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Donovan Clingan
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Portland Trail Blazers

Donovan Clingan

#23 · Portland Trail Blazers · 7-2 (218 cm) · 280 lb · Connecticut

Donovan Clingan plays for the Portland Trail Blazers. On the depth chart he's listed as starter at center. Donovan Clingan is available, with no injuries. In the 2026-27 season he has played 11 games, 11 as a starter, averaging 25.3 minutes per game. He plays most of his minutes at center (100 %). He averages 10.8 points, 10.5 rebounds and 1.5 assists per game in the 2026-27 season. In the 2026-27 season he mostly guards Walker Kessler, Isaiah Hartenstein, and Nikola Jokić, who score 21.0 points per 100 possessions with him on them. The player who guards him most is Walker Kessler.

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SAC
Sacramento Kings
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Probable starter at center per the depth chart.

Trail Blazers vs Kings → Trail Blazers schedule → Probable starters →

On the depth chart

  • Center Starter

Positions he can play: Center

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On-court role

2026-27 season, based on the lineups he has played in.

Games
11
Min/game
25.3
Starts
11

Minutes by position

  • Center100 %

Stats

Per-game averages and percentages for the whole regular season, with all his teams (stats.nba.com).

Season GP MIN PTS REB AST STL BLK FG% 3P% FT% TS% USG%
2026-27 11 25.3 10.8 10.5 1.5 0.4 2.2 57.3 46.2 65.0 65.5 15.5
2025-26 77 27.2 12.1 11.6 2.1 0.6 1.7 52.0 34.1 68.0 60.4 16.3

Game log

In his last 5 games: 11.8 pts, 10.4 reb and 1.4 ast in 26.9 min (1.0 pts above his season average, 10.8)

Best games of the season: 24 pts @ Suns (Nov 4) · 18 reb @ Nuggets (Nov 2) · 3 ast vs Thunder (Nov 10)

Date Opp Result MIN PTS REB AST FG 3PT FT +/-
Nov 11 vs
OKC
Oklahoma City Thunder
Thunder
W 118-108 30:14 5 12 2 2-4 1-2 0-0 +3
Nov 10 vs
OKC
Oklahoma City Thunder
Thunder
W 123-103 25:32 7 13 3 3-6 1-2 0-0 +16
Nov 7 vs
SAS
San Antonio Spurs
Spurs
L 103-125 21:51 6 5 0 3-6 0-2 0-0 -18
Nov 6 @
LAL
Los Angeles Lakers
Lakers
L 118-124 27:49 17 11 1 6-8 3-5 2-3 -7
Nov 4 @
PHX
Phoenix Suns
Suns
W 132-119 28:49 24 11 1 9-12 1-2 5-6 +13
Nov 2 @
DEN
Denver Nuggets
Nuggets
W 118-110 32:19 17 18 3 8-16 1-3 0-0 +10
Oct 31 @
UTA
Utah Jazz
Jazz
W 112-90 14:42 4 9 0 1-3 0-1 2-2 +20
Oct 29 vs
MEM
Memphis Grizzlies
Grizzlies
L 103-124 29:14 11 8 1 5-9 1-3 0-1 +4
Oct 27 @
LAL
Los Angeles Lakers
Lakers
W 136-129 26:10 9 10 1 3-4 2-2 1-4 -4
Oct 23 @
SAC
Sacramento Kings
Kings
W 128-120 20:31 8 11 3 3-5 0-0 2-2 +8

Compare with another player

Who guards whom

2026-27 season, based on stats.nba.com matchup data. Points and shooting are always the offensive player's.

Who he guards

Possessions
544
Pts/100 poss.
21.0
FG%
57%

Opponents he guarded most in 11 games:

Opponent Poss. PTS FG
Walker Kessler 65 16 5/7
Isaiah Hartenstein 45 3 1/3
Nikola Jokić 39 6 3/5
Aday Mara 39 3 1/3
Khaman Maluach 36 5 2/8

Who guards him

Possessions
523
Pts/100 poss.
37.5
FG%
51%

Defenders who guarded him most in 11 games:

Defender Poss. PTS FG
Walker Kessler 56 14 6/10
Isaiah Hartenstein 49 11 5/9
Khaman Maluach 39 0 0/1
Nikola Jokić 30 15 5/13
Aday Mara 26 9 3/4