A look at which OKC Thunder players have NBA playoff experience
Playoff basketball is back in Oklahoma City.
The OKC Thunder (57-25) is set to make its first playoff appearance since the 2019-20 campaign. It'll be a new experience for plenty of players on the team, which entered the season with the second-youngest roster in the NBA.
OKC's players have made a combined 134 playoff appearances throughout their careers. Of all the playoff/play-in teams, only Orlando (91 appearances) has a lower total.
With the first round of the playoffs set to begin on April 20, here's a look at which OKC players have postseason experience.
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Which OKC Thunder players have playoff experience?
Bismack Biyombo
Playoff game appearances: 40
OKC signed Biyombo to a minimum deal on Feb. 10.
The 31-year-old center has appeared in a team-high 40 playoff games throughout his 13-year career. Biyombo averaging 4.6 points and 6.1 rebounds in 18 minutes per game during that stretch.
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Mike Muscala
Playoff game appearances: 35
OKC added some more experience when it signed Muscala on March 1.
The 32-year-old center has appeared in 35 playoff games throughout his 11-year career. Muscala is averaging 2.7 points and 1.7 rebounds in 8.5 minutes per game during that stretch.
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Gordon Hayward
Playoff game appearances: 29
OKC acquired Hayward from Charlotte on Feb. 8 in exchange for Tre Mann, Vasilije Micic, Davis Bertans and two second-round picks, one in 2024 and one in 2025.
Hayward has appeared in 29 playoff games throughout his 14-year career. The 34-year-old forward is averaging 15 points and 4.6 rebounds in 33 minutes per game during that stretch.
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Shai Gilgeous-Alexander
Playoff game appearances: 13
Gilgeous-Alexander has appeared in 13 playoff games throughout his six-year career, which is the most of OKC's starters.
Gilgeous-Alexander is averaging 15.1 points and 4.1 rebounds in 34.8 minutes per game during that stretch. The 25-year-old guard was on OKC's 2019-20 team, which suffered a 4-3 series loss to Houston in the first round.
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Isaiah Joe
Playoff game appearances: 11
Joe has appeared in 11 playoff games, all with Philadelphia, throughout his four-year career.
The 24-year-old guard is averaging 0.6 points and 0.2 rebounds in 2.2 minutes per game during that stretch, but he'll surely have a larger role this time around. Joe is averaging 8.2 points per game this season on a career-high 41.9% shooting from deep.
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Lu Dort
Playoff game appearances: six
Dort is the second and final OKC starter with playoff experience.
The 24-year-old guard has appeared in six playoff games throughout his five-year career, and all of them were against Houston in 2020. Dort averaged 12.5 points and 3.7 rebounds in 29.2 minutes per game as a rookie in the postseason.
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