It's been just over a week since the July moratorium period officially came to an end, and there still hasn't been so much as a whisper regarding contract negotiations between Cason Wallace and the OKC Thunder.
With this lack of noise, fears over whether the guard's future with the club is coming to an end have begun to seep in.
However, amid this uneventful stretch, Wallace may have managed to quell these concerns for the meantime with one quick yet potentially subliminal social media post.
On his personal Instagram account, Wallace posted a picture to his story of him standing shoulder to shoulder with Thunder star Jalen Williams with the caption "Teammates" along with it.
Now, on the one hand, this shot of the duo could be taken as nothing more than a simple picture of two close friends. However, the timing, along with the accompanying comment, could be a sign that the 22-year-old is planning to stick around in the Sooner State with his highlighted teammate for the long haul.
That should be the hope, at least.
Thunder clearly open to keeping championship core largely intact
Despite the fears sparked by the CBA's imposing second apron penalties heading into the offseason, it seems mightily apparent that Sam Presti and company are open to paying up if it means keeping the majority of their title-winning core intact.
Outside of the trades involving Isaiah Joe and Aaron Wiggins to kick off the summer, the Thunder have made it a point to hold onto their main rotation.
From the surprising re-signings of Isaiah Hartenstein and Kendrick Williams to picking up the final year of Lu Dort's current $82.5 million deal, Oklahoma City is clearly looking for continuity with its dynasty-pushing squad.
With this in mind, it would make sense that the next task on their to-do list is presumably to keep Wallace on the books for the foreseeable future.
Since being snatched up 10 overall in the 2023 NBA Draft, the combo guard has only proven himself to be one of the game's most promising two-way backcourt prospects. 2025-26 turned out to be his best in the pros, as he dropped per-game averages of 8.6 points, 2.6 assists, and 1.9 steals on 35.1 percent shooting from deep.
Still only in his early 20s, Wallace has quite a decorated resume that includes All-Defensive Second Team honors and, of course, an NBA Championship.
If that's not the makings of a long-term rotational staple, then what is?
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