After more than a year of anticipation, 2022 No. 2 pick Chet Holmgren finally made his real NBA debut in the Oklahoma City Thunder’s 124-104 win over the Chicago Bulls.
The season opener was headlined by Holmgren’s debut after he missed all of last season recovering from a Lisfranc injury he suffered in the 2022 offseason.
In the 20-point win, Holmgren finished with 11 points on 4-of-7 shooting, four rebounds and three assists in 25 minutes. He also went 2-of-3 from 3.
The 21-year-old is expected to play a huge role for the Thunder this season as their starting center.
Let’s see some of the best reactions on X, formerly known as Twitter.
Chet Holmgren’s first NBA bucket: pic.twitter.com/wCKvY33Nmz
— Brandon Rahbar (@BrandonRahbar) October 26, 2023
Drummond broke Chet’s ankles 😳 pic.twitter.com/AuIC284O59
— NBACentral (@TheDunkCentral) October 26, 2023
Chet Holmgren in his first half of his first NBA game has the same number of 3 pointers in his Thunder career as former Thunder starting centers Steven Adams and Kendrick Perkins in their 12 combined years in OKC.
— Brandon Rahbar (@BrandonRahbar) October 26, 2023
Welcome to the NBA Chet Holmgren pic.twitter.com/xDX44WFnIk
— Kevin O'Connor (@KevinOConnorNBA) October 26, 2023
DRUMMOND TOOK CHET'S ANKLES 😳 pic.twitter.com/DJoPsFt3QQ
— Bleacher Report (@BleacherReport) October 26, 2023
Don’t fall for the fake clip of Chet going around, the footage is clearly faked
— 𝑪𝒐𝒏𝒆 🌩 (@Three_Cone) October 26, 2023
Chet Holmgren’s touch around the rim is unreal lol
This is not how a 7’1 should move pic.twitter.com/i1Av5OkPzB
— Cooper Jones (@CooperJNBA) October 26, 2023
Chet Holmgren warming up ahead of his NBA debut pic.twitter.com/glojWpbFQC
— Joe Mussatto (@joe_mussatto) October 25, 2023
Chet Holmgren on his NBA debut:
"Every day I wake up and I'm able to play basketball for a living is a great day in my book. Definitely grateful, but I also understand that there's a lot of work to be done."
— Nick Gallo (@NickAGallo) October 26, 2023
CHET WITH THE BUCKET AND THE FOUL pic.twitter.com/hDhlMpxcNc
— Topic: Thunder Podcast (@OKCTopicThunder) October 26, 2023
CHET HOLMGREN. SMOOTH.
First bucket in the NBA 🔥
OKC/CHI live on the NBA App: https://t.co/htyakZeFve pic.twitter.com/kVFUS5gR2r
— NBA (@NBA) October 26, 2023
Chet in his NBA debut:
11 PTS
4 REB
3 AST
1 STL
2/3 3PMROY 🔜 pic.twitter.com/bHdArPKNwK
— Thunder Muse (@ThunderMuse_) October 26, 2023
"I don't know on that one, I'll just leave it at that…keep that one in your pocket."
Chet Holmgren has the jokes following his first NBA action 😂@okcthunder | #ThunderUp pic.twitter.com/xkIk0frHnN
— Bally Sports Oklahoma (@BallySportsOK) October 26, 2023
