Chet Holmgren impressive for Thunder in Summer League play

BRYAN: WELCOME BACK TO THE SHOW. EDDIE, I HAVE GOT TO ASK YOU ABOUT THE OKLAHOMA CITY THUNDER. THE GOOD THING FOR YOU IS THAT YOU DO NOT HAVE TO WRITE ANYTHING FOR THIS SEGMENT. YOU ARE A HUGE THUNDER FAN, SO I LIKE THE PERSPECTIVE FROM A GUY WHO JUST LIKES TO WATCH THE GAMES AND THIS IS BEAUTIFUL. NUMBER TWO PICK IN THE DRAFT, WE HAVE SEEN CHET HOLMGREN FOR THREE GAMES. HOW DO WE FEEL ABOUT HIM? EDDIE: I LOVE THE GUY. THERE ARE GOING TO BE MOMENTS WHERE YOU HAVE GOT — WHAT GUY ISN’T GOING TO BE PUSHED AROUND BY A BIT? HE HAS GOT TO GET BIGGER, BUT THERE IS A LOT TO LIKE. THE GUY MOVES EXTREMELY WELL. AND YOU TALKED ABOUT THIS DURING THE BROADCAST ON SATURDAY NIGHT, HE JUST DOES SO MUCH WITHOUT DOING A LOT. HE AFFECTS EVERY SHOT. THOSE GUYS THAT THINK ABOUT IT IN THE BACK OF THEIR MINDS, AND IT IS LITTLE THINGS LIKE THAT, BUT REALLY GOOD NBA PLAYERS ARE ABLE TO DO THAT AND IT IS FUN TO SEE THEM DEVELOP. I DON’T SEE HOW ANYBODY CAN BE UNHAPPY ABOUT THAT. THEN YOU SEE JOSH GIDDEY, WHO MIGHT BE THE BEST PLAYER OF THE SUMMER LEAGUE RIGHT NOW. BRYAN: IN SALT LAKE CITY, FOR SURE. PLENTY OF TIMES LEADING UP TO THE DRAFT, I WOULD HAVE DRAFTED CHET AT ONE. HE JUST AFFECTS EVERYTHING BECAUSE DEFENSIVELY, YOU SEE GUYS DRIVING TO THE LANES, AND THEY KNOW HE IS THERE. BASKET. THEY ARE LIKE, I HAVE GOT TO PASS IT. EDDIE: I AM EXCITED ABOUT THE FUTURE. I AM EXCITED ABOUT GIDDEY. YOU GET LOU DORT SIGNED UP FOR THE NEW CONTRACT AND I AM EXCITED FOR THE FUTURE. FOR WHERE THIS THING HAS BEEN, AS IT WAS, I DON’T KNOW HOW YOU CAN BE COMPLAINING ABOUT ANYTHING THEY ARE DOING RIGHT NOW. BRYAN: THAT IS TRUE. AND IT IS NOT JUST CHECKED. — CHET. JAYLEN WILLIAMS, HE HAS ALSO BEEN GREAT. IT IS KIND OF A BREATH OF, OK, I GET TO BE A FAN AGAIN. EDDIE: IF NOTHING ELSE, THEY HAVE HOPE FOR THE FUTURE. BRYAN: AGAIN, I CAN GO TO THE ARENA AND SAY THESE GUYS ARE GOING TO BE IN THIS FOR THE LONG TERM. WE CAN BUILD THIS UP. EDDIE: THEY HAVE ALL THOSE DRAFT PICKS STILL EVEN AFTER ALL OF THIS? THEY CAN MAKE SOME MOVES AND IT WILL BE FUN. BRYAN: [LAUGHTER] EDDIE: IF HE LED ME INTO LAKE HEFNER, I WOULD DO IT. BRYA

Crashing the Boards: Chet Holmgren impressive for Thunder in Summer League play

Updated: 1:04 PM CDT Jul 11, 2022

On the newest version of Crashing the Boards, Sports Director Bryan Keating and particular visitor Eddie Radosevich talk about their ideas on the Oklahoma City Thunder’s Summer League performances.

On the newest version of Crashing the Boards, Sports Director Bryan Keating and particular visitor Eddie Radosevich talk about their ideas on the Oklahoma City Thunder’s Summer League performances.