2008–09 Oklahoma City Thunder season

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.^{[citation needed]} 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.^{[citation needed]}
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.^[2]
- 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.^[2] 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.^[3]

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

October 8, 2008

Oklahoma City Thunder 82, Minnesota Timberwolves 88
Scoring by quarter: 13–24, 28–16, 22–20, 19–28
Pts: Damien Wilkins19 Rebs: Kevin Durant, Johan Petro 7 each Asts: Earl Watson4		Pts: Rashad McCants15 Rebs: Al Jefferson9 Asts: Mike Miller5

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.^[4]

Russell Westbrook

Serge Ibaka

Round	Pick	Player	Position	Nationality	College/Club team
1	4	Russell Westbrook	PG	United States	UCLA
1	24	Serge Ibaka	PF	Republic of the Congo Spain	L'Hospitalet (Spain)
2	32	Walter Sharpe	PF	United States	UAB
2	46	Trent Plaisted	PF	United States	BYU
2	50	DeVon Hardin	C	United States	California
2	56	Sasha Kaun	C	Russia	Kansas
D.J. White was later traded to the SuperSonics via Detroit Pistons

The 2008 NBA Draft was the final time that the Seattle SuperSonics made an NBA Draft appearance, as well as the final time that the SuperSonics appeared in official media publications. In early July, the franchise relocatedtoOklahoma City, Oklahoma, and was renamed the Oklahoma City Thunder. The Thunder made their first NBA Draft appearance in 2009.^[5]

2008–09 Oklahoma City Thunder roster

Players

Coaches

Pos.	No.	Name	Height	Weight	DOB	From
PG	8	Atkins, Chucky	5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)	160 lb (73 kg)	1974-08-14	South Florida
C	4	Collison, Nick	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	255 lb (116 kg)	1980-10-26	Kansas
SF	35	Durant, Kevin	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	1988-09-29	Texas
PF	22	Green, Jeff	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	235 lb (107 kg)	1986-08-28	Georgetown
PF	51	Hill, Steven	7 ft 0 in (2.13 m)	248 lb (112 kg)	1985-11-14	Arkansas
C	12	Krstić, Nenad	7 ft 0 in (2.13 m)	240 lb (109 kg)	1983-07-25	Serbia
PG	14	Livingston, Shaun	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	182 lb (83 kg)	1985-09-11	Peoria Central HS (IL)
SG	34	Mason, Desmond	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	224 lb (102 kg)	1977-10-11	Oklahoma State
PF	9	Rose, Malik	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	250 lb (113 kg)	1974-11-23	Drexel
SG	2	Sefolosha, Thabo	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	1984-05-02	Switzerland
C	31	Swift, Robert	7 ft 0 in (2.13 m)	245 lb (111 kg)	1985-12-03	Bakersfield HS (CA)
PG	25	Watson, Earl	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	1979-06-12	UCLA
SG	5	Weaver, Kyle	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	201 lb (91 kg)	1986-02-18	Washington State
PG	0	Westbrook, Russell	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	187 lb (85 kg)	1988-11-12	UCLA
PF	3	White, D. J.	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	251 lb (114 kg)	1986-08-31	Indiana
C	54	Wilcox, Chris	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	221 lb (100 kg)	1982-09-03	Maryland
SG	21	Wilkins, Damien	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	225 lb (102 kg)	1980-01-11	Georgia

Head coach

P. J. Carlesimo (fired)
Scott Brooks

Assistant coach(es)

Legend

(DP) Unsigned draft pick
(FA) Free agent
(S) Suspended
Injured

Roster
Last transaction: April 4, 2009

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

Standings

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Northwest Division v t e	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

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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

2008–09 season schedule

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

Season

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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

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Week/Month

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

All-Star

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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

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

Records

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Overview

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Players Added

Via draft

Russell Westbrook

Via trade

Desmond Mason
Joe Smith
Kyle Weaver
(Draft rights)
D.J. White
(Draft rights)

Players Lost

Via trade

Via free agency

Waived

Donyell Marshall

Trades

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July 5, 2008^[9]	ToSeattle SuperSonics D.J. White	ToDetroit Pistons Walter Sharpe Trent Plaisted
August 11, 2008^[10]	ToOklahoma City Thunder Kyle Weaver	ToCharlotte Bobcats 2009 second-round pick
August 13, 2008^[11]	ToOklahoma City Thunder Desmond Mason via MIL Joe Smith via CLE	ToMilwaukee Bucks Adrian Griffin via OKC Luke Ridnour via OKC Damon Jones via CLE
August 13, 2008^[11]	ToCleveland Cavaliers Mo Williams via MIL
January 7, 2009^[12]	ToOklahoma City Thunder Chucky Atkins 2009 first-round pick	ToDenver Nuggets Johan Petro 2009 second-round pick
February 19, 2009^[13]	ToOklahoma City Thunder Thabo Sefolosha	ToChicago Bulls 2009 first-round pick
February 19, 2009^[14]	ToOklahoma City Thunder Malik Rose	ToNew York Knicks Chris Wilcox

Free agency

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Re-signed

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Date	Player	Contract
September 11, 2008	Robert Swift^[15]	Standard

Additions

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Date	Player	Contract	Former team
November 4, 2008	Steven Hill^[16]	Standard	Arkansas Razorbacks
December 31, 2008	Nenad Krstic^[17]	Multi-Year Contract	New Jersey Nets Triumph Lyubertsy
March 31, 2009	Shaun Livingston^[18]	Multi-Year Contract	Tulsa 66ers (D-League)

Subtractions

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Date	Player	Reason left	New team
July 1, 2008	Mickaël Gelabale	Free Agency	Los Angeles D-Fenders (D-League)
August 20, 2008	Donyell Marshall^[19]	Waived	Philadelphia 76ers
September 9, 2008	Francisco Elson	Free Agency	Milwaukee Bucks
December 3, 2008	Ronald Dupree^[20]	Free Agency	Tulsa 66ers
December 30, 2008	Steven Hill^[17]	Waived	Tulsa 66ers (D-League)
February 19, 2009	Mouhamed Sene^[13]	Waived	Albuquerque Thunderbirds (D-League)

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2008–09 Oklahoma City Thunder season

Contents

Key dates

Offseason

Pre-season

First pre-season game

Draft picks

Roster

Regular season

Standings

Game log

Player statistics

Season

Awards and records

Awards

Week/Month

All-Star

Season

Records

Transactions

Overview

Trades

Free agency

Re-signed

Additions

Subtractions

See also

References

Languages