Clingan contributed 16 points (8-12 FG, 0-3 3Pt), 14 rebounds, two assists, two blocks and one steal over 26 minutes during Monday's 122-108 victory over the Lakers.
Clingan recorded his first double-double of the campaign and posted season-high marks in points (16), rebounds (14) and blocks (2) in just 26 minutes. Yang Hansen hasn't been involved much for Portland, and Clingan's workload is looking very safe going forward. Through four games, he's on pace for a third-round fantasy finish in nine-category formats with averages of 11.8 points, 9.5 rebounds, 2.0 assists, 1.0 steals, 1.3 blocks and 1.0 three-pointers.
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Trail Blazers' Donovan Clingan: Flirts with double-double in loss
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Clingan logged nine points (3-6 FG, 1-3 3Pt, 2-2 FT), 10 rebounds, three assists, one block and one steal in 24 minutes during Sunday's 114-107 loss to the Clippers.
Clingan is not a big-time scorer, but he continues to impact all aspects of the stat sheet, and the playmaking (2.0 assists per game) and three-point shooting (1.3 triples per contest) have been a nice surprise for the second-year center. He's also yet to miss at the line, and he's rewarding those who drafted him late with top-40 production.
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Trail Blazers' Donovan Clingan: Flirts with double-double in loss
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Clingan dropped nine points (3-6 FG, 1-3 3Pt, 2-2 FT), 10 rebounds, three assists, a steal and a block over 24 minutes in Sunday's 114-107 loss to the Clippers.
Clingan has recorded a block, a three-pointer and at least six rebounds in all three games to start the season, but his offensive production leaves much to be desired, as he has not taken over six field goal attempts. The second-year Uconn product is averaging 58.8 percent from the field, 44.4 percent from three and 100 percent from the free-throw line, so look for him to get more involved as the season progresses.
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Trail Blazers' Donovan Clingan: Muted performance in loss
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Clingan posted eight points (3-5 FG, 2-4 3Pt), six rebounds, one assist, one block and two steals in 30 minutes during Wednesday's 118-114 loss to the Timberwolves.
Clingan may have been efficient during the regular-season opener, but it wasn't the ideal performance, as he was the only starter who failed to crack double digits in the scoring column. The UConn product still has a lot of potential to make some noise from a fantasy perspective if he can bump up these numbers moving forward.
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Trail Blazers' Donovan Clingan: Team option exercised
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The Trail Blazers picked up Clingan's team option for the 2026-27 season on Tuesday, Joe Freeman of The Oregonian reports.
This was Clingan's third-year team option. This transaction was never in any doubt for the franchise. Clingan is expected to be the starting center for the 2025-26 season, though he could be pushed by rookie Yang Hansen at some point soon.
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Trail Blazers' Donovan Clingan: Double-doubles in preseason loss
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Clingan chipped in 15 points (6-11 FG, 1-1 3Pt, 2-6 FT), 11 rebounds, two steals and one assist across 20 minutes in Tuesday's 118-111 preseason loss to the Warriors.
Clingan was one of six Portland players to score in double figures in an efficient outing. Additionally, the second-year big man led all players in rebounds. The 21-year-old was a regular in the starting five toward the end of last season and is expected to be a mainstay in the starting lineup during the 2025-26 campaign. He appeared in 67 regular-season games (37 starts) last season, during which he averaged 6.5 points, 7.9 rebounds and 1.6 blocks across 19.8 minutes per game.
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