2026 NBA draft: Here are 5 Round 2 targets OKC Thunder could add

Now that a jam-packed first day has ended, the 2026 NBA draft continues to roll along. The league has shifted its focus to Wednesday's Round 2 selections. This is where the smart front offices separate themselves from the rest of the pack as they find diamonds in the rough.

The Oklahoma City Thunder enter with one pick — No. 37 via the Dallas Mavericks. So far, they added Michigan's Aday Mara with the No.

12 pick and Iowa's Bennett Stirtz with the No. 16 pick. They acquired the latter in a trade-up deal with the Memphis Grizzlies.

This is around the range where the Thunder usually add a two-way player. Plenty of intriguing names remain on the board. Here are five players OKC could target at the No.

37 pick:Emanuel Sharp, HoustonYou can never go wrong with a Houston player. Sharp spent four years on the Cougars and was a starter for the last three. Winning at a high clip, he's another old-school prospect.

He went the traditional route of slowly working his way up the rotation. Considering how Houston has been one of the best programs in recent years, thanks to their tough-nosed defense, that's a plus for him. He averaged 15.

5 points on 41.3% shooting and three rebounds last season.More importantly, though, Sharp shot 37.

2% from 3 on 7.1 attempts. That's some crazy volume at the college level.

You're pretty confident that translates over to the NBA. To play in Houston, you need to be a plus-defender. That's what he is with 1.

2 steals per game. If he can compete on that end of the floor and hit his outside shots, then the 22-year-old can carve out a pro career.Nick Martinelli, NorthwesternFlying under the radar, Martinelli had a retro rise to get here.

He was a four-year player at Northwestern. Eventually, he became a full-time starter in his final two seasons. He rewarded the Wildcats by being an upper-echelon college scorer.

He became a 20-point machine. This past year, he averaged 23 points on 51% shooting, 6.2 rebounds and two assists.

He shot 41.7% from 3 on 3.3 att