Chet Holmgren Rumors

Shams Charania: 2026 NBA West All-Star reserves: Anthony Edwards, Jamal Murray, Chet Holmgren, Kevin Durant, Devin Booker, Deni Avdija, LeBron James.

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The Thunder have an increasing payroll as the extensions for Jalen Williams and Chet Holmgren begin as they become dramatically more expensive. "Why would the Oklahoma City Thunder's name be out there? And why would the Oklahoma City Thunder's name be out there potentially looking at centers?" added Windhorst.

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"That's a very loaded topic, obviously. I don't want to get into the opinion and politics of everything. I definitely just want to send wishes to everybody up there who's been affected. I have a lot of friends, family, neighbors, especially close in that area. My parents' house is three blocks from where the latest incident happened. I know that area well. My sisters would always get donuts at the donut shop on that street. My grandma's favorite Greek restaurant is on that street. It's all very close. Seeing that happen definitely takes you back. You never want to see anything like that happen. I definitely think we're too advanced as a species, just plain and simple, for things like that to be happening. No matter what your opinions are or what your beliefs are, you should be able to agree that nobody needs to be dying on the street. I wasn't there. I don't have a full picture of everything going on. I can't really speak on the details and what happened and what transpired. I just feel for the families of anybody who's lost their life up there. I'm wishing safety for everybody."

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Justin Martinez: Final: Thunder 104, Pelicans 95 Chet Holmgren: 20 points, 14 rebounds and 5 blocks Shai Gilgeous-Alexander: 29 points and 6 rebounds Isaiah Joe: 17 points and 3 assists Jeremiah Fears and Lu Dort got into it after the buzzer, and both benches cleared. Fears had to be escorted into the tunnel by two Pelicans staff members. Crazy game, but OKC snaps a two-game skid and improves to 38-10 on the season.

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Oh No He Didn't: Shai hopes Chet Holmgren is an all star: "His impact in winning is second to none. To me, it's a no-brainer"

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And now, it’s Holmgren’s call to decide the coverage — not every possession but every once in a while. “He’s developed very, very high-level tactical instincts to go with his technical instincts that he already had when he came in,” Daigneault told The Athletic.

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It’s how the Thunder create this product — one where Holmgren understands the system well enough to deviate from it. “When you commission a piece of art — if somebody said (to Da Vinci), I want you to paint the Mona Lisa, you’re telling him what you paint,” Holmgren said in a recent conversation. “You’re not gonna tell him to stroke the brush like this.”

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For what it’s worth, Daigneault disagrees with Holmgren’s tone while analyzing this play, insisting that while Holmgren may not have called out his actions as he could have in a perfect world, he would never call the center out on it. “What I would say to him is, ‘You put out plenty of fires for the rest of the team, so if they have to put out a fire for you once in a while, that’s OK,’ ” Daigneault said. “As a general framework, we wanna be a team that fails aggressively. If we’re gonna have a bad possession, it’s because we’re overaggressive rather than passive, because the upside of the aggression is higher. The cost-benefit of that will net out for us.”

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Justin Martinez: Asked Chet Holmgren about the value of Isaiah Joe and if he’d like to see him in this year’s 3-Point Contest: “I don’t know how he hasn’t gotten invited yet. I don’t know how they calculate that. … But he deserves to be out there for the 3-Point Contest. I’m sure that’s something he would love to do. And I’m sure if he got in it, he’d go win it. The league needs to send that invite.”

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Royce Young: Kenny Atkinson called Chet Holmgren the best rim protector in the NBA. Opponents are shooting 48.4% inside six feet against Chet (number 1 in the NBA among players that defend at least 5 attempts a game), for a difference of -15.3% against league average (also number 1).

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Justin Martinez: Asked Shai Gilgeous-Alexander how Chet Holmgren adjusts so well to his changing role: “Whatever you need from him, he goes out there and he attacks it. He’s a competitor. He takes advantage of every opportunity he gets. That’s why he’ll be an All-Star this year.”

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Justin Martinez: Final: Thunder 136, Cavaliers 104 Shai Gilgeous-Alexander: 30 points and 3 assists Chet Holmgren: 28 points and 8 rebounds Lu Dort: 18 points and 5 rebounds Isaiah Joe: 16 points and 5 rebounds OKC (36-8) wins despite only having 10 players available in the second half.

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Clemente Almanza: SGA: "Chet is most definitely an All-Star. From the moment he stepped foot on the floor with this basketball team, we're the No. 1 team in the West. It's no coincidence. His game translates to winning and his numbers do too. I'd bet a lot of money he's an All-Star this year."

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Brandon Rahbar: Thunder improve to 35-7. 5 straight wins. 2-0 vs Houston. Back to back 20+ blowouts over West contenders. SGA: 20 PTS/WHEW/2 BLK Chet: 18 PTS/9 REB/4 BLK JDub: 10 AST/0 TO Dort: 13 PTS/3-5 3PT Wallace: 8 PTS/3 STL Ajay: 17 PTS/3-4 3PT Next up: Heat in Miami on Saturday.

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