Chet Holmgren completed with 23 factors, seven rebounds, 4 assists, and 6 blocks in his summer time league debut for the Oklahoma Metropolis Thunder.
Holmgren set a summer time league document for blocks and threes, and have become the primary participant within the competitors’s historical past to document a minimum of 5 blocks and hit 4 threes in a sport. Holmgren shot 7-of-7 from two and 4-of-6 from three.
Holmgren credited Josh Giddey’s passing for his efficiency.
“Shout out to this man proper right here,” Holmgren stated of Giddey, who completed with 14 factors and 11 assists. “Double-double with assists. Nice night time for him, and that helped me out quite a bit.”
Giddey identified Holmgren’s affect on the defensive finish.
“It makes my job straightforward enjoying with somebody like him. He can stretch the ground, end on the rim. He protects me, he is received my again on the defensive finish. So love enjoying with him. It has been one sport, and the chemistry’s solely getting stronger.”
Jalen Williams, who the Thunder chosen with the No. 12 choose, additionally added 17 factors within the sport.
