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 (NBA). Nick Collison (who had been with the franchise since it was based in Seattle), 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. The Thunder had the fourth best team defensive rating in the NBA.^[1]

2018–19 Oklahoma City Thunder season
Head coach	Billy Donovan
General manager	Sam Presti
Owners	Professional Basketball Club LLC
Arena	Chesapeake Energy Arena
Results
Record	49–33 (.598)
Place	Division: 4th (Northwest) Conference: 6th (Western)
Playoff finish	First Round (lost to Trail Blazers 1–4)
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com
Local media
Television	Fox Sports Oklahoma
Radio	KWPN WWLS-FM
< 2017–18 2019–20 >

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 30.

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.

Previous season

The Thunder finished the 2017–18 season 48–34 to finish in second place in the Northwest Division, fourth in the Western Conference and qualified for the playoffs. Last season featured the acquisitions of Paul George and Carmelo Anthony to a form a "Big Three" with reigning MVP Russell Westbrook. The Thunder however fell in the first round to the Utah Jazz in six games.

Offseason

Draft picks

 

Hamidou Diallo was traded to the Oklahoma City Thunder.

Main article: 2018 NBA draft

Round	Pick	Player	Position	Nationality	College/Club team
2	53	Devon Hall	SG	United States	Virginia
2	57	Kevin Hervey	PF	United States	Texas-Arlington
Hamidou Diallo was later traded to the Thunder via Charlotte Hornets

The Thunder had two second-round picks entering the draft.^[2] The Thunder traded their 2018 first-round pick in the Enes Kanter trade to the Utah Jazz back in 2015 which was later traded by the Jazz to the Minnesota Timberwolves.^[3] The Thunder's other second-round pick was originally acquired from the Boston Celtics as a result of the Perry Jones trade in 2015.^[4]

On draft night, the Thunder traded a 2019 second-round pick and cash considerations to the Charlotte Hornets in exchange for the draft rights to Hamidou Diallo, the forty-fifth pick. The trade was later finalized on July 6.^[5]

The Thunder, after the 2018 NBA draft night and the conclusion of player acquisitions and transactions, ended with Kentucky guard Hamidou Diallo, Virginia guard Devon Hall and Texas-Arlington forward Kevin Hervey.^[6]

Trades

On July 20, the Thunder traded Dakari Johnson and cash considerations to the Orlando Magic in exchange for Rodney Purvis in an effort for payroll relief.^[7] By trading Johnson's guaranteed contract for Purvis's non-guaranteed contract, the Thunder saved nearly $6.6 million in luxury tax savings.^[8] On July 23, the Thunder then traded Rodney Purvis to the Boston Celtics in exchange for Abdel Nader and cash considerations.^[9]

 

Dennis Schröder was traded to the Thunder.

On July 25, the Thunder traded Carmelo Anthony and a 2022 protected first-round pick to the Atlanta Hawks in a three team trade, for Dennis Schröder from Atlanta and Timothé Luwawu-Cabarrot from Philadelphia.^[10] Coming off his lowest scoring season, Anthony saw his role and playing time dwindle during the season and playoffs. After the season ended, Anthony rejected the idea of coming off the bench, saying it was "out of the question", while preferring to play with the ball in his hands more. Following the Thunder's defeat against the Utah Jazz, Anthony was the focal point of trade talks in order to save on the luxury tax bill for next season.^[11]

I want to take this opportunity to thank Carmelo Anthony and acknowledge his professionalism and contributions during his time with the Thunder. Although his tenure was only one year, the fact that Melo is a part of our history is important to us. We appreciate Carmelo and his agent Leon Rose for their collaboration and communication as we worked to resolve the situation in a fashion that was suitable to everyone. We wish Melo and his family nothing but the best in the future.^[12]

— Sam Presti

In exchange for Anthony, the Thunder received Dennis Schröder and Timothé Luwawu-Cabarrot. Schröder came off the 2017-18 season as the leading scorer for the Hawks, averaging 19.4 points. The past two seasons, Schröder had developed into a starter leading the Hawks to a playoff appearance in 2017. Luwawu-Cabarrot came to the Thunder after two seasons with the 76ers since being selected 24th overall in the 2016 NBA draft.

Free agency

 

Nick Collison spent 15 seasons with the Thunder.

Main article: List of 2018–19 NBA season transactions

For this offseason, free agency began on July 1, 2018, while the July moratorium ended on July 6. Corey Brewer, Nick Collison, Raymond Felton, P.J. Dozier, Paul George, Jerami Grant, Daniel Hamilton and Josh Huestis were set to hit unrestricted free agency. On May 10, Nick Collison announced his retirement after 15 years with the Thunder dating back to the Seattle SuperSonics. Collison appeared in 910 games and 91 playoff games with career averages of 5.9 points, 5.2 rebounds and 1.0 assists.^[13]

For the Thunder, Nick Collison was one of those players. Nick has helped define the standards we work by on a day-to-day basis, on and off the court and has become synonymous with the Thunder shield. He is a craftsman; tough, selfless and humble. He brought the best of himself his entire career each day he walked through the door. As result of his consistency and longevity, his contributions to our culture and community will have a lasting effect. That is rare in any industry, but especially professional sports. Many thanks to Nick and his wonderful family for being such an important part to writing our history and helping to set the course. In doing so, he has set the standards for professionalism and consistency for the years ahead and therefore, will always be part of the Thunder.^[14]

— Sam Presti

 

Paul George was re-signed to a multi-year contract.

On June 30, it was reported that Paul George agreed to a four-year, $137 million deal to stay with the Thunder, which he later signed on July 6.^[15][16] After informing the Indiana Pacers that he would not re-sign with them, opting to join the Los Angeles Lakers in free agency, the Thunder spent the year recruiting George to sign long-term after trading for him. Since the 2017-18 season ended, the Thunder convinced George to stay, hinging his trust on Sam Presti and his strong relationship with Russell Westbrook.^[17]

Here they have made a huge risk in trading for me, knowing I have one year on my deal. But I felt I didn't finish as strong as I could have. Just knowing you left something on the table, even to this point now, it weighs on me.^[18]

— Paul George

The same night on June 30, it was reported that Jerami Grant agreed to a three-year, $27 million deal to stay with the Thunder, which he later signed on July 7.^[19][20] On July 3, it was reported that Raymond Felton agreed to a new contract to stay with the Thunder, which he later signed on July 12.^[21][22] Brewer, Dozier, Hamilton and Huestis, who were not re-signed, joined the Philadelphia 76ers, Boston Celtics, Atlanta Hawks and the Austin Spurs of the NBA G League respectively.

On July 2, it was reported that Nerlens Noel agreed to a two-year, minimum deal with the Thunder, which he later signed on July 6.^[23][24][25] Noel spent the 2017-18 season with the Dallas Mavericks. On July 7, Deonte Burton signed a two-way contract with the Thunder. Burton spent the 2017-18 season with the Wonju DB Promy in the Korean Basketball League before playing for the Thunder in the 2018 NBA Summer League.^[26] To fill in the other slot, Tyler Davis signed a two-way contract with the Thunder on August 13. Davis came undrafted out of Texas A&M.^[27]

On August 31, Kyle Singler was waived by the Thunder with the stretch provision.^[28] By waiving Singler, the Thunder saved more than $20 million in luxury taxes.^[29]

Front office and coaching changes

On August 20, the Thunder announced Bob Beyer as an assistant coach. Beyer joins the Thunder after serving as an assistant coach with the Detroit Pistons with most recently being the associate head coach for the last two seasons.^[30]

Roster

2018–19 Oklahoma City Thunder roster
Players	Coaches
Pos. No. Name Height Weight DOB From C 12 Adams, Steven 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 265 lb (120 kg) 1993-07-20 Pittsburgh SG 30 Burton, Deonte 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 245 lb (111 kg) 1994-01-31 Iowa State SG 6 Diallo, Hamidou   6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 198 lb (90 kg) 1998-07-31 Kentucky PG 8 Evans, Jawun (TW) 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 1996-07-26 Oklahoma State 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) 190 lb (86 kg) 1998-05-17 Advanced Prep International (TX) SF 13 George, Paul (C) 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 220 lb (100 kg) 1990-05-02 Fresno State PF 9 Grant, Jerami 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 220 lb (100 kg) 1994-03-12 Syracuse SF 15 Grantham, Donte (TW) 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 215 lb (98 kg) 1995-03-19 Clemson PF 5 Morris, Markieff 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 245 lb (111 kg) 1989-09-02 Kansas SF 11 Nader, Abdel 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 225 lb (102 kg) 1993-09-25 Iowa State C 3 Noel, Nerlens 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 230 lb (104 kg) 1994-04-10 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 PG 17 Schröder, Dennis 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 172 lb (78 kg) 1993-09-15 Germany PG 0 Westbrook, Russell (C) 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 200 lb (91 kg) 1988-11-12 UCLA	Head coach Billy Donovan Assistant coach(es) Bob Beyer Vin Bhavnani Mark Bryant Maurice Cheeks Darko Rajaković 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: March 27, 2019

Salaries

Player	Salary
Russell Westbrook	$35,654,150
Paul George	$30,560,700
Steven Adams	$24,157,304
Dennis Schroder	$15,500,000
Andre Roberson	$10,000,000
Jerami Grant	$8,653,847
Patrick Patterson	$5,451,600
Alex Abrines ^‡	$3,575,183
Raymond Felton	$2,393,887
Terrance Ferguson	$2,118,840
Nerlens Noel	$1,757,429
Abdel Nader	$1,378,242
Kyle Singler ^‡	$999,200
Hamidou Diallo	$838,464
Markieff Morris	$573,295
Deonte Burton	$151,587
Scotty Hopson ^‡	$85,458
Richard Solomon ^‡	$47,371
Total	$134,896,557

All 2018-19 salaries.^[31]
‡ Waived with guaranteed money

Standings

Conference Western Conference # Team W L PCT GB GP 1 c – Golden State Warriors * 57 25 .695 – 82 2 y – Denver Nuggets * 54 28 .659 3.0 82 3 x – Portland Trail Blazers 53 29 .646 4.0 82 4 y – Houston Rockets * 53 29 .646 4.0 82 5 x – Utah Jazz 50 32 .610 7.0 82 6 x – Oklahoma City Thunder 49 33 .598 8.0 82 7 x – San Antonio Spurs 48 34 .585 9.0 82 8 x – Los Angeles Clippers 48 34 .585 9.0 82 9 Sacramento Kings 39 43 .476 18.0 82 10 Los Angeles Lakers 37 45 .451 20.0 82 11 Minnesota Timberwolves 36 46 .439 21.0 82 12 Memphis Grizzlies 33 49 .402 24.0 82 13 New Orleans Pelicans 33 49 .402 24.0 82 14 Dallas Mavericks 33 49 .402 24.0 82 15 Phoenix Suns 19 63 .232 38.0 82

Division Northwest Division W L PCT GB Home Road Div GP y – Denver Nuggets 54 28 .659 – 34‍–‍7 20‍–‍21 12–4 82 x – Portland Trail Blazers 53 29 .646 1.0 32‍–‍9 21‍–‍20 6–10 82 x – Utah Jazz 50 32 .610 4.0 29‍–‍12 21‍–‍20 8–8 82 x – Oklahoma City Thunder 49 33 .598 5.0 27‍–‍14 22‍–‍19 9–7 82 Minnesota Timberwolves 36 46 .439 18.0 25‍–‍16 11‍–‍30 5–11 82

Game log

Preseason

2018 preseason game log Total: 3–1 (home: 2–1; road: 1–0)
Preseason: 3–1 (home: 2–1; road: 1–0) Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 1 October 3 Detroit L 91–97 Dennis Schroder (21) Steven Adams (12) Dennis Schroder (9) Chesapeake Energy Arena 18,203 0–1 2 October 5 @ Minnesota W 113–101 Paul George (23) Steven Adams (13) Dennis Schroder (6) Target Center 9,807 1–1 3 October 7 Atlanta W 113–94 Paul George (22) Steven Adams (9) Dennis Schroder (6) BOK Center 14,470 2–1 4 October 9 Milwaukee W 119–115 (OT) Paul George (26) Nerlens Noel (14) Abdul Gaddy (5) Chesapeake Energy Arena 18,203 3–1
2018–19 season schedule

Regular season

2018–19 game log Total: 49–33 (home: 27–14; road: 22–19)
October: 2–4 (home: 2–2; road: 0–2) Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 1 October 16 @ Golden State L 100–108 Paul George (27) Steven Adams (11) Dennis Schroder (6) Oracle Arena 19,596 0–1 2 October 19 @ LA Clippers L 92–108 Paul George (20) Steven Adams (18) Dennis Schroder (8) Staples Center 14,816 0–2 3 October 21 Sacramento L 120–131 Russell Westbrook (32) Steven Adams (14) Russell Westbrook (8) Chesapeake Energy Arena 18,203 0–3 4 October 25 Boston L 95–101 Paul George (22) Russell Westbrook (15) Russell Westbrook (8) Chesapeake Energy Arena 18,203 0–4 5 October 28 Phoenix W 117–110 Russell Westbrook (23) Nerlens Noel (15) Russell Westbrook (7) Chesapeake Energy Arena 18,203 1–4 6 October 30 LA Clippers W 128–110 George & Westbrook (32) Paul George (12) Russell Westbrook (9) Chesapeake Energy Arena 18,203 2–4
November : 12–3 (home: 7–1; road: 5–2) Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 7 November 1 @ Charlotte W 111–107 Russell Westbrook (29) Steven Adams (12) Russell Westbrook (10) Spectrum Center 14,583 3–4 8 November 2 @ Washington W 134–111 Russell Westbrook (23) Nerlens Noel (7) Russell Westbrook (12) Capital One Arena 20,409 4–4 9 November 5 New Orleans W 122–116 Paul George (23) Steven Adams (8) Russell Westbrook (9) Chesapeake Energy Arena 18,203 5–4 10 November 7 @ Cleveland W 95–86 Dennis Schroder (28) Steven Adams (13) George & Adams & Ferguson & Felton (2) Quicken Loans Arena 19,432 6–4 11 November 8 Houston W 98–80 Paul George (20) Paul George(11) Paul George (6) Chesapeake Energy Arena 18,203 7–4 12 November 10 @ Dallas L 96–111 George & Adams (20) George & Adams (13) Paul George (6) American Airlines Center 19,818 7–5 13 November 12 Phoenix W 118–101 Paul George (32) Paul George (8) Dennis Schroder (9) Chesapeake Energy Arena 18,203 8–5 14 November 14 New York W 128–103 Paul George (35) Paul George (7) Dennis Schroder (12) Chesapeake Energy Arena 18,203 9–5 15 November 17 @ Phoenix W 110–100 Paul George (32) Paul George (11) Dennis Schroder (7) Talking Stick Resort Arena 16,376 10–5 16 November 19 @ Sacramento L 113–117 Russell Westbrook (29) Steven Adams (15) Russell Westbrook (7) Golden 1 Center 16,250 10–6 17 November 21 @ Golden State W 123–95 Dennis Schroder (32) Adams, Grant, Westbrook (11) Russell Westbrook (13) Oracle Arena 19,596 11–6 18 November 23 Charlotte W 109–104 Russell Westbrook (30) Russell Westbrook (12) Russell Westbrook (8) Chesapeake Energy Arena 18,203 12–6 19 November 24 Denver L 98–105 Paul George (24) Steven Adams (14) Russell Westbrook (12) Chesapeake Energy Arena 18,203 12–7 20 November 28 Cleveland W 100–83 Russell Westbrook (23) Russell Westbrook (18) Russell Westbrook (15) Chesapeake Energy Arena 18,203 13–7 21 November 30 Atlanta W 124–109 Russell Westbrook (23) Steven Adams (13) Russell Westbrook (10) Chesapeake Energy Arena 18,203 14–7
December : 9–6 (home: 4–1; road: 5–5) Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 22 December 3 @ Detroit W 110–83 Steven Adams (21) Paul George (10) Schroder, Westbrook (6) Little Caesars Arena 14,372 15–7 23 December 5 @ Brooklyn W 114–112 Paul George (47) George & Westbrook (15) Russell Westbrook (17) Barclays Center 13,161 16–7 24 December 7 @ Chicago L 112–114 Russell Westbrook (24) Russell Westbrook (17) Russell Westbrook (13) United Center 19,842 16–8 25 December 10 Utah W 122–113 Paul George (31) Russell Westbrook (11) Russell Westbrook (10) Chesapeake Energy Arena 18,203 17–8 26 December 12 @ New Orleans L 114–118 Paul George (25) Paul George (11) Russell Westbrook (7) Smoothie King Center 14,450 17–9 27 December 14 @ Denver L 98–109 Paul George (32) Russell Westbrook (14) Russell Westbrook (8) Pepsi Center 19,520 17–10 28 December 15 LA Clippers W 110–104 Paul George (33) Russell Westbrook (9) Russell Westbrook (12) Chesapeake Energy Arena 18,203 18–10 29 December 17 Chicago W 121–96 Paul George (24) Russell Westbrook (16) Russell Westbrook (11) Chesapeake Energy Arena 18,203 19–10 30 December 19 @ Sacramento W 132–113 Paul George (43) Steven Adams (23) Russell Westbrook (17) Golden 1 Center 17,583 20–10 31 December 22 @ Utah W 107–106 Paul George (43) Paul George (14) Russell Westbrook (9) Vivint Smart Home Arena 19,111 21–10 32 December 23 Minnesota L 112–114 Paul George (31) Paul George (11) Russell Westbrook (10) Chesapeake Energy Arena 18,203 21–11 33 December 25 @ Houston L 109–113 Paul George (28) Paul George (14) Russell Westbrook (9) Toyota Center 18,055 21–12 34 December 28 @ Phoenix W 118–102 Russell Westbrook (40) Steven Adams (13) Russell Westbrook (8) Talking Stick Resort Arena 18,055 22–12 35 December 30 @ Dallas L 103–105 Paul George (36) Westbrook, Adams (9) Russell Westbrook (8) American Airlines Center 20,380 22–13 36 December 31 Dallas W 122–102 Russell Westbrook (32) Steven Adams (13) Russell Westbrook (11) Chesapeake Energy Arena 18,203 23–13
January : 9–5 (home: 4–3; road: 5–2) Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 37 January 2 @ LA Lakers W 107–100 Paul George (37) Russell Westbrook (16) Russell Westbrook (10) Staples Center 18,997 24–13 38 January 4 @ Portland W 111–109 Paul George (37) Steven Adams (12) Russell Westbrook (7) Moda Center 19,393 25–13 39 January 6 Washington L 98–116 Russell Westbrook (22) Russell Westbrook (15) Russell Westbrook (13) Chesapeake Energy Arena 18,203 25–14 40 January 8 Minnesota L 117–119 Paul George (27) Steven Adams (12) Russell Westbrook (16) Chesapeake Energy Arena 18,203 25–15 41 January 10 @ San Antonio L 147–154 (2OT) Paul George (30) Russell Westbrook (13) Russell Westbrook (24) AT&T Center 18,354 25–16 42 January 12 San Antonio W 122–112 Russell Westbrook (24) Paul George (11) Russell Westbrook (7) Chesapeake Energy Arena 18,203 26–16 43 January 15 @ Atlanta L 126–142 Russell Westbrook (31) Paul George (11) Russell Westbrook (8) State Farm Arena 15,045 26–17 44 January 17 LA Lakers L 128–138 (OT) Paul George (27) Steven Adams (15) Russell Westbrook (13) Chesapeake Energy Arena 18,203 26–18 45 January 19 @ Philadelphia W 117–115 Paul George (31) Russell Westbrook (10) Russell Westbrook (6) Wells Fargo Center 20,646 27–18 46 January 21 @ New York W 127–109 Paul George (31) Russell Westbrook (10) Russell Westbrook (9) Madison Square Garden 19,493 28–18 47 January 22 Portland W 123–114 Russell Westbrook (29) Russell Westbrook (10) Russell Westbrook (14) Chesapeake Energy Arena 18,203 29–18 48 January 24 New Orleans W 122–116 Russell Westbrook (23) Russell Westbrook (17) Russell Westbrook (16) Chesapeake Energy Arena 18,203 30–18 49 January 27 Milwaukee W 118–112 Paul George (36) Russell Westbrook, George (13) Russell Westbrook (11) Chesapeake Energy Arena 18,203 31–18 50 January 29 @ Orlando W 126–117 Paul George (37) Russell Westbrook (14) Russell Westbrook (14) Amway Center 16,341 32–18
February : 6–5 (home: 4–2; road: 2–3) Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 51 February 1 @ Miami W 118–102 Paul George (43) Russell Westbrook (12) Russell Westbrook (14) American Airlines Arena 19,600 33–18 52 February 3 @ Boston L 129–134 Paul George (37) Russell Westbrook (12) Russell Westbrook (16) TD Garden 18,624 33–19 53 February 5 Orlando W 132–122 Paul George (39) Russell Westbrook (15) Russell Westbrook (16) Chesapeake Energy Arena 18,203 34–19 54 February 7 Memphis W 117–95 Paul George (27) Russell Westbrook (13) Russell Westbrook (15) Chesapeake Energy Arena 18,203 35–19 55 February 9 @ Houston W 117–112 Paul George (45) Russell Westbrook (12) Russell Westbrook (11) Toyota Center 18,061 36–19 56 February 11 Portland W 120–111 Paul George (47) Russell Westbrook (14) Russell Westbrook (11) Chesapeake Energy Arena 18,203 37–19 57 February 14 @ New Orleans L 122–131 Russell Westbrook (44) Russell Westbrook (14) Russell Westbrook (11) Smoothie King Center 15,686 37–20 All-Star Break 58 February 22 Utah W 148–147 (2OT) Paul George (45) Russell Westbrook (15) Russell Westbrook (8) Chesapeake Energy Arena 18,203 38–20 59 February 23 Sacramento L 116–119 Russell Westbrook (41) Paul George (13) Paul George (5) Chesapeake Energy Arena 18,203 38–21 60 February 26 @ Denver L 112–121 Paul George (25) Russell Westbrook (14) Russell Westbrook (9) Pepsi Center 18,378 38–22 61 February 28 Philadelphia L 104–108 Grant, Westbrook (23) Steven Adams (14) Russell Westbrook (11) Chesapeake Energy Arena 18,203 38–23
March : 6–10 (home: 3–5; road: 3–5) Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 62 March 2 @ San Antonio L 102–116 Russell Westbrook (19) Steven Adams (13) Russell Westbrook (8) AT&T Center 18,439 38–24 63 March 3 Memphis W 99–95 Russell Westbrook (22) Steven Adams (26) Dennis Schroder (6) Chesapeake Energy Arena 18,203 39–24 64 March 5 @ Minnesota L 120–131 Paul George (25) Russell Westbrook (13) Russell Westbrook (6) Target Center 15,728 39–25 65 March 7 @ Portland W 129–121 (OT) Russell Westbrook (37) Paul George (14) Paul George (6) Moda Center 20,037 40–25 66 March 8 @ LA Clippers L 110–118 Russell Westbrook (32) Steven Adams (10) Russell Westbrook (7) Staples Center 17,915 40–26 67 March 11 @ Utah W 98–89 Dennis Schroder (24) George, Westbrook (11) Russell Westbrook (8) Vivint Smart Home Arena 18,306 41–26 68 March 13 Brooklyn W 108–96 Russell Westbrook (31) Russell Westbrook (12) Russell Westbrook (11) Chesapeake Energy Arena 18,203 42–26 69 March 14 @ Indiana L 106–108 Paul George (36) Russell Westbrook (14) Russell Westbrook (11) Bankers Life Fieldhouse 16,656 42–27 70 March 16 Golden State L 88–110 Paul George (29) Paul George (13) Russell Westbrook (9) Chesapeake Energy Arena 18,203 42–28 71 March 18 Miami L 107–116 Paul George (31) Steven Adams (12) Dennis Schroder (6) Chesapeake Energy Arena 18,203 42–29 72 March 20 Toronto L 114–123 (OT) Russell Westbrook (42) Jerami Grant (14) Russell Westbrook (6) Chesapeake Energy Arena 18,203 42–30 73 March 22 @ Toronto W 116–109 Paul George (28) Russell Westbrook (12) Russell Westbrook (13) Scotiabank Arena 20,014 43–30 74 March 25 @ Memphis L 103–115 Paul George (30) Paul George (12) Russell Westbrook (7) FedExForum 15,144 43–31 75 March 27 Indiana W 107–99 Steven Adams (25) Steven Adams (12) Russell Westbrook (12) Chesapeake Energy Arena 18,203 44–31 76 March 29 Denver L 105–115 Russell Westbrook (27) George, Westbrook (9) Russell Westbrook (9) Chesapeake Energy Arena 18,203 44–32 77 March 31 Dallas L 103–106 Paul George (27) Steven Adams (15) Russell Westbrook (11) Chesapeake Energy Arena 18,203 44–33
April : 5–0 (home: 3–0; road: 2–0) Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 78 April 2 LA Lakers W 119–103 Jerami Grant (22) Russell Westbrook (20) Russell Westbrook (21) Chesapeake Energy Arena 18,203 45–33 79 April 5 Detroit W 123–110 Paul George (30) Steven Adams (14) Russell Westbrook (15) Chesapeake Energy Arena 18,203 46–33 80 April 7 @ Minnesota W 132–126 George, Westbrook (27) Russell Westbrook (10) Russell Westbrook (15) Target Center 18,978 47–33 81 April 9 Houston W 112–111 Russell Westbrook (29) Steven Adams (13) Russell Westbrook (10) Chesapeake Energy Arena 18,203 48–33 82 April 10 @ Milwaukee W 127–116 Dennis Schroder (32) Russell Westbrook (11) Russell Westbrook (17) Fiserv Forum 18,082 49–33
2018–19 season schedule

Playoffs

See also: 2019 NBA Playoffs

2019 playoff game log
First Round: 1–4 (home: 1–1; road: 0–3) Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Series 1 April 14 @ Portland L 99–104 Paul George (26) George, Westbrook (10) Russell Westbrook (10) Moda Center 19,886 0–1 2 April 16 @ Portland L 94–114 Paul George (27) Adams, Westbrook (9) Russell Westbrook (11) Moda Center 20,041 0–2 3 April 19 Portland W 120–108 Russell Westbrook (33) Steven Adams (7) Russell Westbrook (11) Chesapeake Energy Arena 18,203 1–2 4 April 21 Portland L 98–111 Paul George (32) Paul George (10) Russell Westbrook (7) Chesapeake Energy Arena 18,203 1–3 5 April 23 @ Portland L 115–118 Paul George (36) Russell Westbrook (11) Russell Westbrook (14) Moda Center 20,241 1–4
2019 playoff schedule

Player statistics

Legend

GP	Games played	GS	Games started	MPG	Minutes per game
FG%	Field goal percentage	3P%	3-point field goal percentage	FT%	Free throw percentage
RPG	Rebounds per game	APG	Assists per game	SPG	Steals per game
BPG	Blocks per game	PPG	Points per game	Bold	Career high

Regular season

Player	GP	GS	MPG	FG%	3P%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
Alex Abrines ^‡	31	2	19.0	35.7%	32.3%	92.3%	1.5	0.6	0.5	0.2	5.3
Steven Adams	80	80	33.4	59.5%	0.0%	50.0%	9.5	1.6	1.5	1.0	13.9
Deonte Burton	32	0	7.5	40.2%	29.6%	66.7%	0.9	0.3	0.2	0.3	2.6
Tyler Davis ^‡	1	0	1.0	0.0%	-	-	1.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Hamidou Diallo	51	3	10.3	45.5%	16.7%	61.0%	1.9	0.3	0.4	0.2	3.7
Jawun Evans ^≠	1	0	1.0	0.0%	0.0%	-	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Raymond Felton	33	0	11.5	40.7%	32.8%	92.3%	1.0	1.6	0.3	0.2	4.3
Terrance Ferguson	74	74	26.1	42.9%	36.6%	72.5%	1.9	1.0	0.5	0.2	6.9
Paul George	77	77	36.9	43.8%	38.6%	83.9%	8.2	4.1	2.2	0.4	28.0
Jerami Grant	80	77	32.7	49.7%	39.2%	71.0%	5.2	1.0	0.8	1.3	13.6
Donte Grantham ^≠	3	0	0.7	0.0%	0.0%	-	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Timothé Luwawu-Cabarrot ^†	21	1	5.9	30.2%	22.7%	66.7%	0.9	0.2	0.2	0.0	1.7
Markieff Morris ^≠	24	1	16.1	39.1%	33.9%	73.7%	3.8	0.8	0.5	0.1	6.5
Abdel Nader	61	1	11.4	42.3%	32.0%	75.0%	1.9	0.3	0.3	0.2	4.0
Nerlens Noel	77	2	13.7	58.7%	-	68.4%	4.2	0.6	0.9	1.2	4.9
Patrick Patterson	63	5	13.7	37.4%	33.6%	63.3%	2.3	0.5	0.3	0.2	3.6
André Roberson	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Dennis Schröder	79	14	29.3	41.4%	34.1%	81.9%	3.6	4.1	0.8	0.2	15.5
Russell Westbrook	73	73	36.0	42.8%	29.0%	65.6%	11.1	10.7	1.9	0.5	22.9

  Led team in statistic

After all games.^[32]
‡ Waived during the season
^† Traded during the season
^≠ Acquired during the season

Playoffs

Player	GP	GS	MPG	FG%	3P%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
Steven Adams	5	5	31.8	66.7%	0.0%	37.5%	7.2	1.4	1.0	1.0	11.8
Deonte Burton	3	0	1.3	20.0%	0.0%	-	0.7	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.7
Raymond Felton	5	0	11.4	30.8%	25.0%	50.0%	0.6	0.6	0.8	0.2	2.2
Terrance Ferguson	5	5	25.6	36.0%	38.9%	-	2.4	1.2	0.4	0.0	5.0
Paul George	5	5	40.8	43.6%	31.9%	81.6%	8.6	3.6	1.4	0.2	28.6
Jerami Grant	5	5	35.2	50.0%	45.0%	69.2%	5.6	0.8	0.6	2.0	11.6
Markieff Morris	5	0	11.8	31.3%	28.6%	77.8%	2.6	1.0	0.2	0.6	3.8
Abdel Nader	3	0	1.7	50.0%	-	-	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.3	0.7
Nerlens Noel	5	0	12.0	60.0%	-	0.0%	3.8	0.0	0.4	0.6	4.8
Dennis Schröder	5	0	30.2	45.5%	30.0%	72.2%	3.2	3.4	0.8	0.0	13.8
Russell Westbrook	5	5	39.4	36.0%	32.4%	88.5%	8.8	10.6	1.0	0.6	22.8

  Led team in statistic

After all games.^[33]

Individual game highs

Category Player Statistic Points Paul George Paul George 47 vs Nets on December 5, 2018 47 vs Trail Blazers on February 11, 2019 Rebounds Steven Adams 23 vs Kings on December 19, 2018 Assists Russell Westbrook 24 vs Spurs on January 10, 2019 Steals Paul George Russell Westbrook Russell Westbrook Russell Westbrook Paul George 6 vs Rockets on November 8, 2018 6 vs Clippers on December 15, 2018 6 vs Kings on December 19, 2018 6 vs Mavericks on December 30, 2018 6 vs Nuggets on February 26, 2019 Blocks Jerami Grant Nerlens Noel Steven Adams 5 vs Bucks on January 27, 2019 5 vs Magic on January 29, 2019 5 vs Lakers on April 2, 2019 Minutes Paul George 50:26 vs Jazz on February 22, 2019

Category Player Statistic Field Goals Made Russell Westbrook 18 vs Pelicans on February 14, 2019 Threes Made Paul George 10 vs Heat on February 1, 2019 Free Throws Made Paul George 17 vs Trail Blazers on March 7, 2019 Double-Doubles Russell Westbrook 57 Triple-Doubles Russell Westbrook 34

Transactions

Main article: List of 2018–19 NBA season transactions

Overview

Players Added Via trade Hamidou Diallo (Draft rights) Abdel Nader Dennis Schröder Timothé Luwawu-Cabarrot Via free agency Deonte Burton Tyler Davis Nerlens Noel

Players Lost Via trade Carmelo Anthony Dakari Johnson Via free agency Corey Brewer Daniel Hamilton Josh Huestis PJ Dozier Via retirement Nick Collison Waived Kyle Singler

Trades

July 6, 2018^[34]	To Oklahoma City Thunder Draft rights to Hamidou Diallo	To Charlotte Hornets 2019 second-round pick Cash considerations
July 20, 2018^[35]	To Oklahoma City Thunder Rodney Purvis	To Orlando Magic Dakari Johnson Cash considerations
July 23, 2018^[36]	To Oklahoma City Thunder Abdel Nader Cash considerations	To Boston Celtics Rodney Purvis
July 25, 2018^[37]	To Oklahoma City Thunder Timothé Luwawu-Cabarrot via PHI Dennis Schröder via ATL	To Atlanta Hawks Justin Anderson via PHI Carmelo Anthony via OKC 2022 first-round pick via OKC
	To Philadelphia 76ers Mike Muscala via ATL
February 1, 2019^[38]	To Oklahoma City Thunder 2020 protected second-round pick	To Chicago Bulls Timothé Luwawu-Cabarrot Cash considerations

Free agency

Re-signed

Date	Player	Contract
July 6, 2018	Paul George^[39]	Multi-Year
July 7, 2018	Jerami Grant^[40]	Multi-Year
July 12, 2018	Raymond Felton^[41]	Standard
In-Season Re-Signings
March 10, 2019	Deonte Burton^[42]	Multi-Year

Additions

Date	Player	Contract	Former team
July 6, 2018	Nerlens Noel^[43]	Standard	Dallas Mavericks
July 7, 2018	Deonte Burton^[44]	Two-Way	Wonju DB Promy
August 13, 2018	Tyler Davis^[45]	Two-Way	Texas A&M (NCAA)
In-Season Additions
December 28, 2018	Donte Grantham^[46]	Two-Way	Oklahoma City Blue (G League)
February 14, 2019	Scotty Hopson^[47]	10-Day	Oklahoma City Blue (G League)
February 14, 2019	Richard Solomon^[48]	10-Day	Oklahoma City Blue (G League)
February 20, 2019	Markieff Morris^[49]	Standard	Washington Wizards
March 25, 2019	Jawun Evans^[50]	Two-Way	Phoenix Suns

Subtractions

Date	Player	Reason left	New team
May 10, 2018	Nick Collison^[51]	Retired	N/A
August 20, 2018	Daniel Hamilton^[52]	Free Agent	Atlanta Hawks
August 21, 2018	PJ Dozier^[53]	Free Agent	Boston Celtics
August 31, 2018	Kyle Singler^[54]	Waived	Obradoiro CAB
October 22, 2018	Josh Huestis^[55]	Free Agent	Austin Spurs (G League)
January 15, 2019	Corey Brewer^[56]	Free Agent	Philadelphia 76ers
In-Season Subtractions
December 27, 2018	Tyler Davis^[57]	Waived	Xinjiang Flying Tigers
February 9, 2019	Alex Abrines^[58]	Waived	FC Barcelona

Awards, records and milestones

Awards

Player	Award	Date awarded	Ref.
Russell Westbrook	Western Conference Player of the Week	November 5, 2018	^[59]
Paul George	Western Conference Player of the Week	December 24, 2018	^[60]
Paul George	NBA All-Star starter (6th appearance)	January 24, 2019	^[61]
Paul George	Western Conference Player of the Week	January 28, 2019	^[62]
Russell Westbrook	NBA All-Star reserve (8th appearance)	January 31, 2019	^[63]
Paul George	Western Conference Player of the Week	February 11, 2019	^[64]
Hamidou Diallo	NBA Slam Dunk Contest champion	February 16, 2019	^[65]
Paul George	Western Conference Player of the Month (February)	March 1, 2019	^[66]
Russell Westbrook	Western Conference Player of the Week	April 8, 2019	^[67]
Paul George	NBA steals leader	April 10, 2019	^[68]
Russell Westbrook	NBA assists leader (2nd time)	April 10, 2019	^[69]
Paul George	All-Defensive First Team	May 23, 2019	^[70]
Paul George	All-NBA First Team	May 23, 2019	^[71]
Russell Westbrook	All-NBA Third Team	May 23, 2019	^[72]

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