The NBA Finals were not among Jordan Clarkson's best moments as a Cavalier. (Gus Chan, The Plain Dealer)

CLEVELAND, Ohio -- Jordan Clarkson steps off the bench and scores. He's done it his whole career.

That is, until he reached the playoffs for the first time.

In the run-up to the Cavs' 2018-19 training camp that starts with media day on Sept. 24, cleveland.com is taking a look at each roster player and what might be expected this season if this team is to survive LeBron James' departure and make a legitimate run at a playoff spot.

Clarkson was second in the NBA in bench scoring last season, and was then mostly a train wreck in his first postseason. The Cavs need him to return to the former and learn from the latter.

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Season rewind

Clarkson averaged 13.9 points and 2.7 assists for the Lakers and Cavs last season. He gave Cleveland 12.6 points and shot .407 from 3-point range upon joining the team in February.

The playoffs were not kind to him. He averaged just 4.7 points, shot .301 from the field and .239 from 3-point range, and twice fell out of coach Tyronn Lue's rotation. Clarkson didn't play at all in games 3 and 4 of the Finals.

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Clarkson, with LeBron, during one of the Finals' down moments. (AP Photo)

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Great expectations

Clarkson is not known for his defense, but if anything the Cavs were happy with the way he seemed to take on his personal defensive challenges during the playoffs. He did OK applying pressure in the backcourt.

When the pressure was applied to him, not so much.

Lue worked with Clarkson over the summer on seeing the entire floor. During the playoffs, he'd dribble with his head down and would both miss open teammates and dribble himself into trouble because there's more defensive pressure and less space to maneuver in the postseason.

Clarkson, 26, has always been a scorer in his four pro seasons. The Cavs definitely need him to be one again, just as a more complete player.

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Contract status

Clarkson has two years and $26 million remaining on his contract.

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How Cleveland got him

The Lakers traded him and Larry Nance Jr. to the Cavs on Feb. 8 for Isaiah Thomas, Channing Frye (who has since re-signed in Cleveland) and the Cavs' first-round pick in the June draft.

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Jordan Clarkson's Instagram

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The NBA gave Clarkson and a few others a last-minute waiver to participate in the Asian Games -- an Olympics for Asian countries.

Clarkson, playing for the Philippines, averaged 27.3 points in three games.