What the Oklahoma City Thunder can do this offseason
- ›Can add an outside free agent up to $5.5M via the Taxpayer MLE.
- ›Over the first apron: capped at 100% salary matching in trades.
- ›Draft capital: 12 extra incoming picks, owes 3.
CapTax1A2A
Taxpayer MLE$5.5MMinimum$3.9M
Projected record
69-13
Projected net rating
+14.2
Current baseline
69 wins · +14.2 net
Full standings · models the position-aware rotation, a real-age aging curve, perimeter defense, and a bounded penalty for a structural hole; a talent-on-hand projection, not a full-season forecast (no coaching or playoff translation).
Team profile · on-court identity + fit
Offense
B
57
Defense
A-
72
Spacing
B-
56
Playmaking
D+
34
Rim protection
A+
80
Perimeter D
A-
68
Rebounding
C+
49
Defense +2.8Defensive core +2.2Spacing +1.4Two-way balance +1.2Connectors +1.1Thin playmaking -0.9
Grades are minutes-weighted from the projected rotation; the chips are the fit read — how much each strength or gap is worth in net rating, on top of raw talent. Dimensions come from each player’s real 2025-26 box profile. Injuries are real reported facts, factored into projected minutes.
Projected rotation · minutes by position, best players first
PGPoint
100Shai Gilgeous-AlexanderST28y33m
60Cason Wallace23y1m
46Jared McCain22y12m
45Bennett Stirtz20y2m
SGShooting
60Cason WallaceST23y18m
67Jalen Williams25y9m
57Ajay Mitchell24y14m
46Jared McCain22y6m
64Alex Caruso32y1m
SFSmall F
57Ajay MitchellST24y11m
67Jalen Williams25y6m
60Cason Wallace23y8m
51Kenrich Williams32y13m
64Alex Caruso32y10m
PFPower F
67Jalen WilliamsST25y13m
77Chet Holmgren24y14m
61Jaylin Williams24y11m
64Alex Caruso32y7m
52Thomas Sorber22y3m
CCenter
77Chet HolmgrenST24y15m
64Isaiah Hartenstein28y24m
61Jaylin Williams24y9m
Out of rotation · no projected minutes in the 240-a-night budget
44Aday Mara43Nikola Topić41Otega Oweh
Projected minutes from the position-aware rotation model: five on-court spots share a fixed 240-minute-a-night budget, best players first, with versatile players (their secondary spot shown on hover) sliding to a second position. ST = projected starter. Not a coach’s actual rotation.
Roster (15)
77CChet Holmgren$41.5M
67PFJalen Williams$41.5M
100PGShai Gilgeous-Alexander$40.8M
64CIsaiah HartensteinNO-TRADE$23.1M
64SFAlex Caruso$19.6M
61CJaylin Williams$7.8M
60SGCason Wallace$7.4M
44CAday MaraNO-TRADE$5.8M
43PGNikola Topić$5.4M
51PFKenrich WilliamsNO-TRADE$5.0M
52CThomas Sorber$4.9M
45PGBennett StirtzNO-TRADE$4.7M
46SGJared McCain$4.4M
57SGAjay Mitchell$2.9M
41SGOtega OwehNO-TRADE$1.4M
Draft capital
Own first-rounders
’27 kept’28 kept’29 kept’30 kept’31 kept’32 kept
Incoming picks & swap rights
’27 1st · conditional’27 1st · conditional’27 1st · swap more’28 1st · swap more’28 2nd · from UTA’29 1st · conditional’29 2nd · from BOS’29 2nd · from ATL’30 2nd · from ATL’30 2nd · from DEN’31 2nd · from ORL’32 2nd · from ATL
Full ledger — 12 in, 3 out
in 2027 — first round draft pick from Denver
in 2027 — first round draft pick from San Antonio
in 2027 — first round draft pick from L.A. Clippers (Oklahoma City outgoing to L.A. Clippers or Toronto)
in 2028 — first round draft pick from Dallas (swap, Oklahoma City outgoing)
in 2028 — second round draft pick from Utah
in 2029 — first round draft pick from Denver
in 2029 — second round draft pick from Boston
in 2029 — second round draft pick from Atlanta or Miami (less favorable)
in 2030 — second round draft pick from Atlanta
in 2030 — second round draft picks from Denver, Houston or Miami (second most and least favorable)
in 2031 — second round draft pick from Orlando or New Orleans (less favorable)
in 2032 — second round draft pick from Atlanta or L.A. Lakers (less favorable)
out 2027 — second round draft pick to Philadelphia, New Orleans, New York, San Antonio or Miami
out 2028 — second round draft pick to Boston or Philadelphia
out 2033 — second round draft pick to Memphis