Susan

Okie•Sooner•Thunder

[OKC THUNDER @okcthunder]

when you hit your first NBA bucket 🤟😂

Congrats, @luguentz!

[ThunderChats @ThunderChats]

Nah bro, who’s chopping onions? 😭😭😭

LUUUUUUUUUUUUUU

[×̷̷͜×̷ @RebornKobe]

Before Jared McCain there was SGA 😭😭😭

[Brandon Rahbar @BrandonRahbar]

Lu Dort’s ovation from Thunder fans for his first return game in OKC will be the biggest Loud City welcome back for any former player not named Russell Westbrook.

[Thunder Film Room @ThunderFilmRoom]

Lu Dort says goodbye to OKC on IG along with a special video:

“Dear OKC,

There are no words that could ever fully express what the 405 means to me, but one thing will always be true:
I'Il forever be grateful.

Thank you to the Oklahoma City Thunder organization for taking a chance on a young, overlooked kid from Montreal seven years ago. To the coaching staff, thank you for pouring so much into me day after day, year after year. To this city, thank you for making this HOME
- not just for me, but for my family. And to my teammates, thank you for every battle we fought together and every challenge we faced along the way.

To YOU, Loud City- I will forever appreciate the relentless support. Through all the highs and lows, you never stopped believing in us as we chased the goal of bringing this city its first championship.

I wouldn't trade my time here for anything. This place helped shape me into the man you see today, and I'll always carry these memories with me. I leave with nothing but the deepest sense of love, gratitude, and appreciation for everyone who made this chapter so special.

With love,
Luuuuuuuuu

5 out”

[Books Behind Borders @MHTruthUltra]

Crazy how a country with $40 trillion in debt is giving me a credit score. Read the room

[Susan @SusanSooner96]

@CAlmanza1007 Good for him!

[Clemente Almanza @CAlmanza1007]

Lu Dort reacts to being on the Hawks now

[Brandon Rahbar @BrandonRahbar]

Another great Lu Dort moment:

Game winner vs the Spurs during the Covid season.

Dort falls to the ground in celebration.

His OKC teammates dogpile him.

The fake crowd noise goes wild.

[LongboiShai @LongboiShai]

Will ALWAYS have love for Lu Dort ❤️

[Daig Muse⚡️ @DaigMuse]

“Grandpa, can you tell me about OKC Lu Dort?”

[triple double cocaine bear @IIlIIlIlIIlIlll]

This will always be my favorite shot in NBA Finals history

[Mayor David Holt @davidfholt]

At 1 a.m. on July 6, 2019, the news broke that the Thunder were trading Paul George. It was evident within hours this was the end of an era in Thunder history and that this blockbuster trade would also lead to the departure of our beloved Russell Westbrook.

About twelve hours later, at 1:30 p.m., the Thunder put out a press release announcing that they were signing an undrafted rookie named Luguentz Dort. On this emotional day for Thunder fans, the timing was perhaps less than ideal. The announcement of Dort’s signing may have seemed a jarring answer to the news of the morning. What anyone could hardly have imagined was that the seeds had just been planted for our city’s first championship.

Four days after Dort’s signing, on July 10th, the Paul George trade was officially announced by the teams involved, and a second Canadian - Shai Gilgeous-Alexander - officially joined Lu to begin a new chapter in Thunder history. Fans will have to be forgiven for failing to realize that four days in July, 2019 had just secured the core of a championship team.

Lu would become the longest-tenured player on the 2025 NBA Champions and would set the tone early for the team’s rise to that moment, starting with a spirited breakout performance in the 2020 playoffs.

Lu Dort was not just one of the 18 young men who brought Oklahoma City its first title in 2025, he was a key leader and contributor, and always a fan favorite for his suffocating defense on opponents. The Dorture Chamber will long live in Thunder mythology. Lu Dort will long live in Oklahoma City history.

We wish Lu Dort all the best in this next chapter of his professional basketball journey, and he will always have a home in OKC.

[Boomtown Hoops @BoomtownHoops]

Fare Thee Well, Lu Dort.

My favorite player for several years on this team.

An incredible success story. Relentless effort. The Championship doesn’t happen without him.

Thanks for being proof that dudes built like linebackers can ball out too.

#ThunderUp Forever.

[𝑪𝒐𝒏𝒆 🌩 @Three_Cone]

When Lu Dort saved the championship season

[Clemente Almanza @CAlmanza1007]

Jaylin Williams on the Lu Dort trade: “Who gone crash w me now”

[Clemente Almanza @CAlmanza1007]

Jalen Williams on the Lu Dort trade:

[𝑪𝒐𝒏𝒆 🌩 @Three_Cone]

Lu Dort was the longest tenured Thunder player and genuinely one of my favorite players of all time

He was a catalyst that turned the Thunder around in 2019-2020 as an undrafted rookie who became a starter and gave Harden hell round one before one of the greatest game 7 peer romances ever

He grew into one of the best defenders in the sport and a knockdown shooter who saved the championship run in that series vs the Nuggets

His moonball three from halfcourt in game 7 is the moment where it felt like the championship was won

From undrafted to a champion with the Thunder, I hope the #5 isn’t worn for the Thunder again

Thank you @luthebeast for everything, we’re not champions without you

[Atlanta Hawks @ATLHawks]

Welcome to the 🅰️, Lu!