Thunder's Chet Holmgren Out for Season After Suffering Foot Injury in Pro-Am

There was bad news for the Oklahoma City Thunder.

The seven footer will be out for the entire season because of a injury.

The Athletic's Shams Charania reported on August 24 that an exam showed that Holmgren has a potential torn ligaments in his foot, and that he was being evaluated further to determine the severity and a timetable for his recovery.

At a pro-am game in Seattle, the 20-year-old was injured while playing defense against the Los Angeles Lakers star.

The No.2 pick in this year's draft has lofty expectations as he joins a team in the midst of a rebuild He has the potential to become the best player in his class over time, according to many.

The No. 1 college recruit in the country in the class of 2020 committed to the school. He was a part of the team that made it to the Sweet 16 of the NCAA Tournament. The defensive player of the year was named a second-team All American.

He showed off his skills at the Summer League in Las Vegas in his second year of college. In five games, he averaged 14.0 points, 8.4 Rebound, 2.8 Assists, and 2.8 Blocks.

The injury to Holmgren is a huge blow to the team as they were hoping to have him in their core. While he's out, he's losing time to build chemistry with his teammates, which will hurt his development.

Favors, Pokusevski, and Dieng will be in charge of the center position in Oklahoma City.