{"schema":"hottub-news/story/v1","story":"st_bcnm7kndjtxl2wqnxkbq","title":"Thunder’s Cason Wallace opens up about stepping into Lu Dort’s role","title_en":null,"outlets":1,"brief":null,"page":"https://hottub.news/stories/thunders-cason-wallace-opens-up-about-stepping-into-lu-dorts-role-bcnm7kndjt","count":1,"items":[{"id":"n_bcnm7kndjtxl2wqnxkbq","seq":717095,"kind":"article","title":"Thunder’s Cason Wallace opens up about stepping into Lu Dort’s role","url":"https://clutchpoints.com/nba/oklahoma-city-thunder/thunder-news-cason-wallace-opens-up-stepping-into-lu-dort-role","summary":"OKLAHOMA CITY — After the Oklahoma City Thunder traded Lu Dort to the Atlanta Hawks over the summer, many assumed it would pave a way for Cason Wallace to become a starting guard alongside two-time MVP Shai Gilgeous-Alexander in 2026-27. Entering training camp, Wallace is eligible for a lucrative contract extension, which could reach north […] The post Thunder’s Cason Wallace opens up about stepping into Lu Dort’s role appeared first on ClutchPoints .","published":"2026-09-29T15:45:40Z","seen":"2026-09-29T16:20:34Z","lang":"en","source":{"id":"kite-clutchpoints-com-38a68c","name":"clutchpoints.com","domain":"clutchpoints.com","outlet":{"wikidata":"Q104844864","name":"ClutchPoints","type":"website","country":"US","designations":["website"]}},"via":"kite-clutchpoints-com-38a68c","topics":["nba","oklahoma city thunder","cason wallace"],"authors":["Josue Pavon"],"entities":[{"id":"Q114414145","name":"Cason Wallace","type":"person"},{"id":"Q59209443","name":"Luguentz Dort","type":"person"}],"image":"https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/Thunder-guard-Cason-Wallace-22-celebrates-with-Luguentz-Dort.jpg?crop=1&h=150&w=150","story":"st_bcnm7kndjtxl2wqnxkbq","category":"arts-culture-entertainment","category_p":0.7099999785423279,"sentiment":"neutral","tone":0.1599999964237213,"political":0.019999999552965164}]}