Donovan Clingan, the No. 7 pick of the 2024 NBA draft, poses for a photo with Portland Trail Blazers GM Joe Cronin (left) and head coach Chauncey Billups (right) at the team’s practice facility in Tualatin, Oregon on Saturday, June 29, 2024.Sean Meagher/The Oregonian
The Portland Trail Blazers formally introduced draft pick Donovan Clingan on Saturday.
It was a refreshing milestone because unlike other press events in recent years, this one was actually just about the thing it was about. There was no long shadow like the one Damian Lillard’s trade demand cast over Scoot Henderson’s arrival a year ago, or the kind of wholesale angst that accompanied the final years of Lillard’s tenure.
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