2026 NBA Eastern Conference Semifinals.<\/a><\/em><\/p>\nPHILADELPHIA \u2014 Jordan Clarkson could have taken the easy way out, and no one would have blamed him.<\/p>\n
Last offseason, the veteran guard agreed to a buyout with the Utah Jazz, for which he had played since 2019. The goal for Clarkson was to play for a contender. The New York Knicks, with limited financial flexibility and fresh off a trip to the Eastern Conference finals, had room for a veteran-minimum player. A perfect marriage.<\/p>\n
Clarkson began the season as a regular contributor for head coach Mike Brown. However, as things progressed, his role diminished. Around the trade deadline, the 33-year-old was barely playing \u2014 if at all. It wasn\u2019t exactly how he thought his 12th NBA season would go.<\/p>\n
Then, in a time of desperation, in the middle of March, Brown looked to Clarkson for the spark that has become synonymous with his career as a bench scorer. That\u2019s where the story of this version of Clarkson begins.<\/p>\n
In a road game against Clarkson\u2019s former Jazz team, the Knicks were down close to 20 to the tanking squad. Brown put in Clarkson, with the nudge of assistant coach Maurice Cheeks, hoping the veteran being back in Utah would spur a change in fortune for the player and his team. Clarkson delivered, but not how you would think if you paid attention to his NBA career.<\/p>\n
Yes, he scored 27 points in 26 minutes en route to a Knicks comeback win. That\u2019s the old Jordan Clarkson. However, he also had five offensive rebounds and played suffocating defense. Those weren\u2019t qualities observers attached to the veteran before this night.<\/p>\n
This is the player Clarkson is today \u2014 gritty, tough and a master of the little things. It\u2019s that mindset that didn\u2019t allow him to consider moving on from New York when he was stuck at the end of the bench.<\/p>\n
\u201cNever,\u201d Clarkson said. \u201cI was just going with the flow, staying locked in. I don\u2019t really think too far ahead. Whatever is in the moment is what\u2019s going on.<\/p>\n
\u201cI got out the mud, bro. I was a second-round pick, damn near undrafted. I just stick with the grind and stick with the process, try to find ways to impact the game. I only care about winning. I came here for the opportunity to play winning basketball.\u201d<\/p>\n
The Knicks\u2019 bench is full of players who got it out of the mud and are a big reason why New York has moved within one win of back-to-back trips to the conference finals. Clarkson, Landry Shamet, Mitchell Robinson and Jose Alvarado all could have been written off at points in their careers. They combined to score 28 points and grab 14 rebounds in Friday\u2019s 108-94 Game 3 second-round victory over the Philadelphia 76ers.<\/p>\n
New York needed someone to step up with OG Anunoby ruled out due to a hamstring strain. Brown dusted off Shamet, and the veteran guard who made the team in training camp scored 15 points. Clarkson had five rebounds (two of them offensive) to help a Knicks team that had 20 second-chance points. Robinson stepped up with Karl-Anthony Towns again in foul trouble by grabbing six boards and being a deterrent at the rim. Alvarado came in and hit a 3 and was a pest defensively.<\/p>\n
The Knicks\u2019 lack of depth was a sore spot during last year\u2019s postseason run and something the front office wanted to change, with both a new coach and revamped roster. During the 2025 playoffs, New York\u2019s bench didn\u2019t outscore a single opponent\u2019s bench. This year, the group has done it five times in nine games.<\/p>\n
Brown has cultivated a \u201cstay-ready\u201d environment. Team president Leon Rose did a good job of getting helpful players. Clarkson isn\u2019t the only one who was put on ice only to unthaw later. It happened to Shamet and Alvarado, too.<\/p>\n
\u201cAs a coach, you love to see it,\u201d Brown said. \u201cThat\u2019s why you give different guys opportunities at different times. Sometimes you start Landry, sometimes you start (Mo Diawara), sometimes you start this guy. Hopefully, it shows, coming from me, that I have a confidence in them. And, not only that, your number can be called at any time, so be ready. Our guys have taken that to heart. A lot of good guys who are resilient fighters and done a good job of staying present.\u201d<\/p>\n
Clarkson hasn\u2019t left the rotation since that night in Utah, and he\u2019s transformed into a completely different player. He\u2019s one of the best offensive rebounders on New York\u2019s team. He picks up full court and provides physicality defensively. He has been a staple in the Knicks\u2019 postseason run, which includes six straight wins.<\/p>\n
Knicks forward Josh Hart, who started his career playing with Clarkson on the Los Angeles Lakers, isn\u2019t surprised.<\/p>\n
\u201cHe\u2019s an amazing person,\u201d Hart said. \u201cHe\u2019s a great character dude and a true professional. We see him out there picking up full court at times, being physical on the perimeter and re-establishing himself in terms of defense. The way he\u2019s able to bring an energy defensively, and he\u2019s one of our best offensive rebounders. It\u2019s amazing to see him change his game and doing his role to the best of his ability.\u201d<\/p>\n
Shamet, like Clarkson, could have been ill-prepared for the moment. The shooting guard who has played for six teams in eight seasons was a staple in Brown\u2019s rotation all year, to the point where he felt like the sixth starter. Shamet was shooting the 3-ball at a good clip and was one of the team\u2019s better point-of-attack defenders. Then, in the final weeks of the regular season, Shamet suffered a knee injury that took away his form. He started the playoffs in the rotation but was taken out after Game 2 in Atlanta.<\/p>\n
Friday was the first time that Shamet played substantial, meaningful minutes since that night. He responded by outscoring the 76ers\u2019 bench by himself. Shamet was on the Knicks last year but missed a large chunk of the season with a shoulder injury. He suffered a similar injury this season. The 2018 first-round pick has bounced around the NBA trying to find a home, and it appears he\u2019s found one.<\/p>\n
\u201cLandry is a true professional,\u201d Mikal Bridges said. \u201cMentally \u2026 not playing, being thrown out there and finishing the game, we talked to him and gave him his dap for what he did. That\u2019s a true professional. He works so hard.\u201d<\/p>\n
Alvarado went undrafted out of college and signed with the New Orleans Pelicans on a two-way contract before eventually earning a standard deal. That\u2019s where he spent his entire career before the New York native was traded to the Knicks in February. He was in the rotation upon his arrival and then taken out largely due to his struggles shooting toward the end of the regular season. He didn\u2019t start the playoffs as a go-to guy for Brown but became one when the Hawks had New York\u2019s back against the wall in the first round and the Knicks needed an extra ballhandler and defensive aggravator.<\/p>\n
Robinson is New York\u2019s longest-tenured player. He was wearing the blue-and-orange when teams were turning them black-and-blue as one of the worst franchises in basketball. Robinson\u2019s Knicks teams won 38 games over his first two years. That, along with the extensive injury history that has forced him to miss large chunks of several seasons, including last year, could have easily led him down a different path.<\/p>\n
Now, the Knicks bench is no longer a barrier between good and great. It\u2019s a catalyst in them becoming, arguably, the most dominant playoff team still standing.<\/p>\n
New York has a bench. A real bench. Can you believe it?<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
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