The Thunder's dynamic freshman set into his rookie season with great expectations, and he met a lot of them.
In 2022, Chet Holmgren was selected by the Oklahoma City Thunder in the No. 2 slot, succeeding the first pick in Paolo Banchero to the Orlando Magic and preceding Jabari Smith Jr. to the Houston Rockets as the third selection.
In that time, Holmgren's work ethic proved true as he rehabbed, prepped and returned back to his pre-injury form, if not better heading into his first actual season in 2023-24. "“Right now, this is, in my opinion, the lowest level of Chet Holmgren we're going to see, which is pretty exciting,” head coach Mark Daigneault said during Oklahoma City's exit interviews a week ago. “And the reason I'm so confident saying that is because of his appetite for improvement. He's a guy that is incredibly focused.
The quotes from his head coach is a testament to the 16.5-point, 8-rebound, 2-block season that Holmgren was able to curate. From spacing and running the floor, transition or spot-up threes, being a great rim deterrent, the culmination of his performances this season gave a great glimpse as to what he could achieve.
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