Chet Holmgren did everything in his NBA Summer League debut with Thunder — and he knows that.
The 7-foot Gonzaga product oozes confidently after him 23 points performance with 98-77 victory over jazz At the Salt Lake City Summer League at Vivint Arena on Tuesday.
After Holmgren — 2nd overall in the 2022 NBA Draft — Set a new Summer League record with 6 blocks. He was surprised that the bar was set to “only 6”.
“Is that a record?” Rookie Center asked in a post-match interview. “Oh, well, I’m coming to break it again.”
Holmgren is not a stranger to see the stats at the college level. As a freshman at Gonzaga last year, he set a record of 6 blocks in 5 innings and a record of 7 blocks in 2 games. He finished the year with an average of 3.7 blocks per game.
Holmgren also had four assists in his summer league debut, shooting a 7-of-9 from the field and sinking four of the six three pointers. The 19-year-old boy exerted power on both ends of his floor. He threw a monster dunk, swung a defender, and hit a shot from behind an arc that included a pull-up jumper.
“Set up me, talk to me, and yell at my teammates to put me in for success.” Holmgren saidStanding beside his summer league teammate Josh Giddey, his arms were around Thunderguard.
Holmgren apparently did not participate in the post-match interview with ESPN unless Guidi was on his side.
“Cry to this man here,” he said, pointing at Guidi. “Double-double with assistance. It was a great night for him. It helped me a lot.”
The sophomore guard, who was ranked 6th overall by OKC in the 2021 NBA Draft, added 14 points and 11 assists.
Holmgren is already Exude the energy of the stars Following one summer league match after 7 feet Faced with criticism of his slender physique Until this year’s draft.
Holmgren after his summer league debut Tweeted a crying and laughing emoji Fans He praised his outstanding performance on Twitter.
