Aleksej Pokusevski had hoped to suit up for Serbia at the 2023 FIBA World Cup, but he'll miss the event due to rehab from injury. Pokusevski is continuing to work his way back from a small fracture in his right humerus.

The Oklahoma City Thunder big man had hoped to play for the Serbian senior national team for the first time this summer, but that debut will have to wait. Pokusevski is expected to be fully recovered in time for training camp with the Thunder in late-September.

Serbia will be down several key players for the World Cup. In addition to Pokusevski, Nikola Jokic will not play, due to rest reasons after winning the 2023 NBA Finals. Vasilije Micic will sit out, as he transitions to the NBA for the upcoming season. Longtime Serbian national team members Nikola Kalinic and Vladimir Lucic are both out due to injuries.

The Oklahoma City Thunder have waived Rudy Gay.

The Thunder acquired Gay via the Atlanta Hawks, who previously traded for him as part of the John Collins trade with the Utah Jazz.

Gay appeared in 56 games last season, averaging 5.2 points and 2.0 rebounds in 14.6 minutes with the Jazz.

The Oklahoma City Thunder has signed Mark Daigneault to a multi-year contract extension.

During the 2022-23 season, Daigneault led the Thunder to a 40-42 record and an NBA Play-In game victory over the New Orleans Pelicans. The Thunder's 16-win improvement ranked second in the NBA and at the conclusion of the season, Daigneault finished second in 2023 NBA Coach of the Year voting. 

Daigneault was named the fourth head coach in Thunder history on November 11, 2020 after originally joining the organization in 2014 where he served as head coach of the Oklahoma City Blue for five seasons.

The Atlanta Hawks are trading TyTy Washington, Usman Garuba, Rudy Gay, and a second-round pick to the Oklahoma City Thunder for Patty Mills, sources told Adrian Wojnarowski of ESPN.

The Hawks will save $4.5 million in the trade.

It is unclear whether the teams will keep the players on their respective rosters. There are reportedly teams interested in acquiring Washington and Garuba separately. 

Jack White and the Oklahoma City Thunder have agreed to a two-year contract. White spent last season with the Denver Nuggets on a two-way deal.

The Oklahoma City Thunder have agreed to sign Vasilije Micic to a three-year, $23.5 million deal.

Micic is a 29-year-old Serbian guard who has played for Anadolu Efes since 2018.

The Thunder acquired Micic's draft rights in 2020 from the Philadelphia 76ers.