2014–15 Oklahoma City Thunder season

The 2014–15 Oklahoma City Thunder season was the 7th season of the franchise in Oklahoma City and the 48th in the National Basketball Association (NBA). The Thunder would suffer from injuries, mainly to Kevin Durant, who underwent surgery and was shut down for the rest of the season. Despite this, the Thunder remained in playoff contention, but a four-game losing streak at the beginning of April cost them as they finished 45–37 tied with the New Orleans Pelicans and were eliminated on a head-to-head matchup tie breaker. The Thunder missed the playoffs for the first time since 2009, resulting in Scott Brooks's firing 1 week after the conclusion of the regular season.

2014–15 Oklahoma City Thunder season
Head coachScott Brooks
General managerSam Presti
OwnersProfessional Basketball Club LLC
Clay Bennett (Chairman)
ArenaChesapeake Energy Arena
Results
Record45–37 (.549)
PlaceDivision: 2nd (Northwest)
Conference: 9th (Western)
Playoff finishDid not qualify
Stats @ Basketball-Reference.com
Local media
TelevisionFox Sports Oklahoma
RadioKWPN and WWLS-FM

Preseason

Draft picks
Main article: 2014 NBA draft
Round Pick Player Position Nationality College
1 21 Mitch McGary C  United States Michigan
1 29 Josh Huestis SF  United States Stanford

Game log

Preseason
2014 pre-season game log
Total: 2–5 (Home: 1–3; Road: 1–2)
Pre-season: 2–5 (Home: 1–3; Road: 1–2)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
1 October 8 @ Denver L 101–114 Steven Adams (15) Adams, Roberson & Zanna (7) Reggie Jackson (6) Pepsi Center
12,081		 0–1
2 October 10 @Dallas W 118–109 Anthony Morrow (21) Jeremy Lamb (11) Michael Jenkins (5) American Airlines Center
18,397		 1–1
3 October 14 Memphis W 117–107 Jeremy Lamb (23) Thomas, Adams & Lamb (6) Russell Westbrook (12) Chesapeake Energy Arena
N/A		 2–1
4 October 16 @New Orleans L 86–120 Jeremy Lamb (20) Steven Adams (8) Telfair & Roberson (3) Smoothie King Center
12,202		 2–2
5 October 17 Toronto L 90–109 Russell Westbrook (16) Andre Roberson (10) Russell Westbrook (8) Intrust Bank Arena
13,161		 2–3
6 October 19 Minnesota L 94–112 Perry Jones (21) Jones & Thomas (8) Adams, Jenkins & Talfair (3) BOK Center
16,901		 2–4
7 October 21 Utah L 91–105 Perry Jones (20) Steven Adams (8) Russell Westbrook (11) Chesapeake Energy Arena
N/A		 2–5
2014–15 pre-season schedule

Regular season

On October 12, 2014, Kevin Durant was diagnosed with a fractured right foot after feeling discomfort the day before and was ruled out for 6 to 8 weeks.[1] He went on to miss the first 17 games of the season, and with Russell Westbrook also out for 14 of those 17 games with a fractured hand, the Thunder dropped to a 4-12 record prior to Westbrook's return on November 28 against the New York Knicks. Following Westbrook's return, Durant returned to action the following game on December 2 as he scored 27 points on 9-of-18 shooting in the 104-112 loss to the New Orleans Pelicans.[2] With the duo back to full health, they went on to lead the Thunder on a seven-game winning streak to bring the Thunder back into playoff contention.[3] On December 18, Durant injured his ankle during the second quarter of the streak-breaking 109-114 loss to the Golden State Warriors. Durant scored 30 points on 10-of-13 shooting in the 18 minutes he was on the court before exiting the game with the injury.[4][5] He subsequently missed the following game the next night against the Los Angeles Lakers.[6] Durant returned on December 31 versus the Phoenix Suns, and played 12 games before spraining the big toe on his left foot versus the Cleveland Cavaliers on January 25.[7] He would play only six more games the rest of the season, having a procedure on February 22 to replace a screw that was causing soreness in his surgically repaired right foot.[8] It was announced on March 21 that the Thunder might be without Durant for the rest of the season.[9] The team then decided to shut down Durant for the remainder of the season after determining that he would need a third surgery on his right foot.[10] Without Durant, the Thunder finished the season just missing the playoffs, missing the 8th seed by tiebreaker to the New Orleans Pelicans.[11]

Standings
Northwest Division W L PCT GB Home Road Div GP
y-Portland Trail Blazers 51 31 .622 0.0 32–9 19–22 11–5 82
Oklahoma City Thunder 45 37 .549 6.0 29–12 16–25 10–6 82
Utah Jazz 38 44 .463 13.0 21–20 17–24 9–7 82
Denver Nuggets 30 52 .366 21.0 19–22 11–30 6–10 82
Minnesota Timberwolves 16 66 .195 35.0 9–32 7–34 4–12 82
Western Conference
# Team W L PCT GB GP
1 z-Golden State Warriors * 67 15 .817 – 82
2 y-Houston Rockets * 56 26 .683 11.0 82
3 x-Los Angeles Clippers 56 26 .683 11.0 82
4 y-Portland Trail Blazers * 51 31 .622 16.0 82
5 x-Memphis Grizzlies 55 27 .671 12.0 82
6 x-San Antonio Spurs 55 27 .671 12.0 82
7 x-Dallas Mavericks 50 32 .610 17.0 82
8 x-New Orleans Pelicans 45 37 .549 22.0 82
9 Oklahoma City Thunder 45 37 .549 22.0 82
10 Phoenix Suns 39 43 .476 28.0 82
11 Utah Jazz 38 44 .463 29.0 82
12 Denver Nuggets 30 52 .366 37.0 82
13 Sacramento Kings 29 53 .354 38.0 82
14 Los Angeles Lakers 21 61 .256 46.0 82
15 Minnesota Timberwolves 16 66 .195 51.0 82

Game log
2014–15 game log
Total: 45–37 (Home: 29–12 Road: 16–25)
October: 0–2 (Home: 0–0; Road: 0–2)
November : 5–10 (Home: 4–5; Road: 1–5)
December: 11–5 (Home: 5–2; Road: 6–3)
January: 7–7 (Home: 4–0; Road: 3–7)
February : 9–3 (Home: 6–1; Road: 3–2)
March : 10–5 (Home: 8–1; Road: 2–4)
April: 3–5 (Home: 2–3; Road: 1–2)
2014–15 season schedule

Player statistics
Statistics (Summer League, preseason, and regular season)
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

Summer League

Oklahoma City Thunder statistics
Player GP GS MPG FG% 3FG% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
Marcus Lewis 5 0 12.2 .750 . . 1.2 1.6 1.2 0.0 3.8
Semaj Christon 4 4 26.3 .485 . . 2.3 2.8 1.3 0.0 11.3
Ron Anderson559.6.000..2.80.60.20.00.8
Mario Little4019.0.357..2.33.01.30.010.0
Steven Adams309.7.600..4.70.70.31.09.7
Andre Roberson4329.0.483..8.32.02.30.89.5
Josh Huestis4019.8.429..2.31.00.30.58.0
Fuquan Edwin307.3.250..0.30.01.00.01.3
Mitch McGary4426.0.500..5.81.30.81.814.8
Perry Jones4427.3.447..5.30.50.81.012.3
Jeremy Lamb3331.3.320..5.32.71.30.717.3
Maurice Sutton303.7.333..1.00.00.00.01.7
Michael Stockton3010.0.600..0.72.71.00.03.0

Preseason

Oklahoma City Thunder statistics
Player GP GS MPG FG% 3FG% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
Russell Westbrook 6 5 22.3 .369 .100 .920 6.2 4.2 1.8 0.0 12.0
Kevin Durant 2 2 15.0 .500 .333 1.000 2.5 2.5 1.5 0.0 11.5
Serge Ibaka3323.9.469.500.5005.70.70.01.711.3
Reggie Jackson2020.1.412.4291.0002.54.50.50.011.0
Steven Adams7725.7.684.000.5006.91.01.11.312.7
Anthony Morrow6324.9.475.448.9502.01.30.30.215.0
Lance Thomas6222.2.333.000.9174.50.20.30.34.8
Sebastian Telfair5122.9.261.222.1002.03.00.30.74.
Andre Roberson7328.0.441.400.4676.12.31.10.95.6
Richard Soloman3011.9.667.000.5003.30.31.30.74.7
Nick Collison1011.11.0001.000.0000.01.00.01.05.0
Mitch McGary1136.0.500.000.0002.04.02.00.014.0
Perry Jones6123.7.410.286.4833.50.50.20.511.7
Jeremy Lamb5132.4.304.143.7715.62.61.20.815.8
Talib Zanna7017.4.400.000.6825.00.30.40.44.4
Michael Jenkins7017.5.400.320.6001.72.00.40.06.0

Regular season

Oklahoma City Thunder statistics
Player GP GS MPG FG% 3FG% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
Russell Westbrook 67 67 34.4 .426 .299 .835 7.3 8.6 2.1 0.2 28.1
Kevin Durant 27 27 33.8 .510 .403 .854 6.6 4.1 0.9 0.9 25.4
Serge Ibaka646433.1.476.376.8367.80.90.52.414.3
Enes Kanter262631.1.566.750.77611.01.10.50.518.7
Dion Waiters472030.3.392.319.6252.91.91.00.212.7
Reggie Jackson501328.0.432.278.8614.04.30.80.112.8
Steven Adams706725.3.544.000.5027.50.90.51.27.7
Anthony Morrow74024.4.463.434.8882.60.80.70.110.7
D. J. Augustin28124.2.371.354.8612.23.10.60.07.3
Lance Thomas221320.5.357.000.6973.40.90.50.05.1
Sebastian Telfair16120.4.368.300.7061.92.80.60.08.4
Kendrick Perkins51319.2.441.000.5075.50.80.30.74.0
Andre Roberson676519.2.458.247.4793.81.00.80.43.4
Kyle Singler261817.5.333.370.6882.10.70.50.33.7
Nick Collison66216.7.419.267.6923.81.40.50.44.1
Mitch McGary32215.2.533.000.6255.20.40.50.56.3
Perry Jones43134.3.397.233.6491.80.40.40.24.3
Jeremy Lamb47813.5.416.342.8912.30.90.40.16.3
Steve Novak1306.8.286.2000.00.50.40.00.11.2
Ish Smith3005.2.333.200.6670.90.90.10.01.2
Grant Jerrett505.0.176.0770.00.80.20.00.41.4

Injuries

Roster
Roster listing
2014–15 Oklahoma City Thunder roster
Players Coaches
Pos.No.NameHeightWeightDOB (YYYY-MM-DD)From
C 12 Adams, Steven 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 250 lb (113 kg) 1993–07–28 Pittsburgh
PG 14 Augustin, D. J. 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 183 lb (83 kg) 1987–11–10 Texas
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 10 in (2.08 m) 240 lb (109 kg) 1988–09–29 Texas
PF 9 Ibaka, Serge (C) 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 245 lb (111 kg) 1989–09–18 Spain
C 34 Kanter, Enes 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 247 lb (112 kg) 1992–05–20 Stoneridge PS (CA)
PF 3 Jones III, Perry 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 235 lb (107 kg) 1991–09–24 Baylor
SG 11 Lamb, Jeremy 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 1992–05–30 Connecticut
C 33 McGary, Mitch 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 255 lb (116 kg) 1992–06–06 Michigan
SF 2 Morrow, Anthony 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 210 lb (95 kg) 1985–09–27 Georgia Tech
SF 6 Novak, Steve 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 235 lb (107 kg) 1983–06–13 Marquette
SG 21 Roberson, André 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 210 lb (95 kg) 1991–12–04 Colorado
SF 5 Singler, Kyle 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 228 lb (103 kg) 1988–05–04 Duke
SG 23 Waiters, Dion 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 225 lb (102 kg) 1991–12–01 Syracuse
PG 0 Westbrook, Russell (C) 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 200 lb (91 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

Roster
Last transaction: 2015–02–19

Transactions
Main article: List of 2014–15 NBA season transactions

Trades
June 26, 2014

(Draft-day trades)

 To Oklahoma City Thunder
Draft rights to 55th pick Semaj Christon		 To Charlotte Hornets
Cash considerations
July 15, 2014 To Oklahoma City Thunder
Rights to Sofoklis Schortsanitis
Trade exception		 To Atlanta Hawks
Thabo Sefolosha (sign and trade)
Rights to Georgios Printezis
Cash considerations
August 26, 2014 To Oklahoma City Thunder
2015 second-round pick
Trade exception		 To Philadelphia 76ers
Hasheem Thabeet
Cash considerations
January 5, 2015 To Oklahoma City Thunder
Dion Waiters (from Cleveland)		 To New York Knicks
Lou Amundson (from Cleveland)
Alex Kirk (from Cleveland)
Lance Thomas (from Oklahoma City)
2019 second-round pick (from Cleveland)		 To Cleveland Cavaliers
Iman Shumpert (from New York)
J. R. Smith (from New York)
2015 first-round pick (from Oklahoma City)
February 19, 2015 To Oklahoma City Thunder
2016 second-round pick		 To New Orleans Pelicans
Ish Smith
Rights to Latavious Williams
2015 second-round pick
Cash considerations
February 19, 2015 To Oklahoma City Thunder
Enes Kanter (from Utah)
Steve Novak (from Utah)
D. J. Augustin (from Detroit)
Kyle Singler (from Detroit)
2019 second-round pick (from Detroit)		 To Utah Jazz
Kendrick Perkins (from Oklahoma City)
Grant Jerrett (from Oklahoma City)
Rights to Tibor Pleiß (from Oklahoma City)
2017 first-round pick (from Oklahoma City)
2017 second-round pick (from Detroit)		 To Detroit Pistons
Reggie Jackson (from Oklahoma City)

Re-signed
Player Signed Contract Ref.
Grant Jerrett (RFA) July 16, 2014 multi-year deal [12]

Additions
Player Signed Former team Ref.
Sebastian Telfair July 15, 2014 Tianjin Ronggang (China)
Anthony Morrow July 16, 2014 New Orleans Pelicans
Michael Jenkins September 29, 2014 Pallacanestro Cantù (Italy)
Richard Solomon September 29, 2014 California (went undrafted in the 2014 NBA draft)
Lance Thomas September 29, 2014 Foshan Dralions (China))
Talib Zanna September 29, 2014 Pittsburgh (went undrafted in the 2014 NBA draft)
Ish Smith November 7, 2014 Houston Rockets (waived on October 27)

Subtractions
Player Reason left Date New team Ref.
Caron Butler Free Agent July 15, 2014 Detroit Pistons
Thabo Sefolosha (via sign and trade) July 15, 2014 Atlanta Hawks

Awards
Player Award Date awarded Ref.
Russell Westbrook All-NBA Second Team May 21, 2015 [13]
NBA All-Star Game Most Valuable Player Award February 15, 2015 [14]
Season scoring leader April 16, 2015 [15]

References
  1. "Thunder's Durant to miss 6-8 weeks with foot fracture". NBA.com. October 12, 2014. Retrieved December 20, 2014.
  2. Durant returns, but Pelicans down Thunder 112-104
  3. Kevin Durant 2014-15 Game Log
  4. Warriors beat Thunder 114-109 after Durant injury
  5. Kevin Durant (ankle) day to day
  6. Kevin Durant will miss Lakers game with ankle injury
  7. http://www.espn.com/nba/recap/_/id/400578964
  8. http://www.espn.com/nba/recap/_/id/400579118
  9. http://www.espn.com/nba/recap/_/id/400579318
  10. http://www.espn.com/nba/recap/_/id/400579382
  11. http://www.espn.com/nba/recap/_/id/400579514
  12. "Thunder re-sign Grant Jerrett". InsideHoops.com. July 16, 2014. Archived from the original on November 29, 2014. Retrieved July 16, 2014.
  13. "Warriors' Curry and Cavaliers' James unanimous picks for 2014-15 All-NBA First Team". NBA.com. May 21, 2015. Archived from the original on May 24, 2015. Retrieved May 21, 2015.
  14. Bresnahan, Mike (February 15, 2015). "NBA All-Star game updates: West beats the East, 163–158". Los Angeles Times. Archived from the original on February 16, 2015.
  15. Russell Westbrook edges James Harden for NBA scoring crown
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