DRAFT

Bennett Stirtz

Oklahoma City Thunder

SF6'4"190 lbage 22rookieIowaLiberty, MO

ROOKIE · NBA RATING PENDING

A high-feel combo guard who shoots and makes the right read

OKC

Oklahoma City Thunder

Western · Northwest · proj. 68-14

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A meteoric riser from Division II to the Big Ten — a plug-and-play guard with shooting and brains. Age caps the upside, but the skills travel immediately.

Proj. pick #18Range 17–30Comp Payton Pritchard

Strengths

Elite feel and shot-making
Size and floor-spacing
Low-mistake connector

Top concern

Older prospect with average athletic tools

Draft grade — a pre-NBA scouting projection from the curated Big Board, graded against the draft class. It is not an NBA rating; an NBA rating appears once he plays a qualifying NBA season.

Contract

2026-27

$4,646,472Guaranteed

2% of the club’s payroll · 12th of 15 priced deals

Runs through4 seasons

Est. market value$2,869,333 /yr

Surplus−$1,777,139

FAIR VALUEpaid about what he is worth

Market value is an estimate, not a reported figure: what his play is forecast to fetch on the open market in 2026-27 — his current rating, a year older. Cap thresholds are projected for 2026-27 until the league sets them.

2026-27 off-season

2 moves

Jun 24
TRADEOKCOFFICIAL
Traded to Oklahoma City Thunder
via @ShamsCharania, @JakeLFischeron the wire →
Jul 3
SIGNINGOKCOFFICIAL
Oklahoma City Thunder signed guard Bennett Stirtz to a Rookie Scale Contract.

OFFICIAL means the league’s own records carry the move; AGREED means a trusted insider reported it and the league has not processed it yet. Terms and attribution come from the wire, which is the only source that carries them.