Donovan ClinganPortland Trail Blazers · #23
Donovan Clingan is a 7-foot-2 shot-blocking center for the Portland Trail Blazers, drafted 7th in 2024 out of UConn, where he won back-to-back NCAA championships. A defensive-anchor big built around rim protection, rebounding, and efficient interior scoring, he made the 2025 All-Rookie Second Team and projects as Portland's long-term defensive centerpiece.
Donovan Clingan — the report card
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Where Donovan Clingan stands
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Donovan Clingan — every number, three levels deep
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How the model sees Donovan Clingan
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Donovan Clingan career stats, season by season
| Season | GP | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | FG% | 3P% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 67 | 19.8 | 6.5 | 7.9 | 1.1 | .539 | .286 |
| 2025-26 | 77 | 27.2 | 12.1 | 11.6 | 2.1 | .520 | .341 |
| Career | 144 | 23.8 | 9.5 | 9.9 | 1.6 |
The Lab
Every number, live and interactive. Real career data; models labeled.
Are the Portland Trail Blazers built to win?
Team projection rolled up from the roster + last-season baselines — and what it means for his role.
The Ballad of Donovan Clingan
Birth to now — the making of a legend, narrated and scored.
The beginning
A 7-foot-2 shot-blocking center — a defensive anchor and rim protector for the Blazers.
Turning pro
Drafted 7th overall, 2024 as a Center.
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A 7-foot-2 shot-blocking center — a defensive anchor and rim protector for the Blazers.
Chapter
Clingan won back-to-back NCAA titles at UConn before Portland drafted him 7th in 2024.
Chapter
He honors his late mother, wearing No. 23 after her No. 32 in college.
Off the court
- Height
- 7' 2"
- Weight
- 280 lbs
- College
- UConn
- Experience
- 2nd Season
- Draft
- 7th overall, 2024
- Born
- Bristol, Connecticut
- Age
- 22
- Jersey
- #23
Clingan's story is rooted in family and loss — his mother, Stacey, a record-setting college player at Maine, died of breast cancer in 2018, and he honored her by wearing her No. 32 through high school and college before choosing No. 23 in Portland. A two-time Connecticut Gatorade Player of the Year, he became the anchor of a UConn dynasty.
His on-court identity is elite size and rim protection — a true 7-foot-2 center who blocks shots, rebounds, and finishes efficiently near the basket (a high college field-goal percentage), a traditional drop-coverage anchor. His limited perimeter range keeps him near the rim, but his defense, size, and finishing make him a genuine defensive centerpiece for the Blazers' rebuild.
An imposing, shot-blocking center — rim protection, rebounding, and efficient interior finishing.
Donovan Clingan — frequently asked
The questions people ask most about Donovan Clingan, answered.
