2015–16 Oklahoma City Thunder season

2015–16 Oklahoma City Thunder season
Division Champions
Kevin Durant's final season with the Thunder
Head coach	Billy Donovan
General manager	Sam Presti
Arena	Chesapeake Energy Arena
Results
Record	55–27 (.671)
Place	Division: 1st (Northwest) Conference: 3rd (Western)
Playoff finish	Conference Finals (Eliminated by Warriors 3-4)
Stats @ Basketball-Reference.com
Local media
Television	Fox Sports Oklahoma
Radio	KWPN and WWLS-FM

The 2015–16 Oklahoma City Thunder season was the 8th season of the franchise in Oklahoma City and the 50th in the National Basketball Association (NBA), and the first under head coach Billy Donovan. After coming just short of making the playoffs the previous season, the Thunder won the Northwest Division and clinched the third seed in the Western Conference. The team reached the Western Conference Finals for the fourth time in a span of six seasons, but was eliminated by the Golden State Warriors in seven games after leading the series 3-1. After the season Kevin Durant left the team in free agency for the Warriors.

Key dates

April 30: Billy Donovan agreed to a multi-year deal to coach the team.
June 25: The 2015 NBA draft took place at Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York.
July 1: 2015 NBA free agency began.

Draft picks

Main article: 2015 NBA draft

Round	Pick	Player	Position	Nationality	College
1	14	Cameron Payne	PG	United States	Murray State
2	48	Dakari Johnson	C	United States	Kentucky

Roster

2015–16 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)	255 lb (116 kg)	1993–07–20	Pittsburgh
5.5 !F/C	4	Collison, Nick	7000208279999999999♠6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	255 lb (116 kg)	1980–10–26	Kansas
4.0 !F	35	Durant, Kevin (C)	7000210820000000000♠6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)	240 lb (109 kg)	1988–09–29	Texas
1.5 !G	6	Foye, Randy	7000193040000000000♠6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	213 lb (97 kg)	1983–09–24	Villanova
4.0 !F	34	Huestis, Josh	7000200659999999999♠6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	230 lb (104 kg)	1991–12–19	Stanford
5.5 !F/C	9	Ibaka, Serge (C)	7000208279999999999♠6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	245 lb (111 kg)	1989–09–18	Spain
6.0 !C	11	Kanter, Enes	7000210820000000000♠6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)	245 lb (111 kg)	1992–05–20	Stoneridge PS (CA)
4.0 !F	33	McGary, Mitch	7000208279999999999♠6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	255 lb (116 kg)	1992–06–06	Michigan
6.0 !C	13	Mohammed, Nazr	7000208279999999999♠6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	250 lb (113 kg)	1977–09–05	Kentucky
1.5 !G	2	Morrow, Anthony	7000195580000000000♠6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	1985–09–27	Georgia Tech
1.5 !G	22	Payne, Cameron	7000190500000000000♠6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	1994–08–08	Murray State
2.5 !G/F	21	Roberson, André	7000200659999999999♠6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	1991–12–04	Colorado
4.0 !F	5	Singler, Kyle	7000203200000000000♠6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	228 lb (103 kg)	1988–05–04	Duke
1.5 !G	3	Waiters, Dion	7000193040000000000♠6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	1991–12–10	Syracuse
1.5 !G	0	Westbrook, Russell (C)	7000190500000000000♠6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	1988–11–12	UCLA

Head coach

Billy Donovan

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: 2016–04–02

Game log

Preseason

2015 pre-season game log
Total: 5–1 (Home: 4–0; Road: 2–1)

Pre-season: 5–1 (Home: 3–0; Road: 2–1)

2015–16 pre-season schedule

Standings

Northwest Division	W	L	PCT	GB	Home	Road	Div	GP
y – Oklahoma City Thunder	55	27	.671	0.0	32–9	23–18	13–3	82
x – Portland Trail Blazers	44	38	.537	11.0	28–13	16–25	11–5	82
Utah Jazz	40	42	.488	15.0	24–17	16–25	8–8	82
Denver Nuggets	33	49	.402	22.0	18–23	15–26	4–12	82
Minnesota Timberwolves	29	53	.354	26.0	14–27	15–26	4–12	82

Western Conference
#	Team	W	L	PCT	GB	GP
1	z – Golden State Warriors *	73	9	.890	–	82
2	y – San Antonio Spurs *	67	15	.817	6.0	82
3	y – Oklahoma City Thunder *	55	27	.671	18.0	82
4	x – Los Angeles Clippers	53	29	.646	20.0	82
5	x – Portland Trail Blazers	44	38	.537	29.0	82
6	x – Dallas Mavericks	42	40	.512	31.0	82
7	x – Memphis Grizzlies	42	40	.512	31.0	82
8	x – Houston Rockets	41	41	.500	32.0	82

9	Utah Jazz	40	42	.488	33.0	82
10	Sacramento Kings	33	49	.402	40.0	82
11	Denver Nuggets	33	49	.402	40.0	82
12	New Orleans Pelicans	30	52	.366	43.0	82
13	Minnesota Timberwolves	29	53	.354	44.0	82
14	Phoenix Suns	23	59	.280	50.0	82
15	Los Angeles Lakers	17	65	.207	56.0	82

Regular Season

Game log

2015–16 game log
Total: 55–27 (Home: 32–9; Road: 23–18)

October: 2–0 (Home: 1–0; Road: 1–0)

November : 9–7 (Home: 7–3; Road: 2–4)

December : 12–3 (Home: 8–1; Road: 4–2)

January: 13–3 (Home: 6–1; Road: 7–2)

February : 6–5 (Home: 3–3; Road: 3–2)

March : 11–5 (Home: 6–1; Road: 5–4)

April : 2–4 (Home: 1–0; Road: 1–4)

2015–16 season schedule

Playoffs

Game log

2016 playoff game log
Total: 11–7 (Home: 6–3; Road: 5–4)

First Round: 4–1 (Home: 2–1; Road: 2–0)

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

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

2016 playoff schedule

Transactions

Trades

June 25, 2015	To Oklahoma City Thunder^[1] Luke Ridnour 2016 conditional draft pick	To Charlotte Hornets Jeremy Lamb
July 14, 2015	To Oklahoma City Thunder^[2] 2018 second-round draft pick	To Boston Celtics Perry Jones

Free agents

Additions

Player	Signed	Former team
Josh Huestis^[3]	Signed 2-year contract worth $2.3 million	Oklahoma City Blue

Re-signings

Player	Signed	Former team
Kyle Singler^[4]	Signed 4-year contract worth $20 million	Oklahoma City Thunder
Enes Kanter^[5]	Signed 4-year contract worth $70 million	Oklahoma City Thunder

References

↑ "Hornets Acquire Jeremy Lamb from OKC for Ridnour and 2nd Round Pick". nba.com/thunder. June 25, 2015. Retrieved June 25, 2015.
↑ "Thunder Acquires Trade Exception and Protected Second Round Draft Pick". nba.com/thunder. July 14, 2015. Retrieved July 14, 2015.
↑ "Thunder Signs Josh Huestis". nba.com/thunder. July 30, 2015. Retrieved July 30, 2015.
↑ "Thunder Signs Singler to Multi-Year Contract". nba.com/thunder. July 9, 2015. Retrieved July 9, 2015.
↑ "Thunder Matches Offer Sheet for Kanter". nba.com/thunder. July 12, 2015. Retrieved July 12, 2015.

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

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Bold indicates NBA Finals victory

2015–16 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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