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Alex Caruso

Alex Caruso

SG/SF • Oklahoma City Thunder Proj Rank 58 Actual 48 N/A • Trade Value
PPG APG RPG MPG STLS BLKS FSP
7.231.992.8218.81.3.39.73
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Alex Caruso | Fantasy Outlook

Alex Caruso Season Outlook: Elite Defensive Disruption Off OKC Bench

Alex Caruso enters his tenth NBA campaign serving as a premier defensive spark in Oklahoma City's backcourt. Operating behind high-usage creators like Shai Gilgeous-Alexander and Jalen Williams on the depth chart, the 32-year-old veteran offers steady multi-positional coverage across both guard and wing spots without commanding high offensive volume.

Our projections forecast Caruso for 17.1 fantasy points across 19.2 minutes per game over 69 scheduled appearances. While his scoring remains limited at 6.8 points per game, his standout fantasy appeal comes via elite defensive disruption, backed by our projection of 1.5 steals and 0.6 blocks per contest.

Because his scoring and playmaking ceiling are constrained by OKC's perimeter depth, Caruso is not a standard roster staple in shallow formats. Instead, he profiles as a potent category specialist and streaming target for fantasy managers targeting defensive stats, efficient shooting, and low turnovers.

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DATE OPP M FG PTS AST STL REB BLK TO FPT Diff
05/30 SA 38 3/14 12 4 0 5 1 3 235
05/28 SA 21 3/7 7 0 1 0 0 0 929
05/26 SA 28 5/10 22 6 3 2 0 2 375
05/24 SA 14 0/1 0 1 0 2 2 0 821
05/22 SA 24 4/7 15 1 2 3 1 1 2514
05/20 SA 25 5/7 17 5 1 3 0 0 306
05/18 SA 31 11/19 31 1 2 2 2 2 410
05/11 LAL 21 3/7 9 1 2 4 0 1 1835
05/09 LAL 20 3/6 6 2 3 2 0 0 1733
05/07 LAL 22 2/6 5 4 2 4 0 1 1926
05/05 LAL 20 2/5 5 2 0 2 0 0 1031
04/27 PHO 25 5/7 14 1 1 4 0 3 1923
04/25 PHO 22 5/9 13 1 1 5 1 1 2420
04/22 PHO 23 3/7 7 1 3 2 0 0 1716
04/19 PHO 13 1/3 2 1 0 5 0 0 1027
04/08 LAC 13 1/3 2 0 0 4 0 0 746
04/07 LAL 10 2/3 6 2 0 1 0 2 843
04/05 UTA 13 2/4 5 0 1 4 0 1 1155
03/30 DET 27 1/2 3 4 1 1 0 1 1140
03/29 NY 18 2/5 6 2 1 2 0 1 1231
03/27 CHI 15 2/3 6 2 0 5 0 0 1532
03/25 BOS 21 3/11 9 2 1 4 0 0 1933
03/23 PHI 15 1/2 4 2 0 2 0 0 940
03/21 WAS 19 2/4 4 5 1 1 2 1 1834
03/18 BKN 4 0/2 0 1 1 2 0 2 445
03/17 ORL 23 1/3 2 1 2 8 0 1 1628
03/15 MIN 21 6/10 17 1 3 2 0 0 2720
03/12 BOS 22 3/11 7 2 2 4 1 1 2041
03/04 NY 11 1/1 3 1 2 4 0 1 1234
03/03 CHI 19 2/9 8 1 2 4 0 1 1744
03/01 DAL 21 2/5 4 1 0 6 1 1 1440
02/27 DEN 28 5/11 12 1 2 1 0 1 1836
02/24 TOR 22 6/10 16 4 2 2 0 4 2427
02/20 BKN 10 0/5 0 3 1 0 0 1 642
02/12 MIL 19 3/6 9 1 1 3 0 2 1416
02/11 PHO 7 0/1 0 0 0 1 0 0 144
02/09 LAL 24 7/8 17 2 1 1 0 0 2331
02/07 HOU 26 3/9 8 1 2 2 1 1 1757
02/03 ORL 18 2/4 6 3 1 0 0 1 1238
01/19 CLE 7 0/5 1 2 2 1 0 0 950
01/17 MIA 21 1/3 5 2 1 4 0 1 1448
01/15 HOU 18 2/7 5 2 2 4 1 1 1832
01/13 SA 19 5/8 13 4 1 2 0 0 2323
01/11 MIA 14 3/5 7 2 0 1 0 0 1140
01/09 MEM 23 2/4 7 2 1 3 2 1 1928
01/04 PHO 22 1/4 2 3 0 1 0 0 843
01/02 GS 10 1/3 4 2 1 1 0 0 1043
12/31 POR 8 1/2 3 0 1 1 1 1 752
12/29 ATL 24 7/8 16 2 2 8 0 1 3215
12/28 PHI 15 3/5 7 0 0 1 0 0 837
12/25 SA 19 3/13 12 0 0 1 1 1 1444
12/23 SA 18 1/3 2 1 0 4 0 2 646
12/19 MIN 22 2/7 7 1 0 12 2 0 2728
12/18 LAC 15 2/4 4 3 4 2 0 0 1930
12/13 SA 24 5/9 11 3 3 8 0 0 317
12/10 PHO 12 1/3 3 1 3 1 0 2 1037
11/28 PHO 24 2/3 4 3 2 7 1 4 1935
11/26 MIN 21 1/5 5 0 0 2 0 1 650
11/23 POR 14 2/3 5 3 1 2 0 0 1442
11/21 UTA 18 4/5 11 3 1 0 0 1 1741
11/19 SAC 20 1/7 2 5 1 4 1 0 1828
11/15 CHA 1 0/0 0 0 0 0 0 0 052
11/12 LAL 16 4/7 10 3 2 4 0 1 2227
11/11 GS 15 3/6 8 3 5 2 0 3 2215
11/09 MEM 20 1/6 5 2 1 4 0 2 1327
11/07 SAC 21 1/3 3 5 1 2 0 0 1531
11/04 LAC 23 3/6 8 3 2 1 0 0 1844
11/02 NO 12 3/5 8 0 1 2 1 1 1342
10/30 WAS 16 0/5 0 2 3 2 0 1 1038
10/28 SAC 23 2/5 8 3 2 2 1 1 2024
10/21 HOU 30 3/9 8 3 2 2 1 0 2124
Totals: 1338 182/415 513 141 93 200 24 62 1136
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YEAR TEAM GP M FG% 3P% FT% PPG AST REB BLK STL TO
17-18 LAL 35 15.2 .432 .286 .714 3.7 2.0 1.7 0.3 0.7 1.1
18-19 LAL 25 21.1 .445 .480 .797 9.2 3.1 2.7 0.4 1.0 1.7
19-20 LAL 58 17.6 .423 .355 .763 5.5 1.8 1.9 0.3 1.0 0.8
20-21 LAL 51 19.9 .432 .405 .683 5.9 2.5 2.9 0.3 1.2 1.2
21-22 CHI 48 26.9 .399 .333 .823 7.3 4.2 3.4 0.4 1.7 1.2
22-23 CHI 68 23.1 .459 .364 .817 5.8 2.9 2.9 0.7 1.5 1.1
23-24 CHI 73 28.2 .466 .409 .760 10.0 3.5 3.8 1.0 1.6 1.4
24-25 OKC 58 19.3 .443 .351 .814 7.1 2.6 3.1 0.6 1.7 0.7
25-26 OKC 60 17.9 .433 .308 .804 6.4 1.9 2.9 0.3 1.3 0.9
3-YEAR AVG 70 22.5 .450 .372 .791 8.1 2.6 3.2 0.6 1.6 1.0
Totals 526 21.7 .439 .370 .772 7.0 2.7 2.8 0.5 1.4 1.1

Caruso Projection

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MIN FG% FT% 3P% 3PM 3PA 2PM FTA FTM FGA FGM OREB DREB A/T DD TD PF REB AST BLK PTS STL TO FPTS
60.5 0.444 0.792 0.355 10.9 3.8 8.3 3.7 3 18.2 8.1 1.4 7.1 2.2 0.01 0 4.9 8.3 6.5 1.3 23.3 4 3 16.6
MIN FG% FT% 3P% 3PM 3PA 2PM FTA FTM FGA FGM OREB DREB A/T DD TD PF REB AST BLK PTS STL TO FPTS
20 0.453 0.8 0.362 3.9 1 3 1.3 1 6.3 2.9 0.4 2.4 2 0 0 1.5 3 2 0 8 1 1 16.5
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Oklahoma City Thunder

Roster Breakdown
NAME OWN START
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander PG 100% 100%
Ajay Mitchell PG/SG 16% 5%
Cason Wallace PG/SF 16% 11%
Jared McCain PG/SG 11% 5%
NAME OWN START
Jalen Williams SF/PF 100% 100%
NAME OWN START
Chet Holmgren C/PF 100% 100%
Isaiah Hartenstein C 37% 5%

Team Rankings

PTS
119.0
5th
REB
44.1
12th
AST
25.8
19th
TO
12.0
2nd
FG%
48.4
4th
3P%
36.5
9th
FT%
81.7
3rd
eFG%
56.1
5th
STL
9.7
2nd
BLK
5.5
6th
PF
19.0
7th
TeamW-LWin %GBPTSOPP
ThunderThunder64-180.780-119.0107.9
NuggetsNuggets54-280.65910122.1116.9
TimberwolvesTimberwolves49-330.59815118.0114.6
Trail BlazersTrail Blazers42-400.51222115.5115.8
JazzJazz22-600.26842117.6126.0

Team Stats

PlayerGPPTSREBASTSTLBLKTOFG%3P%FT%O/S
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander6831.14.36.61.40.82.255.338.687.9  
Ajay Mitchell5713.63.33.61.20.31.448.534.787.0  
Payton Sandfort48.82.50.00.30.00.350.041.250.0  
Cason Wallace778.63.12.61.90.40.943.235.180.9  
Jared McCain678.32.01.30.50.10.842.538.586.4  
Nikola Topić105.21.94.40.50.02.543.140.040.0  
PlayerGPPTSREBASTSTLBLKTOFG%3P%FT%O/S
Isaiah Joe7111.12.51.30.70.20.645.542.389.4  
Aaron Wiggins659.43.11.70.90.41.243.135.673.6  
Alex Caruso566.22.82.01.30.30.942.329.380.4  
Brooks Barnhizer401.72.00.60.30.10.338.029.270.0  
Buddy Boeheim41.50.00.00.00.00.033.333.30.0  
PlayerGPPTSREBASTSTLBLKTOFG%3P%FT%O/S
Jalen Williams3317.14.65.51.20.31.948.429.983.7  
Luguentz Dort698.33.61.20.90.40.838.534.475.9  
PlayerGPPTSREBASTSTLBLKTOFG%3P%FT%O/S
Jaylin Williams657.25.52.40.50.61.042.338.379.3  
Kenrich Williams566.53.31.40.60.10.847.338.863.5  
Thomas Sorber00.00.00.00.00.00.00.00.00.0  
PlayerGPPTSREBASTSTLBLKTOFG%3P%FT%O/S
Chet Holmgren6917.18.91.70.61.91.655.736.279.2  
Isaiah Hartenstein479.29.43.51.00.81.762.20.061.0  
Branden Carlson425.83.00.70.20.60.452.736.057.7  

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Schedule

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Player Timeline

Jul 3rd

Tweet Lakers Fans Joking Team Still Misses Alex Caruso After Signing ...

Jun 20th

Top 10 Crowd Reactions from the 2026 NBA Playoffs: Game-Winners, Buzzer-Beaters, ...

May 18th

Tweet Jokes Thunder Need to Get Alex Caruso More Help

May 9th

Alex Caruso Rattles Off Transition Dunk, Celebrates with Headband Celly ...

May 5th

Alex Caruso Leads OKC Huddle in Game 1

Apr 19th

Alex Caruso Displays Veteran Leadership in Game 1

Apr 2nd

Caruso Questionable With Illness, But Wants to Play for Thunder

Mar 29th

Josh Hart Sprays Alex Caruso with Water Bottle During Sunday Night Basketball ...

Mar 19th

Tweet Says NBA Teams Pay Two-Way Players More Than Pure Scorers, Citing ...

Mar 17th

Alex Caruso Shines Defensively Against Banchero in Second Half

Mar 15th

Holmgren, SGA Lead Thunder to 8th Straight Win as Gilgeous-Alexander ...

Feb 28th

Alex Caruso and Cason Wallace praised as elite perimeter defenders

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