Let me now verify the claim. The Reddit post claims:
1. Since 2009 (or 2008), OKC has scored 156,717 points as a franchise (regular season).
2. The 2012 OKC Big 3 (Durant, Westbrook, Harden) have scored a combined 89,112 points in their careers.
3. That’s 56.8% of OKC’s total.
Let me check the career totals for each player from Basketball-Reference:
Kevin Durant:
Career totals: 18 Yrs, 1201 G, 27.1 PPG
Career points = 1201 × 27.1… wait, let me look more carefully. The table shows career averages but I need the actual total points. Let me calculate from the per-season data.
Actually, looking at the career line: “18 Yrs | 1201 | 1198 | 36.7 | 9.4 | 18.6 | .503 | 2.0 | 5.1 | .392 | 7.4 | 13.6 | .545 | .556 | 6.4 | 7.3 | .882 | 0.7 | 6.2 | 6.9 | 4.4 | 1.0 | 1.1 | 3.2 | 1.9 | 27.1”
So 1201 games, 27.1 PPG = approximately 32,547 points. But let me be more precise. Actually, the PPG shown is the average, so total points = 1201 × 27.1 ≈ 32,547. But that’s rounded. Let me look at the actual point totals per season.
Actually, I can calculate from the per-season data. The last column in each row is PPG, and the G column is games. So points = G × PPG.
Durant:
– 2007-08 SEA: 80 × 20.3 = 1,624
– 2008-09 OKC: 74 × 25.3 = 1,872
– 2009-10 OKC: 82 × 30.1 = 2,468
– 2010-11 OKC: 78 × 27.7 = 2,161
– 2011-12 OKC: 66 × 28.0 = 1,848
– 2012-13 OKC: 81 × 28.1 = 2,276
– 2013-14 OKC: 81 × 32.0 = 2,592
– 2014-15 OKC: 27 × 25.4 = 686
– 2015-16 OKC: 72 × 28.2 = 2,030
– 2016-17 GSW: 62 × 25.1 = 1,556
– 2017-18 GSW: 68 × 26.4 = 1,795
– 2018-19 GSW: 78 × 26.0 = 2,028
– 2019-20: DNP
– 2020-21 BRK: 35 × 26.9 = 942
– 2021-22 BRK: 55 × 29.9 = 1,645
– 2022-23 BRK: 39 × 29.7 = 1,158
– 2022-23 PHO: 8 × 26.0 = 208
– 2023-24 PHO: 75 × 27.1 = 2,033
– 2024-25 PHO: 62 × 26.6 = 1,649
– 2025-26 HOU: 78 × 26.0 = 2,028
Total ≈ 1,624 + 1,872 + 2,468 + 2,161 + 1,848 + 2,276 + 2,592 + 686 + 2,030 + 1,556 + 1,795 + 2,028 + 942 + 1,645 + 1,158 + 208 + 2,033 + 1,649 + 2,028
Let me add these up:
1,624 + 1,872 = 3,496
+ 2,468 = 5,964
+ 2,161 = 8,125
+ 1,848 = 9,973
+ 2,276 = 12,249
+ 2,592 = 14,841
+ 686 = 15,527
+ 2,030 = 17,557
+ 1,556 = 19,113
+ 1,795 = 20,908
+ 2,028 = 22,936
+ 942 = 23,878
+ 1,645 = 25,523
+ 1,158 = 26,681
+ 208 = 26,889
+ 2,033 = 28,922
+ 1,649 = 30,571
+ 2,028 = 32,599
So Durant ≈ 32,599 career points. (The actual number is likely around 32,599 or so.)
Russell Westbrook:
Career: 18 Yrs, 1301 G, 20.9 PPG → ~27,181 points
Let me calculate:
– 2008-09 OKC: 82 × 15.3 = 1,255
– 2009-10 OKC: 82 × 16.1 = 1,320
– 2010-11 OKC: 82 × 21.9 = 1,796
– 2011-12 OKC: 66 × 23.6 = 1,558
– 2012-13 OKC: 82 × 23.2 = 1,902
– 2013-14 OKC: 46 × 21.8 = 1,003
– 2014-15 OKC: 67 × 28.1 = 1,883
– 2015-16 OKC: 80 × 23.5 = 1,880
– 2016-17 OKC: 81 × 31.6 = 2,560
– 2017-18 OKC: 80 × 25.4 = 2,032
– 2018-19 OKC: 73 × 22.9 = 1,672
– 2019-20 HOU: 57 × 27.2 = 1,550
– 2020-21 WAS: 65 × 22.2 = 1,443
– 2021-22 LAL: 78 × 18.5 = 1,443
– 2022-23 LAL: 52 × 15.9 = 827
– 2022-23 LAC: 21 × 15.8 = 332
– 2023-24 LAC: 68 × 11.1 = 755
– 2024-25 DEN: 75 × 13.3 = 998
– 2025-26 SAC: 64 × 15.2 = 973
Total:
1,255 + 1,320 = 2,575
+ 1,796 = 4,371
+ 1,558 = 5,929
+ 1,902 = 7,831
+ 1,003 = 8,834
+ 1,883 = 10,717
+ 1,880 = 12,597
+ 2,560 = 15,157
+ 2,032 = 17,189
+ 1,672 = 18,861
+ 1,550 = 20,411
+ 1,443 = 21,854
+ 1,443 = 23,297
+ 827 = 24,124
+ 332 = 24,456
+ 755 = 25,211
+ 998 = 26,209
+ 973 = 27,182
So Westbrook ≈ 27,182 career points.
James Harden:
Career: 17 Yrs, 1221 G, 24.0 PPG → ~29,304 points
Let me calculate:
– 2009-10 OKC: 76 × 9.9 = 752
– 2010-11 OKC: 82 × 12.2 = 1,000
– 2011-12 OKC: 62 × 16.8 = 1,042
– 2012-13 HOU: 78 × 25.9 = 2,020
– 2013-14 HOU: 73 × 25.4 = 1,854
– 2014-15 HOU: 81 × 27.4 = 2,219
– 2015-16 HOU: 82 × 29.0 = 2,378
– 2016-17 HOU: 81 × 29.1 = 2,357
– 2017-18 HOU: 72 × 30.4 = 2,189
– 2018-19 HOU: 78 × 36.1 = 2,816
– 2019-20 HOU: 68 × 34.3 = 2,332
– 2020-21 HOU: 8 × 24.8 = 198
– 2020-21 BRK: 36 × 24.6 = 886
– 2021-22 BRK: 44 × 22.5 = 990
– 2021-22 PHI: 21 × 21.0 = 441
– 2022-23 PHI: 58 × 21.0 = 1,218
– 2023-24 LAC: 72 × 16.6 = 1,195
– 2024-25 LAC: 79 × 22.8 = 1,801
– 2025-26 LAC: 44 × 25.4 = 1,118
– 2025-26 CLE: 26 × 20.5 = 533
Total:
752 + 1,000 = 1,752
+ 1,042 = 2,794
+ 2,020 = 4,814
+ 1,854 = 6,668
+ 2,219 = 8,887
+ 2,378 = 11,265
+ 2,357 = 13,622
+ 2,189 = 15,811
+ 2,816 = 18,627
+ 2,332 = 20,959
+ 198 = 21,157
+ 886 = 22,043
+ 990 = 23,033
+ 441 = 23,474
+ 1,218 = 24,692
+ 1,195 = 25,887
+ 1,801 = 27,688
+ 1,118 = 28,806
+ 533 = 29,339
So Harden ≈ 29,339 career points.
Combined: 32,599 + 27,182 + 29,339 = 89,120
The Reddit post says 89,112. That’s very close — the small difference is due to rounding in PPG. So the claim checks out.
Now for OKC’s franchise total points since 2008-09 (their first season in OKC):
From the team page, I can see the seasons and records. I need to calculate total points scored per season. The team page doesn’t directly show total points, but I can estimate from ORtg and Pace, or I can look at the actual season points.
Actually, let me think about this differently. The Reddit post says “Since 2009” but then clarifies “Since 2008 after the Seattle SuperSonics relocated.” The franchise total of 156,717 points seems to be for OKC seasons only (2008-09 through 2024-25, or possibly through 2025-26).
Let me try to verify this. I need the total points scored by OKC as a team across all regular seasons. The team page doesn’t show total points directly, but I can look at the team’s season pages or calculate from ORtg and possessions.
Actually, let me try to fetch a page that might have the total points. Or I can try to calculate from the team stats.
Actually, the Basketball-Reference team page shows ORtg (points per 100 possessions) and Pace (possessions per 48 minutes). I could estimate total possessions and then total points, but that’s complex.
Let me try a different approach – let me see if there’s a simpler way to verify. The Reddit post’s claim is that the three players’ career totals (89,112) exceed half of OKC’s franchise total (156