Although he still hasn't been fully reintegrated into the OKC Thunder offense, Chet Holmgren's impact on winning has been tremendous since returning to the court.

Maybe the timing of Chet Holmgren’s return to the Oklahoma City Thunder lineup, on the morning of NBA trade deadline day, was coincidental. Maybe it wasn’t.

For the first time since preseason, the Oklahoma City Thunder rolled out their ideal starting lineup. Chet Holmgren and Isaiah Hartenstein started together in their double-big lineup. It led to a blowout win over the New Orleans Pelicans.