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 Lost to San Antonio Spurs in Western Conference Finals (2–4)



Stats @ Basketball-Reference.com
Local media
Television Fox Sports Oklahoma
Radio
KWPN and WWLS-FM



< 2012–13 2014–15 >

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).


In the playoffs, the Thunder faced the Memphis Grizzlies, the team that defeated them in five games in last season's Semifinals, in the First Round and won in seven games, then defeated the Los Angeles Clippers in six games in the Semifinals, before losing to the eventual NBA champion San Antonio Spurs in six games in the Conference Finals.




Contents






  • 1 Key dates


  • 2 Draft picks


  • 3 Off-season


  • 4 Roster


  • 5 Pre-season


  • 6 Regular season


    • 6.1 Standings


    • 6.2 Game log




  • 7 Playoffs


    • 7.1 Game log


    • 7.2 Stats




  • 8 Transactions


  • 9 Overview


  • 10 Trades


    • 10.1 Free agents




  • 11 Injuries


  • 12 Awards and honors


  • 13 References





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



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
32

Álex Abrines

SF

 Spain

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

C

7001120000000000000♠12

Adams, Steven

7000213360000000000♠7 ft 0 in (2.13 m)
250 lb (113 kg)
1993–07–28

Pittsburgh

SF

7000200000000000000♠2

Butler, Caron

7000200659999999999♠6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
228 lb (103 kg)
1980–03–13

Connecticut

PF

7000400000000000000♠4

Collison, Nick

7000208279999999999♠6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)
255 lb (116 kg)
1980–10–26

Kansas

SF

7001350000000000000♠35

Durant, Kevin (C)

7000205740000000000♠6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)
240 lb (109 kg)
1988–09–29

Texas

PG

7000600000000000000♠6

Fisher, Derek

7000185420000000000♠6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
210 lb (95 kg)
1974–08–09

Little Rock

PF

7000900000000000000♠9

Ibaka, Serge

7000208279999999999♠6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)
245 lb (111 kg)
1989–09–18

Republic of the Congo

PG

7001150000000000000♠15

Jackson, Reggie

7000190500000000000♠6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
208 lb (94 kg)
1990–04–16

Boston College

SF

7000700000000000000♠7

Jerrett, Grant

7000208279999999999♠6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)
232 lb (105 kg)
1993–07–08

Arizona

PF

7000300000000000000♠3

Jones III, Perry

7000210820000000000♠6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)
235 lb (107 kg)
1991–09–24

Baylor

SG

7001110000000000000♠11

Lamb, Jeremy

7000195580000000000♠6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
185 lb (84 kg)
1992–05–30

Connecticut

C

7000500000000000000♠5

Perkins, Kendrick

7000208279999999999♠6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)
270 lb (122 kg)
1984–11–10

Clifton J. Ozen HS (TX)

SG

7001210000000000000♠21

Roberson, André

7000200659999999999♠6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
210 lb (95 kg)
1991–12–04

Colorado

SG

7001250000000000000♠25

Sefolosha, Thabo

7000200659999999999♠6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
222 lb (101 kg)
1984–05–02

Switzerland

C

7001340000000000000♠34

Thabeet, Hasheem

7000220980000000000♠7 ft 3 in (2.21 m)
263 lb (119 kg)
1987–02–16

Connecticut

PG

5000000000000000000♠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)


  • Rex Kalamian

  • Mark Bryant

  • Brian Keefe

  • Robert Pack

  • Mike Terpstra




Legend



  • (C) Team captain


  • (DP) Unsigned draft pick


  • (FA) Free agent


  • (S) Suspended


  • (DL) On assignment to D-League affiliate


  • Injured Injured




Roster
Last transaction: 2014–04–08




Pre-season






2013 pre-season game log
Total: 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)















2013–14 season schedule


Playoffs



Game log








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







2014 playoff schedule


Stats






































































































































































































Player
GP
MPG
FG%
3P%
FT%
RPG
APG
SPG
BPG
PPG

Russell Westbrook
46
32.9
42.4%
31.8%
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
81
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



  • Ryan Gomes

  • Derek Fisher

  • Caron Butler


Via trade



Players lost

Via trade


  • Kevin Martin

Via free agency


  • Ronnie Brewer

Waived



  • DeAndre Liggins

  • Daniel Orton


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


References











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