There’s nothing sure concerning the NBA Draft.
Most of the time, gamers find yourself proving scouts flawed, both as a result of they don’t grow to be nearly as good as anticipated or as a result of they fare higher than these taken earlier than them.
Hopefully, that would be the case for the Portland Path Blazers with Donovan Clingan.
Regardless of being within the combine as a possible top-three choose for many of the pre-draft course of — and regardless of some folks having him because the potential No. 1 choose — Clingan slipped all the way in which to No. 7.
The Blazers had been reportedly all the time fairly excessive on him and didn’t hesitate to take him.
When requested about that and the truth that he fell all the way in which to the seventh spot, it was evident that he was resentful.
Speaking to SiriusXM NBA Radio, he claimed that he was trying ahead to proving the doubters flawed in Portland (through ClutchPoints).
“I feel certain ways about myself and how talented I am and the future I have ahead of me, but other teams might not have saw that”
Donovan Clingan talks about being chosen by Portland and neglected by different groups 🗣️
(By way of @SiriusXMNBA)
pic.twitter.com/dPhGCpnOsy— ClutchPoints (@ClutchPoints) June 29, 2024
Clingan comes with an achieved résumé in faculty.
He helped the UConn Huskies win back-to-back NCAA Championships.
His rim safety and bodily instruments are exceptional, however he’s additionally a keen and clever passer for a participant of his place.
Additionally, whereas he must be extra constant from past the arc, he’s proven some contact as a long-range shooter as effectively.
This will even be telling about the truth that the Blazers will not be that top on Deandre Ayton after a single season with the group, and it’ll be fascinating to see if another crew is keen to take an opportunity on him subsequent season or how will they deal with his minutes with Clingan within the combine.
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