The Thunder signed in advance Darric Whitehead and security guards Lamar Wilkerson and Nate Johnson to unguaranteed Exhibition 10 contracts, the team announced today.
Oklahoma City’s deals with Wilkerson and Johnson were reported for the first time back in June, shortly after both players went undrafted.
Whitehead, a 2023 first-round pick, spent most of last season in the G League with the Oklahoma City Blue before signing 10 day deal in trouble with Memphis to complete the 2025/26 campaign. The 22-year-old wing hasn’t played particularly well with the Thunder affiliate, averaging 11.0 points, 2.9 rebounds and 1.7 assists in 34 games (23.4 minutes per contest) with a subpar .367/.293/.697 shooting percentage.
Whitehead, Wilkerson and Johnson are expected to report to the Oklahoma City Blue this fall. Based on the terms of their Exhibit 10 deals, each of these three players will receive a $91K bonus on top of their NBAGL base salary after spending at least 60 days with the Blues.
Thunder refused three players earlier on Friday to make room for their new additions.
Several other teams were busy with relatively minor moves on Friday. Here’s a quick summary.
According to Paul Garcia of Spot Up Shot (Twitter references), the following players signed non-guaranteed training camp contracts:
The following players, all of whom recently signed Schedule 10 contracts with their respective teams, have been waived, per NBA.com Transaction Log:
