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Three players Cavs can acquire from Lakers

By Quenton S. Albertie

LOS ANGELES, CA - JANUARY 11: Larry Nance Jr.
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Jordan Clarkson

Windhorst mentions Jordan Clarkson as a target, which makes sense given the combo guards the Cavs have been linked to in recent days.

Clarkson is most like reported Cavs target Lou Williams, given his “volume shooter” playing style, but he isn’t quite the three-point shooter (shooting 33.2 percent from three for his career compared to Williams’ 35.2 percent). He is, however, a better finisher around the rim (shooting 61.5 percent from 0-3 feet away from the rim for his career compared to Williams’ 58.7 percent).

Clarkson isn’t known as a lockdown defender and his making of 36.1 percent of his catch-and-shoot threes this season, compared to J.R. Smith’s 35.8 percent, doesn’t give the Cavs much impetus to play Clarkson in the starting lineup instead of Smith. However, his playmaking off-the-dribble (making 43.1 percent of his pull-up twos, 67.9 percent of his shots 0-3 feet away from the rim this season) does.

Smith is making 38.1 percent of his pull-up twos and 57.1 percent of his shots 0-3 feet away from the rim this season.

Clarkson is averaging 14.4 points, 3.3 assists, 3.0 rebounds, 1.7 turnovers and 0.7 steals per game while shooting while shooting 45.7 percent from the field and 32.4 percent from three-point range.