Chet Holmgren

Cleveland Cavaliers (36-21, third in the Eastern Conference) vs. Oklahoma City Thunder (43-14, first in the Western Conference) Oklahoma City; Sunday, 1 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Cleveland hits the road against Oklahoma City looking to prolong its five-game road winning streak. The Thunder have gone 23-7 in home games. Oklahoma City ranks fifth in the league with 34.3 defensive rebounds per game led by Chet Holmgren averaging 6.8. The Cavaliers are 17-10 in road games. Cleveland is ninth in the E...

Chet Holmgren likes where he is at and has no interest in heading to the Lakers.

Amidst his first appearance at All-Star weekend, a reporter asked Oklahoma City Thunder forward Chet Holmgren about the growth he’s seen in the Denver Nuggets. Thunder’s Holmgren discussed his personal growth this season before heading to his first All-Star Game selection. However, he seemed hesitant in talking about how much the Nuggets have improved as […] The post Thunder’s Chet Holmgren points to health when asked about Nuggets’ growth appeared first on ClutchPoints .

Oklahoma City Thunder forward Chet Holmgren reflected on his first All-Star Game during his postgame media availability. Holmgren discussed the competitiveness of the NBA’s new USA vs. the World format. Chet played for the USA Stars squad, which defeated the USA Stripes, 47-21, in the final. Holmgren talked about his first All-Star Game during his […] The post Thunder’s Chet Holmgren appreciates All-Star game showcasing ‘good brand of basketball’ appeared first on ClutchPoints .

After Phoenix Suns All-Star Devin Booker revealed the 3-point contest invite surprised him ahead of last weekend, he couldn’t escape the OG label from first-time All-Star Oklahoma City Thunder’s Chet Holmgren, among others. Amidst his fifth selection to the star-studded event, Booker, 29, was the elderly statesman for Team USA Stars. For that, seeing Booker […] The post Suns’ Devin Booker can’t escape All-Star weekend ‘UNC’ label from Chet Holmgren, Tyrese Maxey appeared first on ClutchPoints .

Anthony Edwards (Timberwolves) was named All-Star MVP after his Team Stars defeated the older American team, Team Stripes, 47-21 in the All-Star championship game. It’s Edwards’ first All-Star MVP award, and his third All-Star appearance overall. The first three games of the All-Star game rewarded the choice of format, with all three being decided by […]

Rockets star Kevin Durant has grown close to Thunder big man Chet Holmgren over the years because they share a similar mindset, writes Justin Martinez of The Oklahoman (subscriber link). “He wants to be great,” Durant told The Oklahoman. “It’s that simple. A lot of people don’t want to be great. They don’t want to […]

Ahead of his first All-Star appearance, Oklahoma City Thunder’s Chet Holmgren reflected on how he took his game to new heights during Meday Day on Saturday. Shai Gilgeous-Alexander endorsed Holmgren’s first All-Star selection, considering it a no-brainer. Gilgeous-Alexander sees the work Chet puts in during practice, but the Thunder starting forward says putting in overtime […] The post The biggest thing Thunder’s Chet Holmgren credits for All-Star leap appeared first on ClutchPoints .

First-time NBA All-Star Chet Holmgren was recently asked who the Oklahoma City Thunder’s biggest threat is out West. (via Oklahoma City Thunder): “I’d say focusing on trying to answer that question isn’t gonna help us reach our goals as a team. We just have to continue to try and improve every single day, and the […] The post Chet Holmgren: Determining who our biggest Western Conference threat is won’t help us appeared first on TalkBasket.net .

OKLAHOMA CITY — Oklahoma City Thunder All-Star Chet Holmgren addressed the significance of Nikola Topic’s NBA debut in Thursday’s 110-93 loss to the Milwaukee Bucks on Thursday at the Paycom Center. Thunder head coach Mark Daigneault’s heartwarming response to Topic’s first game in the NBA was followed by Holmgren’s media availability, and the All-Star forward […] The post Thunder’s Chet Holmgren gets real on reality of Nikola Topic’s return from cancer diagnosis appeared first on ClutchPoints .

PHOENIX (AP) — Jalen Williams scored 28 points, Isaiah Joe added 21 and the hot-shooting Oklahoma City Thunder cruised to a 136-109 victory over the Phoenix Suns on Wednesday night. Oklahoma City led by at least 20 points for the entire second half, pushing the advantage to 37 in the third. Williams shot 11 of 12 from the field and added five assists and four rebounds. Joe made 6 of 8 3-pointers. Kenrich Williams added 15 points and Chet Holmgren had 13. The defending champion Thunder — who h...

My NBA player prop picks & predictions for Thursday, February 12, feature picks on Chet Holmgren, Deni Avdija, and Deandre Ayton.

A look at updated NBA Defensive Player of the Year odds. Wemby (-280) is the betting favorite to win the award, followed by Chet Holmgren.

This guy named LeBron James on the Los Angeles Lakers is pretty good at this basketball thing. The Lakers hosted the Oklahoma City Thunder at Crypto.com Arena on Monday, looking to nab their fourth straight win. It was a tight battle in the first half, and James woke everybody up with a thunderous jam on […] The post Lakers’ LeBron James rattles the rim with monster dunk vs. Thunder appeared first on ClutchPoints .

The NBA is looking at the Thunder for player absences in last Wednesday’s game against San Antonio, tweets Dan Woike of The Athletic. Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, Chet Holmgren, Isaiah Hartenstein, Luguentz Dort, and Alex Caruso all missed that nationally televised game after having played the previous night vs. Orlando. With the exception of Gilgeous-Alexander, who has […]

Jared McCain was excited to play in front of the Oklahoma City Thunder home crowd after being traded to the defending NBA champions, and he was not disappointed. The second-year guard received a big ovation when he stepped onto the court at the end of the first quarter of Saturday’s matchup versus the Houston Rockets. […] The post Jared McCain gets huge crowd reaction in Thunder debut appeared first on ClutchPoints .

OKLAHOMA CITY — After Oklahoma City Thunder forward Chet Holmgren earned his first All-Star Selection, the NBA announced the Thunder big man will participate in All-Star Saturday’s Shooting Stars competition, which coach Mark Daigneault had never heard of. The association shelved the contest for 11 years before bringing it back for next Saturday’s festivities, which […] The post Thunder’s Mark Daigneault drops truth bomb about All-Star Saturday Night appeared first on ClutchPoints .

Holmgren (back) will not play Wednesday against the Spurs. Visit RotoWire.com for more analysis on this update.

The Oklahoma City Thunder face the Orlando Magic on Tuesday night, and Shai Gilgeous-Alexander and Chet Holmgren now sit at the center of the injury report. A right index finger sprain has placed Gilgeous-Alexander on the questionable list, while low back spasms have also made Holmgren questionable. That places the Thunder’s two biggest stars in […] The post Thunder’s Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, Chet Holmgren on long injury report vs. Magic appeared first on ClutchPoints .