The Portland Trail Blazers selected University of Connecticut big man Donovan Clingan with the seventh pick in today’s NBA Draft. The 7’2 force was suggested to go as high as first throughout the pre-draft process.
Clingan joins a Blazers team, sharing center duties with Deandre Ayton, Robert Williams III and Duop Reath.
An hour before the draft the Blazers also traded Malcolm Brogdon and picks to the Washington Wizards for Deni Avdija, however that transaction won’t be official for a while.
Below the pundits give their grades for the Blazers sole selection on the first night of the now two-day event.