In the dog days of summer, this is when NBA players make the most progress in their games. These couple of months of quietness are a nice breather from the usually busy calendar year filled with playing and traveling on an every-other-night basis.
Chet Holmgren has used these sizzling August days to link up with other NBA players. He once again participated in a 'PLYRS UNTD' run with other notable names — such as teammate Jared McCain. The NBPA-sanctioned runs allow players to match up in low-stress indoor hooping sessions.
In his social media highlight reel, Holmgren flexed his on-ball creation creativity. On one possession, he went coast-to-coast and blew by Tari Eason to throw down a one-handed jam. On another possession, he pump-faked his way
into the mid-range and drilled a pull-up jumper in front of Trae Young's grill.
The Oklahoma City Thunder hope Holmgren can bring some of those self-scoring looks to the 2026-27 regular season and NBA playoffs. One of the reasons why they fell short of their back-to-back ambitions is his scoring dip in the 2026 Western Conference Finals.
Even though Holmgren enjoyed a breakout season as a first-time All-Star, All-NBA and Defensive Player of the Year runner-up, he's faced plenty of scrutiny this summer for his subpar playoff series against Victor Wembanyama. That's going to hover over him until the results are different.
Chet Holmgren at another recent NBA player run pic.twitter.com/FDyKw5ynhp
— Clemente Almanza (@CAlmanza1007) August 21, 2026
This article originally appeared on OKC Thunder Wire: Watch: Chet Holmgren dominates another NBA-player offseason run
