Ahead of Chet Holmgren and the Oklahoma City Thunder's Opening Night matchup against the Houston Rockets , who inked future Hall of Fame forward Kevin Durant during the offseason, making them instant title contenders. After finishing with the second-best record in the Western Conference last season (52-30), the Rockets made arguably the biggest signing in free agency.

Holmgren discussed what Durant adds to a talented and young Rockets team during Thunder morning shootaround on Tuesday.

“Same thing he adds to any team that he joins — 18 years of tough shot-making, greatness in the game of basketball, and we talk about Sengun and Adams being great players, he's one of the great players,” Holmgren said. “And we have to game plan for him as well.”

Holmgren also admits receiving his

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