Jordan Taylor Clarkson was born on June 7,1992 and is a Filipino-American professional basketball player for the Utah Jazz of the National Basketball Association.
28 Facts About Jordan Clarkson
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Jordan Clarkson played college basketball for two seasons with Tulsa before transferring to Missouri, where he earned second-team all-conference honors in the Southeastern Conference.
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Jordan Clarkson was named to the NBA All-Rookie First Team.
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In 2021, Jordan Clarkson was named the NBA Sixth Man of the Year.
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Jordan Clarkson was born in Tampa, Florida, to African-American Mike Jordan Clarkson and Filipina American Annette Tullao Davis.
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Jordan Clarkson moved to San Antonio, Texas around the age of six.
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Jordan Clarkson attended Karen Wagner High School in San Antonio.
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On November 11,2009, Jordan Clarkson signed a National Letter of Intent to play college basketball at the University of Tulsa.
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Jordan Clarkson was named San Antonio High School Player of the Year.
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Jordan Clarkson was named to the Wooden Award Midseason Top 25 list in January 2014 and won three Southeastern Conference Player of the Week honors.
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On March 31,2014, Jordan Clarkson declared for the NBA draft, foregoing his final year of college eligibility.
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On June 26,2014, Jordan Clarkson was selected with the 46th overall pick in the 2014 NBA draft by the Washington Wizards.
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Jordan Clarkson was later traded to the Los Angeles Lakers on draft night for cash considerations, and joined the team for the 2014 NBA Summer League.
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Jordan 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.
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On February 12,2016, Jordan Clarkson played for Team USA in the Rising Stars Challenge, where he recorded 25 points, 5 rebounds, 5 assists and 4 steals in a win over Team World.
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On July 7,2016, Jordan Clarkson re-signed with the Lakers on a four-year, $50 million contract.
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On February 8,2018, Jordan Clarkson was traded, along with Larry Nance Jr.
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On December 24,2019, Jordan Clarkson was traded to the Utah Jazz in exchange for Dante Exum and two future second-round draft picks.
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On November 21,2020, Jordan Clarkson re-signed with the Jazz on a four-year, $52 million contract.
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Jordan Clarkson won the NBA Sixth Man of the Year Award over Jazz teammate Joe Ingles, who was the runner-up.
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Jordan Clarkson was the first Utah player to win the award.
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However, Jordan Clarkson did not meet the FIBA eligibility requirements to be considered a Filipino citizen as he acquired his Philippine passport after age 16.
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Jordan Clarkson is eligible, though, to play as a "naturalized" player.
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Jordan Clarkson did not make the final cut due to scheduling conflicts with the Los Angeles Lakers.
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Jordan Clarkson expressed his disappointment that he could not represent the Philippines in the 2015 FIBA Asia Championship.
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Jordan Clarkson was initially included in the 17-man pool for the Philippines lineup for the final Olympic Qualifying Tournament for the 2016 Rio Olympics.
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Jordan Clarkson was able to play for the Philippines for the first time.
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Jordan Clarkson has dual citizenship with the Philippines and the United States.