Jordan Clarkson used the past tense to talk about his Jazz playing career, despite having two years in the books on his contract. Will the Jazz pull a trade?
Utah Jazz guard Jordan Clarkson during NBA basketball in Salt Lake City on Wednesday, Oct. 25, 2023.
Clarkson will turn 32 this summer, making him the oldest Jazz player left on the roster by two years. He’s also the longest-tenured player on the team by three years, the only player left who played in the Donovan Mitchell/Rudy Gobert era. As a result — and, of course, due to the scoring binges that turned him into one of the NBA’s most dangerous sixth men — the San Antonio native might be the most beloved player by the Jazz fanbase right now.
“I love playing for his organization,” Clarkson said, citing team owner Ryan Smith, CEO Danny Ainge and general manager Justin Zanik by name. “I consider those people family to me. The state of Utah was a place that I was able to call home and I really loved my time here.” Furthermore, there was his on-court production this season, which, frankly, wasn’t great. Clarkson put up the worst effective field goal percentage of his career. Among NBA players playing significant minutes, he finished second-worst in the same statistic. Teams acquiring Clarkson will be hoping that he’s the shooter he showed he was for his previous four seasons in Utah.
Hardy, the Jazz’s head coach, said that his priority for Clarkson this offseason is to continue to develop that playmaking skill.
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