# 2007–08 Seattle SuperSonics season

The 2007–08 Seattle SuperSonics season was the 41st and final season of the Seattle SuperSonics in the National Basketball Association (NBA) and the franchise's final season of play in Seattle before relocating to Oklahoma City to play as the Thunder. With the hiring of new head coach P. J. Carlesimo as replacement of Bob Hill, who was fired at the end of the previous season, the SuperSonics finished in 15th and last place in the Western Conference with a franchise worst 20–62 record. Seattle's first round draft pick and number two overall Kevin Durant was chosen as the Rookie of the Year at the end of the season.
As of 2023, the only remaining Sonics in the NBA are Jeff Green of the Houston Rockets and Kevin Durant of the Phoenix Suns, after Nick Collison retired in 2018. Collison was also the last remaining player on the Thunder roster who previously played for the Sonics team, with Russell Westbrook and Serge Ibaka being drafted under the SuperSonics name in 2008 before moving to Oklahoma City. Until 2019, Mark Bryant was also the last Sonics coach to remain with the franchise on the Thunder roster. General manager Sam Presti is currently the last remaining Sonics staff member to remain with the franchise on the Thunder roster as of 2020.

## Offseason

Following Bob Hill and Rick Sund's departures as head coach and general manager respectively, President of Basketball Operations Lenny Wilkens was charged with the responsibility of finding replacements. For the general manager position, Wilkens hired Sam Presti and months later P. J. Carlesimo was appointed as head coach of the Sonics. Wilkens quit a day later. Presti's first order of business involved a trade with the Boston Celtics on draft day that sent Ray Allen and the SuperSonics' second round pick Glen Davis to Boston in exchange for the Celtics' first round pick Jeff Green, Wally Szczerbiak and Delonte West. Weeks later the free agent period began, and the SuperSonics' front office needed to reach a decision regarding Rashard Lewis' future, since Lewis opted out of his final two years and became one of the most prized free agents in the offseason. The team finally agreed to a sign and trade deal with the Orlando Magic. The other trade the Sonics made during the offseason brought 12-year veteran Kurt Thomas from the Phoenix Suns.
The SuperSonics began preparations for the regular season on July 7, kicking off Summer League games in Las Vegas. The team finished with a 2–6 overall record, with rookies Kevin Durant and Jeff Green leading the team in scoring in the majority of the matches.

### Draft picks

At the 2007 Draft Lottery the SuperSonics got the second overall pick behind the Portland Trail Blazers, matching their highest overall selection in franchise history. With their first round pick the SuperSonics selected Kevin Durant from Texas and forwards Carl Landry and Glen Davis in the second round. Davis and Landry were traded on draft day to the Boston Celtics and the Houston Rockets respectively.
| Round | Pick | Player | Position | Nationality | College/Team |
| 1 | 2 | Kevin Durant | SF | United States | Texas |
| 2 | 32 | Carl Landry | PF | United States | Purdue |
| 2 | 35 | Glen Davis (traded to Boston) | PF | United States | LSU |

## Pre-season

The SuperSonics kicked off a ten-game pre-season on October 9, with a 98–104 loss visiting the Sacramento Kings. Following a victory against the Cleveland Cavaliers in their next match three days later, the SuperSonics went on a 5-game losing streak before closing the exhibition tour with a victory against the Phoenix Suns in Vancouver, Canada.

### Game log

2007 pre-season game log :
Pre-season: 2–6 (home: 1–2; road: 1–4)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
1
October 9
@ Sacramento
L 98–104
Damien Wilkins (18)
Nick Collison (9)
Delonte West (6)
ARCO Arena 13,284
0–1
2
October 12
@ Cleveland
W 96–90
Chris Wilcox (20)
Nick Collison (11)
Earl Watson (6)
Quicken Loans Arena 15,878
1–1
3
October 13
@ Indiana
L 87–97
Kevin Durant (21)
Mouhamed Sene (15)
Four players (4)
Conseco Fieldhouse 10,796
1–2
4
October 18
@ L. A. Lakers
L 106–126
Kevin Durant (19)
Robert Swift (8)
Luke Ridnour (8)
Bakersfield, California 6,016
1–3
5
October 20
Houston
L 94–117
Kevin Durant (25)
Kurt Thomas (12)
Delonte West (7)
KeyArena 10,854
1–4
6
October 23
Golden State
L 122–126 (OT)
Damien Wilkins (27)
Chris Wilcox (12)
Earl Watson (14)
KeyArena 9,861
1–5
7
October 24
@ Portland
L 107–109
Nick Collison (17)
Chris Wilcox (7)
Luke Ridnour (8)
Rose Garden 11,342
1–6
8
October 26
Phoenix
W 109–107
Chris Wilcox (27)
Nick Collison (11)
Delonte West (9)
General Motors Place 17,704
2–6 :
2007–08 season schedule :

## Regular season

Kevin Durant and Jeff Green's regular season debuts were in doubt, since each player had to deal with sprained ankle injuries during the pre-season. Durant managed to return in time for the season opener on Halloween night, scoring 18 points in a loss against the Denver Nuggets. After their home opener (a loss against the Phoenix Suns), chances for the team to remain in Seattle took a heavy blow, as Sonics' owner Clay Bennett made public his desire to relocate the team to Oklahoma City. The SuperSonics remained on a losing streak that reached 8 games, their worst start in franchise history, and remained the only team in the league without a win before defeating the Miami Heat, followed by a Durant game-winner two days later to get past the Atlanta Hawks. The SuperSonics finished the month of November snapping a 6-game losing streak with their first home victory in a game against the Indiana Pacers, with Durant scoring a career-high 35 points. Before the win against the Pacers, the Sonics where 0–7 at home.
The Sonics registered their best record of the season in December, struggling with injuries to Luke Ridnour, Delonte West and Kurt Thomas adding to the absence of center Robert Swift. Kevin Durant matched again his career-high 35 points in a win against the Milwaukee Bucks, one of their four victories at home that month. After a 2–3 road trip that ended with a loss against the Utah Jazz in which the Sonics were held to one of their lowest scoring outputs in the season, the team returned to the KeyArena to close the year with a 5-game homestand.
After a loss against the Philadelphia 76ers in the last game of 2007, the Sonics went on their longest losing streak of the season, dropping their first 13 games of January in a combined franchise worst 14-game losing streak. During the first games of the month, the team were without the services of their second best scorer Chris Wilcox and point guard Luke Ridnour, who were sidelined with injuries. The Sonics halted the streak by defeating the defending champions San Antonio Spurs and proceeded to win their next two games at home.
After managing to win only 2 of their 16 games in January, the SuperSonics finished February with a 4–8 record and snapped an 8-game losing streak of road games with a victory against the Sacramento Kings, obtaining their first road win since mid-December. Robert Swift returned from his injuries and played his first game since November 11 in a loss against the Chicago Bulls, but would be sidelined for the remainder of the season after two more appearances. The SuperSonics reached the All-Star break with a 13–38 record, 10 games behind their worst record in franchise history at the time. Rookies Kevin Durant and Jeff Green participated in the T-Mobile Rookie Challenge against the second-year players. Near the trade deadline, the Sonics sent Kurt Thomas to the San Antonio Spurs for Brent Barry, Francisco Elson and a 2009 second round draft pick. Barry was waived the next day. The Sonics made one more move before the deadline, that sent Wally Szczerbiak and Delonte West to the Cleveland Cavaliers in a three-team deal with the Chicago Bulls.
The Sonics finished the month of March with their worse record in the regular season, winning only two games, with losing streaks of 11 and 3 games. At this point the Sonics had a 17–57 record and were six games away from their franchise worst 23–59. On March 16, the Denver Nuggets dealt the Sonics their worst loss in franchise history, with a 116–168 score. It was the most points the Nuggets' scored since a January 11, 1984, game against the San Antonio Spurs. Nearing the end of the month, injuries plagued the roster. Mickaël Gelabale tore his ACL during a practice and was out for the remainder of the season. Chris Wilcox re-injured his pinky finger, an injury that ultimately made him miss the remainder of the season, and Nick Collison and Francisco Elson were also sidelined with other injuries.
In April, the Sonics stretched their March losing streak to five games before winning in a double overtime match against the Denver Nuggets. After losing another three straight games, the Sonics played their last home game in Seattle, defeating the Dallas Mavericks 99–95 and closing the regular season with a road victory against the Golden State Warriors. The SuperSonics finished the season with a 20–62 overall record, their worst in franchise history.

### Standings

| Northwest Divisionvte | W | L | PCT | GB | Home | Road | Div |
| y-Utah Jazz | 54 | 28 | .659 | – | 37–4 | 17–24 | 13–3 |
| x-Denver Nuggets | 50 | 32 | .610 | 4 | 33–8 | 17–24 | 10–6 |
| Portland Trail Blazers | 41 | 41 | .500 | 13 | 28–13 | 13–28 | 10–6 |
| Minnesota Timberwolves | 22 | 60 | .268 | 32 | 15–26 | 7–34 | 3–13 |
| Seattle SuperSonics | 20 | 62 | .244 | 34 | 13–28 | 7–34 | 6–10 |
| # | Western Conferencevte | Western Conferencevte | Western Conferencevte | Western Conferencevte | Western Conferencevte |
| # | Team | W | L | PCT | GB |
| 1 | c-Los Angeles Lakers | 57 | 25 | .695 | – |
| 2 | y-New Orleans Hornets | 56 | 26 | .683 | 1 |
| 3 | x-San Antonio Spurs | 56 | 26 | .683 | 1 |
| 4 | y-Utah Jazz | 54 | 28 | .659 | 3 |
| 5 | x-Houston Rockets | 55 | 27 | .671 | 2 |
| 6 | x-Phoenix Suns | 55 | 27 | .671 | 2 |
| 7 | x-Dallas Mavericks | 51 | 31 | .622 | 6 |
| 8 | x-Denver Nuggets | 50 | 32 | .610 | 7 |
| 9 | Golden State Warriors | 48 | 34 | .585 | 9 |
| 10 | Portland Trail Blazers | 41 | 41 | .500 | 16 |
| 11 | Sacramento Kings | 38 | 44 | .463 | 19 |
| 12 | Los Angeles Clippers | 23 | 59 | .280 | 34 |
| 13 | Minnesota Timberwolves | 22 | 60 | .268 | 35 |
| 14 | Memphis Grizzlies | 22 | 60 | .268 | 35 |
| 15 | Seattle SuperSonics | 20 | 62 | .244 | 37 |

### Record vs. opponents

2007-08 NBA Records :
| Team | ATL | BOS | CHA | CHI | CLE | DAL | DEN | DET | GSW | HOU | IND | LAC | LAL | MEM | MIA | MIL | MIN | NJN | NOH | NYK | ORL | PHI | PHO | POR | SAC | SAS | SEA | TOR | UTA | WAS |
| Atlanta | – | 0–3 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–4 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 1–3 | 0–2 | 4–0 | 2–2 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 2–2 |
| Boston | 3–0 | – | 3–1 | 4–0 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 3–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 4–0 | 4–0 | 2–0 | 4–0 | 1–1 | 4–0 | 1–2 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 0–3 |
| Charlotte | 2–2 | 1–3 | – | 1–3 | 1–3 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 0–3 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 1–2 | 2–0 | 1–3 | 0–2 | 1–2 | 1–3 | 1–2 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 1–3 |
| Chicago | 2–2 | 0–4 | 3–1 | – | 3–1 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 0–2 | 2–2 | 0–4 | 1–3 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 1–2 |
| Cleveland | 2–1 | 2–2 | 3–1 | 1–3 | – | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 4–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 3–0 | 1–3 | 2–0 | 1–3 | 0–2 | 2–1 | 1–3 | 2–1 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 2–2 |
| Dallas | 1–1 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | – | 1–2 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 4–0 | 1–3 | 4–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 1–3 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 0–2 |
| Denver | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 2–1 | – | 0–2 | 3–1 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 0–3 | 4–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 4–0 | 2–0 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 1–3 | 2–0 |
| Detroit | 4–0 | 1–2 | 3–0 | 1–3 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | – | 2–0 | 1–1 | 4–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 4–0 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 3–0 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 0–2 | 2–1 |
| Golden State | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 1–3 | 0–2 | – | 2–2 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 2–2 | 4–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 3–1 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 0–3 | 2–0 |
| Houston | 2–0 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 1–3 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 2–2 | – | 2–0 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 3–0 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 2–2 | 4–0 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 4–0 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 2–0 |
| Indiana | 2–1 | 0–3 | 1–3 | 2–2 | 0–4 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–4 | 1–1 | 0–2 | – | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 4–0 | 1–2 | 3–0 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 2–2 |
| L.A. Clippers | 1–1 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 0–4 | 1–3 | 0–2 | 1–3 | 0–3 | 1–1 | – | 0–4 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 2–0 | 0–4 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 1–3 | 0–3 | 3–1 | 0–3 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 0–2 |
| L.A. Lakers | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 3–1 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 1–2 | 2–0 | 4–0 | – | 2–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 2–2 | 3–1 | 2–2 | 4–0 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 2–0 |
| Memphis | 0–2 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 0–4 | 0–4 | 0–2 | 0–4 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 1–2 | – | 2–0 | 0–2 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 0–4 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 0–3 | 0–3 | 2–2 | 1–3 | 3–1 | 0–2 | 0–3 | 1–1 |
| Miami | 1–3 | 0–4 | 1–3 | 1–2 | 0–3 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 0–4 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 0–2 | – | 2–2 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 0–2 | 1–3 | 0–4 | 0–3 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 0–4 | 1–1 | 0–4 |
| Milwaukee | 2–2 | 0–4 | 2–1 | 1–3 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 2–2 | – | 1–1 | 0–4 | 0–2 | 1–3 | 1–3 | 1–2 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 0–2 | 2–2 |
| Minnesota | 0–2 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 0–3 | 0–4 | 0–2 | 1–3 | 0–3 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 0–3 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | – | 1–1 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 0–4 | 2–1 | 0–4 | 1–3 | 0–2 | 2–2 | 0–2 |
| New Jersey | 3–1 | 0–4 | 3–1 | 2–1 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 0–3 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 2–2 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 2–1 | 4–0 | 1–1 | – | 0–2 | 1–3 | 1–3 | 2–2 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 2–1 |
| New Orleans | 2–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 0–2 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 4–0 | 2–2 | 4–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 2–0 | – | 2–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 4–0 | 2–2 | 1–2 | 2–2 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 0–2 |
| New York | 0–4 | 0–4 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 1–2 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 0–4 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 3–1 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 0–2 | – | 1–3 | 1–3 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 2–1 |
| Orlando | 2–2 | 2–1 | 3–1 | 4–0 | 3–1 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 4–0 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 3–1 | – | 3–1 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 0–2 | 3–1 |
| Philadelphia | 1–3 | 1–3 | 2–1 | 3–1 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 0–3 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 0–2 | 3–1 | 1–3 | – | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–3 | 0–2 | 2–2 |
| Phoenix | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 1–2 | 2–2 | 0–2 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 1–3 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 0–4 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | – | 3–0 | 4–0 | 3–1 | 4–0 | 2–0 | 1–2 | 2–0 |
| Portland | 2–0 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 0–4 | 0–2 | 3–0 | 2–2 | 3–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 4–0 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 0–3 | – | 1–3 | 0–3 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 1–1 |
| Sacramento | 1–1 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 2–0 | 1–3 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 1–3 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–2 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–4 | 3–1 | – | 1–3 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 0–2 |
| San Antonio | 2–0 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 2–2 | 0–2 | 1–2 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 3–0 | 2–2 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 4–0 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 3–0 | 3–1 | – | 2–1 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 2–0 |
| Seattle | 1–1 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 1–3 | 0–2 | 1–2 | 0–4 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 0–4 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 0–2 | 0–3 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 0–4 | 2–2 | 1–3 | 1–2 | – | 1–1 | 0–4 | 0–2 |
| Toronto | 2–1 | 1–3 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–3 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 4–0 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 1–2 | 3–1 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | – | 0–2 | 1–3 |
| Utah | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 1–3 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 1–3 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 4–0 | 2–0 | – | 2–0 |
| Washington | 2–2 | 3–0 | 3–1 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 1–2 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 4–0 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 1–2 | 2–0 | 1–2 | 1–3 | 2–2 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 0–2 | — |

### Game log

2007–08 game log Total: 20–62 (Home: 13–28; Road: 7–34) :
October: 0–1 (home: 0–0; road: 0–1)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
1
October 31
@ Denver
L 103–120
Damien Wilkins (21)
Nick Collison (11)
Earl Watson (7)
Pepsi Center 19,380
0–1 :
November
: 3–13 (home: 1–7; road: 2–6)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
2
November 1
Phoenix
L 99–106
Kevin Durant (27)
Chris Wilcox (11)
Earl Watson (8)
KeyArena 17,072
0–2
3
November 4
@ L. A. Clippers
L 101–115
Kevin Durant (24)
Nick Collison (10)
Damien Wilkins (6)
Staples Center 17,376
0–3
4
November 6
@ Sacramento
L 98–104
Wally Szczerbiak (32)
Chris Wilcox (10)
Earl Watson (8)
ARCO Arena 14,908
0–4
5
November 7
Memphis
L 98–105
Chris Wilcox (21)
Chris Wilcox Nick Collison (8)
Earl Watson (8)
KeyArena 10,761
0–5
6
November 9
Utah
L 101–103
Kevin Durant (20)
Nick Collison (12)
Earl Watson (11)
KeyArena 15,980
0–6
7
November 11
Detroit
L 103–107
Kevin Durant (19)
Chris Wilcox (9)
Luke Ridnour (7)
KeyArena 16,379
0–7
8
November 13
@ Orlando
L 76–103
Nick Collison (15)
Jeff Green (7)
Delonte West Earl Watson (4)
Amway Arena 16,101
0–8
9
November 14
@ Miami
W 104–95
Chris Wilcox (20)
Nick Collison (11)
Delonte West Earl Watson (6)
American Airlines Arena 19,600
1–8
10
November 16
@ Atlanta
W 126–123 (2OT)
Damien Wilkins (41)
Nick Collison (14)
Earl Watson (9)
Philips Arena 13,534
2–8
11
November 17
@ Charlotte
L 84–100
Chris Wilcox (24)
Chris Wilcox (9)
Earl Watson (5)
Charlotte Bobcats Arena 13,697
2–9
12
November 19
@ Memphis
L 108–125
Delonte West (17)
Jeff Green (14)
Damien Wilkins (6)
FedExForum 10,863
2–10
13
November 23
New Jersey
L 93–98
Delonte West (17)
Jeff Green (14)
Kurt Thomas Earl Watson Nick Collison (3)
KeyArena 14,424
2–11
14
November 25
San Antonio
L 101–116
Wally Szczerbiak (27)
Kurt Thomas (7)
Delonte West (5)
KeyArena 14,186
2–12
15
November 27
@ L. A. Lakers
L 99–106
Kevin Durant (25)
Kurt Thomas (13)
Earl Watson (6)
Staples Center 18,997
2–13
16
November 28
Orlando
L 94–110
Kevin Durant (22)
Kurt Thomas (14)
Kevin Durant Earl Watson (4)
KeyArena 12,398
2–14
17
November 30
Indiana
W 95–93
Kevin Durant (35)
Kurt Thomas (18)
Earl Watson (11)
KeyArena 14,786
3–14 :
December
: 6–8 (home: 4–4; road: 2–4)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
18
December 2
Golden State
L 96–109
Chris Wilcox Earl Watson (16)
Chris Wilcox (11)
Earl Watson (5)
KeyArena 11,461
3–15
19
December 5
L. A. Clippers
W 95–88
Nick Collison (18)
Nick Collison (17)
Earl Watson (6)
KeyArena 10,961
4–15
20
December 7
Milwaukee
W 104–98
Kevin Durant (35)
Chris Wilcox (13)
Earl Watson (9)
KeyArena 13,142
5–15
21
December 9
@ New Orleans
L 88–91
Kevin Durant (23)
Nick Collison Chris Wilcox (12)
Earl Watson (8)
New Orleans Arena 10,773
5–16
22
December 11
@ Chicago
L 96–123
Kevin Durant (16)
Jeff Green (6)
Earl Watson (6)
United Center 21,772
5–17
23
December 12
@ New York
W 117–110
Kevin Durant (30)
Kurt Thomas (8)
Kevin Durant Earl Watson (4)
Madison Square Garden 17,637
6–17
24
December 14
@ Minnesota
W 99–88
Chris Wilcox (19)
Chris Wilcox (11)
Earl Watson (8)
Target Center 16,523
7–17
25
December 15
@ Utah
L 75–96
Wally Szczerbiak (24)
Nick Collison (9)
Earl Watson (5)
EnergySolutions Arena 19,911
7–18
26
December 19
New Orleans
L 93–107
Kevin Durant (18)
Nick Collison (9)
Kevin Durant Jeff Green (5)
KeyArena 11,968
7–19
27
December 21
Toronto
W 123–115
Kevin Durant (27)
Nick Collison (10)
Earl Watson (7)
KeyArena 13,661
8–19
28
December 25
@ Portland
L 79–89
Kevin Durant (23)
Nick Collison (14)
Earl Watson (11)
Rose Garden 20,527
8–20
29
December 27
Boston
L 96–104
Kevin Durant (25)
Kurt Thomas (14)
Delonte West (8)
KeyArena 17,072
8–21
30
December 29
Minnesota
W 109–90
Jeff Green Wally Szczerbiak (18)
Kurt Thomas (15)
Delonte West (7)
KeyArena 14,038
9–21
31
December 31
Philadelphia
L 90–98
Earl Watson (18)
Kurt Thomas (13)
Earl Watson (7)
KeyArena 10,595
9–22 :
January
: 2–13 (home: 2–5; road: 0–8)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
32
January 3
@ Phoenix
L 96–104
Kevin Durant (28)
Nick Collison (15)
Earl Watson (8)
US Airways Center 18,422
9–23
33
January 6
@ Washington
L 86–108
Kevin Durant (19)
Nick Collison (17)
Kurt Thomas Delonte West (4)
Verizon Center 17,816
9–24
34
January 8
@ Cleveland
L 79–95
Kevin Durant (24)
Nick Collison (14)
Earl Watson (6)
Quicken Loans Arena 20,409
9–25
35
January 9
@ New Jersey
L 88–99
Johan Petro (22)
Nick Collison (13)
Delonte West (5)
Izod Center 14,101
9–26
36
January 11
Dallas
L 70–90
Wally Szczerbiak (17)
Kurt Thomas (15)
Kevin Durant (6)
KeyArena 12,522
9–27
37
January 14
L. A. Lakers
L 121–123 (OT)
Nick Collison (24)
Nick Collison (18)
Luke Ridnour (11)
KeyArena 13,452
9–28
38
January 16
@ New Orleans
L 92–123
Kevin Durant (20)
Kevin Durant Johan Petro (7)
Earl Watson (11)
New Orleans Arena 9,882
9–29
39
January 18
@ Memphis
L 100–124
Kevin Durant (22)
Kurt Thomas (8)
Earl Watson (8)
FedExForum 13,451
9–30
40
January 19
@ Dallas
L 96–111
Wally Szczerbiak (26)
Nick Collison (12)
Earl Watson (6)
American Airlines Center 20,386
9–31
41
January 21
@ Houston
L 89–96
Jeff Green Wally Szczerbiak (15)
Kurt Thomas (11)
Earl Watson (9)
Toyota Center 15,264
9–32
42
January 23
Houston
L 107–109
Kevin Durant (25)
Nick Collison (14)
Luke Ridnour (8)
KeyArena 12,342
9–33
43
January 25
Atlanta
L 90–99
Chris Wilcox (18)
Chris Wilcox (7)
Luke Ridnour (4)
KeyArena 13,647
9–34
44
January 27
Sacramento
L 101–103
Kevin Durant (19)
Kurt Thomas (10)
Earl Watson (8)
KeyArena 13,409
9–35
45
January 29
San Antonio
W 88–85
Kevin Durant (26)
Nick Collison Chris Wilcox (10)
Kevin Durant Luke Ridnour (5)
KeyArena 13,295
10–35
46
January 31
Cleveland
W 101–95
Kevin Durant (24)
Chris Wilcox (13)
Earl Watson (12)
KeyArena 13,109
11–35 :
February
: 4–8 (home: 3–5; road: 1–3)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
47
February 2
New York
W 86–85
Kevin Durant (21)
Nick Collison (12)
Earl Watson (8)
KeyArena 12,783
12–35
48
February 4
Chicago
L 108–118
Wally Szczerbiak (21)
Nick Collison (9)
Earl Watson (8)
KeyArena 10,935
12–36
49
February 6
@ Sacramento
W 105–92
Earl Watson (23)
Earl Watson Chris Wilcox (10)
Earl Watson (10)
ARCO Arena 13,136
13–36
50
February 8
@ Phoenix
L 99–103
Chris Wilcox (22)
Chris Wilcox (15)
Earl Watson (5)
US Airways Center 18,422
13–37
51
February 13
Utah
L 93–112
Kevin Durant (19)
Kurt Thomas (13)
Earl Watson (14)
KeyArena 10,618
13–38
52
February 19
Memphis
W 108–101
Earl Watson (26)
Nick Collison Jeff Green (9)
Earl Watson (9)
KeyArena 11,391
14–38
53
February 21
@ Portland
L 88–92
Kevin Durant (20)
Nick Collison (14)
Earl Watson (9)
Rose Garden 20,168
14–39
54
February 22
Portland
W 99–87
Kevin Durant (17)
Jeff Green (9)
Earl Watson (4)
KeyArena 16,640
15–39
55
February 24
L. A. Lakers
L 91–111
Mickaël Gelabale (21)
Johan Petro (10)
Earl Watson (8)
KeyArena 17,072
15–40
56
February 26
@ Golden State
L 99–105
Kevin Durant Jeff Green (21)
Nick Collison (13)
Luke Ridnour (15)
Oracle Arena 19,412
15–41
57
February 27
Denver
L 96–138
Kevin Durant Mickaël Gelabale (16)
Johan Petro (8)
Mickaël Gelabale (6)
KeyArena 13,627
15–42
58
February 29
Miami
L 93–103
Chris Wilcox (30)
Nick Collison Jeff Green (11)
Luke Ridnour (5)
KeyArena 12,542
15–43 :
March
: 2–14 (home: 1–5; road: 1–9)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
59
March 2
@ Minnesota
W 111–108 (OT)
Kevin Durant (25)
Chris Wilcox (15)
Earl Watson (9)
Target Center 11,508
16–43
60
March 4
@ Detroit
L 97–100
Earl Watson (23)
Johan Petro Chris Wilcox (10)
Earl Watson (7)
The Palace of Auburn Hills 22,076
16–44
61
March 5
@ Milwaukee
L 106–118
Kevin Durant (23)
Johan Petro (15)
Earl Watson (8)
Bradley Center 15,010
16–45
62
March 7
@ Philadelphia
L 83–117
Chris Wilcox (20)
Nick Collison Johan Petro (5)
Earl Watson (5)
Wachovia Center 17,762
16–46
63
March 9
@ Toronto
L 106–114
Chris Wilcox (28)
Chris Wilcox (10)
Luke Ridnour (9)
KeyArena 19,800
16–47
64
March 11
@ Indiana
L 107–114
Kevin Durant (27)
Nick Collison (8)
Luke Ridnour (8)
Conseco Fieldhouse 11,216
16–48
65
March 12
@ Boston
L 82–111
Kevin Durant (16)
Johan Petro (10)
Earl Watson (7)
TD Banknorth Garden 18,624
16–49
66
March 14
Minnesota
L 116–121
Kevin Durant (24)
Nick Collison (8)
Earl Watson (10)
KeyArena 14,035
16–50
67
March 16
@ Denver
L 116–168
Kevin Durant (23)
Chris Wilcox (12)
Earl Watson (7)
Pepsi Center 19,155
16–51
68
March 19
Phoenix
L 105–130
Jeff Green (19)
Nick Collison (12)
Four players (3)
KeyArena 17,072
16–52
69
March 21
@ L. A. Lakers
L 101–115
Kevin Durant Earl Watson (20)
Johan Petro (11)
Earl Watson (7)
Staples Center 18,997
16–53
70
March 22
@ Utah
W 97–84
Kevin Durant Jeff Green (23)
Nick Collison (13)
Earl Watson (5)
EnergySolutions Arena 19,911
16–54
71
March 24
Portland
W 104–99
Kevin Durant (23)
Nick Collison (11)
Luke Ridnour (9)
KeyArena 11,292
17–54
72
March 26
Washington
L 99–104
Kevin Durant (32)
Nick Collison (21)
Earl Watson (6)
KeyArena 10,497
17–55
73
March 28
Charlotte
L 93–96
Kevin Durant (18)
Nick Collison (10)
Earl Watson (6)
KeyArena 13,592
17–56
74
March 30
Sacramento
L 107–120
Kevin Durant (25)
Nick Collison (8)
Earl Watson (12)
KeyArena 10,862
17–57 :
April
: 3–5 (home: 2–2; road: 1–3)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
75
April 2
L. A. Clippers
L 84–102
Kevin Durant (30)
Nick Collison (17)
Luke Ridnour (6)
KeyArena 10,392
17–58
76
April 4
Houston
L 66–79
Nick Collison (15)
Johan Petro (15)
Three players (4)
KeyArena 14,170
17–59
77
April 6
Denver
W 151–147 (2OT)
Kevin Durant (37)
Nick Collison (14)
Earl Watson (11)
KeyArena 13,104
18–59
78
April 8
@ Dallas
L 83–99
Earl Watson (22)
Jeff Green (8)
Earl Watson (8)
American Airlines Center 20,228
18–60
79
April 9
@ Houston
L 80–103
Kevin Durant (26)
Nick Collison (15)
Earl Watson (8)
Toyota Center 18,370
18–61
80
April 11
@ San Antonio
L 74–95
Kevin Durant (20)
Nick Collison (14)
Luke Ridnour (4)
AT&T Center 18,797
18–62
81
April 13
Dallas
W 99–95
Earl Watson (21)
Nick Collison (11)
Earl Watson (10)
KeyArena 16,272
19–62
82
April 16
@ Golden State
W 126–121
Kevin Durant (42)
Nick Collison Kevin Durant (13)
Earl Watson (12)
Oracle Arena 19,596
20–62 :
2007–08 season schedule :

## Relocation to Oklahoma City

On September 21, 2007, majority owner Clay Bennett applied for arbitration by a federal judge on the issue of whether the team could break its lease on the KeyArena in 2008. Bennett initially set a deadline for October 31, 2007, for the City of Seattle to reach an agreement regarding a new facility, and two days past that date Bennett informed the NBA commissioner David Stern of his intentions to relocate the team to Oklahoma City. Seattle had filed a lawsuit on September 23, 2007, in an attempt to keep the Sonics from leaving before the end of their lease in 2010.
Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer made a new offer on a KeyArena expansion on March. Ballmer proposed to pay half of the US$300 million required for the expansion and set an April 10, 2008, deadline for the City of Seattle to accept the offer. After the deal fell through, all hopes rested on the lawsuit set for June 2008.
On April 18, 2008, the NBA Board of Governors approved the team's relocation to Oklahoma City by a 28–2 vote. Mark Cuban, owner of the Dallas Mavericks and Paul Allen of the Portland Trail Blazers were the only ones against the move. On July 2, 2008, the City of Seattle and the Sonics' ownership reached a settlement that allowed the franchise to move to Oklahoma City. According to the settlement, Bennett and his group would pay $45 million immediately to the City to break the KeyArena lease, then an additional $30 million if Seattle failed to get a new team within five years. In addition, items associated with the SuperSonics' history in Seattle, including trophies, banners, and retired jerseys, stayed in the city and were placed in the Museum of History and Industry.

## Player statistics

| Player | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
| Nick Collison | 78 | 35 | 28.5 | .502 | .000 | .737 | 9.4 | 1.4 | .6 | 0.8 | 9.8 |
| Ronald Dupree | 4 | 0 | 4.5 | .333 | | 1.000 | 2.0 | .3 | .3 | .0 | 1.0 |
| Kevin Durant | 80 | 80 | 34.6 | .430 | .288 | .873 | 4.4 | 2.4 | 1.0 | .9 | 20.3 |
| Francisco Elson | 22 | 2 | 12.7 | .341 | .000 | .462 | 3.0 | .4 | .3 | .3 | 3.0 |
| Mickael Gelabale | 39 | 0 | 11.9 | .439 | .432 | .778 | 1.5 | .8 | .3 | .2 | 4.3 |
| Eddie Gill | 1 | 0 | 5.0 | .000 | .000 | | .0 | 1.0 | .0 | .0 | .0 |
| Jeff Green | 80 | 52 | 28.2 | .427 | .276 | .744 | 4.7 | 1.5 | .6 | .6 | 10.5 |
| Adrian Griffin | 13 | 0 | 6.5 | .375 | | 1.000 | 1.7 | .4 | .4 | .1 | 1.1 |
| Donyell Marshall | 15 | 0 | 12.3 | .352 | .233 | .923 | 3.1 | .3 | .3 | .5 | 3.8 |
| Ira Newble | 2 | 0 | 8.5 | .286 | .000 | | .0 | .5 | .0 | .0 | 2.0 |
| Johan Petro | 72 | 28 | 18.2 | .419 | .000 | .736 | 5.1 | .4 | .5 | .6 | 6.0 |
| Luke Ridnour | 61 | 5 | 20.0 | .399 | .296 | .857 | 1.5 | 4.0 | .6 | .2 | 6.4 |
| Mouhamed Sene | 13 | 0 | 4.8 | .458 | | .471 | 1.2 | .1 | .0 | .5 | 2.3 |
| Robert Swift | 8 | 4 | 12.3 | .353 | | 1.000 | 2.3 | .1 | .6 | .8 | 1.8 |
| Wally Szczerbiak | 50 | 1 | 23.6 | .460 | .428 | .843 | 2.7 | 1.4 | .3 | .1 | 13.1 |
| Kurt Thomas | 42 | 39 | 25.2 | .513 | | .696 | 8.8 | 1.3 | .8 | 1.0 | 7.5 |
| Earl Watson | 78 | 73 | 29.1 | .454 | .371 | .766 | 2.9 | 6.8 | .9 | .1 | 10.7 |
| Delonte West | 35 | 5 | 20.8 | .388 | .339 | .667 | 2.7 | 3.2 | .9 | .3 | 6.8 |
| Chris Wilcox | 62 | 55 | 28.0 | .524 | .000 | .645 | 7.0 | 1.2 | .7 | .6 | 13.4 |
| Damien Wilkins | 76 | 31 | 24.3 | .403 | .323 | .736 | 3.2 | 2.0 | .8 | .3 | 9.2 |
| Mike Wilks | 3 | 0 | 7.3 | .556 | .000 | 1.000 | .3 | 1.7 | .3 | .0 | 4.0 |
* $^1$ Statistics with the Seattle SuperSonics.

## Awards

* Kevin Durant won the Western Conference Rookie of the Month Award for every month with the exception of February. At the end of the season, Durant was named Rookie of the Year and was selected to the NBA All-Rookie First Team along Jeff Green.

## Injuries

* Robert Swift missed the majority of the season after tearing his ACL the previous season. After playing in only 8 games, Swift underwent knee surgery on March to repair a torn lateral meniscus and was out for the remainder of the season.
* Mickaël Gelabale tore his ACL during a team practice on March and was sidelined for the rest of the season.

## Transactions
### Overview

| Players Added Via draft Kevin Durant Jeff Green Via trade Brent Barry Francisco Elson Adrian Griffin Donyell Marshall Ira Newble Wally Szczerbiak Kurt Thomas Delonte West Via free agency Ronald Dupree Eddie Gill (10-day contract) Mike Wilks (10-day contract) | Players Lost Via trade Rashard Lewis |
* $^a$ Sent during the regular season to the Cleveland Cavaliers as part of a 3-team trade that also involved the Chicago Bulls.
* $^b$ Later waived.
* $^c$ Thomas was later traded to the San Antonio Spurs.
* $^d$ Signed for the rest of the season after a 10-day contract.

### Trades

| June 28, 2007 | To Seattle SuperSonicsJeff Green Wally Szczerbiak Delonte West | To Boston CelticsRay Allen Glen Davis |
| July 11, 2007 (Sign and trade) | To Seattle SuperSonics2009 second round pick | To Orlando MagicRashard Lewis |
| July 20, 2007 | To Seattle SuperSonicsKurt Thomas 2008 and 2010 first round selections | To Phoenix Suns2009 second round selection |
| February 21, 2008 | To Seattle SuperSonicsAdrian Griffin (from Chicago) Donyell Marshall (from Cleveland) Ira Newble (from Cleveland) | To Cleveland CavaliersWally Szczerbiak Delonte West |