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• Trail Blazers' Donovan Clingan: Starting Saturday

  3D ago • By RotoWire

  Clingan will start at center against the Heat on Saturday, Sean Highkin of Rip City Radio 620 Portland reports. This will be a big opportunity for Clingan with both Deandre Ayton (calf) and Robert Williams (illness) sidelined. In seven starts this season, Clingan posted averages of 8.0 points, 10.0 rebounds and 3.0 blocks in 22.3 minutes.

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• Trail Blazers' Donovan Clingan: Good to go against Dallas

  5D ago • By RotoWire

  Clingan (rest) is available for Thursday's game versus the Mavericks. Clingan will return to action Thursday after missing the first leg of Portland's back-to-back Wednesday due to rest purposes. The rookie forward should continue to operate as the backup center to Deandre Ayton. Clingan is averaging 4.7 points and 4.5 rebounds in 13.8 minutes across his last 10 appearances.

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• Trail Blazers' Donovan Clingan: Ruled out Wednesday

  6D ago • By RotoWire

  Clingan (rest) has been ruled out for Wednesday's contest against New Orleans, Casey Holdahl of the Trail Blazers' official site reports. Wednesday night marks the first of a back-to-back for the Blazers, and they elected to rest Clingan so he could play Thursday in Dallas. Deandre Ayton and Robert Williams will likely occupy the big-man minutes for the Blazers.

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• Trail Blazers' Donovan Clingan: Questionable for Wednesday

  7D ago • By RotoWire

  Clingan (rest) is questionable for Wednesday's game against the Pelicans. Wednesday is the front end of Portland's back-to-back set, so the team could opt to hold the rookie first-rounder out of action against New Orleans. The Blazers would figure to lean on Deandre Ayton from the first unit if Clingan gets the night off Wednesday, and Robert Williams would be in line to take on the backup center role in this case. Ayton has averaged 16.0 points, 9.0 rebounds, 1.7 assists and 1.3 blocks in 31.9 minutes across six outings with Clingan out of action in 2024-25.

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• Trail Blazers' Donovan Clingan: Serves as primary backup

  10D ago • By RotoWire

  Clingan totaled four points (2-5 FG, 0-1 3Pt), five rebounds and one block in 14 minutes during Saturday's 105-102 victory over the Bucks. Clingan played 14 minutes as the primary backup behind Deandre Ayton, seemingly assuming the role by himself, as opposed to a timeshare with Robert Williams. Although the move has not yielded significant production, it is definitely a situation to monitor moving forward. If and when Portland opts to lean more into their young core, Clingan could be the first in line to soak up more minutes at the center spot.

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