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The Oklahoma City Thunder are picking up the team option on Luguentz Dort\u2019s contract, the team announced on Monday.<\/p>\n

Exercising the option, worth $17.7 million, means that Dort and back-to-back NBA MVP Shai Gilgeous-Alexander remain the longest-tenured players on Oklahoma City\u2019s roster. Both were acquired in the summer of 2019. Dort joined the organization as an undrafted free agent out of Arizona State and carved out a reputation as a defensive stalwart that saw him go from a two-way contract to a coveted starter.<\/p>\n

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The 27-year-old became one of the pillars of OKC\u2019s culture and one of SGA\u2019s most beloved teammates after the two lived together in their early days with the Thunder. In 2025, he was named to the All-Defensive First Team. The Thunder won the title that summer.<\/p>\n

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Dort earned an eventual payday for his sturdiness and physicality, but he also became a respectable shooter. That efficiency dipped this past season, though, as he shot a career-low 38.5 percent from the field and just 34.4 percent from deep, down from 40.3 percent over the previous two seasons.<\/p>\n

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NBA Player Tiers 2026: Who is in Tier 5?<\/div>\n
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