Walter Clayton Jr.
Guard · Dallas Mavericks · #1
Walter Clayton Jr.: season analysis
Walter Clayton Jr. is a 23-year-old guard for the Dallas Mavericks, wearing number 1. Listed at 6-foot-4 and 195 pounds, Clayton Jr. has 2 years of NBA experience and played college basketball at Florida.
In 2026-27, Clayton Jr. is averaging 7.2 points, 3.2 rebounds and 3.4 assists in 16.4 minutes per game, coming off the bench in all 10 games. The shooting line reads 48.1% from the field, 43.3% from three-point range and 69.2% from the free-throw line.
Compared with 2025-26 with the 2025 26 Totals and Memphis Grizzlies and Utah Jazz (7.8 points in 20.4 minutes per game), scoring is down by 0.6 points per game and playing time down by 4.0 minutes.
Background
Nationality: United States.
Background facts: Wikidata (CC0) · Walter Clayton Jr. on Wikipedia ↗
Profile
| Team | Dallas Mavericks |
|---|---|
| Position | Guard |
| Jersey | #1 |
| Age | 23 |
| Born | March 6, 2003 · Lake Wales, FL, USA |
| Height | 6' 4" (1.93 m) |
| Weight | 195 lbs (88 kg) |
| College | Florida |
| NBA experience | 2 years |
| Salary | $4,190,520 (2026-27) |
Mavericks teammates
Santi AldamaF · #34
Tarik BiberovicF · #13
Max ChristieG · #0
Moussa CisseC · #30
Sergio de LarreaF · #55
Cooper FlaggF · #32
Daniel GaffordF · #21
Jett HowardG · #9
Kyrie IrvingG · #11
Morez Johnson Jr.F · #14
Tobi LawalF · #33
Dereck Lively IIC · #2
Naji MarshallF · #3
Caleb MartinF · #16
Zaccharie RisacherF · #10
Marcus SasserG · #8
P.J. WashingtonF · #25
Last 10 games
| Date | Opponent | Result | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | FG | 3PT | FT | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-11-12 | @ MIN | L 94-133 | 22 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1-8 | 0-5 | 3-3 | -15 |
| 2026-11-09 | vs IND | W 125-122 | 25 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2-6 | 1-4 | 1-2 | +1 |
| 2026-11-08 | vs BKN | W 130-93 | 16 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2-3 | 1-2 | 0-0 | +21 |
| 2026-11-06 | vs UTA | W 112-100 | 23 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 4-8 | 1-5 | 3-4 | +4 |
| 2026-11-04 | @ SAS | L 111-112 | 21 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3-9 | 2-5 | 0-0 | +3 |
| 2026-11-02 | vs SAC | L 100-115 | 24 | 20 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6-9 | 4-5 | 4-4 | -7 |
| 2026-10-30 | vs HOU | W 116-111 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1-4 | 1-2 | 0-0 | +5 |
| 2026-10-28 | vs OKC | W 120-96 | 15 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-4 | 0-4 | 0-2 | +11 |
| 2026-10-26 | @ MIA | W 113-109 | 17 | 15 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 6-7 | 2-2 | 1-1 | +22 |
| 2026-10-24 | vs SAS | L 106-122 | 15 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1-2 | 1-1 | 0-0 | -5 |
Season-by-season averages
| Season | Team | GP | GS | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | FG% | 3P% | FT% | OR | DR | FG | 3PT | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-27 | dallas mavericks | 10 | 0 | 16.4 | 7.2 | 3.2 | 3.4 | 0.7 | 0.2 | 1.3 | 48.1 | 43.3 | 69.2 | 0.5 | 2.7 | 2.5-5.2 | 1.3-3.0 | 0.9-1.3 |
| 2025-26 | 2025 26 Totals | 69 | 6 | 20.4 | 7.8 | 2.0 | 4.0 | 0.6 | 0.3 | 1.7 | 38.4 | 30.7 | 90.1 | 0.4 | 1.7 | 2.6-6.7 | 1.1-3.5 | 1.6-1.8 |
| 2025-26 | memphis grizzlies | 24 | 6 | 25.0 | 9.7 | 2.1 | 5.7 | 0.8 | 0.3 | 2.5 | 36.6 | 30.7 | 86.4 | 0.4 | 1.7 | 3.1-8.5 | 1.3-4.2 | 2.1-2.5 |
| 2025-26 | utah jazz | 45 | 0 | 18.0 | 6.8 | 2.0 | 3.2 | 0.5 | 0.3 | 1.3 | 39.8 | 30.8 | 93.5 | 0.3 | 1.6 | 2.3-5.7 | 1.0-3.2 | 1.3-1.4 |
Profile, injury status and averages from ESPN's public NBA data, refreshed daily. MIN, PTS, REB… are per-game averages; OR/DR = offensive/defensive rebounds; FG, 3PT, FT = made-attempted per game.