Three former Thunder pillars are still waiting for their next NBA landing spot, and the list starts with a name Oklahoma City fans know all too well: Russell Westbrook.
Westbrook, James Harden and Jeff Green all remain unsigned in free agency, leaving three major pieces of Thunder history without a home as the offseason drags on. One of them seems more likely than the others to land a new deal, but for now, all three are still on the market.
Westbrook has the strongest case of the trio. He’s a Thunder Mount Rushmore kind of player: an MVP, the first player to average a triple-double, and a central figure in Oklahoma City’s run of sustained success after Kevin Durant’s departure.
He also helped the Thunder reach the NBA Finals and remained one of the franchise’s defining voices for years. Seven years after that era ended, he is still an unrestricted free agent with no clear destination.
There’s no mystery about how Thunder fans view him. Some have always loved the way he led, competed and lifted the players around him.
Others have zeroed in on the turnovers and inefficiency that came with his style. Either way, his place in franchise history is secure.
At 18 seasons into a Hall of Fame career, the hope is that he gets to 19 - and maybe even 20.
Harden’s situation carries a different kind of weight for Thunder fans. He was the Sixth Man of the Year who helped bridge Kevin Durant and Westbrook, and he played a major part in Oklahoma City’s trip to the 2012 NBA Finals.
But the extension talks never got done, and the Thunder shipped him to the Houston Rockets. That split still lingers.
Now, 14 years later, Harden is also an unrestricted free agent. He’s hoping to land a multi-year deal to return to the Cleveland Cavaliers, and that move is expected to happen at some point this summer. For now, though, he remains unsigned, which keeps him squarely in the conversation.
Green rounds out the group. The then Seattle SuperSonics took him with the No. 5 overall pick in the 2007 NBA Draft as part of the Ray Allen trade to Boston, and he spent the better part of four seasons with the franchise before helping carry that group into the Oklahoma City chapter.
Once valued as a versatile piece next to Durant, Green has built a 19-year NBA career. A 20th season, though, is still out there waiting.
It would be a tough way for that run to end if free agency closes the door on him. But his situation doesn’t sound finished yet. Several teams are said to be in a holding pattern, which could explain why he hasn’t been signed to help the back end of a rotation and bring leadership into a locker room.
Green’s career has already stretched from playing 37.1 minutes per game for the Thunder in 2009-10 to winning a championship with the Denver Nuggets in 2022-23. The only question now is whether that road gets one more season added to it in 2026-27.
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