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Welcome to our weekly Monday Morning NBA notebook, a quick hit of NBA news and injuries from around the league to catch you up on the past seven days. My opinion on the first two weeks of this season? I stand with Jeff Stotts (of InStreetClothes.com).
Jalen Williams, Cason Wallace, Chet Holmgren all out for OKC
This was simply as bad a week as a team can have.
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Jalen Williams suffered a dislocated left ankle and fractured fibula from a fall last Sunday against the Clippers. “This is an injury that generally we see more in football players,” Thunder general manager Sam Presti said. In that same game, starting guard Cason Wallace left with a shoulder injury that turned out to be a torn labrum in his left shoulder, which will also require surgery. While the Thunder will not put a timeline on either player, it’s unlikely either of them plays again this season.
Later in the week, the Thunder announced that Chet Holmgren underwent a “biological treatment today to address a small patellar tendon tear” and will be out 8-10 weeks. That likely puts his return around New Year’s or in the first couple of weeks of 2027. (If you’re wondering what a “biological treatment” is, a league source suggested it’s platelet-rich plasma, PRP, therapy.)
While Holmgren will return, the injuries to Williams and Wallace diminish their title chances. Oklahoma City will still be very good behind two-time MVP Shai Gilgeous-Alexander and a deep roster. However, they go from a playoff team that can beat anyone regardless of style to one that will be more matchup-dependent (how do they stop elite wings such as Anthony Edwards or Luka Doncic in the West without Williams or Lu Dort, whom they traded away this summer for financial reasons).
What you shouldn’t expect is Presti and OKC to panic into a trade to “fix” things. That’s not how Presti operates, and he’s been in this job 19 years he’s not at risk of getting fired. The Thunder will go forward, see what their team looks like, who is reasonably available, then make a call.
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Anthony Edwards has knee scoped
Minnesota’s Anthony Edwards underwent arthroscopic surgery on his…
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