Donovan Clingan Profile

Historical comps

Comps & futures

The ten most similar player-seasons since 1996-97 at the same age, and what happened to them next.

Comp	Age	DPM then	Next 5 seasons	Match
Jonathan Isaac 2019-20	22	+1.7	under 10 games, under 10 games, +1.1, +3.1, +1.6	83
Isaiah Hartenstein 2020-21	23	+0.9	+2.4, +1.9, +2.2, +2.5, +3.0	82
Andris Biedrins 2008-09	23	+1.3	+0.1, -1.6, -1.7, -1.1, under 10 games	82
Robert Williams III 2019-20	22	+1.3	+1.3, +2.5, +2.6, under 10 games, +1.9	81
Deandre Ayton 2020-21	22	+1.7	+2.0, +1.1, +0.1, -0.2, +0.5	81
Greg Oden 2009-10	22	+1.7	under 10 games, under 10 games, under 10 games, -0.5, under 10 games	80
Jarrett Allen 2019-20	22	+0.5	0.0, +1.7, +2.2, +2.2, +2.9	80
Clint Capela 2015-16	21	+1.2	+0.4, +1.6, +1.5, +1.4, +2.4	80
Mitchell Robinson 2020-21	23	+1.0	+0.6, +0.8, +1.3, +2.2, +2.6	80
Ryan Anderson 2010-11	22	+1.2	+2.0, +1.7, +2.0, +0.5, +2.0	80

The 25 player-seasons since 1996-97 closest to Donovan's 2026-27 at the same age: DPM and its offense/defense split, the two seasons before, box-score profile, height, experience and age. Each comp counts once, at his closest season, weighted by the match. Hover or focus a comp to trace his next five seasons. A website presentation, not a DARKO model output.

Around the league

Top 10 comps today

Current players closest to Donovan Clingan's current profile, by DARKO ratings, age and projected box-score style.

1 Donovan Clingan POR Self

+1.4DPMDPM Offense +0.1 Defense +1.3 Per 100 possessions:20.1points19.9rebounds3.9assistsP/R/A
100.0
2 Walker Kessler LAL ↗

+1.2DPMDPM Offense +0.2 Defense +1.0 Per 100 possessions:21.8points18.6rebounds3.4assistsP/R/A
85.4
3 Dereck Lively II DAL ↗

+1.0DPMDPM Offense -0.4 Defense +1.3 Per 100 possessions:17.6points16.0rebounds4.3assistsP/R/A
83.5
4 Moussa Diabate CHA ↗

+1.4DPMDPM Offense +0.1 Defense +1.3 Per 100 possessions:14.8points16.7rebounds3.7assistsP/R/A
80.8
5 Collin Murray-Boyles TOR ↗

+1.1DPMDPM Offense +0.2 Defense +0.9 Per 100 possessions:23.2points13.0rebounds4.5assistsP/R/A
79.7
6 Jalen Smith CHI ↗

+1.1DPMDPM Offense +0.4 Defense +0.7 Per 100 possessions:24.2points14.5rebounds2.9assistsP/R/A
79.0
7 Day'Ron Sharpe BKN ↗

+1.7DPMDPM Offense 0.0 Defense +1.7 Per 100 possessions:21.9points17.4rebounds6.7assistsP/R/A
78.8
8 Zach Edey MEM ↗

+0.3DPMDPM Offense -1.1 Defense +1.4 Per 100 possessions:20.7points19.4rebounds2.3assistsP/R/A
78.5
9 Goga Bitadze ORL ↗

+1.3DPMDPM Offense -0.3 Defense +1.6 Per 100 possessions:18.7points15.9rebounds3.9assistsP/R/A
78.4
10 Onyeka Okongwu ATL ↗

+1.5DPMDPM Offense +0.4 Defense +1.0 Per 100 possessions:22.3points11.4rebounds5.1assistsP/R/A
77.6

How these matches work

Each player's latest published profile is compared with today's league. The score uses standardized differences in DPM, offense, defense, age, scoring, assists, rebounds, blocks, steals, turnovers, three-point shot share and free-throw rate. DPM and age carry the most weight. Historical trajectory and a same-age cutoff are not used here.

100 is an identical profile, so a current player is his own first match. Scores fall by 8 points per unit of weighted distance, down to zero. This is a similarity index, not a probability. Box-score figures are projections per 100 possessions, so playing time does not distort the comparison.

Value

Contract & longevity

DARKO's fair salary from projected wins against Donovan Clingan's salary, and the odds of still being on an NBA roster in each coming season.

Fair value: $30.0M; DARKO's market estimate
Salary: $7.0M; Actual
Surplus: +$22.9M; Value minus salary
WARP: 5.2; Wins above replacement
Seasons left: 9.6; Projected, within 15
Retires at: 32.3; Projected age

Career

Season by season

DPM going into each season's last game, since 1996-97.

Donovan Clingan, season by season
Season	Team	Age	Games	MPG	DPM	Off	Def	For his age
2026-27 so far	POR	22	1	20.7	+1.38	+0.08	+1.31	—
2025-26	POR	22	77 +5	27.2	+1.37	+0.04	+1.33	66th of 813
2024-25	POR	21	67	19.8	-0.30	-1.57	+1.27	145th of 571

Games are regular season; +n are playoff games. "For his age" ranks the season's DPM among every season at the same age since 1996-97 with 20 or more games. A season's DPM opens the leaderboard on its last game day.

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Projections

Projected box score

DARKO's rest-of-season projections per 100 possessions, and per game at 23.3 projected minutes when he plays and a pace of 99.4.

Donovan Clingan, projected box score
Stat	Per 100	Per game
Points	20.1	9.7
Rebounds	19.9	9.6
Offensive	7.4	3.6
Defensive	12.5	6.0
Assists	3.9	1.9
Steals	1.1	0.5
Blocks	3.0	1.4
Turnovers	2.3	1.1
3-pt attempts	6.2	3.0
FG attempts	16.0	7.7
FT attempts	4.5	2.2
FG% · 3P% · FT%	48.7% · 32.2% · 67.3%