{"id":146647,"date":"2025-07-04T12:36:10","date_gmt":"2025-07-04T12:36:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/146647\/"},"modified":"2025-07-04T12:36:10","modified_gmt":"2025-07-04T12:36:10","slug":"okc-thunder-signs-2025-nba-draft-picks-thomas-sorber-brooks-barnhizer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/146647\/","title":{"rendered":"OKC Thunder signs 2025 NBA Draft picks Thomas Sorber, Brooks Barnhizer"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.oklahoman.com\/sports\/thunder\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:OKC Thunder;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">OKC Thunder<\/a> signed 2025 NBA Draft picks <a href=\"https:\/\/sports.yahoo.com\/article\/okc-thunder-knew-thomas-sorber-113057185.html\" data-ylk=\"slk:Thomas Sorber;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;outcm:mb_qualified_link;_E:mb_qualified_link;ct:story;\" class=\"link  yahoo-link\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Thomas Sorber<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/sports.yahoo.com\/article\/sam-presti-okc-thunder-discovered-103026566.html\" data-ylk=\"slk:Brooks Barnhizer;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;outcm:mb_qualified_link;_E:mb_qualified_link;ct:story;\" class=\"link  yahoo-link\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Brooks Barnhizer<\/a> on Thursday.<\/p>\n<p>OKC signed Sorber to a multi-year contract, and it signed Barnhizer to a two-way contract. The terms of both agreements were not released.<\/p>\n<p>Advertisement<\/p>\n<p>Advertisement<\/p>\n<p>Advertisement<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/sports.yahoo.com\/article\/okc-thunder-selects-georgetown-center-015435022.html\" data-ylk=\"slk:OKC selected Sorber with the No. 15 overall pick in the 2025 NBA Draft;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;outcm:mb_qualified_link;_E:mb_qualified_link;ct:story;\" class=\"link  yahoo-link\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">OKC selected Sorber with the No. 15 overall pick in the 2025 NBA Draft<\/a>. The 6-foot-10 big man averaged 14.5 points, 8.5 rebounds and two blocks last season as a freshman at Georgetown.<\/p>\n<p>OKC then selected <a href=\"https:\/\/sports.yahoo.com\/article\/okc-thunder-selects-northwesterns-brooks-014052891.html\" data-ylk=\"slk:Barnhizer with the No. 44 overall pick in the draft;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;outcm:mb_qualified_link;_E:mb_qualified_link;ct:story;\" class=\"link  yahoo-link\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Barnhizer with the No. 44 overall pick in the draft<\/a>. The 6-6 forward averaged 17.1 points, 8.8 rebounds and 4.2 assists last season as a senior at Northwestern.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/sports.yahoo.com\/article\/okc-thunder-injury-thomas-sorber-203413599.html\" data-ylk=\"slk:Sorber will not play in NBA Summer League;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;outcm:mb_qualified_link;_E:mb_qualified_link;ct:story;\" class=\"link  yahoo-link\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Sorber will not play in NBA Summer League<\/a>, which begins Saturday for <a href=\"https:\/\/sports.yahoo.com\/article\/okc-thunder-schedule-2025-nba-173822936.html\" data-ylk=\"slk:OKC in Salt Lake City;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;outcm:mb_qualified_link;_E:mb_qualified_link;ct:story;\" class=\"link  yahoo-link\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">OKC in Salt Lake City<\/a>. He underwent surgery for a turf toe injury he suffered on Feb. 15. Barnhizer also suffered a foot injury last season, but he said during his introductory press conference that he&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/sports.yahoo.com\/article\/okc-thunder-injury-thomas-sorber-203413599.html\" data-ylk=\"slk:&quot;ready to be a part of&quot; Summer League;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;outcm:mb_qualified_link;_E:mb_qualified_link;ct:story;\" class=\"link  yahoo-link\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">&#8220;ready to be a part of&#8221; Summer League<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">More: <a href=\"https:\/\/sports.yahoo.com\/article\/okc-thunder-schedule-2025-nba-173822936.html\" data-ylk=\"slk:NBA Summer League schedule 2025: When does OKC Thunder play in Salt Lake City, Las Vegas?;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;outcm:mb_qualified_link;_E:mb_qualified_link;ct:story;\" class=\"link  yahoo-link\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">NBA Summer League schedule 2025: When does OKC Thunder play in Salt Lake City, Las Vegas?<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Advertisement<\/p>\n<p>Advertisement<\/p>\n<p>Advertisement<\/p>\n<p>Justin Martinez covers sports for The Oklahoman. Have a story idea for Justin? He can be reached at jmartinez@oklahoman.com or on X\/Twitter at\u00a0@Justintohoops. Sign up for the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/profile.oklahoman.com\/newsletters\/thunder-sports-minute\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Thunder Sports Minute newsletter;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Thunder Sports Minute newsletter<\/a>\u00a0to access more NBA coverage. 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