According to Brandon Clark's agent, multiple sources confirmed that the Grizzlies have signed forward Clark to a four-year, $52 million contract extension. Compared with the hundreds of millions of contracts of Taylor Shiro and Jordan Poole this year, Clark's contract extension is the same as Andrew Wiggins, which is worth the money.
Clark entered the NBA in the same year as Poole, who averaged 12.3 points, 6.9 rebounds, 2.0 assists and 0.8 steals per game in the playoffs last season. He's only 26 years old, still young, scoring efficiently and daring to fight, and the Grizzlies can keep him with such a contract, which is a civilian contract in the premium era.
Brandon Clark was born on September 19, 1996 in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. Clark is 203 cm tall, weighs 98 kg, has an arm span of 204 cm, stands tall 259 cm, and bounces vertically 103 cm; He graduated from Gonzaga University as a power forward. His main accolades: 2019 Summer League MVP and FMVP, named to the All-19-20 First Team.
Growing up in Canada, Clark enjoyed playing basketball early on in order to develop better in this field. When he was in high school, his parents transferred him to Phoenix in the United States for a more systematic basketball practice. At that time, Clark showed excellent basketball talent and was a dimensionality reduction strike among his peers. Clark quickly became the absolute core of the varsity team, leading him to the state championship.
Most of the stars enter prestigious schools after graduating from high school. Clark chose the little-known University of San Jose, but in order to achieve higher popularity and a more complete training system, he transferred to the powerful Gonzaga University in his junior year (mainland player Zeng Fanbo had an offer, but eventually joined the Development League Ignite team). Clark was reused as soon as he switched schools, making 37 appearances as a Gonzaga University player in the NCAA that season, averaging 28.1 minutes per game and contributing 16.9 points, 8.6 rebounds, 1.9 assists, 1.2 steals and 3.1 blocks.
At Gonzaga University, Clark received more exposure, so his draft prospects also got a good boost. In the 2019 draft, Clark was picked by the Oklahoma City Thunder with the 21st pick in the first round, but was immediately traded to the Memphis Grizzlies. As an older rookie, Clark's most typical role is that he is strong, and the team does not need to develop much, he can provide a role when he plays.
In a single season in Summer League, Clark averaged 14.6 points and 8.6 rebounds, including shooting more than 57% from the field, helping the Grizzlies win the Summer League championship, and he himself won the MVP and was named to the All-NBA team. Since entering the league, he has played in 58 games for the Grizzlies in his rookie season, averaging 22.4 minutes per game, contributing 12.1 points, 5.9 rebounds, and 1.4 assists, including shooting 61.8% from the field and 35.9% from three-point range. With this performance, Clark was named to the All-Rookie Team.
Overall, Clark is a score-first striker, he runs aggressively off the ball, is very good at scoring with an open cut, Clark can go inside and out, and his range continues to extend, and while his breakout is good with his explosive power, he needs to be more consistent when it comes to jumpers on the move. If he can play consistently on the offensive end and continue to improve defensively, he will get more opportunities.