Like New York, the OKC Thunder find themselves with one vacant roster spot heading into the 2026-27 season. Unlike New York, Oklahoma City hasn’t shown many signs that they’re interested in filling it at this point in time.

Now, it may be too late for them to take action, at least during their upcoming training camp.

As if the current pool of free agents wasn’t already underwhelming enough, the Knicks just snatched up a handful of the top names that, in turn, have made the crop even less appetizing.

From quality two-way wing John Konchar and 3&D journeyman Bruce Brown to promising forward and once-proposed Thunder target Ochai Agbaji, the defending champs signed the most coveted available talents off the market via Exhibit 9 contracts and, presumably, are slated to have them duke it out for their 15 and final roster spot during their own camp.

Meanwhile, the Thunder, should they actually be interested in filling their 15 spot with outsourced talents this offseason, are now left with leftovers like Kelly Olynyk, Nicolas Batum, and Aaron Holiday to choose from.

Again, the bin of available ballers was already viewed as unimpressive. Now, it’s only become even more lackluster.

Thunder still expected to find 15 man in training camp

While pickings may be slim, the belief is that the Thunder will find their 15 player during their upcoming training camp.

At least, that’s what OKC media member and beat writer Rylan Stiles is stressing, as he recently wrote in a post on X that it’s his belief that the club’s final roster spot will be filled by one of the club’s several training camp invites.

There’s a wide range of ballers who will be vying for Oklahoma City’s last standard deal this preseason.

Needless to say, second-round pick Otega Oweh should be seen as the most exciting name competing to be the 15 man on the Thunder bench, as his athleticism and elite defensive mechanics innately give him the opportunity to become a major steal from this year’s draft class if he can piece all his tools together.

However, undrafted youngsters such as Josh Dix and Christoph Tilly are names that also deserve to be monitored moving forward, especially given how successful Sam Presti and company have been in years past finding hidden draft gems, both in the latter round and in undrafted free agency.

While these names may not have the allure and established credibility that the ones New York just picked up, rest assured, the Thunder should find themselves holding an exciting camp battle themselves with the young talents they already have in tow.

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