US EditionThunder Sign Payton Sandfort to Two-Way Contract, Waive Buddy Boeheim
Payton Sandfort, an undrafted rookie averaging 11 points in the G League, replaces Buddy Boeheim to free a two-way roster spot for the Oklahoma City Thunder.
- On March 2, 2026, the Oklahoma City Thunder signed Payton Sandfort to a two-way contract and waived guard Buddy Boeheim.
- Sandfort, 23, is an undrafted rookie from Iowa who spent this season with the Oklahoma City Blue and averaged 16.7 points, 6.0 rebounds and 2.9 assists during his senior year at Iowa.
- Sandfort now joins Branden Carlson and Brooks Barnhizer as OKC's three two-way players; Spotrac notes Carlson can be active for 12 more games and Barnhizer has 15 remaining.
- Buddy Boeheim, who signed a two-way deal on Feb. 6, appeared in four games this season, averaging 1.5 points in 3.8 minutes before the Thunder removed his two-way roster spot.
- The move was reported ahead of OKC's road game against the Chicago Bulls at 7 p.m. CST Tuesday.
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Payton Sandfort Joining Thunder On Two-Way Deal
By Arthur Hill | at March 2, 2026 10:00 am The Thunder will sign Payton Sandfort to a two-way contract, agents Ross Aroyo and Mark Bartelstein of Priority Sports tell ESPN’s Shams Charania (Twitter link). The 23-year-old guard inked an Exhibit 10 deal with OKC in October after going undrafted out of Iowa. He was waived the next day and has been playing for Oklahoma City Blue in the G League, where he’s averaging 11.4 points, 5.8 rebounds and 2.3…
Payton Sandfort Joins Thunder On Two-Way Deal
12:05pm: The Thunder have announced the signing of Sandfort via a press release, beat reporter Rylan Stiles tweets. To make room for him, they’ve waived Boeheim, who made four cameo appearances with Oklahoma City after signing a two-way deal on Feb. 6. 10:00am: The Thunder will sign Payton Sandfort to a two-way contract, agents Ross Aroyo and Mark Bartelstein of Priority Sports tell ESPN’s Shams Charania (Twitter link). The 23-year-old guard in…
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