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Injury Back
Est. Return 3/7/2026
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PTS
4.9
REB
2.6
AST
0.6
STL
0.2
BLK
0.5
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Signed a one-year, two-way contract with the Thunder in September of 2025. 
Sitting out again
Carlson (back) remains out for Wednesday's game against the Knicks.
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Oklahoma City's third-string center will be sidelined for a fourth straight game. His next chance to play comes Saturday against Golden State.
Oklahoma City's third-string center will be sidelined for a fourth straight game. His next chance to play comes Saturday against Golden State.
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How does Branden Carlson compare to other players?
This section compares his stats with all players from the previous three seasons (minimum 200 minutes played)*. The bar represents the player's percentile rank. For example, if the bar is halfway across, then the player falls into the 50th percentile for that stat and it would be considered average.
True Shooting %
60.1%
Effective Field Goal %
60.1%
3-Point Attempt Rate
45.5%
Free Throw Rate
12.7%
Offensive Rebound %
7.2%
Defensive Rebound %
18.8%
Total Rebound %
13.2%
Assist %
8.0%
Steal %
0.7%
Block %
4.7%
Turnover %
7.4%
Usage %
17.7%
Fantasy Points Per Game
10.6
Fantasy Points Per Minute
1.0
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Won't play Tuesday
Carlson (back) has been ruled out for Tuesday's game against the Bulls.
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Out for Sunday
Carlson has been ruled out for Sunday's game against the Mavericks due to a lower-back strain.
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Remaining sidelined
Carlson (back) is out for Friday's game against the Nuggets, Clemente Almanza of USA Today reports.
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Leaves early with back issue
Carlson won't return to Wednesday's game against the Pistons due to low back soreness, Nick Crain of Forbes.com reports.
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Off injury report
Carlson (back) isn't listed on the injury report for Friday's game against the Nets.
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Presti talks him up
Thunder general manager Sam Presti had high praise for Carlson during his interview Thursday, Rylan Stiles of SI.com reports.
ANALYSIS
"I don't think we talk enough about Branden Carlson," Presti said. " "I think he's got a bright future." With Thomas Sorber out for the 2025-26 season with a torn ACL, it sounds like Presti is confident in Carlson's ability to step in as the third-string center. Carlson made 32 regular-season appearances for the Thunder in 2024-25, averaging 3.8 points, 1.7 rebounds and 0.7 blocks in 7.7 minutes per contest.
"I don't think we talk enough about Branden Carlson," Presti said. " "I think he's got a bright future." With Thomas Sorber out for the 2025-26 season with a torn ACL, it sounds like Presti is confident in Carlson's ability to step in as the third-string center. Carlson made 32 regular-season appearances for the Thunder in 2024-25, averaging 3.8 points, 1.7 rebounds and 0.7 blocks in 7.7 minutes per contest.