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.

Donovan Clingan
2026-27 Salary
$7.52M
% of Cap
4.6%
Years Remaining
2
Total Guaranteed
$17.07M
Contract by Season
SeasonSalary% of CapNote
2026-27$7,519,9204.6%
2027-28$9,550,2985.8%
2028-29RFA / $28.7M—
2029-30——
2030-31——
Portland Trail Blazers Cap Context
Team PayrollCap SpaceTax Room1st Apron Room2nd Apron Room
$191.8MOver cap by $27.1M+$8.3M+$16.9M+$29.6M
Highest-Paid Portland Trail Blazers Teammates
PosPlayerAge2026-27% of Cap
PGJa Morant30$42,166,51025.6%
PGJrue Holiday36$34,800,00021.1%
SGShaedon Sharpe23$20,089,28712.2%
PFToumani Camara26$18,080,35811.0%
CRobert Williams III29$14,000,0008.5%
PGScoot Henderson22$13,585,5238.2%
Comparable 2026-27 Contracts
RankPlayerTeam2026-27vs Clingan
208Goga BitadzeOrlando Magic$7,608,696+$88,776
210Bennedict MathurinNew Orleans Pelicans$7,500,000-$19,920
211Zeke NnajiDenver Nuggets$7,466,667-$53,253
212Cason WallaceOklahoma City Thunder$7,420,806-$99,114
213Kingston FlemingsAtlanta Hawks$7,348,680-$171,240