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Jordan Taylor Clarkson (born June 7, 1992) is a Filipino-American professional
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player for the
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of the
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(NBA). He played
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for two seasons with
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before transferring to
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, where he earned second-team all-conference honors in the
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(SEC). After foregoing his senior year in college to enter the
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, Clarkson was selected by the
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in the second round with the 46th overall pick and was immediately traded to the
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. He was named to the
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. Clarkson was traded to the Cavaliers in 2018. In December 2019 he was traded to the Jazz. On March 24, 2015, Clarkson along with Jeremy Lin, became the first Asian-American starting back court in NBA history. In 2021, Clarkson was named the
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.


Early life and high school career

Clarkson was born in
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, to
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Mike Clarkson and
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American Annette Tullao Davis. Davis' mother, Marcelina Tullao Kingsolver, was from
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, Philippines. Both his parents served in the
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and divorced when Clarkson was young, with Clarkson's father later remarrying Janie Clarkson. He moved to
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around the age of six. He attended Karen Wagner High School in San Antonio. As a sophomore, he averaged 10 points per game while earning honorable mention all-district accolades. As a junior, he averaged 20 points, six rebounds and four assists per game, leading his team to a 32–8 record and the Class 5A state semi-finals. On November 11, 2009, Clarkson signed a
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to play
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at the
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. As a senior, he averaged 18.9 points, 6.1 rebounds, 3.4 assists, and 2.1 steals, leading his team to a 38–2 record and a semi-final loss in the state championship. He was also named San Antonio High School Player of the Year.


College career


Tulsa

In his freshman season at
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, Clarkson was named to the 2011 Conference USA All-Freshman team after being named the Conference USA Freshman of the Week four times in 2010–11. In 27 games (nine starts), he averaged 11.5 points, 2.1 rebounds, and 1.9 assists in 24.9 minutes per game. In his sophomore season, he was named to the All-Conference USA first team and the NABC All-District 11 team. In 31 games (all starts), he averaged 16.5 points, 3.9 rebounds and 2.5 assists in 33.9 minutes per game.


Missouri

In May 2012, Clarkson transferred to
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and subsequently sat out the 2012–13 season due to
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transfer rules. In his
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junior season, he was named to the 2014 All-SEC second team. He was also named to the Wooden Award Midseason Top 25 list in January 2014 and won three
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Player of the Week honors. In 35 games (all starts), he averaged 17.5 points, 3.8 rebounds, 3.4 assists and 1.1 steals in 35.1 minutes per game. On March 31, 2014, Clarkson declared for the NBA draft, foregoing his final year of college eligibility.


Professional career


Los Angeles Lakers (2014–2018)

On June 26, 2014, Clarkson was selected with the 46th overall pick in the
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by the
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. He was later traded to the
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on draft night for cash considerations, and joined the team for the
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. On August 25, 2014, he signed with the Lakers. During his rookie season, he received multiple assignments to the
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of the
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, and did not play for the Lakers for most of the first half of the season. However, he ended up starting 38 games for the Lakers, primarily at
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, and averaged 15.8 points, 5.0 assists, and 4.2 rebounds as a starter. On March 24, 2015, he had a season-best game with 30 points and 7 assists in a loss to the
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. Starting alongside Jeremy Lin, the pair became the first Asian-American starting backcourt in league history. On March 30 and April 1, Clarkson recorded back-to-back double-doubles. For the season, he was named to the
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. In the prior 30 years, there had been only four other second-round picks that were named to the first team. Clarkson after joining the Lakers garnered a huge following in the Philippines owing to his Filipino heritage and the existing fanbase of the NBA team in the country. On November 3, 2015, Clarkson scored a career high-tying 30 points in a 120–109 loss to the
Denver Nuggets The Denver Nuggets are an American professional basketball team based in Denver. The Nuggets compete in the National Basketball Association (NBA) as a member of the league's Western Conference Northwest Division. The team was founded as the D ...
. On February 12, 2016, Clarkson played for Team USA in the
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, where he recorded 25 points, 5 rebounds, 5 assists and 4 steals in a win over Team World. On July 7, 2016, Clarkson re-signed with the Lakers on a four-year, $50 million contract. In the Lakers' season opener on October 26, 2016, Clarkson scored a team-high 25 points off the bench in a 120–114 win over the
Houston Rockets The Houston Rockets are an American professional basketball team based in Houston. The Rockets compete in the National Basketball Association (NBA) as a member team of the league's Western Conference Southwest Division. The team plays its ho ...
. On November 15, 2016, he recorded a career-high five steals in a 125–118 win over the
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. On March 12, 2017, he tied his career high with 30 points off the bench in a 118–116 loss to the
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. On March 24, 2017, he had career highs of 35 points and eight 3-pointers in a 130–119 overtime win over the
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. On November 13, 2017, Clarkson scored a season-high 25 points in 26 minutes off the bench in a 100–93 win over the
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. On January 19, 2018, he set a new season high with 33 points in a 99–86 win over the
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.


Cleveland Cavaliers (2018–2019)

On February 8, 2018, Clarkson was traded, along with
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, to the
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in exchange for Isaiah Thomas,
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and a 2018 first-round draft pick. In his debut for the Cavaliers three days later, Clarkson scored 17 points in a 121–99 win over the
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. The Cavaliers reached the 2018 NBA Finals, where they were defeated in four games by the
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. On December 12, 2018, Clarkson scored 28 points in a 113–106 win over the
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. On February 13, 2019, Clarkson scored a career-high 42 points in a 148–139 triple-overtime loss to the
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.


Utah Jazz (2019–present)

On December 24, 2019, Clarkson was traded to the
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in exchange for
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and two future second-round draft picks. On January 30, 2020, Clarkson scored a season-high 37 points in a 100–106 loss to the
Denver Nuggets The Denver Nuggets are an American professional basketball team based in Denver. The Nuggets compete in the National Basketball Association (NBA) as a member of the league's Western Conference Northwest Division. The team was founded as the D ...
. On November 21, 2020, Clarkson re-signed with the Jazz on a four-year, $52 million contract. On February 15, 2021, Clarkson scored a season-high 40 points in a 134–123 win over the
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. He ended the 2020–21 season averaging a career-high 18.4 points per game and led the NBA with 203 three-pointers off the bench. He won the
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over Jazz teammate
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, who was the runner-up. Clarkson was the first Utah player to win the award. On October 28, 2021 Clarkson and
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became the first two players of Filipino descent to play in the same NBA game in time for the
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' Filipino Heritage Night celebration . On March 12, 2022, Clarkson scored a career-high 45 points on 15-for-21 shooting from the field in a 134–125 win against the
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. On December 15, 2022, Clarkson led the Jazz to a 132–129 overtime victory over the
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with a game-leading 39 points and 8 rebounds.


National team career

In 2011, talks were initiated for Clarkson to play for the Philippine national team. However, Clarkson did not meet the FIBA eligibility requirements to be considered a Filipino citizen as he acquired his Philippine passport after age 16. He is eligible, though, to play as a "naturalized" player. Clarkson visited the Philippines in August 2015 on the invitation of
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to observe the training of Gilas Pilipinas, aside from fulfilling his commitments as an endorser of
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. In an interview, SBP Executive Director
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confirmed that Clarkson has carried a
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since he was 12 and so he will not need to undergo the naturalization process to represent the Philippines in international competitions. Clarkson did not make the final cut due to scheduling conflicts with the Los Angeles Lakers. The Lakers agreed to let Clarkson play, but the NBA collective bargaining agreement requires that national team play should not interfere with the Lakers' team requirements, which expected players to report on September 28; however, the tournament ran until October 3. Clarkson expressed his disappointment that he could not represent the Philippines in the
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. Clarkson was initially included in the 17-man pool for the Philippines lineup for the final Olympic Qualifying Tournament for the
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. However, due to time constraints and a complicated eligibility process, the team instead opted for
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as its naturalized player due to lack of size. In August 2018, the NBA cleared Clarkson to play for the Philippine national team in the
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that was held from August 18 to September 2, 2018 with a one-time exception. Clarkson was able to play for the Philippines for the first time. His first game with the national team was against China in which Clarkson led all scorers with 28 points but fell short of the match 82–80. In his second game with the national team, Clarkson once again led his team with a 25-point performance but could not overcome Korea. The team bowed out of a podium finish. Clarkson managed to get his first win with the national team, defeating Japan 113–80, in which he recorded 22 points, six rebounds and nine assists. Clarkson ended the tournament with a win, beating Syria 109–55 with a 29-point performance earning the Philippines a fifth-place finish, its best in 16 years. On August 9, 2022, SBP announced that they have accepted Clarkson as a naturalized player for the fourth window of the 2023 World Cup Asian qualifiers and future FIBA tournaments. On August 25, 2022, Clarkson made his FIBA debut and scored 27 points in a loss against
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in the FIBA World Cup Asian qualifiers.


Career statistics


NBA


Regular season

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Playoffs

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Awards and honors


High school

* First team All-District 27-5A (2009–2010) * First team All-Region (2009–2010) * San Antonio Express News Super Team (2009–2010) * First team All-State by the Texas Association of Basketball Coaches (2009) * WOAI-TV Player of the Year for the San Antonio area (2009) * San Antonio High School Player of the Year (2010) *
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finalist (2010) * Faith Seven Game MVP (2010)


College

* C-USA All-Freshman Team (2011) * First-team All-C-USA (2012) * Second-team All-SEC (2014)


NBA

*
NBA All-Rookie First Team The NBA All-Rookie Team is an annual National Basketball Association (NBA) honor given since the 1962–63 NBA season to the top rookies during the regular season. Voting is conducted by the NBA head coaches who are not allowed to vote for playe ...
(2015) * Rookie of the Month (March 2015) *
Rising Stars Challenge The Rising Stars Challenge is a basketball exhibition game held by the National Basketball Association (NBA) on the Friday before the annual All-Star Game as part of the All-Star Weekend. The current format to be used in 2022 includes first- and ...
participant (2016) *
NBA Sixth Man of the Year Award The National Basketball Association's Sixth Man of the Year Award is an annual National Basketball Association (NBA) award given since the 1982–83 NBA season to the league's best performing player for his team coming off the bench as a substit ...
(2021)


Personal life

Clarkson has dual citizenship with the Philippines and the United States. His
Filipino citizenship Philippine nationality law details the conditions by which a person is a national of the Philippines. The two primary pieces of legislation governing these requirements are the 1987 Constitution of the Philippines and the 1939 Revised Naturaliz ...
is by virtue of ancestral descent. As of 2022, he is in a relationship with American singer-songwriter
Maggie Lindemann Margaret Elizabeth Lindemann (born July 21, 1998) is an American singer-songwriter. She is best known for her 2016 breakout single " Pretty Girl", which peaked at number 4 in Sweden, number 6 in Ireland, and number 8 the United Kingdom and the N ...
.


References


External links


Missouri Tigers bio

Jordan Clarkson
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