| Team: | Oklahoma City Thunder |
| End Year: | 2025 |
| Wins: | 16 |
| Losses: | 5 |
| Division: | Northwest |
| Division Place: | 1 |
| Conf Place: | 1 |
| Coach: | Mark Daigneault |
| Gm: | Sam Presti |
| Owners: | Professional Basketball Club LLC Clay Bennett (Chairman) |
| Arena: | Paycom Center |
| Bbr Team: | OKC |
| Television: | FanDuel Sports Network Oklahoma Griffin Media (KWTV-DT/KSBI [5 games] KOTV-DT/KQCW-DT [5 games][1]) |
| Radio: | KWPN and WWLS-FM |
The 2024–25 Oklahoma City Thunder season is the 17th season of the franchise in Oklahoma City and the 59th in the National Basketball Association (NBA).
The Thunder finished the 2023–24 season 57–25 to finish first in the Northwest Division, first in the Western conference and qualified for the playoffs for the first time since 2020. The Thunder won its first round series, sweeping the New Orleans Pelicans before losing to the fifth-seeded Dallas Mavericks in six games.
| Record | Seeding | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021–22 | 24–58 | 14th | |
| 2022–23 | 40–42 | 10th | |
| 2023–24 | 57–25 | 1st |
See main article: 2024 NBA draft.
The Thunder had one first-round pick entering the draft. This would be first NBA draft since the draft was first trimmed down to two rounds back in 1989 that the event would take place in multiple days instead of just one day. The pick – originally acquired from the Houston Rockets – had a 1.50% chance to win the first pick, acquired through the Russell Westbrook trade in 2019.[2] With an 85.2% chance at staying at twelfth, the Thunder ended the night with the 12th overall pick.
On the first night of the draft, the Thunder selected Nikola Topić out of Crvena Zvezda in Serbia with the 12th pick. Coming out of Crvena zvezda, Topić averaged 15.1 points, 3.2 rebounds, and 5.9 assists, being named the ABA League Top Prospect Award winner. In the 2023 FIBA U18 European Championship, Topić led Serbia to the gold meal, scoring 24 points in the championship game.[3] Listed as 6'6", Topić drew comparisons to Josh Giddey and Goran Dragić as a big guard with excellent pace when driving to the basket and a great distributor.[4] The Thunder then traded five future second-round picks to the New York Knicks in exchange for the draft rights to Dillon Jones, the 26th overall pick. A four-year senior out of Weber State, Jones averaged 20.8 points on 48.9% shooting, 9.8 rebounds, 5.2 assists and 2.0 steals, finishing fifth in school history in points, third in rebounds, second in assists, and first in steals. In his last season, Jones led the Big Sky Conference in total points, defensive rebounds, and assists per games, being named the Big Sky Player of the Year.[5] In a series of trades made during the second day of the draft, the Thunder acquired the draft rights to Ajay Mitchell, the 38th overall pick, from the New York Knicks in exchange for the draft rights to Oso Ighodaro and cash considerations after first acquiring the draft rights to Quinten Post from the Golden State Warriors in exchange for Lindy Waters III and then acquiring the draft rights to Ighodaro from the Portland Trail Blazers in exchange for the draft rights to Post and cash considerations.[6] Mitchell played three seasons for UC Santa Barbara, averaging 20.0 points on 50.4% shooting, being named to the All-Big West First Team and second in the Big West Conference in points per game last season. Described by having a solid frame, Mitchell is seen as a project player needing to work on his shooting form.[7]
The Thunder ended 2024 NBA draft night with Serbian guard Nikola Topić, Weber State guard Dillon Jones, and UC Santa Barbara guard Ajay Mitchell.
For this offseason, free agency began on June 30, 2023, at 6:00 p.m. EST. Bismack Biyombo, Gordon Hayward, Mike Muscala were set to hit unrestricted free agency while two-way players Keyontae Johnson and Olivier Sarr were set to hit restricted free agency. In addition, Isaiah Joe and Aaron Wiggins had an upcoming team option heading into the season.[8] On June 29, the Thunder declined Isaiah Joe's and Aaron Wiggins's team option in order to work on long-term deals with Joe and Wiggins.[9] On July 1, it was reported that Isaiah Joe agreed to a four-year, $48 million contract to re-sign with the Thunder, which he later signed on July 7.[10] In two seasons, Joe averaged 8.8 points on 41.2% three-point shooting, ranking 18th in the league in three-point shooting. On the same day, it was reported that Aaron Wiggins agreed to a five-year, $47 million contract to re-sign with the Thunder, which he later signed on July 7. Originally from the 2021 NBA draft, Wiggins averaged 6.9 points, shooting a career-high 56.2% from the field and 49.2% from three-point range.[11]
On July 1, it was reported that Isaiah Hartenstein agreed to a three-year, $87 million contract with the Thunder, which he later signed on July 6.[12] Beginning his career with the Houston Rockets, Hartenstein developed with the Los Angeles Clippers and spent the last two seasons with the New York Knicks, starting 49 games for the Knicks following Mitchell Robinson's injury. During the 2023–24 season, Hartenstein averaged 7.8 points, 8.3 rebounds. 1.2 steals, and 1.1 blocks on 64.4% shooting. With Hartenstein, the Thunder addressed their rebounding issues after ranking 28th in the league in rebounding percentage.[13]
On June 21, the Thunder acquired Alex Caruso from the Chicago Bulls in exchange for Josh Giddey.[14] Caruso, who started his professional career for the Oklahoma City Blue in the NBA G League, has been a two-time All-Defensive Team member, averaged a career-high 10.1 points, 3.8 rebounds, 3.5 assists, 1.6 steals, and 1.0 blocks on 46.8% shooting and 40.8% three-point shooting last season. Being honored the 2024 NBA Hustle Award, Caruso led the league in deflections per game and was the only player in the league to record 130-plus threes, 100-plus steals, and 70-plus blocks last season. With the emergence of Jalen Williams, Giddey averaged a career-low 12.3 points in only 25.1 minutes per game. Despite improving his three-point shooting, Giddey was inconsistent, resulting in defenses sagging off of him that led to head coach Mark Daigneault benching him during the 2024 NBA playoffs against the Dallas Mavericks.[15] Thunder general manager Sam Presti quoted that the Thunder planned to bring Giddey off the bench next season, however Giddey revealed he wasn't "overly eager."[14]
Salt Lake City
The Thunder participated in the 2024 Salt Lake City Summer League alongside the Utah Jazz, Memphis Grizzlies and the Philadelphia 76ers. This marked the third straight year the Thunder participated in the round-robin showcase. On July 7, the Thunder announced their summer league roster for Salt Lake City which notably featured Ousmane Dieng, Keyontae Johnson, Adam Flagler, Dillon Jones, and Ajay Mitchell.[16]
Las Vegas
The Thunder participated in the 2024 Las Vegas Summer League following a 2–1 record in the Salt Lake City Summer League. Head coach Daniel Dixon announced that Ousmane Dieng will sit out in Las Vegas after playing three games in Utah, averaging 15.7 points on 34.6% shooting.[17]
During the preseason, the Thunder would play their final games under what was previously named the Bally Sports Oklahoma moniker. Bally Sports would rebrand itself as the FanDuel Sports Network before the start of the regular season.[18] [19] |- style="background:#cfc;"| 1| October 7| @ San Antonio | | Ajay Mitchell (19) | Isaiah Hartenstein (8) | Isaiah Hartenstein (7)| Frost Bank Center
15,393 |1–0|- style="background:#fcc;"| 2| October 9| Houston | | Jal. Williams, Gilgeous-Alexander (15)| Isaiah Hartenstein (9)| Shai Gilgeous-Alexander (6)| Paycom Center
n/a|1–1|- style="background:#cfc;"| 3| October 10| New Zealand | | Adam Flagler (25)| Dillon Jones (13)| Ousmane Dieng (8)| BOK Center
n/a|2–1|- style="background:#cfc;"| 4| October 15| @ Denver | | Shai Gilgeous-Alexander (19)| Chet Holmgren (7)| Gilgeous-Alexander, Dieng (5)| Ball Arena
17,022|3–1|- style="background:#cfc;"| 5| October 17| Atlanta | | Isaiah Joe (16)| Dillon Jones (10)| Dillon Jones (5)| Paycom Center
n/a |4–1
|- style="background:#cfc| 1| October 24| @ Denver| | Shai Gilgeous-Alexander (28)| Chet Holmgren (14)| Chet Holmgren (5)| Ball Arena
19,786| 1–0|- style="background:#cfc| 2| October 26| @ Chicago| | Jalen Williams (24)| Chet Holmgren (16)| Jalen Williams (8)| United Center
20,923| 2–0|- style="background:#cfc| 3| October 27| Atlanta| | Shai Gilgeous-Alexander (35)| Shai Gilgeous-Alexander (11)| Shai Gilgeous-Alexander (9)| Paycom Center
18,203| 3–0|- style="background:#cfc| 4| October 30| San Antonio| | Luguentz Dort (20)| Jalen Williams (7)| Jalen Williams (8)| Paycom Center
17,136| 4–0|- style="background:#cfc| 5| November 1| @ Portland| | Shai Gilgeous-Alexander (30)| Aaron Wiggins (8)| Shai Gilgeous-Alexander (6)| Moda Center
17,815| 5–0|- style="background:#cfc| 6| November 2| @ L.A. Clippers| | Shai Gilgeous-Alexander (25)| Chet Holmgren (14)| Shai Gilgeous-Alexander (9)| Intuit Dome
16,827| 6–0|- style="background:#cfc| 7| November 4| Orlando| | Jalen Williams (23)| Chet Holmgren (9)| Shai Gilgeous-Alexander (9)| Paycom Center
17,044| 7–0|- style="background:#fcc| 8| November 6| @ Denver| | Jalen Williams (29)| Holmgren, Jal. Williams (10)| Jalen Williams (9)| Ball Arena
19,522| 7–1|- style="background:#cfc| 9| November 8| Houston| | Gilgeous-Alexander, Holmgren (29)| Isaiah Joe (6)| Ajay Mitchell (7)| Paycom Center
18,203| 8–1|- style="background:#fcc| 10| November 10| Golden State| | Shai Gilgeous-Alexander (24)| Dort, Jones (6)| Caruso, Gilgeous-Alexander, Jal. Williams (4)| Paycom Center
18,203| 8–2|- style="background:#cfc| 11| November 11| L.A. Clippers| | Shai Gilgeous-Alexander (45)| Jalen Williams (8)| Shai Gilgeous-Alexander (9)| Paycom Center
17,430| 9–2|- style="background:#cfc| 12| November 13| New Orleans| | Jalen Williams (31)| Jalen Williams (6)| Jalen Williams (7)| Paycom Center
17,180| 10–2|- style="background:#cfc| 13| November 15| Phoenix| | Shai Gilgeous-Alexander (28)| Luguentz Dort (9)| Shai Gilgeous-Alexander (4)| Paycom Center
18,203| 11–2|- style="background:#fcc| 14| November 17| Dallas| | Shai Gilgeous-Alexander (36)| Dort, Wiggins, Jal. Williams (5)| Shai Gilgeous-Alexander (8)| Paycom Center
18,203| 11–3|- style="background:#fcc| 15| November 19| @ San Antonio| | Shai Gilgeous-Alexander (32)| Luguentz Dort (12)| Gilgeous-Alexander, Wallace (7)| Frost Bank Center
16,667| 11–4|- style="background:#cfc| 16| November 20| Portland| | Jalen Williams (30)| Isaiah Hartenstein (14)| Jalen Williams (8)| Paycom Center
17,752| 12–4|- style="background:#cfc| 17| November 25| @ Sacramento| | Shai Gilgeous-Alexander (37)| Dort, Hartenstein (10)| Shai Gilgeous-Alexander (11)| Golden 1 Center
17,832| 13–4|- style="background:#cfc| 18| November 27| @ Golden State| | Shai Gilgeous-Alexander (35) | Isaiah Hartenstein (14) | Jalen Williams (7) | Chase Center
18,064| 14–4|- style="background:#cfc| 19| November 29| @ L.A. Lakers| | Shai Gilgeous-Alexander (36)| Isaiah Hartenstein (18)| Shai Gilgeous-Alexander (9)| Crypto.com Arena
18,997| 15–4|- style="background:#fcc| 20| December 1| @ Houston| | Shai Gilgeous-Alexander (32)| Isaiah Hartenstein (13)| Jalen Williams (7)| Toyota Center
18,055| 15–5|- style="background:#cfc| 21| December 3| Utah| | Jalen Williams (28)| Shai Gilgeous-Alexander (6)| Shai Gilgeous-Alexander (7)| Paycom Center
17,711| 16–5|- style="background:#| 22| December 5| @ Toronto| | | | | Scotiabank Arena
| |- style="background:#| 23| December 7| @ New Orleans| | | | | Smoothie King Center
| |- style="background:#| 24| December 10 | Dallas| | | | | Paycom Center
| |- style="background:#| 25| December 14| TBD| | | | | TBD
| |- style="background:#| 26| December 19| @ Orlando| | | | | Kia Center
| |- style="background:#| 27| December 20| @ Miami| | | | | Kaseya Center
| |- style="background:#| 28| December 23| Washington| | | | | Paycom Center
| |- style="background:#| 29| December 26| @ Indiana| | | | | Gainbridge Fieldhouse
| |- style="background:#| 30| December 28| @ Charlotte| | | | | Spectrum Center
| |- style="background:#| 31| December 29| Memphis| | | | | Paycom Center
| |- style="background:#| 32| December 31| Minnesota| | | | | Paycom Center
| |- style="background:#| 33| January 2| L.A. Clippers| | | | | Paycom Center
| |- style="background:#| 34| January 3| New York| | | | | Paycom Center
| |- style="background:#| 35| January 5| Boston| | | | | Paycom Center
| |- style="background:#| 36| January 8| @ Cleveland| | | | | Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse
| |- style="background:#| 37| January 10| @ New York| | | | | Madison Square Garden
| |- style="background:#| 38| January 12| @ Washington| | | | | Capital One Arena
| |- style="background:#| 39| January 14| @ Philadelphia| | | | | Wells Fargo Center
| |- style="background:#| 40| January 16| Cleveland| | | | | Paycom Center
| |- style="background:#| 41| January 17| @ Dallas| | | | | American Airlines Center
| |- style="background:#| 42| January 19| Brooklyn| | | | | Paycom Center
| |- style="background:#| 43| January 22| Utah| | | | | Paycom Center
| |- style="background:#| 44| January 23| Dallas| | | | | Paycom Center
| |- style="background:#| 45| January 26| @ Portland| | | | | Moda Center
| |- style="background:#| 46| January 29| @ Golden State| | | | | Chase Center
| |- style="background:#| 47| February 1| Sacramento| | | | | Paycom Center
| |- style="background:#| 48| February 3| Milwaukee| | | | | Paycom Center
| |- style="background:#| 49| February 5| Phoenix| | | | | Paycom Center
| |- style="background:#| 50| February 7| Toronto| | | | | Paycom Center
| |- style="background:#| 51| February 8| @ Memphis| | | | | FedExForum
| |- style="background:#| 52| February 10| New Orleans| | | | | Paycom Center
| |- style="background:#| 53| February 12| Miami| | | | | Paycom Center
| |- style="background:#| 54| February 13| @ Minnesota| | | | | Target Center
| |- style="background:#| 55| February 21| @ Utah| | | | | Delta Center
| |- style="background:#| 56| February 23| @ Minnesota| | | | | Target Center
| |- style="background:#| 57| February 24| Minnesota| | | | | Paycom Center
| |- style="background:#| 58| February 26| @ Brooklyn| | | | | Barclays Center
| |- style="background:#| 59| February 28| @ Atlanta| | | | | State Farm Arena
| |- style="background:#| 60| March 2| @ San Antonio| | | | | Frost Bank Center
| |- style="background:#| 61| March 3| Houston| | | | | Paycom Center
| |- style="background:#| 62| March 5| @ Memphis| | | | | FedExForum
| |- style="background:#| 63| March 7 | Portland| | | | | Paycom Center
| |- style="background:#| 64| March 9| Denver| | | | | Paycom Center| |- style="background:#| 65| March 10| Denver| | | | | Paycom Center| |- style="background:#| 66| March 12| @ Boston| | | | | TD Garden
| |- style="background:#| 67| March 15| @ Detroit| | | | | Little Caesars Arena
| |- style="background:#| 68| March 16| @ Milwaukee| | | | | Fiserv Forum
| |- style="background:#| 69| March 19| Philadelphia| | | | | Paycom Center
| |- style="background:#| 70| March 21| Charlotte| | | | | Paycom Center
| |- style="background:#| 71| March 23| @ L.A. Clippers| | | | | Intuit Dome
| |- style="background:#| 72| March 25| @ Sacramento| | | | | Golden 1 Center
| |- style="background:#| 73| March 27| Memphis| | | | | Paycom Center
| |- style="background:#| 74| March 29| Indiana| | | | | Paycom Center
| |- style="background:#| 75| March 31| Chicago| | | | | Paycom Center
| |- style="background:#| 76| April 2| Detroit| | | | | Paycom Center
| |- style="background:#| 77| April 4| @ Houston| | | | | Toyota Center
| |- style="background:#| 78| April 6| L.A. Lakers| | | | | Paycom Center
| |- style="background:#| 79| April 8| L.A. Lakers| | | | | Paycom Center
| |- style="background:#| 80| April 9| @ Phoenix| | | | | Footprint Center
| |- style="background:#| 81| April 11| @ Utah| | | | | Delta Center
| |- style="background:#| 82| April 13| @ New Orleans| | | | | Smoothie King Center
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See main article: 2024 NBA Cup. The groups were revealed during the tournament announcement on July 12, 2024.[20] [21]
| Player | Duration | Injury | Games missed | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Start | End | ||||
| Nikola Topić | July 7, 2024 | Torn Left ACL Surgery | |||
| Kenrich Williams | September 17, 2024 | November 11, 2024 | Right knee surgery | 10 | |
| Jaylin Williams | October 3, 2024 | Right hamstring strain | |||
| Isaiah Hartenstein | October 17, 2024 | November 20, 2024 | Left hand fracture | 15 | |
| Chet Holmgren | November 11, 2024 | Right Iliac Wing Fracture | |||
| Alex Caruso | November 15, 2024 | November 19,2024 | Right Hip Soreness | 2 | |
| Isaiah Joe | November 19, 2024 | November 25, 2024 | Left Calf Contusion | 2 | |
| Alex Caruso | November 24, 2024 | Right Hip Strain | |||
| Ousmane Dieng | November 25, 2024 | Right ring finger small Fracture | |||
| Adam Flagler | November 27, 2024 | Right Hand Contusion | |||
| Player | Duration | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Start | End | ||
| October 29, 2024 | October 29, 2024 | ||
| Kenrich Williams | October 30, 2024 | October 30, 2024 | |
| Dillon Jones | November 5, 2024 | November 5, 2024 | |
| Malevy Leons | November 5, 2024 | November 5, 2024 | |
| Dillon Jones | November 9, 2024 | November 9, 2024 | |
| Malevy Leons | November 9, 2024 | November 9, 2024 | |
| Kenrich Williams | November 9, 2024 | November 9, 2024 | |
| Malevy Leons | November 10, 2024 | November 12, 2024 | |
| November 21, 2024 | November 22, 2024 | ||
| Dillon Jones | November 22, 2024 | November 22, 2024 | |
| Ousmane Dieng | November 22, 2024 | November 22, 2024 | |
See also: List of 2024–25 NBA season transactions.
| Players Added Via draft Via trade Via free agency | Players Lost Via trade Via free agency Via retirement < | --Waived--> |
|---|
| June 21, 2024 | To Oklahoma City Thunder Alex Caruso | To Chicago Bulls Josh Giddey | |
| June 26, 2024 | To Oklahoma City Thunder Draft rights to Dillon Jones | To New York Knicks Five second-round picks | |
| June 27, 2024 | To Oklahoma City Thunder Draft rights to Quinten Post (No. 52) | To Golden State Warriors Lindy Waters III | |
| June 27, 2024 | To Oklahoma City Thunder Draft rights to Oso Ighodaro (No. 40) | To Golden State Warriors Draft rights to Quinten Post (No. 52) Cash considerations | |
| June 27, 2024 | To Oklahoma City Thunder Draft rights to Ajay Mitchell (No. 38) | To New York Knicks Draft rights to Oso Ighodaro (No. 40) Cash considerations |
| Date | Player | Contract | |
|---|---|---|---|
| July 7, 2024 | Isaiah Joe[22] | Multi-Year | |
| July 7, 2024 | Aaron Wiggins[23] | Multi-Year |
| Date | Player | Contract | Former team | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| July 6, 2024 | Isaiah Hartenstein[24] | Multi-Year | New York Knicks | ||
| July 16, 2024 | Alex Ducas[25] | Two-Way | Saint Mary's (NCAA) | ||
| October 19, 2024 | Alex Reese[26] | Standard | Rip City Remix (G League) | ||
| In-Season Additions | |||||
| October 31, 2024 | Malevy Leons[27] | Standard | Bradley Braves (NCAA) | ||
| November 16, 2024 | Branden Carlson | Standard | Raptors 905 (G League) | ||
| Date | Player | Reason | New team | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 30, 2024 | Bismack Biyombo | Free Agent | TBD | ||
| June 30, 2024 | Gordon Hayward[28] | Retired | N/A | ||
| June 30, 2024 | Keyontae Johnson | Free Agent | Greensboro Swarm (G League) | ||
| June 30, 2024 | Mike Muscala[29] | Retired | N/A | ||
| June 30, 2024 | Olivier Sarr | Free Agent | TBD | ||
| In-Season Subtractions | |||||
| October 31, 2024 | Alex Reese[30] | Waived | Rip City Remix (G League) | ||
| November 15, 2024 | Malevy Leons | Waived | Oklahoma City Blue (G League) | ||