Chet Holmgren

Chet Holmgren, the No. 2 overall pick in the 2022 NBA Draft, shared a great story about scrimmaging with Steph Curry.

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Chet Holmgren, the No. 2 overall pick in the 2022 NBA Draft, shared a great story about scrimmaging with Steph Curry.

"I got out there and played with him in the scrimmage that we had and he had a little power moment going. But since it was on a stage with the greatest shooter of all time, Holmgren points to that moment and exposure as the world’s wake-up call. He’s kind of like a unicorn in that respect," Curry said.

It did not take long for a handful of shoppers on the fourth floor of the Beverly Hills Neiman Marcus to start taking photos of Chet Holmgren.

(One does not play it safe when entering the best-dressed sports league in America.) Personal shoppers from Neiman Marcus and stylists from Zegna gave their suggestions. “I’m from Minnesota, so I’ve got puffers,” he said with a sheepish grin, “but not Dior puffers.” “I’m big on staying where my feet are and not looking too far into the future,” he told me.

The All-American joins a young roster headlined by Shai Gilgeous-Alexander and Josh Giddey among others.

He projects to fit in well with Shai Gilgeous-Alexander and Josh Giddey, and he is viewed as a key building block for the future. Holmgren has been described as having as much upside as any player in the draft this year. The Thunder were said to be locked in on Holmgren throughout the pre-draft process.

Holmgren is a 7-footer who projects as an elite rim protector with guard skills.

I can't wait to see him in the NBA, but I think he winds up as a good, but a bit inconsistent, modern stretch-center. Since Holmgren's still dogged by questions about his frame and shelf life as a durable presence, I'll pick him to be the worst of the three. I think it's more than reasonable to project at least one of the big three (Jabari Smith, Paolo Banchero and Holmgren) to not be a top-five player in this class by the time we look up in 2030 and take stock of all that's happened. There is, of course, some doubt as to whether Holmgren will live up to the hype. Can he hold up to the physical toll of the NBA? Everyone will cite the fact that scouts voiced similar concerns about Kevin Durant when he was coming out of college, and indeed the NBA has become much more about skill than physicality. The concerns about Holmgren's slight frame are legitimate -- but he's such a unique prospect with incredible potential that he's the right pick here.

MINNEAPOLIS - Chet Holmgren is the latest Minnesota native to become a lottery pick in the NBA Draft. The former Minnehaha Academy and Gonzaga star went No.

Stay in the moment, soak it all in because it goes quick, and you can't relive it," Holmgren said. "I try to live with as few expectations as possible, so I can just completely be in the moment. He shot 73.7 percent from the floor in one season at Gonzaga, including 39 percent from the perimeter. He’s a 6-6, 255-pound forward who has been compared to Charles Barkley. "I've been 100 percent in the moment going with the flow today, and look where we are." His NBA dream is now officially a reality, and he’ll call Oklahoma City home. He can score on the inside, pass out of double teams, shoot from the perimeter and even take defenders off the dribble. They represent his jersey No. 34 at Gonzaga. It adds up to 7, which is the number he wore for Team USA last year in winning a gold medal. Holmgren, a 7-foot, 195-pound center, is a match-up nightmare for most opponents. I'm ready to compete. I'm ready to go play," Holmgren said Thursday night. Holmgren took the stage in a black suit and wore a chain with two dice, one with a No. 3 and the other a No. 4.

The Oklahoma City Thunder got the player they wanted in Chet Holmgren. Luck will largely determine if he accelerates the rebuild.

Since the Thunder last drafted in the top five in 2009, 24 of the league’s 30 teams have drafted in the top five. “The best thing we can do as an organization is to minimize bad luck and maximize good luck,” Presti said. Granted, Okoro is still young, but Anthony Edwards (another Minnesota pick) and LaMelo Ball were in that same draft class and have already made waves in the league. And lots of times, that comes down to luck. “Luck plays a much bigger role in all of our lives than we like to admit because a lot of times what it does is, it doesn't allow us to take credit for things that maybe we shouldn't be taking credit for,” Thunder general manager Sam Presti said last month. Both Philly and Minnesota have had five top-five picks during that stretch, including two No. 1 picks each, and both have benefited from that many top picks. But luck remains part of what happens next for the Thunder. The Thunder wanted Holmgren, and got their man. Then he did the same to his dad. If everyone dedicates themselves to training, developing and molding, everything will work out like it’s supposed to. Will it be good, falling like fairy dust and making magic? Not the Thunder. Not anyone.

The Gonzaga product, who was selected second overall by the Thunder in the 2022 NBA Draft — despite skepticism from critics about his physical makeup — has ...

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