Jordan Clarkson - LAL - G

Yet the Lakers ended up with a W lol sigh...... --Sad Laker Fan

Probably, today was a total tank move

Think he misses time?

beneficiary of Swaggy benching or a coincidence today?

Thoughts on Clarkson ROS?

J. Clarkson (Up) or J. Lin (Down) ROS?

GOOS3 -- Tyler Johnson is the safer bet, and there's a chance Dragic gets traded, opening a larger role for Johnson (possibly the starting PG job). With Clarkson, there's similar upside if the Lakers trade Nick Young. It'll be interesting to see if the Lakers actually give Russell, Clarkson, and Ingram big minutes every night the rest of the way or if Walton continues doling out the minutes to everyone on the roster. That's the risk with Clarkson, but even with just Lou Williams gone now, Clarkson should be better the rest of the way.

Clarkson (Up), Payton (Down) ROS

Clarkson (UP), Tyler Johnson (DOWN)

Clarkson(Up) or T Ross(Down)?

Ooops ugly Charlotte contract*

The Wizards have no chance of finishing with one of the 10 worst records in the league this year

Pick would have had top ten protection at minimum and probably also involved taking on some ugly Wizards contract.

As a Rocket fan I love this move. All those Bricks Brewer was throwing up was painful to watch. Giving up a late first round pick is a nice move for both.

Jordan don't wanna give magic anything lol

What makes you think charlotte was offering a first round pick?

@gehrenberg It's not that great of a move. Magic could have moved him to Charlotte will have a projected higher first round in 2017.

Clarkson UP Matthews DOWN

Clarkson and Russell should both see more minutes now. I can't believe I like Magic's first trade. I was convinced it would be a disaster move where he traded a bunch of picks for Okafor or something along those lines

Must-own imo

What about swaggy p?

Does this move represent Magic's commitment to the youth movement in LA? I expect we should see a bump in minutes across the board for Clarkson and D'angelo?

Bump? Rush to add?

Definitely one of my disappointments this year, drafted him on a few teams. The minutes have been disappointing and his per-36 stats are pedestrian. Roster spot better served for streaming purposes.

I've been waiting practically all year for this dude to turn it around but I'm thinking of dropping him in favor of Malcolm Brogdon. UP if youre with me in cutting the cord on Jordan Clarkson. Thanks fam!

That comment/question is a month old.

@Bucephalus I won't deny I am surprised with the agreement you got from whether you should drop Clarkson for Sefolosha or not. You have James Johnson and Josh Richardson and both give you defensive stats, Thabo is inconsistent and Clarkson's output should only improve as the season moves on -- his minutes have already increased --. I'd rather keep Jordan Clarkson but hey, that's me... Best of luck.

Projections on this guy seem a bit off? You would think his performance would be better later in the season?

Drop for Thabo? I feel like Clarkson is my worst player out of him, Gary Harris, Josh Richardson, James Johnson, RoCo and Cody Zeller.

pgilberto -- The steals Clarkson was getting early in the season have mostly dried up, and he's back to being the average steals guy that he was in his first two seasons. I wouldn't hold onto Clarkson for his steals, but I do think there is still upside for later this season if his role grows and becomes more consistent.

Josh thinks hes dropppable. Rest of season better to have Collison? I'm in a punt points and threes build so basically holding him for steals.

Why is his FG% projected at 41.3%? Shooting 44.2% this season and shot 43.3% last year.

Clarkson seems to have found his shot again.

To this point he has been outside top 100 value in 8-cat leagues. That's with Russell and Swaggy P missing considerable time. BBM projections have him ranked 144 the rest of the way in 8-cat. Unless you think he will exceed the projections and depending on who you add, he's droppable in standards at the moment.

Just dropped him for Mudiay. The Lakers clearly don't view him as a starter and considering they already have a great sixth man in Williams his role has been annoying.

tylerabc -- I'd say it depends who is available and how they fit on your team. I definitely think it's possible that there are players worth considering adding over Clarkson in a 10-team league, but his potential to continue to improve and claim a larger role this season remains. I'd be reluctant to drop him, but it would depend who is available.

Hasn't gotten a steal in 5 games. Without the steals, it's hard for me to hold on to him. Is he worth dropping in a 10-team so that I can have a streaming spot?

About to buy low by giving away Pat Beverley... I believe he will get better as soon as both DLo and Swaggy are back.

If he can't hit shots against PHX...drop in 10 team?

Good time to buy low?

Walton letting the young guys close out the game. And deservedly so, they look good. Thoughts on JC moving to the starting 5?

I think they will stick around (although maybe closer to 1.7 a game and not 2.0). He is coming off the bench and his minutes are down, which means he has to find other ways to contribute because the ball isn't in his hands as much, and he also can play all out energy wise because he knows he's knows he's not going to play 35 min a night.

Thoughts on the steals output this year? Coming in bunches, does anyone think this can continue? Seems like too many to be completely fluky.

It's all dependent on minutes. At the moment, he's shooting great %, but when/of that reverts, he'll drop. I'm just not having confidence in walton playing anyone really big minutes, especially with his infatuation with Young

Projection at #117 in 8-cat, which is a freefall from BBM preseason rankings despite turning it around recently. Does BBM really still see him outside top 100 long-term?

Unless your league is super shallow I don't see any reason he can just be dropped. Been disappointing I agree but season is still very very young.

Minutes were pretty good tonight...still disappointing. Hold steady on him?

Why do you hate Clarkson?

With his upside I'm definitely holding in all leagues right now.

Would you hang onto him in the hope that he gets more minutes somehow? I'm thinking of dropping him for warren or booker.

Very odd rotation, but he's been great in the second half

The way they were spaced was weird though. 6 first half mi utes and then he played almost the entire second half.

Minutes and production look fine, great plays in the clutch too.

Well, guess he wasn't too far off..."starter's minutes" appears to be 27 mpg

Especially when Walton said he would play starter's minutes and Nick Young has double his playing time so far.

He's is getting way less minutes than I thought he would tonight

Clarkson in second unit could be a really good thing for consistency of his stat line. More points and assists on a consistent basis.

There's a couple of ways to look at it. Maybe he gets a minute or two less, but maybe he plays a more primary on ball role which boosts his assists to similar to what they were post ASB of his rookie season. At this point, it feels like walton is trying things out, let's see what lineup he uses in game 2

Any concern a potential move to the bench will hurt his projected production?