Gonzaga’s 2.13 is ready for the first two choices: “My game is varied and I’m working on some things: I can’t wait to show them to everyone”
Simple. Chet Holmgren, a candidate for one of the top two all-time picks in the upcoming Draft, via Zoom when meeting with the media, appears confident, confident, and even direct. Just as he makes everything on the pitch seem gigantic for the Gonzaga Bulldogs in their only season in college at the 213 centimeters credited to him as stature. Yet the long thin white imagined by 3 by 4 and by 5 as roles, upstairs, has a unicorn play. So thin and so tall, with those skinny, very long legs. A unique game, singular in its physical characteristics, difficult to compare. On occasion? Porzingis? Insiders ask themselves, without finding a common answer. It is simple to read, in the answer. He begins by reciting the politically correct script: “I’m not trying to be someone else. Only me. But it soon becomes clear which side he is on. Ignore the comparisons with Latvian, which is too low these days, and rather glossed: “Yes, I observe it, KD …”. Simple to interpret, right?
The mysterious
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He’s 20 years old. She maybe she should be allowed a little childish. Here, when she’s not revealing the teams she’s auditioned for so far, and we’re only 72 hours away from draft, well, she doesn’t look good. The secret of the ladybug. Everyone knows, though, that if the world doesn’t fall apart, he’ll be chosen by the Orlando Magic with the first overall pick or by Oklahoma City with the second call. And it’s the media who mostly ask him for details about these two franchises. “Orlando? Yes I talk about it with Jalen Suggs (goalkeeper who left Gonzaga selected by the Magic with the fifth pick of the 2021 draft), he gave me a lot of advice on the NBA world, as well as on the team… “. Then on the Thunder it looks even more loose. The impression is that he expects to be preceded by Jabari Smith, on the stage of the Barclays Center in Brooklyn, to shake hands with Commissioner Silver on Thursday night… “I can be a good candidate anywhere. But Giddey is a director with a good vision: “It would make my life easier. Shai (Gigeous-Alexander) doesn’t need anyone. But I can distance the field with my shot. Presti, the General Manager, has won in the past and has a clear vision for the future. Finally: “Orlando or KC?” It is not up to me, wherever I go it will be fine, I will tie my shoes to go to work… “. Simple.
NBA game
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Like the white shirt he’s wearing, which makes him look skinny. He doesn’t bother setting the tone for the occasion. The game of him is in charge, 14 points, 10 rebounds, 39% on 3 points for the Zags. Who cares about the look, this sui generis physique he distrusts for its immediate impact and duration: “My game is varied. I work every day in the weight room, with my diet, and I want my running to be pure and constant ”. I focus on moving my feet in my own half, moving sideways, defending on the perimeter. My defensive instinct? I’ve been playing basketball morning / night since I was 9 … The NBA game suits me, I think. my characteristics, run, run and shoot… “.
college blessing
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It was also easy for him to choose between college and the shortcut to pro. “The Lega G? Each potential customer must evaluate the best path for him. For me, playing for Coach Few, for the Zags, was the perfect path. I’m excited, it’s a blessing to be in this situation now. My role of the loan. / missing in the NBA? I worked on some things, I can’t wait to show them to everyone ”. And he says it with the tone of someone who makes it simple …
