Just because the 2025 NBA draft is over, doesn’t mean teams stop ringing the phones. As soon as the last pick is announced, a whole class of undrafted free agents hope to get signed by an NBA squad with summer league weeks away.
The Oklahoma City Thunder drafted Georgetown’s Thomas Sorber with the No. 15 pick and Northwestern’s Brooks Barnhizer with the No. 44 pick. Now, they added somebody from undrafted free agency.
The Thunder have signed Iowa’s Payton Sandfort to a contract, per ESPN’s Jonathan Givony. He spent four college seasons at Iowa from 2021-25.
Sandfort averaged 16.7 points on 40.7% shooting, six rebounds and 2.9 assists in 33 games last season. He shot 34% from 3 on 7.5 attempts. He was a 89.1% free-throw shooter. The 22-year-old is a 6-foot-8, 215-pound forward.
While the details of the deal are unknown, it’s likely an Exhibit 10 deal. Sandfort will get a chance to play for the Thunder on their summer league squad. If he impresses enough, he could get added to their G League’s OKC Blue roster.
This article originally appeared on OKC Thunder Wire: Report: OKC Thunder sign Iowa’s Payton Sandfort as UDFA