# 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.
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 2007–08 without Kevin Durant, as he left the Thunder and signed with the Golden State Warriors.

## Previous season

The Thunder finished the 2015–16 season 55–27 to finish in first place in the Northwest Division, third in the Western Conference and qualified for the playoffs. Last season featured the Thunder making their fourth conference finals appearance since relocating to Oklahoma City before falling to the Golden State Warriors after leading the series 3–1.

## Offseason
### Draft picks

| Round | Pick | Player | Position | Nationality | College/Club team |
| Domantas Sabonis and Daniel Hamilton were later traded to the Thunder ||||||
The Thunder did not own their first-round pick or second-round pick entering the draft. The Thunder had their 2016 first-round pick conveyed to the Philadelphia 76ers after being originally acquired by the Cleveland Cavaliers in the Dion Waiters trade back in 2015. The Thunder had their 2015 first-round pick protected top 18 however did not convey as the Thunder ended up with the 14th pick. The protections became protected top 15 which rolled over to the Thunder's 2016 first-round pick, ending up as 26th overall. The Thunder also traded their 2016 second-round pick in the Randy Foye trade with the Denver Nuggets in 2016.
On draft night, the Thunder traded Serge Ibaka to the Orlando Magic in exchange for Victor Oladipo, Ersan Ilyasova and the draft rights to Domantas Sabonis, the eleventh pick. The Thunder also traded for the draft rights to Daniel Hamilton, the fifty-sixth pick, from the Denver Nuggets in exchange for cash considerations.
The Thunder ended 2016 NBA draft night with Gonzaga forward Domantas Sabonis, UConn guard Daniel Hamilton as well as Victor Oladipo and Ersan Ilyasova.

### Trades

On June 23, the Thunder traded Serge Ibaka to the Orlando Magic in exchange for Victor Oladipo, Ersan Ilyasova, and the draft rights to Domantas Sabonis, the eleventh pick. Ibaka was set to hit unrestricted free agency following the 2016-17 season and was becoming unsatisfied with his role on the team, particularly his touches on offense. With the growing sentiment that Ibaka would look for another team in free agency as well as Kevin Durant's upcoming free agency, the Thunder decided to gamble to strengthen their position to keep Durant.
   Tonight represented an opportunity to build the versatility, depth and skill of our basketball team. Victor, Ersan and Domantas represent the character, work ethic and toughness that we relentlessly pursue with the Thunder. Through the continued emergence and development of our core, we were able to capitalize on the opportunity to acquire three highly skilled professionals. I want to acknowledge Serge for his contributions to the ongoing legacy of the Thunder. He has been integral to our success and growth, has been a great community member and we wish him only the best.
Oladipo came to the Thunder as the second overall pick of the 2013 NBA draft with career averages of 15.9 points, 4.4 rebounds, 4.0 assists and 1.6 steals during his three-year stint with the Orlando Magic that saw an All-Rookie First Team selection in 2014. The same day, the Thunder traded cash considerations to the Denver Nuggets in exchange for Daniel Hamilton, the fifty-sixth pick.
On August 30, the Thunder traded two 2017 second-round picks to the Denver Nuggets in exchange for Joffrey Lauvergne.

### Free agency

For this offseason, free agency began on July 1, 2016, while the July moratorium ended on July 6. Kevin Durant, Randy Foye, Nazr Mohammed and Dion Waiters were set to hit unrestricted free agency. On July 4, it was reported that Kevin Durant agreed to a two-year, $54.3 million deal with the Golden State Warriors, which he later signed on July 7. Prior to his decision, Durant met with the Oklahoma City Thunder, Golden State Warriors, San Antonio Spurs, Boston Celtics, Miami Heat and the Los Angeles Clippers. Durant announced his decision to leave the Thunder on The Players' Tribune citing "by far the most challenging few weeks in my professional life." Durant spent all nine seasons with the Thunder organization, one year in Seattle. Durant joined the Warriors as a seven-time All Star, All-NBA First Team honors five times, All-NBA Second Team honors once and named the NBA Most Valuable Player award in 2014. Coming off an injury-riddled 2014-15 season, Durant's final act with the Thunder came off a 55–27 record, defeating the 67-win San Antonio Spurs and nearly defeating the record setting 73-9 Golden State Warriors after leading 3–1 to lose in seven games.
After Durant announced his intentions to sign with the Warriors, Thunder owner Clay Bennett and Thunder general manager Sam Presti released statements commemorating Durant.
   Kevin's contributions to our organization during his nine years were profound, on and off the court. He helped the Thunder grow and succeed in immeasurable ways and impacted the community just the same. We thank him for his leadership, his play, and how he represented Oklahoma City and the entire state of Oklahoma.
   Kevin made an indelible mark on the Thunder organization and the state of Oklahoma as a founding father of this franchise. We can't adequately articulate what he meant to the foundation of this franchise and our success. While clearly disappointing that he has chosen to move on, the core values that he helped establish only lead to us thanking him for the many tangible and intangible ways that he helped our program.
Durant's move to the Warriors was received negatively who viewed his exit as "the easy way out" to winning a championship. The decision was commonly compared to LeBron James joining the Miami Heat back in 2010.
On July 15, Randy Foye signed a deal with the Brooklyn Nets. On July 26, Dion Waiters signed a deal with the Miami Heat after he became an unrestricted free agent. After the signing of Alex Abrines, the Thunder rescinded Waiters' qualifying offer in order to prioritize flexibility.
On July 23, Alex Abrines signed a rookie deal with the Thunder. Abrines was originally selected 32nd overall in the 2013 NBA draft but did not sign a contract in the 2013-14 season, instead playing three seasons with FC Barcelona. On August 11, it was reported that Ronnie Price agreed to a two-year, $5 million deal with the Thunder, which he later signed on August 14. On August 20, Semaj Christon signed a rookie deal with the Thunder. Christon was originally selected 55th overall in the 2014 NBA draft but did not sign a contract in the 2014-15 season, instead playing two seasons with the Oklahoma City Blue. With the emergence of Christon, the Thunder decided to waive Price's guaranteed contract along with Mitch McGary to finalize the regular season roster. McGary was suspended for a total of 15 games to start the season due to a drug violation. Originally picked 21st overall in the 2014 NBA draft, McGary suffered an injury-riddled second season with the Thunder after a promising rookie year.
After Durant's departure, Westbrook's future with the Thunder was speculated with trade rumors. However, on August 4, Russell Westbrook agreed to a renegotiation-and-extension of his contract worth $85.7 million.
   I am grateful to extend my contract with the Thunder and continue to play with the only organization that I have played for and have loved being a part of since I was drafted into the NBA. I'm really excited about moving forward with this group of guys and continuing to play in front of the best fans in the world.
On October 31, the Thunder re-signed Steven Adams and Victor Oladipo to multi-year contract extensions. Playing on their last year of their rookie contracts, both Adams and Oladipo were selected in the 2013 NBA draft. Andre Roberson, who was also in the draft, did not reach a deal with the Thunder. Oladipo agreed to a four-year, $84 million deal while Adams agreed to a four-year, $100 million deal.

### Front office and coaching changes

On June 1, Billy Donovan announced associate head coach Monty Williams would not return to the Thunder for the 2016-17 season. Williams did not return to the Thunder during the 2015-16 season following the death of his wife, Ingrid.
On July 1, the Thunder announced Adrian Griffin, Vin Bhavnani and Royal Ivey as assistant coaches. Griffin joins the Thunder after serving as an assistant coach with the Orlando Magic. Bhavnani joins the coaching staff after serving as the manager of advanced scouting/player development for the Thunder. Ivey joins the coaching staff after serving as a player development assistant for the Thunder.

## Roster
### Roster notes

* Kyle Singler changed his jersey number to #15 while Victor Oladipo chose Singler's former jersey number #5.

## Game log
### Preseason

2016 pre-season game log Total: 3–3 (home: 2–1; road: 1–2) :
Preseason: 3–3 (home: 2–1; road: 1–2)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
1
October 3
@ Real Madrid
L 137–142 (OT)
Victor Oladipo (34)
Enes Kanter (10)
Victor Oladipo (5)
Barclaycard Center (Madrid) 12,414
0–1
2
October 5
@ FC Barcelona
W 92–89
Enes Kanter (24)
Enes Kanter (8)
Russell Westbrook (5)
Palau Sant Jordi (Barcelona) 16,236
1–1
3
October 11
@ Dallas
L 109–114
Ersan İlyasova (19)
Enes Kanter (13)
Russell Westbrook (7)
American Airlines Center 18,239
1–2
4
October 13
Memphis
L 94–110
Álex Abrines (19)
Kaleb Tarczewski (10)
Russell Westbrook (4)
BOK Center (Tulsa) 17,022
1–3
5
October 16
Minnesota
W 112–94
Russell Westbrook (26)
Steven Adams (11)
Russell Westbrook (10)
Chesapeake Energy Arena N/A
2–3
6
October 18
Denver
W 97–87
Steven Adams (17)
Steven Adams (9)
Russell Westbrook (9)
Chesapeake Energy Arena N/A
3–3 :
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)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
1
October 26
@ Philadelphia
W 103–97
Russell Westbrook (32)
Russell Westbrook (12)
Russell Westbrook (9)
Wells Fargo Center 9,420
1–0
2
October 28
Phoenix
W 113–110 (OT)
Russell Westbrook (51)
Russell Westbrook (13)
Russell Westbrook (10)
Chesapeake Energy Arena 18,203
2–0
3
October 30
L. A. Lakers
W 113–96
Russell Westbrook (33)
Russell Westbrook (12)
Russell Westbrook (16)
Chesapeake Energy Arena 18,203
3–0 :
November
: 9–8 (home: 6–4; road: 3–4)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
4
November 2
@ L. A. Clippers
W 85–83
Russell Westbrook (35)
Enes Kanter (12)
Russell Westbrook (5)
Staples Center 19,060
4–0
5
November 3
@ Golden State
L 96–122
Victor Oladipo (21)
Joffrey Lauvergne (7)
Russell Westbrook (10)
Oracle Arena 19,596
4–1
6
November 5
Minnesota
W 112–92
Russell Westbrook (28)
Enes Kanter (10)
Russell Westbrook (8)
Chesapeake Energy Arena 18,203
5–1
7
November 7
Miami
W 97–85
Enes Kanter (24)
Kanter & Sabonis (10)
Russell Westbrook (11)
Chesapeake Energy Arena 18,203
6–1
8
November 9
Toronto
L 102–112
Russell Westbrook (36)
Steven Adams (12)
Russell Westbrook (7)
Chesapeake Energy Arena 18,203
6–2
9
November 11
L. A. Clippers
L 108–110
Russell Westbrook (29)
Russell Westbrook (14)
Russell Westbrook (9)
Chesapeake Energy Arena 18,203
6–3
10
November 13
Orlando
L 117–119
Russell Westbrook (41)
Russell Westbrook (12)
Russell Westbrook (16)
Chesapeake Energy Arena 18,203
6–4
11
November 14
@ Detroit
L 88–104
Russell Westbrook (33)
Russell Westbrook (15)
Russell Westbrook (8)
Palace of Auburn Hills 14,172
6–5
12
November 16
Houston
W 105–103
Russell Westbrook (30)
Victor Oladipo (10)
Russell Westbrook (9)
Chesapeake Energy Arena 18,203
7–5
13
November 18
Brooklyn
W 124–105
Russell Westbrook (30)
Russell Westbrook (11)
Russell Westbrook (13)
Chesapeake Energy Arena 18,203
8–5
14
November 20
Indiana
L 111–115 (OT)
Russell Westbrook (31)
Russell Westbrook (11)
Russell Westbrook (15)
Chesapeake Energy Arena 18,203
8–6
15
November 22
@ L. A. Lakers
L 109–111
Russell Westbrook (34)
Russell Westbrook (8)
Russell Westbrook (13)
Staples Center 18,997
8–7
16
November 23
@ Sacramento
L 101–116
Russell Westbrook (31)
Russell Westbrook (11)
Russell Westbrook (9)
Golden 1 Center 17,608
8–8
17
November 25
@ Denver
W 132–129 (OT)
Russell Westbrook (36)
Russell Westbrook (12)
Russell Westbrook (18)
Pepsi Center 14,327
9–8
18
November 26
Detroit
W 106–88
Anthony Morrow (21)
Russell Westbrook (13)
Russell Westbrook (15)
Chesapeake Energy Arena 18,203
10–8
19
November 28
@New York
W 112–103
Russell Westbrook (27)
Russell Westbrook (18)
Russell Westbrook (14)
Madison Square Garden 19,812
11–8
20
November 30
Washington
W 126–115 (OT)
Russell Westbrook (35)
Russell Westbrook (14)
Russell Westbrook (11)
Chesapeake Energy Arena 18,203
12–8 :
December
: 9–5 (home: 5–2; road: 4–3)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
21
December 4
New Orleans
W 101–92
Russell Westbrook (28)
Russell Westbrook (17)
Russell Westbrook (12)
Chesapeake Energy Arena 18,203
13–8
22
December 5
@ Atlanta
W 102–99
Russell Westbrook (32)
Russell Westbrook (13)
Russell Westbrook (12)
Philips Arena 14,654
14–8
23
December 9
Houston
L 99–102
Russell Westbrook (27)
Russell Westbrook (10)
Russell Westbrook (10)
Chesapeake Energy Arena 18,203
14–9
24
December 11
Boston
W 99–96
Russell Westbrook (37)
Russell Westbrook (12)
Russell Westbrook (6)
Chesapeake Energy Arena 18,203
15–9
25
December 13
@ Portland
L 95–114
Russell Westbrook (20)
Domantas Sabonis (9)
Russell Westbrook (6)
Moda Center 19,505
15–10
26
December 14
@ Utah
L 89–109
Russell Westbrook (25)
Russell Westbrook (6)
Russell Westbrook (5)
Vivint Smart Home Arena 19,911
15–11
27
December 17
Phoenix
W 114–101
Russell Westbrook (26)
Russell Westbrook (11)
Russell Westbrook (22)
Chesapeake Energy Arena 18,203
16–11
28
December 19
Atlanta
L 108–110
Russell Westbrook (46)
Russell Westbrook (11)
Russell Westbrook (7)
Chesapeake Energy Arena 18,203
16–12
29
December 21
@ New Orleans
W 121–110
Russell Westbrook (42)
Enes Kanter (14)
Russell Westbrook (7)
Smoothie King Center 16,375
17–12
30
December 23
@ Boston
W 117–112
Russell Westbrook (45)
Russell Westbrook (11)
Russell Westbrook (11)
TD Garden 18,624
18–12
31
December 25
Minnesota
W 112–100
Russell Westbrook (31)
Westbrook, Sabonis (7)
Russell Westbrook (15)
Chesapeake Energy Arena 18,203
19–12
32
December 27
@ Miami
W 106–94
Russell Westbrook (29)
Russell Westbrook (17)
Russell Westbrook (11)
American Airlines Arena 19,977
20–12
33
December 29
@ Memphis
L 80–114
Russell Westbrook (21)
Steven Adams (15)
Semaj Christon (4)
FedEx Forum 18,119
20–13
34
December 31
L. A. Clippers
W 114–88
Enes Kanter (23)
Russell Westbrook (12)
Russell Westbrook (14)
Chesapeake Energy Arena 18,203
21–13 :
January
: 7–8 (home: 3–0; road: 4–8)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
35
January 2
@ Milwaukee
L 94–98
Russell Westbrook (30)
Steven Adams (8)
Russell Westbrook (6)
BMO Harris Bradley Center 17,423
21–14
36
January 4
@ Charlotte
L 112–123
Russell Westbrook (33)
Russell Westbrook (15)
Russell Westbrook (8)
Time Warner Cable Arena 18,418
21–15
37
January 5
@ Houston
L 116–118
Russell Westbrook (49)
Enes Kanter (13)
Russell Westbrook (5)
Toyota Center 18,055
21–16
38
January 7
Denver
W 121–106
Russell Westbrook (32)
Russell Westbrook (17)
Russell Westbrook (11)
Chesapeake Energy Arena 18,203
22–16
39
January 9
@ Chicago
W 109–94
Steven Adams (22)
Enes Kanter (11)
Russell Westbrook (14)
United Center 21,923
23–16
40
January 11
Memphis
W 103–95
Russell Westbrook (24)
Kanter, Westbrook (13)
Russell Westbrook (12)
Chesapeake Energy Arena 16,236
24–16
41
January 13
@ Minnesota
L 86–96
Kanter, Westbrook (21)
Russell Westbrook (12)
Russell Westbrook (11)
Target Center 16,644
24–17
42
January 15
@ Sacramento
W 122–118
Russell Westbrook (36)
Enes Kanter (12)
Russell Westbrook (10)
Golden 1 Center 17,608
25–17
43
January 16
@ L.A. Clippers
L 98–120
Russell Westbrook (24)
Joffrey Lauvergne (9)
Westbrook, Sabonis (4)
Staples Center 19,060
25–18
44
January 18
@ Golden State
L 100–121
Russell Westbrook (27)
Russell Westbrook (15)
Russell Westbrook (13)
Oracle Arena 19,596
25–19
45
January 23
@ Utah
W 97–95
Russell Westbrook (38)
Andre Roberson (11)
Russell Westbrook (10)
Vivint Smart Home Arena 19,911
26–19
46
January 25
@ New Orleans
W 114–105
Russell Westbrook (27)
Russell Westbrook (12)
Russell Westbrook (10)
Smoothie King Center 15,277
27–19
47
January 26
Dallas
W 109–98
Russell Westbrook (45)
Westbrook, Roberson (8)
Westbrook, Oladipo (3)
Chesapeake Energy Arena 18,203
28–19
48
January 29
@ Cleveland
L 91–107
Russell Westbrook (20)
Russell Westbrook (12)
Russell Westbrook (10)
Quicken Loans Arena 20,562
28–20
49
January 31
@ San Antonio
L 94–108
Russell Westbrook (27)
Steven Adams (12)
Russell Westbrook (14)
AT&T Center 18,418
28–21 :
February
: 7–4 (home: 7–2; road: 0–2)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
50
February 1
Chicago
L 100–128
Russell Westbrook (28)
Adams, Roberson (8)
Russell Westbrook (8)
Chesapeake Energy Arena 18,203
28–22
51
February 3
Memphis
W 114–102
Russell Westbrook (38)
Adams, Westbrook (13)
Russell Westbrook (12)
Chesapeake Energy Arena 18,203
29–22
52
February 5
Portland
W 105–99
Russell Westbrook (42)
Adams, Oladipo (13)
Russell Westbrook (8)
Chesapeake Energy Arena 18,203
30–22
53
February 6
@ Indiana
L 90–93
Russell Westbrook (27)
Russell Westbrook (18)
Russell Westbrook (9)
Bankers Life Fieldhouse 16,123
30–23
54
February 9
Cleveland
W 118–109
Russell Westbrook (29)
Steven Adams (13)
Russell Westbrook (11)
Chesapeake Energy Arena 18,203
31–23
55
February 11
Golden State
L 114–130
Russell Westbrook (47)
Westbrook, Roberson (11)
Russell Westbrook (8)
Chesapeake Energy Arena 18,203
31–24
56
February 13
@ Washington
L 98–120
Lauvergne, Westbrook (17)
Steven Adams (11)
Grant, Lauvergne, Westbrook (4)
Verizon Center 20,356
31–25
57
February 15
New York
W 116–105
Russell Westbrook (38)
Russell Westbrook (14)
Russell Westbrook (12)
Chesapeake Energy Arena 18,203
32–25
All-Star Break
58
February 24
L.A. Lakers
W 110–93
Russell Westbrook (17)
Russell Westbrook (18)
Russell Westbrook (17)
Chesapeake Energy Arena 18,203
33–25
59
February 26
New Orleans
W 118–110
Russell Westbrook (41)
Russell Westbrook (11)
Russell Westbrook (11)
Chesapeake Energy Arena 18,203
34–25
60
February 28
Utah
W 109–106
Russell Westbrook (43)
Russell Westbrook (11)
Russell Westbrook (10)
Chesapeake Energy Arena 18,203
35–25 :
March
: 8–7 (home: 4–3; road: 4–4)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
61
March 2
@ Portland
L 109–114
Russell Westbrook (45)
Enes Kanter (10)
Russell Westbrook (4)
Moda Center 19,875
35–26
62
March 3
@ Phoenix
L 111–118
Russell Westbrook (48)
Russell Westbrook (17)
Russell Westbrook (9)
Talking Stick Resort Arena 18,055
35–27
63
March 5
@ Dallas
L 89–104
Russell Westbrook (29)
Enes Kanter (10)
Russell Westbrook (5)
American Airlines Center 20,232
35–28
64
March 7
Portland
L 121–126
Russell Westbrook (58)
Taj Gibson (8)
Russell Westbrook (9)
Chesapeake Energy Arena 18,203
35–29
65
March 9
San Antonio
W 102–92
Russell Westbrook (23)
Russell Westbrook (13)
Russell Westbrook (13)
Chesapeake Energy Arena 18,203
36–29
66
March 11
Utah
W 112–104
Russell Westbrook (33)
Russell Westbrook (11)
Russell Westbrook (14)
Chesapeake Energy Arena 18,203
37–29
67
March 14
@ Brooklyn
W 122–104
Russell Westbrook (25)
Russell Westbrook (12)
Russell Westbrook (19)
Barclays Center 13,911
38–29
68
March 16
@ Toronto
W 123–102
Russell Westbrook (24)
Russell Westbrook (10)
Russell Westbrook (16)
Air Canada Centre 19,800
39–29
69
March 18
Sacramento
W 110–94
Russell Westbrook (28)
Steven Adams (13)
Russell Westbrook (10)
Chesapeake Energy Arena 18,203
40–29
70
March 20
Golden State
L 95–111
Victor Oladipo (17)
Enes Kanter (10)
Russell Westbrook (7)
Chesapeake Energy Arena 18,203
40–30
71
March 22
Philadelphia
W 122–97
Enes Kanter (24)
Enes Kanter, Westbrook (11)
Russell Westbrook (14)
Chesapeake Energy Arena 18,203
41–30
72
March 26
@ Houston
L 125–137
Russell Westbrook (39)
Russell Westbrook (11)
Russell Westbrook (13)
Toyota Center 18,055
41–31
73
March 27
@ Dallas
W 92–91
Russell Westbrook (37)
Russell Westbrook (13)
Russell Westbrook (10)
American Airlines Center 19,970
42–31
74
March 29
@ Orlando
W 114–106 (OT)
Russell Westbrook (57)
Russell Westbrook (13)
Russell Westbrook (11)
Amway Center 18,408
43–31
75
March 31
San Antonio
L 95–100
Russell Westbrook (32)
Russell Westbrook (15)
Russell Westbrook (12)
Chesapeake Energy Arena 18,203
43–32 :
April
: 4–3 (home: 1–2; road: 3–1)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
76
April 2
Charlotte
L 101–113
Russell Westbrook (40)
Russell Westbrook (13)
Russell Westbrook (10)
Chesapeake Energy Arena 18,203
43–33
77
April 4
Milwaukee
W 110–79
Enes Kanter (17)
Russell Westbrook (13)
Russell Westbrook (13)
Chesapeake Energy Arena 18,203
44–33
78
April 5
@ Memphis
W 103–100
Russell Westbrook (45)
Steven Adams (10)
Russell Westbrook (10)
FedEx Forum 17,298
45–33
79
April 7
@ Phoenix
L 99–120
Russell Westbrook (23)
Russell Westbrook (12)
Russell Westbrook (8)
Talking Stick Resort 18,055
45–34
80
April 9
@ Denver
W 106–105
Russell Westbrook (50)
Russell Westbrook (16)
Russell Westbrook (10)
Pepsi Center 19,718
46–34
81
April 11
@ Minnesota
W 100–98
Victor Oladipo (20)
Oladipo, Sabonis (9)
Christon, Oladipo (8)
Target Center 19,356
47–34
82
April 12
Denver
L 105–111
Grant, Gibson (13)
Taj Gibson (7)
Russell Westbrook (8)
Chesapeake Energy Arena 18,203
47–35 :
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)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceSeries
1
April 16
@ Houston
L 87–118
Russell Westbrook (22)
Russell Westbrook (11)
Russell Westbrook (7)
Toyota Center 18,055
0–1
2
April 19
@ Houston
L 111–115
Russell Westbrook (51)
Russell Westbrook (10)
Russell Westbrook (13)
Toyota Center 18,055
0–2
3
April 21
Houston
W 115–113
Russell Westbrook (32)
Russell Westbrook (13)
Russell Westbrook (11)
Chesapeake Energy Arena 18,203
1–2
4
April 23
Houston
L 109–113
Russell Westbrook (35)
Russell Westbrook (14)
Russell Westbrook (14)
Chesapeake Energy Arena 18,203
1–3
5
April 25
@ Houston
L 99–105
Russell Westbrook (47)
Russell Westbrook (11)
Russell Westbrook (9)
Toyota Center 18,055
1–4 :
2017 playoff schedule :

## Player statistics
### Regular season

Oklahoma City Thunder statistics :
| Player | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
| Alex Abrines | 68 | 6 | 15.5 | 39.3% | 38.1% | 89.8% | 1.3 | 0.6 | 0.5 | 0.1 | 6.0 |
| Steven Adams | 80 | 80 | 29.9 | 57.1% | 0.0% | 61.1% | 7.7 | 1.1 | 1.1 | 1.0 | 11.3 |
| Semaj Christon | 64 | 1 | 15.2 | 34.5% | 19.0% | 54.8% | 1.4 | 2.0 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 2.9 |
| Norris Cole $^≠$ | 13 | 0 | 9.6 | 30.8% | 23.1% | 80.0% | 0.8 | 1.1 | 0.6 | 0.0 | 3.3 |
| Nick Collison | 20 | 0 | 6.4 | 60.9% | 0.0% | 62.5% | 1.6 | 0.6 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 1.7 |
| Enes Kanter | 72 | 0 | 21.3 | 54.5% | 13.2% | 78.6% | 6.7 | 0.9 | 0.4 | 0.5 | 14.3 |
| Taj Gibson $^≠$ | 23 | 16 | 21.2 | 49.7% | 100% | 71.8% | 4.5 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 0.7 | 9.0 |
| Jerami Grant $^≠$ | 78 | 4 | 19.1 | 46.9% | 37.7% | 61.9% | 2.6 | 0.6 | 0.4 | 1.0 | 5.4 |
| Josh Huestis | 2 | 0 | 15.5 | 54.5% | 50.0% | 0.0% | 4.5 | 1.5 | 0.0 | 1.5 | 7.0 |
| Ersan Ilyasova $^†$ | 3 | 0 | 20.7 | 37.5% | 25.0% | - | 5.3 | 0.3 | 1.0 | 0.3 | 5.0 |
| Joffrey Lauvergne $^†$ | 50 | 0 | 14.8 | 45.5% | 34.6% | 63.8% | 3.7 | 1.0 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 5.7 |
| Doug McDermott $^≠$ | 22 | 1 | 19.5 | 45.2% | 36.2% | 70.6% | 2.2 | 0.6 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 6.6 |
| Anthony Morrow $^†$ | 40 | 7 | 15.7 | 38.6% | 29.4% | 88.5% | 0.7 | 0.5 | 0.6 | 0.1 | 5.8 |
| Victor Oladipo | 67 | 67 | 33.2 | 44.2% | 36.1% | 75.3% | 4.3 | 2.6 | 1.2 | 0.3 | 15.9 |
| Cameron Payne $^†$ | 20 | 0 | 16.0 | 33.1% | 30.8% | 100% | 1.6 | 2.0 | 0.5 | 0.2 | 5.3 |
| Andre Roberson | 79 | 79 | 30.1 | 46.4% | 24.5% | 42.3% | 5.1 | 1.0 | 1.2 | 1.0 | 6.6 |
| Domantas Sabonis | 81 | 66 | 20.1 | 39.9% | 32.1% | 65.7% | 3.6 | 1.0 | 0.5 | 0.4 | 5.9 |
| Kyle Singler | 32 | 2 | 12.0 | 41.0% | 18.9% | 76.5% | 1.5 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 2.8 |
| Russell Westbrook | 81 | 81 | 34.6 | 42.5% | 34.3% | 84.5% | 10.7 | 10.4 | 1.6 | 0.4 | 31.6 |
    Led team in statistic
After all games. $^‡$ Waived during the season $^†$ Traded during the season $^≠$ Acquired during the season

### Playoffs

Oklahoma City Thunder statistics :
| Player | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
| Alex Abrines | 5 | 0 | 16.0 | 34.8% | 29.4% | 75.0% | 1.8 | 0.8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 4.8 |
| Steven Adams | 5 | 5 | 31.4 | 64.3% | - | 36.4% | 6.8 | 1.4 | 1.2 | 1.8 | 8.0 |
| Semaj Christon | 2 | 0 | 10.5 | 40.0% | 33.3% | - | 1.5 | 2.5 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 2.5 |
| Norris Cole | 4 | 0 | 6.3 | 25.0% | 25.0% | - | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.3 | 1.3 |
| Enes Kanter | 5 | 0 | 9.0 | 38.5% | - | 100% | 1.8 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.8 | 4.8 |
| Taj Gibson | 5 | 5 | 23.6 | 60.0% | - | 87.5% | 3.6 | 0.6 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 9.8 |
| Jerami Grant | 5 | 0 | 22.2 | 61.3% | 33.3% | 85.7% | 3.8 | 0.8 | 0.2 | 0.4 | 9.2 |
| Doug McDermott | 5 | 0 | 13.2 | 50.0% | 53.8% | - | 1.0 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 5.0 |
| Victor Oladipo | 5 | 5 | 36.2 | 34.4% | 24.0% | 100% | 5.6 | 2.0 | 1.4 | 0.6 | 10.8 |
| Andre Roberson | 5 | 5 | 37.0 | 52.2% | 41.2% | 14.3% | 6.2 | 1.8 | 2.4 | 3.4 | 11.6 |
| Domantas Sabonis | 2 | 0 | 3.0 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 100% | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 2.0 |
| Kyle Singler | 1 | 0 | 10.0 | 0.0% | - | - | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Russell Westbrook | 5 | 5 | 38.8 | 38.8% | 26.5% | 80.0% | 11.6 | 10.8 | 2.4 | 0.4 | 37.4 |
    Led team in statistic
After all games.

### Individual game highs

| Category | Player | Statistic |
| Points | Russell Westbrook | 58 vs Trail Blazers on March 7, 2017 |
| Rebounds | Russell Westbrook Russell Westbrook | 18 vs Pacers on February 6, 2017 20 vs Lakers on February 24, 2017 |
| Assists | Russell Westbrook | 22 vs Suns on December 17, 2016 |
| Steals | Andre Roberson Andre Roberson | 5 vs Suns on October 28, 2016 5 vs Timberwolves on January 13, 2017 |
| Blocks | Jerami Grant | 5 vs Pacers on February 6, 2017 |
| Minutes | Victor Oladipo | 45:28 vs Wizards on November 30, 2016 |
| Category | Player | Statistic |
| Field Goals Made | Russell Westbrook Russell Westbrook | 21 vs Trail Blazers on March 7, 2017 21 vs Magic on March 29, 2017 |
| Threes Made | Russell Westbrook Russell Westbrook | 8 vs Rockets on February 5, 2017 8 vs Grizzlies on April 5, 2017 |
| Free Throws Made | Russell Westbrook Russell Westbrook | 17 vs Grizzlies on February 3, 2017 17 vs Suns on March 3, 2017 |
| Double-Doubles | Russell Westbrook | 62 |
| Triple-Doubles | Russell Westbrook | 42 |

## Awards and records
### Awards

| Date | Player | Award |
| October 31, 2016 | Russell Westbrook (1/4) | October 25–30 Player of the Week |
| December 1, 2016 | Russell Westbrook (1/2) | October/November Player of the Month |
| December 5, 2016 | Russell Westbrook (2/4) | November 28-December 4 Player of the Week |
| December 26, 2016 | Russell Westbrook (3/4) | December 19–25 Player of the Week |
| January 26, 2017 | Russell Westbrook | All-Star |
| March 2, 2017 | Russell Westbrook (2/2) | March Player of the Month |
| April 10, 2017 | Russell Westbrook (4/4) | April 3–9 Player of the Week |
| May 18, 2017 | Russell Westbrook | All-NBA First Team |
| June 26, 2017 | Andre Roberson | NBA All-Defensive Second Team |
| June 26, 2017 | Russell Westbrook | NBA Most Valuable Player |

## Transactions
### Overview

| Players Added Via trade Ersan Ilyasova Victor Oladipo Joffrey Lauvergne Domantas Sabonis (Draft rights) Via free agency Alex Abrines (Draft rights) Semaj Christon (Draft rights) | Players Lost Via trade Serge Ibaka Via free agency Kevin Durant Randy Foye Nazr Mohammed Dion Waiters Waived Mitch McGary |

### Trades

| June 23, 2016 | To Oklahoma City ThunderVictor Oladipo Ersan Ilyasova Draft rights to Domantas Sabonis | To Orlando MagicSerge Ibaka |
| June 23, 2016 | To Oklahoma City ThunderDraft rights to Daniel Hamilton | To Denver NuggetsCash considerations |
| August 30, 2016 | To Oklahoma City ThunderJoffrey Lauvergne | To Denver NuggetsTwo 2017 second-round picks |
| November 1, 2016 | To Oklahoma City ThunderJerami Grant | To Philadelphia 76ersErsan Ilyasova 2020 first-round pick |
| February 23, 2017 | To Oklahoma City ThunderTaj Gibson Doug McDermott 2018 second-round pick | To Chicago BullsJoffrey Lauvergne Anthony Morrow Cameron Payne |

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

| Date | Player | Contract |
| August 4, 2016 | Russell Westbrook | Multi-Year Extension |
| October 31, 2016 | Steven Adams | Multi-Year Extension |
| October 31, 2016 | Victor Oladipo | Multi-Year Extension |

#### Additions

| Date | Player | Contract | Former team |
| July 23, 2016 | Alex Abrines | Standard | FC Barcelona |
| August 14, 2016 | Ronnie Price | Standard | Phoenix Suns |
| August 20, 2016 | Semaj Christon | Standard | Oklahoma City Blue (D-League) |
| In-Season Additions ||||
| March 1, 2017 | Norris Cole | Standard | Shandong Golden Stars |

#### Subtractions

| Date | Player | Reason left | New team |
| July 1, 2016 | Nazr Mohammed | Free agent | N/A |
| July 7, 2016 | Kevin Durant | Free agent | Golden State Warriors |
| July 15, 2016 | Randy Foye | Free agent | Brooklyn Nets |
| July 26, 2016 | Dion Waiters | Free agent | Miami Heat |
| October 24, 2016 | Ronnie Price | Waived | Phoenix Suns |
| October 24, 2016 | Mitch McGary | Waived | N/A |