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Thunder Add Cristoph Tilly on Exhibit 10 Deal

Camp fills a roster spot as the health list holds and October's slate comes into view.

$214.8MPayrollabove tax, below 2nd apron
Cristoph TillyNew SigningExhibit 10, signed Sept 15
5Day-To-Dayall targeting Oct 1 return
Oct 20Openerat Spurs, NBC/Peacock
By the Thunder Nightly Desk · Tuesday, September 15

Oklahoma City signed Cristoph Tilly to an Exhibit 10 contract on September 15, a day after Hoops Rumors first reported the deal. Five players remain day-to-day with camp about three weeks from its preseason opener against New Orleans.

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Tilly Joins on Exhibit 10

Cristoph Tilly signed with Oklahoma City on September 15, a move Hoops Rumors flagged in a September 14 report headlined the deal as an Exhibit 10 contract. It is the only roster transaction on the books this week, and no additional signings or trades are pending.

Health List Holds at Five

Isaiah Hartenstein, Jalen Williams, Ajay Mitchell, Thomas Sorber and Otega Oweh are all listed day-to-day, and every one of them carries the same target: an October 1 return. That leaves five days before the preseason opener to log practice reps before October 6.

October Slate Takes Shape

Preseason opens October 6 at home against New Orleans, with Milwaukee, a road trip to Atlanta and a home date with Indiana to follow before the regular season begins. Oklahoma City opens the real schedule October 20 at San Antonio, broadcast on NBC and Peacock. Draft capital stays intact too: Oklahoma City owns its 2029 and 2030 first- and second-round picks outright, with only the 2027 and 2028 picks tied to swaps. The open question: whether a $214.8 million roster already past the tax and apron lines adds anything beyond an Exhibit 10 body before opening night.

Who is Cristoph Tilly?

Tilly signed with Oklahoma City on September 15 on an Exhibit 10 contract, a deal Hoops Rumors first reported a day earlier.

When does the Thunder season open?

The preseason starts October 6 at home against New Orleans; the regular season opens October 20 at San Antonio on NBC and Peacock.

By the Thunder Nightly Desk, written from the club's data and the reports on file, with every name and number checked against them. How the desks work.

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