The Portland Trail Blazers found themselves at the bottom of the Western Conference standings with a 21-61 record last season. They then utilized the seventh overall pick in this year's NBA draft to add seven-foot-two center Donovan Clingan from UConn.
The six-year veteran, who arrived in Portland in the deal that brought Jrue Holiday to Boston, averaged 6.8 points, 6.3 rebounds, 1.2 blocks, and 1.2 steals in a promising start to the 2023-24 season before it abruptly ended after six games due to surgery to repair bone and ligament damage caused by a right kneecap injury.
"A guy to watch who is very tradable is 'The Time Lord,' one of the great nicknames in the whole NBA, Robert Williams," said Windhorst in a recent episode of Williams earned an All-Defensive Second Team selection in 2021-22 while with the Celtics, helping them come within two wins of an NBA championship.