The OKC Blue came away from the 2026 G League draft with three additions, using the two-round process on Saturday, Oct. 24 to add depth ahead of the 2026-27 regular season.
All 31 teams took part in the annual draft, which included every NBA G League affiliate plus the Mexico City Capitanes. Teams had 62 player slots available, though passing on picks was allowed. The draft is designed to give clubs the rights to free-agent players outside an NBA parent franchise, a pool that includes undrafted rookies, international players and former NBA players trying to get back in.
The Texas Legends opened things by taking Jeremy Sochan at No. 1 overall, and the Blue made three selections of their own.
At No. 5 in Round 1, Oklahoma City added Jailen Bedford out of Virginia Tech. Bedford spent three collegiate seasons from 2023-26, starting at Oral Roberts before moving on to UNLV and then Virginia Tech. In his college career, he averaged 12.0 points on 40.4% shooting, along with 4.6 rebounds and 1.1 assists.
The Blue used another first-round pick at No. 9 on Yusuf Mohamed from Westminster (UT). Mohamed played one Division I season at Tennessee State in 2020-21, where he averaged 5.6 points on 33.7% shooting, 4.4 rebounds and 0.4 assists. Since then, he has bounced around the semi-pro scenes.
Oklahoma City’s third addition came in Round 2 at No. 36, where the Blue selected Trey Galloway from Indiana. Galloway played five seasons for the Hoosiers from 2020-25 and finished his college run with averages of 7.3 points on 44.9% shooting, 2.4 rebounds and 3.1 assists.
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