Ian Clark, UFA
Position: Guard
Age: 26 (3/7/1991)
Experience: 4th Season
2016-17 Slash Line: .487/.374/.759
2016-17 Season Averages: 14.8 MPG, 6.8 PPG, 1.6 RPG, 1.2 APG, 0.8 3PM
Perhaps the most intriguing player on this list, Golden State Warriors guard Ian Clark is an enigma. He has the tools to be a quality player, but his market value is likely to be inflated because of the team he currently plays for.
For a New York Knicks team that’s starving for 3-point shooters, however, Clark is a player worth considering if the money lines up.
Clark, 26, is one of the best pure shooters in the NBA. He’s yet to prove that he can carry a heavy workload on either end of the floor, but he shot converted 61 3-point field goals on 37.4 percent shooting during the 2016-17 regular season.
That may not seem like an especially high number, but Clark’s season averages translate to 16.7 points, 3.9 rebounds, 2.8 assists, 1.2 steals, and 1.9 3-point field goals made per 36 minutes.
Clark’s defensive inconsistency and positional ambiguity are reasons to shy away from signing him in free agency. If he can be had for cheap, however, the New York Knicks could find an ideal point guard for the triangle offense.
Fresh off of shooting 42.3 percent on catch-and-shoot 3-point field goals, Clark is proving to be the same caliber of sharpshooter he was in college.