- Sefolosha started all 82 games this season, averaging 6.0 points, 4.7 rebounds, 1.8 assists and 1.18 steals in 28.6 minutes per game. His 4.7 rebounds ranked 11th in the league among guards.
- Sefolosha earned All-NBA Defensive Second Team honors for his pestering, inspiring and, at times, lock-down defense in his first full season with the Thunder. The All-NBA Defensive teams are voted on by the league's 30 head coaches, although Thunder Head Coach Scott Brooks was not allowed to vote for Sefolosha.
- After shooting 41.7 percent from the field in 23 games with the Thunder last season, Sefolosha improved to 44 percent shooting this season.
- In four regular season games against the Lakers, Sefolosha averaged 10 points, 5.0 rebounds, 1.5 assists, 1.2 steals, 1.0 blocks and shot 58.6% from the field.
- Sefolosha scored in double figures 16 times and recorded three double-doubles this season.
- Sefolosha tied his career-high of four blocked shots against the Sacramento Kings on Nov. 10.
- Sefolosha recorded four steals in a game three times this season.
- Sefolosha shot a season-best 50 percent from the field in 16 games in March.
After spending a majority of his summer playing with the Swiss National Team and focusing on improving his jump shot, Thabo Sefolosha entered his first full season with the Thunder as the team’s lockdown perimeter defender.
When the Thunder acquired Sefolosha from the Chicago Bulls on Feb. 19, 2009, the fifth-year swingman became an immediate fan favorite for his non-stop hustle and suffocating defense.
Those two traits have helped define Sefolosha throughout a career that began in his home country of Switzerland, where he started playing for the junior Swiss National Team. Sefolosha, who can speak Italian, French and English, caught the attention of scouts from there, and eventually went on to play in France and Italy before the Philadelphia 76ers selected him with the 13th overall pick of the 2006 draft. Sefolosha’s rights were immediately traded to the Bulls, for whom he carved a niche as a lengthy, quick, well-rounded player.
Sefolosha was brought off the bench upon his arrival in Oklahoma City, but quickly found himself in a starting role. His offense, particularly his jump shot, has continued to develop as the season progressed. Sefolosha transitioned smoothly to the Thunder partly because of his high basketball IQ and his familiarity with Thunder Assistant Coach Ron Adams, who also came here from the Bulls.
When the Thunder acquired Sefolosha from the Chicago Bulls on Feb. 19, 2009, the fifth-year swingman became an immediate fan favorite for his non-stop hustle and suffocating defense.
Those two traits have helped define Sefolosha throughout a career that began in his home country of Switzerland, where he started playing for the junior Swiss National Team. Sefolosha, who can speak Italian, French and English, caught the attention of scouts from there, and eventually went on to play in France and Italy before the Philadelphia 76ers selected him with the 13th overall pick of the 2006 draft. Sefolosha’s rights were immediately traded to the Bulls, for whom he carved a niche as a lengthy, quick, well-rounded player.
Sefolosha was brought off the bench upon his arrival in Oklahoma City, but quickly found himself in a starting role. His offense, particularly his jump shot, has continued to develop as the season progressed. Sefolosha transitioned smoothly to the Thunder partly because of his high basketball IQ and his familiarity with Thunder Assistant Coach Ron Adams, who also came here from the Bulls.
