NBA summer league 2023 - Chet Holmgren, Chris Paul and more buzz from Vegas - ESPN

The first weekend of the NBA 2K24 Summer League in Las Vegas is in the books.

The event has given fans a look at the San Antonio Spurs' Victor Wembanyama, the Charlotte Hornets' Brandon Miller and the Portland Trail Blazers' Scoot Henderson, the top three picks in the 2023 NBA draft, in their first NBA action. Eight of the top 10 picks from the 2022 class also have participated in summer league.

Oklahoma City Thunder forward Chet Holmgren, who missed his entire rookie season due to a right foot injury, has proved he made the most of his time rehabilitating the injury, averaging 12.5 points, 10 rebounds and 3.5 blocks through three summer league games in Salt Lake City and Las Vegas.

Off the court, NBA commissioner Adam Silver officially launched the new in-season tournament in high fashion.

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Holmgren sprinted the length of the court as Dallas Mavericks guard Brandon Randolph pushed the pace in transition, staying a couple of his long strides behind the ball. Randolph's Eurostep in the lane allowed Holmgren to close that gap at the last split-second before elevating off the floor and swatting the layup attempt off the glass, a block that elicited loud gasps from the crowd at the Thomas & Mack Center.

That sort of play from Holmgren, who is gifted with a 7-foot-5¼ wingspan and rare mobility for his size, is no surprise. Those who aren't that familiar with Holmgren's game, or who make assumptions based on his frame that beefed up to 208 pounds since he was selected second overall in the 2022 draft, might have been taken aback by what he did a moment later.