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"I'm from the country I'm from Canton, Georgia. He egged the crowd on and then ran all the way down the Utah bench high-fiving and screaming. Then he acted like he had won Utah a title when he forced an eight-second violation.

He celebrated like he hit a game winner when one of his passes led to a three. OK, not really (all those belong to Holmgren and one put-back from Utah's Jeenathan Williams), but based on Usher's reactions, you'd be forgiven if you thought that. He played just 14 minutes, but made the two most exciting plays of the game. Usher showed he's the perfect vibe man on Tuesday.

They are used for either longtime veterans, young players with potential, friends of stars or some good-vibe guys. Look, the 15th spot on a roster rarely plays. Utah Jazz assistant coach Irv Roland high-fives Jordan Usher during a Summer League game between the Utah Jazz and the Oklahoma City Thunder at Vivint Arena in Salt Lake City on Tuesday, July 5, 2022. He said he's gonna be playing on Wednesday, so he'll have another chance to meet those very soon. "It's hard."īutler wanted to come in and dominate heck, as a second-year player that showed he could score at the NBA level as a rookie, he expected to. "You just want to play so well, you want to make every shot, you just have high expectations, and sometimes expectations don't meet reality," Butler said. You can point to plenty of reasons why Butler struggled - OKC has a very strong Summer League roster, he didn't get a lot of reps as a rookie, and the lack of talent around him made the court much smaller - but even then, he should have been able to overcome all those things. Second-year players who end up being good are supposed to take control of these Summer League games Butler didn't. He struggled to get separation off the dribble, and was lost among the long Thunder players when he did get into the paint. He was just 3 of 10 for just 10 points and had three turnovers. Overreaction 2: Jared Butler might not be who Jazz fans want him to beīutler had a rough night. Sweat drips from Utah Jazz guard Jared Butler’s chin as he prepares to shoot from the line during a Summer League game against the Oklahoma City Thunder at Vivint Arena in Salt Lake City on Tuesday, July 5, 2022. I'm not sure how much Holmgren plays over the next two days (my guess? He rests Wednesday and plays Thursday), but Jazz fans should try and catch this future MVP candidate before he leaves town. It's true the Jazz are a particularly bad Summer League team, and Holmgren looked like an absolute star. In the second half, he shut down a drive by Jared Butler (likely the only NBA player on the Summer Jazz roster) and then switched off him to swallow up a layup by Kofi Cokburn. He did just about everything on offense and showed that he had the timing to play drop big defense, too. In short, he was just ridiculously good in his first quasi-NBA action. Holmgren stuffed Law's tomahawk dunk attempt and hit a one-footed fade away that resembled Dirk Nowitzki. g2ivpAxvhi- Kevin O'Connor July 6, 2022Īnd he didn't take too kindly to Utah's Vic Law, either. It's only Summer League but this was an unbelievable Summer League performance by Chet Holmgren.Ĭhet looked more like the HS version of himself with the freedom to create so much off the dribble. Remember: Fall is 7-foot-6 - people should not be able to casually shoot over him.

He was just plain rude to Tacko Fall, freezing him with step-back jumpers and casually shooting over him on pull-ups. Was his first half - 18 points, four 3-pointers and three blocks - among the best halves in Summer League history? Probably not, but at the moment it sure felt like it. In 24 minutes, Holmgren had 23 points on 7-of-9 shooting (4 of 6 from three), seven rebounds, six blocks and four assists and dominating just about every facet of the game. 2 overall pick looked like he was already too good to be playing in the summer. Overreaction 1: Chet Holmgren is a future MVP So here's our overreactions after Oklahoma City's 98-77 win over the Utah Jazz on the first day of the Salt Lake City Summer League. So the smart thing is to not overreact to Summer League games. SALT LAKE CITY - If Summer League was a true indicator of NBA success, Josh Selby would be a superstar - so would Glen Rice Jr., Tyus Jones and Anthony Morrow, and a number of other players that starred in July.