Oklahoma City Thunder top draft picks through the years

From Russell Westbrook and James Harden to Steven Adams and Terrance Ferguson, OKC Thunder Wire recalls the team’s top selections since 2008.

2009: James Harden, G, Arizona State

James Harden Arizona State 2009
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Round 1, No. 3 overall

Oklahoma City made a shrewd selection in drafting Harden — one spot after the Memphis Grizzlies picked 7-foot-3 UConn center Hasheem Thabeet. He would go on to play in seven NBA All-Star Games, earn two NBA scoring titles and win the 2017-18 NBA MVP award. Of course, unfortunately for Thunder fans, those accomplishments took place in a Houston Rockets uniform. Still, he played a key role on the Thunder team that reached the 2012 NBA Finals, scoring 16.8 points per game in the regular season and 16.3 per game in the playoffs.

Notable: The Thunder picked French point guard Rodrigue Beaubois No. 25 overall, then sent him to the Dallas Mavericks in a draft-day trade for Ohio State big man Byron Mullens.

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