Donovan Clingan is one of the safest picks in the draft as a surefire starting center with the potential to have an All-Defensive team type of impact.
After helping the UConn Huskies win back-to-back NCAA tournaments, Donovan Clingan is leaving Storrs. The 7-foot-2 center is entering the 2024 NBA Draft after a season in which he averaged 13.0 points, 7.4 rebounds and 2.5 blocks per game. Clingan also averaged 15.3 points, 8.3 rebounds and 3.2 blocks per game over six March Madness games, rising to the occasion when the games mattered most. Now, Clingan is out to prove that he can be one of the better defensive bigs in the NBA.
Considering his height, length and 280-pound frame, Clingan should immediately be a tremendous post defender in the NBA. And that’s especially true considering his ability to time shots and practice verticality. Not only was Clingan seventh in the nation in block percentage last year, but he didn’t foul out of a single game. He simply knows how to block or alter shots without fouling. That’s one of the most valuable skills a center can have.
On offense, Clingan shouldn’t be asked to be anything more than a screen setter and play finisher. And given how good he’ll be defensively, that’s completely fine. Clingan scored 1.39 points per possession at the rim last season, putting him in the 90th percentile in college basketball. And the traditional stats tell a similar story, as Clingan shot 63.9% from the field in the 2023-24 season. Clingan also scored 1.
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