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Alex Caruso
OKC
Oklahoma City Thunder

Alex Caruso

#9 · Oklahoma City Thunder · 6-5 (196 cm) · 186 lb · Texas A&M

Alex Caruso plays for the Oklahoma City Thunder. On the depth chart he's listed as #2 at power forward, #3 at small forward, and #5 at shooting guard. Alex Caruso is available, with no injuries. In the 2026-27 season he has played 9 games, 1 as a starter, averaging 19.6 minutes per game. He plays most of his minutes at small forward (100 %). He averages 7.6 points, 4.6 rebounds and 2.9 assists per game in the 2026-27 season. In the 2026-27 season he mostly guards Damian Lillard, Darius Garland, and Ty Jerome, who score 19.9 points per 100 possessions with him on them. The player who guards him most is Damian Lillard.

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Probable starter at small forward per the depth chart.

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On the depth chart

  • Power Forward 2nd
  • Small Forward 3rd
  • Shooting Guard 5th

Positions he can play: Small Forward

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On-court role

2026-27 season, based on the lineups he has played in.

Games
9
Min/game
19.6
Starts
1

Minutes by position

  • Small Forward100 %

Stats

Per-game averages and percentages for the whole regular season, with all his teams (stats.nba.com).

Season GP MIN PTS REB AST STL BLK FG% 3P% FT% TS% USG%
2026-27 9 19.6 7.6 4.6 2.9 1.0 0.4 50.0 50.0 91.7 71.9 12.7
2025-26 56 18.2 6.2 2.8 2.0 1.3 0.3 42.3 29.3 80.4 54.0 15.2

Game log

In his last 5 games: 7.0 pts, 4.4 reb and 2.6 ast in 18.2 min (0.6 pts below his season average, 7.6)

Best games of the season: 14 pts @ Trail Blazers (Nov 11) · 7 reb @ Trail Blazers (Nov 11) · 6 ast vs Clippers (Oct 25)

Date Opp Result MIN PTS REB AST FG 3PT FT +/-
Nov 11 @
POR
Portland Trail Blazers
Trail Blazers
L 108-118 28:56 14 7 2 4-6 4-5 2-2 -11
Nov 7 vs
WAS
Washington Wizards
Wizards
W 114-75 13:07 0 3 3 0-2 0-2 0-0 +18
Nov 6 @
MEM
Memphis Grizzlies
Grizzlies
W 128-97 19:58 5 6 2 2-3 1-2 0-0 +23
Nov 4 vs
CLE
Cleveland Cavaliers
Cavaliers
W 124-116 20:02 7 4 3 1-3 1-2 4-4 +16
Oct 26 vs
PHX
Phoenix Suns
Suns
W 125-114 9:04 9 2 3 3-5 3-5 0-0 +14
Oct 25 vs
LAC
LA Clippers
Clippers
W 108-101 22:22 12 7 6 4-7 2-4 2-2 +18
Oct 22 vs
DEN
Denver Nuggets
Nuggets
W 96-84 19:37 7 4 5 3-7 1-5 0-0 +17
Oct 20 @
SAS
San Antonio Spurs
Spurs
W 116-104 24:43 9 6 1 3-4 2-2 1-2 +16

Injury history

Each stretch listed as out or questionable on the injury report, with the team games he missed. Tracked since October 2026.

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Who guards whom

2026-27 season, based on stats.nba.com matchup data. Points and shooting are always the offensive player's.

Who he guards

Possessions
342
Pts/100 poss.
19.9
FG%
50%

Opponents he guarded most in 9 games:

Opponent Poss. PTS FG
Damian Lillard 32 6 2/4
Darius Garland 18 6 2/2
Ty Jerome 15 5 2/2
Keldon Johnson 15 4 1/2
Donovan Mitchell 14 0 0/0

Who guards him

Possessions
328
Pts/100 poss.
20.4
FG%
37%

Defenders who guarded him most in 9 games:

Defender Poss. PTS FG
Damian Lillard 36 10 3/5
Darius Garland 24 7 3/4
Donovan Mitchell 20 0 0/2
Deni Avdija 18 7 2/6
Ty Jerome 16 2 0/3