The Oklahoma City Thunder wraps up a 4-game homestand on Friday as they host the Toronto Raptors. After standing pat at the trade deadline, you would think that this game would be business as usual, but this one should have a little more excitement than games of late as Chet Holmgren is ready to make his long-anticipated return to the court.
— chet holmgren (@ChetHolmgren) February 6, 2025
Holmgren went down with a fractured iliac wing on November 10th against the Warriors, and as a result, he has missed 39 games. OKC has fared just fine in his absence, primarily due to the MVP-like play from Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, and the return from injury of Isaiah Hartenstein. Sitting atop the Western Conference standings, the plan appears to be coming together for the Thunder, and tonight will serve as a nice warmup contest to see what this iteration of the team will look like.
Game Details
Tip-Off: 7 PM CT
Location: Paycom Center (Oklahoma City, Oklahoma)
Television: FanDuelTV – Oklahoma
Radio: WWLS 98.1FM OKC The Sports Animal
Twitter: Follow @ZacharyLowNBA for live tweets and discussion during the game
Game Notes: Oklahoma City Thunder Official Game Notes, Toronto Raptors Official Game Notes
Projected Starters
Thunder
- PG: Shai Gilgeous-Alexander
- SG: Luguentz Dort
- SF: Jalen Williams
- PF: Chet Holmgren
- C: Isaiah Hartenstein
Raptors
- PG: Immanuel Quickley
- SG: Gradey Dick
- SF: Ja’Kobe Walter
- PF: Scottie Barnes
- C: Orlando Robinson
Injury Report
Thunder
- Ousmane Dieng (strained right soleus) is OUT.
- Ajay Mitchell (sprained right great toe) is OUT.
- Nikola Topic (left knee surgery) is OUT.
- Cason Wallace (strained right shoulder) is OUT.
Raptors
- RJ Barrett (concussion protocol) is OUT.
- Bruce Brown (trade pending) is OUT.
- Ulrich Chomche (G League — two-way) is OUT.
- A.J. Lawson (G League — two-way) is OUT.
- Davion Mitchell (trade pending) is OUT.
- Kelly Olynyk (trade pending) is OUT.
- Jakob Poeltl (right hip pointer) is OUT.
Head-to-Head
- Since arriving in Oklahoma City in 2008, the Thunder is 20-12 against the Raptors in the regular season (9-7 at home, 11-5 on the road).
- Since arriving in Oklahoma City in 2008, the Thunder has won the regular season series with the Raptors 5 times, lost it once, and tied it 10 times.
- The Thunder went 2-0 against the Raptors last season (1-0 at home, 1-0 on the road).
- So far this season, the Thunder is 1-0 against the Raptors (0-0 at home, 1-0 on the road).