Jordan Clarkson: If not the Lakers, then where?

[SkyHook]

Clarkson makes too much to fit into the “give DJJ the MLE theme”. So hope the street is right.

Think Utah should keep more than 20 million for Lauri. Every few million at that point should save a million off future years, and that shouldn’t be passed on over what Dallas would pay for Clarkson.

$20MM? An additional $14.25MM takes Lauri to his 30% max though, right?

[Catchall]

The word on the street is that the Jazz already have a trade lined up for Clarkson if they want to pull the trigger on it. Both sides think he's probably done in Utah.

Does the street have the name of the team(s) that want to make Jordan Clarkson their first move of the off-season? Because that's what your word has to be saying.

That would surprise me. Them being able to move him doesn't, but a deal essentially already done just waiting on Utah and not the other team definitely does. I would it much more likely that Utah would do it today and the other is like look if we can't get this other thing done we might circle back to this framework we've discussed.

He's just not a final piece, solve my off-season kind of player.

He was close to being moved at the last deadline. The deal is supposedly on the table for this summer. Clarkson isn't planning to come back, though he's under contract. I don't know which team is involved.

[jayjaysee]

Clarkson makes too much to fit into the “give DJJ the MLE theme”. So hope the street is right.

Think Utah should keep more than 20 million for Lauri. Every few million at that point should save a million off future years, and that shouldn’t be passed on over what Dallas would pay for Clarkson.

$20MM? An additional $14.25MM takes Lauri to his 30% max though, right?

I’m confused by your numbers. I think you’re suggesting his renegotiate and extend max (33ish with 140% max raise)

I’m saying bring him all the way to his true max next year and hope it gets a decent sized discount for future years?

Think that’s 24 million dollars next year (his max would be 42.3 in free agency I believe?)

So yeah, at least that should keep him 5-6 million a season below his true max. Or maybe you give him a raise in year one and two and drop him year three and four? I have never spent the time to play with the numbers really.

[SkyHook]

Clarkson makes too much to fit into the “give DJJ the MLE theme”. So hope the street is right.

Think Utah should keep more than 20 million for Lauri. Every few million at that point should save a million off future years, and that shouldn’t be passed on over what Dallas would pay for Clarkson.

$20MM? An additional $14.25MM takes Lauri to his 30% max though, right?

I’m confused by your numbers. I think you’re suggesting his renegotiate and extend max (33ish with 140% max raise)

I’m saying bring him all the way to his true max next year and hope it gets a decent sized discount for future years?

Think that’s 24 million dollars next year (his max would be 42.3 in free agency I believe?)

So yeah, at least that should keep him 5-6 million a season below his true max. Or maybe you give him a raise in year one and two and drop him year three and four? I have never spent the time to play with the numbers really.

Yep, you're absolutely right. Had the lower number stuck in my head for whatever reason.

[babyjax13]

The word on the street is that the Jazz already have a trade lined up for Clarkson if they want to pull the trigger on it. Both sides think he's probably done in Utah.

Does the street have the name of the team(s) that want to make Jordan Clarkson their first move of the off-season? Because that's what your word has to be saying.

That would surprise me. Them being able to move him doesn't, but a deal essentially already done just waiting on Utah and not the other team definitely does. I would it much more likely that Utah would do it today and the other is like look if we can't get this other thing done we might circle back to this framework we've discussed.

He's just not a final piece, solve my off-season kind of player.

I think NBA fans have shorter memories than NBA teams. Clarkson had a bad season this year, but one of his best last year. I bet there are teams who still see him as a guy who can contend for 6moty and I don't think I disagree with that. Asking him to move into a hybrid of his and Conley's role this season was a lot (he also had a big drop in efficiency as soon as Conley was traded, so this should have been something we anticipated). His worst months efficiency wise also coincide with some injuries he dealt with this year, so I think there's a decent chance his 14 million a year contract ends up being a pretty good value for the money. I'm not saying he has huge trade value, just that a team who needs perimeter and/or bench scoring might look at him as a key offseason addition and just as important as anyone they could add in free agency. If you don't have money for Monk but you need a 6th man and can trade for one, Clarkson should have some appeal.