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). Flagged years: 2027-28 team option.
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 208th among the 444 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.
Not every year is locked in: 2027-28 team option.
The option year belongs to the team, which makes that season a decision point rather than a commitment: it can be picked up cheaply or declined outright.
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% | team option |
| 2028-29 | RFA / $28.7M | — | |
| 2029-30 | — | — | |
| 2030-31 | — | — |
| Team Payroll | Cap Space | Tax Room | 1st Apron Room | 2nd Apron Room |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| $191.8M | -$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 | 28 | $14,000,000 | 8.5% |
| PG | Scoot Henderson | 22 | $13,585,523 | 8.2% |
| Rank | Player | Team | 2026-27 | vs Clingan |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 207 | Goga Bitadze | Orlando Magic | $7,608,696 | +$88,776 |
| 209 | Bennedict Mathurin | New Orleans Pelicans | $7,500,000 | -$19,920 |
| 210 | Zeke Nnaji | Denver Nuggets | $7,466,667 | -$53,253 |
| 211 | Cason Wallace | Oklahoma City Thunder | $7,420,806 | -$99,114 |
| 212 | Kingston Flemings | Atlanta Hawks | $7,348,680 | -$171,240 |