2024–25 Oklahoma City Thunder season
| 2024–25 Oklahoma City Thunder season | |
|---|---|
| Head coach | Mark Daigneault |
| General manager | Sam Presti |
| Owners | Professional Basketball Club LLC Clay Bennett (Chairman) |
| Arena | Paycom Center |
| Results | |
| Record | 0–0 |
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com | |
| Local media | |
| Television | Bally Sports Oklahoma |
| Radio | KWPN and WWLS-FM |
The 2024–25 Oklahoma City Thunder season will be the 17th season of the franchise in Oklahoma City and the 59th in the National Basketball Association (NBA).
Previous season
The Thunder finished the 2023–24 season 57–25 to finish first in the Northwest Division, first in the Western conference and qualified for the playoffs for the first time since 2020. The Thunder won its first round series, sweeping the New Orleans Pelicans before losing to the fifth-seeded Dallas Mavericks in six games.
| Season | Record | Seeding |
|---|---|---|
| 2021–22 | 24–58 | 14th |
| 2022–23 | 40–42 | 10th |
| 2023–24 | 57–25 | 1st |
With the return of Chet Holmgren from injury, the Thunder again exceeded their win expectations behind Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, Holmgren, and second-year forward Jalen Williams. Gilgeous-Alexander finished second in MVP voting behind 30.1 points on a career high 53.5% field goal percentage.
Offseason
Draft
| Round | Pick | Player | Position | Nationality | School/club |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 12 | Nikola Topić | PG |  Serbia
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Crvena Zvezda |
| Dillon Jones and Ajay Mitchell were later traded to the Thunder | |||||
The Thunder had one first-round pick entering the draft. The pick – originally acquired from the Houston Rockets – had a 1.50% chance to win the first pick, acquired through the Russell Westbrook trade in 2019. With an 85.2% chance at staying at twelfth, the Thunder ended the night with the 12th overall pick.
On draft night, the Thunder selected Nikola Topić out of Crvena Zvezda in Serbia with the 12th pick. Coming out of Crvena zvezda, Topić averaged 15.1 points, 3.2 rebounds, and 5.9 assists, being named the ABA League Top Prospect Award winner. In the 2023 FIBA U18 European Championship, Topić led Serbia to the gold meal, scoring 24 points in the championship game.[1]
Summer League
Salt Lake City
The Thunder participated in the 2024 Salt Lake City Summer League alongside the Utah Jazz, Memphis Grizzlies and the Philadelphia 76ers. This marked the third straight year the Thunder participated in the round-robin showcase. On July 7, the Thunder announced their summer league roster for Salt Lake City which notably featured Ousmane Dieng, Keyontae Johnson, Adam Flagler, Keyontae Johnson, Dillon Jones, and Ajay Mitchell.[2]
Day 1 – July 8
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| Oklahoma City Thunder 92, Philadelphia 76ers 102 | ||
| Scoring by quarter: 26–26, 25–32, 18–18, 23–26 | ||
| Pts: Flagler (18) Rebs: Jones (10) Asts: Jones (7) |
Pts: Council (29) Rebs: Aluma & Council (8) Asts: Dowtin & Hampton (4) | |
Roster
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Transactions
Overview
| Players Added Via draft Via trade
Via free agency |
Players Lost Via trade |
Trades
| June 21, 2024[3] | To Oklahoma City Thunder Alex Caruso |
To Chicago Bulls Josh Giddey |
| June 26, 2024[4] | To Oklahoma City Thunder Draft rights to Dillon Jones |
To New York Knicks Five second-round picks |
| June 27, 2024[5] | To Oklahoma City Thunder Draft rights to Quinten Post (No. 52) |
To Golden State Warriors Lindy Waters III |
| June 27, 2024[5] | To Oklahoma City Thunder Draft rights to Oso Ighodaro (No. 40) |
To Golden State Warriors Draft rights to Quinten Post (No. 52) Cash considerations |
| June 27, 2024[5] | To Oklahoma City Thunder Draft rights to Ajay Mitchell (No. 38) |
To New York Knicks Draft rights to Oso Ighodaro (No. 40) Cash considerations |
Free agency
Re-signings
| Date | Player | Contract |
|---|---|---|
| July 7, 2024 | Isaiah Joe[6] | Multi-Year |
| July 7, 2024 | Aaron Wiggins[7] | Multi-Year |
Additions
| Date | Player | Contract | Former team |
|---|---|---|---|
| July 6, 2024 | Isaiah Hartenstein[8] | Multi-Year | New York Knicks |
Subtractions
| Date | Player | Reason | New team |
|---|---|---|---|
| June 30, 2024 | Bismack Biyombo | Free Agent | |
| June 30, 2024 | Gordon Hayward | Free Agent | |
| June 30, 2024 | Keyontae Johnson | Free Agent | |
| June 30, 2024 | Mike Muscala | Free Agent | |
| June 30, 2024 | Olivier Sarr | Free Agent |
References
- ^ "Thunder Selects Nikola Topić in the 2024 NBA Draft". nba.com. June 26, 2024. Retrieved June 26, 2024.
- ^ "Thunder Announces 2024 Summer League Roster". nba.com. July 7, 2024. Retrieved July 7, 2024.
- ^ "Thunder Acquires Alex Caruso". NBA.com. June 21, 2024. Retrieved June 21, 2024.
- ^ "Thunder Selects Nikola Topić in the 2024 NBA Draft". NBA.com. June 27, 2024. Retrieved June 27, 2024.
- ^ a b c "Thunder Acquires Draft Rights to Ajay Mitchell". NBA.com. June 27, 2024. Retrieved June 28, 2024.
- ^ "Thunder Signs Isaiah Joe to Multi-Year Contract". nba.com. July 7, 2024. Retrieved July 7, 2024.
- ^ "Thunder Signs Aaron Wiggins to Multi-Year Contract". nba.com. July 7, 2024. Retrieved July 7, 2024.
- ^ "Thunder Signs Isaiah Hartenstein to Multi-Year Contract". nba.com. July 6, 2024. Retrieved July 6, 2024.