2024 NBA Draft Scouting Report - Donovan Clingan

Donovan Clingan - Connecticut

7’2 Big

20 Years Old (Turns 21 NEXT February)

Bristol Central HS, Currently Playing for Connecticut

13.0 PPG - 7.4 RPG - 1.5 APG - 0.5 SPG - 2.5 BPG - 0.8 TOPG (22.6 MPG - 35 GP)

64% on 8.3 FGA - 2/8 3PA - 58% on 4.0 FTA

My Draft Position - Top 7 Pick

*These are my raw, and condensed, scouting report notes from watching multiple games throughout the season*

ARCHETYPE/POTENTIAL ROLE

This is your true play finishing and rim protecting big with a crazy amount of size and “better than you would think” mobility to go along with it. He can run the floor in and put pressure on the defense in transition along with all of the half court necessities of dunker spot, OREB and Pick-and-Roll finishing. He is a good passer but not a “hub of the offense” type of passer and not the post up presence of someone like Zach Edey. The biggest value is what he will be able to bring on the defensive end of the court as a ball screen defender and rim protector. As mentioned, he moves better than you might think for his size and his sheer size does allow him to be a consistent rim deterrent. I have questions about the amount of minutes he plays throughout a game (something that he did more of in the Final Four) and how that translates to the next level but this may not be as big of a concern for NBA teams. While not one to one players, a comparison you will often get is Walker Kessler of the Utah Jazz. 

OFFENSE