Chet Holmgreen was drafted by the Oklahoma City Thunder with the 2nd overall pick in the NBA Draft 2022.
The Oklahoma City Thunder got the man that they wanted in this year’s draft. They drafted Chet Holmgreen with the 2nd overall pick, and every OKC fan is excited about having him on board.
With Jabari Smith available, people had started to wonder whether the Oklahoma City Thunder will choose Jabari over Holmgreen. However, OKC and Sam Presti stuck to their plan and got their man from Gonzaga.
Chet is also very excited to be on Thunder, and it is widely believed that Holmgreen wanted to get drafted by the Oklahoma City Thunder, and he also got his wish fulfilled.
The rookies of the OKC recently had their interview after arriving in Oklahoma City. Chet Holmgreen started the press conference by saying, “I’m really excited to be here. Thunder Up!”
Brandon Rahbar who is a beat writer of the Oklahoma City Thunder for the Daily Thunder asked Chet about his height. Chet laughed and said, laughed: “It seems like I’m getting taller? It seems like every time I think, ‘ahh I’m done growing,’ I measure and I’m somehow taller. So who knows.”
The Thunder have an exciting young core. They already had Josh Giddey and Shai Gilgeous Alexander, and now they have added another great player in Chet. The No.2 overall pick is excited to play with Giddey and SGA.
Chet said, “I feel like I fit in well with them. They’re great players. Shai is a really good scorer, Josh is a great passer. Just go out there and be a great floor spacer.”
Something special is brewing in Oklahoma City, and everybody is a witness to it. The trio of SGA-Giddey-Chet can turn out to be a championship-winning big-3, and everyone knows about it.
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