Sports

5.2k voters

The Best Oklahoma City Thunder Players of All Time

Updated April 8, 2020 34.9k votes 5.2k voters 53.1k views67 items

List RulesVote up the best Oklahoma City Thunder and Seattle SuperSonics players.

Despite being a relatively new team, basketball fans must know who are the best Oklahoma City Thunder players of all time. Up until 2008, they were still known as the Seattle SuperSonics. To make things a bit more interesting, this list ranks the best Seattle SuperSonics and Oklahoma City Thunder players together. So vote below on who you think are the best SuperSonics and Thunder players of all time.

With their formation in 1967, the Sonics won over fans in the Pacific Northwest with their exciting brand of basketball. By the mid-1970s, the Sonics were title contenders. With players like Gus Williams, Spencer Haywood, Jack Sikma and Dennis Johnson, the Sonics went far in the playoffs and eventually captured its first NBA title in 1979. After a down period in the early 1980s, the Sonics rebounded in at the end of the decade. Two of the greatest players in history, Shawn Kemp and Gary Payton joined the team and turned the team into a powerhouse.

When the team moved to Oklahoma City in 2008, the cupboard wasn't bare. The team had a superstar in place with Kevin Durant and after drafting Russell Westbrook and James Harden, the team was on its way. These are three of the best current NBA players and the Thunder at one point had all three on its roster. The team went to the 2011 NBA Finals on the strength of these three stars. Durant is already considered one of the greatest players in NBA history and still has much of his career ahead of him.

This is a list of the best Seattle SuperSonics/Oklahoma City Thunder of all time. If someone is missing from this list, feel free to add him. Vote or rerank according to who you think should be considered the greatest Sonics/Thunder player ever.

Photo:

...more

1
2,930
985
Russell Westbrook
Point guard
More Russell Westbrook
The Best Jordan "Why Not?" Zer0.2 Colorways, Ranked#4 of 42 The Greatest UCLA Basketball Players of All Time
2
1,989
653
Gary Payton
Point guard
More Gary Payton
#30 of 107 The Greatest Lakers of All Time#2 of 27 The Best '90s Point Guards
3
1,846
599
Ray Allen
Shooting guard
More Ray Allen
#1154 of 1,427 The Best Athletes Of All Time#1 of 41 The Greatest UConn Basketball Players of All Time
4
1,034
207
Steven Adams
Center
More Steven Adams
#6 of 100 The Most Likable Players In The NBA Today#85 of 100 The Most Overrated Players In The NBA Today
5
1,108
190
Paul George
Small forward
More Paul George
#19 of 135 The Best Small Forwards of All Time#127 of 199 The All-Around Best Athletes of 2018
6
2,747
1,025
Kevin Durant
Small forward
More Kevin Durant
The Best KD 10 Colorways, Ranked#133 of 184 The Best Hot Ones Guests Ever
7
1,598
515
Shawn Kemp
Power forward
More Shawn Kemp
#41 of 141 The Greatest Kentucky Basketball Players of All Time#4 of 31 The Best Power Forwards of the 1990s
8
1,554
631
James Harden
Shooting guard
More James Harden
The Best Harden Vol. 4 Colorways, Ranked#460 of 584 The Greatest Entertainers Of All Time
9
1,114
560
Serge Ibaka
Center
More Serge Ibaka
#4 of 50 The Greatest African NBA Players of All Time#37 of 71 The Best Sleeper Picks For Your Fantasy Basketball Team In 2019-2020
10
543
208
Victor Oladipo
Shooting guard
More Victor Oladipo
#6 of 65 The Greatest Indiana Hoosiers Basketball Players of All Time#21 of 75 The Best Current Wing Players in the NBA
11
583
321
Spencer Haywood
Power forward, Center
12
533
298
Rashard Lewis
Small forward, Power forward
13
184
39
Dennis Schröder
Point guard
More Dennis Schröder
#30 of 71 The Best Point Guards Currently in the NBA#33 of 107 The Best Foreign NBA Players of All Time

14
329
162
Enes Kanter
Power forward, Center
More Enes Kanter
#18 of 40 The Most Hated Active NBA Players#91 of 130 The Best European NBA Players of All Time
15
389
234
Dale Ellis
Shooting guard
More Dale Ellis
#79 of 175 The Greatest Shooting Guards in NBA History#142 of 227 The Greatest Offensive Players in NBA History
16
522
338
Jack Sikma
Power forward, Center
More Jack Sikma
#43 of 165 The Greatest NBA Centers of All Time#86 of 168 The Greatest Power Forwards in NBA History
17
513
316
Dennis Johnson
Point guard
More Dennis Johnson
#43 of 150 The Greatest Point Guards in NBA History#9 of 133 The Best Boston Celtics of All Time
18
323
182
Nick Collison
Power forward, Center
More Nick Collison
#10 of 49 The Greatest Kansas Jayhawks Basketball Players of All Time#4 of 25 The Best NBA Players from Iowa
19
330
211
Xavier McDaniel
Power forward
20
168
60
Jerami Grant
Forward
More Jerami Grant
#12 of 92 The Best Second-Generation NBA Players Of All Time#26 of 30 NBA Players Who Should Finally Do The Slam Dunk Contest
21
482
208
Patrick Ewing
Center
More Patrick Ewing
#10 of 55 The Best No. 1 Overall NBA Draft Picks of All Time, Ranked#75 of 100 The Best Current College Basketball Coaches
22
389
265
Sam Perkins
Power forward, Center
More Sam Perkins
#7 of 51 The Greatest UNC Tar Heels Basketball Players of All Time#14 of 30 The Best NBA Centers of the '90s
23
306
183
Tom Chambers
Power forward, Center
More Tom Chambers
#20 of 107 College & Professional Athletes Who Were Raised Mormon#29 of 56 People Who Should Be in the Basketball Hall of Fame

24
672
481
Detlef Schrempf
Small forward, Power forward
More Detlef Schrempf
#126 of 269 The Top NBA Players Of All Time#61 of 161 The Best NBA Players With No Championship Rings
25
200
115
Hersey Hawkins
Shooting guard
More Hersey Hawkins
#60 of 73 The Greatest Chicago Bulls of All Time#19 of 78 The Best Philadelphia 76ers of All Time