3 takeaways from the first Utah Jazz Summer League game

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Jun 25, 2022; Oklahoma City, OK, USA; Oklahoma City Thunder forward Chet Holmgren poses with his jersey and general manager Sam Presti following an introductory press conference at Clara Luper Center. Mandatory Credit: Alonzo Adams-USA TODAY Sports /

2. Chet Holmgren may be as good, if not better than we all expect

This take isn’t quite related to the Utah Jazz, but given the hype that has been behind Chet Holmgren since before he even went to Gonzaga, the fact that he came out and did what he did tonight just shows how good he can be. Sure, the competition at center was no where near what it will be when he comes up against the likes of Bam Adebayo, Joel Embiid, Anthony Davis, Rudy Gobert and others, but he looked incredible in every phase of the game.

He was a confident scorer, effective on the defensive end, and showed us a bag that could be as deep as any other center in the game today, and when he links up with Josh Giddey (who also played tonight) and Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, the Thunder could be a sneaky good team in 2022.

Utah’s NBA team is going to see so much more of Holmgren going forward, and it wouldn’t shock anyone if he continued to get better and better, but on first sight, the 7’1″ big man with all the skill in the world showed that he has amazing talent, and could end up being one of the best players in the NBA one day.

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