Chet Holmgren Rumors

Zach Lowe: I’ve heard from people who have seen the contract. The Chet Holmgren contract is just a straight 25% max across the board. There's no escalators in it that I know of, anything like that. And Jalen Williams, I think, will have the escalators in it.

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Rylan Stiles: Chet Holmgren officially signs his extension. pic.x.com/ohhLLJu78H

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Jorge Sierra: The Thunder have $863 million in salaries committed to Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, Chet Holmgren and Jalen Williams. Safe to say they have a lot of faith in their core.

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Shams Charania: After becoming the second-youngest team in NBA history to win a title, the Thunder now have long-term commitments from their Big 3 of Shai Gilgeous-Alexander (26), Williams (24) and Chet Holmgren (23) to play together through the rest of the decade as they enter their primes.

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Shams Charania: Breaking: Oklahoma City Thunder star and NBA champion Chet Holmgren has agreed to a fully guaranteed five-year maximum rookie contract extension that could reach $250 million, agent Bill Duffy of WME Basketball told ESPN. After missing three months during the season, Holmgren returned in February and came back stronger to help lead OKC and its young core to the NBA title. The Thunder will now move toward locking in All-NBA superstar Jalen Williams, who has momentum in his rookie extension talks.

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Tim Reynolds: Wednesday: Amazon exclusively reveals groups for Emirates NBA Cup 2025. Video with NBA on Prime analyst Blake Griffin and Chet Holmgren of the NBA champion Thunder posts at Noon ET at @NBAonPrime across X, Instagram, TikTok, Threads, Facebook. Also: 'Sports on Prime' YouTube.

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The feeling of winning the NBA Finals is a feeling that some will never know. It’s a feeling that’s “unmatched,” as Oklahoma City Thunder forward Chet Holmgren said, but the feeling of returning to where it all started and giving back is unmatched as well. Holmgren, a recent NBA champion, returned to his hometown to host a camp for 125 children, ranging from elementary to middle school, at the Minnehaha Academy Gym. It’s the same gym where Holmgren’s #34 jersey was retired in January of 2024.

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Quick Overview Oklahoma City won the physicality on a game by game basis 4-3. They also took the "playing hard energy" wins by the same 4-3 margin. The team with the better Physicality score was 5-2, while the team with the most "Playing Hard Wins" was 7-0. Shai Gilgeous-Alexander led all players with 226 Physicality Wins, followed by Pascal Siakam (164), Myles Turner (140), Chet Holmgren (134) and Jalen Williams (132). Siakam led in Net Wins with +33. Hartenstein led in Net Wins per 36 min. Siakam was the top "playing hard energy plays" leader with 63 PH Wins, followed by Caruso (55), Holmgren (52), Haliburton (47), and Nembhard (43). Siakam dominated Jalen Williams Head-to-Head (+19 wins), while Shai was +20 net wins against the five IND starters (only losing H2H to Siakam).

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Brandon Rahbar: Sam Presti on Alex Caruso's defensive style of reading and reacting: "He's Lawrence Taylor." Reminds me of when Mark Daigneault compared Cason Wallace to Ed Reed. I'll just throw this one out there: Chet Holmgren is Ed "Too Tall" Jones.

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Brandon Rahbar: Sam Presti: "When Chet got injured. He [JWill] and Hart are the ones who helped him off the floor. In all my years doing this, I've never seen a player in that much pain. That was really tough. Hart and JWill stayed with him the entire time in the back. It was the greatest act of team support I've ever seen."

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Brandon Rahbar: Thomas Sorber: “I think I could do very well learning the little things from Chet, from Isaiah… from even some of the guards as well.” pic.x.com/ZmhquP7d25

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And importantly, Presti turned down all the offers he must have received for the young players who make the core of his excellent team. Who knows what incredible NBA players he could have received for Chet Holmgren or Jalen Williams. Presti has a hardfought collection of players he likes. I heard from another team that was blown away that Presti wouldn’t even consider offers for tenth-man Kenrich Williams. The Pacers are similar. Rick Carlisle had a vision for Blur Ball and it dang near won them an NBA title. They spent years seeking out the right players to go around Tyrese Haliburton. The Raptors had a system that used Pascal Siakam one way, and they weren’t sure that made him a max player. The Pacers were like we know what do with that guy who never gets tired. The Knicks saw Obi Toppin’s flaws, the Pacers saw a big man who never stopped bouncing around the floor.

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After winning the first championship in the Oklahoma City era, the prevailing notion within league circles is young stars Jalen Williams and Chet Holmgren will receive massive rookie-scale extensions from the Thunder. The question is whether both get full maximum rookie-scale extensions or take a slight discount to help the Thunder financially long-term.

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Clemente Almanza: FINAL: Thunder 103, Pacers 91 SGA - 29 points, 12 assists JDub - 20 points, 4 rebounds Chet - 18 points, 8 rebounds, 5 blocks Siakam - 16 points, 4 rebounds Nembhard - 15 points, 6 assists Mathurin - 24 points, 13 rebounds OKC wins the NBA championship

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