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Donovan Clingan

Donovan Clingan

20-Year-Old CenterC
Portland Trail Blazers
2024 Stats
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5.6
REB
6.7
AST
0.8
STL
0.5
BLK
1.6
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2024 Fantasy Outlook
Many mock drafts had Clingan as a top-three pick, so Portland getting him at No. 7 represents a slide down the board. The UConn product, with his 7-foot-2 frame, is a traditional big. He blocks shots at an elite level, rebounds, and works in the paint on offense. How much he gets used in the post instead of simply as a pick-and-roll threat remains to be seen, but it will be an option for him. Clingan's experience with an excellent college program and his baseline of skill make him one of the more ready-made prospects in the draft. In Summer League, Clingan averaged 9.0 points and 0.8 threes on 36/23/50 shooting, 12.3 rebounds, 4.3 blocks, 0.8 steals and 2.0 assists with 2.8 turnovers in 25.4 minutes. Clingan explored shooting threes in Summer League, which hurt his offensive performance. But he was a monster on defense, showing fans why he was in the discussion to be selected sooner in the draft. That said, he will have to compete with Deandre Ayton and Robert Williams for minutes as a rookie, which is a far from ideal situation since nobody in the trio can effectively play power forward. With the blocks upside alone, it's defensible to take a chance on Clingan in fantasy, but it will probably take a major injury or trade for the full potential to be realized. Read Past Outlooks
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Current Season
#190
Overall Rank
#205
Last 30 Days
#163
Last 14 Days
From Preseason
#150
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Overall
Height 7'2"
Weight 280
DOB 2/23/2004
College UConn
Drafted 1st Rd, #7 in 2024
$Signed a two-year, $14.01 million contract with the Trail Blazers in July of 2024. Contract includes $7.52 million team option for 2026-27.
Personal Bio/PreCareer Summary

A native of Bristol, Conn., Clingan averaged 30.3 points, 18.4 boards and 6.2 blocks as a senior in high school. The two-time Gatorade Player of the Year committed to UConn in July of 2021, and also received offers from Michigan, Ohio State, Syracuse and other high-majors. A top-50 player in the 2022 high school class, Clingan was an immediate impact player as a freshman at UConn during the 2022-23 season. His interior scoring, rebounding and high-volume shot-blocking helped propel the Huskies to the 2023 National Championship. Clingan opted to return for his sophomore season, taking on a larger role and posting 13.0 points, 7.4 rebounds, 1.5 assists and 2.5 blocks en route to another National Championship. The 7-foot-2 center's raw numbers may not jump off the page, but he played only 22.5 minutes per game as a sophomore due to a deep and talented Huskies roster. Clingan finished the 2023-24 season ranked top 10 nationally in block rate (11.4%), defensive rating (89.4), win shares per 40 minutes (.302) and defensive box plus/minus (6.2). Clingan's combination of size and defensive awareness makes him one of the best big man prospects in the draft. With a 7-foot-7 wingspan and excellent mobility, Clingan has immense potential as a defender, particularly around the rim. He's poised to be among the better shot-blockers in the NBA, but could struggle when asked to switch out onto much quicker players. Offensively, Clingan is relatively limited, but he's a strong finisher inside with good touch for his size. While he doesn't have a deep arsenal of post moves, Clingan also doesn't demand the ball, which should bode well for his future as a low-maintenance, defense-first, lob-finisher at the pro level. Clingan fits the bill of a plug-and-play lottery pick for most teams, even if he's not a high-minute player right away. His size and length should allow him to patrol the rim at a borderline-elite level in the NBA. However, the jump up in competition could render Clingan less-imposing than he was for a UConn team that often had a significant talent advantage. On the other end of the floor, Clingan's offensive game remains a major question mark. Clingan rarely shot the ball outside the paint at UConn and is likely years away from developing a reliable jumpshot. He also shot just 51.7 percent at the free-throw line as a freshman before showing marginal improvement (57.4% FT) as a sophomore. Walker Kessler and Jakob Poeltl are the current NBA players who fit Clingan's size and skill archetype.

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CPortland Trail Blazers
January 24, 2025
Clingan (ankle) ended with four points (2-4 FG, 0-1 3Pt), 13 rebounds, four assists, four blocks and one steal across 18 minutes in Friday's 102-97 win over the Hornets.
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Filling in as the Blazers' starting center for the injured Deandre Ayton (knee) on Friday, Clingan appeared to be eased back into action following a five-game absence of his own due to an ankle sprain. Despite being on a workload restriction, Clingan still posted excellent per-minute numbers and is now averaging 10.3 rebounds, 7.6 points, 3.0 blocks and 0.8 steals in 22.3 minutes over nine appearances as a starter this season. Clingan would hold plenty of streaming value if Ayton is unable to play in Sunday's matchup with Oklahoma City.
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How does Donovan Clingan compare to other players?
This section compares his stats with all players from the previous three seasons (minimum 200 minutes played)*. The bar represents the player's percentile rank. For example, if the bar is halfway across, then the player falls into the 50th percentile for that stat and it would be considered average.
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  • Effective Field Goal %
    A statistic that adjusts field goal percentage to account for the fact that three-point field goals count for three points while field goals only count for two points.
  • 3-Point Attempt Rate
    Percentage of field goal attempts from three point range.
  • Free Throw Rate
    Number of free throw attempts per field goal attempt.
  • Offensive Rebound %
    An estimate of the percentage of available offensive rebounds a player grabbed while they were on the floor.
  • Defensive Rebound %
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  • Total Rebound %
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  • Assist %
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  • Steal %
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True Shooting %
58.5%
 
Effective Field Goal %
55.8%
 
3-Point Attempt Rate
15.2%
 
Free Throw Rate
24.6%
 
Offensive Rebound %
17.7%
 
Defensive Rebound %
26.0%
 
Total Rebound %
21.8%
 
Assist %
6.5%
 
Steal %
1.3%
 
Block %
9.0%
 
Turnover %
18.3%
 
Usage %
15.2%
 
Fantasy Points Per Game
19.9
 
Fantasy Points Per Minute
1.2
 
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Available and starting Friday
CPortland Trail Blazers
January 24, 2025
Clingan (ankle) is available for Friday's game against the Hornets, Casey Holdahl of the Trail Blazers' official site reports.
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Likely to return against Charlotte
CPortland Trail Blazers
Ankle
January 24, 2025
Clingan (ankle) is listed as probable for Friday's game versus the Hornets.
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Out against Orlando
CPortland Trail Blazers
Ankle
January 22, 2025
Clingan (ankle) has been ruled out for Thursday's game against the Magic.
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Out at least one week
CPortland Trail Blazers
Ankle
January 15, 2025
The Trail Blazers announced Wednesday that Clingan has been diagnosed with a mild left ankle sprain and will be re-evaluated in one week.
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Tweaks ankle late Tuesday
CPortland Trail Blazers
Ankle
January 14, 2025
Trail Blazers head coach Chauncey Billups said that Clingan tweaked his ankle late in the fourth quarter of Tuesday's 132-114 loss to the Nets, Sean Highkin of Rip City Radio 620 Portland reports.
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Likely to play Friday
CPortland Trail Blazers
December 12, 2024
Clingan practiced Thursday and looked good, according to head coach Chauncey Billups, and he might return to action Friday against the Spurs, Sean Highkin of Rip City Radio 620 Portland reports.
ANALYSIS
Clingan is working his way back from a left knee injury, but he's been trending in the right direction of late while being able to practice multiple times this week. Clingan's return can't come soon enough for the Blazers, as they're in desperate need of frontcourt depth behind Deandre Ayton due to the absences of Robert Williams and Duop Reath due to injuries.
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