2013–14 Oklahoma City Thunder season
2013–14 Oklahoma City Thunder season | |
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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 |
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 |
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| 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
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Injured
Pre-season
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Pre-season: 4–3 (Home: 2–2; Road: 2–1)
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Regular season
Standings
Northwest Division | W | L | PCT | GB | Home | Road | Div | GP |
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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 |
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| # | 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
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October: 1–0 (Home: 0–0; Road: 1–0)
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November : 10–3 (Home: 8–0; Road: 2–3)
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December : 14–3 (Home: 6–2; Road: 8–1)
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January : 13–4 (Home: 6–1; Road: 7–3)
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February : 6–5 (Home: 4–3; Road: 2–2)
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March : 10–4 (Home: 7–1; Road: 3–3)
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April : 5–4 (Home: 3–0; Road: 2–4)
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Playoffs
Game log
| 2014 playoff game log Total: 10–9 (Home: 6–4; Road: 4–5) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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First Round: 4–3 (Home: 2–2; Road: 2–1)
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Conference Semifinals: 4–2 (Home: 2–1; Road: 2–1)
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Conference Finals: 2–4 (Home: 2–1; Road: 0–3)
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Stats
| Player | GP | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
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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
Via free agency
Via trade | Players lost Via trade
Via free agency
Waived
Retirement |
Trades
| July 11, 2013 | To Oklahoma City Thunder Szymon Szewczyk's rights | To Minnesota Timberwolves Kevin Martin |
Free agents
| Additions | ||
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| 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 |
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| 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
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