Nique Clifford
Guard · Oklahoma City Thunder
Nique Clifford: season analysis
Nique Clifford is a 24-year-old guard for the Oklahoma City Thunder. Listed at 6-foot-5 and 175 pounds, Clifford has 2 years of NBA experience and played college basketball at Colorado State.
In 2026-27, Clifford is averaging 2.2 points, 1.4 rebounds and 1.0 assists in 8.5 minutes per game, coming off the bench in all 10 games. The shooting line reads 38.5% from the field, 16.7% from three-point range.
Compared with 2025-26 with the Sacramento Kings (8.6 points in 25.1 minutes per game), scoring is down by 6.4 points per game and playing time down by 16.6 minutes.
Background
Nationality: United States.
Background facts: Wikidata (CC0) · Nique Clifford on Wikipedia ↗
Profile
| Team | Oklahoma City Thunder |
|---|---|
| Position | Guard |
| Jersey | — |
| Age | 24 |
| Born | February 9, 2002 · Colorado Springs, CO, USA |
| Height | 6' 5" (1.96 m) |
| Weight | 175 lbs (79 kg) |
| College | Colorado State |
| NBA experience | 2 years |
| Salary | $3,263,400 (2026-27) |
Thunder teammates
Brooks BarnhizerF · #23
Alex CarusoG · #9
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
Jalen WilliamsG · #8
Jaylin WilliamsF · #6
Last 10 games
| Date | Opponent | Result | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | FG | 3PT | FT | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-11-11 | @ POR | L 108-118 | 16 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2-5 | 1-3 | 0-0 | +3 |
| 2026-11-10 | @ POR | L 103-123 | 20 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2-4 | 0-1 | 0-0 | -4 |
| 2026-11-06 | vs SAS | L 109-124 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2-2 | 1-1 | 0-0 | +5 |
| 2026-11-04 | vs LAL | L 103-116 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | -5 |
| 2026-11-02 | @ DAL | W 115-100 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0-0 | +1 |
| 2026-10-31 | @ MEM | L 105-136 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0-4 | 0-3 | 0-0 | -28 |
| 2026-10-29 | @ NOP | L 120-132 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | -8 |
| 2026-10-27 | @ SAS | L 103-130 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-3 | 0-1 | 0-0 | -5 |
| 2026-10-25 | vs MEM | L 112-123 | Did not play — coach's decision | ||||||||||
| 2026-10-23 | vs POR | L 120-128 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | -1 |
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 | 2026 27 Totals | 10 | 0 | 8.5 | 2.2 | 1.4 | 1.0 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.6 | 38.5 | 16.7 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 1.3 | 1.0-2.6 | 0.2-1.2 | 0.0-0.0 |
| 2026-27 | oklahoma city thunder | 2 | 0 | 18.0 | 4.5 | 3.5 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.5 | 44.4 | 25.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3.5 | 2.0-4.5 | 0.5-2.0 | 0.0-0.0 |
| 2026-27 | sacramento kings | 8 | 0 | 6.3 | 1.6 | 0.9 | 1.0 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.6 | 35.3 | 12.5 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.8 | 0.8-2.1 | 0.1-1.0 | 0.0-0.0 |
| 2025-26 | sacramento kings | 75 | 28 | 25.1 | 8.6 | 3.8 | 2.4 | 0.9 | 0.3 | 1.5 | 41.8 | 33.3 | 72.2 | 0.9 | 2.9 | 3.3-7.9 | 1.0-3.1 | 0.9-1.3 |
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.