The Oklahoma City Thunder have little time to dwell on their shortcomings. They fell in a Game 7 loss to the San Antonio Spurs. But the NBA’s year-round business has every team focusing on one thing or the other. Right now, it’s about the upcoming draft cycle.
For the Thunder, they continue to enjoy the best of both worlds — contending for a Larry O’Brien trophy and doing their homework for a lottery addition. They will enter the 2026 NBA draft with three draft picks — No. 12 via the LA Clippers; No. 17 via the Philadelphia 76ers; and No. 37 via the Dallas Mavericks.
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One prospect the Thunder have met with is Utah State’s Drake Allen. His agency — Elevate Alliance — announced it on social media. He played in four collegiate seasons from 2022-26. He spent his first year at Southern Utah, then went to Utah Valley. Eventually, he spent his final two years at Utah State.
Allen averaged 7.9 points on 46.6% shooting, 4.7 assists and three rebounds in 35 games this past season. He shot 32.5% from 3 on 2.4 attempts. The 24-year-old is a 6-foot-5, 205-pound guard. Most NBA mock drafts have him going undrafted. Which means the Thunder can add him on some sorta Summer League deal and then go from there.
The 2026 NBA draft will take place from June 23-24. The Thunder will look to add more young talent to their roster to keep their contending window open as long as possible around Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, Chet Holmgren and Jalen Williams.
A full list of the Thunder’s 2026 NBA draft workout tracker can be found here.
This article originally appeared on OKC Thunder Wire: Utah State’s Drake Allen had predraft workout with OKC Thunder