Chet Holmgren

SAN ANTONIO, TX - OCTOBER 20: After a flagrant foul by De'Aaron Fox #4 of the San Antonio Spurs on Chet Holmgren #7 of the Oklahoma City Thunder an official had to separate the players In the second half at Frost Bank Center on October 20, 2026 in San Antonio, Texas. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and or using this photograph, User is consenting to terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. (Photo by Ronald Cortes/Getty Images) | Get...

A pair of former MVPs matched up on Thursday as Shai Gilgeous-Alexander and the Oklahoma City Thunder took on Nikola Jokić and the Denver Nuggets.

The Oklahoma City Thunder and San Antonio Spurs wasted little time reigniting their intense rivalry when De'Aaron Fox received a Flagrant 1 foul for a play against Chet Holmgren in the second quarter.

Chet Holmgren had 14 points, seven rebounds and four blocks as the Oklahoma City Thunder beat the San Antonio Spurs 116-104 in Tuesday's season opener. As the main defender on Victor Wembanyama, Holmgren helped hold him to 1-of-13 shooting. San Antonio eliminated Oklahoma City in Game 7 of last season's Western Conference finals. Holmgren had four points and four rebounds in that game. "Chet is an All-NBA talent on both ends of the floor," said Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, who scored 32 points. "...

The scrap early in the second quarter of Tuesday night's season opener offered some symbolism for Chet Holmgren and his Thunder teammates. Holmgren landed with a thud. As he got back to his feet, his teammates had his back.

The Oklahoma City Thunder have already established their dominance in the NBA by winning their first championship since relocating to Oklahoma City. The young team, including Chet Holmgren, embraces the challenge of competing against strong opponents but has little excitement about facing teams that are deliberately tanking. The Thunder are now preparing to face the […] The post Thunder’s Chet Holmgren wishes he could just ‘get a f***ing night off’ instead of playing tanking teams appeared fi...

Oklahoma City Thunder center Chet Holmgren has played down the personal side of his rivalry with San Antonio Spurs star Victor Wembanyama, saying his focus remains on improving his game rather than their individual matchups. In an interview with Sports Illustrated’s Chris Mannix published Monday, October 19, Holmgren was asked whether Wembanyama had made their […] The post Chet Holmgren addresses rivalry with Victor Wembanyama appeared first on TalkBasket.net.

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The Thunder and All-Defensive guard Cason Wallace agreed to a five-year, $139 million rookie-scale contract extension.

All-Star Chet Holmgren and the Oklahoma City Thunder will open the 2026-27 regular season against the San Antonio Spurs, the team that ended its first title defense in franchise history last season. Holmgren plans to learn from losing Game 7 of the Western Conference Finals. Thunder veteran Kenrich Williams has full confidence in his All-Star […] The post Thunder reserve reveals how Chet Holmgren embraces ‘adversity’ ahead of Spurs duel appeared first on ClutchPoints.

Ahead of the 2026-27 season, Oklahoma City Thunder GM Sam Presti selected two of his most promising first-round picks, Aday Mara and Bennett Stirtz, since drafting All-Star Chet Holmgren and Jalen Williams in 2022. Mara’s making his case for a rotation spot on one of the NBA’s deepest teams, with head coach Mark Daigneault guiding […] The post Thunder GM Sam Presti’s best first-round picks since 2022 continue to shine ahead of 2026-27 season appeared first on ClutchPoints.

Despite Chet Holmgren receiving the bulk of the criticism for the Oklahoma City Thunder's playoff loss to the San Antonio Spurs, Shai Gilgeous-Alexander wants to shoulder the blame for what happened in the series.

The Oklahoma City Thunder opened their account in preseason on Tuesday with a contest against the New Orleans Pelicans. For this contest, OKC held out most of their key players, including their big three in Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, Chet Holmgren, and Jalen Williams, which opened up opportunities for their other guys to get some burn. One […] The post Thunder’s Aday Mara humbled by incredible career outlook from teammate appeared first on ClutchPoints.

OKLAHOMA CITY — Oklahoma City Thunder guard Jared McCain traveled roughly 2,480 miles to workout with All-Stars Shai Gilgeous-Alexander and Chet Holmgren. Head coach Mark Daigneault said McCain is driven amid Thunder training camp in, which has been an ongoing theme in describing Jared’s approach to his third season in the NBA. He’s been determined […] The post How Jared McCain is making his case to start for Thunder appeared first on ClutchPoints.

OKLAHOMA CITY — Oklahoma City Thunder’s Chet Holmgren is coming off a breakout season, earning his first All-Star selection and finishing runner-up for Defensive Player of the Year, while making the All-Defensive First Team in 2026-27. Holmgren also took Thomas Sorber under his wing, finding common ground with the Thunder rookie center who sat out the […] The post 24-year-old Chet Holmgren now views himself as an unc on loaded Thunder roster appeared first on ClutchPoints.

OKLAHOMA CITY — Long before Oklahoma City Thunder rookie Thomas Sorber missed the 2025-26 season due to a torn ACL, he looked up to Philadelphia 76ers center Joel Embiid. After Sorber talked about Chet Holmgren’s help last season, he looked back on his high school days in the Northeast. Roughly 1,384 miles from Oklahoma City, […] The post First-round rookie bringing ‘baby Joel Embiid’ skillset to Thunder (Exclusive) appeared first on ClutchPoints.

OKLAHOMA CITY — Oklahoma City Thunder All-Star Shai Gilgeous-Alexander defended Chet Holmgren after Game 7 of their Western Conference Finals loss to the San Antonio Spurs, and doubled down on his take during Media Day. Before Holmgren looked back on the Thunder’s season-ending loss, Gilgeous-Alexander revealed his belief in the All-Star forward’s ability to improve […] The post Why Thunder’s Shai Gilgeous-Alexander still believes in Chet Holmgren despite ‘bad outing’ vs. Spurs appeared first...

First off, the people who write this put out the most 💩 analysis I’ve heard, I’m wondering how this site is always popping up with content. Second thing, I’m confused, thunder fans want Chet to gain weight, thinks he needs to get bigger in order to be stronger, yet, simultaneously, want him as a wing? Wouldn’t gaining weight hinder one’s ability to run around on the perimeter? For the record I think adding 2 lbs is completely fine. He doesn’t need to get bigger in order to be stronge. And I ...

OKLAHOMA CITY — Although Oklahoma City Thunder All-Star Chet Holmgren is coming off a breakout season, his lowly performance in Game 7 of the Western Conference Finals against the San Antonio Spurs is what NBA fans remember most about 2025-26. Holmgren’s four-point dud against Victor Wembanyama ended the Thunder’s first title defense last season. Looking […] The post How Chet Holmgren plans to use Thunder’s WCF loss as learning experience for 2026-27 season appeared first on ClutchPoints.

Chet Holmgren may have had a big lunch before official weigh-ins for the 2026-27 NBA season.