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Sean Highkin: Donovan Clingan on Tiago Splitter: "I love Tiago. He's a player's coach, he understands the game, he's won at high levels. He never took any shortcuts or took it easy on us. He showed up every day at his best and I'll always appreciate him for that."
Sean Highkin: Donovan Clingan on his struggles this series: "Just got to learn from it. I'm going to try not to take away from the season I had. I know I didn't play at my best and didn't do what I did all year in this series, but it's definitely a learning experience."
Sean Highkin: Donovan Clingan on how he feels he played in the first two games of the series: “Eh.” Donovan on Victor Wembanyama’s status: “We’re coming in with the energy like he’s playing, and then I guess we’ll find out tonight whether he is or not.”
MrBuckBuck: "I don't think I'm a gross foul baiter" -Deni Avdija talks drawing fouls with Donovan Clingan and Toumani Camara
"I don't think I'm a gross foul baiter"
— MrBuckBuck (@MrBuckBuckNBA) April 14, 2026
-Deni Avdija talks drawing fouls with Donovan Clingan and Toumani Camarapic.twitter.com/NcsMd497o9
Sean Highkin: "There are three guys that are definitely long, term guys you keep and build around: Donovan Clingan, Deni Avdija, and Toumani Camara. Then obviously Dame (Lillard)'s not going anywhere because he's got a no-trade clause. And we've talked about how the new ownership group views Hansen and how the front office is still really high on him. Outside of those five, I think everything is pretty much subject to change. Jrue (Holiday), I could see it going either way pretty easily."
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Furthermore, the Blazers center ranked first - above Wembanyama - in contested shots for the season. Nobody else in the league has challenged more shots than the former UConn big man. Opponents shot 43.9 percent in March when defended by Clingan. Over the past 30 days, Clingan ranked second in blocks among qualified big men at 2.6 per game, while also cutting opponents' field-goal percentage by 5.8 percent, which tells you all you need to know about his status as an elite rim protector.
Trail Blazers PR: INJURY UPDATE: Donovan Clingan is OUT tonight @ CHI. Robert Williams III and Yang Hansen are AVAILABLE to play.
Trail Blazers PR: INJURY UPDATE: Donovan Clingan (Illness) is QUESTIONABLE for tonight’s game @ CHI.
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NBA Communications: Other nominees… West: Donovan Clingan and Jerami Grant (POR), Kawhi Leonard (LAC), Trey Murphy III (NOP) and Victor Wembanyama (SAS) East: Scottie Barnes (TOR), Jalen Brunson and Karl-Anthony Towns (NYK), Joel Embiid and Tyrese Maxey (PHI), Donovan Mitchell (CLE) and Ryan Rollins (MIL)
NBA Communications: The 2026 Castrol Rising Stars ⬇️ Tune in to @peacock tomorrow at 7 PM ET to watch honorary coaches Carmelo Anthony, Tracy McGrady and Vince Carter draft their teams from the pool of 21 NBA sophomores and rookies. Austin Rivers will serve as the honorary coach of the @nbagleague team.
The 2026 Castrol Rising Stars ⬇️
— NBA Communications (@NBAPR) January 26, 2026
Tune in to @peacock tomorrow at 7 PM ET to watch honorary coaches Carmelo Anthony, Tracy McGrady and Vince Carter draft their teams from the pool of 21 NBA sophomores and rookies.
Austin Rivers will serve as the honorary coach of the @nbagleague… pic.twitter.com/WW4quEKMLX
NBA Communications: Other nominees... West: Donovan Clingan and Shaedon Sharpe (POR), DeMar DeRozan (SAC), Luka Dončić (LAL), James Harden (LAC), Jamal Murray (DEN), Alperen Sengun (HOU) and Victor Wembanyama (SAS). East: Brandon Miller (CHA), Norman Powell (MIA), Pascal Siakam (IND), Anfernee Simons (BOS), Jaylon Tyson (CLE) and Nikola Vučević (CHI).
The Blazers earned one of their most gutsy and impressive wins of the season Saturday night at San Antonio, edging the Spurs 115-110 before 18,652 at Frost Bank Center. Playing the finale of a three-game trip and on the second night of a back-to-back, the Blazers (16-20) started hot, finished clutch and flexed plenty of mettle in between, avenging a painful November loss to the Spurs that prevented them from qualifying for the NBA Cup. “We’re really just sticking together,” Donovan Clingan told reporters after the game. “We’re figuring out what we have to do to win games, what we have to do to play well. And we’re not going off script … we’re listening to coaches. Everyone’s playing for one another and that’s really important.”
