The NBA announced on Thursday that Oklahoma City Thunder’s Chet Holmgren won the Western Conference Rookie of the Month award.
The 21-year-old has now won the award both times this season. This shouldn’t come off as the seven-foot rookie has helped the Thunder be one of the best teams in the league.
In 33 games, Holmgren is averaging 17.4 points on 54.4% shooting, 7.5 rebounds, 2.6 blocks and 2.6 assists. He’s also shooting 40.7% from 3 on 4.2 attempts.
During December, Holmgren averaged 17.4 points on 55.1% shooting, 7.7 rebounds, 3.5 blocks and 2.4 assists in 13 games.
This news comes on the same day that it was announced Holmgren was No. 9 in the first rounds of 2024 All-Star fan voting for the West’s frontcourt.
The seven-footer was drafted No. 2 in the 2022 NBA draft. He missed the entire 2022-23 season recovering from a Lisfranc injury he suffered in the 2022 offseason.
Oklahoma City Thunder forward-center Chet Holmgren and Miami Heat forward Jaime Jaquez Jr. have been named the Kia NBA Western and Eastern Conference Rookies of the Month, respectively, for games played in December. pic.twitter.com/XGHv5rwFRv
— NBA Communications (@NBAPR) January 4, 2024
