For the second consecutive year, oklahoma city thunder The league plans to send several representatives to the weekend festivities. On Sunday, Chet Holmgren was named an NBA All-Star for the 2025-26 season. He was a member of the reserve army.

This will be Holmgren’s first career All-Star appearance. West’s other reserves were Anthony Edwards, Jamal Murray, Chet Holmgren, Kevin Durant, Devin Booker, Deni Avdija and LeBron James. The East reserves include Donovan Mitchell, Jalen Johnson, Karl-Anthony Towns, Pascal Siakam, Norman Powell, Scottie Barnes and Jalen Duren.

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Holmgren is enjoying a career season. He is averaging 17.8 points on 57.1% shooting, 8.6 rebounds, and 1.6 assists. He has a 37.7% success rate on 3.6 attempts. He also recorded two blocks per game. The Thunder have remained at the top of the NBA rankings all season.

The Thunder have by far the best defense in the league. No matter what stats you want to look at, they’re at or near the top. That aspect led them to the NBA championship last season. Holmgren is an anchor on the edge of the floor as one of the best rim protectors available.

The 2026 NBA All-Star Game will be held on Sunday, February 15th at the Intuit Dome in Los Angeles. This year’s format will be a round robin tournament. He will join Shai Gilgeous-Alexander in the celebration, having been announced as an All-Star starter for the third straight year.

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