Recruited Thomas Sorber has now been released for the 2025-26 season due to an injurygoalkeeper Nikola Topic is now the only goal of those who hope that the defending champion Thunder will add even more talent next year.
Having lost that Dillon Jones due to trade, Oklahoma City certainly remains the team to beat in the NBA. But it is never too late to continue to improve, and fans probably hope that this subject will be able to make their way in the rotation of head coach Mark Deigneuult.
Written in n ° 12 in the draft of the NBA 2024, he was once considered one of the best players in his class, but fell due to an LCA injury suffered in the pre-trafic process. This is inevitably what allowed him to slide towards the Thunder, who had all the time of the world to help him recover. In the middle of that, they can achieved the ultimate goal of winning a League title.
But what made the subject one of the best players in the ’24 class before the injury?
In a YouTube video published in May 2024I have objectively evaluated the skills of the subject’s project outside a Thunder lens, and this gives an overview of the OKC player even now:
It is clear in the topic strip that he has an extremely high sensation for the game, putting this in the descent score at the edge, as well as among the best passes and achievements of the game among the prospects of recovery.
The good news is that, through a passage from the summer league, all these things remained true for the subject. Thanks to three games in Las Vegas, the subject has an average of a summit of 7.3 assists per game, marking 11.0 points and adding 1.7 interceptions in the process. It was clear that it was his first time in a competitive setting for some time, but he was still able to show his talent.
The rotation of Thunder Guard is deep, featuring some of the best players in the league, including the MVP Shai Gilgeous-Alexander. It will be difficult for the subject to crack, even with his affinity for the scoring on the way and the daring passes. But Daigneault has a story to give young players in many chances.
Nikola Thunk Guard watching a MVP caliber player in Shai last season,
“It is not accidental that he is so good”, pic.twitter.com/fgy0vxqw9r
– Derek Parker (@dparkok) July 11, 2025
If the subject can limit errors at the start of his career – reduce reversals and ineffective shots, as well as to stay stable in defense – there will be a place for him in the rotation of thunder.
It remains to be seen if the subject can really come back to its reputation as one of the best players in the class of the 2024 draft, but the organization Thunder and its fans certainly hope.
