Former Oregon Ducks wing Eugene Omoruyi was waived by the Oklahoma City Thunder on Sunday, making the 26-year-old a free agent.
Omoruyi originally signed a two-way deal with the Thunder last summer, which was converted to a standard deal just a few weeks ago. That included a contract for 2023-24, which was non-guaranteed.
Ultimately the Thunder decided to keep Dario Saric over Omoruyi, who played in 23 games for OKC and averaged 4.9 points and 2.3 rebounds in about 12 minutes per night – while also spending significant time in the G-League.
Omoruyi went undrafted out of Oregon in 2021, catching on first with the Dallas Mavericks where he played four games before getting released in December of that year.
The six-foot-six forward spent his first three years of college at Rutgers before transferring to Oregon, sitting out during the 2019-20 season, and then blossoming into a star in Eugene – averaging 17.1 points, 5.4 rebounds, and 2.3 assists for Dana Altman’s team.
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