Party of One: Why Chet Holmgren is the Talk of NBA Summer League

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🗓️ 11 July 2022

⏱️ 27 minutes

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We might never have seen anyone quite like Chet Holmgren in the NBA. This year’s second overall pick in the NBA Draft is over 7 feet tall, but he’s only 190 pounds. With a 7’ 6” wingspan, Holmgren can dribble up the floor and take step-back threes like a guard. There is so much hype around Holmgren…but there are also just as many questions. Will he be the prodigy that showed up and dominated in his first Summer League appearance? Or will he be bullied and pushed around by stronger big men once the season starts? Only one thing is certain about Chet Holmgren: we want to see more. ESPN’s Tim Keown joins us to profile the biggest (literally) storyline out of this year’s rookie class. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	Tim Cueh, and I got to admit that I didn't really expect to care about summer league this
0:04.8	year.
0:06.3	And then Chad Holmgren landed and how would you describe what you saw?
0:12.0	What I saw was all the best things people have told me about him coming to light on
0:18.1	one night on one court.
0:23.6	Holmgren, up top and down.
0:26.9	I flyer to handed.
0:29.4	It just seemed like a 48 minute validation of this guy as a potential NBA star.
0:37.2	Step back, broad, by Holmgren, that's what he does.
0:40.5	Now he runs a four-lake guard, dishes off.
0:43.2	Down low, he's side in one, the bucket counting.
0:46.4	Jalen Williams.
0:47.8	23.7 rebounds, six blocks, four assists, four of six from three.
0:52.6	I mean, those numbers are impressive, but the actual visual reality of watching this,
1:01.2	yes, skinny tall, seven foot, not even 200 pound guy, just dominating every aspect of the
1:09.5	game, handling the ball, step back, threes.
1:13.1	Pass pass situation, a whole confident.
1:15.6	The three is second three ball by the number two foot.
1:18.7	And you can have to find an answer for the unit block.
1:22.0	Getting off the dribble, blocking shots, oh, and just for good measure, oh, there's
1:26.8	dirt.
1:27.8	Holmgren, one on one against long.
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