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

• June 28: The 2012 NBA draft took place at Prudential Center in Newark, New Jersey.

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.

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.

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. On July 7, 2012, all three were announced as members of the final 12-man roster representing the USA in the London Olympic Games.

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 Scott Brooks Assistant coach(es) Maurice Cheeks Rex Kalamian Mark Bryant Brian Keefe Maz Trakh 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
Pre-season: 4–3 (Home: 4–0; Road: 0–3) Game Date Time Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 1 October 7 @ Houston L 105–107 Russell Westbrook (19) Cole Aldrich (11) Reggie Jackson (5) Toyota Center 5,198 0–1 2 October 12 @ Utah L 81–97 Perry Jones III (14) Cole Aldrich (10) Eric Maynor (5) EnergySolutions Arena 17,786 0–2 3 October 16 Charlotte W 120–98 Andy Rautins (20) Serge Ibaka (10) Kevin Durant, Eric Maynor (7) Chesapeake Energy Arena 18,203 1–2 4 October 19 Phoenix W 107–97 Kevin Durant (22) Serge Ibaka (8) Russell Westbrook (12) BOK Center 18,233 2–2 5 October 21 Denver W 108–101 Three players (16) Cole Aldrich (7) Russell Westbrook (9) Chesapeake Energy Arena 18,203 3–2 6 October 23 @ Chicago L 89–94 Serge Ibaka (24) Hasheem Thabeet (10) James Harden (7) United Center 21,532 3–3 7 October 24 Dallas W 88–76 Kevin Durant (18) Kevin Durant, Serge Ibaka (7) Russell Westbrook (6) Intrust Bank Arena 15,004 4–3
2012–13 season schedule

Regular season

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

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.

Transactions

Main article: List of 2012–13 NBA season 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.

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).

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.

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.

Overview

Players added Via draft Perry Jones III Via free agency DeAndre Liggins Daniel Orton Andy Rautins Walker Russell, Jr. Hasheem Thabeet Hollis Thompson Via trade Jeremy Lamb Kevin Martin

Players lost Via trade Cole Aldrich Daequan Cook James Harden Lazar Hayward Via free agency Royal Ivey Nazr Mohammed

• ^a Cut from the roster during the pre-season.

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

External links

• Official website