The Oklahoma City Thunder are waiving big man Aleksej Pokusevski. The Thunder will eat Pokusevski's $5 million salary for this season. He was set to be a free agent following the end of the season.

Despite flashing promise at various points during his first four NBA seasons, Pokusevski was unable to grab hold of a regular role with Oklahoma City. Each time he seemed to have some positive momentum, Pokusevski would pick up and injury. That seemingly set him back to starting over after each period of missed time.

With Joel Embiid no longer eligible to win 23-24 NBA MVP, Nikola Jokic has emerged as the new leader in ESPN's latest straw poll ahead of Shai Gilgeous-Alexander and Giannis Antetokounmpo.

Jokic received 69 first place votes, 25 second, three third and three fourth to log 889 points.

Gilgeous-Alexander had 24 first place votes, 54 second, 16 third, three fourth and two fifth to have 709 points.

Antetokounmpo is a distant third followed by Luka Doncic and Kawhi Leonard. 

Jokic won the award in 2021 and 2022 while finishing second behind Embiid last season.

The Oklahoma City Thunder and guard Adam Flagler have agreed to a two-way contract. Flager fills the two-way spot that was opened when Oklahoma City signed Lindy Waters III to a standard contract.

Flagler has played for the Oklahoma City Blue of the G League this season. The 6-foot-3 guard averaged 12.6 points, 3.4 rebounds and 3.1 assist per game for the Blue.

The Oklahoma City Thunder and free agent center Bismack Biyombo agreed to a rest-of-season contract. Biyombo is joining Oklahoma City to give them some additional frontcourt depth behind Chet Holmgren.

Biyombo played 30 games (27 starts) with the Memphis Grizzlies earlier this season. The veteran center averaged 5.2 points, 6.4 rebounds and 1.1 blocks with the Grizzlies.

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The Oklahoma City Thunder has signed guard Lindy Waters III to a multi-year contract.

Waters III has appeared in 87 career games (one start) with the Thunder and averaged 5.4 points and 1.9 rebounds while shooting 36.8% from three-point range. Signed to a Two-Way contract on Aug. 18, 2023, he has seen action in 21 games with the Thunder this season and averaged 2.8 points and 1.0 rebound in 7.3 minutes per game. In six games (all starts) this season with the Oklahoma City Blue, he has posted averages of 22.5 points, 5.8 rebounds, 3.2 assists and 1.83 steals in 33.3 minutes per game. 

The Oklahoma City have agreed to acquire Gordon Hayward from the Charlotte Hornets for Tre Mann, Vasilije Micic, Davis Bertans and draft compensation.

Hayward is on a $31.5 million expiring contract and wasn't planning on seeking a buyout if he were not traded. 

The Thunder signed Micic to a three-year, $23.6 million deal last offseason with Year 3 being a team option.