After contact, Holmgren landed awkwardly on his hip and had to be carried to the locker room. It was a play that should have changed the trajectory of Oklahoma City’s season. Holmgren was in the midst of a monster breakout for a rising Thunder team that looked ready to contend for a championship. But when it was announced that Holmgren would be sidelined for at least two months with a pelvic fracture, the Thunder were suddenly centerless. Thunder coach Mark Daigneault knew the right man for the job: Jalen Williams. “He sees challenges as opportunities instead of excuses,” Daigneault says.