The Thunder signed Anthony Pritchard to a non-guaranteed Exhibit 10 contract on October 6, 2026, adding the 6-foot-2 guard to its preseason roster and bringing the club back to the 21-player maximum after an earlier cut the same day. Oklahoma City waived Robert McCray V to clear the opening.
For people following Anthony Pritchard now, the move matters because it gives the Tulsa, Oklahoma, native a fresh NBA lane after he went undrafted out of Central Michigan in 2025 and spent his first pro season with the Oklahoma City Blue. In 39 games for the Blue, he averaged 11.2 points, 5.5 assists and 4.3 rebounds in 28.8 minutes per game while shooting 52.9% from the floor.
That production is the reason the signing feels more like a hold-and-watch move than a clean separation. Pritchard made only 10 of 41 shots from three-point range, a 24.4% clip, and shot 52.7% from the free throw line, numbers that help explain why the Thunder are not treating this as a guaranteed roster claim. The Exhibit 10 structure lets a team keep a player in camp without committing a standard NBA salary, while preserving a path to send him to the NBAGL affiliate.
The wrinkle is what comes next. The plan is for Pritchard to report back to the Blue this fall, but that is not the same as saying he is already gone from the preseason picture. If he is waived by the Thunder and then spends at least 60 days in the G League, the deal could make him eligible for a bonus worth up to $91K on top of his base NBAGL salary. That is the part that turns a routine training-camp signing into something more consequential for a player trying to turn one strong first pro season into a longer stay.
For now, Oklahoma City has used the signing to fill a roster spot and keep a productive young guard in the system. The next official step will decide whether Pritchard is simply passing through camp on his way back to the Blue, or whether the Thunder leave the door open a little longer.
