2009–10 Oklahoma City Thunder season

The 2009–10 Oklahoma City Thunder season was the 2nd season of the franchise's existence in Oklahoma City as a member of the National Basketball Association (NBA).

2009–10 Oklahoma City Thunder season
Head coachScott Brooks
General managerSam Presti
OwnersProfessional Basketball Club LLC
Clay Bennett (Chairman)
ArenaFord Center
Results
Record50–32 (.610)
PlaceDivision: 4th (Northwest)
Conference: 8th (Western)
Playoff finishFirst Round
(Lost to Lakers 2–4)
Stats @ Basketball-Reference.com
Local media
TelevisionKSBI
Fox Sports Oklahoma
RadioWWLS-AM/FM

With NBA scoring champion Kevin Durant, second-year point guard Russell Westbrook, and forward Jeff Green leading the way, the Thunder made the playoffs as the youngest team in the NBA with the 28th highest total salary in the league.[1] The team became the youngest NBA playoff team (23.19, using data going back to 1952) based on average age weighted by minutes played.[2] The Thunder were then eliminated by the eventual NBA champions, the Los Angeles Lakers in six games in the First Round. The 2009-10 Oklahoma City Thunder and the 2007-08 Denver Nuggets are tied at 50-32 for having the best 8th seed record in NBA history. This was also the first season for James Harden.

From a business perspective, the team began to show positive financial performance after years of losses in Seattle and a transition-cost laden 2008–09 season. In December 2009, Forbes magazine estimated the team's operating profit at $12.7 million, and estimated the overall franchise value at $310 million, good for 20th in the NBA.[3]

Key dates
  • June 25, 2009: The 2009 NBA draft took place in New York City.
  • July 8, 2009: The free agency period started.
  • October 28, 2009: The Thunder play their first regular-season game, and achieve their first regular-season victory, in a 102-89 home win over the Sacramento Kings.
  • January 2, 2010 Kevin Durant scored more than 30 points in his seventh consecutive game, breaking the franchise record set by Spencer Haywood in January 1972.[4][5]
  • January 20, 2010: The Thunder surpass their win total from 2008–09 with their 24th season victory, a 94-92 win at the Minnesota Timberwolves.
  • February 24, 2010: Kevin Durant's 21 points in a loss to the San Antonio Spurs ends his streak of 29 consecutive games with 25 or more points.[6]
  • March 2, 2010: The Thunder surpass the 500,000 season home attendance figure in a 113-107 victory over the Sacramento Kings at the Ford Center.
  • March 12, 2010: Durant had his 36th game with 30 or more points this season, breaking the franchise record set by Spencer Haywood in the 1972–73 season.[7] Durant ended the regular season with 41 games of 30 points or more.[8]
  • April 3, 2010: The Thunder clinch a playoff spot for the first time in city franchise history with a 121-116 victory over the Dallas Mavericks.[9]
  • April 14, 2010: Durant becomes the youngest scoring leader at the age of 21, taking the distinction from Max Zaslofsky (1947–48 BAA scoring leader at the age of 22).[10] The Thunder also end the season on a positive note, beating the Memphis Grizzlies 114-105 – their 27th season home sellout, bringing total home attendance to 738,149 (an average of 18,003 per game, 12th in the NBA).[11]
  • April 22, 2010: The Thunder win their first-ever Oklahoma City franchise playoff game with a 101-96 victory over the Los Angeles Lakers at the Ford Center.[12]

Draft picks
Main article: 2009 NBA draft
Round Pick Player Position Nationality College
1 3 James Harden SG  United States Arizona State
1 24 Byron Mullens from Dallas[13] C  United States Ohio State
1 25 Rodrigue Beaubois to Dallas[13] PG  France Cholet (France)
2 54 Robert Vaden from Charlotte[13][14] SG  United States UAB

Roster
Roster listing
Oklahoma City Thunder roster
Players Coaches
Pos.No.NameHeightWeightDOB (YYYY-MM-DD)From
PF 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) 1988–09–27 Texas
PF 22 Green, Jeff 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 235 lb (107 kg) 1986–08–28 Georgetown
SG 13 Harden, James 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 220 lb (100 kg) 1989–08–26 Arizona State
PF 9 Ibaka, Serge 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 235 lb (107 kg) 1989–09–18 Republic of the Congo
C 12 Krstić, Nenad 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 240 lb (109 kg) 1983–07–25 Serbia
PG 6 Maynor, Eric 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 175 lb (79 kg) 1987–06–11 Virginia Commonwealth
C 23 Mullens, Byron 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 275 lb (125 kg) 1989–02–14 Ohio State
PG 7 Ollie, Kevin 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 195 lb (88 kg) 1972–12–27 Connecticut
SG 2 Sefolosha, Thabo 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 215 lb (98 kg) 1984–05–02 Switzerland
SG Shakur, Mustafa 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 1984–08–18 Arizona
PF 36 Thomas, Etan 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 260 lb (118 kg) 1978–04–01 Syracuse
SG 5 Weaver, Kyle (IN) 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 201 lb (91 kg) 1986–02–18 Washington State
PG 0 Westbrook, Russell 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 187 lb (85 kg) 1988–11–12 UCLA
PF 3 White, D. J. (IN) 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 251 lb (114 kg) 1986–08–31 Indiana
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (DP) Unsigned draft pick
  • (FA) Free agent
  • (S) Suspended
  • Injured

Salaries
Player Salary
Etan Thomas $7,350,000
Earl Watson $6,600,000
Matt Harpring $6,500,000
Nick Collison $6,250,000
Nenad Krstić $5,400,000
Kevin Durant $4,796,880
James Harden $4,004,160
Russell Westbrook $3,755,640
Jeff Green $3,516,960
Thabo Sefolosha $2,759,627
Eric Maynor $1,318,920
Kevin Ollie $1,306,455
Byron Mullens $1,120,200
Serge Ibaka $1,120,200
DJ White $1,036,440
Kyle Weaver $870,968
Shaun Livingston $296,695
Ryan Bowen $209,592
Mike Wilks $175,908

Source: HoopsHype[15]

Game log

Preseason
2009 Pre-season Game Log: 2–5 (Home: 2–2 ; Road: 0–3)
#Date (Venue)VisitorScoreHomeOTAttendanceRecordRecap
1October 7, 2009 (in Memphis, TN)Oklahoma City Thunder91–99Memphis Grizzlies7,2170–1
2October 10, 2009 (in New Orleans, LA)Oklahoma City Thunder79–88New Orleans Hornets11,5680–2
3October 12, 2009 (in Oklahoma City, OK)Phoenix Suns105–110Oklahoma City ThunderOT15,2231–2
4October 14, 2009 (in Tulsa, OK)Miami Heat91–96Oklahoma City Thunder10,4272–2
5October 19, 2009 (in Houston, TX)Oklahoma City Thunder85–105Houston Rockets11,9922–3
6October 20, 2009 (in Austin, TX)San Antonio Spurs119–102Oklahoma City Thunder10,2902–4
7October 22, 2009 (in Oklahoma City, OK)Sacramento Kings104–89Oklahoma City Thunder16,0142–5

Regular season

Division
Northwest Division W L PCT GB Home Road Div
y-Denver Nuggets5329.646–34–719–2212–4
x-Utah Jazz5329.646–32–921–208–8
x-Portland Trail Blazers5032.610326–1524–178–8
x-Oklahoma City Thunder5032.610327–1423–189–7
Minnesota Timberwolves1567.1833810–315–363–13

Conference
# Western Conference
Team W L PCT GB
1 c-Los Angeles Lakers5725.695–
2 y-Dallas Mavericks5527.6712
3 x-Phoenix Suns5428.6593
4 y-Denver Nuggets5329.6464
5 x-Utah Jazz5329.6464
6 x-Portland Trail Blazers5032.6107
7 x-San Antonio Spurs5032.6107
8 x-Oklahoma City Thunder5032.6107
9 Houston Rockets4240.51215
10 Memphis Grizzlies4042.48817
11 New Orleans Hornets3745.45120
12 Los Angeles Clippers2953.35428
13 Golden State Warriors2656.31731
14 Sacramento Kings2557.30532
15 Minnesota Timberwolves1567.18342

Record vs. opponents
2009-10 NBA Records
Team ATL BOS CHA CHI CLE DAL DEN DET GSW HOU IND LAC LAL MEM MIA MIL MIN NJN NOH NYK OKC ORL PHI PHO POR SAC SAS TOR UTA WAS
Atlanta —4–02–23–11–31–11–12–21–12–03–02–01–12–01–32–12–03–01–11–30–21–32–11–12–02–01–13–12–04–0
Boston 0–4—3–02–22–21–11–12–11–11–12–11–11–11–13–02–22–03–11–13–11–11–33–10–22–02–01–14–01–13–1
Charlotte 2–20–3—1–33–10–21–12–12–01–11–21–11–12–03–12–22–02–21–12–21–11–33–12–00–22–01–11–20–24–0
Chicago 1–32–23–1—2–20–20–24–01–12–03–10–20–20–21–31–32–01–22–03–11–11–23–11–11–11–12–01–20–22–1
Cleveland 3–12–21–32–2—1–10–24–02–01–13–12–02–01–13–03–12–04–02–03–02–02–23–02–02–02–01–13–11–12–1
Dallas 1–11–12–02–01–1—2–12–03–12–22–03–02–23–12–02–03–12–02–21–12–21–11–12–11–34–03–11–11–21–1
Denver 1–11–11–12–02–01–2—1–14–02–12–02–13–13–11–10–23–12–03–11–13–11–11–11–33–11–22–22–03–11–1
Detroit 2–21–21–20–40–40–21–1–1–11–10–40–20–21–11–22–22–02–11–11–30–21–33–10–20–21–11–10–40–24–0
Golden State 1–11–10–21–10–21–30–41–1–0–31–12–20–42–20–20–23–02–01–32–01–30–20–21–32–22–20–32–00–30–2
Houston 0–21–11–10–21–12–21–21–13–0—0–22–11–34–00–22–03–02–01–32–03–10–21–10–42–22–22–21–12–22–0
Indiana 0–31–22–11–31–30–20–24–01–12–0—1–10–20–20–40–41–14–00–22–21–11–32–11–10–21–10–22–21–13–1
L.A. Clippers 0–21–11–12–00–20–31–22–02–21–21–1—2–22–21–11–13–11–10–40–21–20–22–00–41–31–30–40–21–32–0
L.A. Lakers 1–11–11–12–00–22–21–32–04–03–12–02–2—2–11–12–03–02–02–12–03–11–12–03–11–24–02–21–13–12–0
Memphis 0–21–10–22–01–11–31–31–12–20–42–02–21–2—1–10–23–12–02–22–01–21–11–12–22–22–12–22–01–22–0
Miami 3–10–31–33–10–30–21–12–12–02–04–01–11–11–1—1–31–14–01–13–00–22–24–01–11–12–00–22–21–13–1
Milwaukee 1–22–22–23–11–30–22–02–22–00–24–02–00–22–03–1—2–04–01–13–01–10–32–11–11–11–10–22–11–12–2
Minnesota 0–20–20–20–20–21–31–30–20–30–31–11–30–31–31–10–2—2–00–41–10–40–21–10–40–42–20–30–22–21–1
New Jersey 0–31–32–22–10–40–20–21–20–20–20–41–10–20–20–40–40–2—1–12–20–20–30–40–20–21–11–10–40–20–4
New Orleans 1–11–11–10–20–22–21–31–13–13–12–04–01–22–21–11–14–01–1—0–21–21–10–21–31–22–10–40–21–31–1
New York 3–11–32–21–30–31–11–13–10–20–22–22–00–20–20–30–31–12–22–0—0–20–33–11–11–10–20–20–40–23–1
Oklahoma City 2–01–11–11–10–22–21–32–03–11–31–12–11–32–12–01–14–02–02–12–0–1–12–02–11–33–11–32–03–12–0
Orlando 3–13–13–12–12–21–11–13–12–02–03–12–01–11–12–23–02–03–01–13–01–1–4–01–11–12–01–13–11–12–2
Philadelphia 1–21–31–31–30–31–11–11–32–01–11–20–20–21–10–42–21–14–02–01–30–20–4–0–21–12–01–11–30–20–3
Phoenix 1–12–00–21–10–21–23–12–03–14–01–14–01–32–21–11–14–02–03–11–11–21–12–0–1–24–02–12–02–22–0
Portland 0–20–22–01–10–23–11–32–02–22–22–03–12–12–21–11–14–02–02–11–13–11–11–12–1–4–03–02–00–41–1
Sacramento 0–20–20–21–10–20–42–11–12–22–21–13–10–41–20–21–12–21–11–22–01–30–20–20–40–4–0–41–12–11–1
San Antonio 1–11–11–10–21–11–32–21–13–02–22–04–02–22–22–02–03–01–14–02–03–11–11–11–20–34–0–1–10–42–0
Toronto 1–30–42–12–11–31–10–24–00–21–12–22–01–10–22–21–22–04–02–04–00–21–33–10–20–21–11–1—0–22–1
Utah 0–21–12–02–01–12–11–32–03–02–21–13–11–32–11–11–12–22–03–12–01–31–12–02–24–01–24–02–0—2–0
Washington 0–41–30–41–21–21–11–10–42–00–21–30–20–20–21–32–21–14–01–11–30–22–23–00–21–11–10–21–20–2—

Game log
2009–10 game log
October: 2–0 (Home: 1–0; Road: 1–0)
November: 7–8 (Home: 3–4; Road: 4–4)
December: 9–6 (Home: 5–3; Road: 4–3)
January: 8–7 (Home: 5–3; Road: 3–4)
February: 9–2 (Home: 4–1; Road: 5–1)
March: 11–5 (Home: 6–2; Road: 5–3)
April: 4–4 (Home: 3–1; Road: 1–3)
2009–10 season schedule

Playoffs

Game log
2010 playoff game log
First Round: 2–4 (Home: 2–1; Road: 0–3)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Series
1 April 18, 2010
2:00 pm CDT		 @ Los Angeles Lakers L 79–87 Kevin Durant (24) Nick Collison (8) Russell Westbrook (8) Staples Center
18,997		 0–1
2 April 20, 2010
9:30 pm CDT		 @ Los Angeles Lakers L 92–95 Kevin Durant (33) Kevin Durant (8) Thabo Sefolosha, Russell Westbrook (3) Staples Center
18,997		 0–2
3 April 22, 2010
8:30 pm CDT		 Los Angeles Lakers W 101–96 Kevin Durant (29) Kevin Durant (19) Kevin Durant, Russell Westbrook (4) Ford Center
18,342		 1–2
4 April 24, 2010
8:30 pm CDT		 Los Angeles Lakers W 110–89 Kevin Durant (22) Jeff Green (9) Russell Westbrook (6) Ford Center
18,342		 2–2
5 April 27, 2010
9:30 pm CDT		 @ Los Angeles Lakers L 87–111 Kevin Durant (17) Serge Ibaka (9) Russell Westbrook (6) Staples Center
18,997		 2–3
6 April 30, 2010
8:30 pm CDT		 Los Angeles Lakers
 L 94–95 Kevin Durant (26) Nenad Krstić (11) Russell Westbrook (9) Ford Center
18,342		 2–4
2010 playoff schedule

Player statistics
Legend
  GP Games played   GS  Games started  MPG  Minutes per game
 FG%  Field-goal percentage  3P%  3-point field-goal percentage  FT%  Free-throw percentage
 RPG  Rebounds per game  APG  Assists per game  SPG  Steals per game
 BPG  Blocks per game  PPG  Points per game

Season
Player GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
Antonio Anderson 1015.0.333.000.0001.0.0.0.01.0
Ryan Bowen 108.01.000.0001.0002.0.01.0.04.0
Nick Collison 75520.8.589.250.6925.1.5.5.65.9
Kevin Durant 828239.5.476.365.9007.62.81.41.030.1
Jeff Green 828237.1.453.333.7406.01.61.3.915.1
James Harden 76022.9.403.375.8083.21.81.0.29.9
Serge Ibaka 73018.1.543.500.6305.4.1.31.36.3
Nenad Krstić 767622.9.502.200.7175.0.7.4.68.4
Shaun Livingston 10013.0.313.000.0002.01.4.5.21.0
Eric Maynor1 55016.5.434.362.6921.73.4.5.24.5
Byron Mullens 1304.2.368.000.000.8.1.2.01.1
Kevin Ollie 25010.5.400.0001.0001.0.8.4.01.8
Thabo Sefolosha 828228.6.440.313.6744.71.81.2.66.0
Etan Thomas 23114.0.456.000.5912.8.0.2.73.3
Kyle Weaver 12012.0.364.368.8331.5.9.5.53.0
Russell Westbrook 828234.3.418.221.7804.98.01.3.416.1
D. J. White 1208.5.610.000.9001.9.3.4.24.9
Mike Wilks 4014.8.500.667.5001.01.0.0.04.0

1Stats with the Thunder.

Playoffs
Player GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
Nick Collison 6021.5.333.000.4294.7.3.8.23.2
Kevin Durant 6638.5.350.286.8717.72.3.51.325.0
Jeff Green 6637.3.329.296.8504.71.7.7.511.8
James Harden 6020.0.387.375.8422.51.81.0.27.7
Serge Ibaka 6025.5.571.000.7006.5.3.32.07.8
Nenad Krstić 6621.5.405.000.9295.8.7.5.77.2
Eric Maynor 6012.7.300.167.8181.51.5.2.23.7
Byron Mullens 104.0.000.000.500.0.0.0.01.0
Kevin Ollie 105.0.000.000.000.0.0.0.0.0
Thabo Sefolosha 6621.2.296.231.8893.01.2.81.04.5
Etan Thomas 208.5.833.0001.0002.00.00.00.06.0
Kyle Weaver 1012.0.250.000.0002.02.0.0.02.0
Russell Westbrook 6635.3.473.417.8426.06.01.7.220.5
D. J. White 000.000.000.000.0.0.0.0.0

2010 NBA Western Conference First Round vs. L.A. Lakers
Team Games Played Minutes Played Field Goals 3–Point Field Goals Free Throws Rebounds Assists Steals Blocks Points
Thunder628818433162260973937563
Lakers628821645962601253737573

Awards/Honors

Weekly

Monthly

All-Star

Season

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