The Oklahoma City Thunder season is right around the corner, with media day set for Monday, September 26th, training camp lined up for September 27th, and October 3rd marks the first preseason game, OKC basketball is back. While looking ahead to the 2022-23 season, when will former OKC Thunder stars visit the Paycom Center this season?
Since 2008, the NBA landscape sure has shifted, which leaves a lot of Thunder legends around the league, former players who use to dawn the blue and orange now repping another squad, when do those former players return to the Paycom Center?
When do former players return to the Paycom Center in downtown Oklahoma City to take on the OKC Thunder? A Team-by-team breakdown of former players
It is always fun to welcome back former players to Oklahoma City, and for the most part, they all have glowing things to say about their time in Bricktown. So when can you root on these former players, and where are they now?
Eastern Conference former OKC Thunder players:
- Boston Celtics, January 3rd: Danilo Gallinari, Al Horford, and Justin Jackson
- Brooklyn Nets, March 14th: Kevin Durant and Markieff Morris
- New York Knicks, November 21st: Svi Mykhailiuk
- Philadelphia 76ers, December 31st: James Harden and Charlie Brown Jr
- Toronto Raptors, November 11th: D.J. Wilson
- Chicago Bulls, November 25th: Head coach Billy Donovan and OKC Blue legend Alex Caruso
- Cleveland Cavs: N/A
- Detroit Pistons, March 29th: Hamidou Diallo, Alec Burks for 48 hours
- Indiana Pacers: N/A
- Milwaukee Bucks, November 9th: George Hill and Serge Ibaka
- Atlanta Hawks: N/A
- Charlotte Hornets: N/A
- Miami Heat, December 14th: Victor Oladipo, OKC Blue, and Training camp legend Omer Yurtseven
- Orlando Magic: N/A (Training camp legend Admiral Schofield)
- Washington Wizards, January 6th: Taj Gibson
Western Conference Former OKC Thunder players:
- Denver Nuggets, November 3rd, and 23rd: Ish Smith, and Jeff Green, traded the rights to Peyton Watson on draft night
- Minnesota Timberwolves: N/A (Austin Rivers for like an hour)
- Portland Trailblazers, December 19th and 21st: Jerami Grant and Olivier Sarr
- Utah Jazz: N/A (Besides Rudy Gay’s nameplate)
- Golden State Warriors: N/A, Technically JaMychal Green was a member of the Thunder this offseason for a week and a half
- L.A. Clippers October 25th and 27th: Reggie Jackson, Paul George, and Moses Brown
- Los Angeles Lakers, March 1st: Russell Westbrook and Dennis Schroder
- Phoenix Suns, March 19th, April 2nd: Chris Paul and Cameron Payne
- Sacramento Kings, February 26th and 28th: Domantas Sabonis
- Dallas Mavericks: N/A
- Houston Rockets: N/A
- Memphis Grizzlies, December 17th, and April 9th: Steven Adams
- New Orleans Pelicans: N/A
- San Antonio Spurs, November 30th and December 27th: Doug McDermott and Isaiah Roby
Which former OKC Thunder player are you most excited to welcome back to the Paycom Center this year?