Thunder rookie has more championships than NBA minutes played

Alex Walsh

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The Thunder's elite core got a championship pretty early in the process.

They have shown they can create a potential dynasty, with more contending years ahead.

One player has been swept under the rug throughout the chaos for OKC.

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What player just uniquely earned himself a championship?

The Thunder have a great team with loads of first-round picks to use in the next few drafts.

In last year's NBA Draft, the Thunder had the 12th overall pick where they selected teenager Nikola Topic.

He was drafted to a team with a lot of depth, but could eventually get the chance to play.

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Unfortunately, Topic suffered an ACL injury a while ago, which has kept him out of play this year.

He's traveled with the Thunder this year and has been a part of the organization.

Even though he finished the season with no minutes logged, he will still be taking home a championship ring of his own (@dwachs2006).

Topic is still a young player with potential that could get his opportunity to shine, but for now, he's already an NBA champion.

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Alex Walsh

Alex is a freelance writer with The Sporting News. A current Sports Media major at Hofstra University in New York, he is a huge Celtics and NBA fan who gets way too many notifications from NBA insiders on X. He became interested in PDC Darts at the beginning of 2024 and has been obsessed ever since.