2013–14 Oklahoma City Thunder season

2013–14 Oklahoma City Thunder season
Division Champions
Head coach	Scott Brooks
General manager	Sam Presti
Arena	Chesapeake Energy Arena
Results
Record	59–23 (.720)
Place	Division: 1st (Northwest) Conference: 2nd (Western)
Playoff finish	Conference Finals (Eliminated 2–4)
Stats @ Basketball-Reference.com
Local media
Television	Fox Sports Oklahoma
Radio	KWPN and WWLS-FM

The 2013–14 Oklahoma City Thunder season is the 6th season of the franchise in Oklahoma City and the 48th in the National Basketball Association (NBA).

Key dates

June 27: The 2013 NBA draft took place at Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York.
July 1: 2013 NBA free agency began.
October 5: OKC's preseason began.
October 30: OKC's regular season begins.
December 10: Scott Brooks picks up his 250th career win.

Draft picks

Main article: 2013 NBA draft

Going into the draft on June 27, 2013, the Thunder, with the 12th pick (acquired from Houston), chose Steven Adams, a center from New Zealand. The Thunder also had the Charlotte Bobcats' second-round pick, which was used to draft Álex Abrines from Spain. The Thunder also chose Archie Goodwin with the 29th pick of the draft, which was later dealt to Phoenix. Andre Roberson (drafted by Minnesota) and Grant Jerret (drafted by Portland) was sent to the Thunder in the draft.

Round	Pick	Player	Position	Nationality	College
1	12	Steven Adams	C	New Zealand	Pittsburgh
1	26	Andre Roberson	SG	United States	Colorado
2	2	Alex Abrines	SF	United States	Spanish ACB

Off-season

The Thunder acquired Steven Adams, Andre Roberson, Grant Jerret, and Álex Abrines from the draft. The Thunder also re-signed 39-year-old Derek Fisher and brought Ryan Gomes back to the NBA. Steven Adams and Andre Roberson were later signed by the Thunder on July 12.

The Thunder was also involved in a three way trade in which Minnesota traded Luke Ridnour and a second round pick to Milwaukee and Oklahoma City traded Kevin Martin to Minnesota. Milwaukee traded Szymon Szewczky's rights to Oklahoma City.

They also named Robert Pack and Mike Terpstra as the new Thunder assistant coaches to replace Maurice Cheeks, who agreed to be the Detroit Pistons' head coach. The Thunder later waived DeAndre Liggins on September 6 following his arrest on September 1.

SG Thabo Sefolosha changed his jersey number from 2 to 25. On September 27, the Thunder signed former Phoenix Suns Diante Garrett and Kansas State Rodney McGruder.

Roster

2013–14 Oklahoma City Thunder roster

Players

Coaches

Pos.	No.	Name	Height	Weight	DOB (YYYY–MM–DD)	From
6.0 !C	12	Adams, Steven	7000213360000000000♠7 ft 0 in (2.13 m)	250 lb (113 kg)	1993–07–28	Pittsburgh
3.0 !SF	2	Butler, Caron	7000200659999999999♠6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	228 lb (103 kg)	1980–03–13	Connecticut
4.5 !PF	4	Collison, Nick	7000208279999999999♠6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	255 lb (116 kg)	1980–10–26	Kansas
3.0 !SF	35	Durant, Kevin (C)	7000205740000000000♠6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	240 lb (109 kg)	1988–09–29	Texas
1.0 !PG	6	Fisher, Derek	7000185420000000000♠6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	1974–08–09	Arkansas–Little Rock
4.5 !PF	9	Ibaka, Serge	7000208279999999999♠6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	245 lb (111 kg)	1989–09–18	Republic of the Congo
1.0 !PG	15	Jackson, Reggie	7000190500000000000♠6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	208 lb (94 kg)	1990–04–16	Boston C
3.0 !SF	7	Jerrett, Grant	7000208279999999999♠6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	232 lb (105 kg)	1993–07–08	Arizona
4.5 !PF	3	Jones III, Perry	7000210820000000000♠6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)	235 lb (107 kg)	1991–09–24	Baylor
2.0 !SG	11	Lamb, Jeremy	7000195580000000000♠6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	1992–05–30	Connecticut
6.0 !C	5	Perkins, Kendrick	7000208279999999999♠6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	270 lb (122 kg)	1984–11–10	Clifton J. Ozen HS (TX)
2.0 !SG	21	Roberson, André	7000200659999999999♠6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	1991–12–04	Colorado
2.0 !SG	25	Sefolosha, Thabo	7000200659999999999♠6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	222 lb (101 kg)	1984–05–02	Switzerland
6.0 !C	34	Thabeet, Hasheem	7000220980000000000♠7 ft 3 in (2.21 m)	263 lb (119 kg)	1987–02–16	Connecticut
1.0 !PG	0	Westbrook, Russell	7000190500000000000♠6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	1988–11–12	UCLA

Head coach

Scott Brooks

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 • Transactions
Last transaction: 2014–04–08

Pre-season

2013 pre-season game log
Total: 4–3 (Home: 2–2; Road: 2–1)

Pre-season: 4–3 (Home: 2–2; Road: 2–1)

2013–14 season schedule

Regular season

Standings

Northwest Division	W	L	PCT	GB	Home	Road	Div	GP
y-Oklahoma City Thunder	59	23	.720	0.0	34–7	25–16	11–5	82
x-Portland Trail Blazers	54	28	.659	5.0	31–10	23–18	13–3	82
Minnesota Timberwolves	40	42	.488	19.0	24–17	16–25	7–9	82
Denver Nuggets	36	46	.439	23.0	22–19	14–27	5–11	82
Utah Jazz	25	57	.305	34.0	16–25	9–32	4–12	82

Western Conference
#	Team	W	L	PCT	GB	GP
1	z-San Antonio Spurs *	62	20	.756	–	82
2	y-Oklahoma City Thunder *	59	23	.720	3.0	82
3	y-Los Angeles Clippers *	57	25	.695	5.0	82
4	x-Houston Rockets	54	28	.659	8.0	82
5	x-Portland Trail Blazers	54	28	.659	8.0	82
6	x-Golden State Warriors	51	31	.622	11.0	82
7	x-Memphis Grizzlies	50	32	.610	12.0	82
8	x-Dallas Mavericks	49	33	.598	13.0	82

9	Phoenix Suns	48	34	.585	14.0	82
10	Minnesota Timberwolves	40	42	.488	22.0	82
11	Denver Nuggets	36	46	.439	26.0	82
12	New Orleans Pelicans	34	48	.415	28.0	82
13	Sacramento Kings	28	54	.341	34.0	82
14	Los Angeles Lakers	27	55	.329	35.0	82
15	Utah Jazz	25	57	.305	37.0	82

Game log

2013–14 game log
Total: 59–23 (Home: 34–7; Road: 25–16)

October: 1–0 (Home: 0–0; Road: 1–0)

November : 10–3 (Home: 8–0; Road: 2–3)

December : 14–3 (Home: 6–2; Road: 8–1)

January : 13–4 (Home: 6–1; Road: 7–3)

February : 6–5 (Home: 4–3; Road: 2–2)

March : 10–4 (Home: 7–1; Road: 3–3)

April : 5–4 (Home: 3–0; Road: 2–4)

2013–14 season schedule

Playoffs

Game log

2014 playoff game log
Total: 10–9 (Home: 6–4; Road: 4–5)

First Round: 4–3 (Home: 2–2; Road: 2–1)

Conference Semifinals: 4–2 (Home: 2–1; Road: 2–1)

Conference Finals: 2–4 (Home: 2–1; Road: 0–3)

2014 playoff schedule

Stats

Player	GP	MPG	FG%	3P%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
Russell Westbrook	25	32.9	42.4%	100.0%	79.3%	5.7	6.9	1.8	0.1	21.9
Thabo Sefolosha	49	26.9	42.2%	33.3%	76.2%	3.8	1.5	1.3	0.3	6.9
Perry Jones III	42	12.5	49.2%	35.1%	62.5%	1.8	0.4	0.3	0.4	3.6
Nick Collison	52	17.4	55.5%	16.7%	73.4%	3.5	1.3	0.3	0.4	4.4
Kendrick Perkins	51	19.9	44.2%	0.0%	55.9%	5.1	1.2	0.5	0.5	3.5
Derek Fisher	52	16.2	39.1%	38.0%	81.0%	1.4	1.3	0.7	0.0	4.8
Serge Ibaka	52	32.5	54.8%	36.8%	77.8%	8.8	0.9	0.5	2.5	15.1
Jeremy Lamb	53	22.0	44.6%	35.6%	84.4%	2.7	1.7	0.7	0.4	9.8
Steven Adams	53	14.6	48.1%	0.0%	62.4%	4.3	0.7	0.5	0.8	3.5
Reggie Jackson	53	28.3	44.1%	31.9%	87.1%	3.7	4.2	1.1	0.1	13.5
Andre Roberson	21	7.2	52.0%	20.0%	62.5%	1.9	0.4	0.5	0.2	1.5
Hasheem Thabeet	8	5.5	62.5%	0.0%	0.0%	1.9	0.1	0.0	0.0	1.3
Kevin Durant	68	38.6	50.7%	40.9%	86.8%	7.4	5.5	1.3	0.8	32.0
Caron Butler

Transactions

On July 12, the Thunder signed draft picks Steven Adams and Andre Roberson.
On July 24, the Thunder re-signed 39-year-old Derek Fisher.
On July 31, the Thunder named Robert Pack and Mike Terpstra as assistant coaches.
On August 7, the Thunder signed Ryan Gomes.
On September 6, the Thunder waived DeAndre Liggins, six days after his arrest.
On September 27, the Thunder signed Diante Garrett and Rodney McGruder.
On October 10, the Thunder waived Daniel Orton.
On October 25, the Thunder waived Diante Garrett and Rodney McGruder.
On October 25, the Thunder exercised contact options on Reggie Jackson, Perry Jones and Jeremy Lamb.
On January 7, the Thunder traded Ryan Gomes to Boston as part of a 3-team trade, and received two second-round draft picks from Boston.
On March 1, the Thunder signed Caron Butler.

Overview

Players added

Via draft

Steven Adams

Via free agency

Via trade

Players lost

Via trade

Kevin Martin

Via free agency

Ronnie Brewer

Waived

Retirement

Trades

July 11, 2013

To Oklahoma City Thunder

Szymon Szewczyk's rights

To Minnesota Timberwolves

Kevin Martin

Free agents

Additions
Player	Date signed	Former team
Derek Fisher	July 24	Oklahoma City Thunder (re-signed)
Ryan Gomes	August 7	Artland Dragons (Germany)
Diante Garrett	September 27	Phoenix Suns
Rodney McGruder	September 27	Kansas State Wildcats

Subtractions
Player	Date left	New team
Kevin Martin	July 2	Minnesota Timberwolves
DeAndre Liggins	September 6	Sioux Falls Skyforce
Ronnie Brewer	August 28	Houston Rockets
Daniel Orton	October 10	Philadelphia 76ers

Injuries

On July 10, Oklahoma City Thunder center Kendrick Perkins underwent arthroscopic surgery on his right knee, according to The Oklahoman.
On October 1, the team announced that Russell Westbrook had arthroscopic surgery on his right knee to reduce swelling.
On December 27, Russell Westbrook had arthroscopic surgery on his right knee to reduce swelling.

Awards and honors

Player	Award/Honor

External links

Oklahoma City Thunder official site

Oklahoma City Thunder

Founded in 1967 Formerly the Seattle SuperSonics (1967–2008) Based in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma

Franchise	History 1967 Expansion Draft All-time rosters SuperSonics Thunder Draft history Franchise achievements Seasons Head coaches Current season

Arenas	KeyArena at Seattle Center Kingdome Tacoma Dome Chesapeake Energy Arena

General Managers	Richman Vertlieb Houbregs Russell Volchok Wilkens Whitsitt Walker Sund Presti

D-League affiliate	Oklahoma City Blue

Administration	Owner Professional Basketball Club LLC (Clay Bennett, Chairman) Executive Vice President & General Manager Sam Presti Head coach Billy Donovan

Retired numbers	1 10 19 24 32 43 MIC

NBA Championships (1)	1979

Western Conference Championships (4)	1978 1979 1996 2012

Culture and lore	Seattle SuperSonics relocation to Oklahoma City Howard Schultz Wheedle Squatch Rumble the Bison "Supersonics" Sonicsgate Thunderstruck "Thunder Up" "Can't Hold Us"

Media	TV Fox Sports Oklahoma Radio The Sports Animal (98.1 FM) 640 ESPN Radio Announcers Brian Davis Michael Cage Matt Pinto

Seattle SuperSonics–Oklahoma City Thunder seasons

1960s

1970s

1978–79

1980s

1990s

2000s

2010s

Bold indicates NBA Finals victory

2013–14 NBA season by team

Eastern

Atlantic	Boston Brooklyn New York Philadelphia Toronto

Central	Chicago Cleveland Detroit Indiana Milwaukee

Southeast	Atlanta Charlotte Miami Orlando Washington

Western

Northwest	Denver Minnesota Oklahoma City Portland Utah

Pacific	Golden State L.A. Clippers L.A. Lakers Phoenix Sacramento

Southwest	Dallas Houston Memphis New Orleans San Antonio

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