WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. – The NBA signings didn’t end when the draft concluded Wednesday night as Oscar Cluff and Fletcher Loyer have both signed free-agent contracts to appear in NBA Summer League action starting next month.
The signings cap off an outstanding two-day stretch for the Boilermakers after Braden Smith (38th) and Trey Kaufman-Renn (59th) were selected in the Wednesday’s second round of the NBA Draft.
Cluff was signed to an NBA Summer League contract with the Houston Rockets, while Fletcher Loyer signed an exhibit-10 contract with the Los Angeles Clippers.
Cluff had a strong season for the Boilermakers during the 2025-26 campaign, being named to the Big Ten All-Tournament Team as well as the NCAA All-West Regional squad. Cluff averaged 10.6 points, 7.5 rebounds, 1.8 assists and 0.9 blocks per game in 24.7 minutes per outing.
He shot 68.3 percent from the field, the second-best single-season percentage in a season in Purdue history and was 69.9 percent from the free throw line.
Cluff recorded nine double-doubles on the season, having four games at least 14 rebounds. He tallied 17 points and 14 rebounds in the Big Ten Tournament semifinal win over UCLA and had 12 points and 14 rebounds in a win over Nebraska in February. He tallied 15 points and 15 rebounds in the Baha Mar Championship title-game victory over Texas Tech.
He netted at least 10 points 21 times during the season, including 20-point outings against Marquette (9-of-9 FGs), Penn State (10-of-11 FGs) and Michigan in the Big Ten Tournament championship game (7-of-11 FGs).
One of the country’s top long-distance shooters for the last four years, Fletcher Loyer signed an Exhibit-10 deal with the Clippers. An Exhibit-10 contract is a one-year, non-guaranteed minimum salary NBA contract that includes a training camp invitation. It allows teams to retain a player’s G League rights if they are waived, offers a bonus of up to $85,300 and an be converted into a two-way contract.
Loyer wrapped up an outstanding career for the Boilermakers this past Spring, ending his career as the school’s all-time leader in 3-pointers with 309, while ranking 11th on the school’s career scoring list (1,829 points) and fifth on the career free throw percentage list (.846).
Loyer was one of six players in Big Ten history (Shawn Respert, Talor Battle, Jordan Bohannon, Joe Crispin, Brad Davison) to have at least 1,800 points, 300 assists and make at least 300 free throws and 3-pointers. He is one of only four players (Respert, Battle, Crispin), and the first since 2011, to accomplish those marks in four years.
This past season, Loyer averaged 14.1 points, 2.3 rebounds and 2.1 assists per game, while making 43.2 percent (112-of-259) of his 3-point attempts. His 112 made 3-pointers were second in school history, while ranking tied for 13th nationally. He is one of four players in Purdue history (Loyer, Robbie Hummel, E’Twaun Moore, Walter Jordan) to score at least 375 points in all four seasons.
Loyer was at his best late in the season, shooting 14-of-26 (.538) from 3-point range in the NCAA Tournament and making a nation’s-best 64, 3-pointers since Feb. 1 (64-of-130; .492).
Loyer recorded 51 career games of three or more 3-pointers, helping Purdue to a 46-5 record in those games. When he made four or more 3-pointers in a game during his career, Purdue went 28-2.
All four Purdue players are expected to compete in NBA Summer League, which starts July 3, with the California Classic. The main Summer League schedule starts July 9, in Las Vegas.