2015–16 Oklahoma City Thunder season


The 2015–16 Oklahoma City Thunder season was the 8th season of the franchise in Oklahoma City and the 50th in the National Basketball Association, and the first under head coach Billy Donovan. After coming just short of making the playoffs the previous season, the Thunder won the Northwest Division and clinched the third seed in the Western Conference. In the playoffs, the Thunder defeated the Dallas Mavericks in five games in the First Round, and the San Antonio Spurs in six games in the Semifinals before reaching the Western Conference Finals for the fourth time in a span of six seasons, but were eliminated by the defending NBA champion Golden State Warriors in seven games after leading the series 3–1.
After almost pulling what would've been one of the biggest upsets in professional sports history over the 73-9 Warriors, the Thunder missed out on what would’ve been their first Finals appearance since 2012. The Warriors would go on to lose in seven games against the Cleveland Cavaliers in the NBA Finals after they too led the series 3–1.
After the season, Kevin Durant controversially left the team in free agency for the Golden State Warriors.

Key dates

RoundPickPlayerPositionNationalityCollege
114Cameron PaynePGUnited StatesMurray State
248Dakari JohnsonCUnited StatesKentucky

Roster

Game log

Preseason

Standings

Regular season

Game log

Playoffs

Game log

Transactions

Trades

Free agents

Additions

Re-signings