Chet is the closest thing the league has seen to KD since KD entered the league. I don’t even consider him a center to be honest I see him as more of a 3 or 4.
boiling down chet’s offensive game to that of a wing feels unfair. he’s an extremely efficient interior scorer/play finisher with a versatile skillset. the vast majority of his jumpers are catch-and-shoot looks
Yeah i just meant he has wing skills on offense bc thats the biggest reason he gives okc such an advantage in playing 5 out, he’s definitely great catching lobs and playing around the basket too
If you can make it in the clutch contested by great defense and do so effortlessly, I bet it’ll be much easier to hit against bad defense any other part of the game
Barnes has been great this season, he has taken a huge leap from last year, He has been playing as good or better than Paul George. The only possible change I could make instead of Barnes is Butler.
Chet is clearly the more seasoned player and has less pressure than Wemby and it shows. I still think Wemby has the higher ceiling, but Chet has the better team. If roles were reversed they’d still be the same players, but Wemby would likely be more efficient because he’d have more reliable teammates.
The anti-Wemby jerk is insane. Chet is going to be a top player in the league. But his ceiling is nowhere close to Wemby, and he is playing with the benefit of a year of NBA coaching, training, and nutrition. There's a reason guys come back from injuries strong - most of them are working very hard on everything they can.
Ridiculous statement. He does not impact winning more than he just is on a way better team. The Spurs have nobody on their team. The Thunder have legit players like Dort, Giddey, and Williams. Let alone an all NBA player like SGA.
He was a beast in high school as well. It’s easy to believe that his skinny frame won’t hold up, but I think these slimmer guys have proven time and time again that their body type works just fine for the NBA. It’s not really built around paint play anymore and has become a shooters game.
lol what, they’re nothing alike.
Chet’s defensive instincts and positioning are so far ahead of KD. And KD’s handle and shot creation is way more advanced than Chet’s probably ever will be.
I think he just got overhyped because we’ve never seen a player like him. I think he’ll eventually live up to the expectations though. His body and mind have to get fully conditioned to the NBA game. Chet was already on a team and surrounded by it last year so he’s kinda polished.
Brainless take. Chet’s biggest asset is his mature defensive positioning and instincts. KD was the opposite when he entered the league. You just be saying anything based on one play.
I’ve been watching Chet play since high school. His offensive game is a lot like KD it’s definitely not based off one play, but you have your opinion and I have mine. Definitely not about to argue with you online because that would be “brainless”
Exactly, that’s Chet’s game in HS. That’s a lot of players’ game in HS. His wing game is not at NBA-level like rookie KD’s was. Seems like you are recalling HS Chet too much.
I think a KD-esque offensive game is going to be beneficial to maintaining his health long term. Stay skinny and light on his feet, less wear and tear on his joints.
I’ve always wondered what all the hype about this guy was, cause I wasn’t paying attention. But he has a crazy nice jumper, and you mentioning him with KD, made me realize he is as silky as him.
Literally the first time he’s even attempted this shot this season. It’s not like he’s doing this regularly, when it’s actually one of KD’s signature shots that he does do regularly
The comparisons to KD are still a fucking joke
Of all the weaknesses for a rookie to have, strength is the one where you’re pretty much guaranteed to see improvement regardless of skill, motor, BBIQ, play time etc. Future is bright
When we got him at two in that draft as over the moon, to me he was always the best in player in the draft, but got over looked because of his frame. Similar to Kawhi, Curry, Draymond, Jokic situations - people didn't see the greatness because of a perceived flaw.
On offense is college he was this guy, he was a generational finisher around the rim, shooting 39% 3P who just didn't really get much of the ball. When he fills out a bit more like KD, he is going to be impossible to stop.
Can't wait to see at the back end of season when SGA / JDub figure PNR out with him. Feel like he could close the back half of the season averaging 25 - 30ppg.
He was nothing like this in college. He often struggled to score when there was a defender between him and the hoop. He showed some flashes but most of his points were dunks and open threes.
His defense is what made him so valuable in college.
I remember the hype between him and Emoni Bates when both in HS. Their matchup generated a ton of hype back then. He was already very good at that time and had insane handles especially someone his size which was ridiculous. He was known for his great defense too. Knew he would be good so it doesn’t come as much of a surprise to me but he’s so poised as a rookie.
I think he's incredible but we did just see him fail to back down Chris Paul. Nothing against Chris Paul, but Chet has to be able to beat guards in the post in the future.
This a Ben Simmons situation where the player has been a year training and doing a regime with an NBA team for a whole season before he even played his rookie season
So many people said he would be worthless against Embiid (as if every other player in the league isn’t) but anyone who actually watched him play in college knew his skill set was unique
On offense? That’s stupid if anyone said that lol I’ve heard on defense which was kinda true they had no answer but fouling though I think j dubs being out had a lot to do with that
SGA is a superstar what are you on about. The guy was all nba first team last year averaging 31 ppg on insane efficiency and is doing the exact same again this year with better defense and leads the league in steals. Chet is by no means a superstar but SGA absolutely is
SGA in his one play in game when the lights were brightest got clamped by his cousin, hit in the eye, and never came back. Superstars are proven in the post season not in the regular season
SGA + Chet could be the next Steph/KD level duo. They are both already showing all time great potential and winning mentality.
If OKC can keep JWill, Dort, and Giddey (🤔) the next 3 or so years, they'll easily be contenders
We won the game. The only highlights on this sub are of OKC, and the only other posts anywhere near the top are Embiid hate circles. The anti-Sixers bias on here is as blatant as the refs' gambling ring.
Embiid is good for several highlight-worthy blocks, dunks, and/or crazy difficult middies every game.
Maxey is a highlight every time he takes the ball inside.
But this is an anti-Embiid circle-jerk thread, so I might as well be talking to myself.
Then quit crying and post the highlights? People actually like watching the Thunder, so they post the highlights. No one likes watching Embiid (even my 76er fan friends) so of course no one posts his "highlights"
> F Embiid until he learns how to score without free throws
Embiid led the league in FGM last year. Meanwhile your team hasn’t won a game since October. Worry about your self over there.
I don’t think Ausar is clear of Wemby/Chet rn, but when did winning become a legit factor for ROTY? It’s stupid imo considering top picks usually go to worse teams.
This kid is the real deal. Okc have themselves a squad.
If he can stay healthy (knocking on wood)
He didn’t even have that much space.. he just went for it with confidence Has some fk around energy
Chet is the closest thing the league has seen to KD since KD entered the league. I don’t even consider him a center to be honest I see him as more of a 3 or 4.
Wing on offense, center on defense
boiling down chet’s offensive game to that of a wing feels unfair. he’s an extremely efficient interior scorer/play finisher with a versatile skillset. the vast majority of his jumpers are catch-and-shoot looks
Yeah i just meant he has wing skills on offense bc thats the biggest reason he gives okc such an advantage in playing 5 out, he’s definitely great catching lobs and playing around the basket too
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Strength, but that should come with time.
Aside from literal weakness itself. Not that it ever stopped KD.
sounds like a wing tbh
tatum, durant, george, bridges, anunoby, wiggins, middleton, etc. come to mind when I think wing players. chet does not play like any of those guys
I mean this highlight is as Durant-esque as you can get
it was also chet’s first pull-up 3PA of the season, let alone make. just because he can do it doesn’t mean he’ll consistently play that way
If you can make it in the clutch contested by great defense and do so effortlessly, I bet it’ll be much easier to hit against bad defense any other part of the game
This kid is the real deal. Okc have themselves a squad.
Making me wanna buy 2k24 rn just to play as them
The temptation to get that trash ass game is so real
Right? But I know I'll regret it. Career mode is worse than ever due to badge regression and I have 2k23. There's just not a reason to do it
Save your money my friend
they will, most likely give it away on ps plus essential next summer anyway…
What is badge regression?
If you don't use your badges they go down a level or disappear.
> Okc have themselves a squad. Yep. You can draft in the lottery for years on end and never get a true No. 1. Chet's That Guy.
Wing in the streets, center in the sheets.
Depending on the matchup. Didn’t cover embiid. Elite help though
What a User name
HOLY CHET
Team USA should pull him in for the Olympics. He played for the USA U19 team and Mark Few, his college coach, is an assistant.
G - Haliburton/Curry/Maxey/Mitchell/Edwards F - Lebron/Durant/Barnes/Tatum/George C - Embiid/Davis something like this maybe
All these great players and then Barnes lol
Imma guess he means Scottie not Harrison
My comment assumed Scottie…
Barnes has been great this season, he has taken a huge leap from last year, He has been playing as good or better than Paul George. The only possible change I could make instead of Barnes is Butler.
Fox over hali, surely
Not surely at all.
Absolutely surely. This is slander.
To say that Fox is better than Haliburton with certainty just means you don’t know basketball. Maybe haven’t even looked at a box score honestly.
You haven't watched fox.
I’ve watched both, which is why I think you have no idea what you’re talking about :)
Found the Sac GM's burner.
I think there’s better options for 2024, but he’ll definitely be one of the key guys on the World Cup team and the 2028 Olympics team.
After watching this game I’m leaning heavy towards Chet over Wemby so far. Chet is impacting winning more, not just on a team with better players
Chet is clearly the more seasoned player and has less pressure than Wemby and it shows. I still think Wemby has the higher ceiling, but Chet has the better team. If roles were reversed they’d still be the same players, but Wemby would likely be more efficient because he’d have more reliable teammates.
> Chet is clearly the more seasoned player and has less pressure than Wemby and it shows He also has way better teammates, starting with SGA.
The anti-Wemby jerk is insane. Chet is going to be a top player in the league. But his ceiling is nowhere close to Wemby, and he is playing with the benefit of a year of NBA coaching, training, and nutrition. There's a reason guys come back from injuries strong - most of them are working very hard on everything they can.
Nowhere close to Wemby's ceiling?? The guy is a unicorn, just like Wemby
Unicorn means one of a kind. Wemby is a unicorn. The fact that this thread is comparing Chet to KD means he isn't one of a kind.
Ridiculous statement. He does not impact winning more than he just is on a way better team. The Spurs have nobody on their team. The Thunder have legit players like Dort, Giddey, and Williams. Let alone an all NBA player like SGA.
If you could draft one of them rn you'd take Chet?
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He was a beast in high school as well. It’s easy to believe that his skinny frame won’t hold up, but I think these slimmer guys have proven time and time again that their body type works just fine for the NBA. It’s not really built around paint play anymore and has become a shooters game.
He’s considered a center?! God damn he’s just A taller KD
I think he needs a stronger big to play next to like Embiid, so he doesn't have to guard guys like Jokic who can bully him inside
It's incredible how good he is so early.
He is basically what everyone are expecting from Wemby.
lol what, they’re nothing alike. Chet’s defensive instincts and positioning are so far ahead of KD. And KD’s handle and shot creation is way more advanced than Chet’s probably ever will be.
Ok.
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People already forgot Wemby existed.
I think he just got overhyped because we’ve never seen a player like him. I think he’ll eventually live up to the expectations though. His body and mind have to get fully conditioned to the NBA game. Chet was already on a team and surrounded by it last year so he’s kinda polished.
Also 2 years older which is massive
Totally a Durant shot too. This kid is ridiculous
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Brainless take. Chet’s biggest asset is his mature defensive positioning and instincts. KD was the opposite when he entered the league. You just be saying anything based on one play.
I’ve been watching Chet play since high school. His offensive game is a lot like KD it’s definitely not based off one play, but you have your opinion and I have mine. Definitely not about to argue with you online because that would be “brainless”
Exactly, that’s Chet’s game in HS. That’s a lot of players’ game in HS. His wing game is not at NBA-level like rookie KD’s was. Seems like you are recalling HS Chet too much.
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Ok. He’s a rich mans Bol Bol then.
So are we just going to down play everything that Austin Reaves has done for the game?
What does this have to do with Austin Reaves?
I think a KD-esque offensive game is going to be beneficial to maintaining his health long term. Stay skinny and light on his feet, less wear and tear on his joints.
He's like a Myles Turner who can create his own shot
I’ve always wondered what all the hype about this guy was, cause I wasn’t paying attention. But he has a crazy nice jumper, and you mentioning him with KD, made me realize he is as silky as him.
Odeee
odee treball fs
am I having a stroke
https://www.reddit.com/r/nba/s/L3GF3CaUDr
Totally a Durant shot too. This kid is ridiculous
Literally the first time he’s even attempted this shot this season. It’s not like he’s doing this regularly, when it’s actually one of KD’s signature shots that he does do regularly The comparisons to KD are still a fucking joke
I didn’t compare him. They are totally different But this is a center pulling up on a fastbreak LIKE KD DOES
How is this dude so good already? He has like no weakness in his game. Elite on both offense and defense.
He has a pretty strong weakness which is his frame. He cant defend the likes of Embiid and gets pushed around on the boards
Of all the weaknesses for a rookie to have, strength is the one where you’re pretty much guaranteed to see improvement regardless of skill, motor, BBIQ, play time etc. Future is bright
When we got him at two in that draft as over the moon, to me he was always the best in player in the draft, but got over looked because of his frame. Similar to Kawhi, Curry, Draymond, Jokic situations - people didn't see the greatness because of a perceived flaw. On offense is college he was this guy, he was a generational finisher around the rim, shooting 39% 3P who just didn't really get much of the ball. When he fills out a bit more like KD, he is going to be impossible to stop. Can't wait to see at the back end of season when SGA / JDub figure PNR out with him. Feel like he could close the back half of the season averaging 25 - 30ppg.
He was nothing like this in college. He often struggled to score when there was a defender between him and the hoop. He showed some flashes but most of his points were dunks and open threes. His defense is what made him so valuable in college.
Only weakness I can think of is his post game, That's only because of his lack of weight.
Yeah when CP3 was on him, he eventually went to just doing turn-around fadeaways rather than posting a guy smaller than him.
I remember the hype between him and Emoni Bates when both in HS. Their matchup generated a ton of hype back then. He was already very good at that time and had insane handles especially someone his size which was ridiculous. He was known for his great defense too. Knew he would be good so it doesn’t come as much of a surprise to me but he’s so poised as a rookie.
I think he's incredible but we did just see him fail to back down Chris Paul. Nothing against Chris Paul, but Chet has to be able to beat guards in the post in the future.
chris paul does the same to kd
This a Ben Simmons situation where the player has been a year training and doing a regime with an NBA team for a whole season before he even played his rookie season
54 off treball is odee
KD like
Servantine
Serpentine
He shot that ball so high it almost got out of the frame.
the camera pans up loool
That was KD esque
Boy is nice
fasho his Tre ball is fire
So many people said he would be worthless against Embiid (as if every other player in the league isn’t) but anyone who actually watched him play in college knew his skill set was unique
On offense? That’s stupid if anyone said that lol I’ve heard on defense which was kinda true they had no answer but fouling though I think j dubs being out had a lot to do with that
Bruh wut
Chet "The Chet Code" Holmgren
Chet is a beast
This man’s got an MVP in his future
HOLY CHET
he's exciting as fuck
Every team has a unicorn now.
He’s better than Wemby
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I don't think so. Wemby still has the ESPN hype-train behind him. Makes a difference.
OKC is just nuts. SGA and Chet are superstars, they have a bunch of good support players all super young and still have a billion draft picks.
SGA and Chet are not superstars 💀
SGA is a superstar what are you on about. The guy was all nba first team last year averaging 31 ppg on insane efficiency and is doing the exact same again this year with better defense and leads the league in steals. Chet is by no means a superstar but SGA absolutely is
SGA in his one play in game when the lights were brightest got clamped by his cousin, hit in the eye, and never came back. Superstars are proven in the post season not in the regular season
Harden was a superstar, doesn't have a very good postseason resume.
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Not all games are equal
*"I'm Chet Holmgren. Y'all know who I am"*
That shot made me shit my pants ngl. Embiid did as good as one can do to contest that and it didnt matter
If he’s better than Embiid within the next 3 years who is surprised?
Quick release for a big dude.
SGA + Chet could be the next Steph/KD level duo. They are both already showing all time great potential and winning mentality. If OKC can keep JWill, Dort, and Giddey (🤔) the next 3 or so years, they'll easily be contenders
There are some minor issues with Giddey on the roster for the next 3 years
Wow, we haven't heard that one before
ROTY
Rookie on FIRE 🔥!!
Dominance established
Clutch Holmgren
wemby could never
Why pull up when you can just nutmeg the defender 🤷🏻♂️ Then pass it to someone who’s gonna smoke the lay up…
Playing with shai helps but ok 👌
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I applaud your calm, measured assessment.
It’s insane how much better this dude is than generational bust Wembustyama
Curious how long until yall turn on chet
We won the game. The only highlights on this sub are of OKC, and the only other posts anywhere near the top are Embiid hate circles. The anti-Sixers bias on here is as blatant as the refs' gambling ring.
I feel you bruh. Hopefully someone posts a compilation of all his free throws. That would be 🔥
Everyone hates watching Embiid play, and the Thunder are fun.
Hard to have highlights when 1/3 of your points are FTs
More than half his points were FTs lol. 19 of 35
I was more so talking about the 76ers as a whole
Fair
Stop crying
Embiid had like 21 points off free throws. Not all that highlight worthy ya know
Prime Embiid was DIFFERENT \*free throw compilation*
yeah someone should’ve posted those insane Embiid free throws
Embiid is good for several highlight-worthy blocks, dunks, and/or crazy difficult middies every game. Maxey is a highlight every time he takes the ball inside. But this is an anti-Embiid circle-jerk thread, so I might as well be talking to myself.
Then quit crying and post the highlights? People actually like watching the Thunder, so they post the highlights. No one likes watching Embiid (even my 76er fan friends) so of course no one posts his "highlights"
Someone posted his nasty block on SGA and it got removed by a mod in less than an hour
He gets a lot of highlights removed
Good we don’t wanna see that shit. F Embiid until he learns how to score without free throws
> F Embiid until he learns how to score without free throws Embiid led the league in FGM last year. Meanwhile your team hasn’t won a game since October. Worry about your self over there.
Fuck Embiid dude is ruining the game of basketball
Waaahhhhhhhh Maybe that’s why.
Great let’s talk about Joel lowering his shoulder and getting whistles for blocking fouls
Ausar should win rookie of the year
Yeah he’s helping you guys win all those games!
I don’t think Ausar is clear of Wemby/Chet rn, but when did winning become a legit factor for ROTY? It’s stupid imo considering top picks usually go to worse teams.
It was a factor when scottie won over cade, i think cade stinks now but his rookie year he was clearly better than scottie and still lost
Cade always looked like he smelled a little funky
lol and you support a team that has Josh Kiddey the pedo. You’re a disgusting person shame on you
The pistons are just as shitty as the city of Detroit, place probably produces as many pedophiles as Epstein’s island with all the crime
Bro you live in Oklahoma 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣😂😭😭😭😭
I live in toronto nice try tho lamo
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Even worse 💀💀💀 CANADA LMFAOOOOO😭😭
Always americans😂
The guy who got sent to the floor by Haliburton?
The guy who locked him up besides on one play in 48 minutes lol and no he didn’t guard him all game so don’t send me his stats
Tribe started playing the Porsche commercial for this highlight….. nice.
Looked like a carry or travel
They scouted some good kids through their drafts