45	96	260	125	37	37	573

Awards and honors

Weekly

Kevin Durant was named Western Conference Player of the Week for December 28–January 3.
Kevin Durant was named Western Conference Player of the Week for January 25–31.
Russell Westbrook was named Western Conference Player of the Week for February 1–7.
Kevin Durant was named Western Conference Player of the Week for March 29–April 4.

Monthly

Scott Brooks was named Western Conference Coach of the Month for February 2010.
Kevin Durant was named Western Conference Player of the Month for April 2010.

All-Star

Kevin Durant was selected as an All-Star for the first time in his career, representing the Western Conference.
Rookie James Harden was named to the Rookie Team roster in the T-Mobile Rookie Challenge.
Second-year player Russell Westbrook was named to the Sopohomore Team roster in the T-Mobile Rookie Challenge.
Kevin Durant defended his title as H-O-R-S-E competition champion.
Russell Westbrook was selected to replace the injured Derrick Rose in the 2010 Taco Bell Skills Challenge.

Season

Scott Brooks was named NBA Coach of the Year.
Kevin Durant won the NBA scoring title.
James Harden was named to the NBA All-Rookie Second Team.
Thabo Sefolosha was named to the NBA All-Defensive Second Team.
Kevin Durant was named to the All-NBA First Team.

Transactions

Main article: List of 2009–10 NBA season transactions

Overview

Players Added	Players Lost

Trades

December 22, 2009	To Oklahoma City ThunderMatt Harpring
Eric Maynor	To Utah JazzDraft rights to Peter Fehse

Free agency

Re-signed

Oklahoma City Thunder}}" width="5%"	Date	Oklahoma City Thunder}}" width="10%"	Player	Oklahoma City Thunder}}" width="10%"	Contract
October 28, 2009	Thabo Sefolosha	Multi-Year Extension

Additions

Oklahoma City Thunder}}" width="5%"	Date	Oklahoma City Thunder}}" width="10%"	Player	Oklahoma City Thunder}}" width="10%"	Contract	Oklahoma City Thunder}}" width="10%"	Former team
July 11, 2009	Serge Ibaka	Standard	ESP Manresa
August 1, 2009	Kevin Ollie	Standard	Minnesota Timberwolves
September 28, 2009	Ryan Bowen	Standard	New Orleans Hornets
November 26, 2009	Mike Wilks	Standard	Seattle SuperSonics
February 22, 2010	title=THUNDER SIGNS ANTONIO ANDERSON TO 10-DAY CONTRACT	url=https://www.nba.com/thunder/news/thunder_signs_antonio_anderson_100222.html	website=nba.com	access-date=November 8, 2022	date=February 22, 2010}}	10-Day	Rio Grande Valley Vipers (D-League)
March 16, 2010	Mustafa Shakur	10-Day	Tulsa 66ers (D-League)
March 31, 2010	Mustafa Shakur	Standard	Tulsa 66ers (D-League)

Subtractions

Oklahoma City Thunder}}" width="5%"	Date	Oklahoma City Thunder}}" width="10%"	Player
July 1, 2009	Robert Swift	Free Agency	Bakersfield Jam (D-League)
July 1, 2009	Malik Rose	Free Agency	N/A
July 17, 2009	Earl Watson	Waived	Indiana Pacers
September 17, 2009	Desmond Mason	Free Agency	Sacramento Kings
November 25, 2009	Ryan Bowen	Waived	N/A
December 22, 2009	Shaun Livingston	Waived	Washington Wizards
December 22, 2009	Mike Wilks	Waived	POL Asseco Prokom Gdynia
February 22, 2010	Matt Harpring	Waived	N/A
March 25, 2010	Mustafa Shakur	Waived	Oklahoma City Thunder

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