2017–18 Oklahoma City Thunder season

The 2017–18 Oklahoma City Thunder season was the 10th season of the franchise in Oklahoma City and the 52nd in the National Basketball Association (NBA). This season was headlined by the acquisitions of All-Star players Paul George and Carmelo Anthony in trades with the Indiana Pacers and New York Knicks respectively, in addition to the reigning MVP Russell Westbrook signing a five-year extension worth $205 million. The trio was dubbed the "Big Three" as well as "OK3".[1] The Thunder clinched their playoff berth for the eight time in the last nine seasons with a win over the Miami Heat in a rematch of the 2012 Finals on April 9, 2018.

2017–18 Oklahoma City Thunder season
Head coachBilly Donovan
General managerSam Presti
OwnersProfessional Basketball Club LLC
Clay Bennett (Chairman)
ArenaChesapeake Energy Arena
Results
Record48–34 (.585)
PlaceDivision: 2nd (Northwest)
Conference: 4th (Western)
Playoff finishFirst Round
(Lost to Jazz 2–4)
Stats @ Basketball-Reference.com
Local media
TelevisionFox Sports Oklahoma
RadioKWPN and WWLS-FM

They finished the regular season with 48–34, which clinched the 4th seed. In the playoffs, the Thunder faced the 5th seeded Utah Jazz in the First Round, a team led by rookie Donovan Mitchell, and lost in six games.

After averaging a then-career low 16.2 points per game during the season, Anthony was traded to the Atlanta Hawks in the offseason, ending the Thunder's Big Three experiment.[2] The season also marked the end of long-time veteran Nick Collison's career, after 14 years. Sometimes referred to as "Mr. Thunder", Collison appeared once in the finals (2012), and following his retirement, left Jeff Green of the Houston Rockets and Kevin Durant of the Brooklyn Nets as the last remaining active players who played for the then-Seattle SuperSonics.

Draft Picks
Main article: 2017 NBA draft
Round Pick Player Position Nationality College/Club team
1 21 Terrance Ferguson SG  United States Adelaide 36ers

Roster
Roster listing
2017–18 Oklahoma City Thunder roster
PlayersCoaches
Pos.No.NameHeightWeightDOB (YYYY-MM-DD)From
SG 8 Abrines, Álex 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 1993–08–01 Spain
C 12 Adams, Steven 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 255 lb (116 kg) 1993–07–20 Pittsburgh
SF 7 Anthony, Carmelo 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 240 lb (109 kg) 1984–05–29 Syracuse
SG 3 Brewer, Corey 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 186 lb (84 kg) 1986–03–05 Florida
PF 4 Collison, Nick 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 255 lb (116 kg) 1980–10–26 Kansas
PG 35 Dozier, PJ (TW) 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 205 lb (93 kg) 1996–10–25 South Carolina
PG 2 Felton, Raymond 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 205 lb (93 kg) 1984–06–26 North Carolina
SG 23 Ferguson, Terrance 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 184 lb (83 kg) 1998–05–17 Advanced Prep International (TX)
SF 13 George, Paul 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 220 lb (100 kg) 1990–05–02 Fresno State
SF 9 Grant, Jerami 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 220 lb (100 kg) 1994–03–12 Syracuse
SG 25 Hamilton, Daniel (TW) 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 195 lb (88 kg) 1995–08–08 Connecticut
SF 34 Huestis, Josh 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 230 lb (104 kg) 1991–12–19 Stanford
C 44 Johnson, Dakari 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 255 lb (116 kg) 1995–09–22 Kentucky
PF 54 Patterson, Patrick 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 230 lb (104 kg) 1989–03–14 Kentucky
SG 21 Roberson, André  6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 210 lb (95 kg) 1991–12–04 Colorado
SF 15 Singler, Kyle 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 228 lb (103 kg) 1988–05–04 Duke
PG 0 Westbrook, Russell (C) 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 200 lb (91 kg) 1988–11–12 UCLA
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (DP) Unsigned draft pick
  • (FA) Free agent
  • (S) Suspended
  • (GL) On assignment to G League affiliate
  • (TW) Two-way affiliate player
  • Injured

Roster
Last transaction: 2018–04–01

Standings

Division
Northwest Division W L PCT GB Home Road Div GP
y – Portland Trail Blazers 49 33 .598 0.0 28–13 21–20 9–7 82
x – Oklahoma City Thunder 48 34 .585 1.0 27–14 21–20 5–11 82
x – Utah Jazz 48 34 .585 1.0 28–13 20–21 7–9 82
x – Minnesota Timberwolves 47 35 .573 2.0 30–11 17–24 10–6 82
Denver Nuggets 46 36 .561 3.0 31–10 15–26 9–7 82

Conference
Western Conference
# Team W L PCT GB GP
1 z – Houston Rockets * 65 17 .793 – 82
2 y – Golden State Warriors * 58 24 .707 7.0 82
3 y – Portland Trail Blazers * 49 33 .598 16.0 82
4 x – Oklahoma City Thunder 48 34 .585 17.0 82
5 x – Utah Jazz 48 34 .585 17.0 82
6 x – New Orleans Pelicans 48 34 .585 17.0 82
7 x – San Antonio Spurs 47 35 .573 18.0 82
8 x – Minnesota Timberwolves 47 35 .573 18.0 82
9 Denver Nuggets 46 36 .561 19.0 82
10 Los Angeles Clippers 42 40 .512 23.0 82
11 Los Angeles Lakers 35 47 .427 30.0 82
12 Sacramento Kings 27 55 .329 38.0 82
13 Dallas Mavericks 24 58 .293 41.0 82
14 Memphis Grizzlies 22 60 .268 43.0 82
15 Phoenix Suns 21 61 .256 44.0 82

Game log

Preseason
2017 pre-season game log
Total: 3–1 (Home: 2–1; Road: 1–0)
Pre-season: 3–1 (Home: 2–1; Road: 1–0)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
1 October 3 Houston L 97–104 Carmelo Anthony (19) Josh Huestis (7) Isaiah Canaan (6) BOK Center
17,733		 0–1
2 October 6 New Orleans W 102–91 Paul George (25) Daniel Hamilton (8) Daniel Hamilton (5) Chesapeake Energy Arena
N/A		 1–1
3 October 8 Melbourne W 86–85 Paul George (22) Steven Adams (10) Russell Westbrook(7) Chesapeake Energy Arena
N/A		 2–1
4 October 10 @ Denver W 96–86 Russell Westbrook(20) Paul George (11) Russell Westbrook(7) Pepsi Center
10,000		 3–1
2017–18 season schedule

Regular season
2017–18 game log
Total: 48–34 (Home: 27–14; Road: 21–20)
October: 4–3 (Home: 2–1; Road: 2–2)
November : 4–9 (Home: 4–2; Road: 0–7)
December : 12–5 (Home: 8–3; Road: 4–2)
January : 10–4 (Home: 5–1; Road: 5–3)
February : 6–6 (Home: 2–3; Road: 4–3)
March : 8–6 (Home: 5–3; Road: 3–3)
April : 4–1 (Home: 1–1; Road: 3–0)
2017–18 season schedule

Playoffs
2018 playoff game log
Total: 2–4 (Home: 2–1; Road: 0–3)
First Round: 2–4 (Home: 2–1; Road: 0–3)
2018 playoff schedule

Transactions
Main article: List of 2017–18 NBA season transactions

Trades
July 6, 2017 To Oklahoma City Thunder
Paul George[3]		 To Indiana Pacers
Victor Oladipo
Domantas Sabonis
September 25, 2017 To Oklahoma City Thunder
Carmelo Anthony[4]		 To New York Knicks
Enes Kanter
Doug McDermott
2018 Chicago second-round pick

Free agency

Re-signed
Player Signed
Andre Roberson[5] 3-year contract worth $30 million
Nick Collison[6] 1-year contract worth $2.3 million
Russell Westbrook[7] 5-year contract extension worth $205 million

Additions
Player Signed Former team
Patrick Patterson[8] 3-year contract worth $16.4 million Toronto Raptors
Raymond Felton[9] 1-year contract worth $2.3 million Los Angeles Clippers
Dakari Johnson[10] 2-year contract Oklahoma City Blue
Daniel Hamilton[11] Two-way contract Oklahoma City Blue
PJ Dozier[12] Two-way contract South Carolina Gamecocks

Subtractions
Player Reason left New team
Taj Gibson[13] 2-year contract worth $28 million Minnesota Timberwolves
Semaj Christon Waived Guangzhou Long-Lions

References
  1. Tjarks, Jonathan (October 14, 2017). "NBA Preview: Will Thunder's 'Big Three' challenge Warriors?". Sportsnet.ca. Retrieved January 29, 2018.
  2. Baker, Barbara (July 19, 2018). "Carmelo Anthony traded to Hawks, who are expected to buy out his contract". Newsday. Retrieved July 5, 2019.
  3. "Thunder acquires All-Star forward Paul George". NBA.com/thunder. July 6, 2017. Retrieved July 6, 2017.
  4. "Thunder acquires All-Star forward Carmelo Anthony". NBA.com/thunder. September 25, 2017. Retrieved September 25, 2017.
  5. "Thunder signs Andre Roberson to multi-year contract extension". NBA.com/thunder. July 14, 2017. Retrieved July 14, 2017.
  6. "Thunder signs Nick Collison". NBA.com/thunder. September 21, 2017. Retrieved September 21, 2017.
  7. "Thunder signs Russell Westbrook to a multi-year contract extension". NBA.com/thunder. September 29, 2017. Retrieved September 29, 2017.
  8. "Thunder signs Patrick Patterson". NBA.com/thunder. July 10, 2017. Retrieved July 10, 2017.
  9. "Thunder signs Raymond Felton". NBA.com/thunder. July 10, 2017. Retrieved July 10, 2017.
  10. "Thunder signs Dakari Johnson". NBA.com/thunder. July 22, 2017. Retrieved July 22, 2017.
  11. "Thunder signs Daniel Hamilton to Two-way contract". NBA.com/thunder. August 3, 2017. Retrieved August 3, 2017.
  12. "Thunder signs PJ Dozier to Two-way contract". NBA.com/thunder. October 17, 2017. Retrieved October 17, 2017.
  13. "Timberwolves sign forward Taj Gibson". NBA.com/timberwolves. July 10, 2017. Retrieved July 10, 2017.
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