The Thunder have made a change to one of their two-way contract slots, announcing today in a press release that shooting guard Chris Youngblood has been waived and swingman Buddy Boeheim has been signed to replace him.
Youngblood, who will turn 24 on Monday, joined the Thunder last summer as a rookie free agent after going undrafted out of Alabama. Although the 6’4″ guard signed a two-way contract, he was used frequently by Oklahoma City during the first half of the season.
Youngblood was used so frequently, in fact, that he reached his limit of 50 games on the Thunder’s active roster on Wednesday in San Antonio. If OKC had wanted to continue playing him, he would’ve needed to be promoted to a standard contract, but the team doesn’t have any obviously expendable players on its 15-man squad after sending out Ousmane Dieng and bringing in Jared McCain prior to Thursday’s trade deadline.
With no path to promote him, the Thunder decided to waive Youngblood, freeing him up for a new opportunity, rather than having him finish the season in the G League with the Oklahoma City Blue. The club could’ve made him a restricted free agent at season’s end if he’d remained on the roster but will instead free him up to join a new team.
Boeheim has been playing for the Blue in recent years, including this season. Across nine outings in 2025/26, he has averaged 15.6 points, 4.6 rebounds, and 3.8 assists in 30.4 minutes per game, with a shooting line of .375/.351/1.000.
The former Syracuse sharpshooter, who appeared in 20 NBA regular season games for the Pistons from 2022-24, will be eligible to be active for as many as 19 games for OKC the rest of the way.