Chet Holmgren drops killshot clapback at Anthony Edwards after clinching NBA Finals

Wednesday's Game 5 win over the Minnesota Timberwolves not only saw the Oklahoma City Thunder clinch an NBA Finals berth for the first time since 2012, but also allowed Chet Holmgren to get the last laugh on Anthony Edwards in the process.

After being on the wrong side of a poster-jam by the All-Star guard back in February, Chet was directly singled out by Edwards following the contest, as he was filmed watching the dunk on replay post-game and proceeded to "shout out" Holmgren, a Minneapolis native, by saying "welcome home, baby!"

Now, over three months later, it's the big man who finds himself exacting revenge on Ant, as he constructed the perfect Instagram post directly following the Thunder's Finals-clinching win, brilliantly captioned it: "Welcome home Chet."

Chet Holmgren exacts revenge on Anthony Edwards with Thunder win

Though the lion's share of attention for their Western Conference Finals Championship may be directed toward league MVP Shai Gilgeous-Alexander (and rightly so), Holmgren has undoubtedly proven to be one of the most important contributors within the Thunder's rotation throughout their impressive and, now, ongoing run.

In 16 games played this postseason, the 23-year-old has found himself stuffing the stat-sheet with stellar averages of 16.4 points, 8.6 rebounds, and 2.0 blocks on 48.9 percent shooting from the field.

Throughout the conference championship, Holmgren managed to bring his level of play to completely new heights, especially on the offensive end, where he dropped 18.0 points per game on 56.7 percent shooting from the floor and 36.8 percent shooting from deep.

He would also serve as an undeniable difference-maker in their Game 5 close-out, where he racked up 22 points, 7 boards, and 3 blocks on a whopping 61.5 percent shooting from the field and 50.0 percent shooting from beyond the arc.

So while Edwards may have pulled off an impressive highlight play during the regular season at the expense of the OKC center, it is the Thunder, not Minnesota, that now find themselves staying alive in this year's postseason heading into June, and a major reason for this is due to Holmgren's elite two-way production.

Regardless of who between the Indiana Pacers and New York Knicks wind up coming out of the East and representing their conference in the the 2025 NBA Finals, Oklahoma City will need their budding star big to continue to shine if they want to wrap up this year's campaign as champions.