BEST NBA Rookie Rim Protector, Donovan Clingan, Portland Trail Blazers

Portland Trailblazer and former UConn big man Donovan Clingan fresh off back to back National Championship seasons is ready to show what he can do in the NBA. He joins Sam Vecenie in the #FilmRoom on Game Theory Podcast ahead of the NBA Draft.
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Sam Vecenie, a Senior NBA Writer at The Athletic, talks all about basketball. From the NBA, to the NBA Draft, to college hoops and even some high school, Vecenie has you covered in this show.

[@PerfectCode]

Welcome to the Blazers Donovan. 👏

[@nicholasbjork]

Rip City, baby

[@SanctuaryGardenLiving]

The Great Wall of Bristol Cling-Kong 💪🏼 Thank you Donovan Good luck!

[@JosePlata]

We haven't had a guy who can protect the rim like this since Bill Walton.

[@rosecityusa6120]

#TheoRatliff 🤷🏽‍♂️Lol

[@rosecityusa6120]

WelcomeTo Rip City USA where Kling Kong will be loved from day 1‼️ Lez Gooo #TrailBlazers🤍🖤♥️

[@j.ruhland21]

BLAZERS!!

[@arthurrubiera8029]

All l know with his last name he has to be a Star Trek fan!!!!!

[@npilagin1]

Outstanding !!!

[@TheSportsandFilmFellowship]

Houston needs to take Clingan and call it a day. Pair him with Sengun. Clingan has won two titles back to back and he won states in HS. Houston needs a winner and I think he’s going to Houston. Houston needs another big to play against Denver, Minny and Dallas

[@r.a.tackey3230]

Steven Adams and Jock Landale are on the roster.. he would be 4th on depth chart

[@hillbilly21960]

Could you give adams back to my grizzlies? Sounds like you don’t need him.

[@MT-sk1ln]

​@@r.a.tackey3230lmao! 😂

[@OSUBeaver03]

Worried about the outstretched arm given how common the rip through is in the nba

[@DaveKrupinski8524]

Clingan needs a curtain sponsor

[@xavierpringle8889]

Clingan to the Spurs‼️‼️‼️

[@ryanharrison4058]

How is his fav sports movie not He Got Game? lol

[@VanIyke]

That Clingan went as high as #7 is wild. No disrespect but no difference overall between him and Mark Williams that went #15 in his class. And Mark has a much higher free throw percentage to boot.

[@shawna7813]

He's a better rim protector than Williams. That Uconn team Clingan just won with is one of the greatest college basketball teams of all time. They wouldn't be as good with Williams replacing Clingan. They'd still be very good though...