On a day when most of the NBA is focused on the Trade Deadline, the Thunder could make a bigger addition than anyone by adding a 7-foot Defensive Player of the Year who can stretch the floor from 3. Oklahoma City is 40-9 and has yet to play their two best centers in the same game,

For the first time since Nov. 10, Chet Holmgren will be back in the Oklahoma City Thunder lineup when the Toronto Raptors visit Paycom Center on Friday.

The Thunder converted Mitchell (toe) from a two-way contract to a standard two-year contract Thursday, Shams Charania of ESPN reports. Mitchell has been sidelined since early January after suffering a turf toe sprain of his right big toe and undergoing surgery.

The Oklahoma City Thunder have signed rookie second-round draft pick Ajay Mitchell to a multi-year contract. Mitchell, a guard from Belgium who played in college UC-Santa Barbara, originally signed a two-way contract last July.