Breaking Down Cleveland's Trade Deadline Day Acquisitions

#3 Jordan Clarkson

LeBron James with new teammate Jordan Clarkson

Another young Laker product, Jordan Clarkson, also aged 25, is a 6-foot-5 point-guard and played anchor for the Laker's 2nd team, with performances that invited talks of 6th man of the year contention. He is averaging 14.5 points per game while playing just 23.7 minutes per game this season - which happens to be the most points per game for a player averaging under 25 minutes per game this season (min. 30 games played). In terms of scoring off-the-bench, Jordan is 2nd in the league behind Lou Williams.

The Lakers had a dismal defensive record during the 2016-17 season, following which, coach Luke Walton has brought in a "defense-first" mentality to the team, of which Clarkson is a chief beneficiary. After listening to the Lakers coaches, Clarkson has continued to work on his defense and has the potential to become a much better defender than he currently is.

Clarkson is athletic and for a guard, he finishes very well at the rim. He plays a 'microwave' sort of role, coming off the bench and scoring in heaps, quickly. A consistent 3-point shooter, Clarkson is bound to improve well with a player like James consistently creating open looks for teammates.

Like Nance, lack of playoff experience will probably be his biggest challenge too, going forward. On the whole, Jordan Clarkson brings some much-needed young energy to the new-look Cavs.