Donovan Clingan is already proving to be a starting-caliber center in his second season, largely thanks to his elite rim protection and high basketball IQ. But offensively, what is the pathway to becoming more impactful for the Portland Trail Blazers?
That pressing question will ultimately determine Clingan's ceiling, and it's one Sam Vecenie and Bryce Simon recently raised on the Game Theory Podcast.
Simon wonders what the vision is for Clingan offensively. Is he ever going to become a Brook Lopez who has been able to effectively space the floor later on in his career, or is he more like Rudy Gobert in terms of being overly reliant on teammates to set him up around the rim?