Portland Trail Blazers second-year center Donovon Clingan went fifth in a re-draft of the NBA rookie 2024 class by Sam Vecenie of The Athletic:

I would have voted Clingan first-team All-Rookie last year. He was tremendous on the defensive end, particularly in the back half of the year after he got a chance to play following Deandre Ayton’s injury. He’s not going to be the sexiest player statistically, but he has a serious chance to impact winning.

In his final 28 games, Clingan averaged 8.8 points, 10 rebounds and 1.8 blocks while shooting 55.6 percent from the field. Beyond that, his positioning in drop coverage and rim protection remained elite. When Clingan was on the court last season, the Blazers gave up only 112.4 points per 100 possessions, per PBPStats. That was four points bette

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