Oklahoma City Thunder rookie Thomas Sorber tears ACL, out for entire season
Thomas Sorber, the Thunder’s first-round pick, tore his ACL during a workout Thursday and will miss the entire 2025-26 season, the team announced Friday.
The injury happened in Oklahoma City just weeks before training camp was set to begin.
Sorber, who won’t turn 20 until December, was the 15th overall pick in this year’s draft after a standout freshman season at Georgetown.
His selection was historic – he became the first Georgetown freshman ever drafted into the NBA.
The 6-foot-10 center put up impressive numbers in his lone college season, averaging 14.5 points and 8.5 rebounds while shooting a solid 53.2% from the field.
He also showed his all-around game with 2.4 assists, 1.5 steals and 2.0 blocks per game.
Sorber earned third-team All-Big East honors and was unanimously selected to the conference’s All-Freshman team.
This isn’t his first injury setback. His college season was cut short by turf toe, which required surgery in February. That same injury kept him sidelined during Summer League play with the Thunder.
Despite playing just 24 games at Georgetown, Sorber made his mark in the Big East. He finished 11th in total rebounds (203) and seventh in blocks (49) in the conference.
Among all freshmen nationally, he ranked second in rebounding – showing why the Thunder were so high on his potential.
The injury continues a frustrating pattern for OKC’s recent lottery picks.
Chet Holmgren, the second overall pick in 2022, missed his entire rookie season with a Lisfranc foot injury. Holmgren bounced back impressively, playing all 92 games last season (including playoffs) and finishing as runner-up for Rookie of the Year.
Just last year, 12th overall pick Nikola Topic sat out the entire season with a partially torn ACL. The 6-foot-6 guard finally made his debut this summer, averaging 10.8 points and 5.8 assists across six Summer League games.
The Thunder will now have to begin their season without Sorber when they host the Houston Rockets on October 21.
