Oklahoma City Thunder first-round pick Thomas Sorber's rookie season came to an end before it even began, which is the kind of start to an NBA career that Chet Holmgren , who suffered an offseason foot injury before his rookie season, can relate to. Chet reached out, as Thunder GM Sam Presti predicted Holmgren would speak to Sorber in training camp, offering advice for the long road to recovery from a torn ACL.

Holmgren knows the newfound downtime, coupled with the monotony of rehab throughout an 82-game regular season, isn't an easy path for an eager rookie. Holmgren was in Sorber's shoes only three years ago.

“I just told him one, it's going to get really mundane — it's a process, coming in, doing the same thing every day,” Holmgren said. “Every day you slowly do more and more,

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