Overview
- NBA named Holmgren a reserve on Feb. 1 for the Feb. 15 All-Star event at Los Angeles’ Intuit Dome, which debuts a USA-vs-World round-robin with four 12-minute games.
- He becomes the third Gonzaga alumnus to make the All-Star Game, joining John Stockton and Domantas Sabonis.
- Holmgren is averaging career highs of 17.8 points and 8.6 rebounds with 2.1 blocks per game, earned December’s West Defensive Player of the Month, and leads key rim-protection metrics.
- He will join Thunder teammate Shai Gilgeous-Alexander in Los Angeles, with Gilgeous-Alexander having publicly championed Holmgren’s All-Star case.
- Despite a midseason right iliac wing fracture, Holmgren delivered in the title-clinching Game 7 with 18 points, eight rebounds and five blocks, reinforcing his All-Star credentials.