Dariq Whitehead Lands With Thunder After Limited, Up-and-Down Rookie Run
Dariq Whitehead is now on Oklahoma City's roster, wearing No. 0 after playing last season with Memphis. He appeared in just six games in 2025-26, posting 16.3 points a night on shaky shooting efficiency. He is not on the injury report heading into his time with the Thunder.
By the Thunder Nightly Desk · updated 10 h ago01A New Roster SpotWhitehead, 22, joins Oklahoma City as a 6-6, 220-pound guard-forward out of Duke, entering his third pro season.
Whitehead, 22, joins Oklahoma City as a 6-6, 220-pound guard-forward out of Duke, entering his third pro season. Last year he was with Memphis, where he got on the floor for only six games, averaging 30.5 minutes. In that stretch he put up 16.3 points, 4.0 rebounds and 1.5 assists a game, with 0.7 steals and 1.7 turnovers. His usage rate sat at 23.1 percent, a sign the ball found him often even in a small sample.
02Scoring Punch, Rough EfficiencyThe shooting numbers were uneven: 39.8 percent from the field, 31.7 percent from three, 71.4 percent at the line,…
The shooting numbers were uneven: 39.8 percent from the field, 31.7 percent from three, 71.4 percent at the line, for a 51.0 true shooting mark. His plus-minus averaged minus-16.5, and his six logged games were all losses, including a 26-point night in 39.2 minutes against Houston and a 7-point, 7-rebound outing against Denver. He is not on the injury report and has no injury history listed.