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Walter Clayton

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As a senior at Florida, Clayton averaged 18.3 points, 4.2 assists, 3.7 rebounds, and 1.2 steals in 32.6 minutes across 39 regular-season appearances while scoring a program-record 713 points. Clayton then led Florida to an NCAA Championship, being named the NCAA Final Four Most Outstanding Player for 2025, a Consensus First-Team All-American, and First-Team All-SEC. Clayton's standout attributes are his outside shooting, as he converted 38.6 percent of his 7.8 three-point attempts per contest as a senior, and his shot creation. However, he also possesses the ball-handling abilities to get to the rim and has enough athleticism to convert once inside. Clayton is also more than capable of playmaking for his teammates out of the pick-and-roll or in transition. At 6-foot-3, Clayton's skill set and frame are those of a combo guard in the NBA. However, his path to minutes isn't clear after being selected by the Jazz with the No. 18 overall pick. Utah still has Keyonte George and Isaiah Collier, and Brice Sensabaugh has flashed upside as a shooter. It's possible Clayton can find sixth-man minutes and run a relatively sparse bench unit, leading to some fantasy upside. Read Past Outlooks
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#189
Last 30 Days
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Last 14 Days
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#354
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Overall
Height 6'4"
Weight 195
DOB 3/6/2003
College Florida
Drafted 1st Rd, #18 in 2025
$Signed a two-year, $8.18 million contract with the Jazz in July of 2025. Contract includes $4.39 million team option for 2027-28. Traded to the Grizzlies in February of 2026.
Personal Bio/PreCareer Summary

Walter Clayton Jr. was born in Sebring, Florida, and attended Lake Wales High School before transferring to Bartow High School ahead of his junior year. While he also played football, Clayton Jr. led Bartow to the Florida Class 6A state championship in basketball in his first season. As a four-star recruit, he then committed to play college basketball at Iona, where he was named the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference (MAAC) Player of the Year as a sophomore. For the 2023-24 season, Clayton Jr. transferred to Florida and earned Second-Team All-SEC honors as he led the Gators to the SEC Tournament Championship game. Although Clayton Jr. declared for the 2024 NBA Draft, he decided to return to Florida for the 2024-25 campaign. As a senior, he averaged 18.3 points, 4.2 assists, 3.7 rebounds, and 1.2 steals in 32.6 minutes across 39 regular-season appearances while scoring a program-record 713 points. Clayton Jr. then led Florida to an NCAA Championship, being named the NCAA Final Four Most Outstanding Player for 2025, a Consensus First-Team All-American, and First-Team All-SEC. Clayton Jr.'s standout attributes are his outside shooting, as he converted 38.6 percent of his 7.8 three-point attempts per contest as a senior, and his shot creation. However, he also possesses the ball-handling abilities to get to the rim and has enough athleticism to convert once inside. Clayton Jr. is also more than capable of playmaking for his teammates out of the pick-and-roll or in transition. At 6-foot-3, Clayton Jr.'s skillset and frame profile as a combo guard at the next level. His game has shades of Coby White and Jordan Clarkson as a microwave scorer who can do damage from behind the arc while also being a quality passer. In the NBA, Clayton Jr. could operate as either a secondary playmaker next to another point guard or as a primary ball-handler off the bench.

Not starting Monday
GMemphis Grizzlies
March 9, 2026
Updating a previous report, Clayton will not start Monday's game against the Nets.
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The Grizzlies have only eight players available Monday, though Clayton will remain in a bench role. However, the rookie first-rounder should still see significant playing time. Over four March appearances (one start), he has averaged 7.5 points, 9.3 assists, 2.0 rebounds and 2.0 steals in 25.8 minutes per contest.
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How does Walter Clayton compare to other players?
This section compares his stats with all players from the previous three seasons (minimum 200 minutes played)*. The bar represents the player's percentile rank. For example, if the bar is halfway across, then the player falls into the 50th percentile for that stat and it would be considered average.
  • True Shooting %
    An advanced statistic that measures a player's efficiency at shooting the ball that takes field goal percentage, free throw percentage, and three point percentage into account.
  • Effective Field Goal %
    A statistic that adjusts field goal percentage to account for the fact that three-point field goals count for three points while field goals only count for two points.
  • 3-Point Attempt Rate
    Percentage of field goal attempts from three point range.
  • Free Throw Rate
    Number of free throw attempts per field goal attempt.
  • Offensive Rebound %
    An estimate of the percentage of available offensive rebounds a player grabbed while they were on the floor.
  • Defensive Rebound %
    An estimate of the percentage of available defensive rebounds a player grabbed while they were on the floor.
  • Total Rebound %
    An estimate of the percentage of available rebounds a player grabbed while they were on the floor.
  • Assist %
    An estimate of the percentage of teammate field goals a player assisted while they were on the floor.
  • Steal %
    An estimate of the percentage of opponent possessions that end with a steal by the player while they were on the floor.
  • Block %
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  • Turnover %
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  • Usage %
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True Shooting %
54.0%
 
Effective Field Goal %
48.4%
 
3-Point Attempt Rate
55.9%
 
Free Throw Rate
24.2%
 
Offensive Rebound %
2.0%
 
Defensive Rebound %
10.0%
 
Total Rebound %
5.9%
 
Assist %
23.8%
 
Steal %
1.2%
 
Block %
1.5%
 
Turnover %
11.7%
 
Usage %
18.7%
 
Fantasy Points Per Game
15.0
 
Fantasy Points Per Minute
0.8
 
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Starting Monday
GMemphis Grizzlies
March 9, 2026
Clayton will start Monday's game against the Nets, Erik Slater of ClutchPoints.com reports.
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Back in bench role
GMemphis Grizzlies
March 3, 2026
Clayton will come off the bench Tuesday against the Timberwolves.
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Hands out season-high 14 dimes
GMemphis Grizzlies
March 1, 2026
Clayton notched seven points (2-5 FG, 1-3 3Pt, 2-2 FT), three rebounds, 14 assists, one block and four steals in 34 minutes during Sunday's 125-106 win over the Pacers.
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Moving to starting role
GMemphis Grizzlies
March 1, 2026
Clayton is in the starting lineup for Sunday's game against the Pacers, per Tony East of Forbes.com.
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Shifting to bench Monday
GMemphis Grizzlies
February 23, 2026
Clayton isn't in the starting lineup for Monday's game against Sacramento.
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