Last Updated on June 10, 2025 by Mat Diekhake
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Here is the Oklahoma City Thunder’s roster and regular season player statistics for the 2008–09 NBA season.
2008–09 Oklahoma City Thunder Roster
| No. | Player | Pos | Ht | Wt | Age | College/From | Exp |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | Russell Westbrook | PG | 6’3″ | 187 | 20 | UCLA | R |
| 4 | Nick Collison | PF | 6’10” | 255 | 28 | Kansas | 5 |
| 13 | Chucky Atkins | PG | 5’11” | 185 | 34 | South Florida | 9 |
| 35 | Kevin Durant | SF | 6’10” | 240 | 20 | Texas | 2 |
| 22 | Jeff Green | SF | 6’9″ | 235 | 22 | Georgetown | 2 |
| 25 | Earl Watson | PG | 6’1″ | 185 | 29 | UCLA | 7 |
| 2 | Thabo Sefolosha | SG | 6’7″ | 215 | 24 | Switzerland | 3 |
| 9 | Damien Wilkins | SF | 6’6″ | 225 | 29 | Georgia | 5 |
| 27 | Johan Petro | C | 7’0″ | 247 | 23 | France | 4 |
| 7 | Desmond Mason | SF | 6’5″ | 215 | 31 | Oklahoma State | 9 |
| 3 | Kyle Weaver | SG | 6’6″ | 201 | 23 | Washington State | R |
| 12 | D.J. White | PF | 6’9″ | 251 | 22 | Indiana | R |
| 6 | Shaun Livingston | PG | 6’7″ | 175 | 23 | — | 4 |
| 21 | Joe Smith | PF | 6’10” | 225 | 33 | Maryland | 13 |
| 14 | Malik Rose | PF | 6’7″ | 255 | 34 | Drexel | 12 |
| 11 | Nenad Krstić | C | 7’0″ | 260 | 25 | Serbia | 4 |
| 55 | Robert Swift | C | 7’1″ | 245 | 23 | Bakersfield HS | 3 |
| 31 | Mouhamed Sene | C | 7’0″ | 230 | 22 | Senegal | 2 |
| 50 | Steven Hill | C | 7’0″ | 245 | 23 | Arkansas | R |
2008–09 Regular Season Player Statistics
| Player | GP | MPG | PPG | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kevin Durant | 74 | 39.0 | 25.3 | 6.5 | 2.8 | 1.3 | 0.7 | .476 | .422 | .863 |
| Jeff Green | 78 | 36.8 | 16.5 | 6.7 | 2.0 | 1.0 | 0.4 | .446 | .389 | .782 |
| Russell Westbrook | 82 | 32.5 | 15.3 | 4.9 | 5.3 | 1.3 | 0.2 | .398 | .271 | .815 |
| Nenad Krstić | 46 | 24.8 | 9.7 | 5.5 | 0.6 | 0.5 | 1.1 | .507 | .000 | .806 |
| Earl Watson | 68 | 29.1 | 6.6 | 2.7 | 5.8 | 1.2 | 0.1 | .384 | .235 | .755 |
| Nick Collison | 71 | 25.8 | 8.2 | 6.9 | 0.9 | 0.6 | 0.5 | .564 | .000 | .740 |
| Thabo Sefolosha | 23 | 31.1 | 8.5 | 5.2 | 2.0 | 1.7 | 1.1 | .456 | .333 | .800 |
| Damien Wilkins | 53 | 15.0 | 5.3 | 1.9 | 1.1 | 0.6 | 0.2 | .362 | .375 | .804 |
| Kyle Weaver | 56 | 20.8 | 5.3 | 2.4 | 1.8 | 0.9 | 0.5 | .459 | .344 | .707 |
| Desmond Mason | 39 | 26.1 | 7.5 | 3.2 | 1.2 | 0.6 | 0.1 | .435 | .000 | .541 |
| Joe Smith | 36 | 19.2 | 6.6 | 3.8 | 0.9 | 0.5 | 0.4 | .454 | .500 | .704 |
| D.J. White | 7 | 18.6 | 8.9 | 4.6 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.9 | .568 | .000 | .721 |
| Shaun Livingston | 8 | 7.8 | 3.5 | 1.1 | 1.0 | 0.3 | 0.1 | .538 | .000 | 1.000 |
| Malik Rose | 15 | 9.0 | 5.0 | 2.8 | 0.6 | 0.3 | 0.1 | .378 | .000 | .800 |
| Johan Petro | 22 | 11.9 | 4.6 | 3.0 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.4 | .407 | .000 | .667 |
| Chucky Atkins | 18 | 16.1 | 3.7 | 1.3 | 1.6 | 0.5 | 0.0 | .291 | .250 | .917 |
| Mouhamed Sene | 5 | 3.4 | 1.0 | 1.4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.4 | .714 | — | .778 |
| Robert Swift | 8 | 3.3 | 1.4 | 2.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.5 | .521 | — | .750 |
| Steven Hill | 1 | 2.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.000 | — | — |
The Thunder concluded their inaugural season in Oklahoma City with a 23–59 record, finishing 5th in the Northwest Division and 13th in the Western Conference, thereby missing the playoffs. Kevin Durant led the team in scoring with 25.3 points per game. Rookie Russell Westbrook contributed 15.3 points, 5.3 assists, and 4.9 rebounds per game, earning All-Rookie First Team honors. Jeff Green added 16.5 points and 6.7 rebounds per game. Mid-season coaching changes saw Scott Brooks take over from P.J. Carlesimo, leading to improved performance in the latter part of the season.