Thunder Cut Ties With Guard After Preseason Loss
Summary
The Oklahoma City Thunder, last season's NBA champions, released Russian center Viktor Lakhin after a preseason game. Lakhin was on a non-guaranteed contract and had previously played for Clemson University. In place of Lakhin, the Thunder briefly signed Payton Sandfort and then added Buddy Boeheim to their team.Key Facts
- The Oklahoma City Thunder are the defending NBA champions for the 2024-25 season.
- The team released Viktor Lakhin, a Russian center who signed a non-guaranteed contract for training camp.
- Lakhin recently played college basketball for Clemson, where he averaged 11.4 points and 6.4 rebounds per game.
- Payton Sandfort, also undrafted in 2025, briefly joined the Thunder and had played for Iowa in college.
- The team later signed Buddy Boeheim, who had played 20 games with the Detroit Pistons from 2022 to 2024.
- Boeheim is expected to play for the Oklahoma City Blue, a G-League team associated with the Thunder.
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