The San Antonio Spurs beat the Portland Path Blazers 118-105 and each rookies acquired an opportunity to play. Fort had an environment friendly evening – the 6-foot-5 guard scored 14 factors in 25 minutes. He completed with three rebounds, six assists and shot 6 of 11 from the sphere.
Clingan acquired 12 minutes coming off the bench. The 7-2 heart recorded 4 rebounds, two assists, one block, one steal and nil factors. The Path Blazers chosen Clingan with the seventh total choose within the 2024 NBA Draft.
After the match, two gamers met on the sphere and exchanged jerseys whereas posing for images.
Clingan, a Bristol native, helped the Huskies win back-to-back NCAA titles whereas Fort was a starter in UConn’s run to the 2024 nationwide championship.
