The 2023 NBA Offseason is upon us! Soon, the news will be flying off the shelf. For the OKC Thunder, many expect it to be a sleepy summer in Bricktown. With a roster that already features one standard pact too many, there is only a little wiggle room for the Thunder this offseason.
The Oklahoma City Thunder are about to embark on Free Agency, which also opens up trade possibilities for the league at large. There will be plenty of moving, shaking, and potentially conference-shifting news. This is a critical period on the NBA calendar for a young Thunder team that hopes to build on their 40-win success from this past season. So what needs to be done this Summer in Oklahoma City?
OKC Thunder 2023 NBA Free Agency live tracker, analysis, and updates to the roster.
The Oklahoma City Thunder sit with a crowded roster and 16.6 million dollars in cap space, good enough for the 8th most cap space in the association. Could Sam Presti pull off a surprise this offseason?
Impending OKC Thunder Free Agents:
- Dario Saric-Warriors
- Jared Butler
- Olivier Sarr
Decisions that need to be made:
- Lindy Waters III has a 1.9 million dollar team option that must be decided on June 29th-Declined
- Jeremiah Robinson-Earl sees his 1.9 million dollar salary be fully guaranteed if he is not waived by June 30th.-Guaranteed
Current roster spots:
- The Thunder have 21 standard NBA contracts (reportedly, not officially which is how they are skirting this rule); while allowed to carry 20 right now, that number must dip to 15 by opening night in October.
- OKC has two two-way slots available, with one of their three owed to the 50th overall pick, Keyontae Johnson.
OKC Thunder Decisions:
- Keyontae Johnson will sign a two-way deal with OKC
- Lindy Waters III’s 1.9 Million Dollar Team-Option was DECLINED.
- Jared Butler was not extended the Qualifying Offer, he is an unrestricted Free Agent
- Olivier Sarr was not extended the Qualifying Offer, he is an unrestricted Free Agent
- Jeremiah Robinson-Earl has seen his 1.9 million dollars guaranteed for the 2023-24 season
- Vasilije Micic has signed with the OKC Thunder for three years and 23.5 million dollars
- The OKC Thunder have traded for Victor Oladipo
- The Thunder have signed Jack White to a two year standard contract
- The OKC Thunder have traded for Patty Mills from the Brooklyn Nets, getting draft compensation in return.
- The OKC Thunder have traded Patty Mills to Atlanta for TyTy Washington, Usman Garuba, Rudy Gay, and a second-round pick.
Former OKC Thunder Landing spots this Summer:
- Jerami Grant inks a 5 year 160 million dollar deal to remain in Portland
- Reggie Jackson signed a 2 year 10.25 million dollar deal to remain in Denver
- Domantas Sabonis inked a five year extension with the Kings
- Russell Westbrook returns to the Clippers on a two-year pact
- Ty Jerome has agreed to a two-year deal with the Cleveland Cavaliers
- Dennis Schroder has agreed on a two-year deal with the Raptors
- Dario Saric has signed with the Golden State Warriors
- Darius Bazley has signed with the Brooklyn Nets
we will update this Free Agency tracker with news, notes, and analysis at that time. So bookmark this page and check back frequently!