Jordan Clarkson

[MJ(Mean John)]

What's his ceiling? IYO?


AND...

What's his NBA comparison?


Me?
Best Case- possibly a Poor Mans Kyrie??(Havent Seen Enough)

Worse Case- taller Nate Rob


What do you think?

[magic chiongson]

leandro barbosa
&
darius morris

[ZeN]

leandro barbosa
&
darius morris
Peak Barbosa would actually be pretty awesome..

He has the potential, it's all about how well handles failure and set backs.

[magic chiongson]

Peak Barbosa would actually be pretty awesome..

He has the potential, it's all about how well handles failure and set backs.

the way he accelerates reminds me of peak barbosa. but yeah that's wishful thinking right now,

the kid isn't afraid to keep on shooting even when missing shots..i blame swaggy p & kobe's influence..mostly swaggy p :D

[$LakerGold]

the way he accelerates reminds me of peak barbosa. but yeah that's wishful thinking right now,

the kid isn't afraid to keep on shooting even when missing shots..i blame swaggy p & kobe's influence..mostly swaggy p :D
lmao

[dd24]

He's shown some signs of developing into a decent PG. At least there's some upside to this bad season. I'm glad they're giving the young guys a chance to develop now.

[MJ(Mean John)]

Bump.
(Not considering his play lately)

When we drafted him, I felt we got a steal. Kid had first round talent. He's already played better than Austin Rivers lol

[dd24]

Putting a hypothetical out there. If the Lakers draft somewhere around the #3 spot, do you take Mudiay? Clarkson has been good but it would be tough to pass him up. Anyway around it, the Lakers actually have a few nice young players now in Clarkson and Randle. Add one more hopefully this year and at least we can take a few positives from this season.

[MJ(Mean John)]

Putting a hypothetical out there. If the Lakers draft somewhere around the #3 spot, do you take Mudiay? Clarkson has been good but it would be tough to pass him up. Anyway around it, the Lakers actually have a few nice young players now in Clarkson and Randle. Add one more hopefully this year and at least we can take a few positives from this season.


man. I think you take him or D'Angelo Russel.

Remember, we STILL have Houston's First rounder. We can go ahead and take a SF for the future.

Now, with Randle Coming back, hopefully we can grab Marc Gasol in FA.

C- Gasol
PF- Randle
SF- 1st rounder OR FA
SG- KB
PG- 1st rounder OR FA

---
Bench
PG-Clarkson
SG- Wayne
SF- Nick
PF- Second Rounder OR FA
C- Ed Davis

Tarik Black


This team, if healthy can compete, seriously IF Clarkson and Randle show major development and can be impact players and IF we can have a rookie of the year impact from the top 5 pick and if we can have the houston pick be an impact player, and we pick up Marc gasol, healthy kobe and pick up another FA, man. This team WILL surprise people.

[MJ(Mean John)]

What's his ceiling? IYO?


AND...

What's his NBA comparison?


Me?
Best Case- possibly a Poor Mans Kyrie??(Havent Seen Enough)

Worse Case- taller Nate Rob


What do you think?

Bump??


Where's DK???

[dd24]

As good as Clarkson has been he still looks like just a starter in the NBA. I'm not sure he's a perennial all-star. He wouldn't be putting up those numbers on a better team. There's still room that he can grow though. Great value for a 2nd round pick anyway around it. We'll see what happens.

[ihatetimthomas]

Clarksons best asset is his mentality. He isn't afraid of the moment. He appears to be a player very receptive to tutelage. He has confidence in himself and plays the same way. He is a 4 year college player, it is expected that he should be a bit more prepared. Overall, very happy with his play. Not sure of his ceiling, but any rookie putting up the numbers he is as a starter even on a poor team is proof enough he is a legit player in this league.

There are rumors swirling they will go for Rondo is they do indeed end up with a bigman in the draft. How do you guys feel about this? I am not in favor of spending a lot on Rondo. He is older and he will command maybe max. I kind of want them to give Clarkson a chance to be the starter. I hope they don't just sign Rondo to make Kobe happy in his last year.

[zizozain]

Jordan Clarkson Lakers 2015 Season Highlights Part1

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zPMmaUQH2CA

[gts]

I love Clarkson.. honestly I think his ceiling is as high as he wants to go.

Think Kobe lite, I really think we're going to be shocked at how good that kid will be.

Chip on his shoulder, unafraid of the moment seems to have no fear, athletic, a growing court awareness, solid skills for a rookie (probably because he spent 3 years in college) seems to read defenses well, all we've been told he's a hard worker...

he keeps pushing himself, dedicates his time to learning the game he's going to be in an all star game sooner than later

btw Despite spending so much time in the d league and riding the pine early in the season he finished 7th in the ROY voting

[dd24]

He honestly could have finished in the top 5 too. He wasn't better than Payton, Noel, Mirotic, or Wiggins but he was right there in the mix. I think he had a better season than Smart (although Smart will end up being better) and Nurkic.

[dd24]

He just made the All-Rookie first team.

[veilside23]

a pg version of brandoy roy , and i think clarkson plays better defense..

[tamaraw08]

My goodness, Brandon Roy, Wade, Irving comparison...seriously?
I hope these guys are right, but I see more like Jrue Holiday kind of player. Not an allstar but solid. The guy is super athletic but still needs some maturing to do. Better court vision, setting tempo etc etc.

[dd24]

I figured they were just making fun of him, joking, etc. They can't be serious with a Roy or Wade comparison. He'll never be that.

[$LakerGold]

Steve Francis 2.0 maybe? I'd love that, to be honest.

[$LakerGold]

Off topic, just for the lulz:

From Tin Gamboa
https://pbs.twimg.com/media/CFsLpPYUsAAb0-1.jpg

[MJ(Mean John)]

I figured they were just making fun of him, joking, etc. They can't be serious with a Roy or Wade comparison. He'll never be that.


I think guys were talkingg style of play.

But honestly, I wouldn't be surprised (which is different than saying I predict) if he is at the BRoy/ Wade level. Not saying he will be Kobe Freak'n Bryant for his Career for crying out loud.

Just saying, the Kid is Nice. As soon as he got consistent minutes, he was putting up (of the top of my head) something like 16 pts/5/4. Yes, the argument can be made that he we was doing this on a poor team. However, then you can always make the argument that Defenses only worried about him because of the Talent on the team.

However you slice, the Kid is good and doesn't have any true HUGE Flaws. ( for example: not a good shooter; not a good defender; etc.) for what it's worth, as mentioned above, kids biggest strength is probably his attitude and confidence. Really has that MJ/KB mentality. All we hear is that he works extremely hard and hasn't taken things for granted.

He can shoot.
He's athletic.
Rebounds and plays good defense
Can play make
Isn't selfish
Isn't shy of the moment
Isn't too small or too short.
Isn't slow or a bad shooter/Free throw shooter.


Guy was a rookie. Again, not saying the guy will be the next Michael Jordan, but with hard work, dedication and mentality with Byron Scott as his Coach, Kobe Bryant on his ass, and playing for a fan base and first class organization like the Los Angeles Lakers, the sky is the limit for the Kid.

So Only good things for the Lakers from this Kid.

Just think, Even when the, Sad day,that KB retires, we have some nice young talent. SOMETHING that we haven't really had in well, over 20 years. Lol.

We Might've had 1 young player or so, at a time. But having a strong young nucleus, is not something we are used to.

Trust me, this Randle kid will be NICE. Guy ALSO, has the hard working, KB Mentality. AND, don't forget we have Houston's first round, 27th overall, pick in this LOADED Draft.

Clarkson
Randle
Okafor OR Towns
27th Overall pick
34th Overall pick (Just think; This draft is a lot more loaded than last year's draft. If we got Clarkson with the 46th pick, I bet we can get some nice Talent with the 34th pick)

OR, it would be nice to package the 27+34 to move up a few spots and pick up a guy like Rondae Hollis-Jefferson who can come in and start at the 3.

Add a guy like Tariq Black who we have no obligation to Keep. We didn't draft him, he's on a non guaranteed Contract and he played decent basketball for us last year. Just let him do his thing, work hard and develop. Maybe he ends up being a nice defensive big off the bench for us. Back up Big that Backs up Okafor or Towns/Randle.

Same with Ryan Kelly. Let him develop and see if he can be a Klye Korver Lite. See if he can become a rotation guy.

We FINALLY have young talent. It's scary.

Then, say we are able to sign a guy like Kawhi or Jimmy Butler or even DeMarre Carroll. We would have a young group that, with the TV deal kicking in, would enable us to have a young core that could grow up together and be competitive for 10-15 years ala the Spurs (Timmy/Manu/Parker).

[dd24]

You guys are certainly thinking more of him than the Lakers front office then. And they're the ones that see him every day.

[$LakerGold]

The truth is, we don't know what they think of him, honestly. We could sit here & say that he'll never be a Brandon Roy or what not, but, who the f* knows? There are those little possibilities in every way, & here, people like to be optimistic.

Rookie year. Time will tell.

[bladefd]

OR, it would be nice to package the 27+34 to move up a few spots and pick up a guy like Rondae Hollis-Jefferson who can come in and start at the 3.


Yeah, I think Lakers should try to move up a few slots if possible. I don't know who would trade but throw on some cash considerations along with the 2 picks - maybe one of the younger small-market teams will do it. :confusedshrug:

At that point, you want the best player you possibly can get talent-wise. Hopefully you can get a decent rotation player. I would hope for a backcourt player if we get Towns/Okafor with #2 pick.

Some sharpshooter like JJ Redik or Mike Miller off the bench would be awesome. Corey Hawkins/Joseph Young/RJ Hunter are listed as great shooters that are expected to go mid-late first round.

Sources:
http://sports.yahoo.com/news/ranking-the-2015-nba-draft-s-top-shooters-012046574.html
http://www.nbadraft.net/ranking/positional

[Naero]

People are underestimating his ceiling. I will go on record now to pre-write him on as a top-100 player of all time when it's all said and done