Despite having one of the greatest summer league performances in history for his debut game, the skeptics are still strong with No. 2 pick Chet Holmgren when it comes to his skinny frame.
One of the bigger criticisms for Holmgren has been his lanky size as he is 7’1 yet just 195 pounds.
Tuesday’s summer league win against the Utah Jazz should quiet those criticisms down a bit as Holmgren was able to dominate his matchups against Kofi Cockburn and Tacko Fall — two players who have 100-plus pounds on him.
Apparently, that was not enough as an NBA assistant coach still doubted Holmgren’s ability to withstand the physicality level of the NBA. In SI’s Chris Mannix’s recent article, an NBA assistant coach sounded off on Holmgren.
“‘I’m not sold on him being a star,’ said an NBA assistant sitting courtside for Holmgren’s debut. ‘He’s obviously an excellent shooter, skilled but he is so physically weak. He can’t get by his defender and he realized that early and settled for threes the rest of game. He’s so thin in hips and legs that he makes Poku look like he has thick legs. I don’t think he’ll ever fill out. He will need to make difficult shots this season to have a good year because he settles for jumpers and can’t play inside. He was able to use his length to block shots on drivers tonight but NBA guys will just get into his body. He has a long way to go.’”
Time will tell if the concerns are legitimate or overblown, but for one night, Holmgren was able to silence the doubters — even if it was just a summer league game.
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