Clarkston: The growth history of the Nets' "Zhao Si"

He averaged 6.6 points, 5.2 rebounds, 0.72 steals and 1.25 blocks per game, a performance of Nets player Clarkston in the 2020-2021 season.

Clarkston, 22, was selected by the Nets with the first pick in the second round in the 2019 draft and paid him in a salary of $4.2 million for three years. Benefiting from the love of domestic fans for the Nets, he also has an interesting "nickname" - Zhao Si.

So how did this nickname come about?

The full name of Clarkston is Nicholas Clarkston. And in China, there is a domestic drama "Country Love", in which Liu Xiaoguang, the actor of Zhao Si, has a magical dance in the play, because it is too funny, some netizens joke that this is comparable to Nicolas Cage, and later he was named Nicholas Zhao Si by netizens. And this has a high degree of overlap with Nicholas Clarkston, and smart netizens also love Wu and Wu, which also calls him Nicholas Zhao Si.

Clarkston's performance in the Nets is remarkable, especially the defensive ability is valued by the Nets, he is 211 cm tall, 220 cm arm span, standing height 2.79 meters, weight 98 kg. His excellent height and arm span allow him to easily interfere with the opponent's shooting, and his defensive efficiency reached 102.1, ranking tenth in the league, which is particularly valuable in a team like the Nets that is known for its offense.

Of course, his shortcomings are also very obvious: insufficient active offensive ability, no stable shooting, low back and face frame breakthrough ability is weak. A large part of last season's scoring came from teammates' pie.

In the upcoming new season, although the Nets have tall players such as Griffin, Millsap and Ade, their careers are more engaged in the role of big forwards, and the advantages in the protective frame are not obvious. Personally, I think that Clexton in the new season will be the Main Rotation player of the Nets and will have a stable playing time.