Oklahoma City Thunder select Thomas Sorber in 2025 NBA Draft

Georgetown’s Thomas Sorber stuffed the box score during his freshman year in college before a season-ending injury in February. That would be his lone collegiate season as he’s officially gone on to be a selection in the NBA Draft.

The Oklahoma City Thunder selected Sorber in the 2025 NBA Draft. They did so with the No. 15 overall pick.

Sorber appeared in 24 games, 23 being starts, for the Hoyas in ’24-’25. He would average 14.5 points (53.2% FG), 8.5 rebounds, 2.4 assists, 2.0 blocks, and 1.5 steals in those games as a true freshman, being top-three on the team in all of those categories while leading in rebounding, blocks, and field-goal percentage, in Washington, D.C.. That would earn him a selection on the All-Big East Third Team and a unanimous naming on the All-Big East Freshman Team.

However, Sorber suffered a significant injury to his left foot on February 15th at Butler. He would have surgery the following day, ending his season with the Hoyas. Georgetown would finish the season at 17-15 overall being 2-5 after losing Sorber.

That’s all after Sorber, a native of Trenton, New Jersey, played high school basketball at Archbishop Ryan in Philadelphia. He would rank as a Top-50 overall recruit and as a four-star prospect in the 2024 cycle. He also rated as the No. 6 center in the class and the No. 4 player out of the state of Pennsylvania. That’s according to the On3 Industry Ranking, a weighted average that utilizes all four major recruiting media companies.

What NBA Draft experts are saying about Sorber

On3’s James Fletcher sees Sorber having a game that overall fits into the NBA. He has a skillset, at 6’9″ and 260 pounds, to fit what the professional game, especially offensively at the moment.

“Thomas Sorber raised his NBA stock throughout the college season with his ability to provide efficient offense, particularly showing upside as a pick-and-roll piece at the next level. With some versatility on the table, even if not at the 3-point line, the offense is enough to complement his defensive value,” Fletcher wrote last month coming out of the NBA Draft Combine. “Shot blocking and disruption again fit the professional game well.”

RotoWire.com also sees the upside on both sides of the court, namely offensively early on, in their draft profile for Sorber. His defense and three-ball (16.2% 3PT) will need some more development at the next level but, as a whole, they see a prospect that could be a contributing starter at some point on either end in the association.

“Sorber is a great low-post scorer who was active on defense. He was willing to shoot open 3-pointers in college, but the results weren’t there despite solid mechanics. Sorber excels at dribble handoffs and passing out of postups or double teams, showing a solid feel for the game,” they wrote. “Sorber’s defense draws the attention of scouts, but he shows just enough offensive upside to be encouraged as a two-way player at the NBA level.”

“If Sorber adds to his offensive game, he profiles as a solid two-way starter, but he’ll likely be a defensive-focused player to start his NBA career,” they concluded.