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What Chet Holmgren's injury means for the Thunder this season

Before Chet Holmgren was drafted No. 2 to the Oklahoma City Thunder in June, the biggest concern NBA teams had during the pre-draft process was his slight frame and size. At a towering 7-foot-1 and only 195 pounds, many scouts wondered if he could sustain the rigorous 82-game NBA season without a serious injury.

"Physically, he’s scary as hell," one NBA scout told Yahoo Sports in March.

Regardless of how concerning his size is, Holmgren went his entire high school and college career without any serious injures. He played his entire freshman season at Gonzaga and never backed down from any competition when he was the No.