If there were a thousand ways for a lockdown artist to make their presence felt, odds are, Toumani Camara checked every box of the “bingo sheet” during his Defensive Player of the Month-winning showcase in February of 2024-25’s season. Unnoticed, and yet unmissable at once, the 6-foot-8, Belgian-born talent gives Julian Strawther’s layup attempt a good ‘ol fashioned “au revoir” during February 12, 2025’s loss, timing his jump perfectly for an open-floor chasedown swat. As fellow teammates attested during Chapter Six of “The Trail,” Portland’s season-long docuseries, Camara’s 94-foot defensive ambition is indefatigable, and against the Denver Nuggets, it included a 13-point, two-rebound, one-steal, three-block, one-triple tally, alongside 14 shot contests and three deflections. Camara’s replayable rejection arrived during a month in which he surpassed the 80-rebound, 20-steal, 10-block plateau — accompanied by 70+ shot contests and a league-high four charges drawn — leaving him as the NBA’s only player to accrue such marks. · Feb 13, 2025