All eyes will be on Chet Holmgren. As the Oklahoma City Thunder travel to face the Minnesota Timberwolves for Games 3 and 4 of the Western Conference Finals, the seven-footer's homecoming is an underrated storyline that has reached the surface with the series changing locations.

After winning the 2024-25 MVP award, Thunder All-Star Shai Gilgeous-Alexander gave his teammates gift bags worth $10,000, including Chet Holmgren. Then, during his postgame media availability following Thursday's 15-point win, a reporter asked Holmgren what seeing Gilgeous-Alexander win MVP meant to him.

Oklahoma City Thunder forward Chet Holmgren (7) dunks on Minnesota Timberwolves guard Donte DiVincenzo (0) during the second half of Game 2 of an NBA basketball Western Conference Finals playoff series Thursday, May 22, 2025, in Oklahoma City. Credit: AP/Nate Billings