Chet Holmgren

The Thunder have signed a couple of their first-round draft picks, Chet Holmgren and Jalen Williams, according to NBA.com’s official transactions log. Holmgren was the second pick of the draft after spending one season with Gonzaga. In 32 games (26.9 MPG) for the Bulldogs, the 7-foot Holmgren averaged 14.1 PPG, 9.9 RPG and 3.7 BPG on .607/.390/.717 shooting.

Sam Presti has never been afraid to swing for the fences. It’s why he was once quoted in Paul George's documentary saying "scared money don’t make none." So it's no surprise that, from the time the NBA Draft lottery assigned the No. 2 overall pick to Oklahoma City, Chet Holmgren was always the name associated with the Thunder.

Chet Holmgren is months away from appearing in his first NBA game, but the former Gonzaga star and one of his new teammates are already being viewed as a pair. Holmgren has no issue with that. Holmgren was drafted by the Oklahoma City Thunder with the second overall pick last...

The Oklahoma City Thunder selected four players in the 2022 NBA Draft, and with those selections come a slew of new numbers. While Jalen Williams (8), Jaylin Williams (6), and Ousmane Dieng (13) selected numbers no one else had, 2nd overall pick Chet Holmgren was able to swipe up the number 7 from current-OKC Thunder forward Darius Bazley.

SPOKANE, Wash. — Nearly one week after he was selected #2 overall in the NBA Draft, Gonzaga's Chet Holmgren has been nominated for an Excellence in Sports Performance Yearly (ESPY) award. Holmgren was nominated for the best college athlete in men's sports. Below are all the nominees for the...

Chet Holmgren is officially a member of the Oklahoma City Thunder, and he may have gone some great lengths to steer his way there. Jeremy Woo of Sports Illustrated said in a recent report that the ex-Gonzaga big man Holmgren bailed early on the final day of his predraft visit with the Orlando Magic. Woo adds that Holmgren conducted only a brief on-court shooting workout with the Magic that he ended up cutting short.

Chet Holmgren is officially a member of the Oklahoma City Thunder, and he may have gone some great lengths to steer his way there. Jeremy Woo of Sports Illustrated said in a recent report that the ex-Gonzaga big man Holmgren bailed early on the final day of his predraft visit with the Orlando Magic. Woo adds that Holmgren conducted only a brief on-court shooting workout with the Magic that he ended up cutting short.

The Oklahoma City Thunder leaped up to the 2nd overall pick in the 2022 NBA Draft Lottery, which could be a franchise-changing event. Draft day finally rolled around last week, and on Thursday, after the Orlando Magic pulled off a rare draft day stunner at the top by selecting Paolo Banchero, the OKC Thunder were on the clock. Picking between Jabari Smith Jr and Chet Holmgren, Thunder General Manager Sam Presti elected to go with his guy Chet Holmgren.

ESPN has released the nominations for the 2022 ESPYS and there are several reasons for Inland Northwest sports fans to tune in for the awards show July 20 from Los Angeles. Former Eastern Washington football star Cooper Kupp, former Washington State basketball standout Klay Thompson, ex-Gonzaga forward Chet Holmgren and Spokane’s Julianna Peña are among the awards finalists.

In season-long Fantasy Basketball leagues, targeting rookies tends to be a rather volatile, hit-or-miss proposition. While some rookies hit the ground running and emerge as top-50 values, others struggle to round out their stat profiles and require more time to settle in. Last season, the loaded 2021 rookie class was...

The Oklahoma City Thunder have been preparing for the 2022 NBA Draft for months, spending this past season worrying about development and draft position rather than winning games. After being rewarded in the NBA Draft Lottery with the 2nd overall selection in the NBA Draft, Sam Presti had his pick of every prospect in the draft besides Paolo Banchero who went to Orlando. The OKC Thunder General Manager, who has never missed in the top five of the draft, selected Chet Holmgren, Center out of Gonzaga.

The Orlando Magic shocked the basketball world by selecting Paolo Banchero with the first pick in the 2022 NBA Draft.

Chet Holmgren’s six-month college basketball tour attracted all sorts of visitors from the NBA. Often, more than a dozen would file into the same gyms to get their glimpse of someone who’s been characterized as a basketball “unicorn.”. A scout from virtually every organization came to see...