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| Position | Shooting guard /point guard |
| League | NBA |
| Personal information | |
| Born | (1992-06-07)June 7, 1992 (age 33) Tampa, Florida, U.S. |
| Nationality | American / Filipino |
| Listed height | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) |
| Listed weight | 194 lb (88 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school | Karen J. Wagner (San Antonio, Texas) |
| College | |
| NBA draft | 2014: 2nd round, 46th overall pick |
| Drafted by | Washington Wizards |
| Playing career | 2014–present |
| Career history | |
| 2014–2018 | Los Angeles Lakers |
| 2014–2015 | →Los Angeles D-Fenders |
| 2018–2019 | Cleveland Cavaliers |
| 2019–2025 | Utah Jazz |
| 2025–present | New York Knicks |
| Career highlights | |
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Stats at NBA.com  | |
| Stats atBasketball Reference | |
Jordan Taylor Clarkson (born June 7, 1992) is an American and Filipino professionalbasketball player for theNew York Knicks of theNational Basketball Association (NBA). He playedcollege basketball for two seasons with theTulsa Golden Hurricane before transferring toMissouri, where he earned second-team all-conference honors in theSoutheastern Conference (SEC). After forgoing his senior year in college to enter the2014 NBA draft, Clarkson was selected by theWashington Wizards in the second round with the 46th overall pick and was immediately traded to theLos Angeles Lakers. He was named to theNBA All-Rookie First Team. Clarkson was traded to the Cavaliers in 2018. In December 2019 he was traded to the Jazz. On March 24, 2015, Clarkson along withJeremy Lin, became the first Asian-American starting back court in NBA history. In 2021, Clarkson was named theNBA Sixth Man of the Year.[1]
He also holds Filipino citizenship and has represented thePhilippines men's national basketball team.[2][3][4]
Clarkson was born inTampa, Florida, toAfrican-American Mike Clarkson andFilipina American Annette Tullao Davis. Davis' mother, Marcelina Tullao Kingsolver, was fromBacolor, Pampanga, Philippines.[5][6][7] Both his parents served in theUnited States Air Force and divorced when Clarkson was young, with Clarkson's father later remarrying Janie Clarkson.[8][9] He moved toSan Antonio, Texas around the age of six.[10]
He attendedKaren 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.[11]
On November 11, 2009, Clarkson signed aNational Letter of Intent to playcollege basketball at theUniversity of Tulsa.[12]
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.[11]
In his freshman season atTulsa, 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.[11][13]
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.[11][13]
In May 2012, Clarkson transferred toMissouri[14] and subsequently sat out the 2012–13 season due toNCAA transfer rules.[11]
In hisredshirted 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 threeSoutheastern Conference 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.[11][13]
On March 31, 2014, Clarkson declared for the NBA draft, foregoing his final year of college eligibility.[15]
On June 26, 2014, Clarkson was selected with the 46th overall pick in the2014 NBA draft by theWashington Wizards. He was later traded to theLos Angeles Lakers on draft night for cash considerations,[16][17] and joined the team for the2014 NBA Summer League.[18] On August 25, 2014, he signed with the Lakers.[19] During his rookie season, he received multiple assignments to theLos Angeles D-Fenders of theNBA Development League,[20] 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 atpoint guard, and averaged 15.8 points, 5.0 assists, and 4.2 rebounds as a starter.[21] On March 24, 2015, he had a season-best game with 30 points and 7 assists in a loss to theOklahoma City Thunder.[22] Starting alongsideJeremy Lin, the pair became the first Asian-American starting backcourt in league history.[23] On March 30 and April 1, Clarkson recorded back-to-back double-doubles. For the season, he was named to theNBA All-Rookie First Team.[21] In the prior 30 years, there had been only four other second-round picks that were named to the first team.[24] 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.[25]
On November 3, 2015, Clarkson scored a career-high-tying 30 points in a 120–109 loss to theDenver Nuggets.[26] On February 12, 2016, Clarkson played for Team USA in theRising Stars Challenge, where he recorded 25 points, 5 rebounds, 5 assists and 4 steals in a win over Team World.[27]
On July 7, 2016, Clarkson re-signed with the Lakers on a four-year, $50 million contract.[28][29] 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 theHouston Rockets.[30] On November 15, 2016, he recorded a career-high five steals in a 125–118 win over theBrooklyn Nets.[31] On March 12, 2017, he tied his career high with 30 points off the bench in a 118–116 loss to thePhiladelphia 76ers.[32] On March 24, 2017, he had career highs of 35 points and eight 3-pointers in a 130–119 overtime win over theMinnesota Timberwolves.[33]
On November 13, 2017, Clarkson scored a season-high 25 points in 26 minutes off the bench in a 100–93 win over thePhoenix Suns.[34] On January 19, 2018, he set a new season high with 33 points in a 99–86 win over theIndiana Pacers.[35]
On February 8, 2018, Clarkson was traded, along withLarry Nance Jr., to theCleveland Cavaliers in exchange forIsaiah Thomas,Channing Frye and a 2018 first-round draft pick.[36] In his debut for the Cavaliers three days later, Clarkson scored 17 points in a 121–99 win over theBoston Celtics.[37] The Cavaliers reached the2018 NBA Finals, where they were defeated in four games by theGolden State Warriors.
On December 12, 2018, Clarkson scored 28 points in a 113–106 win over theNew York Knicks.[38] On February 13, 2019, Clarkson scored a career-high 42 points in a 148–139 triple-overtime loss to theBrooklyn Nets.[39]
On December 24, 2019, Clarkson was traded to theUtah Jazz in exchange forDante Exum and two future second-round draft picks.[40][41] On January 30, 2020, Clarkson scored a season-high 37 points in a 100–106 loss to theDenver Nuggets.[42]
On November 21, 2020, Clarkson re-signed with the Jazz on a four-year, $52 million contract.[43] On February 15, 2021, Clarkson scored a season-high 40 points in a 134–123 win over thePhiladelphia 76ers.[44] He ended the2020–21 season averaging a career-high 18.4 points per game and led the NBA with 203 three-pointers off the bench. He won theNBA Sixth Man of the Year Award over Jazz teammateJoe Ingles, who was the runner-up. Clarkson was the first Utah player to win the award.[45]
On October 28, 2021, Clarkson andJalen Green became the first two players of Filipino descent to play in the same NBA game in time for theHouston Rockets' Filipino Heritage Night celebration.[46] 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 theSacramento Kings.[47]
On December 15, 2022, Clarkson led the Jazz to a 132–129 overtime victory over theNew Orleans Pelicans with a game-leading 39 points and 8 rebounds.[48] On January 14, 2023, Clarkson scored 38 points and grabbed 9 rebounds during a 118–117 loss to thePhiladelphia 76ers.[49]
On July 7, 2023, Clarkson signed a contract extension with the Jazz.[50] On January 1, 2024, Clarkson recorded his first career triple-double with 20 points, 10 rebounds, and 11 assists in a 127–90 win over theDallas Mavericks, the first in the regular season for any Utah Jazz player sinceCarlos Boozer in 2008, ending the longest-ever regular-season triple-double drought for any NBA team.[51][52]
On December 19, 2024, Clarkson was ejected after an altercation withPaul Reed, almost starting an altercation withRon Holland, and while being ejected, he threw his headband into the crowds. On December 21, he was fined $35,000 for the altercations and headband throwing.[53] In 37 appearances (9 starts) for the Jazz during the2024–25 NBA season, Clarkson averaged 16.2 points, 3.2 rebounds, and 3.7 assists. On March 27, 2025, Clarkson was ruled out for the remainder of the season after undergoing a medical procedure to addressplantar fasciitis in his left foot.[54]
On June 30, 2025, Clarkson reached a buyout agreement with the Jazz.[55]
On July 7, 2025, Clarkson signed with theNew York Knicks.[56][57]
In 2011, talks were initiated for Clarkson to play for thePhilippine national team, also known asGilas.[58] However, Clarkson did not meet theFIBA 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.[59]
Clarkson visited the Philippines in August 2015 on the invitation ofManny Pangilinan, the then-president ofSamahang Basketbol ng Pilipinas (SBP), the national basketball federation of the Philippines, to observe the training ofGilas, aside from fulfilling his commitments as an endorser ofSmart Communications, which was also presided by Pangilinan.[60] In an interview, SBP Executive DirectorSonny Barrios confirmed that Clarkson has carried aPhilippine passport since he was 12, and therefore did not need to undergo the naturalization process to represent the Philippines in international competitions.[61] Clarkson did not make the final cut due to scheduling conflicts with the Los Angeles Lakers. The Lakers agreed to let Clarkson play, but theNBA 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.[62] Clarkson expressed his disappointment that he could not represent the Philippines in the2015 FIBA Asia Championship.[63] Clarkson was initially included in the 17-man pool for the Philippines lineup for thefinal Olympic Qualifying Tournament for the2016 Rio Olympics.[64] However, due to time constraints and a complicated eligibility process, the team instead opted forAndray Blatche as its naturalized player due to lack of size.[65]
In August 2018, the NBA cleared Clarkson to play for the Philippine national team in the2018 Asian Games that was held from August 18 to September 2, 2018, with a one-time exception, allowing Clarkson to play for the Philippines for the first time.[66] His first game with the national team was againstChina where Clarkson led all scorers with 28 points but fell short of the match 82–80.[67] 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.[68] Clarkson managed to get his first win with the national team, defeatingJapan 113–80, in which he recorded 22 points, six rebounds and nine assists.[69] Clarkson ended the tournament with a win, beatingSyria 109–55 with a 29-point performance earning the Philippines a fifth-place finish, its best in 16 years.[70]
In August 2022, SBP announced that they have accepted Clarkson as a naturalized player for the fourth window of the2023 World Cup Asian qualifiers and future FIBA tournaments.[71] On August 25, 2022, Clarkson made his FIBA debut and scored 27 points in a loss againstLebanon in the FIBA World Cup Asian qualifiers.[72]
Clarkson was included in the 21-man pool for the2023 FIBA World Cup,[73] where he was eventually included in the final 12-man lineup as the team'snaturalized player.[74][75] In conclusion of the 2023 FIBA World Cup, he played 5 games for the Philippines averaging 26.0 points, 4.6 rebounds, 5.2 assists, 1.2 steals, 0.2 blocks in 36 minutes of playing.[76]
| GP | Games played | GS | Games started | MPG | Minutes per game |
| FG% | Field goal percentage | 3P% | 3-point field goal percentage | FT% | Free throw percentage |
| RPG | Rebounds per game | APG | Assists per game | SPG | Steals per game |
| BPG | Blocks per game | PPG | Points per game | Bold | Career high |
| * | Led the league |
| Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014–15 | L.A. Lakers | 59 | 38 | 25.0 | .448 | .314 | .829 | 3.2 | 3.5 | .9 | .2 | 11.9 |
| 2015–16 | L.A. Lakers | 79 | 79 | 32.3 | .433 | .347 | .804 | 4.0 | 2.4 | 1.1 | .1 | 15.5 |
| 2016–17 | L.A. Lakers | 82* | 19 | 29.2 | .445 | .329 | .798 | 3.0 | 2.6 | 1.1 | .1 | 14.7 |
| 2017–18 | L.A. Lakers | 53 | 2 | 23.7 | .448 | .324 | .795 | 3.0 | 3.3 | .7 | .1 | 14.5 |
| Cleveland | 28 | 0 | 22.6 | .456 | .407 | .810 | 2.1 | 1.7 | .7 | .1 | 12.6 | |
| 2018–19 | Cleveland | 81 | 0 | 27.3 | .448 | .324 | .844 | 3.3 | 2.4 | .7 | .2 | 16.8 |
| 2019–20 | Cleveland | 29 | 0 | 23.0 | .442 | .371 | .884 | 2.4 | 2.4 | .6 | .3 | 14.6 |
| Utah | 42 | 2 | 24.7 | .462 | .366 | .785 | 2.8 | 1.6 | .7 | .2 | 15.6 | |
| 2020–21 | Utah | 68 | 1 | 26.7 | .425 | .347 | .896 | 4.0 | 2.5 | .9 | .1 | 18.4 |
| 2021–22 | Utah | 79 | 1 | 27.1 | .419 | .318 | .828 | 3.5 | 2.5 | .8 | .2 | 16.0 |
| 2022–23 | Utah | 61 | 61 | 32.6 | .444 | .338 | .816 | 4.0 | 4.4 | .5 | .2 | 20.8 |
| 2023–24 | Utah | 55 | 19 | 30.6 | .413 | .294 | .881 | 3.4 | 5.0 | .6 | .1 | 17.1 |
| 2024–25 | Utah | 37 | 9 | 26.0 | .408 | .362 | .767 | 3.2 | 3.7 | .8 | .2 | 16.2 |
| Career | 753 | 231 | 27.7 | .436 | .336 | .829 | 3.4 | 2.9 | .8 | .2 | 16.0 | |
| Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Cleveland | 19 | 0 | 15.1 | .301 | .239 | .833 | 1.7 | .7 | .4 | .2 | 4.7 |
| 2020 | Utah | 7 | 0 | 28.6 | .464 | .347 | 1.000 | 3.4 | 2.1 | .9 | .0 | 16.7 |
| 2021 | Utah | 11 | 0 | 27.1 | .406 | .351 | .962 | 3.1 | 1.5 | .6 | .3 | 17.5 |
| 2022 | Utah | 6 | 0 | 28.3 | .548 | .375 | .889 | 3.2 | 1.3 | .5 | .2 | 17.5 |
| Career | 43 | 0 | 22.2 | .413 | .329 | .933 | 2.5 | 1.2 | .6 | .2 | 11.7 | |
| Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010–11 | Tulsa | 27 | 9 | 24.9 | .433 | .303 | .793 | 2.1 | 1.9 | .7 | .1 | 11.5 |
| 2011–12 | Tulsa | 31 | 31 | 33.9 | .435 | .374 | .784 | 3.9 | 2.5 | .9 | .5 | 16.5 |
| 2013–14 | Missouri | 35 | 35 | 35.1 | .448 | .281 | .831 | 3.8 | 3.4 | 1.1 | .2 | 17.5 |
| Career | 93 | 75 | 31.7 | .440 | .322 | .804 | 3.3 | 2.7 | .9 | .3 | 15.4 | |
Clarkson has dual citizenship with the Philippines and the United States. HisFilipino citizenship is by virtue of ancestral descent.[2][3][4] As of 2022, he is in a relationship with American singer-songwriterMaggie Lindemann.[77] He has a daughter and lives in San Antonio, Texas.[78]
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