Cason Wallace Rumors

By sending Dort to Atlanta, the Thunder opened up more playing time for rising young guards Ajay Mitchell and Cason Wallace, including a starting spot. Wallace, an All-Defensive Team selection, is extension eligible. Comparable guards to Wallace who’ve signed recent contract extensions include Dyson Daniels and Christian Braun, who both signed for $25 million per season, and Jalen Suggs, who signed for $30 million annually. Should Wallace enter restricted free agency next year, he’d be a highly coveted player. Various teams have called the Thunder through Wallace’s tenure to gauge what it would take to pry him from the franchise, as previously mentioned on HoopsHype.

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Sam Presti: I remember meeting Lu at the practice facility door the morning after he went undrafted. I showed him around and we had breakfast together. He didn’t touch his food. I just remember saying to him that this was the beginning and not the end, that on draft night things are aligned vertically 1-60, but the morning after everyone is lined up side by side horizontally at an imaginary starting line. It’s safe to say that he will finish amongst the top of that race. I love the guy, love what he’s about and we will miss him. Losing Lu will certainly have an effect on the team, but I think we are positioned well to reimagine ourselves and continue to find new avenues to win. Cason (Wallace) and Ajay (Mitchell) will have more responsibility, as will others. But, as has always been our belief, it is necessary to embrace change and not fall victim to trying to imitate ourselves or our previous play style. As we do at the beginning of each season, we need to give the team space to discover itself once again. Losing three tremendous players and professionals is not easy and our margin for error will be smaller than it has been for some time, but I’m excited to see how we come together.

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Yossi Gozlan: Oklahoma City Thunder after trading Lu Dort. They save $100 million and have enough second apron space to sign a 15th player without going over. They will be in the second apron next season once Shai Gilgeous-Alexander's supermax kicks in. Cason Wallace also extension-eligible.

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There is a belief around the league that Wallace is open to leaving OKC, and he’s up for a big extension the Thunder might be loath to pay. The young guard would cost multiple first-round picks but be the point-of-attack defender the Nets need.

New York Post

With Williams expected to return healthy next season, Mitchell, Cason Wallace, Jared McCain, and Alex Caruso in the fold, teams across the league are monitoring fellow starter Lu Dort’s availability. Dort has a team option for $17.22 million for the upcoming season that several front executives who spoke with HoopsHype are projecting the Thunder to exercise, then consider flipping Dort on the trade market. Should such a scenario happen, Dort has been linked with the Lakers and several other teams. It’s worth noting that Brooklyn Nets head coach Jordi Fernandez coached Dort with the Canadian National Team.

HoopsHype

Bobby Marks: "Extension candidate to watch, of course, is Cason Wallace. Oklahoma City has been aggressive with extension talks on all-NBA defender. I am not going to put comps out and put numbers out because that just pisses people off, but I would expect them to be aggressive when it comes to Wallace extension."

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Justin Martinez: Cason Wallace on being up for a contract extension this summer: "I love the Thunder. But I'm more focused on getting better this summer and being able to go back out there and compete. I'm not money driven. I want to compete, that's the main focus of me. So whether I get paid this summer or not, you know, I'm going to get better because that's what I have to do to stay in this league."

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Brandon Rahbar: Cason Wallace on the Spurs: “They’re a good team. Beatable team. Obviously, we beat them. But we gotta do things better for a longer period of time.”

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Clemente Almanza: FINAL: Spurs 111, Thunder 103 SGA - 35 points, 9 assists Wallace - 17 points, 7 rebounds Williams - 11 points, 10 rebounds Wembanyama - 22 points, 7 rebounds Castle - 16 points, 6 assists Champagnie - 20 points, 6 rebounds San Antonio wins 4-3

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NBA Communications: The 2025-26 Kia NBA All-Defensive Second Team: ▪️ Bam Adebayo, @MiamiHEAT ▪️ OG Anunoby, @nyknicks ▪️ Scottie Barnes, @Raptors ▪️ Dyson Daniels, @ATLHawks ▪️ Cason Wallace, @okcthunder

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“Honestly, you just go out there and be who you are,” Wallace told The Athletic. “If it’s your night then, you know, it’s your night, and we’re all gonna be excited, and we’re all gonna put our best foot forward. But when it’s somebody else’s night, we also understand that and we cheer them on. “I feel like we’re definitely one big family, so we all want to see our brothers eat.”

New York Times

The Thunder, thanks to players such as Wallace, have chosen the whole. “That’s just who we are,” Wallace said. “We all want to win. We all have a common goal.”

New York Times

Joel Lorenzi: Asked Mark Daigneault how starting Cason Wallace in Game 1 of the Finals informed his decision making with starters since: “I view the starting lineup as a rotation decision. I think the starting lineup — the lights go out and the music starts, and the announcer announces them, and they run out, they get the graphic on TV, everybody lists the starters. It gets, in my opinion — not opinion — it's just overemphasized relative to what I'm thinking about. It's like there's no difference to me between who you start and who the first sub is or the next sub after that.”

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