Coming out of the 2025 NBA Draft, the OKC Thunder were argued to have landed a true steal in the likes of Thomas Sorber at 15 overall on the night.
Following his one-and-done season with the Georgetown Hoyas, one where he earned Third-Team All-Big East honors, the center was viewed as one of the best rim protectors in his class and, at just 19 years old, as having significantly more room for growth in his game.
Of course, considering the state of the club's big man rotation that consists of established core members like Chet Holmgren, Isaiah Hartenstein, and Jaylin Williams, even before he went down with a season-ending ACL tear in early September, it was considered rather hard to envision Sorber coming across a significant role within coach Mark Daigneault's scheme right out of the gates.