Lakers’ Most Valuable Asset Right Now
Clarkson has been rumored to be traded before in his career but has obviously never been moved. The reason for this might be his lack of consistency on the basketball court.
In the 2016-17 season, Clarkson averaged 13.0 points per game in the month of February. He then followed that up with 19.4 points per game in the month of March, only to drop back down to 13.1 points per game in the final seven games in April.
We are seeing this inconsistency again this season as the former Missouri guard averaged 12.4 points per game in December compared to his current 15.6 points per game in January.
The fact of the matter is, who knows which Jordan Clarkson we may get in the months following the February 8th trade deadline. He has been on fire for the past couple weeks, so maybe other NBA teams are over-valuing him.
If so, the Lakers would be wise to take advantage and get some more pieces while at the same time clearing cap space for 2018-19.