Thomas Sorber

Oklahoma City's 15th pick in 2025, Sorber arrived from Georgetown as a physical, defensively-minded big — a 6-foot-10 freshman who averaged 14.5 points, 8.5 rebounds and 2.0 blocks and became the first Georgetown freshman ever drafted into the NBA. His pro debut has to wait, though: a torn ACL in his right knee, suffered during a workout in Oklahoma City before the season, cost him the entire 2025-26 campaign. It's a cruel echo for the Thunder, whose 2024 lottery pick Nikola Topic lost his rookie year to the same injury — but it also lands Sorber in a franchise with a proven blueprint for rehabbing young bigs without rushing them. What made him a first-rounder still projects: rim protection, passing feel for a center, and the frame to anchor a defense. The evaluation simply resets to 2026-27, when the healthy version finally suits up.