re: Meet the Number 1 basketball recruit in the Nation in 2021: Chet.

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He's a beast. Basically white KD clone: 

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I would say think more Anthony Davis than KD. Holmgren doesnt quite have the perimeter skills KD did in HS but he is much more of a menace on the defensive end. The first time I saw Holgren was against Jalen Cook and the Louisiana Elite last summer in AAU. Dude literally blocked everything around him and finished with like 7 or 8 in the game (a regular thing for him). As others have noted he desperately needs to gain weight at this point. He is even more slightly built than KD or AD at this stage and cant be expected to battle down low with the likes of Joel Embiid or Bam Adebayo unless he puts on 30-50 lbs. But he is a very good player from what ive seen.


It is also worth noting that Holgren got the #1 ranking somewhat by default as the original #1 2021 prospect Jonathan Kuminga reclassed into the 2020 class a few days ago.