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The Chet Holmgren Pile-On Has Gone Too Far | Why OKC Should Ignore the Noise
Did one bad Game 7 suddenly turn Chet Holmgren into a $240 million mistake?
In this episode of On The Ball, Ric Bucher pushes back against the growing wave of criticism directed at Holmgren after the defending champion Oklahoma City Thunder fell to the San Antonio Spurs in seven games. Ric explains why Holmgren's struggles were predictable, why comparing him to Victor Wembanyama misses the point, and why media calls for OKC to trade him reveal more about today's hot-take culture than Holmgren's future.
Drawing on conversations with Mark Few and Larry Suggs while researching The Value of Being…
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