LOS ANGELES — This offseason, the Los Angeles Lakers made a $50 million investment in third-year guard Jordan Clarkson.
On Saturday, Clarkson made his first start of the preseason, scoring 15 points during a 112-107 loss to the Golden State Warriors.
The Lakers will get a rematch against the Warriors on Wednesday, and head coach Luke Walton is still trying to decide on a role for Clarkson, be it off the bench as the team's sixth man or in the starting backcourt next to point guard D'Angelo Russell.
"That's something we'll figure out—if we want to try it again next game," Walton told reporters Monday. "As a staff, we'll probably talk to him a little bit, see what he's thinking, how he's feeling and make that decision tomorrow."
Clarkson has spoken highly of Walton, despite what might be perceived as a demotion to the team's second unit after he started each of the 79 games he played last season. Walton has instead gone with veteran scorer Lou Williams in the team's five other preseason contests, citing the chemistry developing between bench players such as Clarkson, Brandon Ingram, Larry Nance Jr., T ...
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