A new NBA season will be upon us in the coming weeks, and the Portland Trail Blazers have plenty of exciting things on the horizon. Last year’s campaign showed promising signs down the stretch with a spate of concentrated player development occurring in the final months. One player that will be instrumental in any measurable Blazers success is Donovan Clingan, who is entering his sophomore season.
With Deandre Ayton’s contract buyout on June 29, Clingan’s future as the starting center of the Trail Blazers was all but cemented. All of Clingan’s 37 starts occurred in games where Ayton was unavailable due to injury, starting but playing just 24.