WEBVTT - ROOKIE REPORT: Donovan Clingan

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<v Speaker 1>On this episode of the Heat Check, it's time for

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<v Speaker 1>the Rookie Report. Merry Christmases, folks, your weekly check in

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<v Speaker 1>on the rookies and how they're doing. We got a

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<v Speaker 1>week until Christmas, so let's talk about cling Klong, Cling Kong,

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<v Speaker 1>the big man himself, Donovan Clinging Anthony my man, drop

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<v Speaker 1>that motherfucking pizza should be young, all right? He dropped

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<v Speaker 1>the Rookie Report for you in the last minute, shopping

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<v Speaker 1>just a five to six minute update on somebody that

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<v Speaker 1>you need to know about. Were not abandoning you on

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<v Speaker 1>Christmas week, but we do have lots of things to do,

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<v Speaker 1>so sorry that there wasn't a full episode so far

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<v Speaker 1>this week. I heard, though, my Portland Trailblazers drafted Donovan Klingon.

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<v Speaker 1>I was pretty damn happy. Not because I'm a huge

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<v Speaker 1>Dan Hurley stand, not because I'm riding the coattails of

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<v Speaker 1>the Yukon dynasty. No, I love Donovan Klingon. In college,

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<v Speaker 1>he dominated college ball. When he went up against Zach Edie,

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<v Speaker 1>it was still good, but there were a lot of

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<v Speaker 1>questions about how he would fare in the league. Guess what,

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<v Speaker 1>there's no questions now. He averaged seven and seven in

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<v Speaker 1>the first seventeen games of the season, but more importantly,

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<v Speaker 1>two point two blocks per game in just seventeen minutes

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<v Speaker 1>domination in the paint. In his seventeenth game, Donovan Klingon

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<v Speaker 1>pulled down nineteen rebounds in a three point win over

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<v Speaker 1>the Houston Rockets. At that point were the top of

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<v Speaker 1>the West. The Blazer had won four of six at

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<v Speaker 1>that point and things looked promising. And then Donovan klin

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<v Speaker 1>And sprained his knee, which is why Portland should never

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<v Speaker 1>draft a big man. We need one, but it's tough.

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<v Speaker 1>He missed the next seven games and he slowly started

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<v Speaker 1>to get back into the lineup, and he's really only

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<v Speaker 1>getting about half the playing time that he was getting

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<v Speaker 1>before he got hurt. Feels like he's still in recovery.

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<v Speaker 1>He's averaged less than a block a game since he's returned,

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<v Speaker 1>so you know, he's not really quite healthy yet. I'm

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<v Speaker 1>telling you, seven foot centers in Portland with knee injuries

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<v Speaker 1>or leg injuries or foot injuries give me serious, serious PTSD.

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<v Speaker 1>But I do not think that he has a history

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<v Speaker 1>of knee issues. And because I've been so hurt before.

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<v Speaker 1>From Bill Walton to Greg gotin to Sam Bouie, I'm

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<v Speaker 1>going to be hopeful. Even still, Klingon is not gonna

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<v Speaker 1>win Rookie of the Year. I do feel though he's

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<v Speaker 1>gonna be a key piece on a rebuilding team. I

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<v Speaker 1>don't look for him to be more than a ten

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<v Speaker 1>point a game guy, but he will grab ten to

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<v Speaker 1>fifteen rebounds. He'll protect the room like he's a marine.

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<v Speaker 1>His season average of eight and ten with three blocks

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<v Speaker 1>when he starts. That's a building block for a damn

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<v Speaker 1>good team. Coach Chauncey Billups had some things to say

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<v Speaker 1>about Donovan Klingon is what he said. He's young, he

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<v Speaker 1>has no experience. Awesome, but he does two things right

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<v Speaker 1>off the top. He rebounds and for his size, he

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<v Speaker 1>does a good job of rebounding outside his area, not

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<v Speaker 1>just the ones that come to him. And then his

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<v Speaker 1>riom protection. I think right now the speed of some

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<v Speaker 1>of these guys surprises him. Where he'd easily block those

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<v Speaker 1>shots in college, they're getting over him. So the speed

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<v Speaker 1>of the game he has to catch up. But those

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<v Speaker 1>two things he'll be pretty elite at and he'll only

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<v Speaker 1>get better. Who I like that. I like that very

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<v Speaker 1>fair assessment from Chauncey billups Klingon's emergence makes both DeAndre

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<v Speaker 1>Ayton and Time Lord I I a little bit unclear.

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<v Speaker 1>His value increases because he makes good chips, good trade chips,

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<v Speaker 1>more able to be let go of, not quite expendable,

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<v Speaker 1>but almost expendable. The Blazers in two years will have

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<v Speaker 1>Scoot Henderson at the point hopefully Shade and Sharp at

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<v Speaker 1>the two, Danny Abdya at the three. By the way,

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<v Speaker 1>he's only twenty three years old, Timani Kamara aka too

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<v Speaker 1>many buckets at the four, and Cling Kong at the five.

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<v Speaker 1>That could be could be a squad if they can

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<v Speaker 1>stay healthy, that is, and since it's Portland, you never

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<v Speaker 1>really quite tell. That's all the time that we have

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