It didn't take long for Chet Holmgren to give basketball fans a glimpse this week why he was the No. 2 pick in the 2022 NBA Draft.
In his first game back since a season-ending foot injury last year, Holmgren rejected a shot by the Utah Jazz with two hands — one of his four blocks in Monday's NBA summer league opener for the Oklahoma City Thunder in Salt Lake City.
The 7-1 defensive force with a smooth perimeter game is the most notable Minnesota native in this year's NBA summer league slate, which features nine Minnesotans.