Very solid game overall after a year off the court against the Jazz. Showcased his elite rim protection and offered glimpses of his offensive bag, despite being a little rusty at times. He’ll be a menace within the system of Swiss army knives on the actual Thunder roster.
15 PTS, 9 REB, 2 AST, 4 BLK, 6-14FG
[Box Score](https://www.espn.com.au/nba-summer-league/boxscore/_/gameId/401553597/league/nba-summer-utah)
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Watch him and Wemby finish top 5 in DPOY voting
One handed blocks are so yesterday, new shift in the meta is already two handed blocks.
Once he gets his conditioning up there he’ll be good, he looked exactly as advertised as a rim protector. Offense showed flashes of good skill. Handles looked great. I like what I saw overall.
He doesn’t have to do too much offensively when he plays with Shai. Just focus on defense first and his game will come
leading ROY candidate
Can we start the season now? I am so hyped for how fun next season is going to be
He started rough, but his defense was elite. He affected so many more shots than just the four he blocked. He totally changes the dynamic of the team with his defense.
Pretty solid for his first competitive game in almost a year
Thunder are going to be scary very soon. I could see the West returning to its former glory
chet was definitely feeling his game out his foot a bit and you can compare him to last year when he was doing a lot more work on the perimeter. today he was driving a ton to the paint and i imagine that’s by both his choice and okc’s design to help him get confidence in loading up.
despite that, chet was doing a ton of ball handling bringing the ball up and i imagine once we get him some real nba lineups, we’ll be using him as a playmaker in the high post. he did that a lot in gonzaga, and we use giddey in that role too. it’d be dope to have giddey and chet be interchangeable in some sets.
and my last point is – okc drafted chet (and literally every player since the rebuild started) with the expectation that everyone can dribble, pass and shoot. chet is expected to be a multi faceted player whether he was pick #200 or #2!
As long as he doesn’t get trucked by LeBron. Hopefully he’ll stay healthy.
Will add that not much offence was actively run through Chet today. Lots of the Thunder G-Leaguers were very intent on creating and taking their own shots (as expected in the SL). Can’t wait to see him with Giddey specifically.
RIP Chet Holmgren hot takes
Summer League Game 1 Quarter 1 – Summer League Game 1 Quarter 2
I love this dude. He’s gonna change how we look
You telling me OKC has this guy with Shai and they have good young role players? Dare I say theyre looking “scary”
I think he’s gonna be an all nba guy. He’s comfortable offensively.
Was this game on national television?
We can all agree Chet ROTY takes aren’t memes any more? At this point we need a dark horse outside of him and Wemby
Great news just happy for him
Hopefully he can stay fit, excited to see him with SGA, Giddey and the JWills.
Boring
Hope he’s healthy this year. Would love to see him fight for ROTY
I worry that any time Chet plays against a dirty player that he’s in danger, but that was impressive tonight. His timing on blocking shots was impressive.
OKC drafting scouts don’t miss
Bros a menace, just running into the jazz players all game
Wemby, Chet, Kessler, JJj, and Mobley will win the next 15 or so dpoys, and I dont think thats a hot take their only comp is Ad who won’t be healthy enough to win or Brook, but I think he has a little too much mileage.
Guess it’s time to retire my one-handed block highlight reel! 🤚✋ We’ll all be aiming for the double-handed blocks now! 💪😂
Are Chet ROY futures the way to go?
OKC officially spooky?
An excellent game, which above all shows that Holmgren is not at all apprehensive. An excellent omen for the future!
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