For the Oklahoma City Thunder, the highlight of their two-week 2023 summer league campaign centered around the return of Chet Holmgren.
The 2022 No. 2 pick returned to the court after missing the entire 2022-23 season due to a Lisfranc injury that required multiple foot surgeries.
In four summer league games spread across both Salt Lake City and Las Vegas, Holmgren averaged 16.5 points, 9.7 rebounds and a ludicrous 3.5 blocks. He totaled 14 blocks in his four games.
It’s safe to say Holmgren quickly reminded the league why he went second overall in his draft class with his elite rim protection — something the Thunder lacked last season despite a 40-win campaign.
Thanks to Twitter’s ThunderFocus, here are the full 14 blocks from Holmgren in summer league. Expect more of the same in the regular season with highlight reels filled with swats:
All of Chet Holmgren’s 2023 Summer League blocks 🚫
He averaged 3.5 BPG through 4 games in Salt Lake & Vegas Summer League pic.twitter.com/wdK1U3qjsA
— TF (@ThunderFocus) July 14, 2023
