Jordan Clarkson was first drafted by the Washington Wizards with the forty-sixth overall pick in 2014. He was then immediately traded to the Los Angeles Lakers in exchange for $1.8 million. Since then, the veteran shooting guard has played for the Los Angeles Lakers and Cleveland Cavaliers, and in the 2019/20 season, he was traded to the Utah Jazz in exchange for Dante Exum, San Antonio Spurs’ second round pick from 2022 and Golden State Warriors’ second round pick from 2023 in a large 4-team deal. During the playoffs in 2020, he was the league leader in free throw percentage, and was also the NBA Sixth Man of the Year in 2021.
Throughout the 2022/23 season, Clarkson played 61 games with the Utah Jazz and averaged 20.8 points, 4.0 rebounds and 4.4 assists per game, on 44.4% from the field, including 33.8% from deep. This offseason, he signed a 2 year deal extension through renegotiation and extension with the team.
Clarkson will look forward to having a good postseason run with the Utah Jazz in the 2023/24 season.
Jordan Clarkson Present NBA team -Utah Jazz
Jordan Clarkson is currently in his fifth season with the Utah Jazz in the NBA. He debuted for the team in the 2019/20 season. This season in 13 games so far, he is averaging 19.5 points, 3.6 rebounds, 4.8 assists and 1.0 steals per game, on 42.7% shooting from the field, including 32.5% from deep till now.
Jordan Clarkson Position
Jordan Clarkson mainly serves as a shooting guard in the NBA. He is responsible for playing in both offensive and defensive roles. On offense, he gets buckets from beyond the three point range, and on the defensive end, he is responsible for rebounding and guarding the players from opposing teams. Nevertheless, Clarkson can also play as a point guard in a game.
Jordan Clarkson previous NBA teams before Utah Jazz
These are the NBA teams that Jordan Clarkson played for before he joined the Utah Jazz.
Los Angeles Lakers (2014-2018)
Jordan Clarkson debuted for the Los Angeles Lakers in the 2014/15 season. He was also added to the NBA All-Rookie First Team in that season. Throughout four seasons and 273 games, Clarkson averaged 14.3 points, 3.3 rebounds, 2.9 assists and 1.0 steals per game, shooting 44.2% from the field, including 33.2% from deep. He gained a huge fan following in the Philippines during his stint with the team. On February 8, 2018, he was traded to the Cleveland Cavaliers in exchange for Channing Frye, Isaiah Thomas and a first round pick from 2018.
Cleveland Cavaliers (2018-2020)
Jordan Clarkson played for the Cleveland Cavaliers after being traded from the Lakers. In three seasons and 138 games with the team , he averaged 15.5 points, 2.9 rebounds and 2.3 assists per game. He shot 44.8% from the field, including 34.7% from the three-point range. He was eventually traded on December 24, 2019 to the Utah Jazz in return for Dante Exum, San Antonio Spurs’ pick from 2022 second round and Golden State Warriors’ pick from 2023 second round.
FAQs
A. Jordan Clarkson hails from Tampa, Florida, United States.
A. Jordan Clarkson has played for three NBA teams so far in his career.
A. Jordan Clarkson’s height is 6 '3 " and his weight is 87 kg (194 lbs).
A. Jordan Clarkson was drafted in 2014 into the NBA.
A. In the 2022/23 season, Jordan Clarkson averaged 20.8 points, 4.0 rebounds and 4.4 assists per game in 61 games.
