The Oklahoma City Thunder are signing free-agent forward Jack White to a two-year contract, agent Sammy Wloszczowski tells Shams Charania of The Athletic and Stadium (Twitter link).
White had been a restricted free agent after he was issued a qualifying offer by the Denver Nuggets. Based on Charania’s wording, though, it sounds like the Thunder are confident they won’t face resistance on the deal, whether that means Denver won’t match it or the Nuggets are dropping the QO.
A 6-foot-7 forward out of Australia, White played four college seasons at Duke from 2016-20 but didn’t have a significant role. He had a more significant opportunity playing for Melbourne United of the NBL, which he used to garner NBA attention.
White played for Denver’s Summer League team last year and impressed, earning a two-way contract from the Nuggets. While he only made 17 appearances for 66 minutes in 2022-23 as a rookie for the reigning champions, he’ll get his ring and now lands a standard contract with OKC.
The 25-year-old had a strong showing for the Grand Rapids Gold (Denver’s G League affiliate) during the 2022-23 regular season, averaging 19.5 PPG, 8.9 RPG and 0.9 SPG on a .544/.409/.737 shooting line in 15 games (31.3 MPG). He was even more efficient during the fall Showcase cup, averaging 17.2 PPG, 9.0 RPG, 2.1 APG, 1.0 BPG and 0.9 SPG on .600/.500/.818 shooting in 12 games (32.5 MPG).
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