Injury may have sidelined Portland Trail Blazers rookie center Donovan Clingan, but it hasn’t bumped him from the rookie shot-blocking leaderboard.
Through all games played through December 3, Clingan leads all rookies in blocks per game (2.2) and total blocks (37), despite Clingan being 19th in total minutes among all rookies.
His shot-blocking prowess was noticed by the NBA’s social media team:
Perhaps unsurprisingly, Clingan also leads all rookies with more than 10 games of service in blocks per 100 possessions (5.