2016–17 Oklahoma City Thunder season explained

Team:	Oklahoma City Thunder
End Year:	2017
Wins:	47
Losses:	35
Division:	Northwest
Division Place:	2
Conf Place:	6
Coach:	Billy Donovan
Gm:	Sam Presti
Owners:	Professional Basketball Club LLC
Arena:	Chesapeake Energy Arena
Playoffs:	First Round (lost to Rockets 1–4)
Bbr Team:	OKC
Television:	Fox Sports Oklahoma
Radio:	KWPN WWLS-FM

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

See main article: 2016 NBA draft.

The Thunder did not own their first-round pick or second-round pick entering the draft.^[1] 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.^[2] 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.^[3]

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.^[4] The Thunder also traded for the draft rights to Daniel Hamilton, the fifty-sixth pick, from the Denver Nuggets in exchange for cash considerations.^[5]

The Thunder ended 2016 NBA draft night with Gonzaga forward Domantas Sabonis, UConn guard Daniel Hamilton as well as Victor Oladipo and Ersan Ilyasova.^[6]

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.^[7] 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.^[8] 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.^[9]

On August 30, the Thunder traded two 2017 second-round picks to the Denver Nuggets in exchange for Joffrey Lauvergne.^[10]

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.^{[11] [12]} 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."^[13] 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.^[14] After Durant announced his intentions to sign with the Warriors, Thunder owner Clay Bennett and Thunder general manager Sam Presti released statements commemorating Durant.

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.^[15]

On July 15, Randy Foye signed a deal with the Brooklyn Nets.^[16] On July 26, Dion Waiters signed a deal with the Miami Heat after he became an unrestricted free agent.^[17] After the signing of Alex Abrines, the Thunder rescinded Waiters' qualifying offer in order to prioritize flexibility.^[18]

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.^[19] 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.^{[20] [21]} 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.^[22] With the emergence of Christon, the Thunder decided to waive Price's guaranteed contract along with Mitch McGary to finalize the regular season roster.^[23] 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.^[24] 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.^{[25] [26]}

On October 31, the Thunder re-signed Steven Adams and Victor Oladipo to multi-year contract extensions.^[27] 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.^[28]

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.^[29]

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.^[30]

Roster

Roster notes

• Kyle Singler changed his jersey number to #15 while Victor Oladipo chose Singler's former jersey number #5.^[31]

Standings

Division

Game log

Preseason

|- style="background:#fcc;"| 1| October 3|@ Real Madrid| | Victor Oladipo (34)| Enes Kanter (10)| Victor Oladipo (5)| Barclaycard Center (Madrid)
12,414| 0–1|- style="background:#cfc;"| 2| October 5|@ FC Barcelona| | Enes Kanter (24)| Enes Kanter (8)| Russell Westbrook (5)| Palau Sant Jordi (Barcelona)
16,236| 1–1|- style="background:#fcc;"| 3| October 11|@ Dallas| | Ersan İlyasova (19)| Enes Kanter (13)| Russell Westbrook (7)| American Airlines Center
18,239|1–2|- style="background:#fcc;"| 4| October 13| Memphis| | Álex Abrines (19)| Kaleb Tarczewski (10)| Russell Westbrook (4)| BOK Center (Tulsa)
17,022| 1–3|- style="background:#cfc;"| 5| October 16| Minnesota| | Russell Westbrook (26)| Steven Adams (11)| Russell Westbrook (10)| Chesapeake Energy Arena
N/A| 2–3|- style="background:#cfc;"| 6| October 18| Denver| | Steven Adams (17)| Steven Adams (9)| Russell Westbrook (9)| Chesapeake Energy Arena
N/A| 3–3

Regular season

|- style="background:#cfc;"| 1| October 26| @ Philadelphia| | Russell Westbrook (32)| Russell Westbrook (12)| Russell Westbrook (9)| Wells Fargo Center
9,420| 1–0|-style="background:#cfc;"| 2| October 28| Phoenix| | Russell Westbrook (51)| Russell Westbrook (13)| Russell Westbrook (10)| Chesapeake Energy Arena
18,203| 2–0|-style="background:#cfc;"| 3| October 30| L. A. Lakers| | Russell Westbrook (33)| Russell Westbrook (12)| Russell Westbrook (16)| Chesapeake Energy Arena
18,203| 3–0|- style="background:#cfc;"| 4| November 2| @ L. A. Clippers| | Russell Westbrook (35)| Enes Kanter (12)| Russell Westbrook (5)| Staples Center
19,060| 4–0|- style="background:#fcc;"| 5| November 3| @ Golden State| | Victor Oladipo (21)| Joffrey Lauvergne (7)| Russell Westbrook (10)| Oracle Arena
19,596| 4–1|- style="background:#cfc;"| 6| November 5| Minnesota| | Russell Westbrook (28)| Enes Kanter (10)| Russell Westbrook (8)| Chesapeake Energy Arena
18,203| 5–1|- style="background:#cfc;"| 7| November 7| Miami| | Enes Kanter (24)| Kanter & Sabonis (10)| Russell Westbrook (11)| Chesapeake Energy Arena
18,203| 6–1|- style="background:#fcc;"| 8| November 9| Toronto| | Russell Westbrook (36)| Steven Adams (12)| Russell Westbrook (7)| Chesapeake Energy Arena
18,203| 6–2|- style="background:#fcc;"| 9| November 11| L. A. Clippers| | Russell Westbrook (29)| Russell Westbrook (14)| Russell Westbrook (9)| Chesapeake Energy Arena
18,203| 6–3|- style="background:#fcc;"| 10| November 13| Orlando| | Russell Westbrook (41)| Russell Westbrook (12)| Russell Westbrook (16)| Chesapeake Energy Arena
18,203| 6–4|- style="background:#fcc;"| 11| November 14| @ Detroit| | Russell Westbrook (33)| Russell Westbrook (15)| Russell Westbrook (8)| Palace of Auburn Hills
14,172| 6–5|- style="background:#cfc;"| 12| November 16| Houston| | Russell Westbrook (30)| Victor Oladipo (10)| Russell Westbrook (9)| Chesapeake Energy Arena
18,203| 7–5|- style="background:#cfc;"| 13| November 18| Brooklyn| | Russell Westbrook (30)| Russell Westbrook (11)| Russell Westbrook (13)| Chesapeake Energy Arena
18,203| 8–5|- style="background:#fcc;"| 14| November 20| Indiana| | Russell Westbrook (31)| Russell Westbrook (11)| Russell Westbrook (15)| Chesapeake Energy Arena
18,203| 8–6|- style="background:#fcc;"| 15| November 22| @ L. A. Lakers| | Russell Westbrook (34)| Russell Westbrook (8)| Russell Westbrook (13)| Staples Center
18,997| 8–7|- style="background:#fcc;"| 16| November 23| @ Sacramento| | Russell Westbrook (31)| Russell Westbrook (11)| Russell Westbrook (9)| Golden 1 Center
17,608| 8–8|- style="background:#cfc;"| 17| November 25| @ Denver| | Russell Westbrook (36)| Russell Westbrook (12)| Russell Westbrook (18)| Pepsi Center
14,327| 9–8|- style="background:#cfc;"| 18| November 26| Detroit| | Anthony Morrow (21)| Russell Westbrook (13)| Russell Westbrook (15)| Chesapeake Energy Arena
18,203| 10–8|- style="background:#cfc;"| 19| November 28| @New York| | Russell Westbrook (27)| Russell Westbrook (18)| Russell Westbrook (14)| Madison Square Garden
19,812| 11–8|- style="background:#cfc;"| 20| November 30| Washington| | Russell Westbrook (35)| Russell Westbrook (14)| Russell Westbrook (11)| Chesapeake Energy Arena
18,203| 12–8|- style="background:#cfc;"| 21| December 4| New Orleans| | Russell Westbrook (28)| Russell Westbrook (17)| Russell Westbrook (12)| Chesapeake Energy Arena
18,203| 13–8|- style="background:#cfc;"| 22| December 5| @ Atlanta| | Russell Westbrook (32)| Russell Westbrook (13)| Russell Westbrook (12)| Philips Arena
14,654| 14–8|- style="background:#fcc;"| 23| December 9| Houston| | Russell Westbrook (27)| Russell Westbrook (10)| Russell Westbrook (10)| Chesapeake Energy Arena
18,203| 14–9|- style="background:#cfc;"| 24| December 11| Boston| | Russell Westbrook (37)| Russell Westbrook (12)| Russell Westbrook (6)| Chesapeake Energy Arena
18,203| 15–9|- style="background:#fcc;"| 25| December 13| @ Portland| | Russell Westbrook (20)| Domantas Sabonis (9)| Russell Westbrook (6)| Moda Center
19,505| 15–10|- style="background:#fcc;"| 26| December 14| @ Utah| | Russell Westbrook (25)| Russell Westbrook (6)| Russell Westbrook (5)| Vivint Smart Home Arena
19,911| 15–11|- style="background:#cfc;"| 27| December 17| Phoenix| | Russell Westbrook (26)| Russell Westbrook (11)| Russell Westbrook (22)| Chesapeake Energy Arena
18,203| 16–11|- style="background:#fcc;"| 28| December 19| Atlanta| | Russell Westbrook (46)| Russell Westbrook (11)| Russell Westbrook (7)| Chesapeake Energy Arena
18,203| 16–12|- style="background:#cfc;"| 29| December 21| @ New Orleans| | Russell Westbrook (42)| Enes Kanter (14)| Russell Westbrook (7)| Smoothie King Center
16,375| 17–12|- style="background:#cfc;"| 30| December 23| @ Boston| | Russell Westbrook (45)| Russell Westbrook (11)| Russell Westbrook (11)| TD Garden
18,624| 18–12|- style="background:#cfc;"| 31| December 25| Minnesota| | Russell Westbrook (31)| Westbrook, Sabonis (7)| Russell Westbrook (15)| Chesapeake Energy Arena
18,203| 19–12|- style="background:#cfc;"| 32| December 27| @ Miami| | Russell Westbrook (29)| Russell Westbrook (17)| Russell Westbrook (11)| American Airlines Arena
19,977| 20–12|- style="background:#fcc;"| 33| December 29| @ Memphis| | Russell Westbrook (21)| Steven Adams (15)| Semaj Christon (4)| FedEx Forum
18,119| 20–13|- style="background:#cfc;"| 34| December 31| L. A. Clippers| | Enes Kanter (23)| Russell Westbrook (12)| Russell Westbrook (14)| Chesapeake Energy Arena
18,203| 21–13|- style="background:#fcc;"| 35| January 2| @ Milwaukee| | Russell Westbrook (30)| Steven Adams (8)| Russell Westbrook (6)| BMO Harris Bradley Center
17,423| 21–14|- style="background:#fcc;"| 36| January 4| @ Charlotte| | Russell Westbrook (33)| Russell Westbrook (15)| Russell Westbrook (8)| Time Warner Cable Arena
18,418| 21–15|- style="background:#fcc;"| 37| January 5| @ Houston| | Russell Westbrook (49)| Enes Kanter (13)| Russell Westbrook (5)| Toyota Center
18,055| 21–16|- style="background:#cfc;"| 38| January 7| Denver| | Russell Westbrook (32)| Russell Westbrook (17)| Russell Westbrook (11)| Chesapeake Energy Arena
18,203| 22–16|- style="background:#cfc;"| 39| January 9| @ Chicago| | Steven Adams (22)| Enes Kanter (11)| Russell Westbrook (14)| United Center
21,923| 23–16|- style="background:#cfc;"| 40| January 11| Memphis| | Russell Westbrook (24)| Kanter, Westbrook (13)| Russell Westbrook (12)| Chesapeake Energy Arena
16,236| 24–16|- style="background:#fcc;"| 41| January 13| @ Minnesota| | Kanter, Westbrook (21)| Russell Westbrook (12)| Russell Westbrook (11)| Target Center
16,644| 24–17|- style="background:#cfc;"| 42| January 15| @ Sacramento| | Russell Westbrook (36)| Enes Kanter (12)| Russell Westbrook (10)| Golden 1 Center
17,608| 25–17|- style="background:#fcc;"| 43| January 16| @ L.A. Clippers| | Russell Westbrook (24)| Joffrey Lauvergne (9)| Westbrook, Sabonis (4)| Staples Center
19,060| 25–18|- style="background:#fcc;"| 44| January 18| @ Golden State| | Russell Westbrook (27)| Russell Westbrook (15)| Russell Westbrook (13)| Oracle Arena
19,596| 25–19|- style="background:#cfc;"| 45| January 23| @ Utah| | Russell Westbrook (38)| Andre Roberson (11)| Russell Westbrook (10)| Vivint Smart Home Arena
19,911| 26–19|- style="background:#cfc;"| 46| January 25| @ New Orleans| | Russell Westbrook (27)| Russell Westbrook (12)| Russell Westbrook (10)| Smoothie King Center
15,277| 27–19|- style="background:#cfc;"| 47| January 26| Dallas| | Russell Westbrook (45)| Westbrook, Roberson (8)| Westbrook, Oladipo (3)| Chesapeake Energy Arena
18,203| 28–19|-style="background:#fcc;"|48|January 29|@ Cleveland|| Russell Westbrook (20)| Russell Westbrook (12)| Russell Westbrook (10)| Quicken Loans Arena
20,562| 28–20|-style="background:#fcc;"|49|January 31| @ San Antonio| | Russell Westbrook (27)| Steven Adams (12)| Russell Westbrook (14)| AT&T Center
18,418| 28–21|- style="background:#fcc;"| 50| February 1| Chicago| | Russell Westbrook (28)| Adams, Roberson (8)| Russell Westbrook (8)| Chesapeake Energy Arena
18,203| 28–22|- style="background:#cfc;"| 51| February 3| Memphis| | Russell Westbrook (38)| Adams, Westbrook (13)| Russell Westbrook (12)| Chesapeake Energy Arena
18,203| 29–22|- style="background:#cfc;"| 52| February 5| Portland| | Russell Westbrook (42)| Adams, Oladipo (13)| Russell Westbrook (8)| Chesapeake Energy Arena
18,203| 30–22|- style="background:#fcc;"| 53| February 6| @ Indiana| | Russell Westbrook (27)| Russell Westbrook (18)| Russell Westbrook (9)| Bankers Life Fieldhouse
16,123| 30–23|- style="background:#cfc;"| 54| February 9| Cleveland| | Russell Westbrook (29)| Steven Adams (13)| Russell Westbrook (11)| Chesapeake Energy Arena
18,203| 31–23|- style="background:#fcc;"| 55| February 11| Golden State| | Russell Westbrook (47)| Westbrook, Roberson (11)| Russell Westbrook (8)| Chesapeake Energy Arena
18,203| 31–24|- style="background:#fcc;"| 56| February 13| @ Washington| | Lauvergne, Westbrook (17)| Steven Adams (11)| Grant, Lauvergne, Westbrook (4)| Verizon Center
20,356| 31–25|- style="background:#cfc;"| 57| February 15| New York| | Russell Westbrook (38)| Russell Westbrook (14)| Russell Westbrook (12)| Chesapeake Energy Arena
18,203| 32–25|- align="center"|colspan="9" bgcolor="#bbcaff"|All-Star Break|- style="background:#cfc;"| 58| February 24| L.A. Lakers| | Russell Westbrook (17)| Russell Westbrook (18)| Russell Westbrook (17)| Chesapeake Energy Arena
18,203| 33–25|- style="background:#cfc;"| 59| February 26| New Orleans| | Russell Westbrook (41)| Russell Westbrook (11)| Russell Westbrook (11)| Chesapeake Energy Arena
18,203| 34–25|- style="background:#cfc;"| 60| February 28| Utah| | Russell Westbrook (43)| Russell Westbrook (11)| Russell Westbrook (10)| Chesapeake Energy Arena
18,203| 35–25|- style="background:#fcc;"| 61| March 2| @ Portland| | Russell Westbrook (45)| Enes Kanter (10)| Russell Westbrook (4)| Moda Center
19,875| 35–26|- style="background:#fcc;"| 62| March 3| @ Phoenix| | Russell Westbrook (48)| Russell Westbrook (17)| Russell Westbrook (9)| Talking Stick Resort Arena
18,055| 35–27|- style="background:#fcc;"| 63| March 5| @ Dallas| | Russell Westbrook (29)| Enes Kanter (10)| Russell Westbrook (5)| American Airlines Center
20,232| 35–28|- style="background:#fcc;"| 64| March 7| Portland| | Russell Westbrook (58)| Taj Gibson (8)| Russell Westbrook (9)| Chesapeake Energy Arena
18,203| 35–29|- style="background:#cfc;"| 65| March 9| San Antonio| | Russell Westbrook (23)| Russell Westbrook (13)| Russell Westbrook (13)| Chesapeake Energy Arena
18,203| 36–29|- style="background:#cfc;"| 66| March 11| Utah| | Russell Westbrook (33)| Russell Westbrook (11)| Russell Westbrook (14)| Chesapeake Energy Arena
18,203| 37–29|- style="background:#cfc;"| 67| March 14| @ Brooklyn| | Russell Westbrook (25)| Russell Westbrook (12)| Russell Westbrook (19)| Barclays Center
13,911| 38–29|- style="background:#cfc;"| 68| March 16| @ Toronto| | Russell Westbrook (24)| Russell Westbrook (10)| Russell Westbrook (16)| Air Canada Centre
19,800| 39–29|- style="background:#cfc;"| 69| March 18| Sacramento| | Russell Westbrook (28)| Steven Adams (13)| Russell Westbrook (10)| Chesapeake Energy Arena
18,203| 40–29|- style="background:#fcc;"| 70| March 20| Golden State| | Victor Oladipo (17)| Enes Kanter (10)| Russell Westbrook (7)| Chesapeake Energy Arena
18,203| 40–30|- style="background:#cfc;"| 71| March 22| Philadelphia| | Enes Kanter (24)| Enes Kanter, Westbrook (11)| Russell Westbrook (14)| Chesapeake Energy Arena
18,203| 41–30|- style="background:#fcc;"| 72| March 26| @ Houston| | Russell Westbrook (39)| Russell Westbrook (11)| Russell Westbrook (13)| Toyota Center
18,055| 41–31|- style="background:#cfc;"| 73| March 27| @ Dallas| | Russell Westbrook (37)| Russell Westbrook (13)| Russell Westbrook (10)| American Airlines Center
19,970| 42–31|- style="background:#cfc;"| 74| March 29| @ Orlando| | Russell Westbrook (57)| Russell Westbrook (13)| Russell Westbrook (11)| Amway Center
18,408| 43–31|-style="background:#fcc;"|75|March 31| San Antonio| | Russell Westbrook (32)| Russell Westbrook (15)| Russell Westbrook (12)| Chesapeake Energy Arena
18,203| 43–32|- style="background:#fcc;"| 76| April 2| Charlotte| | Russell Westbrook (40)| Russell Westbrook (13)| Russell Westbrook (10)| Chesapeake Energy Arena
18,203| 43–33|- style="background:#cfc;"| 77| April 4| Milwaukee| | Enes Kanter (17)| Russell Westbrook (13)| Russell Westbrook (13)| Chesapeake Energy Arena
18,203| 44–33|- style="background:#cfc;"| 78| April 5| @ Memphis| | Russell Westbrook (45)| Steven Adams (10)| Russell Westbrook (10)| FedEx Forum
17,298| 45–33|- style="background:#fcc;"| 79| April 7| @ Phoenix| | Russell Westbrook (23)| Russell Westbrook (12)| Russell Westbrook (8)| Talking Stick Resort
18,055| 45–34|- style="background:#cfc;"| 80| April 9| @ Denver| | Russell Westbrook (50)| Russell Westbrook (16)| Russell Westbrook (10)| Pepsi Center
19,718| 46–34|- style="background:#cfc;"| 81| April 11| @ Minnesota| | Victor Oladipo (20)| Oladipo, Sabonis (9)| Christon, Oladipo (8)| Target Center
19,356| 47–34|- style="background:#fcc;"| 82| April 12| Denver| | Grant, Gibson (13)| Taj Gibson (7)| Russell Westbrook (8)| Chesapeake Energy Arena
18,203| 47–35

Playoffs

|- style="background:#fcc;"| 1| April 16| @ Houston| | Russell Westbrook (22)| Russell Westbrook (11)| Russell Westbrook (7)| Toyota Center
18,055| 0–1|- style="background:#fcc;"| 2| April 19| @ Houston| | Russell Westbrook (51)| Russell Westbrook (10)| Russell Westbrook (13)| Toyota Center
18,055| 0–2|- style="background:#cfc;"| 3| April 21| Houston| | Russell Westbrook (32)| Russell Westbrook (13)| Russell Westbrook (11)| Chesapeake Energy Arena
18,203| 1–2|- style="background:#fcc;"| 4| April 23| Houston| | Russell Westbrook (35)| Russell Westbrook (14)| Russell Westbrook (14)| Chesapeake Energy Arena
18,203| 1–3|- style="background:#fcc;"| 5| April 25| @ Houston| | Russell Westbrook (47)| Russell Westbrook (11)| Russell Westbrook (9)| Toyota Center
18,055| 1–4

Player statistics

Regular season

|-| 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| style=";" | 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%| style=";" | 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| style=";" | 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%| style=";" | 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| style=";" | 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| style=";" | 81| style=";" | 81| style=";" | 34.6| 42.5%| 34.3%| 84.5%| style=";" | 10.7| style=";" | 10.4| style=";" | 1.6| 0.4| style=";" | 31.6|-|}

Led team in statisticAfter all games.^[32]
‡ Waived during the season
^† Traded during the season
^≠ Acquired during the season

Playoffs

|-| Alex Abrines| style=";" | 5| 0| 16.0| 34.8%| 29.4%| 75.0%| 1.8| 0.8| 0.0| 0.0| 4.8|-| Steven Adams| style=";" | 5| style=";" | 5| 31.4| style=";" | 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| style=";" | 5| 0| 9.0| 38.5%| -| style=";" | 100%| 1.8| 0.2| 0.0| 0.8| 4.8|-| Taj Gibson| style=";" | 5| style=";" | 5| 23.6| 60.0%| -| 87.5%| 3.6| 0.6| 0.2| 0.0| 9.8|-| Jerami Grant| style=";" | 5| 0| 22.2| 61.3%| 33.3%| 85.7%| 3.8| 0.8| 0.2| 0.4| 9.2|-| Doug McDermott| style=";" | 5| 0| 13.2| 50.0%| style=";" | 53.8%| -| 1.0| 0.2| 0.2| 0.2| 5.0|-| Victor Oladipo| style=";" | 5| style=";" | 5| 36.2| 34.4%| 24.0%| style=";" | 100%| 5.6| 2.0| 1.4| 0.6| 10.8|-| Andre Roberson| style=";" | 5| style=";" | 5| 37.0| 52.2%| 41.2%| 14.3%| 6.2| 1.8| style=";" | 2.4| style=";" | 3.4| 11.6|-| Domantas Sabonis| 2| 0| 3.0| 0.0%| 0.0%| style=";" | 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| style=";" | 5| style=";" | 5| style=";" | 38.8| 38.8%| 26.5%| 80.0%| style=";" | 11.6| style=";" | 10.8| style=";" | 2.4| 0.4| style=";" | 37.4|-|}

Led team in statisticAfter all games.^[33]

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		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		NBA All-Defensive Second Team
June 26, 2017		NBA Most Valuable Player

Transactions

See main article: List of 2016–17 NBA season transactions.

Overview

Players Added <	--Via draft-->Via trade Ersan Ilyasova Victor Oladipo Joffrey Lauvergne Domantas Sabonis Via free agency Alex Abrines Semaj Christon	Players Lost Via trade Via free agency Kevin Durant Randy Foye Nazr Mohammed Dion Waiters <	--Via retirement-->Waived Mitch McGary

Trades

June 23, 2016^[34]	To Oklahoma City Thunder Victor Oladipo Ersan Ilyasova Draft rights to Domantas Sabonis	To Orlando Magic Serge Ibaka
June 23, 2016^[35]	To Oklahoma City Thunder Draft rights to Daniel Hamilton	To Denver Nuggets Cash considerations
August 30, 2016^[36]	To Oklahoma City Thunder Joffrey Lauvergne	To Denver Nuggets Two 2017 second-round picks
November 1, 2016^[37]	To Oklahoma City Thunder Jerami Grant	To Philadelphia 76ers Ersan Ilyasova 2020 first-round pick
February 23, 2017^[38]	To Oklahoma City Thunder Taj Gibson Doug McDermott 2018 second-round pick	To Chicago Bulls Joffrey Lauvergne Anthony Morrow Cameron Payne

Free agency

Re-signed

Date	Player	Contract
August 4, 2016	Russell Westbrook^[39]	Multi-Year Extension
October 31, 2016	Steven Adams^[40]	Multi-Year Extension
October 31, 2016	Victor Oladipo^[41]	Multi-Year Extension

Additions

Date	Player	Contract	Former team
July 23, 2016	Alex Abrines^[42]	Standard	FC Barcelona
August 14, 2016	Ronnie Price^[43]	Standard	Phoenix Suns
August 20, 2016	Semaj Christon^[44]	Standard	Oklahoma City Blue (D-League)
In-Season Additions
March 1, 2017	Norris Cole^[45]	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^[46]	Free agent	Golden State Warriors
July 15, 2016	Randy Foye^[47]	Free agent	Brooklyn Nets
July 26, 2016	Dion Waiters^[48]	Free agent	Miami Heat
October 24, 2016	Ronnie Price^[49]	Waived	Phoenix Suns
October 24, 2016	Mitch McGary^[50]	Waived	N/A

Notes and References

1. Web site: 2016 NBA Draft. nba.com.
2. Web site: Thunder Acquires Dion Waiters. nba.com. November 8, 2022. January 5, 2015.
3. Web site: Thunder Acquires Randy Foye. nba.com. November 12, 2022. February 18, 2016.
4. Web site: Thunder Acquires Oladipo, Ilyasova and Draft Rights to Sabonis. nba.com. November 12, 2022. June 23, 2016.
5. Web site: Thunder Acquires Draft Rights to Hamilton. nba.com. November 12, 2022. June 23, 2016.
6. Web site: Thunder Takes Forward-Thinking Approach With Trade. nba.com. November 12, 2022. June 24, 2016.
7. Web site: Thunder Acquires Oladipo, Ilyasova and Draft Rights to Sabonis. nba.com. November 12, 2022. June 23, 2016.
8. Web site: Orlando acquires Serge Ibaka in multiplayer swap with OKC. espn.com. December 20, 2022. June 23, 2016.
9. Web site: Thunder Acquires Draft Rights to Hamilton. nba.com. November 12, 2022. June 23, 2016.
10. Web site: Thunder Acquires Joffrey Lauvergne. nba.com. November 12, 2022. August 30, 2016.
11. Web site: Kevin Durant will sign a two-year deal with the Warriors at $54.3 million, league sources say, with a Player Option for Year 2. twitter.com. December 20, 2022. July 4, 2016.
12. Web site: Warriors Sign Free Agent Forward Kevin Durant. nba.com. November 8, 2022. July 7, 2016.
13. Web site: My Next Chapter. theplayerstribune.com. July 4, 2016. July 4, 2016.
14. Web site: Kevin Durant to sign with Warriors. espn.com. July 4, 2016. July 4, 2016.
15. Web site: Durant taking the easy road? Not so fast. espn.com. July 4, 2016. July 4, 2016.
16. Web site: Brooklyn Nets Sign Randy Foye. nba.com. November 8, 2022. July 15, 2016.
17. Web site: HEAT Signs Dion Waiters. nba.com. November 8, 2022. July 26, 2016.
18. Web site: Dion Waiters an unrestricted free agent after OKC rescinds qualifying offer. espn.com. December 20, 2022. July 19, 2016.
19. Web site: Thunder Signs Alex Abrines. nba.com. November 12, 2022. July 23, 2016.
20. Web site: The Thunder and free agent guard Ronnie Price have finalized a guaranteed two-year, $5 million contract, league sources tell The Vertical.. twitter.com. December 20, 2022. August 11, 2016.
21. Web site: Thunder Signs Ronnie Price. nba.com. November 12, 2022. August 14, 2016.
22. Web site: Thunder Signs Semaj Christon. nba.com. November 12, 2022. August 20, 2016.
23. Web site: Thunder Waives Four. nba.com. November 8, 2022. October 24, 2016.
24. Web site: Thunder waive Mitch McGary, Ronnie Price. espn.com. December 20, 2022. October 24, 2016.
25. Web site: Thunder Signs Westbrook to Contract Extension. nba.com. November 12, 2022. August 4, 2016.
26. Web site: Report: Russell Westbrook to sign new deal with Thunder on Thursday. nba.nbcsports.com. December 20, 2022. August 4, 2016.
27. Web site: Thunder Signs Adams, Oladipo to Multi-Year Contract Extensions. nba.com. November 12, 2022. October 31, 2016.
28. Web site: Thunder sign Victor Oladipo, Steven Adams to extensions. espn.com. December 20, 2022. October 31, 2016.
29. Web site: Monty Williams Will Not Return to Thunder Next Season: Latest Comments, Reaction. bleacherreport.com. December 22, 2022. June 1, 2016.
30. Web site: July 1, 2016 . Thunder Announces Coaching Staff Updates . July 1, 2016 . NBA.com.
31. Web site: Uniform numbers: Oladipo 5 (Singler switches to 15), Ilyasova 7, Sabonis 30. #ThunderUp!. twitter.com. June 30, 2016. June 30, 2016.
32. Web site: 2016-17 Oklahoma City Thunder Roster and Stats. basketball-reference.com. December 20, 2022.
33. Web site: 2016-17 Oklahoma City Thunder Roster and Stats. basketball-reference.com. December 20, 2022.
34. Web site: Thunder Acquires Oladipo, Ilyasova and Draft Rights to Sabonis. nba.com. November 12, 2022. June 23, 2016.
35. Web site: Thunder Acquires Draft Rights to Hamilton. nba.com. November 12, 2022. June 23, 2016.
36. Web site: Thunder Acquires Joffrey Lauvergne. nba.com. November 12, 2022. August 30, 2016.
37. Web site: Thunder Acquires Jerami Grant and Trade Exception. nba.com. November 12, 2022. November 1, 2016.
38. Web site: Thunder Acquires Gibson, McDermott and Draft Pick. nba.com. November 12, 2022. February 23, 2017.
39. Web site: Thunder Signs Westbrook to Contract Extension. nba.com. November 12, 2022. August 4, 2016.
40. Web site: Thunder Signs Adams, Oladipo to Multi-Year Contract Extensions. nba.com. November 12, 2022. October 31, 2016.
41. Web site: Thunder Signs Adams, Oladipo to Multi-Year Contract Extensions. nba.com. November 12, 2022. October 31, 2016.
42. Web site: Thunder Signs Alex Abrines. nba.com. November 12, 2022. July 23, 2016.
43. Web site: Thunder Signs Ronnie Price. nba.com. November 12, 2022. August 14, 2016.
44. Web site: Thunder Signs Semaj Christon. nba.com. November 12, 2022. August 20, 2016.
45. Web site: Thunder Signs Norris Cole. nba.com. November 12, 2022. March 1, 2017.
46. Web site: Warriors Sign Free Agent Forward Kevin Durant. nba.com. November 8, 2022. July 7, 2016.
47. Web site: Brooklyn Nets Sign Randy Foye. nba.com. November 8, 2022. July 15, 2016.
48. Web site: HEAT Signs Dion Waiters. nba.com. November 8, 2022. July 26, 2016.
49. Web site: Thunder Waives Four. nba.com. November 8, 2022. October 24, 2016.
50. Web site: Thunder Waives Four. nba.com. November 8, 2022. October 24, 2016.