What is the Thunder starting lineup?

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander (PG), Cason Wallace (SG), Jalen Williams (PF), Alex Caruso (PF) and Aday Mara (C): the five who started the most of their last 4 preseason games (Oct 6 to Oct 13).

Who is the Thunder starting point guard?

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, 2 starts in 4 games at 20.5 minutes per game.

Who is the Thunder sixth man?

Bennett Stirtz, the most minutes off the bench at 29.0 per game (2 starts).

Who is injured on the Thunder?

Otega Oweh (out, right achilles, surgery), Ajay Mitchell (day-to-day, rest), Chet Holmgren (day-to-day, quadriceps, bruise), Jaylin Williams (day-to-day, heel), Nikola Topić (day-to-day, back, surgery) and Thomas Sorber (day-to-day, right knee, surgery), on today's injury report.

Why does this Thunder depth chart differ from others?

Listed depth charts are a statement of intent and they lag. This one is ordered by the starts and minutes each player actually got in their last 4 preseason games (Oct 6 to Oct 13), and it moves the morning after every game.

Oklahoma City Thunder depth chart 2026-27

The Thunder starting five from their last 4 preseason games (Oct 6 to Oct 13): Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, Cason Wallace, Jalen Williams, Alex Caruso and Aday Mara. First off the bench: Bennett Stirtz and Brooks Barnhizer. Not in those games: Chet Holmgren (day-to-day, 28.9 minutes per game last season). Listed out or doubtful: Otega Oweh (out).

Ordered by starts and minutes in their last 4 preseason games (Oct 6 to Oct 13). These are preseason games: the chart switches to regular season games after the team's first one on opening night. The trend column is each game's minutes, oldest first.

Thunder starting lineup

Player	Starts	Min per game	Last games	Last season	Links
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander PG Is he playing?	2 of 4	20.5	. 18 . 23	33.2	Is he playing?vs Cade Cunningham
Cason Wallace SG Is he playing?	2 of 4	19.0	. 18 . 20	26.6	Is he playing?vs Isaiah Hartenstein
Jalen Williams PF Is he playing?	2 of 4	20.0	. 19 . 21	28.4	Is he playing?vs Ausar Thompson
Alex Caruso PF Is he playing?	2 of 4	16.0	. 17 . 15	18.2	Is he playing?
Aday Mara C	3 of 4	23.8	18 25 33 19down 6	-

Thunder rotation off the bench

12 or more minutes per game in the window, most first.

Player	Starts	Min per game	Last games	Last season	Links
Bennett Stirtz PG	2 of 4	29.0	31 22 38 25	-
Brooks Barnhizer PFtwo-way Is he playing?	1 of 4	26.5	26 19 40 21down 7	8.7	Is he playing?
Josh Dix PGtwo-way	1 of 4	26.3	30 14 37 24	-
Otega Oweh PGtwo-wayOUT	1 of 4	23.5	28 16 35 15down 11	-
Ajay Mitchell PGDAY-TO-DAY Is he playing?	1 of 4	17.5	18 17 . .	25.8	Is he playing?vs Ayo Dosunmu
Jared McCain SG Is he playing?	1 of 4	17.3	16 17 . 19	17.3	Is he playing?
Kenrich Williams PF Is he playing?	1 of 4	17.0	18 14 . 19	15.3	Is he playing?
Anthony Pritchard PG	0 of 4	13.3	10 10 19 14	-

Deep bench

Played in the window, under 12 minutes per game.

Player	Starts	Min per game	Last games	Last season	Links
Isaiah Hartenstein C Is he playing?	1 of 4	13.0	. . . 13	24.2	Is he playing?vs Cason Wallace
Christoph Tilly C	0 of 4	11.8	25 8 10 4down 10	-
Zhaire Smith PG	0 of 4	10.0	14 . 11 5down 7	-
Andrew Holifield PF	0 of 4	9.3	7 6 17 7	-

On the roster, no minutes in the preseason window

Injured, resting or outside the rotation, with last season's minutes per game for scale.

Player	Status	Last season	Links
Chet Holmgren CDAY-TO-DAY Is he playing?	Day-To-Day, quadriceps, bruise, back around Oct 15	28.9	Is he playing?vs Alex Sarr
Jaylin Williams CDAY-TO-DAY Is he playing?	Day-To-Day, heel, back around Oct 15	19.6	Is he playing?vs Jake LaRavia
Nikola Topić PGDAY-TO-DAY	Day-To-Day, back, surgery, back around Oct 15	-
Thomas Sorber CDAY-TO-DAY	Day-To-Day, right knee, surgery, back around Oct 15	-

How this depth chart is ordered

Each chart reads the team's last 5 games of the newest kind it has played: preseason games until its first regular season game, then regular season games only. The starting five are the players who started the largest share of the games they played, the newest games counting most and minutes breaking a tie, listed point guard to center.

Everyone else is ordered by minutes per game played in the window. 12 or more minutes per game in at least half the team's games is the rotation; the rest is the bench. The last games column shows each game's minutes, with a dot for a game he did not play.

Designations come from the day's NBA injury report. Players who logged no minutes in the window are listed apart with last season's minutes per game, so an injured starter never drops off his team's chart.

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Common questions

What is the Thunder starting lineup?
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander (PG), Cason Wallace (SG), Jalen Williams (PF), Alex Caruso (PF) and Aday Mara (C): the five who started the most of their last 4 preseason games (Oct 6 to Oct 13).
Who is the Thunder starting point guard?
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, 2 starts in 4 games at 20.5 minutes per game.
Who is the Thunder sixth man?
Bennett Stirtz, the most minutes off the bench at 29.0 per game (2 starts).
Who is injured on the Thunder?
Otega Oweh (out, right achilles, surgery), Ajay Mitchell (day-to-day, rest), Chet Holmgren (day-to-day, quadriceps, bruise), Jaylin Williams (day-to-day, heel), Nikola Topić (day-to-day, back, surgery) and Thomas Sorber (day-to-day, right knee, surgery), on today's injury report.
Why does this Thunder depth chart differ from others?
Listed depth charts are a statement of intent and they lag. This one is ordered by the starts and minutes each player actually got in their last 4 preseason games (Oct 6 to Oct 13), and it moves the morning after every game.

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