The Oklahoma City Thunder announced a series of roster moves on Thursday prior to their preseason finale against the Detroit Pistons.
The Thunder announced they had waived Hunter Maldonado and KJ Williams a day after signing them. Both players went undrafted and played on the Thunder’s summer league roster in July.
This shouldn’t be surprising. The Thunder signed both players to their rosters and quickly released them to gain their G League rights and assign them to the OKC Blue.
In a similar move, the Thunder announced they had signed Caleb McConnell and Adam Flagler to their roster. Both players went undrafted and played for their summer league roster this past July.
McConnell played five college seasons at Rutgers from 2018 to 2023. For his career, he averaged 6.8 points, 4.3 rebounds and 1.9 assists. The 24-year-old is a two-time Big Ten Defensive Player of the Year.
Flagler played college seasons between Presbyterian and Baylor from 2018 to 2023. For his career, he averaged 13.8 points, 2.6 rebounds and 2.6 assists. The 23-year-old was a 2022-23 AP All-American honorable mention.
Just like Maldonado and Williams, McConnell and Flagler will presumably be waived shortly and assigned to the OKC Blue once the Thunder acquire their G League rights.
The OKC Blue is set to start their 2022-23 season on Nov. 10.
