On October 28, 2012, the Houston Rockets sent Kevin Martin, Jeremy Lamb, and future draft picks in a trade from the Thunder for James Harden, Cole Aldrich, Dequan Cook, and Laza Hayward.
I.HISTORY
1967-1973
(1) Seattle was allowed to form a team to join the NBA league on Dec. 20, 1966, and the team began playing in the NBA in the 1967-68 season, the same year as the San Diego Rockets (which relocated to Houston shortly thereafter).
(2) The Supersonics' first season in 1967-68 ended with 23 wins and 59 losses, second-to-last in the league, but the San Diego Rockets' 15 wins and 67 losses were even worse. The team lost 116-144 to the San Francisco Warriors in the first game in team history. The San Diego Rockets entered the NBA in the third game of the season.
(3) Bianchi stayed on as the team's head coach for the 1968-69 season, and the team improved its record by seven games from 1967-68, finishing the season with 30 wins and 52 losses. At one point in the second half of the season, the Supersonics had a five-game winning streak and won seven of eight games.
(4) Prior to the start of the 1969-70 season, the Supersonics completed what was then the most important trade in team history, sending Walter Hazzard to the St. Louis Eagles for Lenny Wilkens. Lenny Wilkens became the team's player and coach during the 1969-70 season while the team improved to 36 wins and 46 losses.
(5) The Supersonics improved their record to 38 wins and 44 losses in the 1970-71 season. Because Lenny Wilkens' results as a player-cum-coach were so good, the team's management decided to name Tom Mercieri as a player-cum-coach as well.
1973 to 1980
(1) Before the start of the 1973-74 season, the Supersonics were attracting a lot of attention in the league after signing Bill Russell as the team's head coach and general manager. The team also improved its record somewhat during the season: 36 wins and 46 losses, finishing the regular season with 10 more wins than in 1972-73.
(2) In the 1974-75 season, Bill Russell was once again the coach and manager of the Supersonics, and the team made the playoffs for the first time. From 1977 through 1980, the Supersonics began their heyday, and in the 1977-78 season, Lenny Wilkens became the Supersonics' head coach again, and the Supersonics made the playoffs with 47 wins and 35 losses.
(3) In the 1978-79 season, the Supersonics won more than 50 regular-season games for the first time, posting the first 50-plus win season in franchise history and entering the playoffs with 52 wins and 30 losses. After beating the Lakers and Suns in the playoffs, the Supersonics met the Bullets again in the finals.
1980-1990
(1) The 1980s were a decade of ups and downs, with five playoff appearances in the decade, and the "Wilkens Era" ended when head coach Lenny Wilkens hung up his hat at the end of the 1985-86 season.
(2) In the 1980s, the team had a noteworthy 1986-87 season, when the Supersonics sent Sikma packing. When Sikma left the Supersonics, the total **** for the Supersonics was 7,729 rebounds, 705 caps and 3,044 free throws, topping the team in every category.
1990 to 1993
(1) In the 1990-91 season, K.C. Jones was hired as the new head coach of the Supersonics, succeeding Bernie Bickerstaff, who had led the Celtics to two championships as a coach, and as a player had eight championship rings. Gary Payton, a rookie from Oregon State, replaced Nate McMillan at starting point guard and is the team's assist leader with an average of 6.4 assists per game.
(2) The 1991-92 season saw the Supersonics continue to be in a transition period, but still had a great second half of the season. Head coach K.C. Jones was fired on Jan. 15, 1992, after the team finished with a record of 18 wins and 18 losses. Cage's 56.6 percent field goal percentage ranked No. 5. Dana Barrows became the league's three-point leader with 44.6 percent from three-point range.
(3) During the 1992-93 season, the Supersonics posted the second-best regular-season record in team history with 55 wins and 27 losses, finishing second behind the Suns in the Pacific Division. In the playoffs, the Supersonics got their revenge with a 3-2 aggregate win over the Jazz in the first round, and then eliminated the Rockets in the Western Conference semifinals with an overtime victory in the Game 7 showdown.
1993 to 1997
(1) The 1993-94 season was a roller coaster ride for the Supersonics, who finished the regular season with an NBA-best 63-19 record, and were eliminated in the first round of the playoffs against the Nuggets in the first round by the Nuggets in three consecutive games, making them the first team in NBA history to be eliminated by the No. 1 team in the playoffs by the 8th-place team to be eliminated in the playoffs.
(2) The 1995-96 season, the fourth led by George Karl, was even better for the Supersonics. When the regular season ended, the Supersonics had a record of 64 wins and 18 losses. In the playoffs, the Supersonics won the first round against the Kings by a combined score of 3-2. Payton, meanwhile, became the league's steals leader with an average of 2.85 steals per game and was honored with the NBA's Defensive Player of the Year award.
(3) During the 1996-97 season, after the team finished the regular season with a record of 57 wins and 25 losses, the Supersonics lost to the Rockets in the Western Conference semifinals of the playoffs after a seven-game battle, and head coach George Karl found many areas of improvement and many strengths in the team for the upcoming season.
1997-2000
(1) In 1997-98, the Supersonics, with seven new players, finished the regular season with a record of 61 wins and 21 losses, making the team the Pacific Division champions for the fourth time in five seasons. The Supersonics also became just the third team in NBA history to post 55+ regular-season victories in six consecutive seasons.
(2) In 1998-99, despite the continued flashes of brilliance from point guard Gary Payton, the Supersonics lost their chance to make the playoffs for the first time in nine seasons after a brief season in which they finished with just 25 wins and 25 losses.On June 17, 1998, Karl was replaced by new head coach Paul Westphal.
(3) In 1999-00, the Supersonics finished the regular season with a record of 45 wins and 37 losses under Paul Westphal, finishing 4th in the Pacific Division.The team made the playoffs for the 9th time in 10 years in 1999-00. Payton was voted to the NBA's first-team defense of the year for the seventh consecutive season.
2000-2005
(1) After the 2000-01 season opened, the Supersonics decided to have Nate McMillan, the team's one-time star, replace original head coach Paul Westphal as interim head coach on Nov. 27, 2000, and led the team to a victory over the Trail Blazers in just his first game on the job.
(2) In 2001-02, Nate McMillan's first full season with the team, the Supersonics finished the regular season with a final record of 45 wins and 37 losses, finishing 7th in the Western Conference, after not being favored. the team was eliminated by the mighty Spurs in the first round of the playoffs by a 3-4 aggregate score.
(3) In the 2002-03 season, the Supersonics finished the regular season with a record of just 40 wins and 42 losses, missing the playoffs. But player-wise: newcomer Ray Allen averaged 24.5 points, grabbed 5.6 rebounds and dished out 5.9 assists in 29 games for the Supersonics, all career highs, earning him a chance to represent the U.S. in the 2004 Athens Olympics.
2005 to 2007
(1) To replace Nate McMillan for the 2005-06 season, the Supersonics named Bob Wise as their new head coach. The package proved ineffective from the start, as the Supersonics opened the season with four losses in five games and stumbled to a 6-8 record in November. The team ended up third in the division with a disappointing 35 wins and 47 losses. The only bright spots were Ray Allen and Rashard Lewis both averaging over 20 points per game.
(2) During the 2006-07 season, voices grew louder about the Supersonics leaving Seattle as the team was sold to Oklahoma City businessman Clay Bennett. After the deal to buy the team was approved by NBA owners, Bennett issued an ultimatum to the city of Seattle, saying that if he didn't make plans to build a new arena by Oct. 31, 2007, he would move the team .
(3) In the 2007-08 season, which became a chicken-and-egg season for the Supersonics, owner Clay Bennett publicly stated that he would move the team to his hometown of Oklahoma City after talks with the city of Seattle about a new arena broke down.
2008 to 2012
(1) In 2008, after a brief legal battle, owner Bennett and the city of Seattle came to an agreement to leave the team's original name and colors to Seattle so that a new team in that city could someday use them while bringing Oklahoma City a team of its own named the Thunder .
(2) In the 2009-10 season, the Oklahoma City Thunder entered the playoffs with an outstanding regular season record of 49 wins, 33 losses, and nearly 50 wins, a quantum leap from the dismal 23-59 record of the 2008-06 season, the first time the Thunder had made the playoffs since the team was founded.
(3) On July 2, 2012, Oklahoma owner Bennett announced that he had paid off a $75 million lawsuit settlement to move the Supersonics from Seattle to Oklahoma City.
2012 to 2015
(1) In the 2012-13 season, the Thunder finished the regular season with 62 wins and 20 losses, and met the Houston Rockets, led by former teammate James Harden, in the first round of the playoffs, where the Thunder ultimately advanced to a 4-2 finish but were eliminated by the Memphis Grizzlies in the Western Conference semifinals by a 1-4 aggregate score .
(2) In the 2013-14 season, the Thunder finished the regular season with 59 wins and 23 losses and made it to the playoffs. Meeting the Grizzlies, their 2012-13 Western Conference semifinalists, in the first round of the playoffs, the Thunder advanced with a thrilling 4-3 aggregate score. But in the Western Conference finals, the Thunder ultimately fell to the Spurs, 2-4, and did not qualify for the finals.
(3) In the 2014-15 season, the Thunder finished 9th in the league with a record of 45 wins and 37 losses and missed the playoffs, the first time the Thunder had missed the playoffs since 2000 after head coach Scott Brooks, who had coached the team for seven seasons, was fired.
Two, Harden's Thunder period
1, 2009 NBA draft, James Harden in the first round of the 3rd overall by the Oklahoma City Thunder selected.
2, 2009-10 season, Harden became an important point of fire on the Thunder bench, rookie season averaged 22.9 minutes of play, contributing 9.9 points, 3.2 rebounds, 1.8 assists, three-point shooting rate of 37.5 percent.
3, May 1, 2010, the NBA officially announced the 2009-10 season rookie best lineup list, Thunder rookie James Harden was selected as the best rookie second lineup.
4. In the 2010-11 season, James Harden's average playing time rose to 26.7 minutes, and his scoring improved to 12.2 points with 3.1 rebounds and 2.1 assists, helping the Thunder to a record of 55 wins and 27 losses, and advancing to the playoffs as the winner of the Northwest Division and No. 4 in the West.
Knocking out the Nuggets in the first round and playing the Black 8 Miracle Grizzlies in the second round, Harden hit four 3-pointers in the pivotal Game 7 showdown to advance to the Western Conference finals. In the Western Conference finals, the Thunder ended up going 1-4 against the Mavericks, missing out on the finals.
5, 2011-12 season, Harden regular season average contribution of 16.8 points and 3.7 assists, while the shooting rate increased to 49.1%, three-point shooting rate of 39%. In the game against the Sun, Harden scored 40 points, which became the highest scoring game in his Thunder career.
6, May 11, 2012, James Harden was elected the 2011-12 NBA Sixth Man of the Year. Harden played as a substitute in 60 games during the season, leading all bench players in the league in scoring average and helping the Thunder achieve the third-best regular-season record in the league.
7. On June 7, 2012, James Harden's Thunder defeated the San Antonio Spurs 4-2 to win the Western Conference and advance to the Finals.
8. On June 22, 2012, the Thunder defeated the Miami Heat 1-4 in the Finals, missing out on the championship.
The team
Honors
Team logo
A shield-like pattern through the two lightning-like pattern on the so-called "Thunder", to see this icon is completely unable to give a person quake thunder and lightning to bring the kind of fast and furious momentum, naturally, also can not give a person to leave any echo of the team name. The team's colors:
Expanded: Mascot - American Bison (Rumble the Bison) The Bison, North America's largest mammal, and the world's largest species of bison, is huge and surprisingly fast. Oklahoma has an affinity for bison, and is home to the famous Wichita Mountains Wildlife Refuge, the largest bison refuge in the U.S., with about 600 bison living there. The bison only became the Thunder's mascot in mid-February 2009, but quickly became a popular fan favorite by virtue of its distinctive rugged and wild image. In addition to being on the playing field, he has also represented the Thunder in many community events, winning the praise of local citizens and the media. Baidu Encyclopedia - Oklahoma City Thunder Baidu Encyclopedia - James Harden