# 2021–22 Oklahoma City Thunder season

The 2021–22 Oklahoma City Thunder season was the 14th season of the franchise in Oklahoma City and the 56th in the National Basketball Association (NBA).
The Thunder were officially eliminated from playoff contention for the second consecutive season. It was the first time the team suffered consecutive losing seasons since 2006–2009 where they went on a four–year stretch.

## Previous season

The Thunder finished the 2020–21 season 22–50 to finish in fourth place in the Northwest Division, fourteenth in the Western Conference and failed to qualify for the playoffs for the first time since 2014-15.
Previous three seasons :
| Season | Record | Seeding |
| 2018–19 | 49–33 | 6th |
| 2019–20 | 44–28 | 5th |
| 2020–21 | 22–50 | 14th |
In their first year of the rebuild, the Thunder started the season returning only six players from the 2019-20 season. The Thunder also mutually agreed to part ways with head coach Billy Donovan after five seasons. To replace Donovan, the Thunder promoted assistant coach Mark Daigneault who previously served as the head coach of the Oklahoma City Blue.
Replacing Chris Paul, Danilo Gallinari, and Steven Adams in the starting lineup, the Thunder started veterans George Hill, Al Horford and promoted second-year forward Darius Bazley. After failing to trade Horford at the deadline, the Thunder announced Horford will remain inactive for the rest of the season to prioritize the team's younger talent. After Shai Gilgeous-Alexander's season-ending injury and Al Horford being shut down, the Thunder finished April and May with a 2–23 record including a 152–95 loss to the Indiana Pacers which was the largest home loss in league history.

## Offseason
### Draft picks

| Round | Pick | Player | Position | Nationality | College/Club team |
| 1 | 6 | Josh Giddey | PG | Australia | Adelaide 36ers |
| 1 | 16 | Alperen Şengün | C | Turkey | Beşiktaş |
| 1 | 18 | Tre Mann | PG | United States | Florida |
| 2 | 34 | Rokas Jokubaitis | PG | Lithuania | FC Barcelona |
| 2 | 36 | Miles McBride | PG | United States | West Virginia |
| 2 | 55 | Aaron Wiggins | SG | United States | Maryland |
| Jeremiah Robinson-Earl was later traded to the Thunder via New York Knicks ||||||
The Thunder had three first round-picks and three second-round picks entering the draft. The Thunder owned one first-round pick entering the 2021 NBA draft lottery. The Thunder ended the night with the sixth overall pick after having a 34.1% chance to be in the top three. The Thunder other's first rounders were acquired from the Al Horford trade and the Paul George trade. The Thunder also acquired two other second-round picks from the Kelly Oubre Jr. trade.
On draft night, the Thunder traded the draft rights to Alperen Şengün, the 16th pick, to the Houston Rockets in exchange for a 2022 protected first-round pick via DET and a 2023 protected first-round pick via WAS. The Thunder traded the draft rights to Rokas Jokubaitis, the 34th pick, and the draft rights to Miles McBride, the 36th pick to the New York Knicks in exchange for the draft rights to Jeremiah Robinson-Earl, the 32nd pick.
The Thunder ended 2021 NBA draft night with Australia's NBL guard Josh Giddey, Florida guard Tre Mann, Villanova center Jeremiah Robinson-Earl and Maryland guard Aaron Wiggins.

### Trades

On June 18, the Thunder traded Al Horford, Moses Brown and a 2023 second-round pick to the Boston Celtics in exchange for Kemba Walker, a 2021 first-round pick and a 2025 second-round pick. On August 6, the Thunder negotiated a contract buyout and waived Walker. In return, Walker gave up $20 million in total in his buyout. Walker gave up $9.7 million in his 2021-22 salary and $10.2 million in his 2022-23 salary.
On July 30, the Thunder traded a 2027 second-round pick and cash considerations to the Utah Jazz in exchange for Derrick Favors and a future first-round pick.

### Free agency

For this offseason, free agency began on August 2, 2021. Tony Bradley, Svi Mykhailiuk and Mike Muscala were set to hit unrestricted free agency while Josh Hall was set to hit restricted free agency. On August 2, it was reported that Mike Muscala agreed to a two-year, $7 million deal to stay with the Thunder, which he later signed on August 11. On August 18, Josh Hall accepted his two-way qualifying offer to re-sign with the Thunder. However, on September 12, the Thunder waived Hall. On August 19, Tony Bradley signed a deal with the Chicago Bulls. On September 11, Svi Mykhailiuk signed a deal with the Toronto Raptors. On August 2, it was reported that Shai Gilgeous-Alexander agreed to a five-year, $172 million rookie extension with the Thunder, which he later signed on August 6.
On September 3, Vít Krejčí signed a rookie deal with the Thunder. Krejčí was originally selected 37th overall in the 2020 NBA draft but did not sign a contract in the 2020-21 season, instead spent the season rehabbing with the Oklahoma City Blue after tearing his ACL. On September 15, Paul Watson Jr. signed a two-way contract with the Thunder. Watson Jr. spent the 2020-21 season with the Toronto Raptors.
On September 26, Charlie Brown Jr. was waived by the Thunder.

### Front office and coaching changes

On August 10, the Thunder announced Nick Collison as a special assistant to Sam Presti. Prior to taking this position, Collison served as a basketball operations representative for the Thunder. Collison joins Eric Maynor, Nazr Mohammed, Mike Milks and Anthony Morrow as former Thunder players contributing to the Thunder organization.

## Standings
### Division

| Northwest Division | W | L | PCT | GB | Home | Road | Div | GP |
| y – Utah Jazz | 49 | 33 | .598 | – | 29‍–‍12 | 20‍–‍21 | 15–1 | 82 |
| x – Denver Nuggets | 48 | 34 | .585 | 1.0 | 23‍–‍18 | 25‍–‍16 | 6–10 | 82 |
| x – Minnesota Timberwolves | 46 | 36 | .561 | 3.0 | 26‍–‍15 | 20‍–‍21 | 12–4 | 82 |
| Portland Trail Blazers | 27 | 55 | .329 | 22.0 | 17‍–‍24 | 10‍–‍31 | 1–15 | 82 |
| Oklahoma City Thunder | 24 | 58 | .293 | 25.0 | 12‍–‍29 | 12‍–‍29 | 6–10 | 82 |

### Conference

Western Conference :
| # | Team | W | L | PCT | GB | GP |
| 1 | z – Phoenix Suns * | 64 | 18 | .780 | – | 82 |
| 2 | y – Memphis Grizzlies * | 56 | 26 | .683 | 8.0 | 82 |
| 3 | x – Golden State Warriors | 53 | 29 | .646 | 11.0 | 82 |
| 4 | x – Dallas Mavericks | 52 | 30 | .634 | 12.0 | 82 |
| 5 | y – Utah Jazz * | 49 | 33 | .598 | 15.0 | 82 |
| 6 | x – Denver Nuggets | 48 | 34 | .585 | 16.0 | 82 |
| 7 | x – Minnesota Timberwolves | 46 | 36 | .561 | 18.0 | 82 |
| 8 | pi – Los Angeles Clippers | 42 | 40 | .512 | 22.0 | 82 |
| 9 | x – New Orleans Pelicans | 36 | 46 | .439 | 28.0 | 82 |
| 10 | pi − San Antonio Spurs | 34 | 48 | .415 | 30.0 | 82 |
| 11 | Los Angeles Lakers | 33 | 49 | .402 | 31.0 | 82 |
| 12 | Sacramento Kings | 30 | 52 | .366 | 34.0 | 82 |
| 13 | Portland Trail Blazers | 27 | 55 | .329 | 37.0 | 82 |
| 14 | Oklahoma City Thunder | 24 | 58 | .293 | 40.0 | 82 |
| 15 | Houston Rockets | 20 | 62 | .244 | 44.0 | 82 |

## Game log
### Preseason

2021 preseason game log Total: 1–3 (Home: 1–2; Road: 0–1) :
Preseason: 1–3 (home: 1–2; road: 0–1)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
1
October 4
Charlotte
L 93–117
Josh Giddey (18)
Josh Giddey (7)
Gilgeous-Alexander & Maledon (4)
Paycom Center
0–1
2
October 10
@ Milwaukee
L 110–130
Luguentz Dort (19)
D. J. Wilson (7)
Giddey, Gilgeous-Alexander (6)
Fiserv Forum 12,442
0–2
3
October 13
Denver
W 108–99
Darius Bazley (16)
Darius Bazley (8)
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander (4)
Paycom Center
1–2
4
October 14
Denver
L 107–113
Aleksej Pokusevski (22)
Gabriel Deck (11)
Josh Giddey (8)
BOK Center
1–3 :
2021–22 season schedule :

### Regular season

2021–22 game log Total: 24–58 (Home: 12–29; Road: 12–29) :
October: 1–5 (home: 1–2; road: 0–3)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
1
October 20
@ Utah
L 86–107
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander (18)
Josh Giddey (10)
Giddey, Pokusevski, Maledon (3)
Vivint Arena 18,306
0–1
2
October 22
@ Houston
L 91–124
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander (13)
Aleksej Pokusevski (7)
Dort, Giddey (4)
Toyota Center 15,674
0–2
3
October 24
Philadelphia
L 103–115
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander (29)
Josh Giddey (8)
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander (8)
Paycom Center 14,256
0–3
4
October 26
Golden State
L 98–106
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander (30)
Josh Giddey (9)
Giddey, Gilgeous-Alexander (4)
Paycom Center 15,717
0–4
5
October 27
LA Lakers
W 123–115
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander (27)
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander (9)
Josh Giddey (10)
Paycom Center 15,783
1–4
6
October 30
@ Golden State
L 82–103
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander (15)
Darius Bazley (8)
Josh Giddey (6)
Chase Center 18,063
1–5 :
November: 5–9 (home: 3–4; road: 2–5)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
7
November 1
@ LA Clippers
L 95–99
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander (28)
Maledon, Muscala, Gilgeous-Alexander (7)
Josh Giddey (7)
Staples Center 13,722
1–6
8
November 4
@ LA Lakers
W 107–104
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander (28)
Derrick Favors (11)
Josh Giddey (8)
Staples Center 18,997
2–6
9
November 7
San Antonio
W 99–94
Mike Muscala (20)
Darius Bazley (11)
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander (9)
Paycom Center 12,972
3–6
10
November 10
@ New Orleans
W 108–100
Luguentz Dort (27)
Josh Giddey (12)
Josh Giddey (9)
Smoothie King Center 15,355
4–6
11
November 12
Sacramento
W 105–103
Dort, Gilgeous-Alexander (22)
Jeremiah Robinson-Earl (14)
Josh Giddey (5)
Paycom Center 12,881
5–6
12
November 14
Brooklyn
L 96–120
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander (23)
Jeremiah Robinson-Earl (8)
Giddey, Wiggins (4)
Paycom Center 15,080
5–7
13
November 15
Miami
L 90–103
Luguentz Dort (20)
Darius Bazley (7)
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander (5)
Paycom Center 12,330
5–8
14
November 17
Houston
W 101–89
Luguentz Dort (34)
Josh Giddey (11)
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander (9)
Paycom Center 12,066
6–8
15
November 19
@ Milwaukee
L 89–96
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander (17)
Josh Giddey (12)
Giddey, Williams (4)
Fiserv Forum 17,341
6–9
16
November 20
@ Boston
L 105–111
Luguentz Dort (16)
Darius Bazley (10)
Darius Bazley (6)
TD Garden 19,156
6–10
17
November 22
@ Atlanta
L 101–113
Dort, Giddey, Jerome (15)
Jeremiah Robinson-Earl (10)
Josh Giddey (8)
State Farm Arena 15,806
6–11
18
November 24
Utah
L 104–110
Luguentz Dort (27)
Jeremiah Robinson-Earl (10)
Josh Giddey (8)
Paycom Center 17,341
6–12
19
November 26
Washington
L 99–101
Luguentz Dort (21)
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander (8)
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander (9)
Paycom Center 14,579
6–13
20
November 29
@ Houston
L 89–102
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander (22)
Mann, Robinson-Earl (7)
Josh Giddey (7)
Toyota Center 12,829
6–14 :
December: 7–8 (home: 4–4; road: 3–4)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
21
December 1
Houston
L 110–114
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander (39)
Jeremiah Robinson-Earl (9)
Dort, Robinson-Earl (4)
Paycom Center 13,222
6–15
22
December 2
@ Memphis
L 79–152
Luguentz Dort (15)
Muscala, Robinson-Earl (5)
Ty Jerome (4)
FedExForum 13,103
6–16
23
December 6
@ Detroit
W 114–103
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander (30)
Bazley, Robinson-Earl (8)
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander (13)
Little Caesars Arena 10,522
7–16
24
December 8
@ Toronto
W 110–109
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander (26)
Derrick Favors (9)
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander (9)
Scotiabank Arena 19,800
8–16
25
December 10
LA Lakers
L 95–116
Tre Mann (19)
Jeremiah Robinson-Earl (9)
Josh Giddey (7)
Paycom Center 16,523
8–17
26
December 12
Dallas
L 84–103
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander (18)
Aleksej Pokusevski (9)
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander (5)
Paycom Center 15,747
8–18
27
December 15
New Orleans
L 110–113
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander (33)
Josh Giddey (9)
Josh Giddey (7)
Paycom Center 13,253
8–19
28
December 18
LA Clippers
W 104–103
Luguentz Dort (29)
Josh Giddey (10)
Josh Giddey (18)
Paycom Center 15,123
9–19
29
December 20
@ Memphis
W 102–99
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander (23)
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander (7)
Josh Giddey (11)
FedEx Forum 15,721
10–19
30
December 22
Denver
W 108–94
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander (27)
Bazley, Gilgeous-Alexander (11)
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander (12)
Paycom Center 14,932
11–19
31
December 23
@ Phoenix
L 101–113
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander (29)
Darius Bazley (10)
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander (7)
Footprint Center 17,071
11–20
32
December 26
New Orleans
W 117–112
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander (31)
Josh Giddey (10)
Josh Giddey (10)
Paycom Center 15,608
12–20
33
December 28
@ Sacramento
L 111–117
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander (33)
Dort, Williams (8)
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander (5)
Golden 1 Center 14,750
12–21
34
December 29
@ Phoenix
L 97–115
Ty Jerome (24)
Jerome, Wiggins (8)
Ty Jerome (5)
Footprint Center 17,071
12–22
35
December 31
New York
W 95–80
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander (23)
Isaiah Roby (9)
Ty Jerome (5)
Paycom Center 16,451
13–22 :
January: 2–12 (home: 1–5; road: 1–7)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
36
January 2
Dallas
L 86–95
Josh Giddey (17)
Josh Giddey (13)
Josh Giddey (14)
Paycom Center 14,571
13–23
37
January 5
@ Minnesota
L 90–98
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander (19)
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander (15)
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander (6)
Target Center 14,375
13–24
38
January 7
Minnesota
L 105–135
Luguentz Dort (18)
Jeremiah Robinson-Earl (8)
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander (6)
Paycom Center 14,874
13–25
39
January 9
Denver
L 95–99
Luguentz Dort (14)
Josh Giddey (7)
Josh Giddey (8)
Paycom Center 14,772
13–26
40
January 11
@ Washington
L 118–122
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander (32)
Darius Bazley (9)
Giddey, Gilgeous-Alexander (8)
Capital One Arena 13,985
13–27
41
January 13
@ Brooklyn
W 130–109
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander (33)
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander (10)
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander (9)
Barclays Center 16,964
14–27
42
January 15
Cleveland
L 102–107
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander (21)
Jeremiah Robinson-Earl (11)
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander (7)
Paycom Center 15,284
14–28
43
January 17
@ Dallas
L 102–104
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander (34)
Luguentz Dort (7)
Dort, Giddey (7)
American Airlines Center 19,266
14–29
44
January 19
@ San Antonio
L 96–118
Aaron Wiggins (19)
Josh Giddey (11)
Josh Giddey (8)
AT&T Center 11,848
14–30
45
January 21
@ Charlotte
L 98–121
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander (29)
Jeremiah Robinson-Earl (11)
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander (6)
Paycom Center 15,835
14–31
46
January 22
@ Cleveland
L 87–94
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander (29)
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander (9)
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander (6)
Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse 19,432
14–32
47
January 24
Chicago
L 110–111
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander (31)
Bazley, Giddey (8)
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander (10)
Paycom Center 14,378
14–33
48
January 28
Indiana
L 110–113 (OT)
Luguentz Dort (27)
Josh Giddey (10)
Josh Giddey (5)
Paycom Center 15,106
14–34
49
January 31
Portland
W 98–81
Luguentz Dort (18)
Josh Giddey (12)
Ty Jerome (6)
Paycom Center 13,812
15–34 :
February : 4–7 (home: 0–4; road: 4–3)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
50
February 2
@ Dallas
W 120–114 (OT)
Luguentz Dort (30)
Darius Bazley (11)
Josh Giddey (10)
American Airlines Center 19,200
16–34
51
February 4
@ Portland
W 96–93
Luguentz Dort (23)
Darius Bazley (12)
Ty Jerome (8)
Moda Center 15,329
17–34
52
February 5
@ Sacramento
L 103–113
Josh Giddey (24)
Aleksej Pokusevski (9)
Josh Giddey (8)
Golden 1 Center 14,097
17–35
53
February 7
Golden State
L 98–110
Luguentz Dort (26)
Josh Giddey (11)
Josh Giddey (7)
Paycom Center 17,009
17–36
54
February 9
Toronto
L 98–117
Pokusevski, Maledon (18)
Kenrich Williams (12)
Giddey, Williams (6)
Paycom Center 13,858
17–37
55
February 11
@ Philadelphia
L 87–100
Derrick Favors (16)
Darius Bazley (15)
Giddey, Jerome (5)
Wells Fargo Center 20,669
17–38
56
February 12
@ Chicago
L 101–106
Luguentz Dort (31)
Josh Giddey (12)
Josh Giddey (10)
United Center 20,072
17–39
57
February 14
@ New York
W 127–123
Tre Mann (30)
Josh Giddey (11)
Josh Giddey (12)
Madison Square Garden 18,433
18–39
58
February 16
San Antonio
L 106–114
Tre Mann (24)
Isaiah Roby (12)
Josh Giddey (10)
Paycom Center 14,920
18–40
All-Star Break
59
February 24
Phoenix
L 104–124
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander (32)
Josh Giddey (9)
Giddey, Mann (6)
Paycom Center 14,176
18–41
60
February 25
@ Indiana
W 129–125 (OT)
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander (36)
Isaiah Roby (11)
Gilgeous-Alexander, Mann (5)
Gainbridge Fieldhouse 15,182
19–41
61
February 28
Sacramento
L 110–131
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander (37)
Aleksej Pokusevski (8)
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander (10)
Paycom Center 13,945
19–42 :
March
: 3–12 (home: 1–7; road: 2–5)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
62
March 2
@ Denver
W 119–107
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander (29)
Aleksej Pokusevski (11)
Gilgeous-Alexander, Roby (5)
Ball Arena 15,167
20–42
63
March 4
Minnesota
L 101–138
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander (33)
Isaiah Roby (10)
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander (7)
Paycom Center 15,180
20–43
64
March 6
Utah
L 103–116
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander (33)
Aleksej Pokusevski (11)
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander (8)
Paycom Center 15,079
20–44
65
March 8
Milwaukee
L 115–142
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander (33)
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander (8)
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander (14)
Paycom Center 15,743
20–45
66
March 9
@ Minnesota
L 102–132
Aaron Wiggins (25)
Aaron Wiggins (9)
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander (8)
Target Center 16,191
20–46
67
March 13
Memphis
L 118–125
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander (31)
Darius Bazley (10)
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander (7)
Paycom Center 17,482
20–47
68
March 14
Charlotte
W 134–116
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander (32)
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander (8)
Tre Mann (6)
Paycom Center 15,810
20–48
69
March 16
@ San Antonio
L 120–122
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander (34)
Darius Bazley (9)
Gilgeous-Alexander, Maledon (9)
AT&T Center 14,994
20–49
70
March 18
@ Miami
L 108–120
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander (26)
Aleksej Pokusevski (15)
Aleksej Pokusevski (5)
FTX Arena 19,600
20–50
71
March 20
@ Orlando
L 85–90
Darius Bazley (18)
Isaiah Roby (10)
Aleksej Pokusevski (5)
Amway Center 15,012
20–51
72
March 21
Boston
L 123–132
Tre Mann (35)
Darius Bazley (10)
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander (9)
Paycom Center 15,345
20–52
73
March 23
Orlando
W 118–102
Theo Maledon (25)
Vit Krejci (11)
Theo Maledon (6)
Paycom Center 14,393
21–52
74
March 26
@ Denver
L 106–113
Theo Maledon (20)
Isaiah Roby (7)
Vit Krejci (6)
Ball Arena 19,520
21–53
75
March 28
@ Portland
W 134–131 (OT)
Isaiah Roby (30)
Theo Maledon (10)
Aleksej Pokusevski (11)
Moda Center 18,188
22–53
76
March 30
Atlanta
L 118–136
Lindy Waters III (25)
Roby, Sarr (9)
Theo Maledon (8)
Paycom Center 15,595
22–54 :
April : 2–4 (home: 2–1; road: 0–3)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
77
April 1
Detroit
L 101–110
Theo Maledon (28)
Jaylen Hoard (20)
Theo Maledon (6)
Paycom Center 16,961
22–55
78
April 3
Phoenix
W 117–96
Olivier Sarr (24)
Aleksej Pokusevski (10)
Aleksej Pokusevski (12)
Paycom Center 17,078
23–55
79
April 5
Portland
W 98–94
Jaylen Hoard (24)
Jaylen Hoard (21)
Zavier Simpson (5)
Paycom Center 14,674
24–55
80
April 6
@ Utah
L 101–137
Jaylen Hoard (23)
Vit Krejčí (6)
Zavier Simpson (11)
Vivint Arena 18,306
24–56
81
April 8
@ LA Lakers
L 101–120
Jaylen Hoard (27)
Jaylen Hoard (17)
Zavier Simpson (7)
Staples Center 18,997
24–57
82
April 10
@ LA Clippers
L 88–138
Simpson & Kalaitzakis (17)
Jaylen Hoard (15)
Zavier Simpson (8)
Staples Center 18,210
24–58 :
2021–22 season schedule :

## Player statistics
### Regular season

Oklahoma City Thunder statistics :
| Player | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
| Darius Bazley | 69 | 53 | 27.9 | 42.2% | 29.7% | 68.8% | 6.3 | 1.4 | 0.8 | 1.0 | 10.8 |
| Gabriel Deck $^‡$ | 7 | 0 | 8.0 | 57.1% | 50.0% | - | 0.9 | 0.7 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 2.6 |
| Mamadi Diakite $^‡$ | 13 | 3 | 14.5 | 53.2% | 0.0% | 54.5% | 4.5 | 0.2 | 0.4 | 0.7 | 4.3 |
| Luguentz Dort | 51 | 51 | 32.6 | 40.4% | 33.2% | 84.3% | 4.2 | 1.7 | 0.9 | 0.4 | 17.2 |
| Rob Edwards $^≠$ | 2 | 0 | 5.5 | 25.0% | 25.0% | - | 1.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.5 |
| Derrick Favors | 39 | 18 | 16.7 | 51.6% | 12.5% | 64.0% | 4.7 | 0.6 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 5.3 |
| Melvin Frazier Jr. $^≠$ | 3 | 0 | 40.0 | 27.1% | 4.8% | 71.4% | 4.3 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 10.7 |
| Josh Giddey | 54 | 54 | 31.5 | 41.9% | 26.3% | 70.9% | 7.8 | 6.4 | 0.9 | 0.4 | 12.5 |
| Shai Gilgeous-Alexander | 56 | 56 | 34.7 | 45.3% | 30.0% | 81.0% | 5.0 | 5.9 | 1.3 | 0.8 | 24.5 |
| Jaylen Hoard $^≠$ | 7 | 5 | 34.3 | 48.9% | 36.0% | 42.9% | 12.0 | 2.4 | 0.9 | 0.7 | 14.7 |
| Scotty Hopson $^≠$ | 1 | 0 | 18.0 | 50.0% | 0.0% | - | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 4.0 |
| Ty Jerome | 48 | 4 | 16.7 | 37.8% | 29.0% | 80.9% | 1.6 | 2.3 | 0.6 | 0.1 | 7.1 |
| Georgios Kalaitzakis $^≠$ | 4 | 4 | 41.5 | 46.4% | 36.4% | 47.6% | 3.3 | 3.0 | 2.5 | 0.3 | 17.5 |
| Vít Krejčí | 30 | 8 | 23.0 | 40.7% | 32.7% | 86.4% | 3.4 | 1.9 | 0.6 | 0.3 | 6.2 |
| Théo Maledon | 51 | 7 | 17.8 | 37.5% | 29.3% | 79.0% | 2.6 | 2.2 | 0.6 | 0.2 | 7.1 |
| Tre Mann | 60 | 26 | 22.8 | 39.3% | 36.0% | 79.3% | 2.9 | 1.5 | 0.8 | 0.2 | 10.4 |
| Mike Muscala | 43 | 0 | 13.8 | 45.6% | 42.9% | 84.2% | 3.0 | 0.5 | 0.4 | 0.6 | 8.0 |
| Aleksej Pokuševski | 61 | 12 | 20.2 | 40.8% | 28.9% | 70.0% | 5.2 | 2.1 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 7.6 |
| Jeremiah Robinson-Earl | 49 | 36 | 22.2 | 41.4% | 35.2% | 74.1% | 5.6 | 1.0 | 0.6 | 0.3 | 7.5 |
| Isaiah Roby | 45 | 28 | 21.1 | 51.4% | 44.4% | 67.2% | 4.8 | 1.6 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 10.1 |
| Olivier Sarr $^≠$ | 22 | 2 | 19.1 | 57.4% | 44.8% | 82.8% | 4.2 | 0.9 | 0.3 | 0.7 | 7.0 |
| Zavier Simpson $^≠$ | 4 | 4 | 43.5 | 36.5% | 12.5% | 100% | 5.3 | 7.5 | 1.3 | 1.0 | 11.0 |
| Lindy Waters III $^≠$ | 25 | 1 | 18.6 | 40.6% | 36.3% | 80.0% | 2.9 | 1.0 | 0.8 | 0.3 | 8.0 |
| Paul Watson Jr. $^‡$ | 9 | 3 | 17.3 | 34.4% | 23.1% | 50.0% | 3.0 | 0.9 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 3.4 |
| Aaron Wiggins | 50 | 35 | 24.2 | 46.3% | 30.4% | 72.9% | 3.6 | 1.4 | 0.6 | 0.2 | 8.3 |
| Kenrich Williams | 49 | 0 | 21.9 | 46.1% | 33.9% | 54.5% | 4.5 | 2.2 | 0.9 | 0.2 | 7.4 |
    Led team in statistic
After all games. $^‡$ Waived during the season $^†$ Traded during the season $^≠$ Acquired during the season

### Individual game highs

| Category | Player | Statistic |
| Points | Shai Gilgeous-Alexander | 39 vs Rockets on December 1, 2021 |
| Rebounds | Jaylen Hoard | 21 vs Trail Blazers on April 5, 2022 |
| Assists | Josh Giddey Shai Gilgeous-Alexander | 14 vs Mavericks on January 2, 2022 14 vs Bucks on March 8, 2022 |
| Steals | Josh Giddey Darius Bazley Shai Gilgeous-Alexander Kenrich Williams Kenrich Williams Luguentz Dort Josh Giddey Kenrich Williams Aleksej Pokuševski Tre Mann Shai Gilgeous-Alexander | 4 vs 76ers on October 24, 2021 4 vs Lakers on October 27, 2021 4 vs Rockets on November 17, 2021 4 vs Pistons on December 6, 2021 4 vs Raptors on December 8, 2021 4 vs Pelicans on December 26, 2021 4 vs Mavericks on January 2, 2022 4 vs Timberwolves on January 5, 2022 4 vs Raptors on February 9, 2022 4 vs Suns on February 24, 2022 4 vs Jazz on March 6, 2022 |
| Blocks | Isaiah Roby | 6 vs Trail Blazers on April 5, 2022 |
| Minutes | Georgios Kalaitzakis | 48:00 vs Clippers on April 10, 2022 |
| Category | Player | Statistic |
| Field Goals Made | Luguentz Dort Shai Gilgeous-Alexander Shai Gilgeous-Alexander | 14 vs Rockets on November 17, 2021 14 vs Timberwolves on March 4, 2022 14 vs Spurs on March 16, 2022 |
| Threes Made | Tre Mann Lindy Waters III | 7 vs Celtics on March 21, 2022 7 vs Hawks on March 30, 2022 |
| Free Throws Made | Shai Gilgeous-Alexander | 14 vs Rockets on December 1, 2021 14 vs Kings on December 28, 2021 |
| Double-Doubles | Josh Giddey | 16 |
| Triple-Doubles | Josh Giddey | 4 |

## Awards and records
### Awards

| Date | Player | Award |
| December 2, 2021 | Josh Giddey (1/4) | October/November Rookie of the Month |
| December 27, 2021 | Shai Gilgeous-Alexander (1/1) | December 20–26 Player of the Week |
| January 4, 2022 | Josh Giddey (2/4) | December Rookie of the Month |
| February 2, 2022 | Josh Giddey (3/4) | January Rookie of the Month |
| March 3, 2022 | Josh Giddey (4/4) | February Rookie of the Month |
| May 18, 2022 | Josh Giddey | NBA All-Rookie Second Team |

### Records

* On December 2, 2021, the Oklahoma City Thunder took a 73-point loss against the Memphis Grizzlies setting an NBA-record for the worst margin of loss in history.
* On December 27, 2021, Josh Giddey became the second player in NBA history to record a double-double while also going scoreless (Norm Van Lier).
* On January 2, 2022, Giddey became the youngest player in NBA history to record a triple-double with 17 points, 13 rebounds, and 14 assists at 19 years and 84 days, surpassing the record set by LaMelo Ball last season. Giddey also became the youngest player in NBA history to lead all players in points, rebounds, and assists in one game, becoming the second teenager to do so along with Luka Dončić.
* On February 14, 2022, Giddey became the 7th rookie in NBA history to record back-to-back triple-doubles following a triple-double in Chicago the prior day. Giddey also became the third rookie to record a triple-double in his Madison Square Garden debut.
* On February 16, 2022, Giddey, 19, joined Oscar Robertson as the only rookies in league history to record three consecutive triple-doubles.
* On March 21, 2022, Tre Mann set a Thunder rookie record with 35 points on 13-20 shooting, 7 threes. Mann scored 23 of his 35 points on a perfect 6-6 shooting in a single quarter marking the new Thunder rookie record for points in a quarter.
* On March 28, 2022, all five Thunder starters made two or more 3-pointers for the first time in OKC history.
* On April 1, 2022, Jaylen Hoard became the sixth Thunder player to record a 20-rebound game.
* On April 3, 2022, Aleksej Pokuševski became the 12th youngest player in NBA history to record a triple-double with 17 points, 10 rebounds, and 12 assists at 20 years and 98 days old.
* On April 5, 2022, Hoard became the seventh player in OKC history to post a 20-point, 20-rebound game and the fifth to record multiple 20-rebound performances.

## Transactions
### Overview

| Players Added Via draft Josh Giddey Tre Mann Aaron Wiggins Via trade Derrick Favors Jeremiah Robinson-Earl (Draft rights) Via free agency Vít Krejčí (Draft rights) Paul Watson Jr. | Players Lost Via trade Moses Brown Al Horford Via free agency Tony Bradley Svi Mykhailiuk Waived Charlie Brown Jr. Josh Hall |

### Trades

| June 18, 2021 | To Oklahoma City ThunderKemba Walker 2021 first-round pick 2025 second-round pick | To Boston CelticsAl Horford Moses Brown 2023 second-round pick |
| July 30, 2021 | To Oklahoma City ThunderDraft rights to Jeremiah Robinson-Earl | To New York KnicksDraft rights to Rokas Jokubaitis Draft rights to Miles McBride |
| July 30, 2021 | To Oklahoma City Thunder2022 DET protected first-round pick 2023 WAS protected first-round pick | To Houston RocketsDraft rights to Alperen Şengün |
| July 30, 2021 | To Oklahoma City ThunderDerrick Favors 2024 protected first-round pick | To Utah Jazz2027 second-round pick Cash considerations |
| January 4, 2022 | To Oklahoma City ThunderMiye Oni 2028 second-round pick | To Utah JazzCash considerations |
| February 9, 2022 | To Oklahoma City ThunderKZ Okpala Amendments conditions on a previously traded first-round pick | To Miami Heat2026 second-round pick |

### Free agency
#### Re-signed

| Date | Player | Contract |
| August 6, 2021 | Shai Gilgeous-Alexander | Multi-Year Extension |
| August 11, 2021 | Mike Muscala | Multi-Year |
| August 18, 2021 | Josh Hall | Two-Way |
| In-Season Re-Signings |||
| February 12, 2022 | Aaron Wiggins | Multi-Year |
^ a: Aaron Wiggins initially signed a two-way contract before it was converted into a multi-year contract.

#### Additions

| Date | Player | Contract | Former team |
| September 3, 2021 | Vít Krejčí | Standard | Basket Zaragoza |
| September 15, 2021 | Paul Watson Jr. | Two-Way | Toronto Raptors |
| In-Season Additions ||||
| December 27, 2021 | Rob Edwards | Hardship Exception 10-Day | Oklahoma City Blue (G League) |
| December 27, 2021 | Scotty Hopson | Hardship Exception 10-Day | Oklahoma City Blue (G League) |
| December 27, 2021 | Olivier Sarr | Hardship Exception 10-Day | Oklahoma City Blue (G League) |
| December 29, 2021 | Jaylen Hoard | Hardship Exception 10-Day | Oklahoma City Blue (G League) |
| January 9, 2022 | Olivier Sarr | Second 10-Day | Oklahoma City Thunder |
| January 11, 2022 | Mamadi Diakite | Hardship Exception 10-Day | Milwaukee Bucks |
| January 21, 2022 | Mamadi Diakite | 10-Day | Oklahoma City Thunder |
| January 31, 2022 | Mamadi Diakite | Second 10-Day | Oklahoma City Thunder |
| February 10, 2022 | Lindy Waters III | Two-Way | Oklahoma City Blue (G League) |
| February 21, 2022 | Olivier Sarr | Two-Way | Oklahoma City Blue (G League) |
| April 1, 2022 | Jaylen Hoard | Hardship Exception 10-Day | Oklahoma City Blue (G League) |
| April 5, 2022 | Georgios Kalaitzakis | Hardship Exception 10-Day | Oklahoma City Blue (G League) |
| April 5, 2022 | Zavier Simpson | Hardship Exception 10-Day | Oklahoma City Blue (G League) |
| April 6, 2022 | Melvin Frazier Jr. | Two-Way | Iowa Wolves (G League) |

#### Subtractions

| Date | Player | Reason left | New team |
| August 6, 2021 | Kemba Walker | Waived | New York Knicks |
| August 19, 2021 | Tony Bradley | Free Agent | Chicago Bulls |
| September 1, 2021 | Svi Mykhailiuk | Free Agent | Toronto Raptors |
| September 12, 2021 | Josh Hall | Waived | Raptors 905 (G League) |
| September 26, 2021 | Charlie Brown Jr. | Waived | Delaware Blue Coats (G League) |
| In-Season Subtractions ||||
| January 4, 2022 | Gabriel Deck | Waived | Real Madrid |
| January 7, 2022 | Miye Oni | Waived | London Lions |
| February 9, 2022 | Mamadi Diakite | Waived | Cleveland Cavaliers |
| February 10, 2022 | Paul Watson Jr. | Waived | Austin Spurs (G League) |
| February 11, 2022 | KZ Okpala | Waived | Sacramento Kings |
| April 6, 2022 | Olivier Sarr | Waived | Oklahoma City Blue (G League) |