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The Thunder's previously incarnation was the Seattle SuperSonics formed in 1967 in Seattle, Washington before relocating to Oklahoma City, Oklahoma in 2008. As the Thunder, the franchise has made 40 draft picks since their inaugural 2009 NBA draft.
In the 2013 NBA draft, the Thunder selected 12th pick Steven Adams, traded for the 26th pick Andre Roberson, and selected 47th pick Grant Jerrett. Kevin Martin's contract expired, and he soon signed with the Timberwolves. In addition to Oklahoma City's off-season movements, they signed free agent Ryan Gomes and re-signed Derek Fisher.
Each NBA and WNBA franchise seeks to add new players through their respective annual draft. The NBA uses a draft lottery to determine the first three picks of the NBA draft; the 14 teams that did not make the playoffs the previous year are eligible to participate. After the first three picks are decided, the rest of the teams pick in reverse ...
More: OKC Thunder draft picks: Grades for Nikola Topic, Dillon Jones in 2024 NBA Draft. 2025 Miami first-round pick (lottery protected) OKC owns Miami's 2025 first-round pick, although it's ...
With the 21st and 29th picks in the 2014 NBA draft, the Thunder selected Mitch McGary from Michigan and Josh Huestis from Stanford. "He brings energy, passion, and great basketball IQ and toughness what we value" said Presti on drafting McGary. [44] Oklahoma City also signed Semaj Christon after acquiring his draft rights from the Charlotte ...
Dillon Jones speaks during an introductory press conference for the 2024 Thunder draft picks at Oklahoma Contemporary Arts Center in Oklahoma City, Saturday, June, 29, 2024. Nikola Topic grateful ...
Thunder general manager Sam Presti speaks during an introductory press conference for the 2024 Thunder draft picks at Oklahoma Contemporary Arts Center in Oklahoma City, Saturday, June, 29, 2024.
Holmgren was selected by the Oklahoma City Thunder with the second overall pick in the 2022 NBA draft, making him the highest-selected draft pick ever taken out of Gonzaga [20] and the highest-drafted pick from the state of Minnesota, topping Kevin McHale, who was taken third overall in 1980 as well as the highest drafted white American player ...