Yes, we know that this is taking a while!

As many of you know, we at Notinhalloffame.com are slowly generating the top 50 of each major North American sports team. That being said, we have existing Top 50 lists and consistently look to update them when necessary and based on necessity. As such, we are delighted to present our post-2023-24 revision of our top 50 Oklahoma City Thunder.

As for all of our top 50 players in basketball, we look at the following:

1.  Advanced Statistics.

2.  Traditional statistics and how they finished in the National Basketball Association.

3.  Playoff accomplishments.

4.  Their overall impact on the team and other intangibles that are not reflected in a stat sheet.

Last year, the Thunder had a nice playoff run and proved they are a young team on the rise.  There was one new entrant and one significant elevation.

As always, we present our top five, which saw no changes:

1. Russell Westbrook
2. Gary Payton
3. Kevin Durant
4. Shawn Kemp
5. Jack Sikma

You can find the entire list here.

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander has rocketed to #8 from #27. He was a First-Team All-NBA selection and the MVP runner-up last year to Nikola Jokic, and the sky is the limit for this young Canadian.

The new entrant was Jalen Williams, who debuted at #46.

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Jalen Williams played college ball at Santa Clara, the alma mater of Steve Nash. Nash would become a multi-time MVP and Hall of Famer, but no other player was drafted from Santa Clara for years…that is until Jalen Williams was taken 12th Overall by OKC in 2022.

Williams had an excellent rookie season, seeing ample time where he averaged 14.1 Points per Game and was the runner-up for the Rookie of the Year.  Last season, Williams played more at Power Forward, increased his PPG to 19.1, and played only one minute more per game.  He is a potential All-Star on a team that could win it all, and he is only getting started.

Yes, we know that this is taking a while!

As many of you know, we here at Notinhalloffame.com are slowly generating the 50 of each major North American sports team.  That being said, we have existing Top 50 lists out and we always consistently look to update them when we can and based on necessity.  As such, we are very happy to present our post 2022/23 revision of our top 50 Oklahoma City Thunder.

As for all of our top 50 players in basketball we look at the following:

1.  Advanced Statistics.

2.  Traditional statistics and how they finished in the National Basketball Association.

3.  Playoff accomplishments.

4.  Their overall impact on the team and other intangibles not reflected in a stat sheet.

Last year, OKC went as far as Shai Gilgeous-Alexander could take them, and coincidentally, he was the only jump on the list.  There were no new entrants.

As always, we present our top five, which was not affected by the last season:

1. Russell Westbrook

2. Gary Payton

3. Kevin Durant

4. Shawn Kemp

5. Jack Sikma

You can find the entire list here.

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, wo is arguably a top five player now, skyrocketed to #27 from #36.

We welcome your input and comments and as always, we thank you for your support.

Pre-2023-24 Rank: #50.

Positional Notes:  Gilgeous-Alexander also played at Shooting Guard.

Peak Period: From 2018-19 to 2023-24.  Gilgeous-Alexander has only played six years, and has not completed a maximum Peak Period.

We can only imagine how it feels for Los Angeles Clippers fans every time they watch SGA play, as they had him as a rookie and gave him up for Paul George, who is no longer there. 

Gilgeous-Alexander had a breakout 2022-23, during which time he was a First-Team All-NBA player with a 30-plus PPG. Last year, he was the MVP runner-up, was a First-Team All-NBA player again, and now leads OKC into this season as a top contender. 

The sky is the limit for this young Canadian.

Yes, we know that this is taking a while!

As many of you know, we here at Notinhalloffame.com are slowly generating the 50 of each major North American sports team.  That being said, we have existing Top 50 lists out and we always consistently look to update them when we can and based on necessity.  As such, we are very happy to present our post 2021/22 revision of our top Oklahoma City Thunder.

As for all of our top 50 players in basketball we look at the following: 

1.  Advanced Statistics.

2.  Traditional statistics and how they finished in the National Basketball Association. 

3.  Playoff accomplishments.

4.  Their overall impact on the team and other intangibles not reflected in a stat sheet.

Last year, OKC failed to make the playoffs, and likely won’t this year.  This list incorporates those who played for the organization when they were the Seattle SuperSonics.  There were no new entries and, only one elevation.

As always, we present our top five:

1. Russell Westbrook

2. Gary Payton

3. Kevin Durant

4. Shawn Kemp

5. Jack Sikma

You can find the entire list here.

The only elevation is Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, who went to #34 from #46.

We welcome your input and comments and as always, we thank you for your support.

Yes, we know that this is taking a while!

As many of you know, we here at Notinhalloffame.com are slowly generating the 50 of each major North American sports team.  That being said, we have existing Top 50 lists out and we always consistently look to update them when we can and based on necessity.  As such, we are very happy to present our pre-2021-22 revision of our top 50 Oklahoma City Thunder of all-time.

As for all of our top 50 players in basketball we look at the following: 

1.  Advanced Statistics.

2.  Traditional statistics and how they finished in the NBA. 

3.  Playoff accomplishments.

4.  Their overall impact on the team and other intangibles not reflected in a stat sheet.

Please note, that this is our first revision in two years, and as such, players with significant achievements in 2019-20 are reflected here.

As always, we present our top five immediately, though nothing has changed in this upper-tier.

1. Russell Westbrook

2. Gary Payton

3. Kevin Durant

4. Shawn Kemp

5. Jack Sikma

You can find the entire list here.

There are two new entries, and moderate increases, and again, remember this is indicative of the last two years.

Steven Adams, who is now with New Orleans, inched up one spot to #16.

Chris Paul, who was only with OKC for one year in 2019-20, and was a Second Team All-NBA Selection enters at #43.

Current OKC star, Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, debuts at #46.

We welcome your input and comments and as always, we thank you for your support.

Chris Paul only played one season (2019-20) with Oklahoma City, and while it was near the end of his career, make no mistake, he was still a star, and a player who led them to the playoffs. 

Paul was an All-Star and All-NBA player (Second Team) for the first time in four years, and in his lone OKC season, he was rejuvenated and developed his already strong leadership skills.  The Point Guard averaged 17.7 Points per Game, and brought back his .550 eFG% over .550.  In terms of his advanced numbers, his PER went back over 20 (21.7) after dipping below that mark the year before with Houston.   

Paul, who had been traded to Oklahoma City in a transaction that sent Russell Westbrook the other way, was shipped to Phoenix the year after, making CP3 a one-and-done with the Thunder.

Again, if this seems strange, remember that in basketball, a single player makes more impact than in any other team sport.  

From Ontario, Canada, Shai Gilgeous-Alexander had a promising rookie season (2018-19) when he played for the Los Angeles Clippers.  The Clippers were going for it all, and dealt the young Canadian in a package to OKC for Paul George, and it allowed Gilgeous-Alexander to show what type of player he could be.

What a steal it turned to be,

Gilgeous-Alexander inflated his PPG from his rookie year in L.A. from 10.8 to 19.0, while his PER also jumped from 13.4 to 17.7.  While he was held to 35 Games due to injury in 2020-21, the Guard clearly emerged as the top player in OKC, again increasing his metrics to a 21.6 PER and a 23.7 PPG.  SGA was also injured for a good amount of 2021-22, but averaged over 24 Points per Game in 56 Games.  The Canadian exploded to the elite level in 2022-23, wth a 31.4 PPG, All-Star and All-NBA Selection, establishing Gilgeous-Alexander as a top ten player in the NBA

Last year, SGA went to the next level, finishing second in MVP voting, propelling the Thunder to a deep playoff run, with a sweet 31.0 PPG.  It also netted the star with his second First Team All-NBA Selection.

Gilgeous-Alexander is a very special basketball player, and he has no ceiling.  

Yes, we know that this is taking a while!

As many of you know, we here at Notinhalloffame.com are slowly generating the 50 of each major North American sports team.  That being said, we have existing Top 50 lists out and we always consistently look to update them when we can and based on necessity.  As such, we are very happy to present the first revision of our top 50 Oklahoma City Thunder of all-time.

As for all of our top 50 players in football we look at the following: 

1.  Advanced Statistics.

2. Traditional statistics and how they finished in the NBA.

3. Playoff accomplishments.

4. Their overall impact on the team and other intangibles not reflected in a stat sheet.

Please note that this is the first update since 2016, and it does not reflect the current season.  Please also note that the history of the Thunder includes that of the Seattle SuperSonics.

Remember, this is ONLY based on what a player does on that particular team and not what he accomplished elsewhere and also note that we have placed an increased importance on the first two categories, which has altered the rankings considerably.

This list is updated up until the end of the 2018-19 Season.

The complete list can be found here, but as always we announce our top five in this article.  They are:

1. Russell Westbrook

2. Gary Payton

3. Kevin Durant

4. Shawn Kemp

5. Jack Sikma

We have used a different algorithm from our initial list, and this has resulted in a few changes that are reflected on the entire list, and even in the top five.

Current Houston Rocket, Russell Westbrook, takes over at #1 from #3 three years ago. The last two seasons he had with OKC, put him over Durant and Payton.  Gary Payton dropped from #1 to #2 due to Westbrook’s ascension to the top. Kevin Durant, who almost made it to number, fell from #2 to #3.  With the new algorithm in use, Shawn Kemp and Jack Sikma reversed their rank at #4 and #5 respectively.

There were other significant changes.  We dropped the ball by not ranking Serge Ibaka.  That was a major oversight, and the Congolese Center enters at #11.  Steven Adams, who has been their Center for the last few seasons, debuts at #17.

As always, we thank you for your support.

Jerami Grant was traded from the Philadelphia 76ers very early in the 2016/17 season, and he would have the same role in Oklahoma City that he would in Philadelphia, as a backup Power Forward.  Grant would do that for the first two years in OKC, but would start 77 of his 80 Games in 2018/19 and averaged 13.6 Points per Game. 

Vincent Askew was very much a journeyman in the NBA spending time with Philadelphia, Golden State, Sacramento, New Jersey, Indiana, Denver, Portland, and Italy.  Of course, Seattle was one of those stops, and it was there where he had his most productive and stable run in basketball. 

With the Seattle SuperSonics for five of his 16 years in the NBA, Tom Chambers was a workhorse for the club. 

An All-Star in 1991 with Philadelphia, Hawkins joined the SuperSonics after being traded from the Charlotte Hornets in 1995.  Hawkins would play in Seattle for four years and would average 15.6 Points per Game in his first year as a Sonic, which would also see him help the team reach the NBA Finals.

From the Republic of Congo, Serge Ibaka fine-tuned his craft with the Oklahoma City Thunder, where he would become one of basketball's most prolific blockers.

The Jason Momoa of the National Basketball Association, Steven Adams, played the first seven seasons of his NBA career with the Oklahoma City Thunder.

Always onward and upward for us here at Notinhalloffame.com!

We are ready to unveil a new Top 50, and again it comes from the hardwood.  It is the Top 50 of the Oklahoma City Thunder.

Originally, the Seattle SuperSonics, the franchise would win the NBA Championship in 1979, the year after they went to their first NBA Finals.  The Sonics would again go to the Finals in 1996, though would lose to the juggernaut that was the Michael Jordan led Chicago Bulls.

As much as the Seattle fans supported their team, a new ownership group from Oklahoma City purchased the team and brought the franchise to the state of Oklahoma, the first major franchise to arrive there. 

Now known as the Oklahoma City Thunder, “OKC” would go to the Finals, though they would fall short against the Miami Heat.

As the city of Seattle owns the rights to the Sonics name, a new team in the Emerald City would revert the history of this team in Seattle away from the Thunder, however as it stands now, this list begins from 1967, when Seattle first gained a team.

The entire list can be found here but for those who want a sneak peak, the top five are:

1. Gary Payton
2. Kevin Durant
3. Russell Westbrook
4. Jack Sikma
5. Shawn Kemp

This list takes into account traditional statistics, advanced metrics and playoff performance.

It is up to the end of the 2015-16 Season.

Up next will be another NBA team, with the Atlanta Hawks.

Drafted fifth overall in 1997 by Boston and coming to Seattle as part of the Ray Allen trade, Jeff Green would arrive as part of a rebuilding effort by the Sonics.  Green would be part of the move to Oklahoma City and while he was not always the most efficient scorer he did always average 10 Points per Game with the Sonics/Thunder.

A starting Point Guard in the late run of the Seattle SuperSonics and the first stint of his own career, Luke Ridnour would have three straight seasons where he would exceed ten PPG for a campaign.  Ridnour’s best run in the National Basketball Association was with Seattle.

From the University of Utah, Danny Vranes was a defensive minded Small Forward who would earn Second Team All Defensive honors in the 1984-85 season.  10.1 of his 13.9 Win Shares as a Sonic would come from the defensive side of the ball.  Vranes was not much of a scorer, but was able to often prevent his counterpart from putting up garish offensive stats.

Born in Bosnia, though of Serbian descent (which is who he played for Internationally after Yugoslavia), Vladimir Radmanovic was the 12th Overall Draft Pick in 2001.  The Power Forward would do his best work in five and half years he was with the SuperSonics, three times averaging over 10 Points per Game for a season.  Radmanovic was atypical of the period as he was an excellent three point shooter, not typical of a Power Forward at the time.