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Cason Wallace
Wallace with Kentucky in 2023
No. 22 – Oklahoma City Thunder
PositionShooting guard / point guard
LeagueNBA
Personal information
Born (2003-11-07) November 7, 2003 (age 22)
Dallas, Texas, U.S.
Listed height6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Listed weight195 lb (88 kg)
Career information
High schoolRichardson (Richardson, Texas)
CollegeKentucky (2022–2023)
NBA draft2023: 1st round, 10th overall pick
Drafted byDallas Mavericks
Playing career2023–present
Career history
2023–presentOklahoma City Thunder
Career highlights
Stats at NBA.com Edit this at Wikidata
Stats at Basketball Reference Edit this at Wikidata

Cason David Wallace (/ˈkeɪsən, keɪˈsɒn/ KAY-sən, kay-SON;[1][2] born November 7, 2003) is an American professional basketball player for the Oklahoma City Thunder of the National Basketball Association (NBA).[3] He was a consensus five-star recruit and a top five player in the 2022 class. He played one season of college basketball for the Kentucky Wildcats before being selected 10th overall by the Mavericks in the 2023 NBA draft, and subsequently traded to the Thunder. He won an NBA championship with the Thunder in 2025.

High school career

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Wallace attended Richardson High School in Richardson, Texas where he played alongside of Rylan Griffen under coach Kevin Lawson and assistant coach Mike Bangs. As a senior, he was the Gatorade Basketball Player of the Year for Texas and The Dallas Morning News boys basketball Player of the Year after averaging 19.9 points, 7.4 rebounds and 6.1 assists per game.[4][5] He was selected to play in the 2022 McDonald's All-American Game and the Jordan Brand Classic.[6] A five-star recruit, Wallace committed to the University of Kentucky to play college basketball.[7][8]

Professional career

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The Dallas Mavericks selected Wallace with the tenth overall pick in the 2023 NBA draft then traded him, along with Dāvis Bertāns, to the Oklahoma City Thunder in exchange for the 12th overall pick, Dereck Lively II.[9]

Wallace averaged 8.4 points, 3.4 rebounds, and 2.5 assists across 68 regular-season games before a shoulder injury sidelined him late in the year. Fully recovered for the postseason, Wallace returned to play in every game of the 2025 NBA Playoffs, helping the Oklahoma City Thunder clinch the franchise’s first NBA championship with a victory over the Indiana Pacers.[10]

On May 22, 2026, Wallace was named to the NBA All-Defensive Second Team.[11]

Career statistics

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Legend
  GP Games played   GS  Games started  MPG  Minutes per game
 FG%  Field goal percentage  3P%  3-point field goal percentage  FT%  Free throw percentage
 RPG  Rebounds per game  APG  Assists per game  SPG  Steals per game
 BPG  Blocks per game  PPG  Points per game  Bold  Career high
 †  Won an NBA championship *  Led the league

NBA

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Regular season

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Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
2023–24 Oklahoma City 821320.6.491.419.7842.31.5.9.56.8
2024–25† Oklahoma City 684327.6.474.356.8113.42.51.8.58.4
2025–26 Oklahoma City 775826.6.432.351.8093.12.61.9.48.6
Career 22711424.7.463.374.8032.92.21.5.47.9

Playoffs

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Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
2024 Oklahoma City 10019.8.390.321.5001.31.0.9.24.2
2025† Oklahoma City 23*322.4.429.323.6672.72.11.4.45.6
2026 Oklahoma City 15224.9.479.484.8753.82.42.1.58.6
Career 48522.7.441.388.7372.72.01.5.46.2

College

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Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
2022–23 Kentucky 323232.2.446.346.7573.74.32.00.511.7

Personal life

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Wallace is cousin to 2012 NBA champion Terrel Harris and two-time Super Bowl champion, Super Bowl XXXII Most Valuable Player, and Pro Football Hall of Fame running back Terrell Davis. His older brother Keaton Wallace plays for the Atlanta Hawks.[12] In June 2025, UCLA Bruins player Kiki Rice revealed that she is in a romantic relationship with Wallace and that they met in a Junior NBA program when Rice was in the 8th grade.[13]

References

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  1. ↑ Cason Wallace checking in. Oklahoma City Thunder. June 23, 2022. Retrieved June 24, 2023 – via YouTube.
  2. ↑ YOKO B [@yoko_okc] (June 24, 2023). "Here is footage of Cason's explanation. Right pronunciation is Kay-sahn, he said" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  3. ↑ "2022 Top Basketball Recruits". 247Sports. Retrieved June 6, 2023.
  4. ↑ Riddle, Greg (March 17, 2022). "Richardson's Cason Wallace is named Gatorade Texas Boys Basketball Player of the Year". dallasnews.com. Retrieved October 27, 2024.
  5. ↑ McFarland, Shawn (March 24, 2022). "The Dallas Morning News' 2021–22 boys basketball Player of the Year: Richardson's Cason Wallace". dallasnews.com. Retrieved October 27, 2024.
  6. ↑ Hale, Jon (May 31, 2022). "Can offensive game match Kentucky basketball freshman Cason Wallace's defensive work?". courier-journal.com. Retrieved October 27, 2024.
  7. ↑ Borzello, Jeff and Biancardi, Paul (November 8, 2021). "Top-10 recruit Wallace chooses 'dream school' UK". ESPN.com. Retrieved July 1, 2024.
  8. ↑ Roberts, Ben (November 7, 2021). "Kentucky's newest recruit will be hard to keep off the court. 'A do-everything kid.'". Lexington Herald-Leader. Retrieved October 5, 2022. Closed access icon
  9. ↑ "Thunder Acquires Cason Wallace and Dāvis Bertāns". nba.com. July 6, 2023. Retrieved October 27, 2024.
  10. ↑ "Cason Wallace 2024-2025 Stats". StatMuse. Retrieved October 7, 2025.
  11. ↑ "Kia All-Defensive Teams, NBA Social Justice Champion revealed live on Peacock". NBA.com. May 22, 2026.
  12. ↑ Martinez, Justin (October 28, 2024). "Cason Wallace shares 'special' moment with brother Keaton in OKC Thunder win vs Hawks". The Oklahoman. Retrieved May 23, 2025.
  13. ↑ "UCLA Star Kiki Rice Hard Launches Relationship With Thunder's Cason Wallace After NBA Championship". Pro Football Network. June 24, 2025. Retrieved June 24, 2025. The 21-year-old Wallace has been quietly dating UCLA women's basketball star Kiki Rice, a revelation that came to light through a recent Instagram video posted by Wagtalk's official account. The couple's relationship had remained under the radar until now.
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