The Portland Trail Blazers spent the 2024 and 2025 NBA Drafts bulking up at the center position. Donovan Clingan became their lottery pick in the seventh slot in ‘24. Yang Hansen was a surprise pick in ‘25 after the Blazers traded down in the draft from position 11.
This new fondness for centers has Portland fans thinking: what happens if the Twin Towers model gets resurrected in Rip City? That’s the subject of today’s Blazer’s Edge Mailbag question.
Dave,
I’m stoked about Yang but what about Donovan now? Drafting two guards in a row makes sense because both can play at once.