My Take
Chet Holmgren is honestly one of the most fascinating prospects to come through the NBA in years — a seven-footer from Minneapolis who can shoot threes, block shots at an elite level, and move like a small forward. He was the consensus number-one high school recruit in 2021, went to Gonzaga where he looked like a future franchise cornerstone, then got drafted second overall by the Oklahoma City Thunder in 2022. His entire rookie season got wiped out by a foot injury he suffered before it even started, which felt like such a cruel twist for a kid with that much promise. But he came back for the 2023–24 season and showed exactly why the hype was real — scoring, rim protection, playmaking, the whole package. OKC already looks like a dynasty in the making, and Holmgren at 21 or 22 is still just scratching the surface of what he can become.
Overview
Chet Thomas Holmgren ( CHET HOHM-grən; born May 1, 2002) is an American professional basketball player for the Oklahoma City Thunder of the National Basketball Association (NBA). A consensus five-star recruit and the top-ranked player of the 2021 class, he played college basketball for the Gonzaga Bulldogs and was drafted second overall by the Thunder in the 2022 NBA draft.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Chet Holmgren
- Name (Japanese)
- チェット・ホルムグレン
- Reading
- ちぇっと・ほるむぐれん
- Born
- May 1, 2002 (age 24)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Taurus / Horse
- Origin
- Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- 2 cm
- Agency
- Private
- Occupation
- basketball player
2. Background
- Elementary school
- Private
- Junior high
- Private
- High school
- Private
- University
- Gonzaga University
3. Relationships
- Spouse
- Private
- Children
- Private
- Parents
- Private
- Siblings
- Private
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-02
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.