2016–17 Oklahoma City Thunder season
2016–17 Oklahoma City Thunder season | |
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Head coach | Billy Donovan |
General manager | Sam Presti |
Owners | Professional Basketball Club LLC |
Arena | Chesapeake Energy Arena |
Results | |
Record | 47–35 (.573) |
Place | Division: 2nd (Northwest) Conference: 6th (Western) |
Playoff finish | First round (Lost to Rockets 1–4) |
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com | |
Local media | |
Television | Fox Sports Oklahoma |
Radio | |
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 2006-07 without Kevin Durant, as he left the Thunder and signed with the Golden State Warriors.
Draft picks[]
The Thunder originally did not have a pick in the 2016 NBA Draft, however made a blockbuster trade the day of the draft, sending Serge Ibaka to the Orlando Magic in exchange for Victor Oladipo, Ersan İlyasova, and the draft rights to the 11th overall pick in the 2016 NBA Draft (Domantas Sabonis). They additionally drafted Daniel Hamilton with the 56th overall pick in the 2nd round (received from the Denver Nuggets).
Roster[]
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Standings[]
Division[]
Northwest Division | W | L | PCT | GB | Home | Road | Div | GP |
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y – Utah Jazz | 51 | 31 | .622 | 0.0 | 29–12 | 22–19 | 8–8 | 82 |
x – Oklahoma City Thunder | 47 | 35 | .573 | 4.0 | 28–13 | 19–22 | 10–6 | 82 |
x – Portland Trail Blazers | 41 | 41 | .500 | 10.0 | 25–16 | 16–25 | 11–5 | 82 |
Denver Nuggets | 40 | 42 | .488 | 11.0 | 22–19 | 18–23 | 6–10 | 82 |
Minnesota Timberwolves | 31 | 51 | .378 | 20.0 | 20–21 | 11–30 | 5–11 | 82 |
Conference[]
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# | Team | W | L | PCT | GB | GP |
1 | z – Golden State Warriors * | 67 | 15 | .817 | – | 82 |
2 | y – San Antonio Spurs * | 61 | 21 | .744 | 6.0 | 82 |
3 | x – Houston Rockets | 55 | 27 | .671 | 12.0 | 82 |
4 | x – Los Angeles Clippers | 51 | 31 | .622 | 16.0 | 82 |
5 | y – Utah Jazz * | 51 | 31 | .622 | 16.0 | 82 |
6 | x – Oklahoma City Thunder | 47 | 35 | .573 | 20.0 | 82 |
7 | x – Memphis Grizzlies | 43 | 39 | .524 | 24.0 | 82 |
8 | x – Portland Trail Blazers | 41 | 41 | .500 | 26.0 | 82 |
9 | Denver Nuggets | 40 | 42 | .488 | 27.0 | 82 |
10 | New Orleans Pelicans | 34 | 48 | .415 | 33.0 | 82 |
11 | Dallas Mavericks | 33 | 49 | .402 | 34.0 | 82 |
12 | Sacramento Kings | 32 | 50 | .390 | 35.0 | 82 |
13 | Minnesota Timberwolves | 31 | 51 | .378 | 36.0 | 82 |
14 | Los Angeles Lakers | 26 | 56 | .317 | 41.0 | 82 |
15 | Phoenix Suns | 24 | 58 | .293 | 43.0 | 82 |
Game log[]
Pre-season[]
2016 pre-season game log Total: 3–3 (Home: 2–1; Road: 1–2) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Pre-season: 3–3 (Home: 2–1; Road: 1–2)
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2016–17 pre-season schedule |
Regular season[]
2016–17 game log Total: 47–35 (Home: 28–13; Road: 19–22) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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October: 3–0 (Home: 2–0; Road: 1–0)
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November
: 9–8 (Home: 6–4; Road: 3–4)
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December
: 9–5 (Home: 5–2; Road: 4–3)
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January
: 7–8 (Home: 3–0; Road: 4–8)
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February
: 7–4 (Home: 7–2; Road: 0–2)
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March
: 8–7 (Home: 4–3; Road: 4–4)
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April
: 4–3 (Home: 1–2; Road: 3–1)
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2016–17 season schedule |
Playoffs[]
2017 playoff game log Total: 1–4 (Home: 1–1; Road: 0–3) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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First round: 1–4 (Home: 1–1; Road: 0–3)
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2017 playoff schedule |
Transactions[]
Trades[]
June 23, 2016 | To Oklahoma City Thunder[1] Draft rights to Daniel Hamilton |
To Denver Nuggets Cash considerations |
June 23, 2016 | To Oklahoma City Thunder[2] Draft rights to Domantas Sabonis Victor Oladipo Ersan İlyasova |
To Orlando Magic Serge Ibaka |
August 30, 2016 | To Oklahoma City Thunder[3] Joffrey Lauvergne |
To Denver Nuggets 2017 Memphis protected 2nd-round pick 2017 Oklahoma City protected 2nd-round pick |
November 1, 2016 | To Oklahoma City Thunder[4] Jerami Grant |
To Philadelphia 76ers Ersan Ilyasova 2020 Oklahoma City protected 1st-round pick |
February 23, 2017 | To Oklahoma City Thunder[5] Taj Gibson Doug McDermott 2018 Chicago 2nd-round pick |
To Chicago Bulls Joffrey Lauvergne Anthony Morrow Cameron Payne |
Free agency[]
Re-signed[]
Player | Signed | Former team |
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Russell Westbrook[6] | Signed 3-year extension deal worth $85 million | Oklahoma City Thunder |
Additions[]
Player | Signed | Former team |
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Ronnie Price[7] | Signed 2-year deal | Phoenix Suns |
Alex Caruso[8] | Texas A&M | |
Kaleb Tarczewski[8] | Arizona | |
Chris Wright[8] | Maccabi Rishon LeZion | |
Norris Cole[9] | Signed for the remainder of the season | Shandong Golden Stars |
Subtractions[]
Player | Reason left | New team |
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Serge Ibaka[2] | Traded | Orlando Magic |
Kevin Durant[10] | 2-year contract worth $54.3 million | Golden State Warriors |
Randy Foye[11] | 1-year contract worth $2.5 million | Brooklyn Nets |
Dion Waiters[12] | 2-year contract worth $6 million | Miami Heat |
Ronnie Price[13] | Waived | Phoenix Suns |
Mitch McGary[14] | Waived/Suspension | Unknown |
References[]
- ^ "Thunder acquires draft rights to Hamilton". nba.com/thunder. June 23, 2016. Retrieved June 23, 2016.
- ^ a b "Thunder acquires Oladipo, Ilyasova and draft rights to Sabonis". nba.com/thunder. June 23, 2016. Retrieved June 23, 2016.
- ^ "Thunder Acquires Joffrey Lauvergne". NBA.com. Turner Sports Interactive, Inc. August 30, 2016. Retrieved September 2, 2016.
- ^ "Thunder Acquires Jerami Grant and Trade Exception". NBA.com. Turner Sports Interactive, Inc. November 1, 2016. Retrieved November 1, 2016.
- ^ "Thunder acquires Gibson, McDermott and draft pick". NBA.com. Turner Sports Interactive, Inc. February 23, 2017. Retrieved February 24, 2017.
- ^ "Thunder reach 3-year deal with Russell Westbrook". foxsports.com. Fox Sports. August 5, 2016. Retrieved 2 March 2017.
- ^ "Thunder Signs Ronnie Price". NBA.com. Turner Sports Interactive, Inc. August 14, 2016. Retrieved August 15, 2016.
- ^ a b c "Thunder Adds Caruso, Tarczewski and Wright to Training Camp Roster". NBA.com. Turner Sports Interactive, Inc. September 24, 2016. Retrieved September 23, 2016.
- ^ "Thunder Signs Norris Cole". NBA.com. March 1, 2017. Retrieved March 2, 2017.
- ^ "Warriors sign free agent forward Kevin Durant". nba.com/warriors. July 7, 2016. Retrieved July 7, 2016.
- ^ "Brooklyn Nets sign Randy Foye". nba.com/nets. July 15, 2016. Retrieved July 15, 2016.
- ^ "Heat signs Dion Waiters". nba.com/heat. July 26, 2016. Retrieved July 26, 2016.
- ^ "Suns Sign Ronnie Price". NBA.com. January 27, 2017. Retrieved January 28, 2017.
- ^ "Thunder waive forward Mitch McGary". nba.com. NBA. October 24, 2016. Retrieved 3 March 2017.
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