Dort confirms he will stay with the Thunder, and his $17.7 million option is exercised.

June 30 - According to ESPN , the Oklahoma City Thunder have exercised forward Lugentz Dort 's $ 17.7 million team option for the 2026-27 season .

Sources revealed that Dort has spent his entire career with the Thunder, having played for the team for seven consecutive seasons, tying with MVP Shai Gilgeous - Alexander for the longest tenure on the team .

The 27- year-old Dort initially entered the league as an undrafted player on a two-way contract, and has since grown into one of the league's top role players. Standing at 1.93 meters tall and weighing 100 kilograms, he possesses outstanding strength and speed, and is considered one of the NBA's best one-on-one defensive players.

In the 2024-25 season, Dort was selected to the All-Defensive First Team. For the past two seasons, he has been tasked with limiting the opponent's key perimeter players, and the Thunder have been one of the most defensively efficient teams in the league for two consecutive years.

Offensively, Dort's three-point shooting percentage has improved to 38.4% over the past three seasons , averaging 5.4 attempts per game. Furthermore, he has averaged 11.6 points per game throughout his career , making him a key piece of the Thunder's offensive and defensive system.

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