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Jordan ClarksonNew York Knicks · #00

Guard · 6'5", 194 lb · Tampa, Florida · Age 34 · 12th season

Jordan Clarkson is a veteran microwave scorer for the 2026 NBA champion New York Knicks and the 2021 NBA Sixth Man of the Year. Of Filipino heritage, he is a star for Gilas Pilipinas and the Philippine national team. A second-round pick in 2014, he scored off the bench for the Lakers, Cavaliers, and Jazz before signing with New York in 2025 and winning his first title as a veteran depth piece.

MVP race · #236Guard rank · #101Balladex Impact · 55
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New York Knicks · #00 · Guard
Jordan Clarkson
Season avg8.6 pts · 1.8 reb · 1.3 ast · .451 fg
Career avg15.4 pts · 3.3 reb · 2.9 ast · .436 fg
Live win probabilityKnicks 64%
Balladex model · projected 119–115 · 98.4 pace
Tonight's projectionmodel
7.8pts
1.6reb
1.1ast
64%win
Tonight's matchup · who he'll mainly guardhead-to-head
Jordan Clarkson
New York Knicks · Guard
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Jalen Suggs
Orlando Magic · Strong defender
Category breakout
Head-to-head history
Home/away splits from recent games; live grades from the DNA model.
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Scouting report

Jordan Clarkson — the report card

Read his whole game at a glance, then dive into any skill. Grades from the DNA model + real production.

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Bench Scorer · Microwave · Impact 55
Jordan Clarkson is a veteran microwave scorer for the 2026 NBA champion New York Knicks and the 2021 NBA Sixth Man of the Year. Of Filipino heritage,
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Offense
D
Defense
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Feel / IQ
D
Playmaking
Below average creator
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Scoring
Average scorer
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F
Rebounding
Below average on the glass
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3PT / spacing
Average spacing
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Perimeter D
Average on the perimeter
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Paint / rim D
Below average at the rim
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Clutch
Average late
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Athleticism
Strong tools
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Basketball IQ
Reads the game
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A+
Durability
Availability
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Act II

Where Jordan Clarkson stands

Live ladders from the Balladex models, and what he's chasing. Rankings recompute nightly from real production, accolades, and search demand.

The laddersmodel · recomputes nightly
1
Nikola Jokić DEN
29%
2
Luka Doncic LAL
20%
3
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander OKC
12%
4
Giannis Antetokounmpo MIA
4%
5
Victor Wembanyama SAS
3%
6
Anthony Edwards MIN
2%
7
Tyrese Maxey PHI
2%
8
Jamal Murray DEN
2%
Balladex Consensus: #247 of 384 — a blend of the Impact index, current production, career résumé and live search demand. Recomputes as the data does.
Futures & chases
<1%MVP odds
55Impact index
165Star score
Career scoring average15.4 ppg
Seasons in the index12
Accolades on file3
1× NBA Champion (2026) · 1× Sixth Man of the Year (2021)
Stat explorer

Jordan Clarkson — every number, three levels deep

Headline → metric → the raw history behind it. Real career data; tracking-only metrics labeled.

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Scoring
8.6 PPG
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Playmaking
1.3 APG
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Rebounding
1.8 RPG
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Shooting
.327 3P%
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The engine

How the model sees Jordan Clarkson

Projection = per-minute rate × projected minutes. Rates are recency- and health-weighted, aged along a per-stat curve, and adjusted for live usage/role. No black box — every number shows its work.

Projected 2026-27  60% confidence
7.4
pts
4.9–9.9
1.5
reb
0.4–2.6
1.1
ast
0.2–2.0
16.0
min
proj
58
gp
health
.434
fg%
~base
.329
3p%
~base
Bands widen as confidence drops. Derived live from the real 12-season history below.
What moves the points line vs last season
Last season 8.6 → projected 7.4 PPG
Minutes / role
-0.9
Development (his trend)
-0.2
Age curve
-0.2
Live context
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Net vs last season-1.2 PPG
Everything it reads
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12 seasons of per-minute rates
every box line, minutes-normalized
real
Recency × games-played weight
recent, healthy seasons anchor the baseline
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Weighted least-squares trend
his own trajectory, read season over season
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Per-stat aging curves
age 34 — applied per stat
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Live role context
usage & role shifts fold in when the feed is present
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Durability signal
GP last 3: 55 / 37 / 72 → games & confidence
health
The real history it trains onsource: Basketball-Reference · verified

Jordan Clarkson career stats, season by season

Career stats by season
SeasonGPMINPTSREBASTFG%3P%
2014-155925.011.93.23.5.448.314
2015-167932.315.54.02.4.433.347
2016-178229.214.73.02.6.445.329
2017-185323.714.53.03.3.448.324
2018-198127.316.83.32.4.448.324
2019-202923.014.62.42.4.442.371
2020-216826.718.44.02.5.425.347
2021-227927.116.03.52.5.419.318
2022-236132.620.84.04.4.444.338
2023-245530.617.13.45.0.413.294
2024-253726.016.23.23.7.408.362
2025-267217.88.61.81.3.451.327
Career75527.115.43.32.9
Source: Basketball-Reference. Backtested against completed player-seasons in the index. The same engine powers Tonight's projection, EraLab, and the role simulator — one model, asked different questions. Illustrative.
Act III

The Lab

Every number, live and interactive. Real career data; models labeled.

Gold = MVP / Championship season · hover any bar. Real per-game data; per-36 & totals derived.
EraLab · the stat time machinenovel
Re-express a season in today's pace-and-space.
raw PPG
in 2026 pace
why
Scoring map · clickable zonesShotChart
Team-tinted. Modeled where tracking data is absent.
Role simulatorpowered by GM engine
Change the roster around him — his projection updates live.
Projected line shifts to — usage , assists rise as primary initiator. Title odds . Illustrative.
Context

Are the New York Knicks built to win?

Team projection rolled up from the roster + last-season baselines — and what it means for his role.

58–24proj record
#3conf seed
+6.4net rtg
118.7off rtg
112.3def rtg
99%playoff odds
Roster delta · what changed
Drop coverage — Sits the big back to wall off the rim and lives with contested mid-range looks.. Core trending steady. Defensive anchors: Karl-Anthony Towns, OG Anunoby.
How his role moves
Projected 58–24, 3rd in the East. Real team projection from the roster + last-season baselines. His usage, minutes and creation load move with roster health.
Balladex Impact
55 of 99
Rotation piece tier.
Rarity
◆ Rated
Collectible tier.
Résumé
3 accolades
1× NBA Champion (2026) · 1× Sixth Man of the Year (2021) · 1× Skills Challenge winner (2023)
Act IV

The Ballad of Jordan Clarkson

Birth to now — the making of a legend, narrated and scored.

Jun 7, 1992

The beginning

A veteran instant-offense scorer and Filipino basketball icon — a bench bucket-getter who won a ring in New York.

New York Knicks

Turning pro

Drafted 46th overall, 2014 as a Guard.

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A Sixth Man of the Year and Filipino basketball icon who sacrificed his game to win a ring in New York.

Chapter

A second-round pick in 2014, Clarkson became a premier bench scorer, winning 2021 Sixth Man of the Year with Utah.

Chapter

Of Filipino heritage, he became a star for Gilas Pilipinas and, with Jeremy Lin, formed the NBA's first Asian-American backcourt in 2015.

Off the court

Measurables ESPN
Active
Height
6' 5"
Weight
194 lbs
College
Missouri
Experience
12th Season
NBA debut
2014
Draft
46th overall, 2014
Born
Tampa, Florida
Age
34
Jersey
#00
Beyond the game

Clarkson is one of the most beloved figures in Filipino basketball. Through his mother's family — his grandmother was from Bacolor, Pampanga — he embraced his heritage and became a star for Gilas Pilipinas, averaging 24-plus points at the 2018 Asian Games and 26.0 at the 2023 FIBA World Cup as a naturalized player. In 2015 he and Jeremy Lin formed the first Asian-American starting backcourt in NBA history.

On the court his identity has long been instant offense — a score-first bench guard with a Skills Challenge title and a Sixth Man award. The 2026 run asked him to sacrifice, accepting a smaller, defense-and-effort role on a champion, and he adapted to win the ring that had eluded him.

The person

A confident, instant-offense bench scorer and Filipino basketball icon — a bucket-getter who sacrificed for a ring.

Microwave scorer2021 Sixth Man of the Year; instant offense off the bench.
Filipino iconA star for Gilas Pilipinas; dual U.S.-Philippine citizen.
Adaptable vetAccepted a reduced, team-first role to win the 2026 title.
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FAQ

Jordan Clarkson — frequently asked

The questions people ask most about Jordan Clarkson, answered.

Does Jordan Clarkson play for the Philippine national team?
Yes — of Filipino heritage, he's a star for Gilas Pilipinas, averaging 26.0 points at the 2023 FIBA World Cup as a naturalized player.
Has Jordan Clarkson won Sixth Man of the Year?
Yes — in 2021 with Utah, the first Jazz player ever to win the award; he won his first NBA title with the Knicks in 2026.
How did Jordan Clarkson join the Knicks?
He reached a buyout with Utah in June 2025 and signed with New York on a veteran-minimum deal as a bench scorer.
Jordan Clarkson career stats & accolades are real, and team projections and recent-game home/away splits are computed from real production. DNA ratings, grades, tonight's projection, ladders, live win probability and simulator outputs are Balladex model output. Not affiliated with the NBA.
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Availability & durability

games played vs season length
Career availability
78%
12 seasons
Last 3 seasons
67%
82 games missed
Games missed
209
career, schedule-adj.
Durability
Some risk
declining
Availability by season
82
16-17
53
17-18
81
18-19
29
19-20
68
20-21
79
21-22
61
22-23
55
23-24
37
24-25
72
25-26

Some risk. Availability trend is declining67% of games over the last three seasons, low of 40% in 2019-20.

Availability = games played ÷ season length (schedule-adjusted for lockout and COVID seasons). A durability signal from real game data, not a medical assessment.

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