<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/thunder-news-chet-holmgren-delivers-motivating-pregame-speech-win-vs-mavericks');   ga('set', 'title', 'Chet Holmgren delivers motivating pregame speech before Thunder win vs Mavericks');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/0Chet-Holmgren-delivers-motivating-pregame-speech-before-OKC-win-vs-Mavericks0.jpg"></figure><h1>Chet Holmgren delivers motivating pregame speech before Thunder win vs Mavericks</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2024-12-11T12:14:27-08:00">December 11th, 12:14pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2024-12-11T12:14:27-08:00">December 11th, 12:14pm</time><address><a>Josue Pavon</a>Josue Pavon is an Associate Editor and the Oklahoma City Thunder beat writer for ClutchPoints. He started his career as a credentialed media member writing about the Boston Celtics for WEEI.com in Boston, where he grew into a local on-camera NBA reporter and podcast host for CLNS Media. Alongside the Celtics radio broadcaster and two-time NBA champion Cedric Maxwell, Josue is the co-host of the Cedric Maxwell podcast.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">NBA</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>Oklahoma City Thunder forward Chet Holmgren joined his teammates for their NBA Cup semifinal matchup against the Dallas Mavericks. All-Star Shai <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/thunder-news-shai-gilgeous-alexander-playoff-feel-nba-cup-victory-mavericks">Gilgeous-Alexander revealed a ‘playoff feel’ versus the Mavericks</a>, beating them in a 118-104 blowout win that eliminated them from the mid-season tournament. The Thunder are heading to the semifinals in Las Vegas. Before Tuesday’s matchup, Holmgren addressed his Oklahoma City teammates.</p><p>Still recovering from a pelvic fracture, Holmgren isn’t typically around his Thunder teammates during games, but he was on tap for Tuesday’s NBA Cup quarter-finals. Gilgeous-Alexander <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E1DlvWKRlyY&amp;t=621s" rel="noopener">talked</a> about his pregame speech before facing the Mavericks.</p><p>“It’s great to have Chet’s spirit around. He’s such a funny guy, and he’s so positive. He gives the pregame speeches before we run out and did it tonight. That’s probably why we won,” Gilgeous-Alexander said. “It’s always good having him around. Obviously, the circumstances aren’t perfect, but whenever we get blessed with his presence, it’s a plus.”</p><p>As for the speech, Gilgeous-Alexander says Holmgren kept it short, sweet, and under 30 seconds.</p><p>“Win the game. Get some more money. Protect homecourt,” Gilgeous-Alexander said. “He said it in a different way, a little bit more explicit. But, that’s what his message was.”</p><p>Not everyone remembered Holmgren’s pregame speech, including Cason Wallace. Still, the comedic side of it also stuck with Wallace, as it did with SGA.</p><p>“I don’t remember nothing from the speech. I remember running out, and I was laughing. He gave me a good laugh at least,” Wallace said. “He’s not always slacking with his pregame, but this time, I couldn’t tell you what he said.”</p><p>Perhaps Chet Holmgren’s presence alone inspired his Thunder teammates.</p><p>“I feel like it’s good for all of us to see his face around,” Wallace added. “To see that he’s in good spirits.”</p><h2><b>Shai Gilgeous-Alexander gets real on ‘playoff feel’ in NBA Cup</b></h2><p>All-Star Shai Gilgeous-Alexander and the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/thunder-news-alex-caruso-reveals-business-like-approach-nba-cup-showdown-vs-mavericks">Thunder took care of business against the Mavericks</a> in the semifinal round of the NBA Cup. Against the team that ended the Thunder’s postseason in last year’s playoffs, the Mavericks were handed the same fate in the association mid-season tournament.</p><p>During his walk-off interview, Gilgeous-Alexander <a href="https://x.com/ClutchPoints/status/1866710544050508123" rel="noopener">described</a> the postseason atmosphere felt at the Paycom Center.</p><p>“It had a little bit of a playoff feel. A little bit more at stake than just a regular-season game,” Gilgeous-Alexander said. “I’m proud of the team. I’m proud of the guys. We rose to the moment.”</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">"It had a little bit of a playoff feel… We rose to the moment."</p><p>Shai Gilgeous-Alexander after the Thunder advanced to the NBA Cup Semifinals 🔥<a href="https://t.co/9OpHK3iLdQ">pic.twitter.com/9OpHK3iLdQ</a></p><p>— ClutchPoints (@ClutchPoints) <a href="https://twitter.com/ClutchPoints/status/1866710544050508123?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">December 11, 2024</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><p>The Thunder awaits the winner of Wednesday’s matchup between the Rockets and Warriors. One of them will head to Las Vegas for the semifinals.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Chet Holmgren delivers motivating pregame speech before Thunder win vs Mavericks

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/thunder-news-isaiah-hartenstein-keeping-injured-chet-holmgren-good-spirits');   ga('set', 'title', 'Isaiah Hartenstein, Thunder keeping injured Chet Holmgren in good spirits');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/Thunder-news-Isaiah-Hartenstein-OKC-keeping-injured-Chet-Holmgren-in-good-spirits.jpg"></figure><h1>Isaiah Hartenstein, Thunder keeping injured Chet Holmgren in good spirits</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2024-11-25T15:45:26-08:00">November 25th, 3:45pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2024-11-25T15:45:26-08:00">November 25th, 3:45pm</time><address><a>Josue Pavon</a>Josue Pavon is an Associate Editor and the Oklahoma City Thunder beat writer for ClutchPoints. He started his career as a credentialed media member writing about the Boston Celtics for WEEI.com in Boston, where he grew into a local on-camera NBA reporter and podcast host for CLNS Media. Alongside the Celtics radio broadcaster and two-time NBA champion Cedric Maxwell, Josue is the co-host of the Cedric Maxwell podcast.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Oklahoma City Thunder</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>After missing the first 15 games of the Oklahoma City Thunder’s 2024-25 campaign, Isaiah Hartenstein can undoubtedly relate to <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/thunder-news-chet-holmgren-reacts-to-isaiah-hartensteins-numbers-vs-blazers">injured forward Chet Holmgren’s unfortunate predicament</a>. Averaging 16.4 points, 8.7 rebounds, and 2.6 blocks, Hartenstein’s minor, non-displaced fracture in his left hand stalled his two-way production that sorely missed. However, Isaiah is back into the fold following his Thunder debut in Oklahoma City’s 109-99 win against the Portland Trail Blazers and shed light on Holmgren’s current state.</p><p>Hartenstein <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HL_16hM45SU" rel="noopener">spoke</a> about his talks with Holmgren at Thunder’s shootaround on Monday afternoon.</p><p>“We’ve been talking to him the whole time. It’s sad that it happened, but he’s been in good [spirits]. I think he’s been approaching it the right way,” Hartenstein said. “Sadly, I think the first injury probably helped him, knowing how to approach this. So, I think, just mentally, he’s in a good spot. Knowing him, he always wants to play. He’s a hooper. So, we’re just trying to be here for him and support him.”</p><p>Finishing with 13 points, 14 rebounds, a whopping five blocks, and three steals, Hartenstein will look to build on his impressive debut performance at the Paycom Center. Stuffing the stat sheet in his two-way production, Isaiah should continue to give Oklahoma City a significant boost throughout its four-game road trip.</p><h2><b>Isaiah Hartenstein on Thunder’s frontcourt injuries</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/Thunder-center-Isaiah-Hartenstein_17266f.jpg"><figcaption>Alonzo Adams-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p>Thunder center <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/thunder-news-isaiah-hartenstein-reacts-triumphant-debut">Isaiah Hartenstein is back on the floor</a> and thrilled to be with his teammates competing during the regular season despite not having Chet Holmgren. When a reporter asked Hartenstein if he’d been through a similar situation on a team riddled with injuries to its frontcourt, Isaiah didn’t have to look far into his rearview mirror. He mentioned the New York Knicks and the injuries that plagued their 2024 playoff run.</p><p>“I was with the Knicks last year and the whole playoff team. I think we had three players in our normal rotation,” Hartenstein said. “That’s basketball. You never want it to happen, but some stuff you just can’t control. If you look at all of our injuries, it’s really stuff we can’t control. So, it’s a matter of how we prepare in the offseason. Sometimes, you can have some freakish stuff. Sadly, we’re having it all at the same time. But, we’re just focused on the next man up, and I think we’re doing a great job at that.”</p><p>The Thunder’s trip starts against the Sacramento Kings on Monday. It continues through California, stopping against the Golden State Warriors and Los Angeles Lakers before ending against the Houston Rockets on Sunday.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Isaiah Hartenstein, Thunder keeping injured Chet Holmgren in good spirits

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/thunder-news-jalen-williams-take-isaiah-hartenstein-contrast-chet-holmgren');   ga('set', 'title', 'Jalen Williams’ Thunder take on Isaiah Hartenstein in contrast to Chet Holmgren');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/Jalen-Williams-Thunder-take-on-Isaiah-Hartenstein-in-contrast-to-Chet-Holmgren.jpg"></figure><h1>Jalen Williams’ Thunder take on Isaiah Hartenstein in contrast to Chet Holmgren</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2024-11-21T12:38:35-08:00">November 21st, 12:38pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2024-11-21T12:38:35-08:00">November 21st, 12:38pm</time><address><a>Josue Pavon</a>Josue Pavon is an Associate Editor and the Oklahoma City Thunder beat writer for ClutchPoints. He started his career as a credentialed media member writing about the Boston Celtics for WEEI.com in Boston, where he grew into a local on-camera NBA reporter and podcast host for CLNS Media. Alongside the Celtics radio broadcaster and two-time NBA champion Cedric Maxwell, Josue is the co-host of the Cedric Maxwell podcast.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">NBA</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>After over a week of the Oklahoma City Thunder having three inactive centers on their injury report, starting forward <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/thunder-news-the-reason-jalen-williams-impressed-isaiah-hartenstein-return">Jalen Williams was thrilled for Isaiah Hartenstein’s Thunder debut</a> against the Portland Trail Blazers on Wednesday. Starting center <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/thunder-news-chet-holmgren-isaiah-hartenstein-injuries-okc-roster-move">Chet Holmgren injured his pelvic bone</a> in a 127-116 loss against the Golden State Warriors. He’s ruled out long-term, while Hartenstein’s tenure with Oklahoma City officially kicked off Wednesday in an impressive 109-99 win against the Trail Blazers.</p><p>After missing 15 games, Harteinstein delivered a double-double (13 points, 14 rebounds) with four blocks and three assists. It’s the kind of production the Thunder lacked in the Holmgren’s absence, as OKC is 3-3 since Chet went down. However, on the second night of a back-to-back, Hartenstein undoubtedly delivered a much-needed punch from the second unit.</p><p>Still, when a reporter <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rNoy7fPJjJA&amp;t=148s" rel="noopener">asked</a> Williams if the veteran’s play was reminiscent of Holmgren, it was difficult for him to commit to that speculatory notion following Hartenstein’s long-awaited debut.</p><p>“I feel like him and Chet are like two different players, but in regards to just having a big down there, he did a terrific job,” Williams said. “But we also don’t want to use them as an excuse not to be aggressive on the wing. We have a lot of good wing-to-ball defenders. So, I think it’s one of those things where it just gives you more comfort having him at the rim. When Chet gets back, too, having them both there will be very comforting.</p><p>“But, on the wing, we try to get him to the ball, pressure up, and trust the guys that we have out there.”</p><h2><b>Jalen Williams on Isaiah Hartenstein’s ‘rebounding gravity’</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/Thunder-center-Isaiah-Hartenstein_9ae576.jpg"><figcaption>Alonzo Adams-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p>Jalen Williams knows Isaiah Hartenstein certainly didn’t disappoint in his Thunder debut. Hartenstein secured five of 15 offensive rebounds, assisting the Thunder with second-chance plays while giving his team size up front against the Trail Blazers.</p><p>After the win, Williams talked about Hartenstein’s impact on the glass.</p><p>“Just having him back adds rebounding gravity. Then, when he’s not in the game, it’s just something that we’ve been dealing with all season due to injuries,” Williams said. “I think our biggest thing was not veering from it now that he’s back. I know I made a joke about it — having to jump-ball again — but we still do have to play relatively small when he’s not on the court. So, a lot of those principles that we built up over the course of the season, we still have to kind of maintain.”</p><p>Hartenstein’s presence in the middle also coerced the Trail Blazers into committing 22 turnovers in Wednesday’s loss.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Jalen Williams’ Thunder take on Isaiah Hartenstein in contrast to Chet Holmgren

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/thunder-news-chet-holmgren-reacts-to-isaiah-hartensteins-numbers-vs-blazers');   ga('set', 'title', 'Thunder’s Chet Holmgren reacts to Isaiah Hartenstein’s numbers vs. Blazers');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/Chet-Holmgren-reacts-to-Isaiah-Hartensteins-numbers-vs-Blazers.jpg"></figure><h1>Thunder’s Chet Holmgren reacts to Isaiah Hartenstein’s numbers vs. Blazers</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2024-11-20T22:16:08-08:00">November 20th, 10:16pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2024-11-21T15:12:46-08:00">November 21st, 3:12pm</time><address><a href="https://letterboxd.com/splooshpuhrty/films/by/your-rating/">Jedd Pagaduan</a>Jedd Pagaduan is a certified Clippers and Gunners fan, which means he's a very sports-traumatized individual. He now writes about sports instead as a form of therapy.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">NBA</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The Oklahoma City Thunder, like every other NBA team, has had their fair share of injury woes to start the 2024-25 season. Chet Holmgren, who will be out until at least the All-Star break with a hip fracture, is their biggest loss, and for a while, the Thunder had no choice but to go small amid the injuries to their frontcourt.</p><p>But thankfully, Isaiah Hartenstein, who missed the start of the season with a hand fracture, <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/thunder-news-isaiah-hartenstein-positive-injury-update-season-debut">returned just in time</a> for OKC’s 109-99 win over the Portland Trail Blazers on Wednesday night.</p><p>Hartenstein did not start, but as he did so many times in a bench role with the New York Knicks in the past, he ended up being a game-changing presence.</p><p>In 29 minutes off the bench, Hartenstein put up 13 points, 14 rebounds, three assists, and four blocks while tallying a game-high plus-minus of +16 — being everything the Thunder envisioned he’d be when they signed him to a <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/thunder-news-big-splash-isaiah-hartenstein-87-million-contract">three-year, $87 million deal</a> this past offseason.</p><p>With the Thunder being known for their locker-room camaraderie, it was no surprise to see Holmgren <a href="https://x.com/ChetHolmgren/status/1859444985319342503" rel="noopener">hype up his frontcourt mate</a> after his triumphant return from a 15-game absence.</p><p>“Beautiful thing to watch,” Holmgren wrote on his official account on X (formerly known as Twitter), pertaining to Hartenstein’s performance. Indeed, it was a beautiful thing to see Hartenstein battle against the likes of Donovan Clingan and Robert Williams III. The Blazers may have had the size advantage, but Hartenstein allowed the team to play bigger than they are.</p><p>There were plenty of reasons why the Thunder emerged as a trendy pick to win it all in 2025, and Hartenstein is showing just how impactful he can be. Imagining the Thunder at full strength and how even more dominant they could be, <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/thunder-news-already-drawing-goat-defense-takes">especially on defense</a>, should terrify the rest of the NBA.</p><h2><b>Isaiah Hartenstein restores order to Thunder frontcourt</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/Thunder-center-Isaiah-Hartenstein-55-celebrates-a-dunk.jpg"></figure><p>For the past five games heading into their Wednesday night win over the Blazers, the Thunder had to go small for the entirety of games since all of the centers on the roster were on the mend. Chet Holmgren broke his hip. Isaiah Hartenstein was waiting for his fractured hand to heal, and Jaylin Williams is still dealing with a tricky hamstring injury.</p><p>Hartenstein’s return finally restores some order to the Thunder frontcourt. They have a legitimate center patrolling the paint now, which should make winning games for the 12-4 Thunder that much easier moving forward, which is saying something.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Thunder’s Chet Holmgren reacts to Isaiah Hartenstein’s numbers vs. Blazers

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/mark-daigneault-makes-urgent-plea-to-thunder-amid-chet-holmgren-injury');   ga('set', 'title', 'Mark Daigneault makes urgent plea to Thunder amid Chet Holmgren injury');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/Mark-Daigneault-makes-urgent-plea-to-OKC-amid-Chet-Holmgren-injury.jpg"></figure><h1>Mark Daigneault makes urgent plea to Thunder amid Chet Holmgren injury</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2024-11-18T14:06:18-08:00">November 18th, 2:06pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2024-11-18T14:06:18-08:00">November 18th, 2:06pm</time><address><a>Josue Pavon</a>Josue Pavon is an Associate Editor and the Oklahoma City Thunder beat writer for ClutchPoints. He started his career as a credentialed media member writing about the Boston Celtics for WEEI.com in Boston, where he grew into a local on-camera NBA reporter and podcast host for CLNS Media. Alongside the Celtics radio broadcaster and two-time NBA champion Cedric Maxwell, Josue is the co-host of the Cedric Maxwell podcast.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">NBA</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>Oklahoma City Thunder head coach <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/thunder-news-chet-holmgren-isaiah-hartenstein-injuries-okc-roster-move">Mark Daigneault knows life without Chet Holmgren</a>‘s been challenging for his team, but up until Sunday’s loss against the Dallas Mavericks, it hadn’t gotten in the way of winning. Holmgren fractured a pelvic bone in the first quarter of a 127-116 loss to the Golden State Warriors. Since then, Daigneault’s guys had rattled off three consecutive victories before the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/thunder-news-jalen-williams-calls-loser-mentality-mavericks-loss-without-luka-doncic">Thunder’s 121-119 loss to the Mavericks</a>.</p><p>For Daigneault, it’s enough <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Iyfz_u5ydz0" rel="noopener">proof</a> to show how dominant the Thunder’s defense remains despite missing its seven-foot center in the starting five.</p><p>“It started on the perimeter. That’s where our strength has to be right now. We’ve got really good defensive players. We’ve been really good all week. I thought tonight they were just a better perimeter team,” Daigneault said. “I thought they drove us and were able to kind of get the best of us there. And we’re going to give up other advantages right now. So, we really have to be able to able to really bank those at the moment. But they were two points better. It wasn’t a huge score. So, we were just a couple of plays away, obviously, from being able to win the game.”</p><h2>Mark Daigneault addresses Thunder’s perimeter defense</h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/Thunder-head-coach-Mark-Daigneault_e9ea3d.jpg"><figcaption>Alonzo Adams-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p>Before Sunday’s loss, without Chet Holmgren, Mark Daigneault’s Oklahoma City Thunder were defending the perimeter at a high level. After limiting the New Orleans Pelicans’ starting lineup to 6-of-22 from deep in a 106-88 win, the Thunder held the Phoenix Suns to 24.3% shooting from behind the arc in Friday’s win.</p><p>Without superstar Luka Doncic, the Mavericks connected on 11-of-27 threes (40.7%). PJ Washington scored a team-high 27 points, including 3-of-4 from deep, and Kyrie Irving poured in 23, including 3-of-6 from three.</p><p>When a reporter asked Daigneault about the Thunder’s point-of-attack defense, he was honest in sharing his disappointment with Oklahoma City’s approach.</p><p>“Not great. That’s probably one of the things that we got to get to the drawing board on. We’re going to give up some plays around the basket; we’re going to give up an offensive rebound here or there. We have to win the perimeter right now. And what we’ve done all week is we’ve won perimeter, and I thought Dallas won the perimeter tonight.”</p><p>Shai Gilgeous-Alexander scored 36 points on 13-of-19 attempts and made 9-of-11 free throws. Jalen Williams finished with 27 points, five assists, and five rebounds, and Lu Dort added 18 points, including 4-of-9 from deep and five rebounds in Sunday’s loss.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Mark Daigneault makes urgent plea to Thunder amid Chet Holmgren injury

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/thunder-news-chet-holmgren-isaiah-hartenstein-injuries-okc-roster-move');   ga('set', 'title', 'Chet Holmgren, Isaiah Hartenstein injuries force Thunder roster move');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/IMG_0985.jpeg"></figure><h1>Chet Holmgren, Isaiah Hartenstein injuries force Thunder roster move</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2024-11-16T18:30:12-08:00">November 16th, 6:30pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2024-11-16T18:30:12-08:00">November 16th, 6:30pm</time><address><a>David Yapkowitz</a>David Yapkowitz is an NBA Associate Editor at ClutchPoints. He is a credentialed reporter based in Los Angeles who covers the NBA/WNBA, NCAA/NCAAW and boys/girls high school basketball.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">NBA</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The Oklahoma City Thunder have been one of the top teams in the NBA so far this season, but they’ve suffered <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/thunder-news-how-rare-chet-holmgren-injury-is">major injuries to both Chet Holmgren</a> and Isaiah Hartenstein. The injury bug has depleted the Thunder’s center depth, forcing them to make a roster move this week.</p><p>The Thunder <a href="https://x.com/MikeAScotto/status/1857805276595818786" rel="noopener">added Branden Carlson to their roster</a> on Saturday, as per Michael Scotto of Hoopshype.com, giving them extra injury insurance to their center rotation. In a related move, the Thunder waived Malevy Leons to open up a roster spot. Carlson’s deal is a one-year standard contract.</p><p>At the beginning of the season, Holmgren was penciled in as the Thunder starting center with Hartenstein as the backup, giving the team one of the best center rotations in the league.</p><p>But <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/thunder-news-isaiah-hartenstein-miss-start-season-hand-fracture">Hartenstein suffered a hand injury</a> right before the start of the season and has yet to make his Thunder debut.  Holmgren suffered a rare hip injury during the Thunder’s game against the Golden State Warriors and is expected to be out at least eight to ten weeks.</p><p>In addition to Holmgren and Hartenstein’s injuries, Jaylin Williams, who would have provided insurance at center, is also sidelined. Williams suffered a hamstring injury during training camp and has also not played at all this season.</p><p>Despite the injuries, the Thunder have continued their strong start to the season. They currently sit atop the Western Conference standings at 11-2.</p><h2><b>Branden Carlson provides Thunder with center depth</b></h2><p>With the injuries to Holmgren, Hartenstein and Williams, the Thunder had nobody over 6 feet 9 inches on the active roster. Carlson gives them a legit 7-footer with size in the frontcourt. It’s unclear though if Carlson is just added insurance or will actually see rotation minutes in the meantime.</p><p>Carlson went undrafted out of Utah in the 2024 NBA Draft, and was scooped up by the Toronto Raptors on a two-way contract. The Raptors ended up cutting Carlson right before the start of the season and he had been playing with their G League affiliate, the Raptors 905.</p><p>In three games with the Raptors 905, the former Utah standout had been averaging 13.3 points, 8.3 rebounds, 3.0 assists and 1.3 blocked shots with splits of 50 percent shooting from the field and 38.5 percent shooting from the three-point line.</p><p>He left Utah as the program’s all-time leader in blocked shots. In addition to his size in the frontcourt, he can space the floor as a stretch-five with his consistent three-point shooting.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Chet Holmgren, Isaiah Hartenstein injuries force Thunder roster move

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/thunder-news-alex-caruso-injury-status-vs-pelicans-signals-issues-chet-holmgren');   ga('set', 'title', 'Thunder Alex Caruso’s injury status vs. Pelicans signals issues without Chet Holmgren');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/Alex-Carusos-injury-status-vs-Pelicans-signals-more-problems-without-Chet-Holmgren.jpg"></figure><h1>Thunder Alex Caruso’s injury status vs. Pelicans signals issues without Chet Holmgren</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2024-11-13T15:02:01-08:00">November 13th, 3:02pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2024-11-13T15:06:20-08:00">November 13th, 3:06pm</time><address><a>Josue Pavon</a>Josue Pavon is an Associate Editor and the Oklahoma City Thunder beat writer for ClutchPoints. He started his career as a credentialed media member writing about the Boston Celtics for WEEI.com in Boston, where he grew into a local on-camera NBA reporter and podcast host for CLNS Media. Alongside the Celtics radio broadcaster and two-time NBA champion Cedric Maxwell, Josue is the co-host of the Cedric Maxwell podcast.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Oklahoma City Thunder</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>Competing without Chet Holmgren became more complicated for the Oklahoma City Thunder as Alex Caruso was ruled out before their matchup against the New Orleans Pelicans. The Thunder will look to follow up on their emphatic victory against the Los Angeles Clippers, where <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/thunder-news-shai-gilgeous-alexander-downplays-career-night">Shai Gilgeous-Alexander scored a career-high 45 points</a> without Caruso. The 2024 All-Defensive First Team guard has been instrumental on that end of the floor while spending time at the center position in Holmgren’s absence.</p><p>Caruso is ruled <a href="https://x.com/AndrewKSchlecht/status/1856746598887539177/photo/1" rel="noopener">out</a> against the Pelicans due to a hip injury, per The Athletic’s Andrew Schlecht.</p><p>“Long injury list for the Thunder and Pelicans,” Schlecht reported. “Caruso is now listed as OUT with right hip soreness.”</p><p>Alex Caruso joins Thunder’s Holmgren, Jaylin Williams, and Isaiah Hartenstein, all of whom can contribute at the center position, but are unavailable. However, Oklahoma City isn’t the only team missing one of its better players. Pelicans’ power forward Zion Williams, who’s dealing with strained left hamstring is also unavailable alongside New Orleans’ backcourt mates C.J. McCollum, Dejounte Murray, and Jose Alvarado.</p><h2><b>Shai Gilgeous-Alexander downplays career-high 45 points</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/hai-Gilgeous-Alexander_702268.jpg"><figcaption>Alonzo Adams-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p>After Oklahoma City <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/thunder-news-shai-gilgeous-alexander-how-can-overcome-chet-holmgren-injury">Thunder big man Chet Holmgren’s prognosis was announced</a>, a two to three month timeline for a fractured pelvic bone, Shai Gilgeous-Alexander erupted with an incredible 45-point performance. Gilgeous-Alexander finished 13-of-21 from the floor, including 4-of-8 from deep, and 15-of-16 from the charity stripe in a 134-128 win against the Los Angeles Clippers.</p><p>After the game, Gilgeous-Alexander was <a href="https://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/42340674/shai-gilgeous-alexander-nets-career-high-45-thunder-win" rel="noopener">surprised</a> by how many points he ended up with, and says his performance didn’t feel any different than the ones before, per ESPN’s Ohm Youngmisuk.</p><p>“It didn’t feel special,” Gilgeous-Alexander said. “It didn’t feel like I did something I’d never done before. Just felt like another basketball game. I felt like I should have had more, missed some easy shots, but [that’s] the game.”</p><p>After losing to the Warriors, the game where Holmgren limped off the floor in the opening frame, SGA admitted the Thunder’s defense was missing the star big’s presence.</p><p>“It changed a lot for us defensively, for sure. He does so much on that end of the floor. Cleans up so many things. Deters so many things around the rim. When he’s blocking them, he averages like four blocks a game,” Gilgeous-Alexander said. “Yeah, it changed a lot for us obviously, a little wrinkle, but it’s part of the game. You got to play through it and try to get a W.”</p><p>The Thunder will look for their second dub since Holmgren’s injury against the Pelicans on Wednesday.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Thunder Alex Caruso’s injury status vs. Pelicans signals issues without Chet Holmgren

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/thunder-news-item-chet-holmgren-always-has-manifest-nba-finals-victory');   ga('set', 'title', 'The item Chet Holmgren always has to ‘manifest’ Thunder NBA Finals victory');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/Thunder-news-The-item-Chet-Holmgren-always-has-to-manifest-NBA-Finals-victory.jpg"></figure><h1>The item Chet Holmgren always has to ‘manifest’ Thunder NBA Finals victory</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2024-11-13T12:33:34-08:00">November 13th, 12:33pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2024-11-13T12:33:34-08:00">November 13th, 12:33pm</time><address><a>Josue Pavon</a>Josue Pavon is an Associate Editor and the Oklahoma City Thunder beat writer for ClutchPoints. He started his career as a credentialed media member writing about the Boston Celtics for WEEI.com in Boston, where he grew into a local on-camera NBA reporter and podcast host for CLNS Media. Alongside the Celtics radio broadcaster and two-time NBA champion Cedric Maxwell, Josue is the co-host of the Cedric Maxwell podcast.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">NBA</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>While Oklahoma City Thunder forward <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/thunder-news-how-thunder-overcome-chet-holmgren-injury-absence">Chet Holmgren remains on the mend from a hip injury</a>, his GQ interview revealed the ten things he can’t live without. <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/thunder-news-how-thunder-overcome-chet-holmgren-injury-absence">Holmgren suffered a fractured pelvic injury</a> in a 127-116 loss to the Warriors, which is a devastating loss to one of Oklahoma City’s rising stars. Still, the two to three months Chet’s expected to miss probably won’t change an intriguing item he always carries: a pair of ski goggles.</p><p>In his interview with GQ, Holmgren <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=APcwTRVX0sg" rel="noopener">revealed</a> the meaningful purpose behind it.</p><p>“I count them as sunglasses, but they’re not really sunglasses. It’s kind of like ski goggles, and you might ask why somebody who’s not allowed to ski because of their NBA contract has ski goggles,” Holmgren said. “I’m a big fan of manifesting. So, I bought these probably a year ago, planning on one day winning a chip. So, these will protect me from the champagne showers. Hopefully, one day.”</p><p>The ski goggles are part of the extended range of sunglasses Chet carries, as he revealed in his GQ interview. Holmgren also mentioned his sister’s baked goods, a Bose Bluetooth speaker, and a collection of bags, watches, and cologne. After the Thunder’s loss to the Warriors, they bounced back with a 134-128 win over the Los Angeles Clippers.</p><p>Shai Gilgeous-Alexander scored a career-high 45 points, and Jalen Williams finished with 28 points, eight rebounds, and six assists in Monday’s victory.</p><h2><b>Chet Holmgren’s ‘thoughts from da hospital’ after injury update</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/Thunder-forward-Chet-Holmgren_13ce7a.jpg"><figcaption>Alonzo Adams-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p>Before Thunder’s big man Chet Holmgren’s GQ interview was released, he updated his fans from his hospital bed in Oklahoma City. Holmgren <a href="https://x.com/ChetHolmgren/status/1855866958421377332" rel="noopener">posted</a> to his X, formerly Twitter.</p><p>“Can’t tell if I feel better or worse about this, having been through something similar before. On the one hand, I know how to approach it; I know what to do, what not to do, and how beautiful the other side is. But on the other hand, I’ve felt the frustration of this process and the wear it puts on your mind. Most of all I’m hurt I can’t help my teammates and play for our fans and supporters for a while. Everyone who sticks with me and our team, along with my need for hoops, is a big part of my passion to return,” Holmgren said.</p><p>“Don’t pity me or feel bad, there’s lots of people out there rn with real problems that don’t heal. Anyways excuse my rambling just wanted to address our okc fans and family. Thoughts from da hospital bed.”</p><p>The Thunder are hosting the Pelicans at the Paycom Center on Wednesday.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

The item Chet Holmgren always has to ‘manifest’ Thunder NBA Finals victory

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He started his career as a credentialed media member writing about the Boston Celtics for WEEI.com in Boston, where he grew into a local on-camera NBA reporter and podcast host for CLNS Media. Alongside the Celtics radio broadcaster and two-time NBA champion Cedric Maxwell, Josue is the co-host of the Cedric Maxwell podcast.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">NBA</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>In light of Giannis Antetokounmpo and the Milwaukee Bucks’ dreadful start to the 2024-25 campaign, a potential trade for Oklahoma City Thunder forward Chet Holmgren is a trending topic on social media these days. With the assumption that Antetokounmpo could be on the verge of requesting a trade, few teams in the NBA could offer a better-packaged deal than the Thunder and their young rising star. ESPN’s Lou Williams and Chandler Parsons <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SK3IRpgzfYs" rel="noopener">debated</a> the topic on a recent episode of First Take.</p><p>“I’m not buying, and I say that because if I’m OKC, I like where I am. I like my young core. I like the direction that we’re going in,” Williams said. “I’m not rattling the cage by bringing in a superstar-caliber guy that I’m possibly going to have to play through. Giannis isn’t at the phase of his career where he’s going to take a step back and say SGA, you do your thing. No, he still feels like he’s very much the go-to guy in any scenario. So, if you add that, I think that changes your dynamic.”</p><h2><b>Chandler Parsons says Chet-for-Giannis is best for both teams</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/Bucks-superstar-Giannis-Antetokounmpo-facing-the-Thunder.jpg"><figcaption>Jeff Hanisch-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p>The Thunder’s up-and-coming star <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/thunder-news-chet-holmgren-posts-thoughts-from-hospital-bed-injury-update">Chet Holmgren posted from his hospital bed</a> hours after suffering a right iliac wing fracture in a 127-116 loss to the Warriors. Despite the long-term recovery, Chandler Parsons is all-in on a potential swap for Giannis Antetokounmpo, as he believes it’s a move that benefits all parties involved.</p><p>“As good as Chet Holmgren is, he’s one of my favorite up-and-coming players as a two-way player; you can only dream that he becomes as good as a player as Giannis is and has been,” Parsons said. “So, when you look at fit, Giannis is a perfect star for a small market. He’s been there before. He’s played with good guard before. I think he fits there basketball-wise with all the shooting and the youth that surrounds him, keeping him young; as he says, what better team than the Oklahoma City Thunder? The youngest best-shaped team in the league.”</p><p>For Parsons, the Bucks would be hard-pressed to land a better young replacement for Giannis, and it’s a move that’s a no-brainer for OKC.</p><p>“Chet is a star. He is going to be a multiple All-Star. [An] All-Defensive type of player, but right now, Giannis is a better basketball player than him, and he makes that team the favorite right away. If they switch those teams, I think Giannis on the [Thunder] right now; he’s their favorite over the Boston Celtics, over anybody else,” Parsons added. “I like it a lot, and on the flip side, I like it for Milwaukee because you [don’t] go into this rebuild with an absolute stud top-20, top-25 caliber player in Chet. You’re not really starting over.”</p><p>In the wake of <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/thunder-news-how-thunder-overcome-chet-holmgren-injury-absence">Thunder’s Chet Holmgren suffering a pelvic fracture</a> with a long-term prognosis, the likelihood of a deal going down between Oklahoma City and the Bucks anytime soon remains low. Still, it’s a move worth keeping an eye on between now and the offseason.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Lou Williams, Chandler Parsons debate Thunder’s Chet Holmgren-for-Giannis trade

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/3-thunder-free-agent-targets-chet-holmgren-injury');   ga('set', 'title', '3 Thunder free agent targets after Chet Holmgren injury');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/3-OKC-free-agent-targets-after-Chet-Holmgren-injury.jpg"></figure><h1>3 Thunder free agent targets after Chet Holmgren injury</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2024-11-13T07:29:57-08:00">November 13th, 7:29am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2024-11-13T07:58:10-08:00">November 13th, 7:58am</time><address><a>Josue Pavon</a>Josue Pavon is an Associate Editor and the Oklahoma City Thunder beat writer for ClutchPoints. He started his career as a credentialed media member writing about the Boston Celtics for WEEI.com in Boston, where he grew into a local on-camera NBA reporter and podcast host for CLNS Media. Alongside the Celtics radio broadcaster and two-time NBA champion Cedric Maxwell, Josue is the co-host of the Cedric Maxwell podcast.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">NBA</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>As the Oklahoma City <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/thunder-news-how-thunder-overcome-chet-holmgren-injury-absence">Thunder adapt to life without Chet Holmgren</a>, signing an NBA free agent to address a thinning frontcourt wouldn’t be a terrible idea. Isaiah Hartenstein will be <a href="https://www.cbssports.com/nba/news/isaiah-hartenstein-injury-update-thunder-will-have-to-wait-5-6-weeks-to-show-off-their-new-look/amp/" rel="noopener">reevaluated in two weeks</a>, per CBS Sports. And then, Jaylin Williams suffered a setback in his recovery from a hamstring injury that should keep him sidelined for at least another month.</p><p>The Thunder could go in one of two directions: sign a veteran center or <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/thunder-news-how-will-adapt-small-ball-philosophy-without-chet-holmgren">stick to Mark Daigneault’s Thunder small-ball</a> approach. Here are three free agents that fit Oklahoma City’s criteria.</p><h2><b>Bismack Biyombo</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/Bismack-Biyombo.jpg"><figcaption>Alonzo Adams-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p>The Thunder signed veteran center Bismack Biyombo in the second half of the 2023-24 campaign for depth at center. Unfortunately for Biyombo, many only remember the scary moment in a game against the Portland Trail Blazers when he unexpectedly collapsed. He only played in ten games for the Thunder last season, but under the condition of a clean slate of health, Biyombo could return to the league in 2024-25 and take on an increased secondary role for the team he last played for.</p><p>The 13-year veteran center has career averages of 5.1 points, 5.9 rebounds, and 1.3 blocks, which is on par with the numbers he posted in his 30 games with the Memphis Grizzlies before joining OKC.</p><h2><b>JaVale McGee</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/JaVale-McGee.jpg"><figcaption>Troy Wayrynen-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p>While his best years are certainly behind him at this stage of his career, JaVale McGee is a three-time champion who last played for the Sacramento Kings last season. However, he last secured a spot on a team’s player rotation with the Phoenix Suns in 2021-22, averaging 9.2 points, 6.7 rebounds, and 1.1 blocks in 15.8 minutes.</p><p>With the Thunder, McGee would take on a role similar to the latter, with an uptick in playing time while Thunder star Chet Holmgren recovers. He’d join Alex Caruso as the only player(s) with championship experience on this year’s roster. The Thunder can implement McGee strictly for rim protection and rebounding purposes.</p><h2><b>Oshae Brissett</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/Oshae-Brissett.jpg"><figcaption>Eric Canha-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p>After capturing his first NBA championship, Oshae Brissett declined his player option with the Boston Celtics for the 2024-25 season. Opting out of his $2.5 million option to secure a long-term deal that never materialized, Brissett is still a free agent and would be an ideal fit for Mark Daigneault’s small-ball approach to life without Chet Holmgren. He can run the floor, defend the wing positions, and finish strong in fast-break opportunities. A spark of energy off of the Celtics’ bench, Brissett averaged 3.7 points and 2.9 rebounds in 11.5 minutes.</p><p>He started one game last season, falling in and out of coach Joe Mazzulla’s rotation. But, he delivered quality production when his number was called, especially on nights Kristaps Porzingis was ruled out or on the second night of back-to-back sets when Al Horford takes his scheduled rests and the Celtics went small.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

3 Thunder free agent targets after Chet Holmgren injury

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/thunder-news-how-thunder-overcome-chet-holmgren-injury-absence');   ga('set', 'title', 'How Thunder can overcome Chet Holmgren’s injury absence');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/How-OKC-Thunder-can-overcome-Chet-Holmgrens-injury-absence.jpg"></figure><h1>How Thunder can overcome Chet Holmgren’s injury absence</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2024-11-11T17:50:08-08:00">November 11th, 5:50pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2024-11-11T17:50:08-08:00">November 11th, 5:50pm</time><address><a>Michael Aaron Gomez</a>Michael Aaron Gomez is a creative writer and longtime NBA fan. He has been a fan of the Lakers since the three-peat but believes LeBron James is the greatest player of all time.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">NBA</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>Losing to the red-hot Golden State Warriors is one thing, but losing one of your best players to injury is another, and the Oklahoma City Thunder will have to make do <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/thunder-news-chet-holmgren-out-indefinitely-pelvic-fracture">without Chet Holmgren for the foreseeable future</a>. One of the best young big men in the modern NBA is out indefinitely with a pelvic fracture, sustained after a hard fall in the Warriors game. Moreover, Holmgren’s injury means the Thunder are out three of their big men: Chet, <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/thunder-news-big-splash-isaiah-hartenstein-87-million-contract">new signing Isaiah Hartenstein</a>, and Jaylin Williams.</p><h2><b>The Thunder’s big man options</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/Chet-Holmgren-shooting-from-deep.jpg"><figcaption>© Alonzo Adams-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p>After losing Holmgren against the Warriors, the Thunder will have to explore other options at the front court.</p><p>They’ve lost a reliable outside shooter who can spread the floor enough for Shai Gilgeous-Alexander to finish at the rim, take his mid-range jumpers, or kick the ball out to another shooter.</p><p>Defensively, the Thunder have two of the best rim protectors in the league: Holmgren and Hartenstein. Likewise, Jaylin Williams gives additional size and shot-blocking, and he can guard on the perimeter as well.</p><p>However, Hartenstein is out with a hand fracture, while Williams has a sprained left ankle.</p><p>Their absence means the team only has Ousmane Dieng and Malevy Leons as their next tallest players, at six-foot-nine, who are relatively undersized when compared to contenders like the Timberwolves or the Nuggets.</p><p>Additionally, the physicality of these teams are likely to overwhelm both players, so the team might consider playing them depending on matchups. True enough, one of their weaknesses from last season was their lack of size and strength on the inside.</p><p>If they do need size against bigger and stronger teams, they’ll need to prove they can hold their own against Rudy Gobert, Anthony Davis, Victor Wembanyama, and so on.</p><h2><b>Small ball</b></h2><p>However, the key to the Thunder’s success would be to lean on their youth, athleticism on the perimeter, and their speed. Offensively, they have enough legs to run back and forth for 48 minutes.</p><p>Their small-ball lineup could also involve a debuting <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/thunder-news-kenrich-williams-injury-return-timetable-knee-surgery">Kenrich Williams, injured from the preseason</a>.</p><p>Likewise, Mark Daigneault’s willingness to <a href="https://www.si.com/nba/thunder/news/okc-thunder-reveal-first-starting-lineup-without-chet-holmgren" rel="noopener">tinker with his lineups</a> gives him several possibilities to play small. For instance, <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba-news-bulls-thunder-alex-caruso-josh-giddey-trade">defensive guard Alex Caruso</a> has played the small-ball five at times, due to injury, which gives the team the ability to play swarming defense on the perimeter and prevent interior penetration at the point of attack.</p><p>As a last-ditch effort, the Thunder could use the Disabled Player’s Exception (DPE), which would <a href="https://www.spotrac.com/news/_/id/1670/what-is-the-nba-disabled-player-exception" rel="noopener">let them sign or trade</a> for a single player to replace their injured star until the end of the season, per Spotrac.</p><p>However, the team has a reasonable belief that Holmgren can return sometime during the season, so there might be no need for the DPE at the moment. They have until March 10 to decide to apply for an exception.</p><p>For now, the Thunder may still have enough depth to field different lineups who could play different styles on both sides of the ball. Losing Chet Holmgren is definitely a blow, but the team has enough pieces to find ways to win games.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

How Thunder can overcome Chet Holmgren’s injury absence

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He started his career as a credentialed media member writing about the Boston Celtics for WEEI.com in Boston, where he grew into a local on-camera NBA reporter and podcast host for CLNS Media. Alongside the Celtics radio broadcaster and two-time NBA champion Cedric Maxwell, Josue is the co-host of the Cedric Maxwell podcast.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">NBA</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>For Oklahoma City Thunder superstar Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/thunder-news-chet-holmgren-posts-thoughts-from-hospital-bed-injury-update">the reality of life without Chet Holmgren</a> set in throughout the final three quarters of the Thunder’s 127-116 loss to the Golden State Warriors on Sunday. Unfortunately, injuries are a part of the game, especially throughout the NBA in 2024-25, but that notion doesn’t make things any easier for Gilgeous-Alexander. He and Oklahoma City got a taste of not having Holmgren handling the middle as head coach Mark Daigneault’s squad gave up a whopping 127 points for the first time this season.</p><p>After the loss, Gilgeous-Alexander <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4Y8pXtd5m5c&amp;t=55s" rel="noopener">talked about</a> the loss of Holmgren.</p><p>“It’s hard. Hopefully, he’s OK,” Gilgeous-Alexander said. “It’s part of the game, but it sucks.”</p><p>Losing a player of Holmgren’s caliber, a towering dominant forward who impacts both ends of the floor. However, for Shai, defense and rebounding are two facets of the game he and his teammates must figure out in Chet’s absence.</p><p>“It changed a lot for us defensively, for sure. He does so much on that end of the floor. Cleans up so many things. Deters so many things around the rim. When he’s blocking them, he averages like four blocks a game,” Gilgeous-Alexander said. “Yeah, it changed a lot for us obviously, a little wrinkle, but it’s part of the game. You got to play through it and try to get a W done. We didn’t tonight, but we’ll try to do it again tomorrow.</p><p>“All of us have to figure out how to get stops and rebound. Just the few things that Chet does, but those two are most important, for sure,” Gilgeous-Alexander concluded.</p><h2><b>Thunder’s 30-point comeback falls short in 127-116 loss vs. Warriors</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/Thunder-superstar-Shai-Gilgeous-Alexander-Thunder-forward-Jalen-Williams.jpg"><figcaption>Alonzo Adams-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p>Shai Gilgeous-Alexander and the Oklahoma City Thunder nearly pulled off an enormous second-half comeback against the Golden State Warriors. After <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/thunder-news-how-rare-chet-holmgren-injury-is">Chet Holmgren suffered a rare hip injury</a> in the opening frame, Stephen Curry’s game-high 36 points on 13-of-23 attempts, including 7-for-13 from deep, led the Warriors to an 11-point victory. He added seven assists, five rebounds, one steal, and one block, while Jonathan Kuminga led the bench with 20 points and five rebounds.</p><p>The Thunder trailed by 30 late in the third quarter before Oklahoma City sliced its deficit to six with 4:46 left before the Warriors kept their opponent at bay down the stretch. Gilgeous-Alexander tallied 24 points, Jalen Williams added 20 and four blocks, and Lu Dort finished with 16 points, six rebounds, and one block in the loss.</p><p>The Chet Holmgren-less Thunder continue their six-game homestand by hosting the Clippers on Monday.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander on how Thunder can overcome Chet Holmgren’s injury

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/thunder-news-how-will-adapt-small-ball-philosophy-without-chet-holmgren');   ga('set', 'title', 'How Thunder will adapt to small-ball philosophy without Chet Holmgren');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/Thunder-news-How-OKC-will-adapt-to-small-ball-philosophy-without-Chet-Holmgren.jpg"></figure><h1>How Thunder will adapt to small-ball philosophy without Chet Holmgren</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2024-11-11T14:01:08-08:00">November 11th, 2:01pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2024-11-11T14:01:08-08:00">November 11th, 2:01pm</time><address><a>Josue Pavon</a>Josue Pavon is an Associate Editor and the Oklahoma City Thunder beat writer for ClutchPoints. He started his career as a credentialed media member writing about the Boston Celtics for WEEI.com in Boston, where he grew into a local on-camera NBA reporter and podcast host for CLNS Media. Alongside the Celtics radio broadcaster and two-time NBA champion Cedric Maxwell, Josue is the co-host of the Cedric Maxwell podcast.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">NBA</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>In part of Oklahoma City Thunder forward Jalen Williams reacting to losing Chet Holmgren, the third-year forward reminded reporters that his team has been in this situation before. The 2022 second-overall pick missed the 2022-23 campaign due to a Lisfranc injury, which delayed his NBA debut. Williams is ready for a small-ball approach after watching <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/thunder-news-chet-holmgren-out-indefinitely-pelvic-fracture" rel="noopener">Holmgren suffer a right hip injury</a> and be helped off the floor and into the locker room during the Thunder’s 127-116 loss to the Golden State Warriors.</p><p>He gave reporters <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4Y8pXtd5m5c&amp;t=55s" rel="noopener">a friendly reminder</a> when, during his postgame availability, the idea of a small-ball approach was mentioned in Holmgren’s absence.</p><p>“It’s not the first time that we’ve done it,” Williams replied. “So, I’m looking forward to the challenge of that.”</p><p>Williams wished his fallen teammate, Holmgren, the best and prayed for his full recovery.</p><p>“I’m just praying for him. I think anytime you see one of your brothers go down, it’s kind of hard to reel yourself back into the game. So, I think that timeout kind of helped a little bit just to center ourselves again,” Williams said. “At the end of the day, it’s a next-man-up thing. We can’t dwell on it for too long just cause, obviously, the game is going to keep going. Golden State’s not going to feel bad for us. They’re going to keep playing.”</p><h2><b>Chet Holmgren posts’ thoughts from da hospital’ after injury update</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/Thunder-star-Chet-Holmgren.jpg"><figcaption>Alonzo Adams-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p>When the Oklahoma City Thunder announced the severity of <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/thunder-news-chet-holmgren-posts-thoughts-from-hospital-bed-injury-update" rel="noopener">Chet Holmgren’s right hip injury</a>, he posted to his X, formerly Twitter. Holmgren updated fans on his feelings from a hospital bed in Oklahoma City, knowing he wouldn’t compete until 2025.</p><p>“Can’t tell if I feel better or worse about this, having been through something similar before. On one hand I know how to approach it, I know what to do, what not to do and how beautiful the other side is. But on the other hand, I’ve felt the frustration of this process and the wear it puts on your mind. Most of all I’m hurt I can’t help my teammates and play for our fans and supporters for a while. Everyone who sticks with me and our team, along with my need for hoops, is a big part of my passion to return,” Holmgren said.</p><p>“Don’t pity me or feel bad, there’s lots of people out there rn with real problems that don’t heal. Anyways excuse my rambling just wanted to address our okc fans and family. Thoughts from da hospital bed.”</p><p>Jalen Williams and the shorthanded Thunder are hosting the Clippers on Monday.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

How Thunder will adapt to small-ball philosophy without Chet Holmgren

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/3-thunder-trade-targets-after-chet-holmgren-injury');   ga('set', 'title', '3 Thunder trade targets after Chet Holmgren injury');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/X-Thunder-trade-targets-after-Chet-Holmgren-injury.jpg"></figure><h1>3 Thunder trade targets after Chet Holmgren injury</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2024-11-11T12:14:19-08:00">November 11th, 12:14pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2024-11-11T12:14:19-08:00">November 11th, 12:14pm</time><address><a>Josue Pavon</a>Josue Pavon is an Associate Editor and the Oklahoma City Thunder beat writer for ClutchPoints. He started his career as a credentialed media member writing about the Boston Celtics for WEEI.com in Boston, where he grew into a local on-camera NBA reporter and podcast host for CLNS Media. Alongside the Celtics radio broadcaster and two-time NBA champion Cedric Maxwell, Josue is the co-host of the Cedric Maxwell podcast.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">NBA</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>Oklahoma City Thunder forward <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/thunder-news-how-rare-chet-holmgren-injury-is">Chet Holmgren suffered one of the rarest injuries</a> in the history of the NBA on Sunday. <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/thunder-news-chet-holmgren-leaves-warriors-battle-with-scary-injury">Holmgren suffered a right iliac hip fracture</a> in the first quarter of the Thunder’s 127-116 loss to the Golden State Warriors, forcing him to miss up to ten weeks before being reevaluated. This, amid the Thunder awaiting Isaiah Hartenstein’s return and missing Jaylin Williams, Oklahoma City’s suddenly thin at center. And should be on the market for a replacement.</p><p>Here are three potential suitors of top-tier centers reportedly on the NBA market that could be in play for the Thunder:</p><h2><b>Jonas Valanciunas </b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/Wizards-center-Jonas-Valanciunas.jpg"><figcaption>Petre Thomas-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p>The Washington Wizards signed Jonas Valanciunas to lead its rebuilding roster over the offseason. The 13-year veteran center averages 12.6 points, 7.1 rebounds, and 0.6 blocks this season and yields the kind of production conducive to the void left in the absence of Holmgren and Hartenstein. However, given that the Wizards inked Valanciunas to a new deal during the summer, Washington cannot move his contract until December 14, and the Thunder’s needs are immediate.</p><p>Still, this could be a path worth taking after the deadline passes, especially if Hartenstein and Holmgren experience any setbacks between now and the next four weeks. A pair of prospects in Ousmane Dieng and Nikola Topic bundled with a future first-round pick would suffice and be worth the Wizards’ while.</p><h2><b>Nikola Vucevic</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/Bulls-center-Nikola-Vucevic.jpg"><figcaption>Dale Zanine-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p>Heading into 2024-25, the Chicago Bulls’ outlook of competing for a playoff spot in the Eastern Conference seemed uncertain after they traded DeMar DeRozan to the Sacramento Kings in a three-team sign-and-trade. Many speculate Zach LaVine will be the next domino to fall, signaling a full-blown rebuild in the likelihood of seeing the Bulls fall outside the playoff picture. Nikola Vucevic will follow suit if that’s the case, considering his age doesn’t align with the Bulls’ timeline.</p><p>Vucevic’s three-year, $60 million deal has an additional year left. Although searching for a third team to get involved won’t be easy, the Thunder can’t match contracts to land Vucevic without sacrificing one of its better players.</p><h2><b>Jonathan Kuminga</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/Jonathan-Kuminga-smiling.jpg"><figcaption>David Gonzales-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p>The Golden State Warriors are reportedly interested in <a href="https://syndication.bleacherreport.com/amp/10142435-nba-trade-block-big-board-ideal-landing-spots-for-top-10-targets.amp.html" rel="noopener">listening to offers</a> for Jonathan Kuminga, according to Bleacher Report’s Zach Buckley. For a team with limited assets and one of the best records in the Western Conference, a deal including two future first-round picks and two prospects, including an NBA-ready rookie in Dillion Jones and Osmane Dieng, could seal a packaged deal for Kuminga.</p><p>He’s averaging 14.6 points, 4.3 rebounds, and 0.9 blocks but lost his starting job three games into his contract year with the Warriors and could serve as a solid replacement for Thunder big man Chet Holmgren.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

3 Thunder trade targets after Chet Holmgren injury

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He started his career as a credentialed media member writing about the Boston Celtics for WEEI.com in Boston, where he grew into a local on-camera NBA reporter and podcast host for CLNS Media. Alongside the Celtics radio broadcaster and two-time NBA champion Cedric Maxwell, Josue is the co-host of the Cedric Maxwell podcast.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">NBA</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>Oklahoma City Thunder forward <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/thunder-news-chet-holmgren-out-indefinitely-pelvic-fracture">Chet Holmgren suffered a right iliac wing fracture</a> injury on Sunday. He is ruled out indefinitely. In the first quarter of the Thunder’s 127-116 loss to the Golden State Warriors, Holmgren contested a layup from Warriors forward Andrew Wiggins before hurting his right hip on the play. After Oklahoma City announced the injury, Chet <a href="https://x.com/ChetHolmgren/status/1855866958421377332" rel="noopener">posted</a> to his X, formerly Twitter.</p><p>“Can’t tell if I feel better or worse about this having been through something similar before. On one hand I know how to approach it, I know what to do, what not to do and how beautiful the other side is. But on the other hand I’ve felt the frustration of this process, and the wear it puts on your mind. Most of all I’m hurt I can’t help my teammates and play for our fans and supporters for a while. Everyone who sticks with me and our team, along with my need for hoops, is a big part of my passion to return,” Holmgren said.</p><p>“Don’t pity me or feel bad, there’s lots of people out there rn with real problems that don’t heal. Anyways excuse my rambling just wanted to address our okc fans and family. Thoughts from da hospital bed.”</p><p>The Thunder big man was slow to get up and was helped off the floor after sustaining <a href="https://twitter.com/BrandonRahbar/status/1855768556639539268" rel="noopener">the injury</a>.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Here’s the play that caused Chet Holmgren to go to the locker room:  <a href="https://t.co/kqQtr2iAOi">pic.twitter.com/kqQtr2iAOi</a></p><p>— Brandon Rahbar (@BrandonRahbar) <a href="https://twitter.com/BrandonRahbar/status/1855768556639539268?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">November 11, 2024</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><p>Holmgren gave Thunder fans at the Paycom Center a thumbs-up on his way to the locker room. Then, he posted this picture to his Instagram account via the 24-hour story.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="sv">Chet Holmgren via IG: <a href="https://t.co/RRDWlrOE1G">pic.twitter.com/RRDWlrOE1G</a></p><p>— Joel Lorenzi (@jxlorenzi) <a href="https://twitter.com/jxlorenzi/status/1855783199743381531?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">November 11, 2024</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><h2><b>Thunder’s press release on Chet Holmgren’s injury</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/Thunder-forward-Chet-Holmgren_22c5ee.jpg"><figcaption>Alonzo Adams-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

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