The NBA’s Next Unicorn? Chet Holmgren’s Rise At Gonzaga
The Lead
Wondery
3.9 • 2.2K Ratings
🗓️ 25 February 2022
⏱️ 18 minutes
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Summary
Chet Holmgren is one of the most unique basketball players you will ever see. The Gonzaga freshman stands 7’1" but weighs just 195 pounds, he has the height of a big man but can play on the perimeter like a guard, and in spite of his slight frame he’s a defensive menace in the paint. Today, The Athletic’s Dana O’Neil joins us to talk about Holmgren’s journey from playing AAU with Jalen Suggs to following in his footsteps with the Zags and if this "unicorn" can become the first number one overall pick in Bulldogs history.
Read Dana O’Neil’s story about Chet Holmgren: https://theathletic.com/2922184/2021/11/03/hes-not-soft-gonzagas-prize-recruit-chet-holmgren-is-7-foot-1-195-pounds-and-backs-down-from-no-one/
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| 0:46.0 | For the past few months, one of the most unusual NBA prospects we've seen in a while |
| 0:57.0 | has been quietly dominating opponents up in Spokane. |
| 1:00.0 | I'm Holgrin with the Latin and the foul. I mean that was such a smart, heavy move by Chet Holgrin. |
| 1:10.0 | It's overused, the phrase unicorn, but this is a true unicorn. |
| 1:14.0 | You don't see them all that often, but Chet Holgrin is exactly that and he's the best 19-year-old dog one. |
| 1:21.0 | Today, the athletics Dana O'Neal on Gonzaga's 7-foot 1-inch, 195-pound human walking stick Chet Holgrin, |
| 1:30.0 | his truly unusual skill set and how he's proven time and time again that he's not in fact too skinny to hang. |
| 1:37.0 | Plus, real Holgrin B, the number one pick in this year's NBA draft. |
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| 1:48.0 | Dana O'Neal, welcome back to the show. |
| 1:52.0 | Thank you for having me. Appreciate it. |
| 1:54.0 | So, Dana, you spent some time with the Gonzaga Bulldogs back in the late fall just as the season was about to begin and you watched the team in action. |
| 2:03.0 | First, can you describe what it's like to see Chet Holgrin and his very unusual frame up close in person? |
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