2012–13 Oklahoma City Thunder season

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2012–13 Oklahoma City Thunder season
Division champions
Head coachScott Brooks
General managerSam Presti
OwnersProfessional Basketball Club LLC
ArenaChesapeake Energy Arena
Results
Record60–22 (.732)
PlaceDivision: 1st (Northwest)
Conference: 1st (Western)
Playoff finishConference Semi-finals
(Lost to Grizzlies 1–4)

Stats at Basketball-Reference.com
Local media
TelevisionFox Sports Oklahoma
Radio
< 2011–12 2013–14 >

The 2012–13 Oklahoma City Thunder season was the 5th season of the franchise in Oklahoma City and the 47th in the National Basketball Association (NBA). After their trip to the NBA Finals, despite losing the Finals to the Miami Heat in five games, the Thunder improved on last season's output, winning 60 games, earning them the top seed in the Western Conference. The first round pitted the Thunder against the eight-seeded Houston Rockets, led by James Harden, a former Thunder player. Despite a season-ending injury to Russell Westbrook in game 2, the Thunder still managed to breeze past the Rockets in six games, to advance to the next round, where they faced the Memphis Grizzlies. The absence of Westbrook, however, affected the Thunder and they would end up losing to the Grizzlies in five games.

Key dates[]

Draft picks[]

Going into the draft on June 28, 2012, the Thunder retained only their first-round draft pick, their 2012 second-round selection having been previously traded to the Minnesota Timberwolves during the acquisition of Lazar Hayward.[1]

The Thunder used their first-round pick (#28 overall) and only pick to select forward Perry Jones III from Baylor University.

Round Pick Player Position Nationality College
1 28 Perry Jones III PF  United States Baylor

Off-season[]

Head athletic trainer for the Thunder Joe Sharpe was named as one of the medical staff members for USA Basketball's Olympic team in London.[2]

In May 2012, Thunder shooting guard James Harden was selected to the 18-man preliminary roster for the USA Olympic basketball team, joining teammates Russell Westbrook and Kevin Durant.[3] On July 7, 2012, all three were announced as members of the final 12-man roster representing the USA in the London Olympic Games.[4]

In addition, Thunder forward Serge Ibaka, a naturalized Spanish citizen, was named to Spain's Olympic basketball team for 2012, making four Thunder players represented at the 2012 Olympics.

Late on October 27, 2012, the Thunder and the Houston Rockets agreed to a trade that sent G James Harden, C Cole Aldrich, G/F Daequan Cook and F Lazar Hayward to Houston in exchange for G Kevin Martin, G Jeremy Lamb, Houston's 2013 first-round draft pick, the Toronto Raptors's 2013 first-round pick (acquired in the Kyle Lowry trade) and the Charlotte Bobcats's 2013 second-round draft pick.

Roster[]

2012–13 Oklahoma City Thunder roster
Players Coaches
Pos. No. Name Height Weight DOB (YYYY-MM-DD) From
SF 8 Brewer, Ronnie 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 225 lb (102 kg) 1985-03-20 Arkansas
C 4 Collison, Nick 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 255 lb (116 kg) 1980-10-26 Kansas
SF 35 Durant, Kevin (C) 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 230 lb (104 kg) 1988-09-29 Texas
SG 6 Fisher, Derek 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 210 lb (95 kg) 1974-08-09 Little Rock
PF 9 Ibaka, Serge 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 235 lb (107 kg) 1989-09-18 Spain
PG 15 Jackson, Reggie 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 208 lb (94 kg) 1990-04-16 Boston College
SF 3 Jones III, Perry 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 235 lb (107 kg) 1991-09-24 Baylor
SF 11 Lamb, Jeremy 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 180 lb (82 kg) 1992-05-30 Connecticut
SG 25 Liggins, DeAndre 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 209 lb (95 kg) 1988-03-31 Kentucky
SG 23 Martin, Kevin 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1983-02-01 Western Carolina
C 33 Orton, Daniel 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 255 lb (116 kg) 1990-08-06 Kentucky
C 5 Perkins, Kendrick 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 267 lb (121 kg) 1984-11-10 Clifton J. Ozen HS (TX)
SG 2 Sefolosha, Thabo 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 215 lb (98 kg) 1984-05-02 Switzerland
C 34 Thabeet, Hasheem 7 ft 3 in (2.21 m) 263 lb (119 kg) 1987-02-16 Connecticut
PG 0 Westbrook, Russell (C) 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 187 lb (85 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 Injured

Roster
Last transaction: April 20, 2013

Pre-season[]

2012 pre-season game log
Pre-season: 4–3 (Home: 4–0; Road: 0–3)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance
Record
1 October 7 @ Houston L 105–107 Russell Westbrook (19) Cole Aldrich (11) Reggie Jackson (5) Toyota Center
5,198
0–1
2 October 12 @ Utah L 81–97 Perry Jones III (14) Cole Aldrich (10) Eric Maynor (5) EnergySolutions Arena
17,786
0–2
3 October 16 Charlotte W 120–98 Andy Rautins (20) Serge Ibaka (10) Kevin Durant, Eric Maynor (7) Chesapeake Energy Arena
18,203
1–2
4 October 19 Phoenix W 107–97 Kevin Durant (22) Serge Ibaka (8) Russell Westbrook (12) BOK Center
18,233
2–2
5 October 21 Denver W 108–101 Three players (16) Cole Aldrich (7) Russell Westbrook (9) Chesapeake Energy Arena
18,203
3–2
6 October 23 @ Chicago L 89–94 Serge Ibaka (24) Hasheem Thabeet (10) James Harden (7) United Center
21,532
3–3
7 October 24 Dallas W 88–76 Kevin Durant (18) Kevin Durant, Serge Ibaka (7) Russell Westbrook (6) Intrust Bank Arena
15,004
4–3
2012–13 season schedule

Regular season[]

Game log[]

2012–13 game log
Total: 60–22 (Home: 34–7; Road: 26–15)
November: 13–4 (Home: 9–2; Road: 4–2)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance
Record
1 November 1 @ San Antonio L 84–86 Kevin Durant (23) Kevin Durant (14) Durant, Westbrook & Martin (5) AT&T Center
18,581
0–1
2 November 2 Portland W 106–92 Russell Westbrook (32) Kevin Durant (17) Kevin Durant (7) Chesapeake Energy Arena
18,203
1–1
3 November 4 Atlanta L 95–104 Kevin Martin (28) Kevin Durant (12) Russell Westbrook (9) Chesapeake Energy Arena
18,203
1–2
4 November 6 Toronto W 108–88 Russell Westbrook (19) Kendrick Perkins (9) Russell Westbrook (8) Chesapeake Energy Arena
18,203
2–2
5 November 8 @ Chicago W 97–91 Kevin Durant (24) Serge Ibaka (9) Russell Westbrook (12) United Center
21,737
3–2
6 November 9 Detroit W 105–94 Durant & Ibaka (24) Kevin Durant (13) Westbrook & Perkins (6) Chesapeake Energy Arena
18,203
4-2
7 November 11 Cleveland W 106–91 Russell Westbrook (27) Kevin Durant (8) Russell Westbrook (10) Chesapeake Energy Arena
18,203
5-2
8 November 12 @ Detroit W 92–90 Russell Westbrook (33) Russell Westbrook (10) Russell Westbrook (4) The Palace of Auburn Hills
12,784
6-2
9 November 14 Memphis L 97–107 Kevin Durant (34) Kevin Durant (10) Russell Westbrook (13) Chesapeake Energy Arena
18,203
6-3
10 November 16 @ New Orleans W 110–95 Durant & Martin (27) Durant & Thabeet (9) Russell Westbrook (12) New Orleans Arena
15,458
7-3
11 November 18 Golden State W 119–109 Russell Westbrook (30) Kevin Durant (13) Kevin Durant (10) Chesapeake Energy Arena
18,203
8-3
12 November 21 L. A. Clippers W 117–111 Kevin Durant (35) Serge Ibaka (12) Russell Westbrook (9) Chesapeake Energy Arena
18,203
9-3
13 November 23 @ Boston L 100–108 Kevin Durant (29) Serge Ibaka (13) Russell Westbrook (8) TD Garden
18,624
9-4
14 November 24 @ Philadelphia W 116–109 Kevin Durant (37) Serge Ibaka (9) Russell Westbrook (9) Wells Fargo Center
19,611
10-4
15 November 26 Charlotte W 114–69 Kevin Durant (18) Hasheem Thabeet (10) Russell Westbrook (11) Chesapeake Energy Arena
18,203
11-4
16 November 28 Houston W 120–98 Kevin Durant (37) Serge Ibaka (9) Russell Westbrook (9) Chesapeake Energy Arena
18,203
12-4
17 November 30 Utah W 106–94 Kevin Durant (25) Russell Westbrook (13) Russell Westbrook (8) Chesapeake Energy Arena
18,203
13-4
December : 11–2 (Home: 7–0; Road: 4–2)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance
Record
18 December 1 @ New Orleans W 100–79 Kevin Durant (20) Kevin Durant (8) Russell Westbrook (10) New Orleans Arena
14,547
14-4
19 December 4 @ Brooklyn W 117–111 Kevin Durant (32) Kendrick Perkins (7) Russell Westbrook (9) Barclays Center
17,732
15-4
20 December 7 L. A. Lakers W 114–108 Kevin Durant (36) Kevin Durant (9) Russell Westbrook (8) Chesapeake Energy Arena
18,203
16-4
21 December 9 Indiana W 104–93 Kevin Durant (27) Ibaka & Perkins (9) Russell Westbrook (6) Chesapeake Energy Arena
18,203
17-4
22 December 12 New Orleans W 92–88 Kevin Durant (35) Kevin Durant (9) Russell Westbrook (9) Chesapeake Energy Arena
18,203
18-4
23 December 14 Sacramento W 113–103 Kevin Durant (31) Serge Ibaka (11) Russell Westbrook (13) Chesapeake Energy Arena
18,203
19-4
24 December 17 San Antonio W 107–93 Serge Ibaka (25) Serge Ibaka (17) Russell Westbrook (9) Chesapeake Energy Arena
18,203
20-4
25 December 19 @ Atlanta W 100–92 Kevin Durant (41) Serge Ibaka (14) Russell Westbrook (11) Philips Arena
16,284
21-4
26 December 20 @ Minnesota L 93–99 Kevin Durant (33) Russell Westbrook (11) Russell Westbrook (9) Target Center
17,114
21-5
27 December 25 @ Miami L 97–103 Kevin Durant (33) Russell Westbrook (11) Durant & Westbrook (3) American Airlines Arena
20,300
21-6
28 December 27 Dallas W 111–105 Kevin Durant (40) Serge Ibaka (17) Russell Westbrook (10) Chesapeake Energy Arena
18,203
22-6
29 December 29 @ Houston W 124–94 Russell Westbrook (28) Ibaka & Collison (10) Russell Westbrook (8) Toyota Center
18,460
23-6
30 December 31 Phoenix W 114–96 Kevin Durant (30) Nick Collison (9) Russell Westbrook (9) Chesapeake Energy Arena
18,203
24-6
January : 11–5 (Home: 4–1; Road: 7–4)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance
Record
31 January 2 Brooklyn L 93–110 Kevin Durant (27) Kendrick Perkins (11) Russell Westbrook (10) Chesapeake Energy Arena
18,203
24-7
32 January 4 Philadelphia W 109–85 Russell Westbrook (27) Serge Ibaka (10) Russell Westbrook (5) Chesapeake Energy Arena
18,203
25-7
33 January 6 @ Toronto W 104–92 Russell Westbrook (23) Ibaka & Collison (8) Durant & Westbrook (7) Air Canada Centre
17,634
26-7
34 January 7 @ Washington L 99–101 Kevin Durant (29) Ibaka & Perkins (11) Durant & Westbrook (8) Verizon Center
16,917
26-8
35 January 9 Minnesota W 106–84 Kevin Durant (26) Durant & Westbrook (8) Russell Westbrook (8) Chesapeake Energy Arena
18,203
27-8
36 January 11 @ L. A. Lakers W 116–101 Kevin Durant (42) Perkins & Collison (9) Russell Westbrook (10) Staples Center
18,997
28-8
37 January 13 @ Portland W 87–83 Kevin Durant (33) Kendrick Perkins (12) Russell Westbrook (9) Rose Garden
20,423
29-8
38 January 14 @ Phoenix W 102–90 Kevin Durant (41) Kendrick Perkins (13) Russell Westbrook (5) US Airways Center
14,951
30-8
39 January 16 Denver W 117–97 Russell Westbrook (32) Ibaka & Jackson (6) Reggie Jackson (7) Chesapeake Energy Arena
18,203
31-8
40 January 18 @ Dallas W 117–114 (OT) Kevin Durant (52) Serge Ibaka (14) Russell Westbrook (6) American Airlines Center
20,434
32-8
41 January 20 @ Denver L 118–121 (OT) Kevin Durant (37) Russell Westbrook (8) Russell Westbrook (9) Pepsi Center
19,155
32-9
42 January 22 @ L. A. Clippers W 109–97 Kevin Durant (32) Serge Ibaka (9) Kevin Durant (7) Staples Center
19,451
33-9
43 January 23 @ Golden State L 99–104 Kevin Durant (33) Kendrick Perkins (6) Kevin Durant (9) Oracle Arena
19,596
33-10
44 January 25 @ Sacramento W 105–95 Durant & Martin (24) Kevin Durant (11) Russell Westbrook (14) Sleep Train Arena
15,022
34-10
45 January 27 @ L. A. Lakers L 96–105 Kevin Durant (35) Russell Westbrook (9) Russell Westbrook (13) Staples Center
18,997
34-11
46 January 31 Memphis W 106–89 Kevin Durant (27) Russell Westbrook (9) Durant & Westbrook (6) Chesapeake Energy Arena
18,203
35-11
February : 7–4 (Home: 6–1; Road: 1–3)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance
Record
47 February 2 @ Cleveland L 110–115 Kevin Durant (32) Serge Ibaka (12) Westbrook & Perkins (5) Quicken Loans Arena
20,562
35-12
48 February 4 Dallas W 112–91 Russell Westbrook (24) Kevin Durant (10) Russell Westbrook (7) Chesapeake Energy Arena
18,203
36-12
49 February 6 Golden State W 119–98 Kevin Durant (25) Kendrick Perkins (11) Reggie Jackson (6) Chesapeake Energy Arena
18,203
37-12
50 February 8 Phoenix W 127–96 Kevin Durant (21) Kendrick Perkins (9) Russell Westbrook (6) Chesapeake Energy Arena
18,203
38-12
51 February 10 @ Phoenix W 97–69 Russell Westbrook (24) Durant & Jackson (7) Russell Westbrook (6) US Airways Center
16,773
39-12
52 February 12 @ Utah L 94–109 Kevin Durant (33) Kevin Durant (6) Durant & Westbrook (5) EnergySolutions Arena
18,552
39-13
53 February 14 Miami L 100–110 Kevin Durant (40) Kevin Durant (8) Russell Westbrook (10) Chesapeake Energy Arena
18,203
39-14
All-Star Break
54 February 20 @ Houston L 119–122 Westbrook & Sefolosha (28) Kevin Durant (12) Kevin Durant (11) Toyota Center
18,224
39-15
55 February 22 Minnesota W 127–111 Russell Westbrook (37) Durant, Ibaka, Perkins & Westbrook (7) Russell Westbrook (9) Chesapeake Energy Arena
18,203
40-15
56 February 24 Chicago W 102–72 Russell Westbrook (23) Kevin Durant (16) Kevin Durant (6) Chesapeake Energy Arena
18,203
41-15
57 February 27 New Orleans W 119–74 Russell Westbrook (29) Kevin Durant (11) Kevin Durant (10) Chesapeake Energy Arena
18,203
42-15
March : 12–5 (Home: 6–1; Road: 6–4)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance
Record
58 March 1 @ Denver L 103–105 Russell Westbrook (38) Kevin Durant (14) Thabo Sefolosha (5) Pepsi Center
19,521
42-16
59 March 3 @ L. A. Clippers W 108–104 Kevin Durant (35) Kevin Durant (9) Russell Westbrook (10) Staples Center
19,371
43-16
60 March 5 L. A. Lakers W 122–105 Russell Westbrook (37) Russell Westbrook (10) Durant, Martin, & Westbrook (5) Chesapeake Energy Arena
18,203
44-16
61 March 7 @ New York W 95–94 Kevin Durant (34) Serge Ibaka (9) Kevin Durant (6) Madison Square Garden
19,033
45-16
62 March 8 @ Charlotte W 116–94 Kevin Durant (19) Hasheem Thabeet (8) Kevin Durant (7) Time Warner Cable Arena
18,870
46-16
63 March 10 Boston W 91–79 Kevin Durant (23) Kevin Durant (11) Kendrick Perkins (5) Chesapeake Energy Arena
18,203
47-16
64 March 11 @ San Antonio L 93–105 Kevin Durant (26) Serge Ibaka (16) Russell Westbrook (6) AT&T Center
18,581
47-17
65 March 13 Utah W 110–87 Kevin Durant (23) Kevin Durant (10) Russell Westbrook (9) Chesapeake Energy Arena
18,203
48-17
66 March 15 Orlando W 117–104 Kevin Durant (26) Kendrick Perkins (12) Russell Westbrook (6) Chesapeake Energy Arena
18,046
49-17
67 March 17 @ Dallas W 107–101 Russell Westbrook (35) Serge Ibaka (16) Russell Westbrook (6) American Airlines Center
20,284
50-17
68 March 19 Denver L 104–114 Kevin Durant (34) Kendrick Perkins (11) Russell Westbrook (6) Chesapeake Energy Arena
18,203
50-18
69 March 20 @ Memphis L 89–90 (OT) Kevin Durant (32) Kendrick Perkins (16) Durant & Westbrook (4) FedExForum
18,119
50-19
70 March 22 @ Orlando W 97–89 Kevin Durant (25) Serge Ibaka (13) Russell Westbrook (9) Amway Center
17,429
51-19
71 March 24 Portland W 103–83 Kevin Durant (24) Kevin Durant (10) Russell Westbrook (9) Chesapeake Energy Arena
18,203
52-19
72 March 27 Washington W 103–80 Russell Westbrook (21) Kendrick Perkins (11) Kevin Durant (6) Chesapeake Energy Arena
18,203
53-19
73 March 29 @ Minnesota L 93–101 Kevin Durant (36) Serge Ibaka (11) Russell Westbrook (9) Target Center
18,121
53-20
74 March 30 @ Milwaukee W 109–99 Kevin Durant (30) Russell Westbrook (13) Russell Westbrook (10) BMO Harris Bradley Center
17,578
54-20
April : 6–2 (Home: 2–2; Road: 4–0)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance
Record
75 April 4 San Antonio W 100–88 Russell Westbrook (27) Serge Ibaka (11) Russell Westbrook (7) Chesapeake Energy Arena
18,203
55-20
76 April 5 @ Indiana W 97–75 Kevin Durant (34) Kevin Durant (9) Russell Westbrook (9) Bankers Life Fieldhouse
18,165
56-20
77 April 7 New York L 120–125 Russell Westbrook (37) Russell Westbrook (11) Russell Westbrook (8) Chesapeake Energy Arena
18,203
56-21
78 April 9 @ Utah W 90–80 Russell Westbrook (25) Kevin Durant (12) Kevin Durant (9) EnergySolutions Arena
19,610
57-21
79 April 11 @ Golden State W 116–97 Kevin Durant (31) Kevin Durant (10) Russell Westbrook (9) Oracle Arena
19,596
58-21
80 April 12 @ Portland W 106–90 Russell Westbrook (33) Ronnie Brewer (7) Kevin Durant (6) Rose Garden
20,577
59-21
81 April 15 Sacramento W 104–95 Kevin Durant (29) Ronnie Brewer (13) Durant & Westbrook (8) Chesapeake Energy Arena
18,203
60-21
82 April 17 Milwaukee L 89–95 Reggie Jackson (23) Perry Jones III (9) Reggie Jackson (5) Chesapeake Energy Arena
18,203
60-22
2012–13 season schedule

Standings[]

Northwest Division W L PCT GB Home Road Div GP
c-Oklahoma City Thunder 60 22 .732 34–7 26–15 10–6 82
x-Denver Nuggets 57 25 .695 3 38–3 19–22 11–5 82
Utah Jazz 43 39 .524 17 30–11 13–28 9–7 82
Portland Trail Blazers 33 49 .402 27 22–19 11–30 6–10 82
Minnesota Timberwolves 31 51 .378 29 20–21 11–30 4–12 82


Western Conference
# Team W L PCT GB GP
1 c-Oklahoma City Thunder * 60 22 .732 82
2 y-San Antonio Spurs * 58 24 .707 2.0 82
3 x-Denver Nuggets * 57 25 .695 3.0 82
4 y-Los Angeles Clippers 56 26 .683 4.0 82
5 x-Memphis Grizzlies 56 26 .683 4.0 82
6 x-Golden State Warriors 47 35 .573 13.0 82
7 x-Los Angeles Lakers 45 37 .549 15.0 82
8 x-Houston Rockets 45 37 .549 15.0 82
9 Utah Jazz 43 39 .524 17.0 82
10 Dallas Mavericks 41 41 .500 19.0 82
11 Portland Trail Blazers 33 49 .402 27.0 82
12 Minnesota Timberwolves 31 51 .378 29.0 82
13 Sacramento Kings 28 54 .341 32.0 82
14 New Orleans Hornets 27 55 .329 33.0 82
15 Phoenix Suns 25 57 .305 35.0 82

Playoffs[]

2013 playoff game log
First round: 4–2 (Home: 2–1; Road: 2–1)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance
Series
1 April 21 Houston W 120–91 Kevin Durant (24) Russell Westbrook (8) Russell Westbrook (10) Chesapeake Energy Arena
18,203
1-0
2 April 24 Houston W 105–102 Durant & Westbrook (29) Serge Ibaka (11) Kevin Durant (9) Chesapeake Energy Arena
18,203
2-0
3 April 27 @ Houston W 104–101 Kevin Durant (41) Kevin Durant (11) Kevin Durant (4) Toyota Center
18,163
3-0
4 April 29 @ Houston L 103–105 Kevin Durant (38) Kevin Durant (8) Kevin Durant (6) Toyota Center
18,081
3-1
5 May 1 Houston L 100–107 Kevin Durant (36) Serge Ibaka (9) Kevin Durant (7) Chesapeake Energy Arena
18,203
3-2
6 May 3 @ Houston W 103–94 Kevin Durant (27) Nick Collison (9) Reggie Jackson (8) Toyota Center
18,357
4-2
Conference Semi-finals: 1–4 (Home: 1–2; Road: 0–2)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance
Series
1 May 5 Memphis W 93–91 Kevin Durant (35) Kevin Durant (15) Kevin Durant (6) Chesapeake Energy Arena
18,203
1-0
2 May 7 Memphis L 93–99 Kevin Durant (36) Kevin Durant (11) Mike Conley (9) Chesapeake Energy Arena
18,203
1-1
3 May 11 @ Memphis L 81–87 Kevin Durant (25) Kevin Durant (11) Mike Conley (6) FedExForum
18,119
1-2
4 May 13 @ Memphis L 97–103 (OT) Kevin Durant (27) Serge Ibaka (14) Reggie Jackson (8) FedExForum
18,119
1-3
5 May 15 Memphis L 84–88 Zach Randolph (28) Zach Randolph (14) Mike Conley (11) Chesapeake Energy Arena
18,203
1-4
2013 playoff schedule

Injuries and surgeries[]

In July 2012, center Kendrick Perkins underwent surgeries for a torn ligament in his left wrist as well as a right groin muscle, both injuries suffered during the 2012 playoffs.[5]

Transactions[]

On June 26, 2012, the NBA assigned the Thunder's 2013 second-round draft selection to the Boston Celtics in compensation for a lack of information disclosure in the February 2011 trade that sent Jeff Green to Boston.[6]

On July 4, 2012, the Thunder announced they had reached a two-year agreement with unrestricted free agent center Hasheem Thabeet, at a reported minimum NBA salary (approximately $880,000 in 2012–13).[7]

Also on July 4, the Thunder announced a four-year contract extension for head coach Scott Brooks, keeping Brooks under contract with the team through the 2015–16 season with total compensation reported at $18 million.[8]

On August 18, 2012, the Thunder signed a four-year contract extension with forward Serge Ibaka, paying him a reported $48 million and keeping Ibaka under contract through the 2016–17 season.[9]

Overview[]

Players added

Via draft

  • Perry Jones III

Via free agency

Via trade

Players lost

Via trade

Via free agency

  • a Cut from the roster during the pre-season.

Trades[]

October 27, 2012 To Oklahoma City Thunder
Jeremy Lamb
Kevin Martin
2013 top-3 protected Toronto first-round pick
2013 top-20 protected Dallas first-round pick
2013 Charlotte second-round pick
To Houston Rockets
Cole Aldrich
Daequan Cook
James Harden
Lazar Hayward

Free agents[]

Additions
Player Date signed Former team
Hasheem Thabeet July 11 Portland Trail Blazers
DeAndre Liggins September 12 Orlando Magic
Subtractions
Player Date signed New team
Nazr Mohammed July 27 Chicago Bulls
Royal Ivey July 27 Philadelphia 76ers

References[]

  1. ^ "Timberwolves Trade Lazar Hayward to Oklahoma City". www.nba.com. NBA Media Ventures, LLC. December 13, 2011. Retrieved June 28, 2012.
  2. ^ "USA Basketball Announces 2012 Men's National Team Medical Staff". www.nba.com. NBA Media Ventures, LLC. June 27, 2012. Retrieved June 28, 2012.
  3. ^ "James Harden, Anthony Davis Added To Olympic Pool". CBS Local Media Inc. Associated Press. May 3, 2012. Retrieved June 28, 2012.
  4. ^ "USA Basketball announces final roster for 2012 Olympics". www.nba.com. NBA Media Ventures, LLC. July 7, 2012. Archived from the original on January 29, 2013. Retrieved July 7, 2012.
  5. ^ "Thunder's Perkins has surgery on left wrist". Yahoo! Sports. Associated Press. July 19, 2012. Retrieved July 25, 2012.
  6. ^ Mayberry, Darnell (June 26, 2012). "OKC Thunder loses second-round pick to Boston". The Oklahoman. Retrieved June 28, 2012.
  7. ^ Mayberry, Darnell (July 4, 2012). "OKC Thunder, Hasheem Thabeet agree on two-year deal". The Oklahoman. Retrieved July 4, 2012.
  8. ^ Mayberry, Darnell (July 4, 2012). "OKC Thunder: Scott Brooks' bond with players key to new deal". The Oklahoman. Retrieved July 7, 2012.
  9. ^ Wojnarowski, Adrian (August 18, 2012). "Serge Ibaka reaches agreement on four-year extension with Oklahoma City". Yahoo! Sports. Retrieved September 7, 2012.
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