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For Chet Holmgren, being Rookie of the Year “is not very important”

As he had a blank year, for what was to be his first in the NBA, Chet Holmgren will be considered a rookie next season. What offer us a particularly enticing fight with Victor Wembanyama, Scoot Henderson or Brandon Miller, for the title of “Rookie of the year” 2024.

Except that the 2nd choice of the Draft 2022, present in Las Vegas for the training camp of Team USA, does not seem so interested in this individual distinction. Unlike Scoot Henderson, he thinks of the team before the individual trophies.

My goal is to help this team win games. Things like Rookie of the Year are not very important. I mostly focus on helping the team. The rest will come with collective success “, thus announces the interior of 21 years, in the columns of Hoopshype.

Enthusiastic about the idea of ​​evolving within a Thunder efficient, Chet Holmgren was able to work on his side to best prepare for his big debut in the NBA. Already targeting an aspect on which he has improved over the past few months…

My individual game. I feel like I’ve made a lot of progress. I wanted to be in the Select Team because I spent so much time in an individual environment, not being able to play matches “, he then says in this regard.

Expected as the future boss of the racketOKAYto support Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, Josh Giddey, Jalen Williams or Lu Dort, Chet Holmgren in any case has great ambitions collectively, after this year spent far from the parquet floors.

Our objective ? Do everything possible to reach the playoffs “, he warns, when he is asked about the expectations of his team next season.

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