Summary
The Oklahoma City Thunder has released Buddy Boeheim, son of famous basketball coach Jim Boeheim, ahead of the 2025-26 NBA season. Buddy Boeheim, who was undrafted in 2022, played for both the NBA and its development league teams before being waived.
Key Facts
- The Oklahoma City Thunder released Buddy Boeheim before the 2025-26 NBA season.
- Buddy Boeheim is the son of Hall of Fame coach Jim Boeheim.
- He played college basketball at the University of Syracuse under his father.
- Buddy went undrafted in 2022 and signed with the Detroit Pistons on a two-way contract.
- He played 20 NBA games over two seasons, with his average points increasing from 1.6 to 3.4.
- He spent the last season with Oklahoma City's G League team, the Oklahoma City Blue.
- In his G League career, Buddy averaged 13.8 points, 3.5 rebounds, and 1.8 assists per game.
- Jim Boeheim was Syracuse's head basketball coach for 47 years and retired in 2023.
