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It sure looks like the Blazers drafted the wrong center twice in a row

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The Portland Trail Blazers invested consecutive first-round picks at the center position with Donovan Clingan and Yang Hansen. They would be better off with Zach Edey and Derik Queen on their roster. It's a controversial take, but one that seems fair given how well Edey and Queen have played compared to Clingan and Hansen this season.

Edey and Queen were both highly polarizing prospects who excelled at the collegiate level but fell in the draft due to concerns surrounding how their game would translate to the NBA.

For Edey, it was about his fit as a 7-foot-3, 300-pound center who thrives off a back-to-the-basket game, trying to adjust to the pace and space of the modern NBA.