2016–17 Oklahoma City Thunder season

The 2016–17 Oklahoma City Thunder season was the 9th season of the franchise in Oklahoma City and the 51st in the National Basketball Association (NBA). On the April 9, Russell Westbrook broke the record of Oscar Robertson of most triple-doubles in a season with 42. Westbrook would go on to be named the League's MVP in June.

2016–17 Oklahoma City Thunder season
Head coachBilly Donovan
General managerSam Presti
OwnersProfessional Basketball Club LLC
Clay Bennett (Chairman)
ArenaChesapeake Energy Arena
Results
Record47–35 (.573)
PlaceDivision: 2nd (Northwest)
Conference: 6th (Western)
Playoff finishFirst Round
(Lost to Rockets 1–4)
Stats @ Basketball-Reference.com
Local media
TelevisionFox Sports Oklahoma
RadioKWPN and WWLS-FM

The Thunder would finish the regular season with a 47–35 record, securing the 6th seed. In the playoffs, they faced off against the Houston Rockets in the First Round, in which they lost in five games.

This was the Thunder’s first season since 2006-07 without Kevin Durant, as he left the Thunder and signed with the Golden State Warriors.

Draft picks
Main article: 2016 NBA draft

The Thunder originally did not have a pick in the 2016 NBA Draft, however made a blockbuster trade the day of the draft, sending Serge Ibaka to the Orlando Magic in exchange for Victor Oladipo, Ersan İlyasova, and the draft rights to the 11th overall pick in the 2016 NBA Draft (Domantas Sabonis). They additionally drafted Daniel Hamilton with the 56th overall pick in the 2nd round (received from the Denver Nuggets).

Roster
Roster listing
2016–17 Oklahoma City Thunder roster
Players Coaches
Pos.No.NameHeightWeightDOB (YYYY-MM-DD)From
SG 8 Abrines, Álex 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 1993-08-01 Spain
C 12 Adams, Steven 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 255 lb (116 kg) 1993-07-20 Pittsburgh
PG 6 Christon, Semaj 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 1992-11-01 Xavier
PG 30 Cole, Norris 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 175 lb (79 kg) 1988-10-13 Cleveland State
PF 4 Collison, Nick 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 255 lb (116 kg) 1980-10-26 Kansas
PF 22 Gibson, Taj 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 236 lb (107 kg) 1985-06-24 Southern California
SF 9 Grant, Jerami 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 210 lb (95 kg) 1994-03-12 Syracuse
SF 34 Huestis, Josh 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 230 lb (104 kg) 1991-12-19 Stanford
C 11 Kanter, Enes 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 245 lb (111 kg) 1992-05-20 Turkey
SF 25 McDermott, Doug 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 219 lb (99 kg) 1992-01-03 Creighton
SG 5 Oladipo, Victor 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 210 lb (95 kg) 1992-05-04 Indiana
SG 21 Roberson, André 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 210 lb (95 kg) 1991-12-04 Colorado
PF 3 Sabonis, Domantas 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 240 lb (109 kg) 1996-05-03 Gonzaga
SF 15 Singler, Kyle 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 228 lb (103 kg) 1988-05-04 Duke
PG 0 Westbrook, Russell (C) 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 200 lb (91 kg) 1988-11-12 UCLA
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (DP) Unsigned draft pick
  • (FA) Free agent
  • (S) Suspended
  • (DL) On assignment to D-League affiliate
  • Injured

Roster
Last transaction: 2017-04-02

Standings

Division
Northwest Division W L PCT GB Home Road Div GP
y – Utah Jazz 51 31 .622 0.0 29–12 22–19 8–8 82
x – Oklahoma City Thunder 47 35 .573 4.0 28–13 19–22 10–6 82
x – Portland Trail Blazers 41 41 .500 10.0 25–16 16–25 11–5 82
Denver Nuggets 40 42 .488 11.0 22–19 18–23 6–10 82
Minnesota Timberwolves 31 51 .378 20.0 20–21 11–30 5–11 82

Conference
Western Conference
# Team W L PCT GB GP
1 z – Golden State Warriors * 67 15 .817 – 82
2 y – San Antonio Spurs * 61 21 .744 6.0 82
3 x – Houston Rockets 55 27 .671 12.0 82
4 x – Los Angeles Clippers 51 31 .622 16.0 82
5 y – Utah Jazz * 51 31 .622 16.0 82
6 x – Oklahoma City Thunder 47 35 .573 20.0 82
7 x – Memphis Grizzlies 43 39 .524 24.0 82
8 x – Portland Trail Blazers 41 41 .500 26.0 82
9 Denver Nuggets 40 42 .488 27.0 82
10 New Orleans Pelicans 34 48 .415 33.0 82
11 Dallas Mavericks 33 49 .402 34.0 82
12 Sacramento Kings 32 50 .390 35.0 82
13 Minnesota Timberwolves 31 51 .378 36.0 82
14 Los Angeles Lakers 26 56 .317 41.0 82
15 Phoenix Suns 24 58 .293 43.0 82

Game log

Pre-season
2016 pre-season game log
Total: 3–3 (Home: 2–1; Road: 1–2)
Pre-season: 3–3 (Home: 2–1; Road: 1–2)
2016–17 pre-season schedule

Regular season
2016–17 game log
Total: 47–35 (Home: 28–13; Road: 19–22)
October: 3–0 (Home: 2–0; Road: 1–0)
November : 9–8 (Home: 6–4; Road: 3–4)
December : 9–5 (Home: 5–2; Road: 4–3)
January : 7–8 (Home: 3–0; Road: 4–8)
February : 7–4 (Home: 7–2; Road: 0–2)
March : 8–7 (Home: 4–3; Road: 4–4)
April : 4–3 (Home: 1–2; Road: 3–1)
2016–17 season schedule

Playoffs
2017 playoff game log
Total: 1–4 (Home: 1–1; Road: 0–3)
First Round: 1–4 (Home: 1–1; Road: 0–3)
2017 playoff schedule

Transactions
Main article: List of 2016–17 NBA season transactions

Trades
June 23, 2016
 To Oklahoma City Thunder[1]
Draft rights to Daniel Hamilton		 To Denver Nuggets
Cash considerations
June 23, 2016
 To Oklahoma City Thunder[2]
Draft rights to Domantas Sabonis
Victor Oladipo
Ersan İlyasova		 To Orlando Magic
Serge Ibaka
August 30, 2016
 To Oklahoma City Thunder[3]
Joffrey Lauvergne		 To Denver Nuggets
2017 Memphis protected 2nd-round pick
2017 Oklahoma City protected 2nd-round pick
November 1, 2016
 To Oklahoma City Thunder[4]
Jerami Grant		 To Philadelphia 76ers
Ersan Ilyasova
2020 Oklahoma City protected 1st-round pick
February 23, 2017
 To Oklahoma City Thunder[5]
Taj Gibson
Doug McDermott
2018 Chicago 2nd-round pick		 To Chicago Bulls
Joffrey Lauvergne
Anthony Morrow
Cameron Payne

Re-signed
Player Signed Former team
Russell Westbrook[6] Signed 3-year extension deal worth $85 million Oklahoma City Thunder

Additions
Player Signed Former team
Ronnie Price[7] Signed 2-year deal Phoenix Suns
Alex Caruso[8] Texas A&M
Kaleb Tarczewski[8] Arizona
Chris Wright[8] Maccabi Rishon LeZion
Norris Cole[9] Signed for the remainder of the season Shandong Golden Stars

Subtractions
Player Reason left New team
Serge Ibaka[2] Traded Orlando Magic
Kevin Durant[10] 2-year contract worth $54.3 million Golden State Warriors
Randy Foye[11] 1-year contract worth $2.5 million Brooklyn Nets
Dion Waiters[12] 2-year contract worth $6 million Miami Heat
Ronnie Price[13] Waived Phoenix Suns
Mitch McGary[14] Waived/Suspension Unknown

References
  1. "Thunder acquires draft rights to Hamilton". nba.com/thunder. June 23, 2016. Retrieved June 23, 2016.
  2. "Thunder acquires Oladipo, Ilyasova and draft rights to Sabonis". nba.com/thunder. June 23, 2016. Retrieved June 23, 2016.
  3. "Thunder Acquires Joffrey Lauvergne". NBA.com. Turner Sports Interactive, Inc. August 30, 2016. Retrieved September 2, 2016.
  4. "Thunder Acquires Jerami Grant and Trade Exception". NBA.com. Turner Sports Interactive, Inc. November 1, 2016. Retrieved November 1, 2016.
  5. "Thunder acquires Gibson, McDermott and draft pick". NBA.com. Turner Sports Interactive, Inc. February 23, 2017. Retrieved February 24, 2017.
  6. "Thunder reach 3-year deal with Russell Westbrook". foxsports.com. Fox Sports. August 5, 2016. Retrieved 2 March 2017.
  7. "Thunder Signs Ronnie Price". NBA.com. Turner Sports Interactive, Inc. August 14, 2016. Retrieved August 15, 2016.
  8. "Thunder Adds Caruso, Tarczewski and Wright to Training Camp Roster". NBA.com. Turner Sports Interactive, Inc. September 24, 2016. Retrieved September 23, 2016.
  9. "Thunder Signs Norris Cole". NBA.com. March 1, 2017. Retrieved March 2, 2017.
  10. "Warriors sign free agent forward Kevin Durant". nba.com/warriors. July 7, 2016. Retrieved July 7, 2016.
  11. "Brooklyn Nets sign Randy Foye". nba.com/nets. July 15, 2016. Retrieved July 15, 2016.
  12. "Heat signs Dion Waiters". nba.com/heat. July 26, 2016. Retrieved July 26, 2016.
  13. "Suns Sign Ronnie Price". NBA.com. January 27, 2017. Retrieved January 28, 2017.
  14. "Thunder waive forward Mitch McGary". nba.com. NBA. October 24, 2016. Retrieved 3 March 2017.
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