Chet Holmgren has continued his podcast tour this week by joining the All the Smoke podcast presented by Showtime. Holmgren gave a lot of insight into the OKC Thunder, praising their depth, discussing what it was like to be sidelined this past year, and his overall basketball journey. He also highlighted Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, who had one of the most interesting seasons in the entire NBA a year ago.
This time last year, after Chet Holmgren went down with a season-ending injury, there were not many expectations on the Thunder. The team was the youngest team in the league, the second youngest of all time, only ahead of the 2021-22 OKC squad, and many were just hoping Shai Gilgeous-Alexander could be named an All-Star for the first time in his career.