2012–13 Oklahoma City Thunder season

2012–13 Oklahoma City Thunder season
Division Champions
Head coach Scott Brooks
General manager Sam Presti
Owner(s) Professional Basketball Club LLC
Clay Bennett (Chairman)
Arena Chesapeake Energy Arena
Results
Record 60–22 (.732)
Place Division: 1st (Northwest)
Conference: 1st (Western)
Playoff finish Lost in semifinals to Memphis 4–1

Stats @ Basketball-Reference.com

Local media
Television Fox Sports Oklahoma
Radio KWPN and WWLS-FM

The 2012–13 Oklahoma City Thunder season was the fifth season of the franchise in Oklahoma City and the 47th in the National Basketball Association (NBA). After their trip to the NBA Finals, the Thunder improved on last season's output, winning 60 games, earning them the top seed in the Western Conference. The first round pitted the Thunder against the eight-seeded Houston Rockets, led by James Harden. Despite a season-ending injury to Russell Westbrook in game 2, the Thunder still managed to breeze past the Rockets in six games, to advance to the next round, where they faced the Memphis Grizzlies. The Thunder did not fare well without their co-captain as they fell in five games.

Key dates

Draft picks

Main article: 2012 NBA draft

Going into the draft on June 28, 2012, the Thunder retained only their first-round draft pick, their 2012 second-round selection having been previously traded to the Minnesota Timberwolves during the acquisition of Lazar Hayward.[1]

The Thunder used their first-round pick (#28 overall) and only pick to select forward Perry Jones III from Baylor University.

Round Pick Player Position Nationality College
1 28 Perry Jones III PF  United States Baylor

Off-season

Head athletic trainer for the Thunder Joe Sharpe was named as one of the medical staff members for USA Basketball's Olympic team in London.[2]

In May 2012, Thunder shooting guard James Harden was selected to the 18-man preliminary roster for the USA Olympic basketball team, joining teammates Russell Westbrook and Kevin Durant.[3] On July 7, 2012, all three were announced as members of the final 12-man roster representing the USA in the London Olympic Games.[4]

In addition, Thunder forward Serge Ibaka, a naturalized Spanish citizen, was named to Spain's Olympic basketball team for 2012, making four Thunder players represented at the 2012 Olympics.

Late on October 27, 2012, the Thunder and the Houston Rockets agreed to a trade that sent G James Harden, C Cole Aldrich, G/F Daequan Cook and F Lazar Hayward to Houston in exchange for G Kevin Martin, G Jeremy Lamb, Houston's 2013 first-round draft pick, the Toronto Raptors's 2013 first-round pick (acquired in the Kyle Lowry trade) and the Charlotte Bobcats's 2013 second-round draft pick.

Roster

Oklahoma City Thunder roster
Players Coaches
Pos. No. Name Height Weight DOB (YYYY–MM–DD) From
SG 8 Brewer, Ronnie 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 225 lb (102 kg) March 20, 1985 Arkansas
PF 4 Collison, Nick 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 255 lb (116 kg) October 26, 1980 Kansas
SF 35 Durant, Kevin (C) 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 230 lb (104 kg) September 29, 1988 Texas
PG 6 Fisher, Derek 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 210 lb (95 kg) August 9, 1974 Arkansas-Little Rock
PF 9 Ibaka, Serge 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 235 lb (107 kg) September 18, 1989 Spain
PG 15 Jackson, Reggie 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 208 lb (94 kg) April 16, 1990 Boston College
PF 3 Jones III, Perry 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 235 lb (107 kg) September 24, 1991 Baylor
SG 11 Lamb, Jeremy 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 180 lb (82 kg) May 30, 1992 Connecticut
SF 25 Liggins, DeAndre 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 209 lb (95 kg) March 31, 1988 Kentucky
SG 23 Martin, Kevin 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 185 lb (84 kg) February 1, 1983 Western Carolina
C 33 Orton, Daniel 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 255 lb (116 kg) August 6, 1990 Kentucky
C 5 Perkins, Kendrick 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 267 lb (121 kg) November 10, 1984 Clifton J. Ozen HS (TX)
SG 2 Sefolosha, Thabo 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 215 lb (98 kg) May 2, 1984 Switzerland
C 34 Thabeet, Hasheem 7 ft 3 in (2.21 m) 263 lb (119 kg) February 16, 1987 Connecticut
PG 0 Westbrook, Russell (C) 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 187 lb (85 kg) November 12, 1988 UCLA
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (DP) Unsigned draft pick
  • (FA) Free agent
  • (S) Suspended
  • (DL) On assignment to D-League affiliate
  • Injured

Roster
Last transaction: March 21, 2013

Pre-season

2012 pre-season game log
2012–13 season schedule

Regular season

Game log

2012–13 game log
Total: 60–22 (Home: 34–7; Road: 26–15)
April: 6–2 (Home: 2–2; Road: 4–0)
Game Date
Time		 Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
75 April 4 San Antonio W 100–88 Russell Westbrook (27) Serge Ibaka (11) Russell Westbrook (7) Chesapeake Energy Arena
18,203		 55-20
76 April 5 @ Indiana W 97–75 Kevin Durant (34) Kevin Durant (9) Russell Westbrook (9) Bankers Life Fieldhouse
18,165		 56-20
77 April 7 New York L 120–125 Russell Westbrook (37) Russell Westbrook (11) Russell Westbrook (8) Chesapeake Energy Arena
18,203		 56-21
78 April 9 @ Utah W 90–80 Russell Westbrook (25) Kevin Durant (12) Kevin Durant (9) EnergySolutions Arena
19,610		 57-21
79 April 11 @ Golden State W 116–97 Kevin Durant (31) Kevin Durant (10) Russell Westbrook (9) Oracle Arena
19,596		 58-21
80 April 12 @ Portland W 106–90 Russell Westbrook (33) Ronnie Brewer (7) Kevin Durant (6) Rose Garden
20,577		 59-21
81 April 15 Sacramento W 104–95 Kevin Durant (29) Ronnie Brewer (13) Durant & Westbrook (8) Chesapeake Energy Arena
18,203		 60-21
82 April 17 Milwaukee L 89–95 Reggie Jackson (23) Perry Jones III (9) Reggie Jackson (5) Chesapeake Energy Arena
18,203		 60-22
2012–13 season schedule

Standings

Northwest Division W L PCT GB Home Road Div GP
c-Oklahoma City Thunder 60 22 .732 – 34–7 26–15 10–6 82
x-Denver Nuggets 57 25 .695 3 38–3 19–22 11–5 82
Utah Jazz 43 39 .524 17 30–11 13–28 9–7 82
Portland Trail Blazers 33 49 .402 27 22–19 11–30 6–10 82
Minnesota Timberwolves 31 51 .378 29 20–21 11–30 4–12 82
# Western Conference
Team W L PCT GB GP
1 c-Oklahoma City Thunder 60 22 .732 – 82
2 y-San Antonio Spurs 58 24 .707 2 82
3 x-Denver Nuggets 57 25 .695 3 82
4 y-Los Angeles Clippers 56 26 .683 4 82
5 x-Memphis Grizzlies 56 26 .683 4 82
6 x-Golden State Warriors 47 35 .573 13 82
7 x-Los Angeles Lakers 45 37 .549 15 82
8 x-Houston Rockets 45 37 .549 15 82
9 Utah Jazz 43 39 .524 17 82
10 Dallas Mavericks 41 41 .500 19 82
11 Portland Trail Blazers 33 49 .402 27 82
12 Minnesota Timberwolves 31 51 .378 29 82
13 Sacramento Kings 28 54 .341 32 82
14 New Orleans Hornets 27 55 .329 33 82
15 Phoenix Suns 25 57 .305 35 82

Playoffs

2013 playoff game log
First round: 4–2 (Home: 2–1; Road: 2–1)
Game Date
Time		 Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Series
1 April 21 Houston W 120–91 Kevin Durant (24) Russell Westbrook (8) Russell Westbrook (10) Chesapeake Energy Arena
18,203		 1-0
2 April 24 Houston W 105–102 Durant & Westbrook (29) Serge Ibaka (11) Kevin Durant (9) Chesapeake Energy Arena
18,203		 2-0
3 April 27 @ Houston W 104–101 Kevin Durant (41) Kevin Durant (11) Kevin Durant (4) Toyota Center
18,163		 3-0
4 April 29 @ Houston L 103–105 Kevin Durant (38) Kevin Durant (8) Kevin Durant (6) Toyota Center
18,081		 3-1
5 May 1 Houston L 100–107 Kevin Durant (36) Serge Ibaka (9) Kevin Durant (7) Chesapeake Energy Arena
18,203		 3-2
6 May 3 @ Houston W 103–94 Kevin Durant (27) Nick Collison (9) Reggie Jackson (8) Toyota Center
18,357 		4-2
Conference Semifinals: 1–4 (Home: 1–2; Road: 0–2)
Game Date
Time		 Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Series
1 May 5 Memphis W 93–91 Kevin Durant (35) Kevin Durant (15) Kevin Durant (6) Chesapeake Energy Arena
18,203		 1-0
2 May 7 Memphis L 93–99 Kevin Durant (36) Kevin Durant (11) Mike Conley (9) Chesapeake Energy Arena
18,203		 1-1
3 May 11 @ Memphis L 81–87 Kevin Durant (25) Kevin Durant (11) Mike Conley (6) FedExForum
18,119		 1-2
4 May 13 @ Memphis L 97–103 (OT) Kevin Durant (27) Serge Ibaka (14) Reggie Jackson (8) FedExForum
18,119		 1-3
5 May 15 Memphis L 84–88 Zach Randolph (28) Zach Randolph (14) Mike Conley (11) Chesapeake Energy Arena
18,203		 1-4
2013 playoff schedule

Injuries and surgeries

In July 2012, center Kendrick Perkins underwent surgeries for a torn ligament in his left wrist as well as a right groin muscle, both injuries suffered during the 2012 playoffs.[5]

Transactions

On June 26, 2012, the NBA assigned the Thunder's 2013 second-round draft selection to the Boston Celtics in compensation for a lack of information disclosure in the February 2011 trade that sent Jeff Green to Boston.[6]

On July 4, 2012, the Thunder announced they had reached a two-year agreement with unrestricted free agent center Hasheem Thabeet, at a reported minimum NBA salary (approximately $880,000 in 2012–13).[7]

Also on July 4, the Thunder announced a four-year contract extension for head coach Scott Brooks, keeping Brooks under contract with the team through the 2015–16 season with total compensation reported at $18 million.[8]

On August 18, 2012, the Thunder signed a four-year contract extension with forward Serge Ibaka, paying him a reported $48 million and keeping Ibaka under contract through the 2016–17 season.[9]

Overview

Players added

Via draft

Via free agency

Via trade

 Players lost

Via trade

Via free agency

Trades

October 27, 2012 To Oklahoma City Thunder

Jeremy Lamb
Kevin Martin
2013 top-3 protected Toronto first-round pick
2013 top-20 protected Dallas first-round pick
2013 Charlotte second-round pick

 To Houston Rockets

Cole Aldrich
Daequan Cook
James Harden
Lazar Hayward

Free agents

Additions
Player Date signed Former team
Hasheem Thabeet July 11 Portland Trail Blazers
DeAndre Liggins September 12 Orlando Magic
Subtractions
Player Date signed New team
Nazr Mohammed July 27 Chicago Bulls
Royal Ivey July 27 Philadelphia 76ers

References

  1. ↑ "Timberwolves Trade Lazar Hayward to Oklahoma City". www.nba.com. NBA Media Ventures, LLC. December 13, 2011. Retrieved June 28, 2012.
  2. ↑ "USA Basketball Announces 2012 Men’s National Team Medical Staff". www.nba.com. NBA Media Ventures, LLC. June 27, 2012. Retrieved June 28, 2012.
  3. ↑ "James Harden, Anthony Davis Added To Olympic Pool". Associated Press. CBS Local Media Inc. May 3, 2012. Retrieved June 28, 2012.
  4. ↑ "USA Basketball announces final roster for 2012 Olympics". www.nba.com. NBA Media Ventures, LLC. July 7, 2012. Retrieved July 7, 2012.
  5. ↑ "Thunder's Perkins has surgery on left wrist". Associated Press. Yahoo! Sports. July 19, 2012. Retrieved July 25, 2012.
  6. ↑ Mayberry, Darnell (June 26, 2012). "OKC Thunder loses second-round pick to Boston". The Oklahoman. Retrieved June 28, 2012.
  7. ↑ Mayberry, Darnell (July 4, 2012). "OKC Thunder, Hasheem Thabeet agree on two-year deal". The Oklahoman. Retrieved July 4, 2012.
  8. ↑ Mayberry, Darnell (July 4, 2012). "OKC Thunder: Scott Brooks' bond with players key to new deal". The Oklahoman. Retrieved July 7, 2012.
  9. ↑ Wojnarowski, Adrian (August 18, 2012). "Serge Ibaka reaches agreement on four-year extension with Oklahoma City". Yahoo Sports. Retrieved September 7, 2012.

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