2019–20 Oklahoma City Thunder season

This was the Thunder's first season since 2007–08 without Russell Westbrook, as he was traded to the Houston Rockets for Chris Paul and future draft picks on July 11, 2019.

The trade also marked Chris Paul's first time since 2006–07 playing in Oklahoma City after playing his first two seasons there when he was a member of the New Orleans Hornets (the Hornets temporarily relocated to Oklahoma City for two seasons following the destruction caused by Hurricane Katrina in New Orleans).

The season was suspended by the league officials following the games of March 11[1] after it was reported that Rudy Gobert tested positive for COVID-19.

However, they lost in a decisive game 7, extending the Thunder's postseason series victory drought to 4 seasons.

Despite their loss, the Thunder set some records during the series, such as Chris Paul becoming the oldest player to record a triple-double, and rookie Luguentz Dort joined LeBron James and Kobe Bryant as the only players 21 years old or younger to score over 25 points in a game 7 playoff game.

After 5 years as head coach, Billy Donovan’s contract was not renewed following the season, and both sides agreed to mutually part ways.

After falling to the Utah Jazz led by rookie Donovan Mitchell in the 2018 NBA Playoffs, the Thunder faced personnel decisions after acquiring Paul George and Carmelo Anthony in the offseason.

After the season ended, Anthony rejected the idea of coming off the bench while preferring to play more with the ball in his hands.

[6] At the conclusion of player acquisitions and transactions on 2019 NBA draft night they ended with adding Princeton High School forward Darius Bazley.

[13][14] From the time that Paul and his representation made us aware of what had been transpiring and their subsequent request, our focus as an organization was identifying the best paths for our future.

"[16] It was reported that the Thunder would also trade Jerami Grant to the Denver Nuggets in exchange for a 2020 first-round pick, which was finalized on July 8.

[22] Having spent eleven seasons with the Thunder, Westbrook left Oklahoma City as the franchise's all-time leader in points, second in assists, third in rebounds and steals.

Jawun Evans, Raymond Felton, Markieff Morris and Nerlens Noel were set to hit unrestricted free agency.

[36][37] On July 23, the Thunder announced David Akinyooye, Dave Bliss, Mark Daigneault, Brian Keefe and Mike Wilks as assistant coaches.

Bliss joins the coaching staff after serving as a senior player development for the Thunder with previous experience with the New York Knicks.