Life is good for Chet Holmgren, who was drafted second overall in 2022 after spending his freshman season at Gonzaga. But the former Zags center says he doesn’t take anything for granted. “It’s been something,” Holmgren said of his past year.
“Obviously, there’s been a lot of highlights, but I’d say the challenges it takes to get to those highlights, they’re not as broadcasted. It’s a highlight-driven business and people don’t see all the challenges you have to go through. They don’t see the grind.
They don’t see the travel schedule, the back-to-backs, extra workouts. They don’t see all that extra stuff that it takes to get there, but they’re not supposed to. That’s why it’s our job to do that stuff.
They get to pay to watch just the fun stuff. Nobody wants to pay to watch us grunt in the weight room.”Spokesman-ReviewThis article originally appeared on Hoops Hype: “It’s been something,” Holmgren said of his past year. …