Donovan Klingen, the 2024 hot pick, was unusually good in the Chicago joint tryout, with a height of 7'1.75 (217.81cm), an arm span of 7'6.75 (230.51cm), a weight of 282 lbs (127.91kg), a 19-of-30 three-point shooting, 14-of-25 shooting from the field, 7-of-10 free throws, and a 3.54-second sprint run in 3/4 games.
Rockets reporter Jonathan Fagan suggested that the team draft Klingen with a scout pick, and he wrote: The rise of the traditional center has given Klingen the confidence that he will be a valuable player for teams that select him early in the draft, including the Rockets. Klingen could become Houston's fourth top-four pick in years. They believe he can compete with the 6-foot-11" center Alperen. Shin Kyung's partner.
Klingen is the ace of Convid's championship and has a 103-11 record over the past four seasons, and Klingen knows he won't have it so easy when he enters the NBA, and he can't go on a 37-3 record, but he says it's a new growth.
According to an interview with TA Rockets reporter Kelly Iko, he also revealed that if he is drafted by the Rockets, then he will partner with Shen Jing, and he believes that he is a perfect fit for Shen Jing: "I can play inside and shoot threes, I can open up space for Shen Jing, I am very influential on the defensive end, covering, blocking and pick-and-rolling, etc. ”
"You can see the traditional influence of Embiid, Jokic, Gobert near the basket, and I can pass the ball, and I will fit in well with Shin Kyung's style of play."
ESPN and TA both predict that the Rockets will draft Klingen with the prospect because selecting a talent is far more important than a suitable young asset, and the prospect is not impossible to trade. Klingen averaged 13 points, 7.4 rebounds, 1.5 assists, 0.5 steals and 2.5 blocks in 22.6 minutes per game this season, shooting 63.9% from the field and 25% from the sauna.
If the Rockets don't trade this pick, then the Rockets' main rotation next season will already have 10 people: VanVleet, Jalen Green, Dillon, Smith, Shin Jing, Amen, White Devils, Ethan, Klingen, Adams, which is really a happy trouble.
Text/Yan Xiaobai's basketball dream