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Thunder's Chet Holmgren on Recent Hype: 'I Haven't Proven S--t, I've Played 30 Games'

Oklahoma City Thunder star Chet Holmgren is being hyped up as the Rookie of the Year leader amid an impressive start to the 2023-24 campaign.

However, Holmgren told reporters Tuesday that he still has a long way to go to prove he's one of the best players in the NBA.

"I haven't proven s--t," Holmgren said. "I've played 30 games."

Holmgren, the No. 2 pick in the 2022 NBA draft, missed the entire 2022-23 season with a Lisfranc injury in his foot and has played 31 games to open up the 2023-24 campaign. He's averaging 17.