List of Oklahoma City Thunder seasons

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The Oklahoma City Thunder are a professional basketball team based in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. They play in the National Basketball Association (NBA) and are a member of the NBA Western Conference's Northwest Division. The Thunder were founded in 1967 as the Seattle SuperSonics as one of two franchises that joined the NBA in the 1967–68 season. The SuperSonics moved to Oklahoma City after the 2007–08 season. The records from the decades the team was in Seattle are still attached to the Oklahoma City history, but will be transferred back to a new Seattle SuperSonics team when and if NBA expansion there is approved.

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Overall, the Thunder have qualified for the NBA playoffs on ten occasions after being relocated from Seattle (22 times as the SuperSonics). They reached the Western Conference finals seven times, reaching the NBA Finals in 1978, 1979, 1996, 2012 and 2025 winning their only championship while in Seattle during the 1979 NBA Finals against the Washington Bullets and won again in Oklahoma City in the 2025 NBA Finals against the Indiana Pacers

Table key

ASG MVP All-Star Game Most Valuable Player
COY Coach of the Year
DPOY Defensive Player of the Year
FinishFinal position in league or division standings
GBGames behind first-place team in division [a]
LNumber of regular season losses
EOY Executive of the Year
FMVP Finals Most Valuable Player
JWKC J. Walter Kennedy Citizenship
MIP Most Improved Player
ROY Rookie of the Year
SIX Sixth Man of the Year
SPOR Sportsmanship Award
WNumber of regular season wins

Seasons

NBA champions Conference championsDivision championsPlayoff berthPlay-in berth
Season TeamConferenceConf.
Finish
DivisionDiv.
Finish
WinsLosses Win% GB Playoffs AwardsHead coach
Seattle SuperSonics
1967–68 1967–68 [b] Western 5th2359.28033 Al Bianchi
1968–69 1968–69 Western6th3052.36625
1969–70 1969–70 Western5th3646.43912 Lenny Wilkens
1970–71 1970–71 Western Pacific 4th3844.46310 Lenny Wilkens (ASG MVP)
1971–72 1971–72 WesternPacific3rd4735.53722
1972–73 1972–73 WesternPacific4th2656.31734 Tom Nissalke
Bucky Buckwalter
1973–74 1973–74 WesternPacific3rd3646.43911 Bill Russell
1974–75 1974–75 WesternPacific2nd4339.5245Won First round (Pistons) 2–1
Lost Conference semifinals (Warriors) 4–2 [1]
1975–76 1975–76 WesternPacific2nd4339.52416Lost conference semifinals (Suns) 4–2 [2] Slick Watts (JWKC)
1976–77 1976–77 WesternPacific4th4042.48813
1977–78 1977–78 WesternPacific3rd4735.54911Won First round (Lakers) 2–1
Won Conference semifinals (Trail Blazers) 4–2
Won Conference finals (Nuggets) 4–2
Lost NBA Finals (Bullets) 4–3 [3]
Bob Hopkins
Lenny Wilkens
1978–79 1978–79 WesternPacific1st5230.634Won conference semifinals (Lakers) 4–1
Won Conference finals (Suns) 4–3
Won NBA Finals (Bullets) 4–1 [4]
Dennis Johnson (FMVP)Lenny Wilkens
1979–80 1979–80 WesternPacific2nd5626.6834Won First round (Trail Blazers) 2–1
Won Conference semifinals (Bucks) 4–3
Lost Conference finals (Lakers) 4–1 [5]
1980–81 1980–81 WesternPacific6th3448.41523
1981–82 1981–82 WesternPacific2nd5230.6345Won First round (Rockets) 2–1
Lost Conference semifinals (Spurs) 4–1 [6]
Gus Williams (CPOY)
1982–83 1982–83 WesternPacific3rd4834.58510Lost First round (Trail Blazers) 2–0 [7] Zollie Volchok (EOY)
1983–84 1983–84 WesternPacific3rd4240.51212Lost First round (Mavericks) 3–2 [8]
1984–85 1984–85 WesternPacific4th [c] 3151.37831
1985–86 1985–86 WesternPacific5th3151.37831 Bernie Bickerstaff
1986–87 1986–87 WesternPacific4th3943.47626Won First round (Mavericks) 3–1
Won Conference semifinals (Rockets) 4–2
Lost Conference finals (Lakers) 4–0 [10]
Dale Ellis (MIP)
Tom Chambers (ASG MVP)
1987–88 1987–88 WesternPacific3rd4438.53718Lost First round (Nuggets) 3–2 [11]
1988–89 1988–89 WesternPacific3rd4735.57310Won First round (Rockets) 3–1
Lost Conference semifinals (Lakers) 4–0 [12]
1989–90 1989–90 WesternPacific4th4141.50022
1990–91 1990–91 WesternPacific5th4141.50022Lost First round (Trail Blazers) 3–2 [13] K. C. Jones
1991–92 1991–92 WesternPacific4th4735.57310Won First round (Warriors) 3–1
Lost Conference semifinals (Jazz) 4–1 [14]
K. C. Jones
Bob Kloppenburg
George Karl
1992–93 1992–93 WesternPacific2nd5527.6717Won First round (Jazz) 3–2
Won Conference semifinals (Rockets) 4–3
Lost Conference finals (Suns) 4–3 [15]
George Karl
1993–94 1993–94 WesternPacific1st6319.768Lost First round (Nuggets) 3–2 [16] Bob Whitsitt (EOY)
1994–95 1994–95 WesternPacific2nd5725.6952Lost First round (Lakers) 3–1 [17]
1995–96 1995–96 WesternPacific1st6418.780Won First round (Kings) 3–1
Won Conference semifinals (Rockets) 4–0
Won Conference finals (Jazz) 4–3
Lost NBA Finals (Bulls) 4–2 [18]
Gary Payton (DPOY)
1996–97 1996–97 WesternPacific1st5725.695Won First round (Suns) 3–2
Lost Conference semifinals (Rockets) 4–3 [19]
1997–98 1997–98 WesternPacific1st [d] 6121.744Won First round (Timberwolves) 3–2
Lost Conference semifinals (Lakers) 4–1 [21]
1998–99 [e] 1998–99 WesternPacific5th2525.50010 Hersey Hawkins (SPOR) Paul Westphal
1999–00 1999–2000 WesternPacific4th4537.54922Lost First round (Jazz) 3–2 [23]
2000–01 2000–01 WesternPacific5th4438.53712Paul Westphal
Nate McMillan
2001–02 2001–02 WesternPacific4th4537.54916Lost First round (Spurs) 3–2 [24] Nate McMillan
2002–03 2002–03 WesternPacific5th4042.48819 Ray Allen (SPOR)
2003–04 2003–04 WesternPacific5th [f] 3745.45119
2004–05 2004–05 WesternNorthwest1st5230.634Won First round (Kings) 4–1
Lost Conference semifinals (Spurs) 4–2 [26]
2005–06 2005–06 WesternNorthwest3rd3547.4279 Bob Weiss
Bob Hill
2006–07 2006–07 WesternNorthwest5th3151.37820Bob Hill
2007–08 2007–08 WesternNorthwest5th2062.24435 Kevin Durant (ROY) P. J. Carlesimo
Oklahoma City Thunder
2008–09 2008–09 [g] Western Northwest 5th2359.28031P. J. Carlesimo
Scott Brooks
2009–10 2009–10 WesternNorthwest4th [h] 5032.6103Lost First round (Lakers) 4–2 [28] Scott Brooks (COY)Scott Brooks
2010–11 2010–11 WesternNorthwest1st5527.671Won First round (Nuggets) 4–1
Won Conference semifinals (Grizzlies) 4–3
Lost Conference finals (Mavericks) 4–1 [29]
2011–12 [i] 2011–12 WesternNorthwest1st4719.712Won First round (Mavericks) 4–0
Won Conference semifinals (Lakers) 4–1
Won Conference finals (Spurs) 4–2
Lost NBA Finals (Heat) 4–1
James Harden (SIX)
Kevin Durant (ASG MVP)
2012–13 2012–13 WesternNorthwest1st6022.732Won First round (Rockets) 4–2
Lost Conference semifinals (Grizzlies) 4–1
2013–14 2013–14 WesternNorthwest1st5923.720Won First round (Grizzlies) 4–3
Won Conference semifinals (Clippers) 4–2
Lost Conference finals (Spurs) 4–2
Kevin Durant (MVP) [31]
2014–15 2014–15 WesternNorthwest2nd4537.5496 Russell Westbrook (ASG MVP)
2015–16 2015–16 WesternNorthwest1st5527.671Won First round (Mavericks) 4–1
Won Conference semifinals (Spurs) 4–2
Lost Conference finals (Warriors) 4–3
Russell Westbrook (ASG MVP) Billy Donovan
2016–17 2016–17 WesternNorthwest2nd4735.5734Lost First round (Rockets) 4–1 Russell Westbrook (MVP)
2017–18 2017–18 WesternNorthwest2nd4834.5851Lost First round (Jazz) 4–2
2018–19 2018–19 WesternNorthwest4th4933.5985Lost First round (Trail Blazers) 4–1
2019–20 [j] 2019–20 WesternNorthwest2nd4428.6111.5Lost First round (Rockets) 4–3
2020–21 [k] 2020–21 WesternNorthwest5th2250.30630 Mark Daigneault
2021–22 2021–22 WesternNorthwest5th2458.29313
2022–23 2022–23 Western10thNorthwest3rd4042.48840
2023–24 2023–24 Western1stNorthwest1st5725.695Won First round (Pelicans) 4–0
Lost Conference semifinals (Mavericks) 4–2
Mark Daigneault (COY)
2024–25 2024–25 Western1stNorthwest1st6814.829Won First round (Grizzlies) 4–0
Won Conference semifinals (Nuggets) 4–3
Won Conference finals (Timberwolves) 4–1
Won NBA Finals (Pacers) 4–3
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander (MVP, FMVP)
Sam Presti (EOY)

All-time records

Note: Statistics are correct as of the conclusion of the 2024–25 NBA season.

StatisticWinsLossesWin%
Seattle SuperSonics regular season record (1967–2008)1,7451,585.524
Oklahoma City Thunder regular season record (2008–present)793565.584
All-time regular season record2,5382,150.541
Seattle SuperSonics post-season record (1967–2008)107110.493
Oklahoma City Thunder post-season record (2008–present)7968.537
All-time post-season record186178.511
All-time regular and post-season record2,7242,328.539

Notes

  1. The formula is:
  2. The team began as the Seattle SuperSonics.
  3. Though the SuperSonics had the same record as the Los Angeles Clippers in the Pacific Division, the SuperSonics won the tiebreaker and finished fourth. [9]
  4. Though the SuperSonics had the same record as the Los Angeles Lakers in the Pacific Division, the SuperSonics won the tiebreaker and finished first. [20]
  5. Due to a lockout, the season did not start until February 5, 1999, and all 29 teams played a shortened 50 game regular season schedule. [22]
  6. Though the SuperSonics had the same record as the Golden State Warriors in the Pacific Division, the SuperSonics lost the tiebreaker and finished fifth. [25]
  7. The team relocated to Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, and became the Oklahoma City Thunder prior to the season.
  8. Though the Thunder had the same record as the Portland Trail Blazers in the Pacific Division, the Thunder lost the tiebreaker and finished fourth. [27]
  9. Due to a lockout, the season did not start until December 25, 2011 and all 30 teams played a shortened 66 game regular season schedule. [30]
  10. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the season was suspended from March 11 to July 30, 2020, and the regular season was shortened to 72 games for the Thunder.
  11. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the season did not start until December 22, 2020, and all 30 teams played a shortened regular season schedule of 72 games.

References

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  19. "1996–97 Seattle SuperSonics Roster and Statistics". basketball-reference.com. Retrieved April 15, 2012.
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  22. Donovan, John (February 4, 1999). "Let the semi-season begin: Expect injuries, intensity and a new champion in '99". CNN Sports Illustrated. Archived from the original on June 19, 2001. Retrieved September 4, 2011.
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  24. "2001–02 Seattle SuperSonics Roster and Statistics". basketball-reference.com. Retrieved April 15, 2012.
  25. "2003–04 NBA Season Summary". basketball-reference.com. Retrieved April 14, 2012.
  26. "2004–05 Seattle SuperSonics Roster and Statistics". basketball-reference.com. Retrieved April 15, 2012.
  27. "2009–10 NBA Season Summary". basketball-reference.com. Retrieved April 14, 2012.
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  29. "2010–11 Oklahoma City Thunder Roster and Statistics". basketball-reference.com. Retrieved April 15, 2012.
  30. Beck, Howard (November 28, 2011). "Two Exhibition Games for N.B.A. Teams". The New York Times. Retrieved November 28, 2011.
  31. "Thunder's Kevin Durant wins 2013–14 Kia NBA Most Valuable Player Award". NBA.com. May 6, 2014. Archived from the original on May 7, 2014. Retrieved May 6, 2014.