In slight loss of speed recently on an individual level, Chet Holmgren nevertheless continues to contribute to the Thunder’s excellent season. He also finds the time to comment on NBA news and reacted to the recent announcement about LeBron James.

Rare are the rookies surrounded by such high expectations and who play in a team perceived as a candidate for the title. It is nevertheless the most pleasant situation in which Chet Holmgren finds himself. 2nd choice in the 2022 Draft,

the young interior sits at the top of the Western Conference rankings with the Thunder (47-20). Enough to be able to afford some light outings on the networks.

Chet Holmgren cashes in on LeBron James’ new podcast

Announced as potentially physically fragile before the start of the season, Holmgren has not yet missed any Oklahoma City matches. But despite this hectic pace, he manages to keep an eye on the news from the rest of the league.

For example, he could not escape the announcement of LeBron James’ new podcast , a first extract of which has quickly gone around the web in recent hours:

Accompanied by JJ Redick, LeBron can be seen here dissecting a very specific system put in place during throw-ins on the baseline. More precisely, he proposes a new way of defending this system with relatively technical terms. A very in-depth discussion that led Chet to put himself in the shoes of simple fans with basic knowledge:

Unless you have a doctorate in basketball, your brain is going to end up like this trying to follow what they say😂

To see if the show will manage to find its audience, or if its cerebral aspect highlighted by Holmgren will repel a majority of observers.

Even for an NBA player like Chet Holmgren, it can’t be easy to follow the scholarly mind of LeBron James when he talks about basketball. The OKC big man could only imagine the difficulty of understanding for ordinary fans.