Only a handful of days remain until the 2026 NBA draft. While the New York Knicks celebrate with the Larry O’Brien trophy, the rest of the league is ready to play catch-up as we’re in the infancy stages of the offseason. One of the first big events of the summer? The two-day draft. Teams will get a chance to inject some youth into their rosters.
The Oklahoma City Thunder are no different. Over this decade, they’ve got to enjoy the best of both worlds — competing for championships and studying up on lottery picks. They finished five wins shy of back-to-back titles and are about to see some roster shakeup.
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The Thunder will enter the 2026 NBA draft with three picks — No. 12 via the LA Clippers; No. 17 via the Philadelphia 76ers; and No. 37 via the Dallas Mavericks.
To see what the Thunder could add, let’s look at the last five No. 12 selections:
Career stats: 0.0 points, 0.0 rebounds, 0.0 assists in 2 games
Career stats: 5.2 points on 43.1% shooting, 4.4 assists, 1.9 rebounds in 10 games
Career stats: 8.4 points on 72.5% shooting, 7.0 rebounds, 1.6 assists, 1.5 blocks in 98 games
Career stats: 18.0 points on 50.9% shooting, 4.6 rebounds, 4.5 assists, 1.3 steals in 248 games
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Career stats: 5.7 points on 37.1% shooting, 2.3 rebounds, 1.8 assists in 56 games
This article originally appeared on OKC Thunder Wire: What can OKC Thunder expect at No. 12? Looking at 5 previous No. 12 picks
