2009–10 Oklahoma City Thunder season
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The 2009-10
2009–10 NBA season
The 2009–10 NBA season was the 64th season of the National Basketball Association . The 1,230-game regular season began on Tuesday, October 27, 2009, and ended on Wednesday, April 14, 2010....

 Oklahoma City Thunder
Oklahoma City Thunder
The Oklahoma City Thunder are a professional basketball franchise based in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. They play in the Northwest Division of the Western Conference in the National Basketball Association ; their home court is at Chesapeake Energy Arena....

 season
was the 2nd season of the franchise in the National Basketball Association
National Basketball Association
The National Basketball Association is the pre-eminent men's professional basketball league in North America. It consists of thirty franchised member clubs, of which twenty-nine are located in the United States and one in Canada...

 (NBA).

With NBA scoring champion Kevin Durant
Kevin Durant
Kevin Wayne Durant is an American professional basketball player for the Oklahoma City Thunder of the National Basketball Association . A 6'9" small forward/shooting guard who is also capable of playing power forward, Durant was the consensus 2007 National College Player of the Year and the...

, second-year point guard Russell Westbrook
Russell Westbrook
Russell Westbrook is an American professional basketball player currently playing for the Oklahoma City Thunder of the NBA. He was drafted by the Thunder's former incarnation, the Seattle SuperSonics, which relocated from Seattle, Washington to Oklahoma City, Oklahoma...

, and forward Jeff Green
Jeff Green (basketball)
Jeffrey Lynn Green is an American professional basketball player with the Boston Celtics of the National Basketball Association. Green attended Georgetown University until following his junior year, when he entered the 2007 NBA Draft...

 leading the way, the Thunder made the playoffs as the youngest team in the NBA with the 28th highest total salary in the league. The team became the youngest NBA playoff team (23.19, using data going back to 1952) based on average age weighted by minutes played.

From a business perspective, the team began to show positive financial performance after years of losses in Seattle and a transition-cost laden 2008-09 season. In December 2009, Forbes Magazine estimated the team's operating profit at $12.7 million, and estimated the overall franchise value at $310 million, good for 20th in the NBA.

Key dates

  • June 25, 2009: The 2009 NBA Draft
    2009 NBA Draft
    The 2009 NBA Draft was held on June 25, 2009, the WaMu Theatre at Madison Square Garden in New York City, New York. In this draft, National Basketball Association teams took turns selecting amateur U.S...

     took place in New York City
    New York City
    New York is the most populous city in the United States and the center of the New York Metropolitan Area, one of the most populous metropolitan areas in the world. New York exerts a significant impact upon global commerce, finance, media, art, fashion, research, technology, education, and...

    .
  • July 8, 2009: The free agency
    Free agent
    In professional sports, a free agent is a player whose contract with a team has expired and who is thus eligible to sign with another club or franchise....

     period started.
  • October 28, 2009: The Thunder play their first regular-season game, and achieve their first regular-season victory, in a 102-89 home win over the Sacramento Kings
    Sacramento Kings
    The Sacramento Kings are a professional basketball team based in Sacramento, California, United States. They are currently members of the Western Conference of the National Basketball Association...

    .
  • January 2, 2010 Kevin Durant scored more than 30 points in his seventh consecutive game, breaking the franchise record set by Spencer Haywood
    Spencer Haywood
    Spencer Haywood is a retired American professional basketball player.- High school :In 1964, Haywood moved to Detroit, Michigan, where he attended Pershing High School...

     in January 1972.
  • January 20, 2010: The Thunder surpass their win total from 2008-09 with their 24th season victory, a 94-92 win at the Minnesota Timberwolves
    Minnesota Timberwolves
    The Minnesota Timberwolves are an American professional basketball team based in Minneapolis, Minnesota. They play in the Northwest Division of the Western Conference in the National Basketball Association . Founded in 1989, the team is currently owned by Glen Taylor...

    .
  • February 24, 2010: Kevin Durant’s 21 points in a loss to the San Antonio Spurs ends his streak of 29 consecutive games with 25 or more points.
  • March 2, 2010: The Thunder surpass the 500,000 season home attendance figure in a 113-107 victory over the Sacramento Kings at the Ford Center.
  • March 12, 2010: Durant had his 36th game with 30 or more points this season, breaking the franchise record set by Spencer Haywood in the 1972–73 season. Durant ended the regular season with 41 games of 30 points or more.
  • April 3, 2010: The Thunder clinch a playoff spot for the first time in city franchise history with a 121-116 victory over the Dallas Mavericks
    Dallas Mavericks
    The Dallas Mavericks are a professional basketball team based in Dallas, Texas. They are members of the Southwest Division of the Western Conference of the National Basketball Association , and the reigning NBA champions, having defeated the Miami Heat in the 2011 NBA Finals.According to a 2011...

    .
  • April 14, 2010: Durant becomes the youngest scoring leader at the age of 21, taking the distinctinon from Max Zaslofsky
    Max Zaslofsky
    Max "Slats" Zaslofsky was an American professional basketball player and coach.-Biography:Zaslofsky attended Thomas Jefferson High School in Brooklyn, and St. John's University. He was Jewish....

     (1947–48 BAA scoring leader at the age of 22). The Thunder also end the season on a positive note, beating the Memphis Grizzlies
    Memphis Grizzlies
    The Memphis Grizzlies are a professional basketball team based in Memphis, Tennessee, USA. The team is part of the Southwest Division of the Western Conference in the National Basketball Association . Along with the Toronto Raptors, the Grizzlies were established in 1995 as part of the NBA's...

     114-105 – their 27th season home sellout, bringing total home attendance to 738,149 (an average of 18,003 per game, 12th in the NBA).
  • April 22, 2010: The Thunder win their first-ever Oklahoma City franchise playoff game with a 101-96 victory over the Los Angeles Lakers
    Los Angeles Lakers
    The Los Angeles Lakers are an American professional basketball team based in Los Angeles, California. They play in the Pacific Division of the Western Conference in the National Basketball Association...

     at the Ford Center.

Roster

Depth Chart

As of end of season:
C
Center (basketball)
The center, colloquially known as the five or the post, is one of the standard positions in a regulation basketball game. The center is normally the tallest player on the team, and often has a great deal of strength and body mass as well...

Pos. Starter Bench Reserve Inactive
Nenad Krstic
Nenad Krstic
Nenad Krstić is a Serbian professional basketball player for CSKA Moscow. Krstić is officially listed at 7'0" tall.-KK Partizan:...

 
Nick Collison
Nick Collison
Nicholas John Collison is an American professional basketball player, currently a power forward for the Oklahoma City Thunder of the NBA, and well known in basketball circles for his accomplishments at the University of Kansas.- Early life and high school career :Nick Collison was born in Orange...

 
Byron Mullens  PF
Power forward (basketball)
Power forward is a position in the sport of basketball. The position is referred to in playbook terms as the four position and is commonly abbreviated "PF". It has also been referred to as the "post" position. Power forwards play a role similar to that of center in what is called the "post" or "low...

Jeff Green
Jeff Green (basketball)
Jeffrey Lynn Green is an American professional basketball player with the Boston Celtics of the National Basketball Association. Green attended Georgetown University until following his junior year, when he entered the 2007 NBA Draft...

Serge Ibaka
Serge Ibaka
Serge Jonas Ibaka Ngobila , commonly referred to as Serge Ibaka, is a professional Spanish basketball player of Congolese origin, playing the power forward position for Real Madrid of the Liga ACB. He is also under contract with the Oklahoma City Thunder of the NBA, but is playing in Spain because...

 
Etan Thomas
Etan Thomas
Dedreck Etan Thomas, commonly referred to as Etan Thomas , is an American professional basketball player who last played for the Atlanta Hawks of the National Basketball Association.-College:...

 
DJ White  SF
Small forward
The small forward, or colloquially known as three, is one of the five positions in a regulation basketball game. Small forwards are typically somewhat shorter, quicker, and leaner than power forwards and centers, but on occasion are just as tall...

Kevin Durant
Kevin Durant
Kevin Wayne Durant is an American professional basketball player for the Oklahoma City Thunder of the National Basketball Association . A 6'9" small forward/shooting guard who is also capable of playing power forward, Durant was the consensus 2007 National College Player of the Year and the...

SG
Shooting guard
The shooting guard , also known as the two or off guard, is one of five traditional positions on a basketball team. Players of the position are often shorter, leaner, and quicker than forwards. A shooting guard's main objective is to score points for his team...

Thabo Sefolosha
Thabo Sefolosha
Thabo Patrick Sefolosha is a Swiss professional basketball shooting guard who plays for Fenerbahçe Ülker in Turkey. He is also under contract with the Oklahoma City Thunder of the NBA, but is playing overseas because of the 2011 NBA lockout....

James Harden
James Harden
James Harden may refer to:*James Harden , Northern Irish politician*James Harden , Professional basketball player for the NBA's Oklahoma City Thunder...

 
Kyle Weaver
Kyle Weaver
Kyle Donovan Weaver is an American professional basketball player. He played college basketball for Washington State University, and was drafted 38th overall by the Charlotte Bobcats in the 2008 NBA Draft...

 
PG
Point guard
Point guard , also called the play maker or "the ball-handler", is one of the standard positions in a regulation basketball game. A point guard has perhaps the most specialized role of any position – essentially, he is expected to run the team's offense by controlling the ball and making sure that...

Russell Westbrook
Russell Westbrook
Russell Westbrook is an American professional basketball player currently playing for the Oklahoma City Thunder of the NBA. He was drafted by the Thunder's former incarnation, the Seattle SuperSonics, which relocated from Seattle, Washington to Oklahoma City, Oklahoma...

Eric Maynor
Eric Maynor
Eric Demarqua Maynor is an American professional basketball player at point guard for the Oklahoma City Thunder of the NBA. He played college basketball for the VCU Rams...

Kevin Ollie
Kevin Ollie
Kevin Jermaine Ollie is an American former professional basketball player. He played for eleven National Basketball Association franchises in thirteen seasons...

Mustafa Skakur
Mustafa Shakur
Mustafadeen "Mustafa" Abdush Shakur is an American professional basketball player for A.S. Junior Pallacanestro Casale in Italy. He was not drafted by an NBA team, but he signed with and was subsequently released by the Sacramento Kings, before playing in any NBA regular season games...

 
|-
! Player
! Salary
|-
| Etan Thomas
| $7,350,000
|-
| Nick Collison
| $6,250,000
|-
| Nenad Krstic
| $5,400,000
|-
| Kevin Durant
| $4,796,880
|-
| James Hardin
| $4,004,160
|-
| Russell Westbrook
| $3,755,640
|-
| Jeff Green
| $3,516,960
|-
| Thabo Sefolosha
| $2,759,627
|-
| Eric Maynor
| $1,318,920
|-
| Kevin Ollie
| $1,306,455
|-
| Byron Mullens
| $1,120,200
|-
| Serge Ibaka
| $1,120,200
|-
| DJ White
| $1,036,440
|-
| Kyle Weaver
| $870,968
|-
| Mustafa Shakur
| $127,107
Source: HoopsHype

Draft

{| class="wikitable sortable sortable"
! style="background:#007DC3; color:#Fbb726" width="10%"| Round
! style="background:#007DC3; color:#Fbb726" width="10%"| Pick
! style="background:#007DC3; color:#Fbb726" width="20%"| Player
! style="background:#007DC3; color:#Fbb726" width="15%"| Position
! style="background:#007DC3; color:#Fbb726" width="15%"| Nationality
! style="background:#007DC3; color:#Fbb726" width="20%"| College
|- style="text-align: center"
| 1
| 3
| James Harden
James Harden (basketball)
James Edward Harden, Jr. is an American professional basketball player for the Oklahoma City Thunder of the National Basketball Association . A shooting guard, Harden played collegiate basketball for the Arizona State Sun Devils and was selected 3rd overall by the Thunder in the 2009 NBA Draft...


| Shooting guard
Shooting guard
The shooting guard , also known as the two or off guard, is one of five traditional positions on a basketball team. Players of the position are often shorter, leaner, and quicker than forwards. A shooting guard's main objective is to score points for his team...


|
| Arizona State
|- style="text-align: center"
| 1
| 24
| Byron Mullens from Dallas
| Center
Center (basketball)
The center, colloquially known as the five or the post, is one of the standard positions in a regulation basketball game. The center is normally the tallest player on the team, and often has a great deal of strength and body mass as well...


|
| Ohio State
Ohio State Buckeyes men's basketball
The Lucas Sapp men's basketball team represents The Ohio State University in NCAA Division I college basketball competition. The Buckeyes are a member of the Big Ten Conference. The Buckeyes won their only National Championship in 1960 and have made a total of 21 NCAA Tournament appearances...


|- style="text-align: center"
| 1
| 25
| Rodrigue Beaubois
Rodrigue Beaubois
Rodrigue Beaubois is a French professional basketball player who was drafted 25th overall in the 2009 NBA Draft by the Oklahoma City Thunder. He was immediately traded to the Dallas Mavericks after being drafted...

 to Dallas
| Point Guard
Point guard
Point guard , also called the play maker or "the ball-handler", is one of the standard positions in a regulation basketball game. A point guard has perhaps the most specialized role of any position – essentially, he is expected to run the team's offense by controlling the ball and making sure that...


|
| Cholet
Cholet Basket
Cholet Basket is a professional basketball club that is based in Cholet, France. The club plays in the French Pro A League. Their home arena is La Meilleraie.- Establishment :...

 (France
Ligue Nationale de Basketball
The Ligue National de Basket is the top men's French professional basketball league. There are two divisions: French Pro A League and French Pro B League .-Pro A:...

)
|- style="text-align: center"
| 2
| 54
| Robert Vaden
Robert Vaden
Robert Anthony Vaden is an American professional basketball player. Vaden played college basketball with the Indiana Hoosiers and the UAB Blazers for two years each. After four years in college, he was drafted by the Charlotte Bobcats with the 54th pick in the 2009 NBA Draft. After the draft, his...

 from Charlotte
| Shooting Guard
Shooting guard
The shooting guard , also known as the two or off guard, is one of five traditional positions on a basketball team. Players of the position are often shorter, leaner, and quicker than forwards. A shooting guard's main objective is to score points for his team...


|
| UAB
UAB Blazers men's basketball
The UAB Blazers men's basketball team represents the University of Alabama at Birmingham in the National Collegiate Athletic Association's Division I men's college basketball, and have competed in Conference USA since 1995...


|}

Game log

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|-
! colspan=11 style="background:#007DC3; color: #FDBB30;" | 2009 Pre-season Game Log: 2–5 (Home: 2–2 ; Road: 0–3)
|- align="center" bgcolor="#dddddd"
| # || Date (Venue) || Visitor || Score || Home || OT || Attendance || Record || Recap
|- align="center"; bgcolor="#ffcccc"
| 1 || October 7 (in Memphis, TN
FedExForum
The FedEx Forum is an arena located in downtown Memphis, Tennessee. It is the home of the Memphis Grizzlies of the NBA and the NCAA Division I men's basketball program of the University of Memphis, both of whom previously played home games at the Pyramid Arena...

) || Oklahoma City Thunder || 91–99 || Memphis Grizzlies
Memphis Grizzlies
The Memphis Grizzlies are a professional basketball team based in Memphis, Tennessee, USA. The team is part of the Southwest Division of the Western Conference in the National Basketball Association . Along with the Toronto Raptors, the Grizzlies were established in 1995 as part of the NBA's...

 || || 7,217 || 0–1 ||
|- align="center"; bgcolor="#ffcccc"
| 2 || October 10 (in New Orleans, LA
New Orleans Arena
New Orleans Arena is an indoor arena in New Orleans, Louisiana. It is located in the city's Central Business District, adjacent to the Mercedes-Benz Superdome....

) || Oklahoma City Thunder || 79–88 || New Orleans Hornets || || 11,568 || 0–2 ||
|- align="center"; bgcolor="#bbffbb"
| 3 || October 12 (in Oklahoma City, OK) || Phoenix Suns
Phoenix Suns
The Phoenix Suns are a professional basketball team based in Phoenix, Arizona. They are members of the Pacific Division of the Western Conference in the National Basketball Association and the only team in their division not to be based in California. Their home arena since 1992 has been the US...

 || 105–110 || Oklahoma City Thunder || OT || 15,223 || 1–2 ||
|- align="center"; bgcolor="#bbffbb"
| 4 || October 14 (in Tulsa, OK
BOK Center
The BOK Center, or Bank of Oklahoma Center, is a 19,100-seat multi-purpose arena and a primary indoor sports and event venue in Tulsa, Oklahoma, United States. Designed to accommodate arena football, hockey, basketball, concerts, and similar events, the facility was built at a cost of $178 million...

) || Miami Heat
Miami Heat
The Miami Heat is a professional basketball team based in Miami, Florida, United States. The team is a member of the Southeast Division in the Eastern Conference of the National Basketball Association . They play their home games at American Airlines Arena in Downtown Miami...

 || 91–96 || Oklahoma City Thunder || || 10,427 || 2–2 ||
|- align="center"; bgcolor="#ffcccc"
| 5 || October 19 (in Houston, TX
Toyota Center (Houston)
The Toyota Center is an indoor arena located in downtown Houston, Texas. It is named after the Japanese automobile manufacturer Toyota. The arena is home to the Rockets of the National Basketball Association, the principal owners of the building, and the Aeros of the American Hockey League.Rockets...

) || Oklahoma City Thunder || 85–105 || Houston Rockets
Houston Rockets
The Houston Rockets are an American professional basketball team based in Houston, Texas. The team plays in the Southwest Division of the Western Conference in the National Basketball Association . The team was established in 1967, and played in San Diego, California for four years, before being...

 || || 11,992 || 2–3 ||
|- align="center"; bgcolor="#ffcccc"
| 6 || October 20 (in Austin, TX
Frank Erwin Center
Frank C. Erwin, Jr. Special Events Center, commonly known as Frank Erwin Center or UT Erwin Center, is a multi-purpose arena on the campus of The University of Texas at Austin...

) || San Antonio Spurs
San Antonio Spurs
The San Antonio Spurs are an American professional basketball team based in San Antonio, Texas. They are part of the Southwest Division of the Western Conference in the National Basketball Association ....

 || 119–102 || Oklahoma City Thunder || || 10,290 || 2–4 ||
|- align="center"; bgcolor="#ffcccc"
| 7 || October 22 (in Oklahoma City, OK) || Sacramento Kings
Sacramento Kings
The Sacramento Kings are a professional basketball team based in Sacramento, California, United States. They are currently members of the Western Conference of the National Basketball Association...

 || 104–89 || Oklahoma City Thunder || || 16,014 || 2–5 ||
|}

Season

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|-
! style="background:#4b90cc;color:#FF9926;" width="10%" | Player
! style="background:#4b90cc;color:#FF9926;" width="6%" | GP
! style="background:#4b90cc;color:#FF9926;" width="6%" | GS
! style="background:#4b90cc;color:#FF9926;" width="6%" | MPG
! style="background:#4b90cc;color:#FF9926;" width="6%" | FG%
! style="background:#4b90cc;color:#FF9926;" width="6%" | 3P%
! style="background:#4b90cc;color:#FF9926;" width="6%" | FT%
! style="background:#4b90cc;color:#FF9926;" width="6%" | RPG
! style="background:#4b90cc;color:#FF9926;" width="6%" | APG
! style="background:#4b90cc;color:#FF9926;" width="6%" | SPG
! style="background:#4b90cc;color:#FF9926;" width="6%" | BPG
! style="background:#4b90cc;color:#FF9926;" width="6%" | PPG
|-
| Nick Collison
Nick Collison
Nicholas John Collison is an American professional basketball player, currently a power forward for the Oklahoma City Thunder of the NBA, and well known in basketball circles for his accomplishments at the University of Kansas.- Early life and high school career :Nick Collison was born in Orange...


| 75 || 5 || 20.8 || .589 || .250 || .692 || 5.1 || .5 || .5 || .6 || 5.9
|-
| Kevin Durant
Kevin Durant
Kevin Wayne Durant is an American professional basketball player for the Oklahoma City Thunder of the National Basketball Association . A 6'9" small forward/shooting guard who is also capable of playing power forward, Durant was the consensus 2007 National College Player of the Year and the...


| style="background:#FF4422;" | 82 || style="background:#FF4422;" | 82 || style="background:#FF4422;" | 39.5 || .476 || .365 || .900 || style="background:#FF4422;" | 7.6 || 2.8 || style="background:#FF4422;" | 1.4 || 1.0 || style="background:#FF4422;" | 30.1
|-
| Jeff Green
Jeff Green (basketball)
Jeffrey Lynn Green is an American professional basketball player with the Boston Celtics of the National Basketball Association. Green attended Georgetown University until following his junior year, when he entered the 2007 NBA Draft...


| style="background:#FF4422;" | 82 || style="background:#FF4422;" | 82 || 37.1 || .453 || .333 || .740 || 6.0 || 1.6 || 1.3 || .9 || 15.1
|-
| James Harden
James Harden (basketball)
James Edward Harden, Jr. is an American professional basketball player for the Oklahoma City Thunder of the National Basketball Association . A shooting guard, Harden played collegiate basketball for the Arizona State Sun Devils and was selected 3rd overall by the Thunder in the 2009 NBA Draft...


| 76 || 0 || 22.9 || .403 || .375 || .808 || 3.2 || 1.8 || 1.0 || .2 || 9.9
|-
| Serge Ibaka
Serge Ibaka
Serge Jonas Ibaka Ngobila , commonly referred to as Serge Ibaka, is a professional Spanish basketball player of Congolese origin, playing the power forward position for Real Madrid of the Liga ACB. He is also under contract with the Oklahoma City Thunder of the NBA, but is playing in Spain because...


| 73 || 0 || 18.1 || .543 || style="background:#FF4422;" | .500 || .630 || 5.4 || .1 || .3 || style="background:#FF4422;" | 1.3 || 6.3
|-
| Nenad Krstić
Nenad Krstic
Nenad Krstić is a Serbian professional basketball player for CSKA Moscow. Krstić is officially listed at 7'0" tall.-KK Partizan:...


| 76 || 76 || 22.9 || .502 || .200 || .717 || 5.0 || .7 || .4 || .6 || 8.4
|-
| Eric Maynor
Eric Maynor
Eric Demarqua Maynor is an American professional basketball player at point guard for the Oklahoma City Thunder of the NBA. He played college basketball for the VCU Rams...

1
| 55 || 0 || 16.5 || .434 || .362 || .692 || 1.7 || 3.4 || .5 || .2 || 4.5
|-
| Byron Mullens
| 13 || 0 || 4.2 || .368 || .000 || .000 || .8 || .1 || .2 || .0 || 1.1
|-
| Kevin Ollie
Kevin Ollie
Kevin Jermaine Ollie is an American former professional basketball player. He played for eleven National Basketball Association franchises in thirteen seasons...


| 25 || 0 || 10.5 || .400 || .000 || style="background:#FF4422;" | 1.000 || 1.0 || 0.8 || .4 || .0 ||1.8
|-
| Thabo Sefolosha
Thabo Sefolosha
Thabo Patrick Sefolosha is a Swiss professional basketball shooting guard who plays for Fenerbahçe Ülker in Turkey. He is also under contract with the Oklahoma City Thunder of the NBA, but is playing overseas because of the 2011 NBA lockout....


| style="background:#FF4422;" | 82 || style="background:#FF4422;" | 82 || 28.6 || .440 || .313 || .674 || 4.7 || 1.8 || 1.2 || .6 || 6.0
|-
| Etan Thomas
Etan Thomas
Dedreck Etan Thomas, commonly referred to as Etan Thomas , is an American professional basketball player who last played for the Atlanta Hawks of the National Basketball Association.-College:...


| 23 || 1 || 14.0 || .456 || .000 || .591 || 2.8 || .0 || .2 || .7 || 3.3
|-
| Kyle Weaver
Kyle Weaver
Kyle Donovan Weaver is an American professional basketball player. He played college basketball for Washington State University, and was drafted 38th overall by the Charlotte Bobcats in the 2008 NBA Draft...


| 12 || 0 || 12.0 || .364 || .368 || .833 || 1.5 || .9 || .5 || .5 || 3.0
|-
| Russell Westbrook
Russell Westbrook
Russell Westbrook is an American professional basketball player currently playing for the Oklahoma City Thunder of the NBA. He was drafted by the Thunder's former incarnation, the Seattle SuperSonics, which relocated from Seattle, Washington to Oklahoma City, Oklahoma...


| style="background:#FF4422;" | 82 || style="background:#FF4422;" | 82 || 34.3 || .418 || .221 || .780 || 4.9 || style="background:#FF4422;" | 8.0 || 1.3 || .4 || 16.1
|-
| D. J. White
D. J. White
Dewayne "D. J." White, Jr. is an American professional basketball player for the Charlotte Bobcats of the National Basketball Association. His primary position is power forward but he also plays at center. He was selected with the 29th pick in the 2008 NBA Draft by the Detroit Pistons but his...


| 12 || 0 || 8.5 || style="background:#FF4422;" | .610 || .000 || .900 || 1.9 || .3 || .4 || .2 || 4.9
|}

1Stats with the Thunder.

Playoffs

{| border="1" cellpadding="2" cellspacing="0" class="wikitable sortable" style="font-size: 90%; text-align:center;"
|-
! style="background:#4b90cc;color:#FF9926;" width="10%" | Player
! style="background:#4b90cc;color:#FF9926;" width="6%" | GP
! style="background:#4b90cc;color:#FF9926;" width="6%" | GS
! style="background:#4b90cc;color:#FF9926;" width="6%" | MPG
! style="background:#4b90cc;color:#FF9926;" width="6%" | FG%
! style="background:#4b90cc;color:#FF9926;" width="6%" | 3P%
! style="background:#4b90cc;color:#FF9926;" width="6%" | FT%
! style="background:#4b90cc;color:#FF9926;" width="6%" | RPG
! style="background:#4b90cc;color:#FF9926;" width="6%" | APG
! style="background:#4b90cc;color:#FF9926;" width="6%" | SPG
! style="background:#4b90cc;color:#FF9926;" width="6%" | BPG
! style="background:#4b90cc;color:#FF9926;" width="6%" | PPG
|-
| Nick Collison
Nick Collison
Nicholas John Collison is an American professional basketball player, currently a power forward for the Oklahoma City Thunder of the NBA, and well known in basketball circles for his accomplishments at the University of Kansas.- Early life and high school career :Nick Collison was born in Orange...


| style="background:#FF4422;" | 6 || 0 || 21.5 || .333 || .000 || .429 || 4.7 || .3 || .8 || .2 || 3.2
|-
| Kevin Durant
Kevin Durant
Kevin Wayne Durant is an American professional basketball player for the Oklahoma City Thunder of the National Basketball Association . A 6'9" small forward/shooting guard who is also capable of playing power forward, Durant was the consensus 2007 National College Player of the Year and the...


| style="background:#FF4422;" | 6 || style="background:#FF4422;" | 6 || style="background:#FF4422;" | 38.5 || .350 || .286 || .871 || style="background:#FF4422;" | 7.7 || 2.3 || .5 || 1.3 || style="background:#FF4422;" | 25.0
|-
| Jeff Green
Jeff Green (basketball)
Jeffrey Lynn Green is an American professional basketball player with the Boston Celtics of the National Basketball Association. Green attended Georgetown University until following his junior year, when he entered the 2007 NBA Draft...


| style="background:#FF4422;" | 6 || style="background:#FF4422;" | 6 || 37.3 || .329 || .296 || .850 || 4.7 || 1.7 || .7 || .5 || 11.8
|-
| James Harden
James Harden (basketball)
James Edward Harden, Jr. is an American professional basketball player for the Oklahoma City Thunder of the National Basketball Association . A shooting guard, Harden played collegiate basketball for the Arizona State Sun Devils and was selected 3rd overall by the Thunder in the 2009 NBA Draft...


| style="background:#FF4422;" | 6 || 0 || 20.0 || .387 || .375 || .842 || 2.5 || 1.8 || 1.0 || .2 || 7.7
|-
| Serge Ibaka
Serge Ibaka
Serge Jonas Ibaka Ngobila , commonly referred to as Serge Ibaka, is a professional Spanish basketball player of Congolese origin, playing the power forward position for Real Madrid of the Liga ACB. He is also under contract with the Oklahoma City Thunder of the NBA, but is playing in Spain because...


| style="background:#FF4422;" | 6 || 0 || 25.5 || .571 || .000 || .700 || 6.5 || .3 || .3 || style="background:#FF4422;" | 2.0 || 7.8
|-
| Nenad Krstić
Nenad Krstic
Nenad Krstić is a Serbian professional basketball player for CSKA Moscow. Krstić is officially listed at 7'0" tall.-KK Partizan:...


| style="background:#FF4422;" | 6 || style="background:#FF4422;" | 6 || 21.5 || .405 || .000 || .929 || 5.8 || .7 || .5 || .7 || 7.2
|-
| Eric Maynor
Eric Maynor
Eric Demarqua Maynor is an American professional basketball player at point guard for the Oklahoma City Thunder of the NBA. He played college basketball for the VCU Rams...


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| Byron Mullens
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| Kevin Ollie
Kevin Ollie
Kevin Jermaine Ollie is an American former professional basketball player. He played for eleven National Basketball Association franchises in thirteen seasons...


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| Thabo Sefolosha
Thabo Sefolosha
Thabo Patrick Sefolosha is a Swiss professional basketball shooting guard who plays for Fenerbahçe Ülker in Turkey. He is also under contract with the Oklahoma City Thunder of the NBA, but is playing overseas because of the 2011 NBA lockout....


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| Etan Thomas
Etan Thomas
Dedreck Etan Thomas, commonly referred to as Etan Thomas , is an American professional basketball player who last played for the Atlanta Hawks of the National Basketball Association.-College:...


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| Kyle Weaver
Kyle Weaver
Kyle Donovan Weaver is an American professional basketball player. He played college basketball for Washington State University, and was drafted 38th overall by the Charlotte Bobcats in the 2008 NBA Draft...


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| Russell Westbrook
Russell Westbrook
Russell Westbrook is an American professional basketball player currently playing for the Oklahoma City Thunder of the NBA. He was drafted by the Thunder's former incarnation, the Seattle SuperSonics, which relocated from Seattle, Washington to Oklahoma City, Oklahoma...


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| D. J. White
D. J. White
Dewayne "D. J." White, Jr. is an American professional basketball player for the Charlotte Bobcats of the National Basketball Association. His primary position is power forward but he also plays at center. He was selected with the 29th pick in the 2008 NBA Draft by the Detroit Pistons but his...


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Weekly

  • Kevin Durant was named Western Conference Player of the Week for December 28–January 3.
  • Kevin Durant was named Western Conference Player of the Week for January 25–31.
  • Russell Westbrook was named Western Conference Player of the Week for February 1–7.
  • Kevin Durant was named Western Conference Player of the Week for March 29–April 4.

Monthly

  • Scott Brooks was named Western Conference Coach of the Month for February 2010.
  • Kevin Durant was named Western Conference Player of the Month for April 2010.

All-Star

  • Kevin Durant was selected as an All-Star for the first time in his career, representing the Western Conference.
  • Rookie James Harden was named to the Rookie Team roster in the T-Mobile Rookie Challenge.
  • Second-year player Russell Westbrook was named to the Sopohomore Team roster in the T-Mobile Rookie Challenge.
  • Kevin Durant defended his title as H-O-R-S-E competition
    NBA All-Star Weekend H–O–R–S–E Competition
    The NBA All-Star H–O–R–S–E Competition was a National Basketball Association contest which began at the 2009 NBA All–Star Weekend in Phoenix, Arizona, and only lasted for two years. It was canceled from the All-Star festivities prior to the 2011 weekend...

     champion.
  • Russell Westbrook was selected to replace the injured Derrick Rose
    Derrick Rose
    Derrick Martell Rose is an American professional basketball player for the Chicago Bulls of the National Basketball Association ....

     in the 2010 Taco Bell
    Taco Bell
    Taco Bell is an American chain of fast-food restaurants based in Irvine, California. A subsidiary of Yum! Brands, Inc., which serves American-adapted Mexican food. Taco Bell serves tacos, burritos, quesadillas, nachos, other specialty items, and a variety of "Value Menu" items...

     Skills Challenge.

Season

  • Scott Brooks was named NBA Coach of the Year
    NBA Coach of the Year Award
    The National Basketball Association's Coach of the Year is an annual National Basketball Association award given since the 1962–63 NBA season. The winner receives the Red Auerbach Trophy, which is named in honor of the head coach who led the Boston Celtics to nine NBA Championships from 1956 to 1966...

    .
  • Kevin Durant won the NBA scoring title.
  • James Harden was named to the NBA All-Rookie Second Team
    NBA All-Rookie Team
    The NBA All-Rookie Team is an annual National Basketball Association honor given since the 1962–63 NBA season to the top rookies during the regular season. Voting is conducted by the NBA head coaches; who are not allowed to vote for players on their own team. The All-Rookie Team is generally...

    .
  • Thabo Sefolosha was named to the All-Defensive Second Team
    NBA All-Defensive Team
    The NBA All-Defensive Team is an annual National Basketball Association honor given since the 1968–69 NBA season to the best defensive players during the regular season. Voting is conducted by the NBA head coaches; the coaches are not allowed to vote for players on their own team...

    .
  • Kevin Durant was named to the All-NBA First Team
    All-NBA Team
    The All-NBA Team is an annual National Basketball Association honor bestowed on the best players in the league following every NBA season. The voting is conducted by a panel of sportswriters and broadcasters throughout the United States and Canada. The team has been selected in every season of the...

    .

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