The 2009–10 Oklahoma City Thunder season was the 2nd season of the franchise's existence in Oklahoma City as a member of the National Basketball Association (NBA). With NBA scoring champion Kevin Durant, second-year point guard Russell Westbrook, and forward Jeff Green leading the way, the Thunder made the playoffs as the youngest team in the NBA with the 28th highest total salary in the league. The team became the youngest NBA playoff team (23.19, using data going back to 1952) based on average age weighted by minutes played. The Thunder were then eliminated by the defending and eventual NBA champions, the Los Angeles Lakers in six games in the First Round. The 2009–10 Oklahoma City Thunder and the 2007–08 Denver Nuggets are tied at 50–32 for having the best 8th seed record in NBA history. This was also the first season for James Harden. The Thunder clinched their first playoff spot since 2005, and their first in Oklahoma City. From a business perspective, the team began to show positive financial performance after years of losses in Seattle and a transition-cost laden 2008–09 season. In December 2009, Forbes magazine estimated the team's operating profit at $12.7 million, and estimated the overall franchise value at $310 million, good for 20th in the NBA.

Key dates

Draft picks

Roster

Salaries

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Game log

Preseason

Regular season

Standings

Division

Conference

Record vs. opponents

Game log

18,203 22,076 16,920 18,203 14,911 18,203 10,523 14,248 17,947 17,715 14,443 17,461 18,203 18,997 17,937 18,203 18,203 17,332 18,203 17,334 13,048 18,203 16,022 18,203 17,774 15,095 18,997 15,953 17,961 15,335 17,152 18,203 15,264 18,838 17,836 18,203 17,152 17,886 20,064 18,203 14,666 12,995 12,948 20,562 17,562 18,203 17,565 17,360 12,884 17,825 20,460 18,203 19,763 14,202 18,203 18,400 18,203 18,203 17,677 18,822 18,497 12,081 18,203 18,203 18,203 16,179 19,351 14,701 18,203 18,203 18,203 18,203 14,809 18,624 20,329 18,203 19,911 18,332 18,334 18,940 20,691 18,334

Playoffs

Game log

18,997 18,997 18,342 18,342 18,997 18,342

Player statistics

Season

1 Stats with the Thunder.

Playoffs

2010 NBA Western Conference First Round vs. L.A. Lakers

Awards and honors

Weekly

Monthly

All-Star

Season

Transactions

Overview

Trades

Free agency

Re-signed

Additions

Subtractions