There are different commerce rumors surrounding the Utah Jazz. The most recent comes from NBA correspondent Evan Sidery of Forbeswho claims a number of groups have inquired in regards to the availability of Jazz taking pictures guard Jordan Clarkson.
“The Clippers, Knicks, Lakers and Nuggets are among the many contending groups which have inquired about Jordan Clarkson on the commerce market,” Sidery tweeted. “The Jazz are searching for a promising prospect and/or capital in trade for Clarkson.”
The Clippers, Knicks, Lakers and Nuggets are among the many contending groups which have inquired about Jordan Clarkson on the commerce market.
The Jazz are searching for a promising prospect and/or capital in trade for Clarkson. pic.twitter.com/Xv8hQkhKZM
– Evan Sidery (@esidery) December 23, 2024
It’s that point of 12 months for Jazz. This would be the third 12 months in a row that Utah has been a vendor earlier than the February commerce deadline.
Mike Conley, Malik Beasley, Kelly Olynyk, Ochai Agbaji and Simone Fontecchio high the listing who participated in trades two years prior. So who will or not it’s this season? Collin Sexton, John Collins and Clarkson are the most certainly candidates. If Utah is decided to be a top-five choose on this 12 months’s draft, then its deadline offers have to occur as quickly as attainable.
Utah is off to its worst begin since starting its rebuild in 2022, however there will likely be powerful competitors to make the ultimate 5. If the season have been to finish at the moment, the Jazz would have the fifth-best lottery odds, however they’re 1.5 video games out of sixth place and three.5 video games out of seventh place.
Changing Clarkson’s minutes with Utah’s youth motion would assist the tank. Clarkson confirmed flashes of being the participant that received the Sixth Man of the 12 months award. Nonetheless, he’s 32 years outdated and has a contract that leans in the direction of the participant aspect. Any workforce that trades for Clarkson should pay $14.092 million subsequent season.
As such, I am undecided how a lot capital the Jazz anticipate in return. Actually not a variety that has an opportunity of constructing it to the lottery. A choose tending to be a late first or second rounder is inside the realm of chance.
Both means, we are able to anticipate extra rumors centering round Clarkson, Collins, and Sexton. The final day a transaction may be made is February 6.
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