Alex Caruso
Guard · Oklahoma City Thunder · #9
Alex Caruso: season analysis
Alex Caruso is a 32-year-old guard for the Oklahoma City Thunder, wearing number 9. Listed at 6-foot-5 and 186 pounds, Caruso has 10 years of NBA experience and played college basketball at Texas A&M.
In 2026-27, Caruso is averaging 7.6 points, 4.6 rebounds and 2.9 assists in 19.6 minutes per game, with 1 starts in 9 games. The shooting line reads 50.0% from the field, 50.0% from three-point range and 91.7% from the free-throw line.
Compared with 2025-26 (6.2 points in 18.2 minutes per game), scoring is up by 1.4 points per game and playing time up by 1.4 minutes.
Before this season, Caruso played 9 NBA seasons and 473 games, averaging 6.8 points, 2.9 rebounds and 2.7 assists. The best scoring season so far was 2023-24 at 10.1 points per game.
Background
Nationality: United States. Honors include the NBA Hustle Award.
Background facts: Wikidata (CC0) · Alex Caruso on Wikipedia ↗
Profile
| Team | Oklahoma City Thunder |
|---|---|
| Position | Guard |
| Jersey | #9 |
| Age | 32 |
| Born | February 28, 1994 · College Station, TX, USA |
| Height | 6' 5" (1.96 m) |
| Weight | 186 lbs (84 kg) |
| College | Texas A&M |
| NBA experience | 10 years |
| Salary | $19,550,160 (2026-27) |
Thunder teammates
Brooks BarnhizerF · #23
Nique CliffordG
Josh DixG · #21
Shai Gilgeous-AlexanderG · #2
Isaiah HartensteinC · #55
Chet HolmgrenC · #7
Aday MaraC · #15
Jared McCainG · #3
Ajay MitchellG · #25
Micah PeavyG
Thomas SorberC · #12
Bennett StirtzG · #14
Nikola TopicG · #44
Cason WallaceG · #22
Kenrich WilliamsG · #34
Jaylin WilliamsF · #6
Jalen WilliamsG · #8
Last 9 games
| Date | Opponent | Result | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | FG | 3PT | FT | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-11-11 | @ POR | L 108-118 | 29 | 14 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 4-6 | 4-5 | 2-2 | -11 |
| 2026-11-10 | @ POR | L 103-123 | 19 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1-5 | 1-3 | 2-2 | -5 |
| 2026-11-07 | vs WAS | W 114-75 | 13 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0-2 | 0-2 | 0-0 | +18 |
| 2026-11-06 | @ MEM | W 128-97 | 20 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2-3 | 1-2 | 0-0 | +23 |
| 2026-11-04 | vs CLE | W 124-116 | 20 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1-3 | 1-2 | 4-4 | +16 |
| 2026-10-26 | vs PHX | W 125-114 | 9 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3-5 | 3-5 | 0-0 | +14 |
| 2026-10-25 | vs LAC | W 108-101 | 22 | 12 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4-7 | 2-4 | 2-2 | +18 |
| 2026-10-22 | vs DEN | W 96-84 | 20 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3-7 | 1-5 | 0-0 | +17 |
| 2026-10-20 | @ SAS | W 116-104 | 25 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3-4 | 2-2 | 1-2 | +16 |
Season-by-season averages
| Season | Team | GP | GS | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | FG% | 3P% | FT% | OR | DR | FG | 3PT | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-27 | oklahoma city thunder | 9 | 1 | 19.6 | 7.6 | 4.6 | 2.9 | 1.0 | 0.4 | 1.0 | 50.0 | 50.0 | 91.7 | 0.8 | 3.8 | 2.3-4.7 | 1.7-3.3 | 1.2-1.3 |
| 2025-26 | oklahoma city thunder | 56 | 0 | 18.2 | 6.2 | 2.8 | 2.0 | 1.3 | 0.3 | 0.9 | 42.3 | 29.3 | 80.4 | 0.5 | 2.3 | 2.3-5.4 | 0.9-3.2 | 0.7-0.9 |
| 2024-25 | oklahoma city thunder | 54 | 3 | 19.3 | 7.1 | 2.9 | 2.5 | 1.6 | 0.6 | 0.7 | 44.6 | 35.3 | 82.4 | 0.7 | 2.2 | 2.6-5.8 | 1.1-3.1 | 0.8-0.9 |
| 2023-24 | chicago bulls | 71 | 57 | 28.7 | 10.1 | 3.8 | 3.5 | 1.7 | 1.0 | 1.4 | 46.8 | 40.8 | 76.0 | 0.9 | 3.0 | 3.6-7.6 | 1.9-4.7 | 1.0-1.4 |
| 2022-23 | chicago bulls | 67 | 36 | 23.5 | 5.6 | 2.9 | 2.9 | 1.5 | 0.7 | 1.1 | 45.5 | 36.4 | 80.8 | 0.6 | 2.3 | 1.9-4.3 | 0.8-2.3 | 0.9-1.1 |
| 2021-22 | chicago bulls | 41 | 18 | 28.0 | 7.4 | 3.6 | 4.0 | 1.7 | 0.4 | 1.4 | 39.8 | 33.3 | 79.5 | 0.8 | 2.8 | 2.5-6.2 | 1.0-3.1 | 1.4-1.8 |
| 2020-21 | los angeles lakers | 58 | 6 | 21.0 | 6.4 | 2.9 | 2.8 | 1.1 | 0.3 | 1.3 | 43.6 | 40.1 | 64.5 | 0.5 | 2.4 | 2.3-5.3 | 0.9-2.4 | 0.8-1.3 |
| 2019-20 | los angeles lakers | 64 | 2 | 18.4 | 5.5 | 1.9 | 1.9 | 1.1 | 0.3 | 0.8 | 41.2 | 33.3 | 73.4 | 0.3 | 1.7 | 1.9-4.5 | 0.6-1.9 | 1.1-1.5 |
| 2018-19 | los angeles lakers | 25 | 4 | 21.2 | 9.2 | 2.7 | 3.1 | 1.0 | 0.4 | 1.7 | 44.5 | 48.0 | 79.7 | 0.8 | 1.9 | 3.1-6.9 | 1.0-2.0 | 2.0-2.6 |
| 2017-18 | los angeles lakers | 37 | 7 | 15.2 | 3.6 | 1.8 | 2.0 | 0.6 | 0.3 | 1.1 | 43.1 | 30.2 | 70.0 | 0.4 | 1.4 | 1.4-3.1 | 0.4-1.2 | 0.6-0.8 |
Profile, injury status and averages from ESPN's public NBA data, refreshed daily. MIN, PTS, REB… are per-game averages; OR/DR = offensive/defensive rebounds; FG, 3PT, FT = made-attempted per game.