I know Lu Dort is coming off a down season ... I feel much better about the Thunder’s chances of getting back to the NBA Finals and possibly even winning the whole darn thing again next season with Dort on the roster ... Stock in Dort had never been higher.
The OKC Thunder picked up its $17.7 million team option on Lu Dort for the upcoming NBA season ... Dort has spent his entire pro career with OKC since going undrafted in 2019 ... Dort averaged 8.3 points, 3.6 ...
And OKC entered this offseason with team options on IsaiahHartenstein ($28.5 million), Lu Dort ($17.2 million) and Kenrich Williams ($7.2 million) ... Lu Dort. OKC has a $17.2 million team option on Dort.
Lu Dort regressed in 2025-26. He was neither the same 3-point shooter nor defender that he was during the Thunder’s title season, and Dort’s playing time dipped as a result ... Lu Dort. Lu Dort by the numbers ... Dort is sixth in minutes played ... Lu Dort grade.
Welcome back, Otega Oweh ...Grading Otega Oweh pick ... Oweh isn’t the level of prospect as Cason Wallace, another Wildcat turned Thunder, but he’s a strong, disruptive defender in the Wallace/Lu Dort vein ... Oweh projects as a jumbo off-ball guard/wing ... Grade.
The Oklahoma City Thunder are officially the first team to complete a trade this offseason ... “He (LuDort) is equal parts stingy and disruptive,” Buckley wrote Monday. “His tools are toolsy, his effort is relentless, and his instincts are sharp ... .
The Oklahoma City Thunder enter the 2026 offseason facing a financial reality that could force difficult roster decisions, and veteran guard-forward Luguentz Dort appears to be one of the most likely candidates to be moved.
"He will at least remind Sam Presti and the Thunder management just how much he values having Lu Dort as his teammate ... will remind Sam Presti how much he values Luguentz Dort.
The Thunder have team options for IsaiahHartenstein and Lu Dort... Over the years, Gilgeous-Alexander and Dort have been the mainstays ... SGA himself might be the one who makes the call on whether they let go of Dort or not.