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Five things to watch in Jordan Clarkson’s 2015-16 season

Below is the fourth in a series looking at five things surrounding each notable player on the Lakers’ roster for the 2014-15 season. This post focuses on Lakers guard Jordan Clarkson.

1. Can Clarkson build off a promising rookie season?

His experience with the Lakers quickly morphed from a player rarely cracking the rotation into a player the team leaned on the most. Kobe Bryant had just suffered a season-ending right shoulder injury. Jeremy Lin and Ronnie Price mostly offered inconsistency at the point guard spot. It soon became apparent that any significance of the Lakers’ 2014-15 season would have more to do with development than wins.