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Jordan Clarkson says D'Angelo Russell should be patient with lack of playing time

Jordan Clarkson was the breakout "star" of the Los Angeles Lakers in the 2014-15 season, the tiny ray of hope in an otherwise almost unbelievably gloomy and snake-bitten campaign. Most fans remember the details: Julius Randle broke his leg not even a single game into his NBA career, Kobe Bryant's return was historically inefficient, Ronnie Price played a lot, and there were a lot of losses. Slightly before the All-Star Break, Byron Scott started to give Clarkson some significant burn, and it paid off.

Clarkson averaged 17.1 points, 4.