All-Time Oklahoma City Thunder Starting Five

One championship in Seattle (1979) and a 2025 OKC title that finally cashed in a decade of contention. The Thunder/Sonics five spans both eras of the franchise.

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The Starting Five

  • PGRussell Westbrook

    2010s

    MVP in 2017 and the only player in NBA history to average a triple-double four times.

  • SGGary Payton

    1990s

    Defensive Player of the Year and the franchise's all-time leader in assists and steals.

  • SFKevin Durant

    2010s

    MVP in 2014, four scoring titles in OKC, the franchise's most lethal scorer ever.

  • PFShawn Kemp

    1990s

    Six-time All-Star in Seattle and the most explosive dunker of his generation.

  • CJack Sikma

    1970s–80s

    Seven-time All-Star and the starting center on the 1979 Seattle championship team.

Honorable mentions

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander · James Harden · Detlef Schrempf · Chet Holmgren. Any of these could swap in depending on which positional gap you want to plug.

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