Feb 1, 2022
This week, Jordan Clarkson visits Google to discuss his NBA career
& how his Filipino-American heritage has shaped his journey along
the way.
After foregoing his senior year in college to enter the 2014 NBA
draft, Jordan Clarkson was selected by the Washington Wizards with
the No. 46 overall pick and was immediately traded to the Los
Angeles Lakers. In his first year, he was named to the NBA
All-Rookie First Team, a rarity for a second round pick. In 2018
Clarkson was traded to the Cleveland Cavaliers and then to the Utah
Jazz in 2019. He averaged a career-high 16.8 points per game for
the Cavs during the 2018-19 season, and he scored a career-best 42
points on February 13, 2019 against the Brooklyn Nets. He ended the
2020-21 season as the first Utah player to win the NBA Sixth Man of
the Year Award, averaging a career-high 18.4 points per game and
led the NBA with 203 three-pointers off the bench.
Jordan Clarkson is Filipino-American and has dual citizenship with
the Philippines and the United States. He competed with the
Philippines national team at the 2018 Asian Games, where he
averaged 26 points per game and led the Philippines to a
fifth-place finish, its best in 16 years.
Moderated by Tiara Batle.
Visit YouTube.com/TalksatGoogle to watch the video.