What can OKC Thunder expect at No. 17? Looking at 5 previous No. 17 picks

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Only a handful of days remain until the 2026 NBA draft. While the New York Knicks celebrate with the Larry O'Brien trophy, the rest of the league is ready to play catch-up as we're in the infancy stages of the offseason. One of the first big events of the summer? The two-day draft. Teams will get a chance to inject some youth into their rosters.

The Oklahoma City Thunder are no different. Over this decade, they've got to enjoy the best of both worlds — competing for championships and studying up on lottery picks. They finished five wins shy of back-to-back titles and are about to see some roster shakeup.

The Thunder will enter the 2026 NBA draft with three picks — No. 12 via the LA Clippers; No. 17 via the Philadelphia 76ers; and No. 37 via the Dallas Mavericks.

To see what the Thunder could add, let's look at the last five No. 17 selections:

2025: Joan Beringer, Timberwolves​

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Career stats: 3.9 points on 66.3% shooting, 2.3 rebounds, 0.3 assists in 40 games

2024: Dalton Knecht, Lakers​

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Career stats: 7.1 points on 46% shooting, 2.2 rebounds, 0.7 assists in 132 games

2023: Jalen Hood-Schifino, Lakers​

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Career stats: 3.9 points on 32.9% shooting, 1.3 assists, 1.1 rebounds in 36 games

2022: Tari Eason, Rockets​

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Career stats: 10.4 points on 45.1% shooting, 6.3 rebounds, 1.3 assists, 1.3 steals in 221 games

2021: Trey Murphy III, Pelicans​

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Career stats: 15.4 points on 45.9% shooting, 4.3 rebounds, 2.2 assists, 1.0 steals in 317 games

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