Trail Blazers Select Donovan Clingan | 2024 NBA Draft

Trail Blazers Select Donovan Clingan | 2024 NBA Draft

[Music] with the seventh pick in the 2024 NBA draft the Portland Trailblazers select Donovan kingan from the University of Connecticut Donovan kingan the backto back National Champion I mean he was just a monster in the NCAA tournament 19 block Bo over the course of it is really as we mentioned known for his Rim protection but his entire motivation as you see him embracing his family here to become good to become a great player came from the passing of his mother in 2018 from breast cancer that’s when he decided to really get serious about basketball working on and really honing his skills and he said of this moment that when his name is called I’ll be able to say my mom as you can see there is proud of me she certainly is Jay and the Trailblazers are getting a tremendous count yeah a lot to be proud of Donovan kingan has tremendous size and great length with a 76 wingspan his defensive ability is really impressive especially his timing we talked before about when the he doesn’t leave the floor to block a shot until the offensive player leaves the floor first and on the offensive end uh he’s a good passer a pick and roll roll ER and when he catches it in a short roll he does a great job of passing out of it but really what sets him apart is his defense his Rim protection look at him going up with two hands still able to get a a block shot uh you do question a little bit of his lateral Mobility finishes inside uh he’s he is efficient but he’s not a a floor spacing big guy you know he doesn’t shoot the ball and he only shot 56% from the foul line that’s some he’s going to have to get better at but in the post he finishes a L with his back to the basket here’s the short rooll where he can be essentially a playmaker passing out of it and he played on a great cutting team at Yukon but with his lateral Mobility that needs to get a little bit better because when he gets out to guard ball screens he can’t just always play and drop coverage he’s going to want to have to get out and hedge a little bit maybe guard for one or two dribbles but Donovan kingan is just a monster and a good good solid rebounder on the defensive class as well and now Donovan kingan is with our Monica mcnut Donovan I know tonight is huge for you you’ve got a special design in this jacket what are you feeling from your mom tonight feeling everything you know I know she’s super proud of me I know she’s smiling down you know this is everything I’ve worked for my entire life and just to hear my name called is you know this just don’t feel real you know like you said I got got my mom over here on my side at all times you know she’s she’s looking down at me she’s smiling I know she’s proud all right so you’ve been at the top of the college basketball world two times over now now you’re starting over as a rookie an organization that is building what are you going to do to stay motivated and maintain the work ethic that has gotten you here man I just want to win I just want to keep winning I’m never going to be satisfied for where I’ve been um you know so I’m just going to keep going I’m going to keep trying to get better I’m going to keep learning and you know I’m just I’m just going to try to be the best player I can every day I have no doubt you’ll be able to do that down congratulations thank you

The new Blazers big man hears his name called at the draft.

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