2018–19 Oklahoma City Thunder season


The 2018–19 Oklahoma City Thunder season was the 11th season of the franchise in Oklahoma City and the 53rd in the National Basketball Association. Nick Collison, retired in May 2018 and was not on the roster for the first time since the 2002–03 season. The only remaining former SuperSonics' active players are Jeff Green and Kevin Durant, both of whom played their rookie seasons with the team in Seattle. Collison's retirement also left Russell Westbrook as the longest tenured Thunder player and last remaining player on the roster from the 2011–12 season in which they won the Western Conference and went to the NBA Finals. On March 20, 2019, the Thunder retired Collison's No. 4 jersey, becoming the first Thunder player and the last former Sonic player to have their jersey retired.
Despite speculation that Paul George would sign with his hometown team, the Los Angeles Lakers, in the off-season, George instead re-signed with the Thunder on June 30, 2018, exactly a year after he was traded to the team from the Indiana Pacers. The Thunder then clinched another playoff season due to the Kings loss to the Rockets on March 30th.
In the playoffs, the Thunder were eliminated by the Portland Trail Blazers in the First Round thanks to a Damian Lillard series-clinching three pointer over Paul George in Game 5. This marked the third consecutive season the Thunder was eliminated in the First Round, and they are 0–9 in road playoff games since Durant's departure from the team. After 11 years, this season also marked the end of an era as Russell Westbrook was traded to the Houston Rockets following this season, and reunited him with former Thunder teammate James Harden, whom had played for the team from the 2009 to 2012 seasons.

Draft picks

RoundPickPlayerPositionNationalityCollege/Club team
245Hamidou DialloSGUnited StatesKentucky
253Devon HallSGUnited StatesVirginia
257Kevin HerveyPFUnited StatesTexas-Arlington

Roster

Standings

Division

Conference

Game log

Preseason

Regular season

Playoffs

Player statistics

Regular season

Playoffs

Transactions

Trades

Free agency

Re-signed

Additions

Subtractions

Awards, records and milestones

Awards

PlayerAwardDate awardedRef.
Russell WestbrookWestern Conference Player of the WeekNovember 5, 2018
Paul GeorgeWestern Conference Player of the WeekDecember 24, 2018
Paul GeorgeNBA All-Star starter January 24, 2019
Paul GeorgeWestern Conference Player of the WeekJanuary 28, 2019
Russell WestbrookNBA All-Star reserve January 31, 2019
Paul GeorgeWestern Conference Player of the WeekFebruary 11, 2019
Hamidou DialloNBA Slam Dunk Contest championFebruary 16, 2019
Paul GeorgeWestern Conference Player of the Month March 1, 2019
Russell WestbrookWestern Conference Player of the WeekApril 8, 2019
Paul GeorgeNBA steals leaderApril 10, 2019
Russell WestbrookNBA assists leader April 10, 2019
Paul GeorgeAll-Defensive First TeamMay 23, 2019
Paul GeorgeAll-NBA First TeamMay 23, 2019
Russell WestbrookAll-NBA Third TeamMay 23, 2019