Snapshot
- Role: deep perimeter defender behind Ayo Dosunmu, Terrence Shannon Jr., and Josh Green.
- Healthy-night share: one minute in the opening rotation model, with most appearances coming through matchup or injury replacement.
- Fantasy archetype: steals specialist with very low usage.
2026-27 projection
| GP | MPG | FG% | FT% | 3PM | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 40 | 10 | .440 | .660 | 0.4 | 3.0 | 1.4 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.1 | 0.3 |
Fantasy translation
- Nine-category: undrafted; emergency steals stream only.
- Points: undrafted.
- Dynasty: unranked outside very deep specialist formats.
Floor and ceiling
Floor: frequent DNP-CDs. Ceiling: 20 minutes in a defense-first assignment, with approximately one steal but insufficient scoring, assists, or threes for broad fantasy value.
Risk monitor
Clark competes with Shannon, Green, Isaiah Evans, and eventually Donte DiVincenzo. Minnesota's two open roster spots could add another wing. His real-life defensive value can exceed his fantasy output by a wide margin.
Sources
- RealGM 2026-27 Minnesota roster — accessed 2026-07-18.
- Official Timberwolves roster — accessed 2026-07-18.
- Basketball-Reference 2025-26 Minnesota — accessed 2026-07-18; player baseline.
- Community rotation projection — 2026-07-07; directional sentiment only.
Career record
Pre-NBA: Three seasons at UCLA (Pac-12) — 2.5 points as a freshman, 6.7 as a sophomore, then a junior year of 13.0 points, 6.0 rebounds, 1.9 assists and a conference-leading 2.6 steals in 30.5 minutes on .481/.329/.698. He won the Naismith and NABC Defensive Player of the Year awards in 2023, then ruptured his right Achilles in the regular season finale against Arizona. Draft: 2023, second round, 53rd pick, Minnesota.
| Season | Age | Team | GP | MPG | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | 3PM | FG% | FT% | TO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-24 | 22 | MIN | did not play — Achilles rehabilitation | ||||||||||
| 2024-25 | 23 | MIN | 40 | 13.1 | 4.1 | 1.3 | 0.7 | 0.9 | 0.1 | 0.6 | .467 | .784 | 0.2 |
| 2025-26 | 24 | MIN | 68 | 13.1 | 4.0 | 1.8 | 0.6 | 0.7 | 0.1 | 0.5 | .434 | .657 | 0.3 |
| Career | 108 | 13.1 | 4.1 | 1.6 | 0.6 | 0.8 | 0.1 | 0.5 | .445 | .702 | 0.3 |
Durability: The Achilles rupture in March 2023 cost him the entire 2023-24 season; he spent it on a two-way deal and was assigned to the Iowa Wolves in March 2024 purely for rehabilitation. Since returning he has been available — 40 games as a functional rookie, then 68 in 2025-26. The missed games since the injury are rotation decisions, not health.
Trajectory: Two NBA seasons at exactly 13.1 minutes each, with a stable and very narrow profile: 0.8 steals, one turnover every three or four games, almost no scoring or playmaking, and a three-point stroke that swung from 43.1% on 1.3 attempts to 32.7% on 1.5 — a sample too small to read either way. The college defensive résumé is real and Minnesota has now paid for it, re-signing him in June 2026 on a three-year, roughly $10 million deal, which makes him more secure on the roster than the raw production implies. He is the fourth or fifth perimeter defender in 2026-27; he becomes a steals stream only if two of Dosunmu, Shannon and Green miss time simultaneously and he holds 20-plus minutes, and even then the scoring will not support standard-league value.
Career sources: ESPN career stats · Wikipedia · UCLA — Clark named Naismith Defensive Player of the Year
Open questions
- Is Clark the first perimeter defender off the bench in high-leverage matchups?
- Can he make enough threes to stay on the floor for 15-plus minutes?
- Does a DiVincenzo return remove him from the active rotation entirely?