Donovan Clingan
Center · Portland Trail Blazers · #23
Donovan Clingan: season analysis
Donovan Clingan is a 22-year-old center for the Portland Trail Blazers, wearing number 23. Listed at 7-foot-2 and 280 pounds, Clingan has 3 years of NBA experience and played college basketball at UConn.
In 2026-27, Clingan is averaging 10.8 points, 10.5 rebounds and 1.5 assists in 25.3 minutes per game, starting all 11 games. The shooting line reads 57.3% from the field, 46.2% from three-point range and 65.0% from the free-throw line. That makes Clingan the team's leading rebounder this season.
Compared with 2025-26 (12.1 points in 27.2 minutes per game), scoring is down by 1.3 points per game and playing time down by 1.9 minutes.
Before this season, Clingan played 2 NBA seasons and 144 games, averaging 9.5 points, 9.9 rebounds and 1.6 assists. The best scoring season so far was 2025-26 at 12.1 points per game.
Background
Nationality: United States.
Background facts: Wikidata (CC0) · Donovan Clingan on Wikipedia ↗
Profile
| Team | Portland Trail Blazers |
|---|---|
| Position | Center |
| Jersey | #23 |
| Age | 22 |
| Born | February 23, 2004 · Bristol, CT, USA |
| Height | 7' 2" (2.18 m) |
| Weight | 280 lbs (127 kg) |
| College | UConn |
| NBA experience | 3 years |
| Salary | $7,519,920 (2026-27) |
Trail Blazers teammates
Deni AvdijaF · #8
Toumani CamaraF · #33
Branden CarlsonC · #10
Sidy CissokoG · #91
Yang HansenC · #16
Scoot HendersonG · #00
Jrue HolidayG · #5
Jayson KentG · #29
Vit KrejciG · #27
Damian LillardG · #0
Ja MorantG · #1
Micah PotterC · #9
Shaedon SharpeG · #17
John TonjeF · #2
Robert Williams IIIC · #35
Chris YoungbloodG · #11
Last 10 games
| Date | Opponent | Result | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | FG | 3PT | FT | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-11-11 | vs OKC | W 118-108 | 30 | 5 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2-4 | 1-2 | 0-0 | +3 |
| 2026-11-10 | vs OKC | W 123-103 | 26 | 7 | 13 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3-6 | 1-2 | 0-0 | +16 |
| 2026-11-07 | vs SAS | L 103-125 | 22 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3-6 | 0-2 | 0-0 | -18 |
| 2026-11-06 | @ LAL | L 118-124 | 28 | 17 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6-8 | 3-5 | 2-3 | -7 |
| 2026-11-04 | @ PHX | W 132-119 | 29 | 24 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 9-12 | 1-2 | 5-6 | +13 |
| 2026-11-02 | @ DEN | W 118-110 | 32 | 17 | 18 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 8-16 | 1-3 | 0-0 | +10 |
| 2026-10-31 | @ UTA | W 112-90 | 15 | 4 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1-3 | 0-1 | 2-2 | +20 |
| 2026-10-29 | vs MEM | L 103-124 | 29 | 11 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 5-9 | 1-3 | 0-1 | +4 |
| 2026-10-27 | @ LAL | W 136-129 | 26 | 9 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3-4 | 2-2 | 1-4 | -4 |
| 2026-10-23 | @ SAC | W 128-120 | 21 | 8 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3-5 | 0-0 | 2-2 | +8 |
Season-by-season averages
| Season | Team | GP | GS | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | FG% | 3P% | FT% | OR | DR | FG | 3PT | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-27 | portland trail blazers | 11 | 11 | 25.3 | 10.8 | 10.5 | 1.5 | 0.4 | 2.2 | 1.5 | 57.3 | 46.2 | 65.0 | 3.6 | 6.8 | 4.3-7.5 | 1.1-2.4 | 1.2-1.8 |
| 2025-26 | portland trail blazers | 77 | 77 | 27.2 | 12.1 | 11.6 | 2.1 | 0.6 | 1.7 | 1.2 | 52.0 | 34.1 | 68.0 | 4.5 | 7.1 | 4.6-8.9 | 1.1-3.2 | 1.8-2.6 |
| 2024-25 | portland trail blazers | 67 | 37 | 19.8 | 6.5 | 7.9 | 1.1 | 0.5 | 1.6 | 1.1 | 53.9 | 28.6 | 59.6 | 3.2 | 4.6 | 2.7-5.0 | 0.2-0.7 | 0.9-1.6 |
Profile, injury status and averages from ESPN's public NBA data, refreshed daily. MIN, PTS, REB… are per-game averages; OR/DR = offensive/defensive rebounds; FG, 3PT, FT = made-attempted per game.