During a Q&A session with Basketball News’ draft expert Matt Babcock, he said he has heard Gonzaga forward Chet Holmgren is refusing to share his medical records to some teams.
“I also heard that Holmgren has not provided teams medical information (at least most of the teams), and did not do the NBA’s heart screening. That could suggest that his agents are trying to manipulate the draft and direct (Holmgren) to a specific spot, which is probably the most likely scenario. I don’t know which team that would be though.”
This comes off the heels of The Ringer’s Ryen Russillo mentioning on his podcast that Holmgren and his agent Bill Duffy want to be drafted by the Thunder. Russillo also mentioned that Duffy is a very powerful person in the NBA, hinting he could make it work.
Las Vegas sportsbooks updated their odds on Wednesday, making the first pick, held by the Orlando Magic, a toss-up between Jabari Smith Jr. and Holmgren. With these two reports coming out on Thursday, it’s hard not to see this being a tactical move by Holmgren’s camp to avoid being drafted by the Magic.
The 2022 NBA draft is scheduled to take place on June 23.
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