Donovan Clingan is an American center for the Portland Trail Blazers. Clingan was born on February 23, 2004, in Bristol Connecticut, where he attended Bristol Central High School. It's the same school where his mother was also a star basketball player, with several school records to her name including career rebounds and blocks. Cingan later played college basketball at the University of Connecticut from 2022 to 2024. At UConn, Clingan emerged as a star center and the fans nicknamed him “Cling Kong” as he is 7 feet 3 inches tall. He won back-to-back NCAA championships in 2023 and 2024 while averaging 9.8 points, 6.4 rebounds, one assist, and 2.1 blocks per game.
The Portland Trail Blazers selected Donovan Clingan with the seventh overall pick in the 2024 NBA draft. Clingan made his NBA debut on October 23, 2024, scoring two points and grabbing two rebounds. As of November 7th, 2024, Clingan has averaged 4.3 points and 5.4 rebounds in 13.3 minutes per game as per Basketball Reference.
Donovan Clingan Contract Breakdown
How much is Donovan Clingan getting paid?
Donovan Clingan is set to earn $6,836,400 for the 2024/25 season.
According to Sportrac, Donovan Clingan has signed a four-year rookie contract with the Portland Trail Blazers worth $31,085,018, with an average annual salary of $7,771,255.
How much does Donovan Clingan make in a minute?
Donovan Clingan’s salary for the 2024/25 season is $6,836,400, so dividing that by 525,600 minutes in a year, we can calculate that Clingan makes around $13 in a minute.
Donovan Clingan Career Earnings
Donovon Clingan is a rookie. He hasn’t accumulated any career earnings in his NBA career as of November 2024.
What are the terms of Donovan Clingan’s contract?
According to Spotrac, Donovon Clingan’s standard rookie scale contract has team options after the second and third seasons. This means the 2026/27 and 2027/28 seasons are not guaranteed with the Portland Trail Blazers as the team holds the option to decide if they wish to sign him for those seasons or not.
How much of the Donovan Clingan Contract is guaranteed?
Donovan Clingan’s contract worth $14,014,800 is guaranteed until the 2025/26 NBA season. The third and Fourth seasons of the contract are non-guaranteed, as of November 2024.
Donovan Clingan Contract History
According to Spotrac, these are all the contracts that Donovan Clingan has signed in his career as of November 2024.
July 4, 2024
Donovan Clingan signed a four-year $31.08 million contract with the Portland Trail Blazers.
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FAQs on Donovon Clingan
A. Donovan Clingan was drafted seventh overall in the 2024 NBA Draft.
A. Donovan Clingan's wingspan is 7 feet 7 inches wide.
A. Donovan Clingan wears jersey #23 for the Portland Trail Blazers.
A. Donovan Clingan’s NBA2k25 rating 73.
A. Donovan Clingan averaged 9.8 points, 6.4 rebounds, 1 assist, and 2.1 blocks per game for UConn.
