OKC Thunder player grades: Chet Holmgren, Josh Giddey show signs in Summer League loss to Rockets

While the shot wasn’t there, Chet Holmgren contributed in other ways.

In their first Las Vegas Summer League game, the Oklahoma City Thunder fall to the Houston Rockets in a close, 90-88 loss.

Overall, this was one of the more fun and competitive games for the Thunder since the beginning of Summer League. With that said, the results of the games don’t really matter — it’s all about how the young players individually look.

For the Thunder, Josh Giddey and Chet Holmgren had their moments while Jalen Williams continues to be arguably the most impressive rookie so far in Summer League.

Let’s take a look at player grades for some of the more noteworthy games.