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Chet Holmgren has been a gift that keeps on giving for the Oklahoma City Thunder — on both ends of the floor. The rookie has been a terrific weapon on offense and defense for Oklahoma City, and he’s back at it again Saturday night against Luka Doncic and the Dallas Mavericks on the road. Chet […]

As we enter the month of December and prepare for the holiday season, there is no telling how the 2023-24 NBA season will play out. Nobody had the Minnesota Timberwolves and Orlando Magic being two of the best teams in the league, yet here we are approaching the quarter mark of the season with these […]

Chet Holmgren is getting put through the ringer. That’s what happens when you’re a rookie, after all. Even while he’s getting all of the attention, though, the Oklahoma City Thunder rookie is still balling out this season. The star center is a big reason why OKC is surging this season and are at the top […]

There may be someone coming to steal Victor Wembanyama’s Rookie of the Year award. The No. 1 overall pick by the San Antonio Spurs has been the favorite for the 2023 ROY since he was drafted, but he may have competition from Oklahoma City Thunder’s Chet Holmgren, who has officially passed Wembanyama as the favorite […]

There was a stretch in the 2010’s when it seemed like the San Antonio Spurs were nailing every one of their draft picks. Not because the guys they were drafting were the most talented players or went on to have the best careers, but because at the time of the selection, it seemed like they’d […]

The Minnesota Timberwolves hosted Shai Gilgeous-Alexander and the Oklahoma City Thunder on Tuesday night. The game marked the final In-Season Tournament contest for both teams this season and the energy did not disappoint. OKC climbed out to an early lead with a great first 24 minutes led by SGA’s 20 first-half points on 8-10 shooting. […]

Chet Holmgren of the Oklahoma City Thunder showed out with 33 points against Joel Embiid of the Philadelphia 76ers, despite a narrow loss, and he spoke about how both he and Embiid missed their first seasons in the NBA. “I wouldn’t say were like super tight, but it’s all respect, you know we’ve worked out […]

The Oklahoma City Thunder are among the teams that have taken one of the biggest leaps in the 2023-24 season from last year. They’re currently 11-5 and in second place in the Western Conference standings. A big reason for the Thunder hot start is the star duo of Shai Gilgeous-Alexander and Chet Holmgren. The duo […]

The Oklahoma City Thunder found themselves in a close game late against the Eastern Conference contending Philadelphia 76ers on Saturday night, only to fall short in a 127-123 loss. Chet Holmgren was tasked with guarding last season’s NBA MVP Joel Embiid, who scored 35 points. Previously, Holmgren commented on the difficulty of facing the Sixers […]

The Oklahoma City Thunder lost to the Philadelphia 76ers 127-123. Even so, spirits remain high. They’ve looked like one of the best teams in the Western Conference as the Thunders’ young stars are meshing well. Now, Shai Gilgeous-Alexander can’t stop raving about teammates Chet Holmgren and Jaylin Williams. Williams had to play a larger role […]

Chet Holmgren has been having a standout rookie season for the Oklahoma City Thunder. On Saturday night, the rookie big man continued to add to his Rookie of the Year campaign, recording 33 points and five made triples against the Philadelphia 76ers. Despite the Sixers coming away with a 127-123 road victory, the Thunder have […]

NBA scoring leader Joel Embiid barely missed out on what would have been the Sixers’ first triple-double of the season with 35 points, 11 rebounds and nine assists, as the 76ers ended the Oklahoma City Thunder’s six-game winning streak with a 127-123 victory on Saturday. Embiid made six free throws in the final 9.8 seconds to […]

The Oklahoma City Thunder fell to the Philadelphia 76ers 127-123 on Saturday, but Chet Holmgren’s 33-point performance has fans claiming he is better than San Antonio Spurs rookie Victor Wembanyama. This is Chet Holmgren’s first full season in the NBA, as he missed all of last year with an injury. The Thunder are hoping he […]

Oklahoma City Thunder big man Chet Holmgren gave back today. This Thanksgiving, Holmgren held his second annual Holmgren Family Thanksgiving Dinner for foster families in the Oklahoma City area: Thunder rookie @ChetHolmgren making new friends at his second annual Holmgren Family Thanksgiving Dinner for foster families in the OKC area 💙 Watch the full All-Access […]

Despite the fact he is in his age 35 season, Kevin Durant is playing arguably the best basketball of his career. Durant has been on fire to start the season for the Phoenix Suns (31.4 PPG, 7 RPG, 5.7 APG, 53.5 FG%) and continues to wow fans on a nightly basis. Even players, such as […]

Sam Presti and the Oklahoma City Thunder entered what looked to be a long, tedious rebuild after the departures of Russell Westbrook and Paul George in 2019, followed by Chris Paul’s exit a year later. While the first two seasons of head coach Mark Daigneault’s were painful, the Thunder have since proven that this organization’s […]

The Portland Trail Blazers were blown out at home by the Oklahoma City Thunder 134-91 on Sunday night. Portland struggled to compete in any facet of the game, while the Thunder used exceptionally hot shooting to get the easy win. Here are three takeaways from a game that saw the deep bench play the entire […]

Chet Holmgren played the best game of his young NBA career on Saturday night, finishing with 36 points, 10 rebounds, five assists, two steals and two blocks in the Oklahoma City Thunder’s thrilling 130-123 overtime victory against the Golden State Warriors at Chase Center. The rookie’s impact loomed even larger than the box score suggests, […]

The Oklahoma City Thunder have started the season strong, rushing out to a 9-4 record and the No. 4 seed in the Western Conference. The Thunder hit this record with a huge, dramatic overtime win over the Golden State Warriors on Saturday thanks to a late game-tying 3-pointer by burgeoning young star Chet Holmgren. After […]

The Golden State Warriors were just 1.6 seconds away from ending a five-game losing streak on Saturday before OKC Thunder big man Chet Holmgren forced OT with a game-tying triple over Andrew Wiggins. The Dubs ultimately went on to lose in overtime and after the contest, head coach Steve Kerr was asked why he chose […]

Golden State Warriors forward Andrew Wiggins is no stranger to defending some of the league’s best shotmakers, particularly when the game is on the line. What Wiggins probably hasn’t had to do much of, however, is guard a 7-foot-1 player coming off a screen with no real options to contest the shot. Here’s what Andrew […]

Chet Holmgren separated himself from Victor Wembanyama and the rest of the Rookie of the Year candidates with his performance for the Oklahoma City Thunder against the Golden State Warriors on Saturday. Many NBA fans certainly believe that, and for good reason. Holmgren had his best game of the young season in the showdown with […]

Stephen Curry hilariously trolled Oklahoma City Thunder rookie Chet Holmgren when he broke out the “too small” celebration from the sidelines during the second quarter of the Golden State Warriors’ home game Saturday night. After Dario Saric buried a bucket in the face of Holmgren near the basket in the second quarter of the contest, […]

Aside from talk surrounding MVP rankings and who the best player in the NBA is, the conversations surrounding the league’s rookie class always pick up after the first month of the regular season. Hey, what do you know, we are just about a month into the 2023-24 season, which means it’s time to take a […]

The future is now for the Oklahoma City Thunder. With a 7-4 record through the first four weeks of the 2023-24 NBA season, Oklahoma City is off to its best start in five years. Shai Gilgeous-Alexander has emerged as a legitimate All-NBA star. The Thunder have surrounded him with an intriguing young core that could […]

Well, Victor Wembanyama vs. Chet Holmgren should turn into a rivalry that we’ll enjoy for the next decade or so. That’s all we have to look forward to right now. The first official NBA meeting between Wembanyama and Holmgren fell well short of their collective shadows. The San Antonio Spurs flopped again, 123-87 in Oklahoma […]

The Oklahoma City Thunder crushed the San Antonio Spurs 123-87 in a matchup featuring two of the league’s top rookies — the Spurs’ 7-foot-3 Victor Wembanyama and the Thunder’s 7-1 Chet Holmgren. Neither rookie excelled according to the stat-line. Wembanyama finished with eight points on 4-for-15 shooting. He grabbed 14 rebounds and blocked two shots. […]

Chet Holmgren and the Oklahoma City Thunder are off to a relatively strong start to the 2023-24 NBA season. Holmgren is officially playing in his rookie year after missing the entirety of the 2022-23 season due to injury, and he has looked very comfortable amongst the Thunder’s collection of impressive talent in their lineup. One […]

On Tuesday evening, Chet Holmgren and the Oklahoma City Thunder will take on the San Antonio Spurs in a battle of two of the most promising young teams in the Western Conference and perhaps the entire NBA. A lot has been made of a potential rivalry between Holmgren and Spurs rookie Victor Wembanyama, who are […]

Victor Wembanyama has been here before. Though he’s set to match up in the NBA with Chet Holmgren for the first time officially in a game Tuesday that’ll also serve as an In-Season Tournament contest, going against the player who comes closest to matching his seven-foot-plus versatility is not foreign to Wemby. 2021 U19 World […]

Chet Holmgren and the Oklahoma City Thunder have gotten off to a strong start to the 2023-24 NBA season. The Thunder currently sit with a respectable 5-3 record, and Holmgren has been impressive in what is technically his rookie season, as he missed the entirety of the 2022-23 campaign due to an injury sustained after […]

After a couple of bumps in the road following their 3-1 start to the 2023-24 NBA season, the Oklahoma City Thunder are back on track with consecutive wins at home this week. Shai Gilgeous-Alexander is playing out of his mind for Oklahoma City to begin the season and could very well bag another All-NBA nod […]

On Wednesday night, the Oklahoma City Thunder continued their winning ways, thanks in large part to yet another outstanding performance from 2023 First Team All-NBA member Shai Gilgeous-Alexander. Gilgeous-Alexander, never in a hurry and ever in control of his movements on the court, simply had his way against an overmatched Cleveland Cavaliers defense, dropping 41 […]

There appears to be no stopping the ascent of the young Oklahoma City Thunder squad. Entering the 2023-24 season with higher expectations brought forth by a better-than-expected 2022-23 season, the Thunder have looked scary to begin the year, especially with Shai Gilgeous-Alexander continuing to play at the All-NBA First-Team level he was at last year. […]

The Oklahoma City Thunder continue to climb the NBA’s totem pole, with Chet Holmgren’s emergence as one of the best young two-way stars in the NBA standing out as one of the biggest factors fueling their ascent. Holmgren had another strong night in the Thunder’s 126-117 win over the Atlanta Hawks on Monday night, which […]

Golden State Warriors guard Steph Curry has done his share of crossing opponents up. But the Warriors star recently talked about when Oklahoma City Thunder big-man Chet Holmgren did the same to him at his basketball camp:   Chet and Steph in 2019🔥time fly's man 😭🔥 pic.twitter.com/z0J361Jayy — TopOFGame (@topofgame2986) November 4, 2023 As you […]

It’s safe to say the Oklahoma City Thunder are over moral victories, especially when it comes to the in-season tournament. But Friday’s instant-classic thriller against the Golden State Warriors is still another sign of the Thunder’s ongoing ascent up the NBA ranks, their eye-opening performance in a last-second 141-139 loss made even more impressive because […]

Oklahoma City Thunder standout rookie Chet Holmgren had his welcome to the National Basketball Association moment on Friday night — a 141-139 loss to Steph Curry and the Golden State Warriors in each club’s first In-Season Tournament game. Despite the Thunder defeat, Holmgren explained how the thrilling contest felt like a full-circle moment for the […]

Draymond Green is the best defender of his generation. The Golden State Warriors’ future Hall-of-Famer isn’t quite as quick as he was a few years ago and certainly doesn’t jump as high but remains a singularly impactful player on that side of the ball, a shoo-in for All-Defense honors and even Defensive Player of the […]