Can Donovan Clingan make a Rookie of the Year push with the Portland Trail Blazers? | Season Preview
Continuing our 2024-25 Season Previews with a profile of Trail Blazers rookie center Donovan Clingan
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19 Comments
I love this man so much. We got really lucky
THE BLOCK LOBSTER COMETH!!!
Maybe not R.O.Y. but I think he could be on the all NBA rookie team
Clingan won’t be an unstoppable force as a rookie, but he’ll definitely have significant impact as far as making opposing guards second guess going into the paint. My concern is that it will lead to a lot of open 3’s if we can’t clamp down on the perimeter.
Edey ate Clingan's lunch while playing the full game. Clingan's ceiling is a rotational backup in the league. He has bad conditioning, can't shoot and, won't get away with sitting in the paint like he did in college. Teams are going to bring him out of the paint and put him in pick and roll actions anytime he's on the court.
Clingan is going to look bad him he plays. He's not ready for the NBA. He's slow, has bad conditioning, can't shoot, and even though he's big he's not strong enough to handle the centers in the league.
ngl I would love to see an ayton & clingan lineup.
Let's hope he stays healthy. Given the Blazers medical history, I remain concerned.
If Edey( player of the year) dominated clingon, why didn’t we take Edey?
Mail Bag: What data supports Billups being a bad coach, other than the record- which is intentional to get a high draft pick?
I just hear excuses for Clingen’s undeveloped skills. I hoped they drafted Edey with his dominating skillset and mindset. What’s more likely? Lightening up 20lbs. to gain more defensive mobility and perhaps developing a 3-point shot, or acquiring the offensive skills that Edey already has, showing adequate defensive mobility and developing a 3-point shot?
What is your dream line-up for starters and bench? (Mailbag question)
I just don't see Clingan getting that many minutes, at least early. This is Billups we are talking about. If Robert Williams the 3rd is even close to being ready…he is going to play over Clingan. After the trade deadline I can see Clingan gettng big minutes. But sfter 3 yesrs I think we hsve seen Billups enough to know thst he will plsy a vet over a rookie most of the time if the vet is even slightly viable. Before the trade desdline: 4.5 ppg 5.5reb 1.4 blk 2 ast. After after the trade desdline: 8.0 ppg 8.1 reb 2.4blk 3.0 ast on poor shootng numbers.
I think clinging will be a future NBA star.
Of the current blazer roster, what does your starters and bench line-up look like?
I can't remember a year where i've known so little about a rookie class going into a season
If we are that high on Clingan then we should add William's to the Grant trade with LA and we will probably get the 2 first plus assets
Absolutely agreed on this one. I certainly can't wait to see the Toumani episode haha. I am proud to keep echoing that I'm bias to him. He's my guy on this team.
We would love to have a conversation about Donovan with us having a different opinion..