{"id":673855,"date":"2026-03-23T04:12:18","date_gmt":"2026-03-23T04:12:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/673855\/"},"modified":"2026-03-23T04:12:18","modified_gmt":"2026-03-23T04:12:18","slug":"chet-holmgren-avoids-bait-on-dangerous-dynasty-talk","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/673855\/","title":{"rendered":"Chet Holmgren avoids bait on \u2018dangerous\u2019 dynasty talk"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/clutchpoints.com\/nba\/oklahoma-city-thunder\/thunder-news-shai-gilgeous-alexander-humbly-buys-dynasty-talk\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Oklahoma City Thunder have become the envy of the league<\/a>. They have such a deep core led by arguably the best player in the NBA in Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, and their core trio of Gilgeous-Alexander, <a href=\"https:\/\/clutchpoints.com\/nba\/players\/b66809b6\/chet-holmgren\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Chet Holmgren<\/a>, and Jalen Williams are all in their primes. In fact, Holmgren and Williams, aged 23 and 24, respectively, may be yet to enter theirs and yet they&#8217;ve already won a title \u2014 which is more than many young and promising teams before them ever achieved.<\/p>\n<p>When a young team is this elite this quickly, it&#8217;s hard to avoid the subject of whether or not they could blossom into a dynasty \u2014 the team that runs the NBA for years on end. But Holmgren is not getting ahead of himself, as he <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=p1qTVnnkqhI&amp;t=386s\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">knows the realities<\/a> of the NBA make it hard to assume than anything is a given.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI feel like that\u2019s a dangerous thing to be trying to think about just because how fragile things are in the NBA. We see it all the time. With how quick things can change, and nothing\u2019s guaranteed. So you really do have to focus on each individual day,\u201d Holmgren said in an appearance on The Arena.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s one thing to speak things into existence, it\u2019s another thing to distract yourself. So I think I\u2019m going to avoid distracting myself.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>This is the healthiest mindset any NBA champion can have, and this is just one of the many reasons why the Thunder are favored to win the Larry O&#8217;Brien trophy once again come June.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p>The salary cap bill will come due for the Thunder soon<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-3727182\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Oklahoma-City-Thunder-guard-Jalen-Williams-8-and-guard-Shai-Gilgeous-Alexander-2.jpg\" alt=\"Oklahoma City Thunder guard Jalen Williams (8) and guard Shai Gilgeous-Alexander (2) react after a play during the third quarter against the Houston Rockets at Toyota Center. Mandatory Credit: Troy Taormina-Imagn Images\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\"  \/>Troy Taormina-Imagn Images<\/p>\n<p>The reality of the new CBA is that teams cannot keep their talented core for so long, as winning teams tend to get expensive really quickly. Next season, Holmgren and Williams&#8217; max contracts are going to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.spotrac.com\/nba\/oklahoma-city-thunder\/yearly\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">kick in<\/a>, pushing the Thunder so deep into the second apron waters.<\/p>\n<p>Be that as it may, <a href=\"https:\/\/clutchpoints.com\/nba\/oklahoma-city-thunder\/why-thunder-800-million-max-contracts-wont-lead-second-apron-nightmare\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">OKC has plenty of first-round picks<\/a> to replenish the roster with once they need to trim their payroll, and they are set up to win for the next few years regardless.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The Oklahoma City Thunder have become the envy of the league. 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