Best defenders in the NBA this season

[UCLJ0211]

No surprise to see Clingan and Castle on this list.

 

[BGesus4]

Imagine having those two on the same roster… and then on top of that the player with the highest offensive rating in all college basketball… then add a first team all American point guard

 

[Stasher599]

I spend some time on an active Blazer message boards and most fans are pretty high on Cling so far.
If you are someone that doesn’t necessarily value team defense and protecting the paint he is definitely a work in progress on offense but he has looked more comfortable so far this season. I think a good year for him would be 11 points & 12 rebounds with a few blocks a game. With Chauncey on house arrest he will definitely get some time to contribute to develop.

 

[Mr. French]

They have Simons and Ayton here? I’m not sure straight FG% is the best route to determine.

 

[gsmooth]

Imagine having those two on the same roster… and then on top of that the player with the highest offensive rating in all college basketball… then add a first team all American point guard and 6th man of the year in Power 6 conference

One could only imagine.

 

[caw]

I spend some time on an active Blazer message boards and most fans are pretty high on Cling so far.
If you are someone that doesn’t necessarily value team defense and protecting the paint he is definitely a work in progress on offense but he has looked more comfortable so far this season. I think a good year for him would be 11 points & 12 rebounds with a few blocks a game. With Chauncey on house arrest he will definitely get some time to contribute to develop.

He hasn't taken any big steps this year but he looks like his stamina is better and his FT shooting has been great so far. Two small things but they help keep him on the floor where his per minute numbers are quite good. One of the problems is he is only at about 25 minutes per game, though up from about 19 last year. His defensive numbers are really good though and he allows the Blazer guards to really attack on defense.

 

[MexicoHusky]

DC has had a bad stretch offensively. Just the past couple games, but feels like hes regressed offensively. Almost scared to shoot. Hes done a nice job coming into the season fit. So he definitely worked in the offseason. This offseason (or sooner) he needs to develop a move or two.