the Thunder rookie skips all season

Chet Holmgren, one of the most anticipated freshmen for months to make his NBA debut even before being called up with the second overall pick in the 2022 draft by the Oklahoma City Thunder behind only Paolo Banchero, will not play the 2022-23 season. The 2002 long class, fresh out of Gonzaga University, a very particular body of 213 centimeters for (much) less than 90 kilos, injured his right foot yesterday during an exhibition match in Seattle, while he was defending on an open field by LeBron James: the results revealed an injury to Lisfranc, a fracture-dislocation of the midfoot.

It’s okay to walk

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“We are obviously sorry for Chet, especially given the desire he had to take the field with his new teammates – commented Sam Presti, gm of the Thunder -, but we know that he still has a long career. Before him at the ‘ within our organization. In the selection, what struck us about him was above all his determination and concentration: we expect the same tenacity in the rehabilitation period that now awaits him. ”In five matches of the Summer League, his only impact with the NBA so far, Holmgren had finished with an average of 14 points and 8.4 rebounds.