2021–22 Oklahoma City Thunder season

The 2021–22 Oklahoma City Thunder season is the 14th season of the franchise in Oklahoma City and the 56th in the National Basketball Association (NBA).

2021–22 Oklahoma City Thunder season
Head coachMark Daigneault
General managerSam Presti
OwnersProfessional Basketball Club LLC
Clay Bennett (Chairman)
ArenaPaycom Center
Results
Record6–16 (.273)
PlaceDivision: 5th (Northwest)
Conference: 12th (Western)
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com
Local media
TelevisionBally Sports Oklahoma
RadioKWPN and WWLS-FM

Draft Picks
Main article: 2021 NBA draft
Round Pick Player Position Nationality College/Club team
1 6 Josh Giddey PG  Australia Adelaide 36ers
1 16 Alperen Şengün C  Turkey Beşiktaş
1 18 Tre Mann PG  United States Florida
2 34 Rokas Jokubaitis PG  Lithuania FC Barcelona
2 36 Miles McBride PG  United States West Virginia
2 55 Aaron Wiggins SG  United States Maryland

The Thunder had three first-round picks and three second-round picks entering the draft. [1] On the night of the draft, they traded the draft rights to Alperen Şengün to the Houston Rockets for a 2022 protected first-round pick from the Detroit Pistons and a 2023 protected first-round pick from the Washington Wizards.

Roster
Oklahoma City Thunder roster
Players Coaches
Pos.No.NameHeightWeightDOB (YYYY-MM-DD)From
G/F 7 Bazley, Darius 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 208 lb (94 kg) 2000-06-12 Princeton HS (OH)
F 6 Deck, Gabriel 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 231 lb (105 kg) 1995-02-08 Argentina
G 5 Dort, Luguentz 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 215 lb (98 kg) 1999-04-19 Arizona State
F 15 Favors, Derrick 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 265 lb (120 kg) 1991-07-15 Georgia Tech
G 3 Giddey, Josh 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 205 lb (93 kg) 2002-10-10 Australia
G/F 2 Gilgeous-Alexander, Shai 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 180 lb (82 kg) 1998-07-12 Kentucky
G/F 16 Jerome, Ty 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 195 lb (88 kg) 1997-07-08 Virginia
G 27 Krejčí, Vít (GL) 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 195 lb (88 kg) 2000-06-19 Czech Republic
G 11 Maledon, Théo 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 175 lb (79 kg) 2001-06-12 France
G 23 Mann, Tre (GL) 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 2001-02-03 Florida
F/C 33 Muscala, Mike 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 240 lb (109 kg) 1991-07-01 Bucknell
F/C 17 Pokuševski, Aleksej 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 2001-12-26 Serbia
F 50 Robinson-Earl, Jeremiah 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 230 lb (104 kg) 2000-11-03 Villanova
F 22 Roby, Isaiah 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 230 lb (104 kg) 1998-02-03 Nebraska
G 8 Watson, Paul (TW) 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 210 lb (95 kg) 1994-12-30 Fresno State
G/F 21 Wiggins, Aaron (TW) 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 200 lb (91 kg) 1999-01-02 Maryland
G/F 34 Williams, Kenrich 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 210 lb (95 kg) 1994-12-02 TCU
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
  • David Akinyooye
  • Dave Bliss
  • Mike Wilks
  • Kameron Woods
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: September 27, 2021

Standings

Division
Northwest Division W L PCT GB Home Road Div GP
Utah Jazz 19 7 .731 3.0 9–4 10–3 5–0 26
Denver Nuggets 14 13 .519 8.5 8–4 6–9 2–2 27
Minnesota Timberwolves 12 15 .444 10.5 7–9 5–6 1–2 27
Portland Trail Blazers 11 17 .393 12.0 10–6 1–11 1–3 28
Oklahoma City Thunder 8 18 .308 14.0 4–9 4–9 0–2 26

Conference
Western Conference
# Team W L PCT GB GP
1 Golden State Warriors * 23 5 .821 – 28
2 Phoenix Suns 22 5 .815 0.5 27
3 Utah Jazz * 19 7 .731 3.0 26
4 Memphis Grizzlies * 17 11 .607 6.0 28
5 Los Angeles Clippers 16 12 .571 7.0 28
6 Los Angeles Lakers 15 13 .536 8.0 28
7 Dallas Mavericks 14 13 .519 8.5 27
8 Denver Nuggets 14 13 .519 8.5 27
9 Minnesota Timberwolves 12 15 .444 10.5 27
10 Sacramento Kings 11 17 .393 12.0 28
11 Portland Trail Blazers 11 17 .393 12.0 28
12 San Antonio Spurs 10 16 .385 12.0 26
13 Houston Rockets 9 18 .333 13.5 27
14 Oklahoma City Thunder 8 18 .308 14.0 26
15 New Orleans Pelicans 8 21 .276 15.5 29

Game log

Preseason
2021 preseason game log
Total: 1–3 (Home: 1–2; Road: 0–1)
Preseason: 1–3 (Home: 1–2; Road: 0–1)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
1 October 4 Charlotte L 93–117 Josh Giddey (18) Josh Giddey (7) Gilgeous-Alexander & Maledon (4) Paycom Center
 0–1
2 October 10 @ Milwaukee L 110–130 Luguentz Dort (19) D. J. Wilson (7) Giddey, Gilgeous-Alexander (6) Fiserv Forum
12,442		 0–2
3 October 13 Denver W 108–99 Darius Bazley (16) Darius Bazley (8) Shai Gilgeous-Alexander (4) Paycom Center
 1–2
4 October 14 Denver L 107–113 Aleksej Pokusevski (22) Gabriel Deck (11) Josh Giddey (8) BOK Center
 1–3
2021–22 season schedule

Regular season
2021–22 game log
Total: 8–18 (Home: 4–9; Road: 4–9)
October: 1–5 (Home: 1–2; Road: 0–3)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
1 October 20 @ Utah L 86–107 Shai Gilgeous-Alexander (18) Josh Giddey (10) Giddey, Pokusevski, Maledon (3) Vivint Arena
18,306		 0–1
2 October 22 @ Houston L 91–124 Shai Gilgeous-Alexander (13) Aleksej Pokusevski (7) Dort, Giddey (4) Toyota Center
15,674		 0–2
3 October 24 Philadelphia L 103–115 Shai Gilgeous-Alexander (29) Josh Giddey (8) Shai Gilgeous-Alexander (8) Paycom Center
14,256		 0–3
4 October 26 Golden State L 98–106 Shai Gilgeous-Alexander (30) Josh Giddey (9) Giddey, Gilgeous-Alexander (4) Paycom Center
15,717		 0–4
5 October 27 LA Lakers W 123–115 Shai Gilgeous-Alexander (27) Shai Gilgeous-Alexander (9) Josh Giddey (10) Paycom Center
15,783		 1–4
6 October 30 @ Golden State L 82–103 Shai Gilgeous-Alexander (15) Darius Bazley (8) Josh Giddey (6) Chase Center
18,063		 1–5
November: 5–9 (Home: 3–4; Road: 2–5)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
7 November 1 @ LA Clippers L 95–99 Shai Gilgeous-Alexander (28) Maledon, Muscala, Gilgeous-Alexander (7) Josh Giddey (7) Staples Center
13,722		 1–6
8 November 4 @ LA Lakers W 107–104 Shai Gilgeous-Alexander (28) Derrick Favors (11) Josh Giddey (8) Staples Center
18,997		 2–6
9 November 7 San Antonio W 99–94 Mike Muscala (20) Darius Bazley (11) Shai Gilgeous-Alexander (9) Paycom Center
12,972		 3–6
10 November 10 @ New Orleans W 108–100 Luguentz Dort (27) Josh Giddey (12) Josh Giddey (9) Smoothie King Center
15,355		 4–6
11 November 12 Sacramento W 105–103 Dort, Gilgeous-Alexander (22) Jeremiah Robinson-Earl (14) Josh Giddey (5) Paycom Center
12,881		 5–6
12 November 14 Brooklyn L 96–120 Shai Gilgeous-Alexander (23) Jeremiah Robinson-Earl (8) Giddey, Wiggins (4) Paycom Center
15,080		 5–7
13 November 15 Miami L 90–103 Luguentz Dort (20) Darius Bazley (7) Shai Gilgeous-Alexander (5) Paycom Center
12,330		 5–8
14 November 17 Houston W 101–89 Luguentz Dort (34) Josh Giddey (11) Shai Gilgeous-Alexander (9) Paycom Center
12,066		 6–8
15 November 19 @ Milwaukee L 89–96 Shai Gilgeous-Alexander (17) Josh Giddey (12) Giddey, Williams (4) Fiserv Forum
17,341		 6–9
16 November 20 @ Boston L 105–111 Luguentz Dort (16) Darius Bazley (10) Darius Bazley (6) TD Garden
19,156		 6–10
17 November 22 @ Atlanta L 101–113 Dort, Giddey, Jerome (15) Jeremiah Robinson-Earl (10) Josh Giddey (8) State Farm Arena
15,806		 6–11
18 November 24 Utah L 104–110 Luguentz Dort (27) Jeremiah Robinson-Earl (10) Josh Giddey (8) Paycom Center
17,341		 6–12
19 November 26 Washington L 99–101 Luguentz Dort (21) Shai Gilgeous-Alexander (8) Shai Gilgeous-Alexander (9) Paycom Center
14,579		 6–13
20 November 29 @ Houston L 89–102 Shai Gilgeous-Alexander (22) Mann, Robinson-Earl (7) Josh Giddey (7) Toyota Center
12,829		 6–14
December: 2–4 (Home: 0–3; Road: 2–1)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
21 December 1 Houston L 110–114 Shai Gilgeous-Alexander (39) Jeremiah Robinson-Earl (9) Dort, Robinson-Earl (4) Paycom Center
13,222		 6–15
22 December 2 @ Memphis L 79–152 [lower-alpha 1] Luguentz Dort (15) Muscala, Robinson-Earl (5) Ty Jerome (4) FedExForum
13,103		 6–16
23 December 6 @ Detroit W 114–103 Shai Gilgeous-Alexander (30) Bazley, Robinson-Earl (8) Shai Gilgeous-Alexander (13) Little Caesars Arena
10,522		 7–16
24 December 8 @ Toronto W 110–109 Shai Gilgeous-Alexander (26) Derrick Favors (9) Shai Gilgeous-Alexander (9) Scotiabank Arena
19,800		 8–16
25 December 10 LA Lakers L 95–116 Tre Mann (19) Jeremiah Robinson-Earl (9) Josh Giddey (7) Paycom Center
16,523		 8–17
26 December 12 Dallas L 84–103 Shai Gilgeous-Alexander (18) Aleksej Pokusevski (9) Shai Gilgeous-Alexander (5) Paycom Center
15,747		 8–18
27 December 15 New Orleans Paycom Center
28 December 18 LA Clippers Paycom Center
29 December 20 @ Memphis FedEx Forum
30 December 22 Denver Paycom Center
31 December 23 @ Phoenix Footprint Center
32 December 26 New Orleans Paycom Center
33 December 28 @ Sacramento Golden 1 Center
34 December 29 @ Phoenix Footprint Center
35 December 31 New York Paycom Center
January: 0–0 (Home: 0–0; Road: 0–0)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
36 January 2 Dallas Paycom Center
37 January 5 @ Minnesota Target Center
38 January 7 Minnesota Paycom Center
39 January 9 Denver Paycom Center
40 January 11 Washington Capital One Arena
41 January 13 @ Brooklyn Barclays Center
42 January 15 Cleveland Paycom Center
43 January 17 @ Dallas American Airlines Center
44 January 19 @ San Antonio AT&T Center
45 January 21 @ Charlotte Paycom Center
46 January 22 Cleveland Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse
47 January 26 Chicago Paycom Center
48 January 28 Indiana Paycom Center
49 January 31 Portland Paycom Center
February : 0–0 (Home: 0–0; Road: 0–0)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
50 February 2 @ Dallas American Airlines Center
51 February 4 @ Portland Moda Center
52 February 5 @ Sacramento Golden 1 Center
53 February 7 Golden State Paycom Center
54 February 9 Toronto Paycom Center
55 February 11 @ Philadelphia Wells Fargo Center
56 February 12 @ Chicago United Center
57 February 14 @ New York Madison Square Garden
58 February 16 San Antonio Paycom Center
All-Star Break
59 February 24 Phoenix Paycom Center
60 February 25 @ Indiana Gainbridge Fieldhouse
61 February 28 Sacramento Paycom Center
March : 0–0 (Home: 0–0; Road: 0–0)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
62 March 2 @ Denver Ball Arena
63 March 4 Minnesota Paycom Center
64 March 6 Utah Paycom Center
65 March 8 Milwaukee Paycom Center
66 March 9 Minnesota Target Center
67 March 13 Memphis Paycom Center
68 March 14 Charlotte Paycom Center
69 March 16 @ San Antonio AT&T Center
70 March 18 @ Miami FTX Arena
71 March 20 @ Orlando Amway Center
72 March 21 Boston Paycom Center
73 March 23 Orlando Paycom Center
74 March 26 @ Denver Ball Arena
75 March 28 @ Portland Paycom Center
76 March 30 Atlanta Paycom Center
April : 0–0 (Home: 0–0; Road: 0–0)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
77 April 1 Detroit Paycom Center
78 April 3 Phoenix Paycom Center
79 April 5 Portland Paycom Center
80 April 6 @ Utah Vivint Arena
81 April 8 @ LA Lakers Staples Center
82 April 10 @ LA Clippers Staples Center
2021–22 season schedule

Transactions
Main article: List of 2021–22 NBA season transactions

Trades
June 18, 2021[3] To Oklahoma City Thunder
Kemba Walker
2021 first-round pick
2025 second-round pick		 To Boston Celtics
Al Horford
Moses Brown
2023 second-round pick
July 29, 2021[4] To Oklahoma City Thunder
Draft rights to Jeremiah Robinson-Earl		 To New York Knicks
Draft rights to Rokas Jokubaitis
Draft rights to Miles McBride
July 30, 2021[4] To Oklahoma City Thunder
2022 DET protected first-round pick
2023 WAS protected first-round pick		 To Houston Rockets
Draft rights to Alperen Şengün
July 30,2021[5] To Oklahoma City Thunder
Derrick Favors
2024 protected first-round pick		 To Utah Jazz
2027 second-round pick
Cash considerations

Re-signed
Player Signed
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander[6] August 6, 2021
Mike Muscala[7] August 11, 2021
Josh Hall[8] August 17, 2021
Jaylen Hoard[9] October 11, 2021

Additions
Player Signed Former team
Vít Krejčí[10] September 3, 2021 Basket Zaragoza
Paul Watson[11] September 12, 2021 Toronto Raptors
Mamadi Diakite[12] September 26, 2021 Milwaukee Bucks
D. J. Wilson[13] September 26, 2021 Houston Rockets
Rob Edwards[13] September 26, 2021 Oklahoma City Blue (G League)
Scotty Hopson[9] October 13, 2021 Melbourne United
Melvin Frazier[14] October 14, 2021 Orlando Magic
Zavier Simpson[9] October 15, 2021 Los Angeles Lakers
Justin Jaworski[9] October 16, 2021 Lafayette Leopards (Undrafted in 2021)
Olivier Sarr[9] October 16, 2021 Kentucky Wildcats (Undrafted in 2021)

Subtractions
Player Reason left New team
Kemba Walker[15] Waived / Buyout New York Knicks
Tony Bradley[16] Free agency Chicago Bulls
Sviatoslav Mykhailiuk[17] Free agency Toronto Raptors
Josh Hall[11] Waived Raptors 905 (G League)
Charlie Brown[12] Waived Delaware Blue Coats (G League)
Rob Edwards[18] Waived —
Jaylen Hoard[19] Waived —
Melvin Frazier[9] Waived Oklahoma City Blue (G League)
D. J. Wilson[20] Waived —
Scotty Hopson[20] Waived —
Zavier Simpson[9] Waived Oklahoma City Blue (G League)
Mamadi Diakite[21] Waived —
Justin Jaworski[21] Waived —
Olivier Sarr[21] Waived —

Notes
  1. Record for largest margin of victory in NBA history, by 73 points.[2]

References
  1. "2021 NBA draft order: Complete picks for the first and second round". espn.com. June 22, 2021. Retrieved July 4, 2021.
  2. "Grizzlies set NBA record with 73-point victory over Thunder". NBA.com. December 3, 2021. Retrieved December 3, 2021.
  3. "Thunder Acquires Kemba Walker, 2021 First-Round Draft Pick and 2025 Second-Round Pick". NBA.com. June 18, 2021. Retrieved June 18, 2021.
  4. "Thunder Drafts Josh Giddey, Tre Mann, Jeremiah Robinson-Earl and Aaron Wiggins in the 2021 NBA Draft". NBA.com. July 30, 2021. Retrieved July 31, 2021.
  5. "Thunder Acquires Derrick Favors and Future First-Round Draft Pick". NBA.com. July 30, 2021. Retrieved July 31, 2021.
  6. "Thunder Signs Shai Gilgeous-Alexander to Multi-Year Contract Extension". NBA.com. August 6, 2021. Retrieved September 29, 2021.
  7. "Thunder Signs Mike Muscala". NBA.com. August 12, 2021. Retrieved September 29, 2021.
  8. "Thunder sign Josh Hall to two-way deal". welcometoloudcity.com. August 18, 2021. Retrieved September 29, 2021.
  9. "Oklahoma City Thunder Transactions". spotrac.com. Retrieved October 27, 2021.
  10. "Thunder Signs Vít Krejčí". NBA.com. September 2, 2021. Retrieved September 29, 2021.
  11. "Thunder waive Josh Hall, sign Paul Watson Jr". welcometoloudcity.com. September 12, 2021. Retrieved September 27, 2021.
  12. "Thunder claim Mamadi Diakite, waive Charlie Brown Jr". welcometoloudcity.com. September 26, 2021. Retrieved September 29, 2021.
  13. "Thunder Adds Edwards and Wilson to Training Camp Roster". NBA.com. September 26, 2021. Retrieved September 29, 2021.
  14. "Thunder Sign Melvin Frazier Jr To Camp Deal". RealGM. October 14, 2021. Retrieved October 27, 2021.
  15. "Thunder Waives Kemba Walker". NBA.com. August 6, 2021. Retrieved September 29, 2021.
  16. "Bulls sign free agents Bradley, Green, and Dotson". NBA.com. August 19, 2021. Retrieved October 4, 2021.
  17. "Sviatoslav Mykhailiuk agrees to two-year deal with Raptors". Yardbarker. August 28, 2021. Retrieved October 4, 2021.
  18. "Thunder waives Rob Edwards". welcometoloudicty.com. October 11, 2021. Retrieved October 27, 2021.
  19. "Thunder Waive Jaylen Hoard". RealGM. October 13, 2021. Retrieved October 27, 2021.
  20. "Thunder release former first-round pick D.J. Wilson, Scotty Hopson". Yardbarker. October 15, 2021. Retrieved October 27, 2021.
  21. "Thunder Waives Diakite, Jaworski and Sarr". NBA.com. October 16, 2021. Retrieved October 27, 2021.
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