Every OKC Thunder fan understands that, outside of his stupendous defensive play, Chet Holmgren has the ability to become a true triple-threat, difference-making offensive weapon in the association.
The problem is, he's yet to find a way to use the tools he clearly possesses on a consistent basis.
Saturday night, he finally admitted this to be the case.
Thunder star admits he needs to find a way to be less streaky
During a post-game media session following Oklahoma City's 117-100 win over the Hawks, coach Mark Daigneault revealed that, behind the scenes, Holmgren has been a bit down about his scoring production thus far into the 2025-26 campaign, particularly after Thursday's Finals rematch against the Pacers, where he dropped a mere 15 points on 33.3 percent shooting.
When asked about these remarks from the Thunder headman, Chet admitted that while he was certainly focused on "correcting the mistakes that I made in the last game," his mission moving forward is to "continue to be better" on that end of the ball.
"I gotta be consistent. Not only with making shots but with being aggressive and making the right plays. I gotta do a better job of not letting that sway game to game. I'm going to keep working on that," Holmgren said.
Since his Rookie of the Year runner-up campaign back in 2023-24, Holmgren has regularly flashed his potential, but has yet to fully tap into it due, in part, to injuries but also because of simple on-court inconsistencies.
His ebbs and flows were unfortunately put on full display during Oklahoma City's title-winning postseason run last year, where he would find himself posting 22 points on 61.5 percent shooting from the floor in one game, only to record six points on 22.2 percent shooting from the field the next.
Needless to say, these woes have transitioned into year three of his career, as he followed up his lackluster showing against Indiana with a tremendous and polar opposite performance against the Hawks, where he posted 31 points on 66.7 percent shooting from the floor and a whopping 75.0 percent shooting from deep while wrapping up with a +16 plus-minus.
Coming into the year, assuming he can stay healthy, Holmgren was regularly being tabbed as a breakout candidate among fans and pundits alike. Having an already elite 7-foot-1 defender start lighting it up on the offensive end as well would likely lead the defending champs to a completely new level of dominance.
Through this point in his career, he has not found a way to consistently contribute at a high-end level on offense. To his credit, however, he's acknowledging this is a problem and is something he'll be looking to work on as the campaign progresses.
Should he figure it out, the rest of the league will be in serious danger.