Donovan Clingan Contract & Salary
Donovan Clingan is a C for the Portland Trail Blazers, earning $7,519,920 in 2026-27. Contract runs through 2027-28 ($17,070,218 guaranteed).
Updated · 2026-27 season
Donovan Clingan is on the books for $7,519,920 in 2026-27, the 9th largest cap hit on the Portland Trail Blazers roster and 3.9% of the team's $191.8M payroll.
That ranks 209th among the 434 players with a 2026-27 salary on the books, and eats 4.6% of the $165.0M salary cap.
The deal has 2 seasons left on it, running through 2027-28, worth $17,070,218 in guaranteed money.
The money climbs as it goes: $7,519,920 in the first year up to $9,550,298 in the last, a 27% rise across the deal.
Every remaining year is fully guaranteed — no options and no non-guaranteed money, so the full amount is owed regardless of what happens.
At 22, he is still inside the cheap early-career window; this deal runs through his age-23 season, before the expensive years start.
He is the 9th highest-paid of the 14 players on the roster, in the middle of the pay structure.
He is one of 14 players on the Portland Trail Blazers' books for 2026-27, whose 2026-27 salaries add up to $191,825,441.
Portland Trail Blazers sit at $191.8M in payroll and are currently classified Over Cap, with +$16.9M of room below the first apron.
| Season | Salary | % of Cap | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-27 | $7,519,920 | 4.6% | |
| 2027-28 | $9,550,298 | 5.8% | |
| 2028-29 | RFA / $28.7M | — | |
| 2029-30 | — | — | |
| 2030-31 | — | — |
| Team Payroll | Cap Space | Tax Room | 1st Apron Room | 2nd Apron Room |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| $191.8M | Over cap by $27.1M | +$8.3M | +$16.9M | +$29.6M |
| Pos | Player | Age | 2026-27 | % of Cap |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PG | Ja Morant | 30 | $42,166,510 | 25.6% |
| PG | Jrue Holiday | 36 | $34,800,000 | 21.1% |
| SG | Shaedon Sharpe | 23 | $20,089,287 | 12.2% |
| PF | Toumani Camara | 26 | $18,080,358 | 11.0% |
| C | Robert Williams III | 29 | $14,000,000 | 8.5% |
| PG | Scoot Henderson | 22 | $13,585,523 | 8.2% |
| Rank | Player | Team | 2026-27 | vs Clingan |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 208 | Goga Bitadze | Orlando Magic | $7,608,696 | +$88,776 |
| 210 | Bennedict Mathurin | New Orleans Pelicans | $7,500,000 | -$19,920 |
| 211 | Zeke Nnaji | Denver Nuggets | $7,466,667 | -$53,253 |
| 212 | Cason Wallace | Oklahoma City Thunder | $7,420,806 | -$99,114 |
| 213 | Kingston Flemings | Atlanta Hawks | $7,348,680 | -$171,240 |