Taking a look at the NBA All-Star history for the Oklahoma City Thunder

Starting yesterday, Dec. 19, the official voting for the NBA All-Star game opened up. With a variety of dates listed as opportunities for fans to select their favorite players for the game, numerous teams hope to send their star players to the massive event.

For the Oklahoma City Thunder, they have one frontrunner for the game in Shai Gilgeous-Alexander and a potential first-timer in Jalen Williams. But how have the Thunder faired in years prior? Here is a look at Oklahoma City’s history during the All-Star game.

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Five total OKC Thunder players have been All-Stars
With the franchise leaving Seattle and forming in Oklahoma City in 2008, there hasn’t been too much time for the Thunder to be rooted in NBA history, especially compared to other teams. However, in their short existence, they have managed to send five players to the All-Star game, all of which make up the franchise’s 20 total All-Star selections:

Out off all of these All-Star selections, when it came to being a starter, OKC members were voted eight total times.

Over the past 16 seasons, the Thunder have had an All-Star in 13 total seasons and seven total season with two All-Stars.

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With the 2024-25 NBA All-Star game taking place Feb. 16 in Golden State at the Chase Center, Oklahoma City has the chance to make it 14 seasons with an All-Star appearance and a potential eighth season with two All-Star appearances.

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