LUGUENTZ Dort

In 2025-26 with Oklahoma City, Dort appeared in 69 games, averaging 26.8 minutes, 8.3 points, 3.6 rebounds, 1.2 assists, 0.9 steals and 0.4 blocks. He shot 38.5 percent from the field, 34.4 percent from three and 75.9 percent from the foul line, with a true shooting mark of 52.4 percent. His usage rate sat at 13.9 percent, reflecting his role as a complementary piece rather than a primary scorer. His plus-minus was 4.3, a sign his team outperformed opponents with him on the floor last season, even in a lower-usage role.

Dort is not on the injury report right now. He went through a stretch of injury listings this month: a Day-To-Day knee issue on his right leg logged on October 5, a clearance on October 10, a Day-To-Day rest designation on October 12, and another clearance on October 16. That pattern of being listed Day-To-Day and then cleared multiple times in less than two weeks suggests the team was managing him carefully through the start of the season rather than dealing with one single, lingering injury.

Dort has four games logged to open the season. On October 16 against Dallas, a win, he had 8 points, 4 rebounds and 2 assists in 22.6 minutes with a plus-minus of 18.0. On October 10 against Indiana, also a win, he posted 7 points, 6 rebounds and 2 assists in 24.2 minutes but a minus-3.0 plus-minus. On October 8 against San Antonio and October 5 against Memphis, he did not play, logging 0 minutes in both games, a win and a loss respectively. Those zero-minute games line up with the knee listing from October 5.

Dort's most recent game action before this season came in last season's playoff series against San Antonio. Oklahoma City went 3-2 in those five logged games: a win on May 20 with 8 points, 3 rebounds and 3 assists in 16.1 minutes; a win on May 22 with 5 rebounds and 3 assists in 23.2 minutes despite no points; a loss on May 24 with 2 points and 4 rebounds in 17.4 minutes; a win on May 26 with 7 points and 4 rebounds in 18.1 minutes; and a loss on May 28 with 5 points in 22.5 minutes, followed by a May 30 loss with 3 points and 2 assists in 15.8 minutes.

On September 25, Baxter Holmes reported on Thunder general manager Sam Presti discussing the team's offseason, roster and future plans. That report came before this season's games and lands in the same window as Dort's move from Oklahoma City to Atlanta. No specifics from that discussion beyond the general subject matter have surfaced. It is worth watching for any further detail tied to how Oklahoma City's roster, and Dort's departure from it, factored into Presti's remarks.